THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, .TAMTAIW 15, 1S0S.
SATURDAY, JANUAnY J 5, 1S08.
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCnANTON, JANfAIlY 1G, 1893.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
I'or School Director. !
Thiee Yciirs-rETL'It NUl'L, UevenUi
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Two Years 13.
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Klectlon Day. 1'cbiuorv 15,
It Is becoming elenr tint the Cirtw
fotd county avstom ninon Republi
cans wilt have the ontluislntle ap
proval of the Demociats.
Concerning Currency Reform.
If the piodlrtlon of sonic ob'orveis
Phjll prove tine that the nct pient
dividing Issue In Amerlrun politics will
be upon the question whether the kov
rrnmrnt itself Hhall nsumc control
wholly ot the iRsulnsr of paper money
or tcmlt that ftinitlun wholly to tho
bank?: then, Indeed, will thcie bo n
ladlcal tcnlliicmciit. such pet Imps as
lias not before been Been. "Willi the
tat Iff question nnsweted, It Is be
lieved, for a Keneiatlon as legardr. es-s-enllal
prim Inks, there is opened a
clear pathway to the s-eltleinent of this
pioblein. that has In yonio form or
Another tcmUcel our statesmen nl
nio't slme the Republic began; and
Indications multiply that a period of
contention over the matter ! nt hand.
The laoilte aiKiinient of those who
oppose an extension of bank eutioncy,
or, as is moie Kcnerally the teim, op
pose the letitenient of the Rircnlmik,
Is that under the euiibtltullon ronstess
lias no iIrIH to delegate to the banks
a Junction which Impliedly belongs to
It alone. Clause " of Section 8 of tho
fltst attlele of I lie Constitution em
powers coiiKrcsr to "coin inonoj" and
' legulate the alue thcieof." Able
men hae held that In these wolds
theic Is Implied a soveulRiily oei
cverythliiK lieifoiniliijr the ofllce of
money which cannot be l emitted to
another iiEone.v. Uvcn if it weio de
sit able to permit the banks to take solo
charse of tho country's paper currency
these men asset t that coiikicss would
hae no authoilty to do It, and they
further contend that bank conttol of
paper money would be unwise from the
standpoint of public policy, since It
would put In subjection to banking In
ttie.sts eveiy other business inteiest In
the eountiy: that Is, by continuing tlie
paper money of the count! tho banks
Mould virtually con tint the country.
This view- of the subject h.is been so
pcisibtentiy disseminated tlnougliout
the Kepubllu that a political campaign
based on it would be likely at this time
to can eveiy state in tho Union; yet
Ktudy and reflection will, we think, bo
likely to com luce the thinking iltlzcu
that empowering the banks to issue
bank notes to the par alue of their
appioed a.ssets, subject to such gov
ernment taxation and restrictions as
would be deemed neecssaiy to piotect
note-holdets, and also by making It
obligatory on each bank to tedeem its
note issues in gold upon demand, the
government would in no sense abdi
cate its soveielgnty as the custodian
of the count! y's monetary standaid
and the compti oiler of its cuuency,
but would simply put upon the banks
the burden of sustaining each other and
icIIcvp the government of fiuther anx
iety upon the subject of Its gold re
scr e.
Under a system such as is proposed
by Sctrctniy Gage or tho Indianapo
lis monctaiy commission, the power
given to each bank would be veiy little
greater than it t.ossesses at piesent,
but the incicase in the bank's respon
sibility v ould bo considerable. As
things aie, thanks to the "endless
chain," the Kinks can make the gov
ernment supply them with gold when
ever thtv need gold; as tilings would
be, under cm rency refoim, tho govern
ment, or any Individual, could force
the banks to supply gold on demand,
liy simply piesentlng bank notes for re
demption. Speculative lalds on the
Vnited States ttensury would thus be
Mopped; a new element of mutuality
would be added to the Kinking busi
ness, since a weak bank, by icasoii of
its outstanding notes, would force
Miong banks to nsslst it thiough a
pinch, under the alternative of being
taxed by the government to make good
the deficiency should tho weak bank
fail and its notes fall Into the govern
ment's hands for ledemptlon: and
above nil else, theie would be present
in a bank cuirency safely guaiantecd
Vy the federal government u degiee
of elasticity and icady adaptation to
local needs not to be expected of a
paper currency Issued only by the cen
tral government!
