THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE.
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SCnANTON, JANUAItY 26, 1893.
REPUBLICAN CI TV TICKfiT.
Tor School Diicctor.
Thice Yuurs-l'ETEH NECLS. Eleventh
ward.
'i'htco Years-
-a.
I. I'llILLII'S, l'-irth
ward.
Two Years 13.
ward.
Two Vcnrs F.
wntd.
Oile Vi'iu-f-F. S.
V. FELLOWS, Fourth
S. GUDFIlEY. Eighth
, I1ARKER. Seventeenth
ward. '
One Yeiir-EMAS E. .EVAN'S, 1'IMecnth
word.
Eluctloii Day, February,!..
Isn't It n trllle flraiiRe tlmt otir
Ri'"ut mill Itching "frlC'mlllne!" for
Spnln which Impels uur Koverniiii'iit to
Hetnl ii wnrxhlp to a Spanish port as an
IntonuUlcitiul courtesy und proof of pu
clilc pood v III, was not discovered until
Spain linil tiiuctlrully i-ompk'tprt tin1
ilestiui'tlon nt her own ability to re
I'lpiocatp? Worthy of n Better Cause.
The uvertuii' of .Spiln nt tills tlm"
I'm a new treaty of ro2irot-lt v with
tli- I'll It eil Sti"es ill'ihtralus the Im
li.t .. ui'iiliie Miperlntity i.f Spanish i.ver
.irnii(itn (lliilonnwy and i'.iues one
ulliinst to admire the eUill with which
S anWh stiitesmunshlii pockets Its real
IcellliK.l tn ordei' to Itoet) u nppeaf-umei-.
As a coup d'etut In llslinu1ii
tlnn It Is itlHo llie most notlei'.ilde
Spanish uchlevemeiil of the Keneratlon,
mid vet. withal, then- is a stills' In It,
r sliiiK which is u tilumph of art.
Hear In mind that for mov-J Ihhn
tliiee yeais the Spanlsii government
and. Indeed, the Spanish people have
been serving as Ihe tarsets of criticism
nil only for American newspapers, and
ni'Miibers of congress bur more or less
illreetlv for th very head of th Amer
ican republic, tli" president himself. In
the main thes" erltleb-ius have not been
purpnsely softened; the president. It
Is Ivue. has cushioned his wo'-ils with
diplomatic fli'ciimspt'vtloii. but the bull;
of the comment. In both the press and
the public halls of congress and of
state legislatures. Ins been character
ir.ed by the candid fianUness and dl
ii.'ctiitss of iittcivinr common to the
EiikIIhIi speaMiiR nice We hav not
hesitated to employ in our discussion
of Spanish olliclals and Spanish meas
ures the .stroiiBvst weapons in our vocal
aimameiu. Mort than that, empress
lias once and the senate twice passed
n lesolutlon r-'cosnlzlns the belliger
ency of Spain's revolting Cuban sub
jects, under circumstances well calcu
lated to make that action offensive to
Spanish pride. "We haw not, an a pov--eminent,
gone quite as far as vv have
wanted to go, or ay Spain well Knows
that we now want to pi. In the direc
tion of embarrassing or thwarting her
efforts to regain a satisfactory hover-cl-tnty
over Cuba: but In a thousand
wn.vs the sympathy and the ultimate
Intent of the people of the United
States with regard to the Cuban insur
rection has been manifested to all
classes of the effectlv e Spanish popu
lation; yet observe Spain's couise.
