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MONDAY, JANUATIY, 10, 189S.
THE SCIUNTON TRIBUNB.
MONDAY, JANUARY, 10, 1898-
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JONAS LONG'S SONS.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
JONAS LONG'S SON&.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
JONAS LONG'S, SONS.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
MONEY, BRAINS and SCIENCE
Went to Now York for ua lnsfc week. Possessed with liberal orders to buy, Icnowlodgo of
what to select ami the mighty influence of cash in hand, they cut wide paths in the great establishments of our Greatest City. When a big lot of seasonable merchandise confronted them, they did not faltor, but made
tempting offers for the ontire quantity. Big merchants down there Btood aghast at our willingness for Quantities, particularuess for Qualities and stubborness for Lowest Prices. Thus have car-men and truck-men boon
kept busy bringing
Car Loads of Merchandise
Into this great store for several days, and on
e i a
flONDAY MORNING WE SHALL COMMENCE A
GREAT JANUARY
tho greatest in the history of Greater Scranton. The oft-told and much abused tale of "Bnvgaiiis" and "Cut Prices" falters and flounders in the wake of this
Every department in the store reeks and reels under the weight of the
GREAT STOCKS TO BE UNLOADED HERE.
We intend that its importance, as a bonafide trade sale, shall echo through hill and vale for miles around. We mean that the Dollar of to day shall buy the Two Dollars of yesterday.
prices Ave have paid for goods.
Cash! Cash!
Every articlo in the store will be found as represented
the day. Assortments are always best then. We cannot
can goods be bought as cheap as here during this sale.
LINENS.
Napkins
500 Dozen Fringe Linen Napkins In
Plain White; also large assortment of .
Colored Borders at 4"
Value, 7c.
Toweling
200 pieces pure Linen Kitchen Towel
ings In Bleached, Unbleached, and a
large variety of checks and fancy ; j
plaids. oc yfl
Value 10c.
Table Damask
Full width Turkey Bed and White mn
Damask, I-
Would be cheap at 29c,
20 pieces Table Damask. Worth 30c...
JANUAHX SALE 9C
60 pieces pure Linen, CO Inches wide.
Table Damask; also 20 pieces with
Fancy Red border. As long as they
last at 25t
Per yard.
15 pieces 72-lnch Sliver Bleached Ta
ble Damask, In .1 line assortment of -,0-,
handsome designs, jOC
Per vard.
15 pieces of 72-lnch Snow White Table
Damask, all pure Linen and Irish .
manufactuie, at OyC
Worth $1.00.
Towels
200 dozen of Pure White Linen Hem
stitched Huck Towels, size 21x40. As
long as they last
2 for 25c
Worth double.
ISO dozen of all Linen Fringe Hucka
back Towels, with red borders; size,
21x40.
3 for 25c
Worth double.
Linings
Best quality Kid Finished Cambrics.
all colors. Including Black, Gray und
Brown.. JANUARY SALE PER YARD
2C
33-lnch Moreen Skirting in Black,
Navy. Grey and Brown. . ,
JANUARY SAL15I2AC
Sheets and Pillow Cases
Plain and Hemstitched Sheets and
Pillow Cases, manufactured from best
known brands of muslin; all shrunk
and full Bleuch.
Plain. Hemstetched
PILLOW CASES.
42x56 9c 42x36.. ,10c
45x36.. ..10c 45x36... He
50x35,... He 50x36 12c
54x36.... 12c 54x36
14c
SHEETS.
63x90.... 31c
72x90.... 34c
81x90. ...37c
90x90 42c
Also special lot.
63x90.
,.39c
72x90.... 43c
81x90.... 48c
90x90 54c
size in plain.
any
full bleached pillow cases
5c each
As long as they last.
Household Utensils.
Six hundred pieces of Greystone Gra
nite Ware, to be closed out at less than
what you'd pay for tinware.
Dish Pans.
10 quait dish pans, worth 4fle
JANUARY SALE IOC
21 quart dish paii3, worth Sc
JANUARY SALE 39C
Foot Bath Tubs.