We recognize the political Inexpdl
ncy of forcing the currency reform
wedge on a piejudlt'ed public big-end
first; but niuong men capable of in
telligent,' thinking now Is the time to
set Jn motion, the necqss,ary cqmpulgn
of education which will be piellmlnaiy
to effeotlve progress later on.
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One of theso rtajs It is likely to dawn
upon Conti oiler Uojil, of Luzerne, that
theTOlo'of taxpayers'-ri lend Is a thank
less task after election day.
. A Mistake.
That logic plays little part In politics
t.'Wft''ln 'the highest circle Is shown"
T)'y'"lne " ir'ansrlbEltlcin ' 'Whereby tile
pieslcl'ent lias nam.nl for minister' to
Brazil a gentleman detlaiprt by com
mon rumor to be .unfit to go as njjn
letcr to China.' Tho cauwo. otnimtltimsn
was not peisonally disci edHWi Ule
gentleman, Mr. cjiarlea l'age Brvnli,
of Chicago, Is by every olio degeilbed
as an excellent citizen and first into
fellow. But ho Is ulso asset ted to be a
novlie in diplomacy and It was thought
be?t not to send u novice to I'ekiti,
wheru ways me dark and ttlcks ate
vain and whtio tho heathen Chinee,
fven more than In these benighted
rUrttf, is peauilttr. '
Hut how will frazil like It to have
necrcdlU'd to her capital ta minister
plenipotentiary who was not deemed
qunllllcd to empc with the delicate du
ties ot the Chinese mission? The olll
clnls at Itlo de Jan"lio may not possess
the s nsltlveness on points of honor
common to people of Spanish derceiit,
and theieforo they may be entirely
willing to extend the glad hand to Mr.
Uiyan dci-plte his Immatuilty In mat
ters diplomatic'; but to go on this as
mmptlon is to take a seilous ilsk.
Suppose they should decline to consid
er their capital us a kindergarten for
the Insliuctlon of fledglings In Ameri
ca's foreign sei vice; whatthen7 Could
jt'ieally blame them''
'Till this matter wo fear that our amia
ble piesldont has failed to exercise the
good judgment that Has characterized
by far the Inrs-r number at his selce
tlcns for diplomatic honors, lie seems
to h?ve listened too much to Dcrsonal
friends ot. Mr. Hryan nnd too little to
the promptings of that Innate sense ot
the proprieties which must have told
him that a man untlt tor the Chinese
mission is unlit to represent the gov
ernment of the I'nlted Stales an where
elst on earth.
It Is understood that many of Sena
tor Qua's closest friends are advising
him, ns a matter of self protection, to
disavow all connection with nnd ic-
sponslbillty for tho revolutionary tac
tics of the Xewitt element In Philadel
phia. They petccive In that bolt the
poilent of coming tiouble In the state
at laige and desite him to keep out of
the stoim center.
Those Havana Riots.
The power of the captain general of
Cuba lo suppiess tho loccnt llotlng in
Havana has been demonstrated. Hut
the sentiment which that lioting dls
c loses bodes 111 for lllanco and for
Spain.
The nblllty of Spain to sustain her
soveielgnty In Cuba, with everything
seiene In her own household would be
pii.blenntleal In viw of the admitted
st length ot the Insunectlon. "When
Weyler was in command theic were no
liols in Havana and no sctlous disaf
fection among the Spanish volunteers
and civilians; in shoil, Spain had then
on! one enemy in frmt to dell with,
et Wo.vlor failed. "Blanco, with less
than a tlilid of Woylcr's military
stiength. has to fa.'e not simply the
insurgents and the honors of Wcylor's
concentration policy, but also the op
position which is gradually gaining
boldness within the Spanish lines an
opposition mule despciatc by declining
profits, scarcity of pay and supplies
and a piemonltlon of the Inevitable.
Xo gtnater pioblein has confionted any
commander In iccent yens, and Its dif
llculties, It can easily be scon, aie not
dec teasing.
