TIIE SCRANTON TRIB1
SATURDAY-, FKDIIUAIIY 5, lftfS.
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TWELVE: PAGES.
SCHANTON, FEimUAUY 5, 1S3S.
REPUBLICAN CITV TICKUT.
For Sclinoi Director.
Three Yeurs-PETEK NI3ULS, Eleventh
ward.
Three Years-D. I. PHILLIPS, Fifth
ward.
Two Yenrs-B. D. FELLOWS, Fourth
Two Yea'rs-r. S. HODKHKV, Eighth
ward.
One Yenr-r. S. BAIIKKR, Seventeenth
wnrd.
One Year-KLIAS K. EVANS, Fifteenth
ward.
Election Day, February 15.
Ofllclal advices from Madrid unv the
riihan wnr 1ms oot Spnln to dutp $240.
noO.OdO. not counting $40,000,000 In ar
rar. due from Culm. Why doesn't this
Kovornmont do a nelRhliorly net for
Spain liy helpltiR her to let ro?
Turn Him Out.
Oomplnln'tH have reuched us from
ronny illre'ctloiis concerning the rtoss
vulgarity and at times positive Inde
cency of many of the performances
Bivon recently In Music Hall. Investi
gation has satisfied us that these com
plaints are true.. The kind of entrr
ta;tiiinnt supplK-d on certain occasions
In this pUicp ot amusement Is the kind
hlfh In soini! states the law-makes a
Ji.ilalilc offence. Wo call upon the au
thorities hole to look Into this care. :
Tin- inntiaeer of this theater, Feny
M'ssy by name, lease.", we understand,,
from the Llederkranz. We deem It
hanlly likely that the ofllcers of this
lety knew, when they signed the
lease, to what bHse uses thin fellow
Keiiyvecsy Intended to jmt their prop
ert. They are respectable and re
siierted citizens, who cannot have
(yinpHthy with the vlleness In which
tlielr present tenant traffics.
We therefoic notify the Llederkranz
of the Imposition which must have heen
P'-acllced upon them and express our
l.elief thnt they will piomptly take
stcjis to ill their premises of Its pres
ent pollution.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says "there
is no doubt thnt the coming stnle con
vention will be expressive of the will
ot the people." Hut theie Is. and that's
where all the trouble comes In.
The Y. fl. C. A. Fire.
The burning of the Young Men's
Christian association .seems at the
time a serious blow but It will prob
ably prove to bo a blessing disguise.
It will If the Christian enterprise of
the community shall come to the front
with the substantial help which the
occasion so manifestly ealla for.
Although when It was built the re
cent structure was a model of Its
kind, subsequent Improvements In
building and new developments In as
sociation work had In later years mudp
it In many respects Insufficient. While
much of this loss by lire Is Irreparable
there Is strong consolation In the fact
that the new building sure to be erect
ed over the ruins of the old will enable
the association to bring Its plans and
equipment fully up to date and start
it forward on its beneficent mission
witli virtually a new lease of life and
public sympathy.
The fire teaches a number of lessons,
one Is the doom of the various-named
machine which was the primary cause
of it. The public, with this warning
In mlrid, will not again take the Irtiz
aid of attending entertainments In
which It plays n part. AVe desire in
this connection to commend the judg
ment of the management of the Acad
emy of Music and Lyceum theateis in
canceling all engagements with attrac
tions by which this unsafe instrument
Ih utilized. It is a precaution taken In
time
It would lie unfair to omit mention,
r.nd generous mention, of the superb
work of the lire department on this
trying occasion. Experienced Judges
assert that Scranton firemen never had
a more dltllcult fire to handle. In Just
.":! minutes after the alarm first sound
ed the great walls fell: a record of
HUlek couihu.nlou not likely soon to
b. surpassed. Yet In the face of these
tremendous dltllcultles and in a heut
sufficient to ciack plate glass windows
::uu feet nway. the firemen held their
ground and by their intelligent work
Piactlcally confined the flames to th'e
tinder-like building In which they orig
inated, saving property enough to sup
port tiie department ten years. Work
like this cannot be too highly praised.