Worth 9Sc JANUARY SALE 39c
Chamber Pails.
Worth Sac JANUARY SALE 42C
Toilet Paper.
2,000 rolls to go at 2C
Scrub Brushes.
Good quality 3C
Clothes Lines.
GO feet of Cotton line for 5C
Dust Pans
Large. Japanned. Round handles. .
Worth 10c JANUARY SALE 3C
Dish Pans
10 quart tin JANUARY SALE 7C
BASEMENT.
JONAS
Great Shoe Bargains
Women's Shoes.
Kid, Button or Lace Shoes, all styles of
toe. Worth $1.25 and $1.50 n-n
JANUARY SALE 97
Fine Kid, Button or Lace Shoes, all
styles. Worth $1.50 and JUS i-
JANUARY SALE l'0
Vici Kid, Button or Lace Shoes; Coin
and London too. Worth $2 T ,n
JANUARY SALE17
Fine Kid, Button or Lace Shoes, heel
and spring heel. B to E. 2',4 to 8.
Cloth and Kid tops; flexible soles or
double solea. Worth $2.50
JANUARY SALE -95
Box calf, Lace Shoes, water-proof,
regular price $2.50 and $3.00 nr.
JANUARY SALE '-yO
Hen's Shoes.
Satin calf-solid leather. Worth $1.2.'. ,.-
and $1.50 JANUARY SALE 97
Cork Sole, Lace or Congress. "Water
proof, perfect fitting. Worth $3.00
JANUARY SALE1'!
Lace or Congress Shoes, every size.
Fourteen Ftyle-3. Worth 2.50 and $3.uO.T
JANUARY SALEy"
Box and Harvard Calf hand-welt,
Lace Shoes. Full calf lined. Worth $4. -.
JANUARY SALEO-uu
Men's $1.50 Mining Shoes 98c
Boys' Shoes.
Satin Calf, Lace Shoes. English or
squaro toe; solid. Worth $1.50
i. JANUARY SALE 95c
Flno Casco Calf Lace Shoes, all styles
and all sizes. Worth $2.00
JANUARY SALBx-39
Misses' Shoes.
Solid leather, kid, lace or button.
Worth $1.25 and J1.50.JANUARY SALE 97c
Fine Vici Kid, button or lace; welt
soles. Worth $1.75 and $2.00 -
JANUARY SALE 57
Vest top, lace. Worth $2.00 .
JANUARY SALEI-49
Children's Shoes.
Spring heel, button, 3 to S years.
49c
Worth 75c JANUAUY SALE
Spring heel, button, !i to S veats.
Worth 40c JANUARY SALE- 25C
Button Shoes. Sizes to 0. Worth
25c JANUARY SALE 7C
Infant's Moccasins. Worth 23c. and
?5c JANUARY SALE I5C
Women's Underwear
Ribbed Vests and Pants, winter weight,
an sizes, vests nicely hi unmeu. worm
25c JANUARY SALE
Ribbed Vests and Pants, winter weight.
All sizes. Worth 33u
JANUARY SALE
Ribbed Vests and Pants. AH sizes.
Worth 50o JANUARY SALE
Natural wool Vests and Drawers, un
dyed and non-shrinking. All sizes.
Worth C5c JANUARY HALE
IOC
i9c
39c
3oc
Misses' Skirts
Misses' Jersey Ribbed Skirts, with ad
justable band. Edged with colored cro
chet scallops. Woith 35c i
JANUARY SALE 2AC
Boys' Underwear
Natural grey Shirts and Diawers, lzes . ,
21 to 34. Worth 20e. JANUARY SALE I2AC
Natuial grey Shlits and Drawers, sizes
21 to 34. Worth 25e. JANUARY SALE 9C
Heavy ribbed Shirts and Drawers, lln
lslied seams and pearl buttons; fleece
lined. Worth 50c JANUARY SALE 25c
Woman's Hosiery
Past black, seamless, double tole and
heel. Worth 19c JANUARY SALE IOC
Black wool and natural wool, seamles3. . ,
Worth 25c JANUARY SALE2Ac
Fleece lined, fast black hose. Worth w
19c JANUARY SALE IOC
Fancy top hosiery, with block boots.. ,.