Under these clicutnstanee.3, it seems
not unieasonable to expect tint our
government must soon take more than
pislve cognizance of the situation
thus presented. The time Is near when
the conditions conjccturally outlined in
the lat annual messago of President
Cleveland 111 pievall, that is attug-
gle S' hopeless of any other lcsult
than th extinction o Ouba'n popula
tion and lesources that it will become
the duty ot this nation to intcivcnc as
an ait of bioad humanity. Tho fact
that President McKinley has alllrmcd
his Intention of cnfoiclng men Inter
vention should tho necessity for It ap
pear places the w hole problem on a
basis justifying delav only while theic
icmalna a leasonable hope of a sitls
factory adjustment between the princi
pals in the conflict. The Indications
are that that hope Is fast bclmr ex
tinguished. Spain can play just one more card.
She can subs Itutc for the present
sham overture of autonomy a scheme
nt autonomy in fact. AVheMicr this
will be her next move will depend upon
whethet the Sagasta ministry can
much longer maintain itself in power,
nvldcnce on this point Is not reassur
ing and tho piobabllitles of eaily
Ameik-ui intervention aie theiefoie
guates: now than ever before.
The courts of Brooklyn have lefuscd
lo allow bills for sundiles for tho
Thorn jurv. The sundry bills Included
$336.1ri for w Ines and $238.40 for cigars
consumed during the trial of the mur
derer of Culdensuppe. If this spirit of
leticnchment Is to continue, jury duty
in gi eater New York will soon become
a very commonplace and tame occupa
tion. It Is noticeable that neither Colonel
Stone peisonally nor nny accredited
leprescntntlve has ct denied that It
eleited governor the Allegheny con
gressman would approve the Andiews
"Lexow" expense account should It
come to him with the legislature's ap
pioval. Senator Andiews is not l mi
ning Stone's campaign for his health.
Colonel Watteison now admits that
the Palmer-Uuckncr movement was a
mistake. In other words, sound money
Demociats, so long as Bryanlsm thieat
ens, should line up to a man with the
Republican party, the counttv's only
effective piotectlon against political
chaos
Hav lug been falily whipped, the thing
for Hanna's Ohio enemies to do now Is
to take their medicine and say nothing.
The attempt to nag at Hanna in small
dog fashion vv 111 simply add to Han
na's populailty.
A i lot In Havana which would force
the administration to take an aggies
Ive position In Cuba would be about tho
most welcome new year's piesent which
fate could offer to the American people.
Senator Hanna nsseits that he now
pinposes to begin a war of extermina
tion on traitors. That Is one cause In
'which he will have the unanimous co
operation of all belleveis in fair play.
The publlo man "who does not want
to go un iccord as a chattel Ing Idiot
will do well to avoid the modern Jour
nalistic Intetvlewer.
iiAsaln the war with Spain seems to
have been caused by smoke on the
biain of the overworked and overtiuth
ful coriespondent.
"W, .1. Biyan appears to be 'develop-
ing into an meat specimen or me "n
been."
In New York state they aio begin
ning to talk about le-nonilnatlng Gov
ernor Black. He has not played for a
second term but by good work and
Ildcllty to convictions ho has earned
one and It requires small gift of pro
phecy to foteseo that he can have It If
he wants It.
The Tribune acknowledges with
plcasuie the receipt from the Troy, N.
Y Times of an ecellent calendar
one ot the finest nnd best seen this
jear.
Senator Forakei's congratulations lo
Ilanna did not scorch the telegraph
vvlies.
The cold wave Is certainly coming.
It stiuck Columbus on "Wednesday.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Dluwii by A)ncclius,
The 'I'rlb n lie Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 1.31 a, m., for Saturday,
January IS, lKrt.
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A child born on this dav will notice that
"the cattle on a thousand hills ' are likely
to fall Into tho hands of the milk com
bine. Tho tc-elcctlon of Wado 1'lnn to tho
olllco of ta collector rcndcis further
search for a knock-about comedian tor
city hall unnecessary.
Tho ghoulish glee of tho Scranton
Times whenever the closing ot a labor
cmplolng industry is tcpotted, seems out
of place In a paper that claims to bo tho
worklngman's friend.
Talluro to shape public opinion Is not
always the fault of tho educator. Tho
best of writers have often found public
opinion blamed mulish
It Is not neccssnry in minv Instances
to give away a really good newspaper.
Topics of the Day
Piif Info Dialogue
I'or The Tribune by It. McAlplne.