Step by step she lias parried our
thrusts with' a feint here, a conces
sion there and all the time with a
semblance of friendship utterly alien,
to the real feeling In her heart. In the
face of Incalculable dllllculties and dls
eouingenients, under circumstances
that long ago would have Inspired in
the Anglo-Saxon character a rash de
termination to put all hazards to one
decisive Issue, Spain, officially speak
ing, has ilattered and cajoled us with
n patlenco and a versatility and a
profound tact worthy of u far better
cause. And now, while we are sending
our warships within the area of ready
accessibility to the center of Spain's
BreatesL trouble, and when the Spanish
heart la black with hate, Spanish dip
lomacy, never at a loss, comes at us in
the freshest of poses with tin offer to
negotiate a general treaty of rcclp
loclty. We are "a nation of shopkeepers,"
nnd Spain will therefore play on our
commercial creed In the hope or In
ducing us yet further to compromise
with our conscience! The sting of it is
ndmlra'hly planned, but It remains to
lie scon whether Spanish finesse can
outbid the ciilm of starving and deso
late Cuba upon our attention.
Tho New York Sun is correct In Its
Judgment that the reappearance of Mr.
Cleveland in public life as an opponent
of llawnlnu annexation Is as good as
a godsend to the- present adminlstra
tion. It ought to make the vote for
annexation practically unanimous In
the senate.
The Proper National Spirit.
Shlp-builder Cramp may bo Inclined
to Jingoism by the necessities and as
sociations of his business, which, if
there were no further thought-n? war,
would speedily become no business nt
all. Nevertheless he Is everlastingly
light in asserting th'ut preparedness for
war Is the highest political -wisdom.
History Is chock full of proofs In point.
The New York Sun, a healthy "Jingo"
paper, made reference to one u few
wcel.-s ago by holding China up as a fit
Illustration uf the Inevitable destiny of
a nation which is for peace at any price
nnd which does not encourage the cul
tivation among Its citizens of a spirit
of robust patriotism. Wo may see now
nn equally good Illustration of tho
benefits of the opposite theory nnd
practice. There Is every reason to sup
pose that when Germany started out
on her campaign of territorial belzure
in China, with the tacit ;o-oDeratlon
of Russia, it was Germany's Intention
ami Russia's hopo to grab important
and valuable meclnl privileges. Other
wise the subsequent proceedings of
both powers would nppear Incompre
hensible. Hut when England stepped to tho
foie with u rtlft and explicit Anglo
Saxon demand for fair piny, backing
it, not by sentimental gush but by the
peace-compelling guns of the most
powerful navy afloat, It took the Ger
man, kolser and , Rpsslart czar Just
b9il"v'novnj'aiijij.tv realize .that their
veii-iaicl plana for tlie theft of special;
advantages In defenseless China would
have to bo abandoned or else carried
to execution through n most momen
tous nnd costly war. The result Is the
abandonment of those plans.
We may not always concur In Eng
lish methods nor npprove without qtinl
irivittoti the ruling spirit in English
diplomacy, but where Is the healthy
and masculine American citizen who
does not envy the Hrltlsh Hon his goo.'!,
strong spunk?
m
Spain's American sympathizers
should not get too gay over the re
ported burning of the Cuban capital.
We had our own capital burned once
nnd yet wo won out.
Art Effectives Answer.
The Wllkes-Uarro Record announces
Its willingness to subscribe J'OO If the
board of trade of that city will organ
ize a company to buy of the Dickson
Manufacturing company the plant In
WHkes-Harre which It Is about to
abandon by tWuoval of Its equipment
to this city. This offer by the Record
lias, we believe, a double significance.
It typllles, In the first place, the lib
erallty nnd enterprise of the proprietors
of the Record. Messrs. Johnson and
Powell, who not only give to their city
the considerable advantage of a news
paper which by Its excellence consti
tutes an Invaluable advertisement of
Wllkes-Marre, but are also ready to se
the pace In cash subscriptions for
worthy public enterprises: and, second
ly, It doubtless Is the Record's effect
ive answer to the complaint of the board
that the newspapers of Wllkes-Rarre
are nioi e disposed to censure than to
aid it.