It Is foolish to cry over spilled milk.
The damage Is done. The most useful
building In the city is In ruins. It
must be rebuilt. Such work cannot
stop. It must go on. While rebuild
ing, why not enable the association to
rebuild properly?
What's In a name? Hev. AV. C.
S.wearer Is a very devout young man
who In Match will sail for Korea as
a missionary of the Methodist Episco
pal church.
An Undignified Attitude.
The Buffalo Express prints a lot of
statistics collated .from the eleventh
census and calculated to show that
foreign Immigration is not responsible
for nearly so much of the Illiteracy In
this country ns Is generally supposed.
"It Is patent," adds our contemporary,
"that native Illiteracy Is not to be re
duced by merely shutting out Ignorant
foreigners."
True enough. Hut that Is not the
point at Issue. The American people
by free schools, free text books and
compulsory education, can hi time take
ram of their native Illiterates. They
cannot, however, make progress if for
every step wlileli they take In a for
ward direction In tho education of tho
English speaklpg Illiterates an unre.
utiltte'd Inpourof Illiterate aliens forcen
them, to fuy backward two fteps; and
this Is about the condition or affairs at
this time.
Those ;!io oppewe (he ll(erucy test of
tho Lodge bill as being an Imperfect
stundard whereby to Judge the worth
of a candidate for entrance into the
United States qrn not without Homo
points ot reason In tlielr arguments. AVe
guess nobody pretends that the liter
acy test Is perfect Fiitortunatcly
ItB critics offer no superior sub
stitute. Then content themselves
with denouncing II on general
principles, and In the face of a problem
which even they admit Is of extreme
gravity they piescnt no better llguie
thnn that of shallow obstructionists
who appear to be determined to be
"azln the government "
AVe shall not now undertake to con
trovert the figures of the Buffalo Ex
press, for the very good reason that
the Express' argument ran readily be
conceded by every believer In Immigra
tion restriction without In the slightest
degree weakening the ense for restric
tion. Common observation sulTlces to
satisfy any fair-minded American
whose lot has been cast In close prox
imity to the chunnels of alien Immigra
tion that this government has been
entirely too uudlscrlinluntlng In Its
political hospitality. This fact Is writ
ten all over the face of the Industrial
centers of Pennsylvania. It is written
so plainly that n blind man could read
It. Argument on this point would be as
superfluous as a heating stove In Tar
tat us.
Congress will pass the Lodge bill, the
president -will sign It and In operation
It will vindicate Its .sponsors.
By the exclusion of Ainetlcan fruit,
which Is better and cheaper thun the
French and Italian products, Ciernutny
has Indicted n great wrong upon the
poorer classes of thnt country. A more
vivid illustration of the "folly of cut
ting off one's nose to spite (he face was
probably never given than this silly
attempt on part of the Prussian min
is ,er to get even with the United States
f r some fancied grievance brought
bout by the present tnrlff laws.
Service Worthy of Pay.
Tiie following Is taken from
Wllkes-Barre Times:
There Is such a great contrast In
the
the
amount of losses fitm llres in this city
and In Scranton that there must be some
wiy of accounting for It rather than to
ascribe It to accident. The conditions as
to sort of buildings nnd Inflammability
of contents arc about the same in both
cities so tliHse call be lelt out of con
sideration In looking for the causes.
These being eliminated there is only one
other season we can think of to account
for the greater amount of losses In Scrairi
ton and that Is that there must be a dif
ference in the efllcleney of the fire de
partments, which acts to Scranton's dis
advantage. We have never heard any
charge that Scranton's department was
not u good one but we know that It Is
made up of volunteers who receive no
pay and must earn their living away from
the eiiKlno houses. In the nature of
things these men are not able to respond
to an alarm of lire with tlielr apparatus
in anything like the timo In which It Is
doin" by a department like our own where
the men are p.ild regular salaries and are
always in the engine houses prepared to
rush out own before the gong which in
dicates the location of the fire lias done
striking. As it is manifest to anyone
that to the firemen five minutes at the
breaking out of a fire Is worth an hour
later on It would be prudent for the city
government of Scranton to look Into the
matter and inquire If it would not be
more profitable to pay out a little more
money for fire protection and consider
ably less fur tire losses and Insurance
premiums.