In the Twentieth Century.
SIJ.VATOniAI. candidate's minagcr:
"If we can hold our doubtful men
until they vote we will win. Are
the two legMatois that we put in
the old vvaiehouso perfeettv afe?"
Assistant politician: "Yes. A big gang
of tho opposition candidate's follow eis
made a lush for the building, but our
cUnamlte cannon in the upper sloiy stop
ped them blew them to piece"", so you
couldn't tlnd any remains big enough to
pin a badse onto."
Manager: "The one who Is in the Jail
Is certainly secure;"
Assistant "The opposition's made no
effoit to get him yet, but we como
mighty near losing him last night, Just
tho same. A lynching paity after a chap
who had been arrested for upsetting a
peanut stand, got bold of him by mis
take had him sluing up when the militia
arrived."
Manager: "Re er careful about tho
two members who aie on the Island in tho
liver, thev're tho most doubtful votes
we've cot "
Assistant: "Oh, they're safe. Since our
toipedoes that surround the Island sunk
ono of tho opposition boats and dtowned
every one In it. they're shy of that place.
Hero comes Mrs. Blank with her hus
band. By Oeorge! Tho cowboy guaid wo
sent for him Is badly used up four sad
dles empty and every man that's left
bleeding like a. stuck pig. I'll ge the
books out of the safe so we can put him
in Jt."
Mis. Blank: "Such a stubborn husband
for an up-to-date woman! Wouldn't walk
a step. Wo bad to cairy him to tho car
llage and my patience Is completely ex
hausted. Mr. dear, jou como out of tliero
now, or I will take jou bv the car and
pull you out. Why, what's tho matter
with him? I hope he hasn't died from
tho excitement, It would be just like him
oh! oil! oil' The Inhuman monsters'
They have stolen him and put a wax
dummy in his place. Catch me, quick;
I'm going to faint "
Mounted Messenger; "A crowd of tho
other candidate's friends, armed with
WInchesteis, has Just escorted Mr. Blank
Into tho capitol "
Manager: "It's too bad lo burn a two
million dollar building, but we've got to
win. Tell our bojs to flto the combusti
bles we placed In the capitol basement,
and while tho people are escaping fiom
the l)in nlng building wo must get him
back."
On the Indian I'lnntier.
Ooiporal Ileal: "We've been starvln'
and lighting nnd dlng In this bloody
country for weeks, and wot's hit all for,
I'd like to know The bloomln" land Is
nil rock and the natives have nothing to
ta, hxeep their own 'Ides, wot we're
shootin' holes Into."
Private Atkins: "Thej'ie a. bavin' us
lick tho bloody haythans into shapo so
It'll bo safe to send missionaries to 'em."
Private Tonnalson- "No, hit's on ac
count of the hexcesslvo population. These
cusses steals too many sheep across tho
frontier for 'cm to starve easy and nat
ural, like tho people down country, so
they has to bo reduced with a little war."
Ordeily Plannigan: '"Tls wrong ye alt
are! It's mcsllt has overheard the Inside
ofllclal Information. The Quanc was tould
that somo Itoosiau bears was a'comln' to
ate up theso people, an' she says to her
sllf, says she: "Tls a wolld tribe they
are, and 'tis a poor, worthless country
they have, but it's own cousins to mo
people on the plains they be, and O'l can
not allow tho helpless ciaytburs to bo
nten up that way. Oi'll build a little fort
or two In their country to kape tho
bears awa.' But tho pig-neaded asses.
Instead our being thankful, wlnt on a
shindig and raided tho forts, so we're
hero to taelio thlm what's good for tlilm,
and, praiso the saints, It's many a long
haired haytheu has como to an onder
sthandlng on It wld a Snldci buuet In his
libs"
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At the Chinese Court.
High Counsellor: "Oh. Great militancy
of China, the Geiman missionary Insists
upon going to tho dangeious province.
Ho claims it will be an evil tiling for
him to abandon his Join ncy through fear
of bodily barm He says that to allow
the soul lo become tilled with evil la a
far greater loss than any Injuiy that
could happen to the body."