This complaint was recently uttered
lu u public communication by the piesl
dent of the board, Mr. (laston, printed
In the Vllkes-Rarre Times. It was a
complaint which from this distance ap
peared to be without adequate founda
tion. To lie sine, the papeis of Wilkes
Italic have from time to time chlded
the hoard upon its apparent inactivity
and have called nttentlon to the super
ior results accredited to the Scranton
boaid; but this was clearly within their
province. The Wilkes-Hart e board
could have avoided such teferences by
adopting the Scranton board's energetic
nnd aggressive methods. AVith twice
the wealth among its business con
stituency that the Scranton board has
among its membership and with many
natural advantages to offer In Wllkes
Rarie's favor, the Wllkcs-Bnrre board
has done apparently nothing, It may,
Indeed, have worked hard but Its work
has produced Invisible results and this
Is justification for wondering and even
critical comment.
We know enough of the public spirit
which Is Inseparable from the news
paper business to warrant us in saying
that the papers of Wilkes-Barre will
sustain the Wllkes-llarre board loyally
and with enthusiasm Just us soon as
that board shows an evident disposition
to assert Itself effectively. The Rec
ord's offer proves this conclusively. It
Is the board's turn to act now, and for
the mutual advantage of all concerned
we trust that It will do so promptly.
Scranton Is not Jealous of Wilkes-Uarro
in any. serious sense. The occasional
Interchange of chaff and banter be
tween the newspapers of the two titles
Is not meant viciously or In ill spirit.
The intelligent business men of both
cities want to see each city prosperous.
One cannot Improve without Indirectly
benefiting the other.
If the Lebanon Report judges all
public men by the gutter gossip print
ed against them In the political press
we don't wonder that It has jaundice,
dyspepsia and Insomnia combined.
Faith and Works.
Reverting once more to the yet ac
tive discussion of the Princeton Inn epi
sode, the New York Sun delivers this
opinion: "When a minister throws up
a church for no other reason than that
It objects to his signing applications for
liquor licenses. It is obvious that ho
has no faith In It as a divine Institution,
but regards It simply as a sort Of club,
membership In which Is purely a mat
ter of personal convenience and not at
all a religious obligation."
Does not our contemporary confuse
"a church" with "the church"? He who
posses from one to another denomina
tion does not necessarily declare his
lack of faith In the church as a divine
Institution. The transition may Imply
simply a difference In opinion as to the
extent to which denominational dlsclp
line may safely be permitted to super
sede Individual conscience.
We hear much these days concerning
tho alleged collapse of faith In the
church. To depict the church as a social
club rather than as a vital organism for
human Improvement apd salvation has
grown to be among too many commen
tators a kind of fad. Those who en
tertain this view perhaps base their
thoughts upon their wishes rather than
upon actual facts. Because the ten
dency in church circles Is toward prac
tical results quite as much as toward
doctrinal controversies does not mean
a loss of faith but rather a timely recog
nition of the scriptural truth that faith
without works is dead.
The conscience even of ministers Is
personal property and not the property
of any synod, conference or general as
sembly. The announcement that Richard
Croker would be New York's favorite
son for president has been greeted by
a Mioiver of editorial brickbats from
the press of the Empire state. If tho
Irrepressible boss really has presiden
tial aspirations he should engage a
manager at once.
It Is said that a New York man ad
vertised for u typewriter the other day
and received 40b replies. Ills wife ad
vertised In tho same paper for a cook
and received four applications. No
wonder we nre becoming a dyspeptic
nation.
Ex-President Cleveland and "Duke"
Palmer both oppose the annexation of
Hawaii and their opinions have about
equal weight in Inlluenclng action on
the subject.
The western flood sufferers are pre
paring for their annual spring suffer
ing. '
By tho time tho Massachusetts cot
ton mill strikes havo been settled tho
southern .manufacturers will doubtless.
Jiavo necyred tho cream of the trade..
Both mill owners and strikers will
comprehend this when It Is too late.
'
From some of the pictures that ap
pear In our esteemed exchanges, one
would think that the battleship Maine
was first launched on the Delaware
and Hudson canal.
