Wt43tAY, JAtf UAUY It, IMiS. Till SORANTON T1UBUN& TuM&tUTf, jAfcuAliV 11, 1IM. , ..-..ft.l n-n w.T Tinxim mr-f ,- .- T --'"' -" ---' - , f ...... ... . . ,.. l'libtlnht'l Unit', Ktrrpt suntlny. bv. lie Tribune ilihlhhlng Compuny, at Fifty I mH n Month, rr rx-rrr- -tt ry-irt - .-tv-Si-'- -- -3 imihid at tn roiTomat At eflflAittOT a., a MCDND-OtASS uit iiittm 9CHANTON', JANWAHY 11, 18S. The Tribune positively lpfuse to get tuuil nt the llttld fellow who fdltn the Cnr'bonOale Mornltiir lletittd. lie Is a llurly little inlte, thmitfh, ami If we owned him We Wdiihl buy him a new hrnss collar nnd tt'.irli him to chase mice. The Crawford County System. It l iimmied that nt totluy's He inibllcnii city convention n attempt will be inuJp to dupIi throueh without connUlerutlon a resolution ndoptlni: in future city cnintiiilBiit whnt la known n the Crawford county fyxtem of ptirty pilnturles. However udmlrnblu the Crawford county syMein may be, Mich nit action n l contemplated would be pieelpltrit'' In view of the fact" Hint it nub-committee appointed by the hint lienubllcnn county convention to fotniulute an niluptation of thnt sys tem for nubmlsMoii tovthe next county convention, W now at woik upon its it'tiott, which will soon be published. In a imittei nf such Impottance o a change in Uie puity lules the ground should be v. ell measured. Then ha Ik en an uttenipt to invest this irntti'l with ii factional tinge, but It hn no wan dnt. Those ci edited with a dliectlni; voice In the piesent Ite pulilieaii cnuuty oiKanlzhtlon aie hh aiiNlotiH ns aie any other ctnws of citi zens to peciiie a flee, full rtud fair e pfesHhin 'l'the parly will at till) party inluiarlcf, ami toUhi- end they most i ordlully welcome susgestlons of lin -pinemenl. It needx to be bolne In mind. hoeet, that no change In the methods of loiiiluctliiR pihnaik"? can dppilw an honest majuiity of the voteiH of the liepulilicHii jtai ty of the iluht to name laudldates and frame platfotms. and .o long as this lemalns Hue no amhltlous mlnoilty can mount to nower by niodlllcntions of the party rilled. The Ciiwfonl county system, sult ahlv modllled lo fit local conditions, or liny other svsleln RlvltiK partv sentl inent a better chance to leglster it&elf fieely and without Intlmldntlon at the paitj caucuses let It le- tried by all Means If after due consideration there appeals to be leasonuble promise of Hjipiovenient. Hut such action should I based onh on cnieful deliberation and not on the ineie hasty Impulse vhlch ledums naught of consequences. In conclusion ve may add that what ever will satisfy the IntelUsi'tU opin ion of the itepubllenn masses of Soran lou and Lackawanna county will sat isfy The Tilbtme and those for whom it sneiks, It was Kossuth who said that the American people would shout more and contribute less for fieedon. than any other nation on earth. Is this ac cusation to be velllled again In the iase of Cuba? The Press and the Bench. A decision of Inteiest bearing upon the relative lights of the courts and the press has been given by the Cali fornia supremo colli t In a case of more than local interest. The facts under lying this decision weie these: In its Issue of May t!S, lSPti, the Sacramento liee In Its couit news printed an ab stract of coi tain testimony offered the day heloie In the trial of a case be fore Judge ratlin nf the Sacramento bench. Tills publication on May 29 v as denounced by Judge Catlln from the bench as "a gloss fabrication." wii the same day the editor of the Bee wioie an edltoilal defending the truth fulness of the repnit at Issue and chm Rinu Judge Catlln with being pie jiidicccl and vindictive. On June 2 the edltcr was cited foi contempt of court and on June r,, having been denied the chance to prove the coirectness of Ills aseitlons, wis lined $5U0. Thereupon he appealed to the supreme court. The mattei was reached by the lat tei tilbunal last month and the 13ee of Dec. .9 prints the lull opinion of the appellate body This vacates the con tempt order of the lower couit on the broad giound that the editor had been denied his constitutional right to be Jieiud In his own defense; but one of the justices goes furthei and aillrms that the judge who Is crlticlved ill ptlnt must se-k his indress thtoiich the or dinary channels of action foi libel, ami lias no light to take summary icvenge b ufce of