Emperor: "Then I must at once Issue
a decree that no German be allowed to
enter the drinking shops, dancing gard
ens, or other places whero wickedness
ran bo absorbed, Tho recompense they
demand for Injury to their bodies Is very
great, and If wc should be held responsl
ble for damages to a German soul, surely
the whole Bmptro could not pay It."
High Counsellor: "It will bo a most
senslblo precaution, but here comes tho
Orand Mandarin, tearing his iobo and
beating his head. What new 'inlsfortuno
can have happened?"
Grand Mandarin: "Oh, Son of the
Stars, kick mo with your golden sandal,
for 1 nm a bearer of evlt news. Tho
calamity presaged by tho eclipse has
fallen upon us. The English have deliv
er! tan ultimatum that there shall be
no .nore especial privileges. They de
mand that all nations bo tieatcd alike,
and now. whenever a foreign devil gets
huit each of the powers must have a
seaport. Tho foielgn devils nro so ven
turesome accidents will happen to them,
and tho supply of seaports Is not unlim
ited. What can we give when they are
gone? Kick me again, stamp upc my
Ignoble head, oh Pavorcd One ot the
Moon!"
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Tree Silver.
Mr. Ploughshare: "Since they 'e been
In power, tho Populiats hev dono lots for
tha, farmers, but I've alleys klntler.doubt
ed If 1 hed much use for this frfco silver
till ylsierday."
Pop Politician: "Whut occurred yester
day to tako the gold dust out of your
eyes?- Did ou read some of my 16 to 1
nitlcles?"
Mr. Ploughshaie; "You know silver's
been so plenty and cheap they've hsd to
Keep Increasing tho size of the coinage?
Well, wo broke down our vvagRln and 1
jacked it up on somo poles alio: rails,
o's to drag It to town and git It ilxed,
1 throw ed In a few dollars to pay tho
wagglnmakcr with, and blamed It they
didn't smash tho whole rigging down.
Not lirvln' niiv other waggln to carry
them In, I hardly knowed what tew do,
but my boy, Hill, he's a smart 'un. lie
gel a crowbar and drilled holes through
four of them dollars and put 'em on
the axles fcr wheels, and, by gum, they
w ork so w ell I'm goln to leavo 'cm
there."
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Advice to ii Itcd.
Anarchist Hobo: "I don't steal because
I want money or property. I hate both,
but I swlpo everything I can so as to
Injuro tho bloated property owners. Tak
ing their wealth weakens them, don't It?
And In that way 1 help the cause ot an
archy, don't 1?"
Wandering Willie: "That's so, and If
that's tho game, I can put yer onto a
big scheme. You goes to somo live town
and Kills yer man nnd lies low long
enoutili for the detectives to run up a
big bill. Then you Insists yer an Innocent
victim of the civil law, because cr a
poor man. Somo softie will bo on hand
to aid tho innocent an' oppressed, and
If they gets enough lawyers on the casu
the costs'll inn into twenty thousand,
and who'll have to stanu It, but the ta
pacrs tho bloated piopcrty owners?
You couldn't get so much boodlo away
from them If ou was to steal for a life
time." OUR CHIEF CONCERN.
Prom the Phlladclphlv Buletln.
It seems to bo Impossible) foi our llilt
Ish cousins to reallzo that the govei'i
mental pollc ot tho t'nltcd Stales Is In
spiled by the desire to piomoto Ainetl
can Interests nnd not by tho wish eith:r
to seive or to Injure Great Britain. When
tills country passes a stringent piotectlvo
tariff, llko tho McKinley law or ihe Ding
ley law, or when It notifies out kin acioss
tho sea that the Mnnioe dor trine must bo
respected, as In tho caso ot Venezuela,
the London newspapers uugrily nicusc us
ot being actuated by violent antipathy
to over thing that is English. When
Englishmen feel In u moic lilcuillv mood
especially when their government is In
omo dilemma and ihe assistance ot tho
I nlted States would be of Immense value
theso Journals go to the other extreme,
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Ever since the beginning ot German ag
gressions upon China, the London press
has tecmetl with suggestions ot an alli
ance between England and AincilcM which
should safeguard Biltlsh Interests in tbu
far East, and lcstoio to England tho po
sition of pilmaev in world politics which
was hois under the astute and audacious
statesmanship of Beaconsilcld. No doubt
as to the willingness of Americans lo pull
Biltlsh chestnuts out of tho Hie secnH to
havo occurred to thesr confident p.ipcis.