Pittsburg papers nre complaining of
the quality of water used In mill; sold
In that city. They do not Insist upon
having it filtered, but object to choco
late tints.
It might be well for the United States
to. defer action on the Cubnn matter
until the exact relationship of tho mem
bers of the Mobso family has been de
termined. '
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth I. case has gone
Into the Insurance business. Many of
her rlvnls think that she Is better quali
fied to act as n lightning lod agent.
The f i lends of Dreyfus seem deter
mined to weave a crown for him large
enough to have rested loosely on the
brow of Napoleon.
Piesldent Dole, of Hawaii, seems to
be the first ruler on record to engage
tu business as a solicitor of his own
dlsemploynient.
Appauntly lying Is not a sin In di
plomacy. Some New Books
and Magazines
RKA DKltS of "Quo Vnilis," and es
U peclally those who have rend
SS fleliryk Hlenklewlcz's greatest
J works, the three novels treating
of the Polish liberty wais, will bo
much lnterestedln the volume of short
stories now olfeied by Hlenklewlcz's au
thorized American publishers, 1. title,
llrown & Co., of liiistm Ciuter the title
"Hindu." derived from tin- opening
story, we have In tills volume a group
ing of eleven shorter efforts by tills won
ib'iful Polish novelist, written nt illlftr
ent periods In bis varied career and of
uneven merit, but all showing forth In
some degree the rental kabln virility,
livid plctiireslUMiess and vital grasp on
the fundamentals of human character
and emotion vvhl'ii have made his more
pretentious writing unique among their
class. The atmosphere of these brief
stoies, these "charcoal sketches" as the
author himself calls one of them, Is as
foreign to the experience and compre
hension of the ordinary American as It
Is possible to imagine rn atmosphere to
be; and with due respect to Polish his
tory and llteratuie, it Is an atmosphere
toward which comparatively few Ameri
cans undergo a natural gravitation. Per
haps of no country In Europe are our
people so Ignorant and toward none so
Indifferent as they are concerning the
rutin! beginnings and the tnintc history
of Poland that was. Yet Slcnklewlez
takes his readers Into the thick of this
alien environment and by the sheer force
of his powerful genius lights it up with
fascinations which aro ineslstlble. He
combines with the function of the his
torian that of the artist whoe creations,
transcending time and place, are world
wide In human Interest and therefore
Immortal. We can Imagine the dllllcul
ties that must have beset the translator
of these stories. Jeremiah Curtln, but It
must be said for Mr. Curtln that they
have not kept him from pi.ttl.ig Into ade
quate Kngllsh as much of the Polish au
thor's force and lire as ll Is possible to
convoy from a language like the Polish
to one s.o dissimilar as our own.
o
An exceedingly intt resting paper In the
February Cosmopolitan Is that by Col
onel Waring, New York's former street
commissioner, on the utilization of city
garbage, showing how modern science is
reclaiming much of the refuse matter
that was once a net loss. This number
contains also the beginning paper In a
series of papers upon the subject. "The
Selection of One's Life Work." Presi
dent Andrews cpeiis the discussion with
n kind of bird's eye review of the nd
vantages and disadvantages of each pro
fession. Here is his cheerful estimate cf
tho newspaper man's vocation: "Joar
nallsni is the profession which one lenst
likes to Heeommcnd n young man to un
dertake. Being approached for advice,
you always hope that the applicant, If
he tries newspaper work, will rise above
the position of a mere drudge-reporter,
while you can rarely if ever be sure that
he will climb high enough to be inde
pendent. The business of gathering news
is respectable and very useful, and there
is no reason why one engaged in it
should not perfectly malntnln his honor.