the contempt preiogatile which is meant simply to pieserve or der and decoiuni In open couit. I'ol Inwlnir ,ue some salient point fiom the opinion of the supreme couit pie paicd bv Justice Van Fleet: Yin publication of the truth us to legal pioceedlugs Is not a contempt of couit. and the criticism of tin- action of the Judge It made only In pioper respond- to an unjust chaise against peti tioner's veracity and without Intent to Improperly Influence the proceedings of the couit, would not be contemptuous, A Judge on the bench, no more than any other, can cust aspersions upon the char acter ot a person not a party or partlcl 'pant In u case on trial, without a tight In thu lutter to delriul himself. AVlth the view thnt the action (of Judge Cutlln) Involved no more than mere er Apy. ve cannot coincide. Jt was error, reitalnly, but It was more than that. It was a transgiesslou of a fundamental right guaranteed to eveiy citizen charged "With "an offpnse. or whose propel ty Is i-ought to be taken, of being heard be foie he Is condemned to suffer Injuiy. Any depurtute from those lecognlzed Und e-itabhshpd recpilretnentR of law, hoWt-Ver close the apparent adherence to meie form in method of proceduie, which' has the effect to deprive one of a conxtliu tltipal'rlKhti as much an excess ot Jui Isijictlpn us where time exists an incep tive lack, of power. The chief justice of Cullfornla, air-. Eeatty, went even further. He said- A trill .report of the proceedings of a ,cou;t is.not a contempt. A fulso report may of may not be ocontempt according o the circumstances. If a false report Is published under such circumstances uh to constitute a contempt ,there Is but one way to deal with the mutter Judic ially, and that Is by a regular citation or attachment and a hearing. It the court or judge undertakes to act upon alio-mattur In any other way his action "ls"exfra" judicial and not In his official character. Such it seems to me was very clearly the caso hore, The attention of the Judge being drawn to this publica tion, It wus natural and no doubt com mendable that he, believing It to bo gross HrvTslon of the facts, should so char uoterlKe It,, but In no doing he was not uctlng aa a court or Judge, What ho said was In no scuso a part of any Judicial proceeding, and the fact thut he was seated on the bench ut thu time makes tlio case no different In point of law from what It would huve been If hi re marks hud hern delivered on (be street or communicated Iti writing to llmsume or another newspaper. The leport of the newspaper was theiefore, not uu attuck upon (ha roiirt of nil liilerferent'e with the piooeedliiH' of the court, hut was tin attack upon the innil, for whiuh, If It was malicious, and unfounded, he hull the same, and no other, mean .of nilrM.i, that the law give!) to every citizen who Is the victim of a libel, Wo muy now dlitnlsH the ilclnlU Of thin special case In order to examine, the general principles Involved, It needs to be iindetstood that u Judge l n public servant and ns such ilgldly icriitintnble to public scilitlny. It Is not the province or u neWKpaper to pass on tho law points lHld down by hltn, for there nti courts of revlelv clothed with this function: hut It Is clearly within th'e right anil duty of the pi-es to consider tho henrlng of his political appointments and of his af firmations of oulntou upon matters broadly affecting the public welfare. Comment touching these subjects should he respectful or the ludlclal offlee If not of the mini tilling It: but there Is nothing in law or ptoprlety to restrain the fair expression of an hon est opinion cnnceinltiB: a Judge1 any mote than there Is concerning a school controller, a senator or a dOg" consta ble. That Jud?e who tries to hide fiom legitimate and wholesome criticism by threatening to use the contempt pre logotlve In way of reprisal simply ad vertises and makes additionally i)oto- llous his own unfitness for the bench. It Is to be hoped thnt the attempt of Indiana Hepuhllcnns to Induce ex Piesldent Hnrrlsoti to accept an elec tloi to the United States senate will succeed. Such men as he are needed in that body. A Woman on Pensions. The ilrst woman lawyer admitted to the Cook county bar, and one of the best, Ada C. Sweet, contributes to the Chicago Times-Herald a numbei of suggestions concerning the pension problem which aie