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WEDNESDAY, FEBnUAUY 2. 1S9J.
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ward.
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ward.
Election Day, Fcbruaiy 15.
Tho iccont Kiowth of the bunlness of
The Tribune I'ublMiliiff company linv
Iiir necessitated ti suh-dlvlslon of tlin
executive mnnnzenipnt of It, with this
Issue Mr. Alexander CralR assumes
charge as business manager and Mr.
AV. AV. Davis takes personal direction
nf the Job, bindery and mechanical de
li'iitinentH. Mr. CialR conies to this
city fioni New Haven, Conn., with a
lltf-t-clasK lecoid In the manuRenicnt
of newspaper business and we bespeak
for him n coullal welcome.
The Gubernatorial Problem.
The refusal of Attorney General Me
Cuimlck to be a candidate for governor
IlluJttates his political astuteness. Mr.
McCnrnilck possesses In his personal
equipment eety requisite for that high
otlke. He Is honest. He Is able. He
Is slnewd. If elected governor he
would be cineinoi fiom the word
Ko. Jobs and deals would encounter
a continual fiost under his nd
mliilstiatlon. There would be poli
tics, but It would be politic-; of
the Intellect, not of tho sand bag.
Aboe and beyond nil the politics of the
plac o theie would be a fearlessness In
the discharge of duty such as the com
monwealth would find most advantag
eous and most lefrcshlng.
Yet with all this fiankly conceded,
It lemalns to add our belief that his
candidacy at this time would be In
expedient. He Is too good a man to bo
acrlflced In a hostile convention; and
be Is too prominently marked with fac
tional antagonisms to be In all re
spects the most available leader of a
harmonycampaign. It Is not derogatory
to him to sjy that under the peculiar
citcums.tnnces which now jiievatl in
state politics, the need of the party Is
rather for a gubernatorial candidacy
which, while lacking nothing in hon
esty of puipose and strength of con
v Ictlon, bhall not Invite but rather dis
courage the lifting of the too ready
clubs of factionalism and personal vln
dlctlvene.ss which for so long have con
verted I'ennsyivania politics into a
tiansplanted Donnybrook. More than
tho governorship will be nt stako
In the next election Besides that,
theie Is a legislature to elect and thete
aie congressmen to be chosen und
many county offices to fill. If at the
head of the ticket Is a name carrying
with It the hazard of factional reprisals
the ticket as u whole would be likely
to .suffer. The lmpoitance of un
jeopaided Iicpubllcan national su
premacy Is such that it would be most
unfoitunate weie the Republican party
In nnv state next fall to take unneces
saty risks.
What Is needed In Pennsylvania Is
the nomination of a man who will draw
strength directly from tiie people with
out the Interposition or exploitation of
factionalism. AVlse party direction will
not invite trouble by forcing on the
paity a loaded-down candidacy which
the party can cany only with reluct
ance, if at all.
The Sctanton Hie depaitment is cer
tainly to be congratulated on its effec
tive service at the fire on Adams ave
nuo yesterday morning. The building
destroyed was .situated In a part of the
town that has often been designated as
tinder-box imv, and It has been pre
dicted cm many occirslons that nothing
couldstop a general conflagrationshould
one of these houses become Ignited on u
w Indy day. The fact that a dangerous
blaze could be checked in a low of in
flammable structures duiinga gale like
that of jesteiday morning is evidence
that the Sctanton fire laddies have no
hupeilors In battling with the flames.
i
Self-Help the Best.
Auditor General Mylin'n estimate
that them will be a deficit of $1,000,000
in the stales accounts at the close of
the piesent fiscal year unless revenue
to this amount is seemed fiom une
jiecti'd sources is by no means sui
prising. The last leglslatuie was told
about this. It economized slightly un
der compulsion but It ld not be?'n to
make the cuts which the tituatlon
called for. It will be the same with
the next legislature unless the people
take gieat pains to elect representa
tives above tho avetage in business
ability and in fidelity to the people's
intercuts.
Nor lb the ltg(slatuie alone to blame.
