THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE.
TUESDAY, JANUAHY IS, 1898.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1M3.
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lllcctlou Day, Pebrunry 13.
All that lln poorer ilmse will lmo
to ilo sifter a whllo will be to suck their
thuinljH, or loot thp nlicr of the rich
for something to rut mid wear Scintilon
Tlincs.
If any looting H to lie don, c tin
rteiMtnml that th edltot of Hie Timet
liaH. tluilns n cateer of I hi 1ft und In
tel pi lc, HccuiuulitPtl iiianv thousand
clollius, whlcli he would iloubtlen be
Find to li.no tal"ii f i om hltn by fotce.
Three Years of dovcrnor Hastings.
In lew of the fait that Governor
Uniting' Inn JiM entiled upon the
fmilth seat of IiIm let in or olllee It
may be lnteitHtliiK to recall some of
the Imiioitaut legislation which lias
leached the fctnsru of law dllliiiK liW
iidmlnlslintlon. in the waj of ie-oi-KtinliMnn
of clep.it ttnent work muy be
nientlomd the oieatlon of the Super
ini mutt, an act fully justified b the
Mntlstlm of the totitt's growing tie
fulncs pi luted recently in The Tri
bune; the better organization of the
banking depattment: the eBtabllh
metit of n duputnient of agtitultuie;
the ei cation of a buieati of mine"! and
mining, ami the changing of the sys
tem of puif having state t,upplle.
Among lmnsuies affecting the people
generally we note with especial ap
in o al the compulsoiy educ.ition law,
the uet leriulilng the pasment of In
tel est on state deposit", the law pio
tectlns employes of eorpoiatloim in
their right to belong to labor organi
sation", tlie Hamilton load bill and the
bill lor the better logulatlon of sweat
shops. This bv no means exhausts the
list but It sufllcis to Indicate that ma
terial piotcb has been made In the
direction of the general welfaie.
The governor's best claim to tho
giatitude of the people lies In Ills vig
orous and unsparing ue of the veto
power. In 1S9K his 115 -etoes saved
for the taxpayers of the state $745,501:
In 1S9", 74 vetoes effected a saving of
SJC.1,720, while the knowledge that he
would eto cot tain other bills, notably
the outrageous Andrews "Lexow" ex
pense account, if afforded the oppor
tunity, acted ns n check upon much
additional cxlunagance proposed or
contemplated. This direct paving ot
money which otherwise would simply
hae been dialned out of the public
treasury to no -visible public benefit
stands foilh to the governors eiedlt
in sufficient clearness to moie than
atone for some minor mistakes which
he has made In the executive ehali,
mid the best thing about it is that It
has had the eftect so to mouse public
sentiment that his successor, whoever
he shall be, will necessailly have to
continue the slaughter of jobs and
drives or else suffer odium by com
paiison. It must be admitted In anv candid
lev low of hlH ciueei' to date and we
nlm to speak wholly without piejudlce
that the governor has been most
biiecessful In acquiring the confidence
and support of the people when eating
least for factionalism and the aitiflcca
ot politics. Could he recall for levlslon
the ill si half of his term we enture
to guess that he would preserve from
the beginning the attitude of broad
independence and freedom fioni per
tnal ambitions which have charac
terized his later official actions, and
would enter upon no compromises In
volving apparent ncqules'ence In un
wholesonn political conditions. Noth
ing is clearer to the student of Penn
pslvanlu DolltlcH than that the execu
tive olllee must be unmoitgaged and
unfettered If the best lesults aie to bo
had In its administration. Governor
Hastings learned this lesson in time
to nvert disaster, and the significance
of his expei fence should not be lost
upon the men who hope to be his suc
cessor. The Tribune agrees mod coullnlly
with' the Philadelphia Inquirer In its
opinion that lion. Theodore Halt, edi
tor and proprietor of the Plttston Ga
zette, would make a supetlor post
master to succeed John H. Mullln. .Mr.
Hart is a Republican whose partv
fidelity does not have to be bought with
ofllce. but for that and other leasons
p.itfnt to all who know him he It. es
pecially well fitted for party uietet
rocnt. Congiessman Williams is to be
congratulated upon having decided to
miUo so admirable a recommendation.