interesting as lep resentlng nil educated and experienced woman's view. The cry of fraud which has been raised aglnst the pension system may, she thinks, airest public attention and Interest to such a deglee aB to corrtpfel retienchment and leform. Close ex amination will leveal the fact, how ever, that the names of but few per sons who are not lawfully entitled to pensions are enrolled, The place to begin pension reform, In her opinion, i.s In congress. The pension laws, she snys, should be catefully revised and amended. Hut let us give her exact words: "Congress will hae to take the mat ter In lmnd and act Intelligently ami fit inly befoie any lasting change can be secuied, or any saving can be made In the national expenditures for pen sions. A commission should be created to examine, modify and amend the en tile mass of pension laws. Without some such medium of unbiased and systematic Woik and basis ot action no good thing in pension legislation can be expected. The pi lining and publi cation of the entile pension list is be ing urged. This measure will be valu able only If the list Is, after publica tion, examined and commented on publicly. Vety few imposteis or fradulent pensioners will be thus ex posed, because as a matter of fact there are only a few persons bold enough to run the risk ot the peniten tiary by committing perjury, forgery and practicing false Impersonation, all of which are necessary, flrst to obtain n pension Illegally and next to draw the pension quarterly after it has been granted. All pensions ate paid by checks drawn on United States sub treasuries to the order of the pen sioner. These: checks pass through the usual channels, the payee's signature being indorsed as genuine by respon sible business men or banks, and so to the sub-treasuries, where they are cashed. It Is no safe enterprise to forge n name on one of these govern ment checks, even after the gantlets of the pension office and the war de partment have been run. No pension certificate is Issued to begin with ex cept upon the favoruhle leport as to the soldier's service by the war de pal tment. "The good to be expected fiom the public examination of the pension toll Is that the people will become aivare how many pensioners there are who do not need pecuniary assistance from the government or anyone else. This may end In an expiesslon of public opinion of such force as shall compel congress to ahleltd the laws and revise the pension list so ns to stop payments to those who do not need government aid. It seems an expensive and un certain method to accomplish what is simple, but it Is going to be no easy task to get congress Into a frame of mind for active work In the matter of ridding the pension system of Its In consistencies and extravagunces." Miss Sweet believes that if the pen sion list Is ever published those pen sioners who draw by special act of con gress Bhcluld be clearly Indicated, with the amount paid them. "That alone," In her opinion, "will Show wheie a good pan fit the pehsldn appiopilatlOi. goes each iear, ami In few of these cast's Will It appear hat the pensioner Is suffering from poverty." A caieful re vision of nil special ucts wuttld not he unjust. It would verify ordlspiove the Impression that when these havp been put through at the tafe of 100 or mote an hour, as has frequently been the case during night sessions of congiess, Justice has not always kept pace with speed. It is mophesled that the decline ot the Ihitish empire will date from the day her trade begins to fall off. As the leturns for lh97 show a business of $:!,722,lir,00, there seems ho neces sity for Johnny Hull to look for a. re ceiver for sevei al months hence. A good many peisons will no doubt contribute money for the lellef of Uen eial Wevler'a victims in Cuba, but we will wager that the most of them would much rather furnish cash for tho puichhse of bullets to bo sent In tho right Ulleolltm. After noting Uie fact that the produc tlon ot anthracite coal Is decreasing while that of bituminous coal Is stead ily Increasing, the 'Philadelphia Ilecorcl cites Instances in Its own city of the substitution of bituminous foi' alitliru- cite fuel Ahd calls ufiun l he iMilhtdM ptiln honri! of hfitlth to trtHb fuertsures against the snli)l;3 mUstttlc'e thUM threatened. This Is What should lie done wherever sof't cottl Is burned