They appal ently consider that the honor
it an alllnnco with the Biltlsh cmplle
would be ample recompense for our nh.vi
donment ot our traditional policy and em
broilment vvltli poweis with which we ato
now on friendly terms.
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Thus the Spectator, once notable as a
conservative and influential organ of in
telligent opinion, complacently assumes in
its latest issuo th.u tho Pulled States Is
icaely to Mippcat the Pritlsh demand that
no exclusive privileges shall bo gi anted
to Germany or any oilier power b China,
and rennrks that "nothing shot I of a di
rect menaco or aggicsslon would tempt
any combination of continental powers
to faco the whole Anglo-Saxon race unit
ed and icsolved. ' Assuicdly an alliance
between this country and England would
hold in Its hands tho balance ot the woilcl.
But it is sheer nonsense for English pa
pers to talk as though tho American peo
ple weio vv llllus to enter upon such nn
arrangement. Nothing Is failbcr fiom
their thoughts ut present. In fact, they
aio not thinking ot England and her In
terests nt all, Ineiidlble as this may ap
pear to the Oplcal Loudon editor.
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Tho fundamental consideration which
guides the action oi tho men vwio con
duct tho government of tho Vntted States
is the protection of American inteiests
and tho maintenance ot American rights,
without regaid to the designs of Gie.it
Britain. It may bo very hard foi con
ceited Britons to believe tills, but it is a
fact, nevertheless. If the newspapers ot
the British metropolis could bring them
selves to understand It, they would not
pilnt so much nonsense.
ABOLISH THE SEED HUMBUG.
Prom tho Times-Herald.
In splto of popular denunciation and
protest the ancient swindle known as the
freo seed distribution will bob up seiene
Iv as usual at tho present session of con
gress. The agilcultin.il bill which will
i ome up foi conslilciiation this month
contains an appioprlation of Jlua.GiO for
seeds which nio to bo given away through
senate! s, lepresentatlves and the agil
cultural depailmcnt. This Hem, in fact,
has alrcadj been approved in the house,
but may falEin tho senate.
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The original object of the flee gift cn
teiprlso was doubtless pi.tiscworthy, !n
that it was designed to Introduce new .i
ileties of plants to gencial use and to
seeuro icports upon their value for public
Information. Tho people weio perfectly
willing to encourage this mild form of
paternalism so long as It was used to pro
mote tho genuine Interests of husbandry.
Realizing that nil wealth and all pros
perity have their souieo in tho soil, the
encouragement of agriculture has been
regarded as a legitimate function ot gov
ernment. But instead of being used lor
tho promotion of husbandr the seed dis
tribution for several years past has been
diverted to tho piomollon of tho interests
of politicians among tho granger con
stituents. Instead cf diversifying or mul
tiplying tho products of tho soil the freo
seed fraud Is used to make rcpiescnta
ttves solid with agrlcultuial votcis.
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A lepoit of tho department of agricul
ture recently deelired that "a careful re
view of the department reports during a
decade In which over a million dollais
was expended for free seed distribution
falls to reveal a single instaneo of benefit
to agriculture attilbutablo to this dis
tribution." The whole sstcm is a fraud
on its face. It icpiesents a form of
bribery that Is n reproach to the gov
ernment. Congress will never havo a bet
ter tlmo to nbollsh It than at tho present
session when public revenues demand re
tienchment. HavfllaiHid
China . .
wi: auk closing our KOUU OK
OUIt OPEN STOCK CUINA PAT
TEltNS At Cost
IK YOU WANT A CHINA IMNNKU
fur now is Tin: ti.mk to iiry
WI! Alti: TAKING ACCOUNT OK
STOOKANU WANT TO CLOSE OUT
lIIKHKi'OUIl LINUS HEIOUK ITU
HUAUV 1.
TIE CIEIQNS, 1FEIREEM,
OmttEY CO.
1UJ Lackawanna Avunuo.
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WLlMillJ
Domestic
loosekecpin
Can never be bought as cheap again after this week. This
is a timely notice to all who have any prospective needs in
these lines. We announced to the public that the low
prices marked upon these goods would hold for the week,
and when we said it you well know (after many years'
experience with us) that we meant it. Business cannot al
ways be clone at a loss, and inferior goods that are often
sold at an apparently cheap price are dear at any price.