As n rule It merely icglsters the pt en
sure behind It. When that pies
sute comes from lobbyists, we ciy
fiaud. AVhen it comes from political
leaders anxious to use the resources of
the state primarily to sttengthen per
sonal ambition, we vigorously de
nounce .the spectacle as a piostltutlon
of the Yunctloiis of government But
when it comes, from organizations of
cltiiens In different localities who seek
state aid for enjerpilses essentially lo
cal In character we as a rule are will
ing to allow the appeal provided that
In tho general distribution of the Btate
funds our own 'local Interests are le
jnembered also.
The principle of jobbing Peter to
pay Paul is notJa now one, but some
t lm.es there is leason to suspect thnt
It has been mote generally Introduced
Into modern legislation than the mass
of citizens realize. In the long run it Is
notitiu economy. In the long tun Peter
Is likely to return tho compliment.
Thus when an essentially local charity
goes to tho utate for aid under the
Impression tliat all the money it can
lt from the state will be a not local
galf tfip sejiuol generally shows that
othg- Utfalltlcfc,'.: by doing tho same
thing,. tend to equalize the burden. The
equalization, to be sure, Is never per
fected; but In the long run only that
community gains nctually which Iub a
LuMclent representation In tho stnto
legislature to enforce Its special de
mands over the protests of the non
sh'urlng dlstilcts.
Let us try to get back to tho good,
old-fashioned truth that the best help
In life, except that which Is bestowed
fiom on high, Is self-help.
"The fellows who shot off those llnn
na bilbcry charges evidently forgot to
load their guns.
An Admirable Investment.
AVe publish with plenum e a letter
from Mr. A. AV. Dickson, Fcttlmr light
nn ciioni'ous Impression conveyed
yesterday In some comments In lefer
rnco to the Pcranton Young Men's
Clulstlan association. Perhaps If we
had cxpi eased a doubt as to whether In
this city last oar V 5,000 v.3 contrib
uted for Y, M. C. A. pin poses over and
above cm rent exponsoi, our thought
would have been better woidtd, this
being practically what was done in
AVllkea-Bane. Hut no matter; the
main point, as Mr. Dickson's letter in
timates, la that the locil association
has good u.is for additional funds, and
the recognized meiit of Its accomplish
ed work In the community assures that
such an Increased sunport would con
stitute nn exceedingly profitable in
vestment. AVe can iccall a time when the prop
osition to equip a religious Institution
with a gymnasium would have occa
sioned, mental pain and moral chag
iln ninong many earnest but misguid
ed Chrl3tluns. In some minds In those
days the training of the human body
was regarded ns in a measure a sur
lender to the devil, which needed to be
opposed by true friends of religion lest
Instead of wholesome muscular Christ
ianity wo should have a dispensation
of orthodox pugilism. Happily that
time has disappcaied. Heligion In its
practical bearings upon every day life
has developed a higher and finer In
tel pretatlon; and for this humanizing
Influence and achievement society Is
veiy largely Indebted to the Young
Men's Christian association.
Of the different departments of the
local association's ftvoik the gymnasium
has been the one which has, os a lule,
appealed most forcibly to those ele
ments in the community least likely
to be drawn into a religious atmos
phere by spiritual means. In other
woids, it has In ought into the lange of
redemption the very persons whom it
Is Christianity's highest mission to
save. The elect, as a lule, can take
care of themselves: what all the
churches and all the lebglous move
ments of the time tie most anxious
to do, and properly, is to get hold of
the non-elect, and experience teaches
that the Young Men's Chi 1st Ian asso
ciation gymnasium is one of the most
effective of possible mean.
The local association ought not to
have to ask twice for the funds rieed
od to put Its gymnasium into Hist class
condition.
John M. Gal man is a flno man. but
he Is still several pounds shv of the
political heft of AVIIllam F. Ilnirlty.
Overlegislatlon.
The lemaiks of ex-Judge Heniy E,
Howiand at the lecent Manufacturer'
association banquet In New York were
bilefly alluded to in The Tribune at
the time, but a less cursory leference
to them seems warranted. Responding
to the toast, "The Industries of a Na
tion Affected by Its Law s," he stepped
somewhat aside from the beaten ap
pioaches to his theme and tieated his
heaters, and indirectly the public at
laige, to some timely closes of caustic
common sense.