In laiRO quantity. The blnck fuilies it potlls lull Into thu ntmosphem ale u. pollution iiinl an abomination. Nwh fuinl Hkrirtlay Ih sOnlewhat cnnlllctlns-. Afcoiitliip lo Mitdln re ports the Klondike rrglon Is law alilillng and provisions are entree, Otlleis Indicate that it is a had place to tear a family, and that general dls oi dec telgiis. All iic'coillitM however' seem to ngiee that the supply vt whis key Is tihllhilk'd, pa It prdDablc that thine ombiteil Willi tfiil spltlt ot M9 Will not he deteued by lilfles. Many persons on the stage ntu, will ing to make fools of lhehisilvt!j .Tot' good pay. Hut It Is hard to rtce wty some or otir hi'ethrMt nt tli press per form the net So artistically nt Uu' pre vailing low att of nevVslmpet' wages. It Is evident that some of bur disap pointed ft lends of the ttuteriihit press would rather subsist on cine meal n day than enjoy the prosperity that ban al ready dawned under the McKlnley ad ministration. The fits: eleven mouths of 1897 wit nessed a, gulit in expulls Of nearly $SG,. OuO.OOO, of which over $20,000,000 was In niniiufacttues. No wonder our tfilro pean colnpetltbrs ale becoming scarmh Our conditions are What we make them. The Tact that a man staried lo ilea th at iMttslon the other day with J700 In gold under his pillow shown th'at wenlth alone cannot bring happiness. The elifoi cement of the snow-shove.1-Ing otdlnaiice comes a trifle late, but the action on putt of the tnayur atiil police will no doubt be appreciated if It holds good until next year. A mah really n4ver knows hov many true friends he possesses until ho Is safely Installed In n fat odtce, with patronage to dispense. No city that meets enterprise with a cllib can ever expect to cut much of a llgure except oil the county map. JU,t look at Wllkes-Baire! Before the civil service! debate In con gress Is concluded It Is probable that many of the members will be pneumat ically tired. As spilng approaches t,he heart of the loc.il base ball tiank becomes as buoyant ns a lubber balloon on circus day. Tne chances are that If Hanna wins, he will not be to his colleague In the fcenate as Pamon was to Pythias. From present indications Uncle Mark llanntt will let off his bottled Up mirth today. TOLD BV THE STARS. Daily HOtoscOpo Duiwn by Ajncchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.41 a. ni for Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1SD3. &! 2) S?f A child born on this day will notice that many good Christian men In Scran ton have caused profanity by allowing snbw to remain on their sidewalks. "There's no rose without a thorn." and tho thorn of the rose Just now appears to be tho price. Trugallty Is a good thing, but a spend tlnlft is preferable to a miser. Editor Lynctt Is said to be the original Uryan mnn for 1900, but he Isn't working at It Just now. Tho curfew never rings on tho corner loafer. Ajncclius' Advice. In politics accept everything In sight that is not accompanied by an assess ment. fl New Coal Area Mttsf Be Faced From the New York Sun. n fl AST and undeveloped coal deposits W will be thrown open to the world U when the Crow'ri Nest Pass rail iy road, now constructing, Is com pleted. The new line connects the transcontinental system, crossing the great plains of the Canadian Northwest, with the valley that lies between tlio Hocky Mountains on the east and the Selklrks on tho west. Ono need only con sider the nteu ot these deposits, tho breadth of the seams and the quality of the coal, to understand that the output from the new fields will have an appre ciable influence on the markets of the whole continent. According to Dr. Scl wyn, former director of the Geological Survey of Canada, the Western fields contuln 49.8ra.00o tans of boal per sctUare mile, und the uren, with coal deposits ex plored tip to the prestnt. consists of about 1M square miles. Dr. Selwyn was noted for his conservative estimates, but If even a fraction of the coal which he consid ers available be mined from tho Crow's Nest Pass coal fields, the world's supply of fuel will be greatly Increased. o The coal area Is In the southern part ot the country known as East Kootenay, It was In West Kootenay that great min ing excitement pievalled during 1S90 and 1S97, Ameilcun mlneiH gathering a verit able hutvest Of wealth for Ihelr (MiU'r pllse Ih explollng and opening that re gion. The