The Lehigh Volley Report.
The annual repot t or the opeiatlonx
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad com
pany for the ca'endar yeat 1897 contains-
much interesting infoimatlon,
some ot which we shall mention.
j:arnlngs on coal haulage decreased
fast year JC3.15.1 74 and on miscellan
eous haulage, $b8,03J.ia as compared
with the llgUres for 189C; but passen
ger business Inci eased to the extent of
J11G.011.45 This was uccompanled at
the same time by a decreased cost In
the'jpus.senger depaitment of $582,640,
shewing cleaily that some phenomenal
wofk has been done In this department.
We suspect General Passenger Asent
ChaUe Sj. Lee.
Ohlhe whole, while total earnings
dee'reWd $82,730.39 during the ear,
opeiatlng expenses were cut to the
amount of $297,GCt, leaving the com
pany's treasury 214,G3l to the good In
the -matter of the opeiatlng account.
With fixed chaiges at $3,1513,910, opeiut
lng expenses at SU.U&IUO, and total
Income at $20,439,203, tho load tutus
the corner with $511,902 to show as net
pioflts a better Bhowlng than most
pei sons expected and one which cer
tainly reflects ciedltably on the ad
mlnistiatlyn of President Walter.
frotlve In the report one minor
butKuiliun feature. In. the table show-
Ing the classification of tons of freight
carried ono mile we perceive that
90,108,065 fewer tons of anthracite coal
were cnnled one mile In 1897 than In
189C, but that 29,934,614 more tons of
bituminous coal were so carried In
1S97 than In 1896. Is this difference ac
cidental or significant?
Tho noleeini.'l Lebanon rlenni t urm
In snylnt; that The Tribune hits been
attacking Senator Quay. It hits at
tacked cnlv those overxealoun lieuten
ants of bin whose nlm In life seems to
be to keep the senator In hot water.
m
Scranton's Industrial Progress.
Tor u number of yeais pint tho
.-kialiton Hoard of Tinde has been re
glided an one of the model oicatilza
lons of Its kind In tho country, and
the icport of Seci"tary Athetton le
vli'wlnr the board's work dining the
eur 1S97 sulnfs to explain why this
eputntlon exists. The icport In full
appeals In another place, but for tho
convenience of our leaders we piesent
In this connection n summary of Us
chief features.
In 1S"J7 the Pcmnton Iioaid of Tiade
lndtued industries to locate In this elty
emplo.ving at the lowest calculation
l.fiiO hands, and this without the in
vestment of one dollnr or local capital,
It being the board's belief that Scran
ton has no further need to bribe fac
ton' ownets to come hither, beeretaty
Atherlou estimates that $100,000 will be
spent by these new lndustiles on
buildings alone. It seems reasonable
to estlmute tint not Kss th'an $400,000
wilt be disbutscd b.v them .Minunllv in
the fjim of wages.
Hqually nOourngl'ig Is the cuntiast
picsented betvveeii the condition of es
tablished local industries on Jan. 1.
1S91?, md theli oondlMon one sear pre
vious Suvs the seeietary's leport:
"All our fabilo und silk mills are In
operitlon, employing a full complement
of hands, und In most cases woiklnc
overtime. The furniture upholstering
plant is baldly able to keep up with
the Increased demaiuls for Its goods.
Our steel and lion mills have worked
nioi e duvs during the past six months
than during any like period In seveial
Sears. in faet, I know of but one In
dtistij In this city that Is not woiklnt?
full" This lndustis', the Scmnton
Glass eoinpans, was mined by the Wil
son bill, but the belief is entertained
tnat with the return of good times
steps for its iesucltatlon will not be
wanting.