it Is only fair to say In behalf ot the
local fire department that while In the
!naln the foregoing observations arc
undoubtedly true, It was not a lack of
promptness which caused the fire loss
on Thursday evening. AVe venture to
say that no company In the state could
have made quicker time In getting to
the scene of the trouble than was made
by the first companies which arrived
on that occasion. This was Bimply a
fire which no human power could have
conquered at any stage.
At the same time, we concur heartily
In the argument for n paid depart
ment, believing that the good work
man in any line of human endeavor Is
worthy of his hire. A city having in
It the wealth, enterprise and lire lia
bility of Scranton Is unfair to itself
when It leaven most of its firemen to
work often nt imminent rl.sk for noth
ing. In The Tribune of Jan. I'l appeared
ait editorial In which quotation was
made of some exceedingly interesting
and Instructive statistics showing the
tendency of crime In New York city.
These figures, which were compiled by
Police Magistrate Deuel of that city,
showed quite clearly that crime of all
kinds Is on the decrease, due account
being taken of the increase In popula
tion. AVe have since learned that the
article from which these figures were
taken by us was specially prepared for
Town Topics, of New York, a credit we
should have accotded at that time If
we had then known it to be due.
Tiie Binghnniton Leader hastens to
Infoini the public that Assemblyman
Fuller, of Conkling, Broome county,
"Is not u. 'hayseed,' although he is a
farmer and wears chin whiskers." Tho
Lender's announcement Is cheerfully
republished. It Is time that th'e world
at larga should be educated as to what
constitutes a "liny-sued" in Broome
county.
An exchnng? comment!, on the fact
that the demand for poetry grows less
eaih year and yet the number of per
sons who wilte poetry seems to be on
the Inoiv-iso. Probably tho only ex
planation of the situation is the fact
that poetiy Is generally better appre
ciated by th'e poet than by anyone
else.
Blngliamton debating societies came
together the other night and discussed
the question as to whether the pen Is
mightier than the sword. The sabre
won. This seems to be the first au
thentic! evidence that typewriters aro
in use in the "Parlor City."
Nearly all of tho Klondike boomeis
come from western shipping points
where mining supplies are purchased.
Men who have encountered the terrors
of the Yukon ronton are not as a rule
traveling about the country urging
others to go up and posses.1! the land.
It Is asserted that In the recent con
troversy over Chinese ports England
did not "back down." The British
Journals want It distinctly understood
that England simply receded,
It Is announced that the people of
Kansas have about paid off their debts
and that the state Is entering upon a
BeaBon of unuBtial prospeilty. If this Is
tho case a plague of grasshoppers or
something of the kind will bo necessary
to make the, average) citizen feel at
home. The state of Kansas without
grief of ome kind would not le Kan-
Mi. .
Montrose sent two representatives tl
the Klondike yesterday. Montrose cllt
zona have one advantage over oidlnary'
men. They nie used to a climate very
much like that of Alaska,
TOLD BV THE STARS.
Unity Moioscopo Dlnivn by AJncchtis,
I'he Tribune Aslrologar.
Astrolabe Cast: rt.47 n. m for Satutday,
1'ebruary 5, U5S.
:gr. 5 &
A child born on this day will notice
that It is olwuys the donkey actor who
Is most anxious to Indulge In "horse
play."
The penny wise man Is liable to tie hit
In tho head with a gold brick bye and
bye.
Cinematograph entertainments In
Scrntiton are expensive.
Spring I'naliloiii.
Chocolate-colored street arc In vogue
in Scranton.
Bullied tampers have been discarded
bv members of the "Don't Worry" so
ciety. Wonamaker collars will not be worn
extensively tills cor.
Necktie parties ore very Informal af
fairs In Texas.
"t'ndressed" posters are admired
though seldom seen In Scranlon.