Of the mischievous meddling of over
zealous legislators w Ith affairs not
propeily under their jurisdiction we In
this age see much. Having, as Judge
Howiand obseives, solved nil the prob
lems of government these busy men of
state "aie now with Increasing pro
clivity turning their attention to our
private anali, and autl-tiust bills,
antl-theatie-hat bills, shoiter-houis-for-diug-clerks
bills, barbeisand black-smlth's-llcense
bills, antl-glucosp, untl
oleomargarlne, sleeplng-cai-beith bills
and factoiy-Innpectlon bills threaten us
on eveiy side. One of the evils which
It Is commonly attempted to abolish Is
the acquisition of wealth, and the
odium, or, at least, the presumption, of
moral guilt Is now attached to those
who aie prudent, thrifty or astute
enough to get ahead of their fellows.
Rut aie we sure that they who are so
alaimed about the getting of wealth
aie. any better than they who get It,
or, If it be a felony to get wealth, that
they would not be willing to compound
any number of such felonies for a con
sldeiatlon to be named by themselves?
Most of the penalties for tho getting
of monev aie measuies intended not
so much to pi event the acquiring of
wealth as to give other people, a ahaio
in It. The Jabbeiwocky octopus Is not
slain with 'voipal sword,' but placed
In a cage and sheared annually for the
benefit of tho community. In shoit, no
ono of us objects to luxury If he can
have some too."
Apait fiom the legal catalogue of
spoliation the Judge thinks there aie
other and peihaps even more serious
manifestations of this deslie to meddle
In our private affalis and innke us
happy, against our wills, by legislation.
He says: "To compound drugs for
eight and one-quarter hours a day, to
be shaved by an unlicensed barber, to
peimlt mill operatives to work longer
than state senator.s think they should
properly wish to, to ride In a carriage
drawn by a hoise shod by an unex
amined blacksmith all these offenses
are to be added to the list of original
sins, which of themselves have already
proved sufficient to vex humanity, and
the lecollectlon of "the crimo of '73'
will be lost In the multitude of other
economic crimes which we elin.ll bo
liable to commit. School board sins,
factory act sins, violation of license
sins will become common, and inspect
ors with note books and official badges
will swarm about our piivate walks,
acquaint us peilodlcally with our par
lous state of sin and bring home to us
tho delights of 'the Insolence of office.' "
That to which the Judge moat stren
uously objects In this Inordinate mul
tiplication of good, bad and Indifferent
laws Is that the public may after
awhile lose the power to discriminate
as to tho differing gravity of different
crimes, nnd that the cm of the old
fashioned, self-reliant citizen ordering
his dallv life in tho light of his own
conscience nnd tho fear of God may
glvo way to a period of automatic citi
zenship exercised by book and rule.
There Is very llttlo doubt that tho world
would bo Just as well off w Ith half its
piesent number of laws; and perhaps
better.
Penator Mason's threat to contilbuto
pome more burning words to the Cuban
cause tines credit to his sympathetic
soul; but ns wo unclci stand it, Oomez's
chief need Just now is for rifles, can
nons and shells.
It may lie a trille warm out In Aus
tialla with the mercury ICO In tho
shade, but if our Au.itiallan fi lends had
ever uttended a Sctanton Democratic
convention they would doubtless now
bo wealing ulsteis.
After getting a German caricaturist
sentenced to two months In Jail, Em
ptier AA'llllnm turned around and par
dored lilni. AVo have alwajs disbeliev
ed in the pardoning power.
Perpetual motion Is of course a
dicnm; but" wo don't wonder that so
many folks dream it, seeing how un
lntetruptedly the calamity howlers
keep going.
President McKlnley is not naturally
a chlp-on-the-shoulder man, but we
advise his free sliver ciltlcs not to
back h'lm too far Into the corner.
A descendant of the celebrated Baron
Munchausen has arrived In New York.
Ho Intends to go west and engage In
the real estate business.
AVhat reason had anybody In New
York state ever to suppose that Sen
ator Edwnid Murphy, jr., cared nught
for pilnclple?