whole Kootenay district is be yond the Northwest territories, extending some 3) miles north of the International boundary. East Kootfhay alone Is about two-thlrds the size of the kingdom of (lieece Now that a railroad is being pushed through this terra Incognita, a period of great development is autici pitted. The coal fields are sixty miles Boutheust of Fort Steele und In pioxlm Ity to Crow's Nest Pass, It Is not un likely that In the near future a network of American railways, like those In West Kootenay, tapping the mining region for the benellt of thK Ureat Northern and Northern PaclHc, will traverse the east trn section. The discovery of the deposits occurred during the early eighties. Workmen were, cutting a rough trail, suitable for pack trains, thiough the Crow's Nest Pass. There were few prospectors In British Columbia at that time, but since the wild ritsii to Cailbocl In 1849 and to Wild Horse Oieek In East Kootenay nearly half a century ago, trappers and Indiana have hahded down fiom father to hoil and from eunip to citiup traditions of lost mines and rich cold veins. The very air of the regions where placer hilnlhg once i-xlHiwl seems Infected with mysterious and enchaining possibilities of stumbling on some wonderful discovery. The men constructing the trull were full of these old stories, and thrilling miner' yams were spun over the nightly tamp tires. All were, as usual, prepared tor any kind of 4 discovery; and when ohd constructor found in the bed of a cieek black sand, rich In what he thought pure gold, great wuh the excitement. Tho smouldering hopes, that blazed out bo suddenly, were quickly qdeitched; for on examination the black sand proved to be coal erosions, or rubbings from upper seams, washed down the valley by mountain streams. Llko ''tho float," fsiliid lit mount sin streams, that ttiiit the prospetddr of a gold-bearing vein or a galena bed higher tti tlio Water course, the black sand was htddbllnble evidence of rich coal seems somewhere, As the trull proceeded the workers passed visible outctopplngs of coal. Al that time thele Hits neither railroad nor ptospect of it railroad, And tho dlsftppolntmimt in the discoverer must have been very great. The Incident was merely reported to William Ferule, the government eommlnsloticr, nful It was hot until 1SS7 that the country was thoroughly prospected for Tool, Then the fields, cov cilng an area ot 130 scjunro miles, were dlncoveled, o The flrst deposits me not fur fiom the West end ot Crow's Nest Pass, ami con sist of twenty scums of coai. one above another, clearly visible ulong the moun tain ildgM and Btrctehltlg Up to the summits. Fourteen of these seams nro cnniiel cdal, Tlltee of tho seams ate ie spectlvely fltteeh, twenty and thirty feet wide. Another gleat strles of seams Id that In the Elk itlver Valley, where they extend for n dlntnncn of nearly forty miles. One scum, fiom twenty to thirty feet thick, U l.fiOO feet up tho mountain, he I oss the face ot a lnokell sandstone cliff. Higher" Is niibtller Menhi, erce-t and thirty feet wide. Ten other broad seams nfo ili clofco succession, The Immensity of tint deport cull, scarcely bo H'ullr.dl. The quality bt the coal has hot yet beetl fully demonstrated, Of coking coal thcro Is an nbtmdahce, which will plovo of great iiriiiortance tb the smellers north and south ot the boundary tor the flux ing process ot dealing with the refractory gold ores bf that region. Some author ities pronounce the upper seams bitum inous and the lower anthracite; but this Is contradicted by other experts. In sec tions the coal Is of a quality hitherto un known, Tho Uohtlnloil government has teservnl tio.ooo acres, and 200.000 acres of the coal at fa. nro controlled by an asso ciation 6f Canadian capitalists and the Canadian PaclHc railway. o In two respects the coal deposits of East Kootenay are a sti Iking example of nature's economy. To the west, liorth and south are vast mineral retjons of refractory ores, for which coking Coal Is absolutely Indispensable In the prbcesses of smelting. To tho east are the bound less stretches of woodless plains, In lati tudes where fuel, and ample fuel, Is a necessity during six months of the year. In n clltnatb Where1 the Winters are lbss severe the question ot cheap nnd abund ant filel does not assume the same over shadowing Importance, Tho mining