Worth 25c JANUARY SALE2 Ac
Fast blacl. seamless, lleece lined.. .
Worth 19c JANUARY SALE 2 .C
Seamless black hese. Worth 10c
JANUARY SALE 5C
Ladies' Fine gauge Fast Black Hose,
with double solo and heel. Regular
value 25c 1
JANUARY SALE2iC
Greater Scranton's Greatest
Is the slogan of New York merchants. The Almighty Dollar looks big to them after
them for big stocks, they cut and slash prices like the mowera in the field. Thus, we
or better. If not so, your money will be as cheerfully refunded, as it was
promise even big Btocks to linger long at the prices to be quoted. We
yjAKE the store your headquarters through this week.
The pneumatic tube cash carrier system will interest
you and be explained to you, if you wish it. When tired
shopping, rest in the Reception Rooms here for your com
fort. The Restaurant in the basement will care for your
appetite if you bring it along. The service is the best we
guarantee that.
And wo might talk for hours of other things that will '
interest you rather you'd come and see, and enjoy, and
get acquainted.
A FEAST OF CLOAK BARGAINS.
Let us to the point at once. We have too many fine Cloaks,
Jackets and Capes they must be sold and quickly. Here are the av
enues by which they must go. Tho losses we'll stand, rather than
carry the garments over.
Boucle Jackets, Blouse Jackets in checks with belt, Beaver and Ker
sey Jackets; extra long capes of rough or smooth materials with the
new Empire back. All latest styles, and all new garments. These
garments sell regularly from $6 to $10.
Handsome Jackets, some half satin lined, others satin lined through
out. Beautiful cloth capes, extra long, fur and braid trimmed. Ex
quisite Plush capes, finely made and finished. Garments that sell
regularly for $10 to $15.
In this lot at the price quoted are about 200 handsome Jackets and
Capes, all satin lined and beautiful materials, made by the best men
tailors ; workmanship unsurpassed. Garments that sell regularly
$4.95
$7.50
$9.95
for $15 to 25.
CHILDREN'S AND MISSES REEFERS:
At $3.95 and $4.95. Reduced from $6.50 and $7.50.
FUR CAPES AND COLLARETTES.
At cost and less than cost.
FLANNELETTE WRAPPERS.
A lot of fine Flannelette Wrappers, that have sold regularly here at $1 00' and
$1 50. Only one will be sold to a customer that all may have a chance at them.
SECOND FLOOR. The Price 69c and 97C
DOriESTICS.
Dress Ginghams
3,000 Yards of tine quality Dress Ging
hams In an endless vailety of pietty
styles for this sale
5hc
WUUTll iuc
Apron Ginghams
CO cases of Apron Ginghams
2Ac per yard
WORTH Ce.
Calicos
50 different styles of good quality
Calico In light and daik colors. Your
choice AT
3-c
Outing Flannels
3,000 Yards of beautiful quality Out
ing Flannels, same as sold everywhere
at 10c HERE AT
5C
Blankets
Full size, heavy In quality, nice bor
ders In Gray and White.
JANUARY SALE
43c pair
Skirt Lengths
5,000 full size. Ladles' Skirt lengths
In handsome over cost edges and pretty
borders JANUARY SALE
23c each
Muslin
100 pieces of 36-Inch fine nieached
and Unbleached Muslin goods. Sub
stantial quality, per yard
3ic
Boys' Wool Sweaters.
Made with sailor or round collars
with fancy striped and plain collurs
also a lot of Men's wool sweaters. nT.n
Worth U and J1.25.. ..JANUARY SALE 75c
LONG'S
TRADE
NOTIONS.
Bone Casing.
1,000 pieces fancy figured silk Hone
Casing all colors; nine yards to the
piece. Worth 1C JANUARY SALE
Dress Belting.