Judging fiom his umbrella, Attorney
General McCormlck evidently Interprets
the political bai'omeler to rortend a
stoim.
It will be obsreived that the anxiety
for another Spanish-American reclp
loclty treaty is visible chiefly at Mad
ild. So soon van it done for, what In tho
name of all that Is sensible was tho
Toller lesfclutlon ever begun for?
The idea that Great Britain has
backed dow n concerning China should
be Imported to the marines.
Bruiser Coibett threatens to quit the
prize ling. AVe hear no thundeilng
public protest.
Nard Problem of
Rtiral Protection.
From the Philadelphia Pi ess
THIS uioblcm of xural insecuilty Is
assuming piuportlons which will
v c ry soon demand vigorous treat
ment by the public. The country
is, in a great measure, living un
der a polite si. stem which was adopted
when the population was homogeneous
and a stilcter code nt morals prevailed
than today. Then the town eonstablo
with the help he could summon in case
of an emeigeney was sutllclent to pre
serve ordei. Neailv every Inhabitant of
ii county knew eveiy other Inhabitant
and the advent of u stranger was sure to
aiouso attention. There weio few Idle
men and ceitaluly no gangs of dissolute
tramps frequenting the hlghwavs and
making life and property unsafe. Now
immigration bus destroyed the homo
geneity of the population, the number of
people has Increased until few aie ac
quainted with any except their near
neighbors and, worst of all, a body of
tramps has grown up that is u standing
menace to society. It Is plain that tho
methods which were sufficient for the
former order of things are not sufficient
for the later ordtt
o
But It In easier to recognize the situa
tion than to suKgcst a practical remedy.
In Massachusetts, where the great num
ber of crimes committeed In tho lutal
communities has awakened serious at
tention, different ways have been pio
posed for gllng protection to the country
districts. The most obvious plan is a
state police sstem which would co-op-crate
with tho local authorities h pre
venting and punishing cilme. But thero
mo two dlfllculties in tho wa. One is
the ccitninty of a conflict between the
state nnd the town If there were two
sets of officials deriving tbclr authoilty
lrom two different souiccs The cilmlnil
might fare better in this situation than
he does now The othei difficulty Is one
of expense. If a sufficient number of po
lice officers to patrol country roads wero
appointed a large eptndltuie which
could be met only by additional taxation
would be necessaij. As tho cities pro
vide their owr police forces they would
umloubtedlj be unwilling to lme tho
piotectlon of the country districts sad
dled on them and an luciease of rural
taes would bo the onlj recourse left,
-o
Hero nio two dlfllculties which appear
almost lusuimountable. But it is just us
plain that rural communities cannot pro
tect themselves alone and thut the must
have nsslstanco from somo source. It is
true, however, that tho country has not
done nil It can In the way of putting
down the tramp nnd in piotceting lite
and property. There aio fanners in
plenty who in the goodness of their heart
encourago tho tiamp by giving him food
nnd lodging nnd so help support a men
ace to themselves nnd their neighbors.
Tho exhibition of a firmer disposition on
the part of tho farmer in dealing with
the li amp would aid materially In getting
lid of tho latter, ltuial districts enn nlso
with a very slight increaso of taxation
Ineieaso tho slzo of their police force
Tho knowledge that thero Is a mounted
police In existence Is always a great ie
stralnt upon tho rural criminal, and tho
cost of maintaining a few such In overy
county need not be huge. The extension
also of tho telephone over the country
enabling help to be summoned quickly
should be another protection.
o
Peihaps the most feasible plan would
be for the stute to appropriate money to
be distributed according to tholr need
ninong tho counties fcr tho purpose of
maintaining a pollco force, leaving tho
local authorities to control the manage
ment. AVhether or not this is the bet
ter plan it Is plain thnt something should
be dono to make life nnd property more
secure In lural communities than they
now arc.
A1ANNERS AND MANNGR.
Fiom tho Lancastor Examli.er.