The ivpoit lev lews In Instinctive
fasiibu tho nutritious loeil impiove
ments brought to completion during
v?7. notably the fine additions made
to the number of tho clts's modem
ofllce buildings, ptoie-rooms and resi
dences, and Its newls' paved stieets;
calls attention to the Increase during
the ear of ovar Is j er cent, in local
lank deposits; and pass a well de
served tribute to the admirable enter
prise of tho Colliery Ungli.ecr compans',
an Institution which la doing mote to
advertise Sciauton than all other agen
cies combined, Its postage bill alona
.ueiaglng over JJ.GOO a month. The
secretary lccoinnends additional pro
vision for the dlstiibutlon of llteiaturo
suitably 'iilnglug before the public
Hctanton's incompaiable advantages
as a business and residence center, and
makes a timely uppeal for the Infusion
of Increased energs Into the board's
activities. We sa" "timely," because
with the business depression of the
past few sears lapldls lifting row Is
certainly the time to take npnotlunity
b' the forelock.
Tho report tie.its of many other niat
teis of live public Interest, and a pei
usal of It is recommended to every citi
zen anxious to see uclded vigor in the
proatross of his city dining the current
S'ear.
Tf the Philadelphia inqulier will con
sult Us own files It will peicelve that
on mora than oii" oc caslon it has
boasted almost In ?o many winds that
Andiews & Co. will uin the next state
convention, (lettln.; mad and talking1
ugly won't change the Hies.
Object Lessons In Patriotism.
Two mammoth New Year numbeis of
leading western newspapers leach us
simultaneously und tell in their abund
ant statistics a wonderful tale of sub
stantial western development. Hach
has sixty pages, brimful of tho figures
of a seat's diversified progief-s, and
each piesjnts Its cieUcntlals, not boast
fully but with tha calmness of mag
nificent assurance
Of these the San Francisco Chronicle
speaks for California, and the purport
of its levelatlon mas' be gleaned from
one brief extiaet. "In point of popu
lation," our Golden Gate contemror
ury sas"s, "California Is well down In
the list of the states of the American
I nlon. but Investigation le veals tha
fact that It leads in mans" things.
It takes first place as a, nicducer of
gold, raisins, fiults, boiax, beans,
oranges, piunes and wines; It Is the
second gieatest lumber, wheat nut,
honey, hop nnd barley pioiluciiu
state, Its wool product Is the thild
largest In the union, and Its luy
cop Is nnlj" exceeded by that of lour
other states. With such a i ecot d as a
pioduccr it is not nt nil surmising
tint In the matter of mvlngs bank
deposits California, although n new
state, and with a much smaller popu
lation than at hast eleven other states,
takes thlid rank. Nor Is it amazing
that In the- matter of Immunity fiom
Irdobtedness California faimois should
make the good showing they do, only
four other states exhibiting a smaller
percentage of moitgages on farms
than It does."
lh' Portland Oregonlan devotes
much of Its uniple space to an exposi
tion of Alaska and the new gold fields,
Its tieatment of this theme being far
nioie compiehenslve and Infoinilng
than that of any other publication we
liavo set seen; but Its statement o(
the lesourcea and prospects of tha
great empiie lying upon the watershed
of tha Columbia river In by much the
most Instructive. It notes that dui
Ing the tunent shipping s'ear the val
ley of the Columbia will ship 750.000
tons of whent ulore, with lumbei.wool,
salmon and ojher products In enormous
quantity; and inasmuch us the bed
of the Columbia affords tho only water
level f i om the great noithwcstiin In
terior to the Pacific ocean tho Oregon
inn pallets for It lu time to come a
coniiiieue the dimensions of which aie
bejond ronjeelure. That iwper liuly
says, with' a wisdom equally applicable
to eastern conditions:
Margins to tho producer and tho car
rier urn to be much closer thnu hereto
fore. The tendencs is to reduce to tho
lov. est popslblo limit, and un easy route
for movement of the bulky products of a
great rcicton to tho seaboard always as
sorts nnd maintains Its advantage over
dlfllcult gradients. It la not posMblo for
any stcm of rnllwajs over mountains
to meet tho Incomparable advantages of
fered by the water level of the Columbia
river from the gient Interior country to
the sea. In boom times, when corpora
tions hnd VRst sums of money to throw
nwny, these rdvnntageii worn not so ap
parent. Hut thut la all past. Prices are,
close; money must be saved, not squan
dered; profits can only be had by sav
ing to the utmost, and In such clrcum
Btnnces now permanent natural facili
ties are tho fuctots that determine re
sult. "Just now," adds the Oregonlan,
"Intel est Is centered mainly In tho
mines and trade of the Klondike ter
lltors. Hut all know this Is only nn
episode. It will not be a permanent
Interest. Tho future of tho Pacific
coast lies In these states of varied and
Inexhaustible pioductlon, where every
thing Invites men to make homes and
families to live. All that is necessary
Is that the real attractions ot these
Pacltlu states of outs shall be made
widely known, Kven In our own Eas
tern states theie Is a lemarkable
dearth of accurate Information about
them. The Northern gold excitement
will no doubt drnw hither the attention
of many who otherwise never would
huvc known what the.e Northwest
states aie and spiead of this Infor
mation piomlses to bo verv useful"
We confess It has been verv useful
to us. und we uie sufllclentlv enthu
siastic over the wealth of the Infoima
tlon contained In these monumental
newspaper Issues to lecommend that
all who tan send for copies and study
them as object lessons In the magni
tude and the Incomparable tesourccs
of this unequalled countiy of ours.