Uozor-toetl shoes are still the thing
to wear at a enke walk.
Topics of the Day
PM Into Dialogue
For The Tribune, by II. McAlplnc.
The New Protective lden.
Neighbor "That's n queer looking ap
paratus you've ilgged up. What you
grinding the turnips for?"
Farmer Easy "Making flour. 1 m fol
lowing out the Mexican Idee. Billy Bry
an, he's been down there, and lie says It
beats a protective tariff hollow for de
veloping homo resources and bringing
good times."
"How's that?"
Farmer Easy "Billy says business is
humping down there and the money is
more plenty. You see, their sliver Is so
cheap that although there's plies of It
It's no good to buy anything outside of
Mexico so they have to bustle around
and manufacture what they need. Now,
that's Just my fix. My cash Is cheaper
than sliver, ltr cheaper even than green
backs; It's just nothing, but we've got
lots of it and the coinage Is tho freest
kind. My wife's upstairs braiding a pair
of pants out of rye straw and when she
gets 'cm done I'm going to give her
nothing for 'cm and she's going to give
me nothing for this here turnip flour;
times are going to bo lively on this
ranch and the outside world can g' to
thunder,"
o
The Cuban Policy.
"The president's policy Is weak nnd
shameful," said the excited citizen who
was holding down the cracker barrel.
Ill's afraid to offend Spain and he's
afraid to offend public sentiment her
The iriand Is being wrecked and both
Spanish and Cubans aro helnc ruined.
What explanation can be offer to tho
people?"
"Sure." said Dennis. "Oi'm thinking
t'wlll be lolke Docthor Jones' explanation
to Pat O'Doolan's f.'.mlly. He'd prom
ised thlm he'd kape Pat out of tho devil's
clutches sure, and whin they Jumped him
for letting the ould man die, says ho to
thlm: "Ol cave him a rlmedy for ihe
thlm: 'Ol gave him a rlmedy for the
head; but divil a bit did it agree wid bis
stomach; thin Ol gave him n rlmedy for
tho stomach, and 'twas a good wan for
the stomach, but divll a bit did It agreo
wid his head. Sure now, thought Ol, 111
let the two parts have it out betwane
thlsmelves till wan or the other of thlm
gets too wake to make any objection to
me medicine, but Ol waited a thrlfle too
long and Pat is dead.' "
o
A Snd A flair.
Mai la "I thought you were cholclng
to death. Why don't you chew your tats
more before swallowing them?"
Thomas Cat "Hats nothing! Maria,
dear, I am going to sacrlllc myself to
save our race from the horrible uhus-o to
willed it hus been subjected ever slnco
the teachers began to dissect cats In tho
public schools. 1 have just swallowed a
dynamite stick that the quarrymen had
left here and um going to let those boys
catch me. You watch thu evening pa
pers. Uood by, Mar-l-l-a."
From Ihe Evening News:
Torrlble Accident In the liuth Ward
School No More Cats to Be Dissected.
The Board of Control Meets This Even
ing to Pass the Resolution:
Miss Learned, tho teacher of physiology
In the 120th ward school, wus dissecting
a cat this afternoon when It suddenly ex
ploded with terrific force, it Is supposed
that animal gases united chemically with
the chloroform that had been adminis
tered. The class room was totally
wrecked and tho remains of the teacher
and her twelve pupils were so wlclelv
distributed that only a few pnlls fail
have been collected. Owing to the Im
possibility of separating the remains, a
union funeral bervlce will be held by the
pastois of the different denominations to
which tho deceased belonged und the In
terment will be in one grave. A move
ment Is already on foot to ereev . suit
able monument to the memory or those,
young martyrs to the advance of science.
Maria "Martyrs to Mlencc? (le-e-on!
I'll see that tile entire feline race knows
who the martyr was."
o
Times llnve Clinnged.
Not long ago two angels wlio were
flying over the vast plains of China hap
pened to meet,
"This Is an unexpected pleasure." said
one. "Who might you be and what er
rand .takes vou ho far from Paradise?"
"I am a Dutch angel." replied tho
other, "and I have been sent to look after
the welfare of the flennan missionaries.'"