300 pieces fancy figured silk Dress
Belting, 9 yards to the piece
JANUARY SALE
Whalebone Casing.
1,000 pieces plain whalebone casing;
all colors, C yards to the piece
JANUARY SALE
Taffeta Ribbons.
2,000 pieces, all colors, 8 yards to the
piece JANUARY SALE
Dress Shields.
1,000 pairs Stockinet Dress Shields..
JANUARY SALE, PER PAIR
Dress Stays.
1.000 dozen Ivory tipped Dress Stays,
ull sizes and colors. Worth 12c. dozen
JANUARY SALE
Pins.
20,000 papers Adamantine Pins
JANUARY SALE, PER PAPEit
Spool Cotton.
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35c
5c
8c
4c
6c
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Clark's O. N. T,
Spool Cotton
JANUARY SALE J
Dress Shields.
Canfleld's the best made.
No. 1 17o
No. 2 21o
No. 3 25c
Buttermilk Soap
Genuine "Cosmo" Buttermilk Tol
let Soap, per caku 5
the depression of a not over-good business year. When cash'confronts
promise during this great sale to offer
Goods at Cost and Below Cost.
accepted from you. Como early in
absolutely promise that nowhere in
Men's Furnishings.
Hen's Silk Band Bows.
In striped and figured patterns; also
silk Club Housq Ties. Usual price,
25 cents JANUARY SALE 9C
Men's Silk Neckwear.
Made by the best maker In America.
Regular DO cent stock fn
JANUARY SALE 25
Men's Suspenders.
Extra quality braces, usual price 23ci
JANUARY SALE12!?0
Men's Night Shirts.
Handsomely trimmed Night Shirts,
cut full length and size. Usual price --.,,
COc. and 69c JANUARY SALE z9-
Extra quality Men's plain White
twilled muslin night shirts, usual .
price 75c JANUARY SALE 45
Men's White Shirts.
Unlaundered. Three special bar
gains. Reinforced over shoulders and
sides.. --c
Worth 39c AT 0'
Worth COo AT 35C
Worth 73c AT 4$C
The latter are made of warranted
Wamsutta Muslin, pure linen bosoms,
patent buttonholes, fully reinforced;
short or long bosoms, closed or open
fronts.
Laundered Shirts, cut full size, with
slope shoulders; pure linen bosoms.
Worth 75c AT 45C
Worth 9Sc AT 6gC
Hen's Bath Robes.
Eiderdown, very fine quality, hand
somely made and finished. Worth $5
and $G JANUARY SALEOO
Men's House Coats.
Worth $3.50 AT2 OO
Worth, $4.50 and $3 AT2 50
Outing Flannel Night Gowns.
Worth 50c. each AT 37c
Fancy Dress Shirts.
' Three lots all a big shirt maker
had left. Took them all anyone
would at the price.
LOT NO. 1. 123 dozen fancy coloied
bosom shirts, usual price 75c. to $1
each JANUARY SALE
45c
LOT NO. 2. 200 dozen Fancy colored
bosom shirts. Better than what you ;
pay $1.00 for JANUARY SALE OVC
LOT NO. 3. Fancy colored bosom
shirts. Value, $1.23
JANUARY SALE
89c
Men's Working Shirts.
CHEVIOT Well made. Worth 35c.
JANUARY SALE
Jersey Working Shlits, laced front.
Worth 50c JANUARY SALE
19c
29c
Cheviot Working Shirts. Worth 50c.
33c
JANUARY SALE
Heavy Cloth Working Shirts.
Worth 75c JANUARY SALE
45C
Worth $1.00 JANUARY SALE 59C
Worth $1.25 und $1.50.
JANUARY SALE 79c
Boys' Outing Flannel Shirts.
Woith 23c JANUARY SALE IOC
Men's Hosiery
Seamless, mixed
half hoae, worth 7c.
... JANUARY SALE
3C
4c
5C
5c
8c
Seamless black cotton hose, worth 8c.
JANUARY SALE
Seamless, mixed, worth 10c
JANUARY SALE
Also Seamless Black Hose
Fast black, heavy weight, seamless.