Congiessman King, of Utah, who
went to Cuba to see for himself, does
not mince matteis. Tills Is his view
of the politics of the Cuban situation,
as he expresses It In the eouise of a
letter to the New Yoik Journal: "If
a man fastens another In a house and
fires it, we call htm n fiend, and It ex
cites unlveisal condemnation. Yet tho
United States lias calnilv looked on
while Spain bus pinioned more than
half a million of people, nnd then de
llbetalely sat down to witness their
destitution Foi months we have been
silent obseiveis of the merciless effects
of Spain's policy of war a war against
helpless molheis, defenceless children,
aged and inllini of both sexes. Now,
when Cuba is a enamel house, and the
huriois of the situation have some
what abated, we become somewhat
concerned for the survivors." The re
proach is entliely Just.
Mhe people at large aie Just about us
tlnd of the .Martin upline us thev uie ot
unv other boss ownership Lebanon Re
port. If that is so. the people have tho
lemedy in their own hands, and if
they deliberately let the so-called
bosses get the better of them by rea
son of their Individual apathy or In
dlfteience, have they the moial right
to complain."
'Tis high Time fo
Sift Immigration
I'lom the PhilodelphH Press.
T IS TRUE that illiterates make often
good citizens, and tho ability to read
und write does not prove that Its
possessor Is not moiallv and mental
ly a. most objectionable and danger
ous person. All human standards nro
more or less faulty, but in lieu of some
thing better we must put up with them.
This country, which for many sears
piotited by unrestricted immigration,
has evidence tint of late It has not been
leceivlng the best supplies, and that a
sifting process tint shall keep out tho
worst has become desirable.
o
The people of Pennsylvania lealize (his
when the contemplate the Huns and
olhet natives of eastern and southern
Km ope who now dominate laigo sections
of tho coal mining legions. Thco men
are strong and healths-, and when not
striking, mako good miners. Perhapb In
the second and thild generations this
stock nuiv be a valuable contribution to
the mixed blood of this country. At
present they are unasslmllnble nnd hard
to manage. The county authorities find
they can best keep them peaccablv dls-po-M
d by letting them do pretty much as
they please The liquor license law of
the stute, with Its wholesome restrictive
loatureH. rannot be enforced whero Huns
and Poles are gathered in large num
bers. The native population do not find
these people desirable neighbors, and
they move for away fiom them when
they can. Tho state Is put to heavy ex
pense every little whllo to put down tho
riots which these turbulent people are
prone to Indulge In at Irregular intervals.