"Well, you aro out of a job," said the
first angel. "The Emperor William Is
attending to that with men of war auci
rapid fire gui-s. Since the great powers
went Into the land grabbing business
missionaries have become very uliia'lc
m 'the rulers of tho earth and you can
icport there is no more need to send
angels to protect them. I am only tak
ing n tdiort cut across to Constantinople,
whero a worthy American family has
been praying for help. I was mi attache
of the Biltlsh embassy there In the days
of Ueaecmslleld so I havo been sent to
Influence the present ambassador to aid
thiFe poor people."
"A'ou had better so back," said the
other, "and turn your Job over to a Hus.
slan angel. The Eni'llsh of today ore
heavy holders of Turkish securities and
they would not help tho Armenians even
though Uabrlal himself should cummaud
them lo do so."
AN IMAGINARY DANQER.
Itocbesler Democrat and Chronicle.
The latest objection to tho annexation
of Haw-all is that there Is danger that our
country may become so largo that we
cannot properly love It. The theory
seems to lie thut every American luu u
certain amount of patriotism that can
bo spread over u limited area of terri
tory, that when the area becomes un
duly extended the supply of patriotism
will become Inadequuto; that ns our pos
sessions expand our love of country, be
ing smeared over a greater stirrace, will
become thinner and thinner, nnd through
this process will gradually dwimllu to
something fln-t superficial, then Imr.er.
ceptlble, and finally non-existent.
o
From one point ot view It Is not sur
pilslng that this view of American pa
triotism should emanate from the New
York Evening Post.lt Is eminently char
acteristic of that Journal that It should
look upon love of country ns nn attenu
ated emotion, Incapable of enduring the
slightest strain, and liable, at any time to
vanish Into thin air on Ihe smallest
provocation. Indeed the popular belief
Is thnt the love of country located in the
Evening Post ofllco would not mint the
stairway from the edltoilal room lo the
sidewalk, even It t educed to the 100th
Homeopathic attenuation, and Inld on
with the utmost economy. On the otb"r
hand, the, public was hardly prepaied
for n recognition by tho Evening Post
ot love of countiy as nn element which
should be permitted to enter Into Ihe con
slder.itlnn of any problem relating to our
national policies, There bus never be
foro been an intimation that the Even
Inw Post loves the Fulled States, or that
It can nntlentlv tolerate such a sentlm.'ilt
In any Amcticau breast. Therefore Its
plen against the annexation of Hawaii,
on the ground stated, Is somethlnc ot a
shock. More than that, It is so violently
against precedent that there Is room for
suspicion that the Evening Post does not
wish to be taken seriously, but that It Is
indulging In a peculiar unci rasping style
of sarcasm for the sake of throwing ridi
cule on an emotion for which It feels
only the most withering contempt,
o
Bo tills as It may, the argument of the
Evening Post will not have convincing
effect. The love nf country which dwelt
In the breasts ol the ratrlots of tho thir
teen original colonies bns expanded with
the expansion of our domain. There has
always been enough of It to go around.
It Is a sentiment which gathers susten
ance from Itself nnd continually grows
and thrives nnd accumulates vigor. Even
now It reaches out to our furthermost
limits, nnd Its grip Is firm. It will not be
come exhausted when Hawaii Is annexed,
but will extend with undiminished stal
wartness to our new possession nnd rally
around tho Stars ard Stripes ns they
float over the Paradise of the Partite.
This may be Incomprehensible to the
Evening Post, but It is true.
LET BLANCO BEWARE.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Hlanco has served notice on the Insur
gents that unless they lay down their
aims within thirty days the governmmt
will resort to severe measures. Is Wey
Icrlsm to be icsumed?. If so, General
Hlanco will be respectfully referred to a
significant pas.snge In President MeKln
lcy's annual message to congress of Dee.