re gions and the prairies present their pecu liar demands nnd, lying between the Kocklcs and tho Selklrks, is nature's re sponse tb these demands nn exhaustless silbply tif different varieties ot coal. xow on ni:vi:k. From the Evening Post. The condition of Cuba Is that of u country that hrts been deprived ot its means ot livelihood more or less com pletely for four consecutive years. What ever we may think ot the contending par ties on the Island, tho fact remains that the Inhabitants bf largo districts have been and are still prevented from earn ing their living. In other lurge districts the crops have been swept away by the torch as soon as they W'ere ready for the harvest,, and not only tho crops, but the machinery and buildings necessary for handling future crops. Ill short, the In habitants of these districts are In a con dition of desperate poverty, and If not rescued by outside assistance will starve to death, Is not this a case which up peals powerfully to the hearts of tho benevolent In the? United Slates? Theso famishing people are our near neighbors. They have been endowed most liberally with our sympathy. We have been on the point of going to war for their sup posed benefit. Fortunately, we have en Joyed the blessings of peace and a lair n.easure of prosperity. Shall we not help them now In a way that leaves no doubt ful questions to bo settled hereafter? To feed tho hungry and clotho the naked Is always right. If wo do not help them now wo may never have another oppor tunity. A IIEAJiTIlV KAIN. From the New York Sun, It appears from a review of the pro gress of the churches In this country dur ing the last year, which appears In tho Independent, that there hos been a healthy gain In churches and ministers of the various denominations. This gain extends to nil the considerable denom inations. The proportionate Increase is especially large and particularly strik ing among tho Mormons, or Latter Day Saints, being from 231,000 to 297,370; or 03,370, The Mormons, therefore, are near ly half as many as the Congregatlonal Ists, 630,000, or the Episcopalian com municants, C58,G40. Tho Roman Catholics comprise about one-third of tho 23,919,027 religious com municants enumerated In the Union, Tho various bodies of Methodists have 5,733. S93 and of Baptists 4,175,300. Next come In order the Lutherans, 1,507,4CG; Presby terians, 1.40O.1C2; Disciples of Christ, 1, 031,079; Episcopalians, 658,040; Congrega ttonallsts, 630,000. The rest uro scattered among a multiplicity of denominations. a sensihm: mi, i,. From tho Philadelphia Press. A bill Is to bo Introduced into the New York legislature prohibiting the use or hypnotism save at the hands of licensed physicians. This Is the kind of bill every state should enact Into law, as it would bo both salutury for tho community and for misguided Individuals, whoso dips Into this branch of pyschology should be ib strulned. Public exhibitions ot hypnot ism will doubtless cease as the thing It self loses all mjstery, as It Is rapidly do ing; but It Is wise to take no chances, and the use of hypnotism should be guarded as carefully as Is the practice of medicine and the sale of poisons. A PF.CUI.IAK OAJir.. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Congressman Council's reported victory over Senator Quay Is all tho more re markablo because Council's candidate was a supporter of tho senator In the lato chairmanship fight. In opposition to tho congressman. Tho turns of politics are complex and perplexing. HOUND TO (!KT TIIIIKi:. From the Wilkes-Harre Recoid. When Congiessmun Connell goes for something ho goes for It witli all his might, and when ho can't surmount an obstaclo he tunnels under It, HavMaed una WK AltK OI.OSINU OUT KOUH OK Dim OI'KN STOCK CHINA PAT TWINS At Cost IF YOU VV'AN! A CHINA IHXNKU SET NOW IS THE TIME TO IllJV WE AllE TAKING ACCOUNT OF hTOCICAND WANT TO CLOSE OUT THKSIJFOUK LINES IIEFOHE FEU. Itt'AllV 1. THE CLEIONS, IFEIMR, (MAilEY CO. 4'J'J l.uckuuuuua Aveuue. COLBSMI ttftff JANUARY SALE Purs, Cloaks, Underwear, Laces, Linens, Shirts, Blankets, Dress Goods, Wall Paper, Upholsteries, GurldinS) HtiSlery, Olovesi or any of the other countless etceteras to be found in a completely equipped and up-to-date Dry Goods Store, HOUSEKEEPING GJMWIJS ,At '"'" prlc."' b.ut il J3 onI' for il wcek' and we'vc set out t0 8ive our MuiuamEJcoiw wwc? buying pubirc a bendit th& th ,,, tak abom Wrc going w u Cot tons, Shilling's, Sheetings, Outing Flannels, Towels, Crashes, etc., etc., at such prices that you can well afford to. replenish your home outfits for months to come. Uinlbleadned Sheattags At 5 cents, Jiist fight yard wide Cotton At 4 merits, Oakland yard wide Cotton At 44 cents, Black Rock, finest Cotton made At 5 cents. Qenlalne Atlantic A heaviest Cottbn made At 12 cents, Lockwood 9-4 Unbleached Bleached Mmislflmi At 5 cents, Fruit of the Loom ' . . ,r At 5 cents, Fearless yard w3de At 5 cents, JiiUJs yard wide , At 7 cents, Berkely WhSte Caml.