The same Is true of editorial or high
class Journalistic writing, in which one
Is permitted to tpeuk his mind. Hut be
tween these two sorts of Journalistic
functionaries there Is a third most un
enviable type. We lefer to tho writers
who, to retain their situations, must ev
ery now nnd then defend doings ami
policies witch they abhor. In every oc
cupation n subordination often painfully
near tn humiliation will nt times be found
necessary till you show yourself a mas
ter in the business nnd mount toward
the top, But such servitude is believed to
be nowhere else so complete as in tho
phase of journalism Just referred to."
Because Dr. Andrews won his battle for
liberty of opinion he should not look
down on those who have not his ability
nnd facilities for resisting the fetters of
prejudice nnd custom.
o
Several portraits of the new monarch
of Greater New York. Richard Croker,
together with an apotheosis by Alfred
Henry Lewis, attract attention in the
February issuo of Blakely Hall's Metro
politan magazine. The character which
Mr. Lewis gives to Mr. Croker Is that
of a simple, plain-mannered, quiet man,
who never neglects a promise, forgets a
friend or lets up on nn enemy. In his
fights he Is Insatiable and Implacable, but
In his friendships ho Is loyalty and ildel
Ity Itself. Mr. Lewis gives the true rea
son of C'joker's sudden return to tho
leadership of Tammany Inst year. When
lie Installed Shtehnn in his place as the
ruling divinity of Tammany nnd went to
England to race his horses against thoso
of 'Is Royal 'Ighuess, tho Prince of
Wales, Croker meant, so Mr. Lewis says,
to retire for good. But when ho learned
conclusively that Shcehan was using tills
dcleguted nutliorlty chiefly for the pur
poso of "doing" Mr, Croker's friends,
that worthy Immediately donned war
paint, booked a paw-age for New Yoik
and treated Colonel Sheehnu to n swift
Illustration of a Croker throw-down.
Croker, says Lewis, will In lilOU succeed
Thomas C, Piatt as a senator at Wash
ington representing the greatest state
In the Union. But this, we take It, Is not
oniclal,
o
The Inst Issue of the New York Reform
club's valuable quarterly, Municipal Af
fnlrs, contained a learned and expert
discussion of the question whether It Is
desirable for municipalities to own .ind
operate their own lighting plants. This
was agued pro and con and the progress
of the debate will he Instructive to nil
who seek Infotmntlon on this point: but
the urtlclo in this Issue which is most
likely to interest the casual reader s
contributed by Colonel Waring, who tin
dertukes to say wlint kind of a lty
Greater New York will be a century
hence. He predicts, among other things,
a population of 20,000,000, spread cut over
all tho adjoining territory, with Man
hattan and Staten Islands given over
wholly to business Interests, the iesl
deuce portion comprising the beautirul
ridge on the west of the Hudson, nil tho
northeastern nortlou of New Jersey, rb
well as the upper portion of Westchester
county mid the whole of Long Islurd.
This enormous city will ue it water
over and over ugaln, filters In'.'acli borne
purifying all tho waste water to It can
Uboira morn used for drinking und cook
ing purposes. Everything In the vny of
light, bent nnd power will bo dona ly
electricity; horses for draft or carriage
uso will bo unknown. And flnnlly, prog
less In popular educntlon will by that
time hnvo gone so far that Greater New
York will be Intelligently nnd hoiieMly
governed. Colonel Wnrlng Is sum that
this will bo the case a century hence,
o
Perhaps It Is old fogylsh to object to
thu practice, now in such general vo,jue,
of exhibiting In, print pictures of young
women In private life, labeled and ticket
ed as prize beauties. The custom may be
n necessary concomitant of that modern
ity which In Its swift rush spares neither
man nor woman, neither gray-halrcd. ago
nor Infant jn nrms. And wo confess that
our own curiosity Is not more proof than
Is that of the public In general against
the fascinations of these fetching human
documents. Wo must concedo their In
terest. For exnmple, the February
Godey's has n whole gallery-full of holt
tone portraits of "Some Beauties of the
I,ono Star State," not all of whom, by
the way, deserve the name, but all of
whom nro set before public Inspection
with quite the same cheery Indifference to
considerations of reserve that character
Izes the annual lining up of banner milch
cows, pigs and poultry nt tho run I fair.