0 last, in which he said: "If it shall
hereafter appear to be a duty Imposed by
our obligations to ouivelves, to civiliza
tion nnd humanity to Intervene with
force, It shall be without fault on our
part and only because the necessity for
action shall be so clear ns to command
the support and approval of the civil
ized world."
o
President "McKlniey's rarclul, conserva
tive policy so far has fully carried out
the sentiment of those lines. His atti
tude has been that which President Lin
coln adopted townrds tho slavery ques
tion during the war. Lincoln's anti
slavery convictions were as firm and
true ns those of tho most radical aboli
tionists who were urging him to proctalm
freedom to tho slaves long before he dli;
but he was determined that when that
momentous step was tnken It should be
so manifestly logical and Imperative as
well as Just that no carper could wag his
tonguo against It.
o
President McKlnley has. chosen a simi
lar policy. He has given Spain under
Sagasta and with Hlanco for Its agent,
the opportunity of trying Its scheme ot
autonomy in Cuba. Ho lias carefully.
even rigidly enforced our international
obligations In using the power ot tho
government to suppress filibustering ex
pedltlons from our ports in behalf of
the Insurgents. He has scrupulously re
frained from countenancing or permit
ting any exasperating movements of our
naval forces tending to incite ill feeling
In tho government 01 among the people
of Spain. He has teen courteous and
considerate in his attitude tow-arils that
government and people.
o
Hut beneath the velvet ot his couitwy
nnd consideration there is the steel of
determination that the conditions laid
clown In his message shall be carried out
to the letter. The resumption ot AVeylcr
Ism will signify the Inability ot Spain to
conquer Cuba except by a policy of sav
age extermination, and to that neither
President McKlnley nor the people of the
United States will ever submit.
THE IMtOI'KIl FKEIjINC.
From the Scranton Times.
The Republican this morning makes
grateful acknowledgment to The Trib
une for the lean of telegraohlc matter.
On account of the breaking of electric
wires by the falling walls ot the Young
Men's Christian association bulldinr the
power used by the Republican for run
ning Its typesetting machines was cm
off. In this difficulty The Tribune came
gracefully to the rescue. The point I
wish to bring out Is that no matter how
bitterly two newspapers may be at war.
In business or In politics, there is nevef
nn instanco In which one is not willing
to come to the assistance ot tho other
lu an emergency. May this fraternal teel
Ing among publishers never die out.
WORTHY TO UK L'NDEIISTOOI).
From tiie Philadelphia Press.
A reputable public Journal today Is
conducted with the care and the circum
spection which great Interests and Its
duty to the public demand. The reports
it prints are carefully verified, Its Inter
views aro accurately transcribed and all
its news, so far as the conditions per
mit. Is made the subject of palnstnklng
care. Mistakes are Inevitably made and
errors occur. These cannot be prevented,
but they are rare, prompt correction Is nt
tho service of all aggrieved, and where
Injury is done the law Imposes its penal
lies. A LI-.HANON VIEW.
From the Report.
John's out for governor! Tell tho glad
tidings everywhere and whoop up the
boys! Let there be no hesitation. Vn
cork the hottlef and knock out the bungs!
There'll be a hot time In the old state
this sprlnc;.
HavlDarad
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" is" the prediction of all weather prophets, which of
course is conducive to the use of Heavy Clothing. Now is the
time to visit our Cloak Department and provide yourselves
with the necessaries at half and one-third value.
$3.00 Garments at
4.00 Garments at
. 6.00 Garments at
atiardlay
Ladies' Kid Gloves, in biavritz, laciug aud four-button, broken lines of Sr gloves, at 49c
Ladies' and Children's Woolen Mittens 9c a pair
Ladies' Fancy Striped Hose : 6 pairs for 25c
Men's Fine Gauge Seamless Half Hose, in tans, russets aud fast blaclc,
10c, or three pairs for 25c
Men's Flannelette Night Shirts, of excellent quality, 54 inches long, yoke backs and
felled seams, at 39c
Satin Embroidered Suspenders, with sliding gilt buckles and clastic ends, the 50c
kind, at 2Jc
Men's All-Wool Seamless Hose, 25c kind, at 15c
Men's Heavy Scotch Wool Gloves, 50c kind, at ; 25c
Men's Night Shirts, made of Forget-Me-Not Cotton, at 35c
Men's Night Shirts, fancy trimmed, at 43c
Men's Night Shirts, of Genuine Wamsutta Cotton, at 59c
Fancy Sasib Ribbons, in Stripes and Plaids, worth 25c, at 10c per yard
for this day only.