Tho Lodge bill does not proposo to deal
harshly with tlieso people. It sends none
of them home. There Is no lack of labor
ing men of this class in this country
Rather there are more of them here now
than can be sute of emplosment on full
time, and this excuso Is the cause of
trouble discontent and hardship In our
mining rigions. The Lodge bill calls a
bait on this. It does not stop Immlgia
tlon. but it endeavors to check a partlcu
lar kind which has become troublesome
and hurtful It applies the test of liter
acy because this w HI keep out from one
thlid to one-half of those who have been
coming to us from Austria-Hungary, Po
land, Russia and Itals, whllo It will not
affect materially the immlgiatlon from
the North of Lurope.
fl
it Is a fair assumption that of two
bodies of Immigrants those who have
progressed fur enough to be able to lead
In sonio language tho constitution of the
Pnlted States will be more valuable to
this country than another sot which Is
wholly Illiterate, and who, intellectually,
moially and In their mode of living, seem
to be veiy little In advance of the lower
animals. Tho Lodge bill applies tho test
thut will allow tho better class of Immi
grants to come In as heretofore and place
a bar against tho class of which we have
already too mans. There Is good sense
and Hound statesmanship In such a meas
ure, and wo hopo to see It become a law
nt this session of congress.
TIIK .NATURAL MLQULL.
Prom the New Yoik Journal,
Tho situation being perfectly peaceful
In Havana, It U thoucht nece.ia.uy to
double the guard about the American
coiiHiilutc. Huvnna being thoroughlv pa
cllled, General Illanco, Just by way of
leleluatlon, no doubt, keeps his artillery
posted ho as to command tho prluclpil
streets und has tho city thoroughly pa
ti oiled by armed guards. Ho wholly aro
tho citizens of this peaceful town lecmi
tlled to Spanish pollcj, eo completely are
they Infatuated with tho situation as It
stands, that it bus been thought wise to
prohibit them from talking lu groups of
more than four, lest In their Joy they
might Indulge In extravagant demon
strations. Indeed, the evidences that
there Is nothing serious In tho situation
ut Havana have reached Madrid, wheie
tho news was signalled by Increasing tho
guard about Minister Woodford's house
nnd the American legation. No more
beatific 'stale could provall than that
which now exists In the happy lslo of
Cuba. No war is there tho Spaniards
have told us so. No riots aro feared In
Havana again the Spaniards give us tho
assurance. Por ourselves wo only know
that no American man-of-war Is moored
In the harbor ot Havana, nnd it is to bo
apprehended that out of theso thrco ne
gations will proceed a fourth namely,
that before long no American residents
will bo left In Havana-alive.
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
Prom the Philadelphia Press.
Tho certnlnty that tho various expense
bills vetoed by Governor Hastings nt tho
last session of tho legislature will como
up In tho next legislature, It circum
stances nro favorable, has led to tho
matter becoming a leading lssuo in Bomo
counties in tho ennvass tor tho nomina
tion of legislative candidates. Discus
sion of tho subject Is more and more pro
nounced from time to time. Whether
any futuro attempt to mako the state
pay those bills most of them totally
fraudulent shall succeed will depend
upon tliti character of tho next governor
and leglsluturo If both can bo depended
upon to bo In sympathy with tho out
mgeous raid upon tho treasury every ono
of tho vetoed bills will bo passed anew
with such nddltlons ns may bo dovlsod
In tho meantime, and with other bills
for similar committees which It Is cer
tain tho next legislature, should It bo
that kind of legislature, will encourage.
Those committees are ordinarily created
to cnublo members of them to draw
money from tho stale treasury to pay lor
services not rendered tho state, but of a
personal chaiacter. If thev fall at ono
session they will come back nt tho next,
us has been shown by abundant exper
ience, and they aro usually larger when
they leoppear.