Readers of corespondenco and In
quiry columns must huvo noticed how
much space Is devoted to questions of
etiquette. Peihaps tho most popular fea.
ture of certain Journals is their corre
spondence columns. These nro full each
week of questions nnd answers relating
to correct dross nnd soclnl dpportment,
which aio eagerly read by many other
besides tho Inquirer. One woman writes
that sho is Invited to a lun icon, nnd
wants to know If she should Keep her
bat on at tho tnblo. Another wants to
Know what colors will bo irost worn this
sasnn. Nor are all the Inquiries from
women, thniizh it In nntutul thnt tho
greater number of them should bo. A
man ,vvho for tho first time In his lifo Is
to bo an usher at n wedding writes, or
gets nn obliging sister to do It for him,
asking what fashion approves In men's
clothing for such occasions. And so it
goes,
o
From- ono point of view, nil this Is
omuslng. Tho manner of asking many of
the questions nomotlmos makes the editor
that answers feel that his tnsk U hopo
le3s. A mora sympathetic nnd generous
view of life, however, Invests these In
quit les with a real dlgnltv. Sincere tho
Inquire! s certainly are. Tho earnestness
Indeed seems painful and out of all pro
portion to thoso with whom knowlcdgo
of tho conventionalities begun in tho
nursery. Ihe llttlo things that mark
tho conduct of well-bred pooplo havo bc
como bo habitual to them that thoy havo
ceased to rcallzo how large a port they
play In social Intercourse. These people
havo always known Just what was de
manded of them on every occasion, and
they would bo puzzled that any ono clso
.mould tieat their easy knowlcdgo as
of ntato Importance. In tho truest sonsa
they aro of great importance. Tennyson
says!
Manners nro not Idle, but tho fruit
Of lojul naturo nnd of noblo mind.
o
Admitting all this, and oven Btatlng
that good manners nro the protection a
gentleman has against n boor. It must bo
admitted that as a rulo people piy mora
attention to moro conventional form
than to the grace of stle in speech and
nctlon. A man or woman may observe
every dictate of fashionable etiquette and
bo neither a gentleman nor lady. Gently
bred pcoplo aro distinguished far moro
by their manner than by their manners.
At any rate, they nro not slaves to eti
quette. Their apparent Inconsistencies,
indeed, sometimes puzzle onlookers.
Anyono can recall persons that now and
then violate certain customs of society,
and yet no ono over doubts their good
breeding. If peoplo In society followed
tho regulations laid clown In the aver
age etiquette book without Intelligence
and variation, they would be as animated
unci individual as fashion plates.
c
A gentleman of wldo social experience
oneo characterized a young woman ho
had met us charming In her conversation,
adding that It was not what sho said,
but the way sho said It. It was tho
"way" that constituted tho charm. A
study of manners ns we have said is by
no means to bo despised. On the con
traiy, It Is to bo encouraged. But un
less some attention is bestowed on man
ner as well, tho newly acquired manners
will seem like transplanted, not native,
graces. Manners without manner aro
the letter without tho spirit. To say of
a person that his manner is lino Is in
tlnitcly higher praise than to say that
ho has fine manners. Just what consti
tutes a flno manner It would be hard to
say, but deference Is certnlnly part of
It. It Is nn interesting fact that ono
now and then meets ncoplo that havo
practically no social training, nnd yet
havo a beautiful manner. Du Mnurlur
speaks with admiration in "The Martian"
of tho manner of a fisherman. Manner,
indeed, Is not dependent on social posi
tion. o
Tito value of a fine manner can hardly
be estimated. On the stago It gives a
distinction that adds a flavor to tho
highest art. In every walk in life It Is
a protection against discourtesy. By u
courteous manner tho clerk wins custom
for his employer. It Is a mistaken idea
that people that have a soft manner ara
necessarily lacking In force. The hand cf
iron Is not less effective because it is in
cased In the glove of velvet. Suaviter
In modo Is not incompatible with fortltar
In re. It has been truly said that there
Is no grace without force. Manners vary
fiom ono ngo to another. A flno manner
is a passport anywhere. A woman may
know nothing of the minutiae of polite
customs, and still be charming. In the
natural order of things, manner nnd man
ners go togethei. Tho very desire to Im
prove one's manners Is the first step
towards that refinement whose llowei is
a fine manner.