We expect this sort of thing concerning
women who by their own choice nro In
the public eye actresses, singers, lec
turers, professional women generally.
They accept the hazard of garish pub
licity when they choose their vocations,
But Is there not left In any port Ion of
these I'nlted Stntes some sense of deli
cacy, some lingering Instinct of chivalry
In men and modesty In women, whl-ii
will protest ngnlnst the dragging forth
from private life of our sweethearts and
daughters for the vulgar grattllcatlon
of n cruss public curiosity which Is quite
as often sensual as respectful In Its con
templation of pictured feminine charms?
o
Since the editorship of Leslie's Weekly
passed Into the experienced hands of
John A. Slelcher there has been marked
Improvement In the pictorial features of
that excellent periodical. The double
page "Hlaekvllle" studies of negro ways
and character were models of rich and
unctuous graphic humor, und the "Sur
prise" series now running nre equally en
joyoble In their different sphere. We take
It that Mr. Slelcher goes upon the prin
ciple that the way to Illustrate an il
lustrated publication Is to iVJustrate It:
nt nil events, quality Is now easily 'the
first consideration with Leslie's und cost
the least.
ii
One of the beft of contemporary helps
for the busy mall who wishes to keep In
touch with the Intellectual progress of
the world yet lacks time anil means to
go to original sources of Information Is
the Literary Digest, published weekly by
Funk &- Wagnalls, New York. Its greet
ing at The Tribune editorial desk is al
ways cordial, because It brings Into focus
every week the Important topics which
have been of large concern (luting lh
week previous, illumining each by suc
cinct and impartial explanation, and sup
plying, so to spenk, u "brief abstract and
chronicle" of the times. The editing of
this romiientilttni of contemporary
thought Is ably and conscientiously performed.
WHY DELAY t
From the Washington Star.
Tho extreme gravity of the situation
In Havana allows of no sort of doubt.
It Is shown not only by admitted facts,
but by nil fair Inferences drawn from
those facts. General Blanco's authority
may be overthrown by the mob at any
moment. The mnsslng of troops In the
city Is not of Itself an assurance of
safely for the Inhabitants. On the con
trary, It might prove to be lu the event
of an outbreak an added menace to life
and property. Tho Spanish army In the
liland Is honeycombed with discontent.
General Blanco has no Idea of how far
the dllllculty extends. He has no per
sonal acquaintance with the army. He
has never even formally reviewed his
troops. Nothing has occurred since his
arrival to give him a hold upon either
their admiration or attachment. Promin
ent ofllcers of the army right In Havana
are In open revolt against him. Is It to
be assumed that troops hurried In from
the country will support him with en
thusiasm? A likelier result Is that In
enso of a sudden break-up they would
throw their weight Into the other scale.
The question before this government
now relates to Intervention. Shall tho
I'nlted States Intervene to protect life
nnd property menaced by the rising spirit
of the mob, ns It has already done with
money and supplies in an effort to stay
the hand of death working through star
vation? It Is sadly confessed that our
efforts in behalf of the reconcentrados
must fall. They were begun too late.
Tho difficulties cannot be surmounted.
The appeal was noble, but misunder
standings nnd delays have frustrated the
alms of the friends of Cuba. The vic
tims of General Weyler's barbarity who
remnln above ground are yet too numer
ous and nro too far gone to be saved
even by the most active and generous
responses of charity now possible. The
appeal should hnvo come earlier, and
that It did not Is due entirely to n too
great deference to what Is called Span
ish "pride." , When the appeal finally
did come. It turned out that Spain had
no pride whatever In tho premises. She
was perfectly willing that the Fnlted
States should step In and succor the
thousands of Spanish subjects whom
Spanish Inhumanity had driven to tho
brink of the crave.