o
In view of what muy be expected,
therefore, and tho llvo Interest that Is
being luken In the mutter, It Is worth
white to look into these various bills a
little more pointedly. Tho bills of halt
u dozen Investigating committees were
dlsupptoved bv- Governor Hastings, as
follows: Capitol llro Investigation, PW;
liiBiirance scandal, $7!3.I0;, bituminous
coal region lnqulrs', $2,1201: anthracite
coal region Inquiry, $1,401 50; peniten
tial les and penal Institutions investiga
tion, $3,115.2,; Investigation of Dairy nnd
Pood commission, $.',831 U. Iheie was
vetoed also nn Item of $3,142 for the
Saunders-Roberts contest In this city and
$C01 for the Shllfor-Lch contest In North
ampton, and the bill of $3,000 for the leg
islative Junket to Now York nnd to this
city to dedicate the Grant and Washing
ton mounments, together with a ehaigo
for expenses at the McKlnles' Inaugura
tion. These, added to the nppropllatlons
Intended for three bogus hospitals, which
were vetoed, mako a totnl of $C5,3."T(
outside the Items In the general appro
pilatlou bill
o
Tho amount out out of tho general ap
propilutlou bill lis the veto knife was
$152,00S 11, which with the above $fH,
aoG, makes a total of JJ17.JI0 77 shut
olT. and every dclbir of this will bo
demanded In the future If circumstances
should favor the grabbers. More than
that everyone knows that tho chief grab
of all, that of $G0 0G0 or more, to pay for
tho fraudulent lnvcsttgitlnu In this cits',
wus not even passed at the lata session
because It was known the governor
would not npoiove It. Senator Andrews
is onlv waiting a favorable oppoitunlty
to bring that bill forvvnrd and make tho
state pav It, though It wis an expense
not Inclined under the nuthoiitv of tho
s'iUc If he can own a governor and a
hglslatuie he will bo able to accom
plish his ambition.
o
In view ot the large sums Involved and
the principle underlslng this matter It Is
small wonder It is regarded as an Issue
In tho selection of candidates for tho
legislature. It is rcalls- an Important one
und cannot be too much discussed.
OUR REPUTATION ARROAD.
Prom the Lebanon Repot t
Scranton, nficr a two das" struggle,
has given twenty-five cents to aid tho
starving Cubans. Tho dlseaso of gener
osity Nn't epidemic In Lackawanna s
cits'.
THE CANDIDATE.
Oh, he's comln' round to seo ser, fui It's
nearin' 'lection time,
An' ho'll never seo no doorbell, but thrco
nights of stairs ho'll climb;
His fnco Is blight and smllln', an' his
glad hand's open wldc
An' ho'll think sor wlfo's yer daughter
oi a bloomln' last S'ear bildo
Ho's a liar, un' ho knows It, an' ho
knows s'ou knows It, too;
But ser nlways glad to see him just
Ueforo
Election's
Due.
Ho will jolly or whole family un' hell
have 'em svvclltn' up;
Ho'll glvo ser son a nickel an' admit o
his mangy pup;
Ho'll wish that ho was single so ho
could court the girls.
Their ees Is ullcis handsome an" their
teeth Is mostly peurls
Ho's a liar, an' ho knows It, un' he
knows sou knows It, too;
But s'cr alwass glad to see him Ju-it
llefoie
Klectlon's
Due.
An' tho baby's just tho cutest, sweetest
dutklln' ever knowed;
It kin talk ns plain as ho can, an It's
marv'lou3 how It's growed;
It son will be a votin', an" he knows It
will accoid
With tho party of Its popper, who's tho
best man In tho ward
Ho's a liar, an' ho knows It, an' ho
knows s'ou knows It, too;
But ser nlways glad to seo him just
Beforo
Hlectlon's
Due.
An' ho'll tell sou conlldeutlal that bo
knows he can depend
On ser votln' for him this time as the
vvorkln'man's true friend;
An' he'll promise you a city job with
nothln' much to do,
An swears If he's elected that he'll
stick to sou llko glue
He's a liar, an ho knows It, an' he
knows sou knows It, too;
But ser always glad to seo him Just
Beforo
Election's
Due.
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WE AUE TAKING ACCOUNT OK
WTOCK AND WANT TO CLOSE OUT
THKHEKOUR LINE8 UErOHE PEH
ItUAIlY X.
TIE CiEIONS, IFJEIMR,
WAIXEY CO.
122 Lackawanna Avenue,
60
MM
JLUf
A Word Coecererag
Ladles9 and CMldirein'
M
The reputation that we have enjoyed for years in excelling all others in
this particular Bine w31l be fully maintained. We cannot hold our early sale
until the first week in February, because it takes longer to make garments for
us than it does for the general run of houses, as we are very exacting in the
construction and material of every garment that we sell. We will, under no
circumstances, permit any hurriedly made or sweat shop work to be placed in
our stock. It matters not how low the priceevery garment must be gener
ous in size and well put together. Our next sale will eclipse all previous ef
forts, and those who wait for it will not have waited an vain.