V. M.C. A. t'ltOGKESS AM) NEEDS
Editor of 'lhe Tribinc
Sli. 1 am sure our editorial of today
headed "A AVord cf Remlndei," calls for
the giateful thunks or every Young Men s
Christian association man, because of Its
kind spliit und excellent Intention. But,
while conceived in a spirit of helpful
ness and theiefore lr tended for the best,
you will please allow me to correct jou
as to the conditions existing at 220 Wy
oming avenue.
I am glad the Wllkes-Barro association
has deci cased its debt 515,000 duiing tho
past jcar. Such liberality speaks vol
umes for the Christian men and women
of our sister city and shows faithful
wotk done by tho secretary and officers
of tho association. But, Mr. Editor, had
tho said Christian men nnd women of
AVilkes-Barre done as well us tho ame
kind of peoplo of Scranton under similar
circumstances they would have had no
$21,000 to raise, for our tssoclutlon waa
presented with Its splendid piopeity ab
solutely free of debt and our generous
friends havo responded so fieely to ap
peals for suppcrt that we closed our
books last year piactlcatly free of debt
and 1 doubt not will do the same this
jear, although by reason of- changing
our financial anniversary to January 1
We are behind now
Now, Mr. Editor, having said this
much by way of correction, will ou allow,
mo to trespass upon jour space to Miy'
that thero is room for a generous move
ment which will be of great present and
lutuie help ot our oung men, and that Is
In tho direction of a complcto change la
our gymuaBlum? AVe want a nutatorlum
and new bathing facilities In general and
wo want new furniture and carpets. AVo
have plans und specifications for tho Im
provements In (.ymnnslum and, better
still, we havo In bank Jt.200, contributed
by the young men nt the time of the
membership contest two jeais ,iko ami
held sacredly for this purpose. AVe need
in round numbers $10,000 to do tho work
In splendid shape. Is Is not a good time
for It to bo given to us?
A. AV. Dickson.
Scrnnton, Feb. 1.
JIOIIE THAN TALK NEEDED.
Trom tho Hazleton Standard.
Scranton Is gathering In Industries by
tho score, while wo heio In Hazleton aro
doing nothing but talking about It. Scran
ton bus set the pace of progresslvencss
for overy town In tho coal regions, but
It takes something moro than talk to es-
tabllsh lndusttlcs. Action is what is
needed.
Havilamidl
CM ma
VH ARE CLOSING OUT FOUR OF
OUR Ol'K.V bTOCK CHINA PAT
TWINS At Cost,
IP YOU WANT A CHINA BINNKIl
HIM" NOW 1H THE TIME TO UUY
AVE ARE TAKING ACCOUNT OK
hTOClCANI) WANT TO CI.OSB OUT
TI1E.SK FOUR LINES llEFOUE l'ED
RUAIIY 1.
OMONS, IFlEffME,
O'MAIXJEY CO.
422 Lackawanna Avenue.
GOLDSMITH
Great February Sale
f nuasMn Underwear 0 5
Now in progress. Come and examine the garments and
note the price. Second floor; take elevator.
Night Gowns of Fair Muslin flpc
Empire Gowus with tucks and embroidered yokes 49c
Empire Gowus Avith tucks aud embroidery trimmed and sailor collars 59c
Special attention is called to all ot the finer Gowns from 98c upwards. They arc
simply unequalled.
Skirts Avith tucks and embroidered ruffles v , 39c
Umbrella Skirts Avith several tucks aud Avide embroidery ruffle 59c
Umbrella Skirts ot finer qualities and richer laces and embroideries, from. ..85c to $4.98
Children's DraAvers Avith tucks 8c and upwards
Ladies' Drawers, wide hem and cluster of three tucks J5c
Ladies' DraAvers with three tucks and embroidery ruffle 25c
Ladies' Umbrella Drawers, cluster of tucks and wide embroidery 39c
Ladies' Umbrella DraAvers, Avith lace edge and insertion and linen ruffle 49c
ioo doz. Corset Covers of good muslin, Avell made and perfect fitting , 7c
75 doz. Cambric Corset Covers, V shaped, ready to trim 12c
Cambric Corset Covers, V shaped, trimmed Avith embroidery 15c
ioo doz. various styles of Cambric and Muslin Corset Covers, V neck, high and
square neck, trimmed Avith neat embroidery, at 25c and 29c which beat the Avorld
Several very fine numbers ofFreuch Corset Covers from 39c to 52.49.