-.c At 34 cents, Lockwood S4 Bleached At 5 cents, Stevens Linen Crashes, 26 inches wide At 7 cehts, Stevens Linen Crashes, 118 inches wide At 8 cents, Stevens Linen Crashes, 20 inches wide At 10 cents, Hemmed Huck Towels At HO and 2x2 cents, Fringed Damask Towels At 22 cents, Half-bleached Table Damask, 54 inches wide At 28 cents, Half-bleached Table Damask, 62 inches wide At 48 cents, Full-bleached Table Damask, 62 inches wide AS THE OLO YEAIt IS CAST OFF like " nn old iilioe, ho nliould you resolve to carry out the Blinlle by coming In nnd nelecl lng a now Dnlr of our elegant '1)8 Hnoos. Just received for thoio who want advance etylen nt Imckwurd prices. Lewis, Rely & totes, WYOMING AVENUli TIIK MOOEIIN HAttDWAllE STOKE. WE MUST GET HID OF OUU STOCK OF en ON ACCOUNT OF AN UNFAVORAHI.B SEASON WE FIND THAT WE HAVE AN OVERSTOCK OF THEM, AND WE HAVE MADE A MG CUT ALIj ALONG THE LINK, AND WIM, OFFEU THE SAME AT UAttO.MN I'lttCES, F0QIE & SiEAE CO., Ill) N. WASHINGTON AVE. MILL & CONNEITS nntitore k Such u cbulce alocl; tOHelect lioui cunuot tie found elsewhere lu tblM purt oftue Ntute, And wUen you consider tUe moderate prices at which the goods ure marked it a fmtucr I'lulliiim tuealteutlou unit cousldeintlou of buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. Wuitinu Dksks, DReKIIKflTAIlMM, FANdvTAUi.ts, ClIKVAI. GliAK.SK.rft I'Aiti.oiiOAnmrrs. MumiuOauinkts, OuiuoL'AiuNr.is, Hook Cailei, fancv ua8kk1.s I . OUNCES WDltu'TABLKS KAHVCltAlKS Gilt Ciiaihh, IXf.AIDCllAIKS ItOUKKItS, HIIAVINO STANDI, i'KIIESTAt.N TAIIOUUElTfcS. All at lowest pilcr ronslxteut with I he high nuullty of tliecoodi. & Gooiniell At 1121 NortU Wellington Avenue. leaters Scranton, Pa. With its manifold attractions, is now in progress That it will eclipse all other JnhUltry stiles, Of whatever character, goes without saying. In invit ing attention to a few representative offerings, wc also invite visits of in Kftctinn and cnmmrKnn frnm tli ctirnitrrlncf Kittmrc utmthi- In nnml nf d ETnTT IT A mTT TT1 A Clothiog at reliable prices, has always beeooMf mraottoo Qual ity iminiexcelled9 prices the lowesto Volar money back if you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. Ml 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. FINLErS Bunkc 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, mixed Blankets, size price, brown 1 1-4, All wool Blankets, size 72x81, either scarlet or white, assorted borders, price, $4.T5 All wool white Blankets, size 12-4, borders pink, blue and red, price this week, $5,85 Specially low prices on California and Eider - Down Blankets during this week. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE BAZAAR i MUCKLO BLANK Books -AND- OFFICE SUPPLIES The most complete line m this comer of Pennsylva nia. T5me Books for H59 at bTATIONKRN, EXGHAVEUS, HOTKIi JLItMYN I1UILDINO. 1311 Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for tho Wyomlnj District for DUP0IT 0 Mining, IllastlnfcSportlug, SmokeleM und the Itepuuno Cneuild! Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcafety Fuse, Cap nnd Exploders. rtoomi -Jl'J, 'Jin nnd mi Commohwsaltlj BiilWIug, Wuruntou. AOENOIE3: TiiO5, Konu. JOHN U. SMITH JtHOS. K. W. MULLIGAN, PlttUon rlymoutti Wllkea-Iiarra IT. PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best qualltr for domeatla ut and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and DIrdseye, delivered In any part of the city; at the loweat price Orders received at the OIMce, flrst floor, Commonwealth building-, room No 6; telephone No. t&U or at the mine, tele phone No. 272, will bo promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at the mine. WM. T. SMITE w, raiiEB, .!.., ...
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