Worth 15c JANUARY SALE
Hand-made, blue wool Shaker Sock,
double H 00 and heel; also heavy black
wool socks. Worth 20c .i-,
JANUARY SALE2AC
Heavy quality, mixed. Wortli 15c
JANUARY SALE
Indigo blue wool hose, Worth 20c. ..
JANUARY SALE
Genuine Pilling and Madley Half hose,
In Tans, black and mixed, Worth 15c.
JANUARY SALE
8c
loc
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Store.
great sale.
All this is possible, considering tho
the week early in
the United States
Dress Goods.
COLORED DRESS GOODS:
46-inch all wool Covert suiting, new
shades of brown, blue, green and grey. ;
Wortli $1 yard JANUARY SALE 9C
4G-Inch, all wool Homespuns, superb
line of colorings. Extra value at 50c. -
JANUARY SALE 9a
Fine quality Covert suiting strictly
all wool. Regular 75c. quality
JANUARY SALE 39C
Fancy Boucle Plaids, In complete as
sortment of colorings. Really worth .
39c JANUARY SALE 19
Tremendous Values in Silks.
20-lnch black Brocade Gros Grains
all pure silk, rich designs. Extra . ,
good values at 59c. ..JANUARY SALE 34
All puro silk changeable Taffetas
new color combinations; heavy rus
tling quality. Worth at the very least .
69c JANUARY SALE 43
Evening Brocades pure silk full
width; all the rare and delicate tints. ...
Worth 85c JANUARY SALE 49
Fancy Silks, including Satin Bar
Taffeta plaids, stripes and checks;
splendid quality; sold evcrywher at $1.
JANUARY SALE 59
Embroidery Bargains.
Nainsook and Cambria Edgings and
Insertlngs manufacturer's samples
an endless variety of patterns and
dainty designs, with cut-out, open
work edges, 2 to 7 Inches wide. Values
up to 33c. yard JANUARY SALE
Cambric Edging
Hi-Inch, wide
JANUARY SALE, PER YARD
9c
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Braid
Mohair Dress Trimming Braid, In
Black only. Was 33c, 39c and 49c. yd. ,
JANUARY SALE 25 C
Laces at Cut Prices.
Elaborate line of Laces for neck gar
niture, dress and underwear trim
mings. Exclusive varieties and pat
terns. All widths ..JANUARY SALE
9C
A Flutter in Handkerchiefs.
Just a few Items to Interest you In
this great department the greatest In
Gi eater Scranton.
Ladles' Handkerchiefs AT
ic, 3c, 5c, ioc, laic
Men's Handkerchiefs , AT
5c, 7c, ioc
Worth double and a good deal more.
Children's Underwear
Natural Grey and Puro White Scotch
wool Underwear;
cslze lu-ls.. ... .... o
SIzo 20-22., 9C
Size, 24-2C.. 120
Slzo 2S-30 15
Sizo 32-31 8e
Ladies' Oneita Union Suits 29c
Misses' and Boy's Hosiery
Seamless, fast black, worth 10c
JANUARY SALE
5c
Fast black, seamless double knee and . i .
sole. Worth 19e JANUARY SALE I2.b
Seamless, fast black, line ribbed, worth
Ific JANUARY SALE OC
Hen'
S Underwear Ureal Bargains.
Fleece lined Shirts and Drawers.
Worth 49c JANUARY SALE 25C
Silver grey fleece-lined Shirts and.
Diawers. Worth 65c. JANUARY SALE 35c
Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers. .o,
Woith 89c JANUARY SALE 4oc
Plain scarlet and mite white wool
Shlits and Drawers. Worth $1 -
JANUA.RY SALE 59P
Velft wool lleece-lined Shirts nild
Drawers. Worth $1 and $1.23 ,.
JANUARY SALE 9C'
Camel's hair undyed, sanitary Wopl
Shirts and Drawers', worth SI. 00 and
?1.75 JANUARY SAL.B
98C
Shoe Brushes
Complete with duubur.
7c
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