o
Take, then, this mntter of Intervention
by force to protect life nnd property
while It Is yet time to save them. Why
put It oft until a destructive explosion
has actually taken place? Why not try
to prevent an explosion? The material
for a bloody revolution lu Havana la
gathered there. A chance shot or n
street biawl may set It off. General
Blanco might exert himself to the ut
most to preserve order only to find him
self powerless and In as great danger
from personal violence as any man In
tho city. Con anybody doubt how shin
ing a mark American llfo and property
would be at such a time, or with what
zest a frenzied Spanish mob would vent
its rage against n nationality which m
its Ignorance It has been taught to revile
and desplre? Are wo to delay action In
this case, as in that of the reconcen
trados, until It Is too late to help those
deserving of our help?
Titer Were in Sight.
"Without a word of warning he threw
himself at my feet."
"Oh, well, you know ho couldn't miss
them." Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
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nn old shoe, so should you tesolve to
carry out the simile by coming In nud select
ing 11 new nnlr of our elegant M)H .Shoes.
Just lcrelved Tor those who want advance
styles at backward prices.
lewis, Eettly & Mvies,
WYOMING AVENUE.
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
THEY'RE .GOING FAST
Those Oil Heaters we told you
about last week. But tlie fact of
our having had a good sale of them
WILL NOT change our resolution
to clean them out.
THEY MUST GO
And judging Irom prices we arc
selling them at they won't last
long.
Call and Be Convinced.
k s:
O)
lit) N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MILL k CORNELL'S
Finitire
Such a choice stock to select from cannot
be found elsewhere tn this part of the stato.
And when you consider the moderate prices
at which the goods are marked Is a further
claim on the attention and consideration of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
Writing Desks,
DnKssisa TABLES.
Fancy Taw.es,
Cheval Glasses,
rAULOllUAUINKM.
Music Cabinets,
Cuiiio Cabinets,
Hook Cases,
Kancv IUhkets,
I.ou.noes,
Work Tables,
EASvCiiAins,
OlLTCllAIIlS,
iNLAinClIAIRS,
ROCKEKS,
Siiavino Stands,
1'edestals,
Taboukettes.
All at lowest prices
high quality
consistent with the
of thecoods.
Hill &
Coomiell
At 12J
Noith Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
JSo ISv
Apnl
i
0ods
tlie Same"
specimens for this
The Very Best
Clothiog Mao tmf actum red
Is the only kind we have;
you can buy it as low as you
would have to pay for the ordi
nary. Call and see what we are
offering.
ill
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
IN
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A
ca
uunums
After a season's rest,
these goods are
Again to ffee Front,
and such Ginghams
surpassing in beauty
and texture all for
mer efforts.
We Handle the
Genuine
Anderson's
Manufactured in
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
expressly for tlie fine
American retail trade,
and in designs exclusively
our own.
They are Just opened
and await your inspec
tion. 530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
NT7VO Hi
Y'
BAZAAM
Fate
V.V
18, 21 and 29 cents
week in our "Bil
your inspection,
Great
February 2nd.
IU
A Place
for Everything
Its Place
We Em
Everything
OFFICE
SUPPLIED
STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS,
IIOTEI, JERMYN BUILDING.
130 Wyoming Avenue.
HENRY BEUN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyominj
District fuc
IUPB1T
Minlnc, masting, Sporting, Sraokelen
and the Repauno Cheiulc.U
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
t'nfety Fuse, Cnps and Exploders.
Rooms 21'J, 'Jin nnd 211 Commonwea'.tl
lluildlug. Scrautou.
AGKN0IE.4
THOS, FORD,
JOHN . SMITH ,t SON,
E. W. MULMQAN.
I'ltHtotl
riymoutrv
Wllkes-Barra
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestla u
and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and
Dlrdseye, delivered in any part of the city,
at tho lowest price
Orders received at the Office, first door.
Commonwealth buildlnr, room No I;
telephone No. S621 or at the rolne.i tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at lb mine.
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