TjUSFor the rest of this month all of our
Soiled Underwear at greatly reduced prices.
OFF Will TIE Oil
AM THE OLD YEAR IS CAST OI'P like
un old shoe, eo xliould sou reuoive to
curry out theslmlloby eomliiR In and select
ing i new nulr of our elegant '1H Hiioes.
Just received tor tliosu who want advance
stylus at backward prices.
Lewis, Eellly & Mvfa
WYOMING AVENUIi
THE .MODERN HARDWARE- STORE.
Way Oil of It
WE MU.ST GET RID 01' OUR
feTOCK OP
Oileater:
ON ACCOUNT OK AN UNKAVORADLE
SEASON WE KIND THAT WE HAVE
AN OVERSTOCK OK THEM, AND WE
HAVE MADE A MCI CUf ALL ALONG
THE LINE, AND WILL OKPER THE
SAME AT UARGAIN PRICE'S.
MOTE k SHEA! CO,
110 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MILL k COHNELL'S
Fill
Hui h a choice stock to select from cannot
bo found elsewhere In this part or the state.
And when you consider tho moderate prices
at vrblcb the good are marked Is a further
claim on the attention and consideration of
bnjein.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WniTiNO Desks, Lounoes,
Ukessino Tables, Wonic Table,
KahcyTaw.es, Eahv Chaius,
Ciievai, Glasses, Gilt Chairs,
Paklok Cawnf.ts. Inlaid Ciiaiks,
MUHIOUAlltNLTS, RoCKtlM,
Cuitio CvntNETM, Bicavino Stands,
UookUahls, PLDUSrAL,
l'ANCV I)ASKl.rS TAllOUllWW.S.
All at lowest prices consistent with the
high quality of the eoods.
HiH
&
ConeeM
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
HwaFnTtSE
II u lj sfT tJ7 1 I VaJjgSsO. l''t
1 1 -jfcMfirV i r ii' i ? A
re
Scranton, Pa.
nTTTf 5(0
iL nil y
-sisjiy-u ls)v;
uslln Underwear
REUABL
Clotlhtag at reliable
prices, lias always
beeeomirinniottOo Qaiial
ity Moexeelledo prices
the lowesto
Your money back if you want it;
and tne same price to everybody.
Evenings Until After the Holidays.
811
426 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
FIN
yrs
IL-H-
To obtain comfort aud fit
in a dress, a lady must be in
possession of a "Perfect
Hitting Corset."
Ounr
Corset
Department
is replete with every MAKE
that can ba recommended as
"perfect" in every detail, and
in a variety of styles and
qualities to meet the require
ments of all. Such world
renowned makes as
Her Majesty's,
C F. si la Sereie,
P. K
The New Becellette,
-AND-
A corset specially adapted
for misses aud ladies of slight
figure. Also Thompson's
glove-fitting
SoMCftc, E, and G,,
AND
Warner's lealtb Corset,
Of which you want to see
our elegaut window display
this week.
W(T
Y
Corset
Dart.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
BAZAAt
Odds and Ends and Counter
MUCKLO
LANK
(OOKS
-AND-
OFFICE SUPPLIES
The most complete line in
this corner of Pennsylva
nia. Time Books
lor
I898
at
fbTATIONEUS, KNGK.VVF.nS,
hot, jermyn huiuhhq.
130 Wjoiulug Avenue.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyoming
District fur
wraiT
Mining, lllastlng, Sporting, Sinokeles
aud the llepauno Chemical
Compnuy's
HIGI EXPLOSIVES,
fcarety Fme, Caps and Exploders.
Room !U2, 213 and 214 CoraraouwealtU
Ilulldlng, Hcronton.
AGENCIES
THOH, FORD
JOHN 13. SMITH ittfO.V,
K. W. MULLIGAN,
Plttston
l'Jymoutli
WUUw-Earr
ML PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestlo ut
and of all ilzes, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered la any part of tho ell
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Ofllce, first floor,
Commonwealth bulldlnr. room No ;
telephone No. SC24 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272; will be promptly, attended
to. Sealers supplied at the mine.
WE T. SI
w,
P01DER.