Our motto has been and ever will be: "Only Reliable
Merchandise at Reliable Prices."
Our buyers are now all in the market making their selec
tions ior Spring, and it will always repay you to see what we
have to offer before making your purchases elsewhere.
OFF WITH TIE OLID
ASTHKOLll yi:.R IS CAST OKF like
an old shoe, so should you rcolve to
eiury out tbeslinlleby coming In nndselcct
fng a now milr of our elegant '08 Mioes
Just received for tboio who vrant advance
styles at backward prices.
lewis, Rally k Mvies
WYOMING AVKNUE.
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
Here's My (Due
Way Out of If
WE S1UPT GET Rll) Of OLR
bTOCK OK
ON ACCOUNT OK AN UNFAVORABLE
HKASON WK KINO THAT WE HAVE
AN OVERbfOCK OK THEM, AND WE
HAVE MADE A RIG CUT ALL ALONG
THE LINE, AND WILL OKKER IHE
SAME AT BARGAIN l'MCIM.
IFME & SHEAR CO.,
110 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MILL & CORNELL'S
Such a choice stock to select from cannot
bo found elsewhere In this part of the state.
And vrhen you consider tbe moderate prices
at which the goods are marked is a fiuther
claim on the attention and consideration of
bujers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WlItTINQ DESKS,
DM.S1IM TAIll.ES.
Pan cvTahi.es,
CllhVAl.Gt.6SES,
1'Anioi; Camxkts.
MustoOAWNf.rs,
CuiuoCviiiM-rs,
Hook C.vsts,
l'ACV 11ASKETS,
Loc.aE.s,
Work Tables,
Easv Chairs,
GILT Chairs,
I. maid Cum its,
RocKt.ns,
Sll VVJ.NO bTANDS,
rEDLtTM.S,
TAIlOUIIETrES.
All at lowest prices consistent with the
bljli nuullty of the goods.
Hill &
ComineH
At 121
North Wasulngtou
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
Iriiff
0 Eaters
Furniture
Cottons and
i Linens
AMP
u
ILJlLJR
Clot Hi in
prices.
beeeoinr motto
Sty iminiexcelled,
the lowesto
Your money back if you want It;
and the same price to everybody. Open
Evenings Until After the Holidays.
BIT
436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
FINLEY'S
Corset
Dart.
To obtain comfort aud fit
in a dress, a lady must be in
possession of a "Perfect
Fitting Corset."
Omir
Corset
Department
is replete with every MAKE
that can be recommended as
"perfect" in every detail, aud
in a variety of styles aud
qualities to meet the require
ments of all. Such world
reuowned makes as
stn,
C P. a la Serene,
Fasso,
The Nev Becolletfe,
AXD-
S,
A corset specially adapted
for misses aud ladies of slight
figure. Also Thompson's
glove-fitting
G
AND-
Warner's Health Corset,
Of which you waut to see
our elegant window display
this week.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
EAZAA1
at
has
reliable
always
Qmial
MUCKLOW
3
'lLANK
Books
AND-
OFFICE SUPPLIES
The most complete line in
this corner of Pennsylva
nia. Time Books
for
1898
at
REYIS BROTHERS,
SrATIONERS, ENGRAVERS,
HOTEL JERMYN BUILDING.
1150 Wyoming Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ccneial Agent for the Wyomlot
DMrlcUor
Sllnlns, Dlastlng.Sportlns, 8mokslS!
and tbe Repuuno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
tnfety I'use, Caps and Exploder.
Room vil'J, 'Jin and '211 Commonweiltti
liulldinsi Scraatoa.
AGENCIES:
THO, FORI),
JOHN U. SMITH AbON,
K. W. MULLIGAN.
nttiton
ri mouth
Wilkei-Uarru
II PLEASANT
COAL -"'
AT RETAIL.
Coal ot the best quality for domerllo tin
and ot all itzes, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city;
at the lowest pries
Orders received at the Ofllce, flrst floor.
Commonwealth bulldlnr. room No i
telephone. No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phono No. 772, will bo promptly, attended
to. Sealers supplied at tbe mine.
1 S!
OWiNT'S
POWDER.
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