50 doz. Slips at 25c'
100 styles of Children's Slips and Short Dresses, varying from 49c to $4.98.
We lay special claim tOAvard these particular lines.
Complete
OFF WITH TIE LB
AS THE OLD YEAR IS CAST OKP like
nu old shoe, so dhould you rcholvo to
curry out ttio simile by coming: In und select
ing a now nnlr of our clegunt '08 Shoes.
Just received for those who vwuit advance
styles nt backward prices.
Lewis, Mlly k Mvies
AVYOMING AVENUE.
THE MODEHN HARD WAKE STORE.
XIEY'RIE GOING FAST
Those Oil Heaters we told you
about last week. But the fact of
our having had .1 good sale of them
WILL NOT change our resolution
to clean them out.
THEY MUST GO
And judging from prices we aie
selling them at they won't last
long.
Call and Be Convinced.
F00IE & SHEAR CO.,
110 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MILL k CORNELL'S
Fnndtm
hucU u choice stock to select from cannot
bo found elsowhcro lu this part of the state.
And when you consider tho modeiuto prices
at which the good me marked Is a further
claim on the nttontlon aud consideration of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
AVlllTlNQ DtSKS,
DBlfttSINO TAIILW.
rANCVTAULUS,
ClIKVAI. ULAhsM
Paiu.oi; Uaiii.ntu-).
Music Oamni.ts,
CUltlOCAIIINhTS,
llooi; Casks,
EAUCY JgKbT3
f.OUNOES,
AVOItK TAJir.F.s,
Easv ClIAIIU,
gilt Ciiaiiis,
Inlaid Chairs,
ItocKims
SlIAVIN'U&T.VNrJS,
1'I.Dh.SrALS,
Tauouhettes.
All nt lowest prices
li It'll ciuullty
consistent with tho
of the goods.
Hill &
CoomieH
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
c
Scranton, Pa.
tE
Outfits of Muslin Uiierweair
The Very Best
r Maieiuifectiuiredl
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.
BOY
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
YX
nn
4UL4
1
After a season's rest,
these goods are
Aot
and such Ginghams
surpassing in beauty
and texture all for
mer efforts.
We Handle the
Genuine
Aodersoe9s
Manufactured in
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
expressly for the fine
American retail trade,
and in designs exclusively
our own.
They are just opened
and await your 3r?pec
tion. 510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Scetc
Glif
tarns
BAZAAR
to Match.
MUCK
SIX BAYS'
If it breaks a
point
bring it b.ick.
Now In eeneral una
In the publlo schools,
cltv hall nnd court
Iiouko offices, nnd
many private bull,
ucss places In the city.
YOU Its for a price naved In lead and tn
time wasted in old lasiiloned chopping.
s
'1
STATIONKftS, i:aUAVERS,
HOTEE JEKJIYN BUILDING.
130 Wjomlns Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyotnlnj
DUtrlctfoi-
Mining, Blasting, Snorting, Smolceleil
nnd the Repauno Chemical
Company'
IH EXPLOSIVES,
fcafety I'usc, Caps and Exploders.
Itooms ''1U, 213 nnd 'Jit Comnrouwea'.tlj
Building, Scranton.
AGENCIES:
tii os rom,
JOHN H. SMITH .taON,
E. V. MUhl.lU.VN,
rittston
Plymouth
Wllkcs-Barrs
3
m. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the beat quality for domestla uit
and of all tlzci, Including Buckwheat and
Ulrdaeye, delivered In any part ot tho city
at the lowest prlca
Orders received at the Office, first floor,
Commonwealth building, room No (;
telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No. Zli, will ba promptly attend
to. Dealers uupplled ut tho mine.
WE T. SMITE
LOW,
' TRIAL
Plaietary Pencil Mites
DUPONTO
MIIIER.
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