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Jmt received for those who want advance,
styles at backward prices.
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TIIK MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
THEY'RE mim FAST
iose Oil Heaters we told you
aboutllast week. But the fact of
our having had a good sale of them
WILL NOT change our resolution
to clean, them out.
TlEY MUST GO
And judging lrom prices we are
selling them at they won't last
long.
Call and Be Convinced.
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1 10 X. WASHINGTON AVE.
HULL k COIWELL'S
Formtort
Such n choice slock to select from ennuot
be found elsewhere InthUpurt of the state.
And when you consider the moderate prices
at which the goods ure marked Is a further
elului ou the attention uud coadtderutlou of
buyer.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WniTi.vn Disks,
D ia-ss 1 s o T a nt, r.s.
Fancy TAiiLts,
OlIEVAl. OLASSKS
l'ARI.OllCAIIlNr.M.
MpskiOaiiinkts,
CUKIOtUlllNKrS,
Hook Casks,
Fa nov IlASKKrs,
1. nu Nil EM,
Wouk Tables,
Kasv Oiiaius,
Giir Chaiih.
Lsi.AinCllAllts
ItOUKEIIS
KHAVINOSTANUi,
I'KOESTALS,
TAnourcETiKi.
All at lowest prices consistent with the
high ciuullty of the goods.
Hill
Comiiniell
At .121
North Washlnjtou
Avenue.
r Ut frr
Scranton, Pa.
$il.45
il.98
2.98
$10.00 Garments at $4;98 r
15.00 Garments at 6.98 '
20.00 Garments at 9.98 ?
9
The Very Best
Clothiinig MafliiflfectMred
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.
CY'S
k
ilANI U41U
Great
Febryairy
)8&e
Means Genuine Reductions
on all
WINTER
GOOD
Every department throughout
the store represented. This space
permits us enumerate a few arti
cles only, which are but instances
of the
General Reductions,
450 YARDS Fancy Silks from 4
to 10 yd. lengths, former price,
75c to " 1. 25, .
Sale Prke-4c
10 PIECES All Wool Cheviots,
good value at 30 and n5c per
vard, 1
.sale Pr'jc' 19c
CA'-E l'est Domestic Dr'ssljiing
haiii, every day value flfc y
Sale Prce) 5c
CASl Hest Ql,alit' 7ecrsuckei0
evefy '' value 10c' 1
Sale, i).rice, 7c
OXE CASK Lat.it. Seamless
Hose- l"Wc sol7and heel, ex
tra vdl"e at '9 a pair
aae Price, I2c
ONE C.VM'. ,V? y Xatnr.il Wool
Shirts Y-n(l Driwers. first class
value (
5ale Price, 50c
10 PIECIlS Loom Dice Table
Linen (al linen) best 250 quality
Sale Price, 39c
10 l'lh(.v..i ticrmau 'Silver
Bleach" 'liable Linen, Mist 50c
Sale fiwee, 35c
15 lMECESetrJjfvy Cream
Damask, 75cBnty, "extra
Hre Price, 54c
.25 DOZEX iWistitched Pillow
Sale Price, Pc
-00 DQZEX Cotters best quality
.ituuiy oiik; Hi assortment 01
colors,
UA
Sale FtWce, 55c doz
510 anw 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
BAZAAR.
fnr snmp rimp. Th-i
'pecaa
s.
IIGKLI
SIX BAYS9 TEIAL
If it breaks a
point
bring it back.
Now In general u
in the publlo school",
oltv hull nnd couu
boiiro office, and
many prlvnte busi
ness places in the city.
YOUItS for 11 price wived In lead and the
time wanted lu old fashioned chopping.
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STATIONKUS, KNGKAVEIW,
HOTKIi .IEII.MY.V IH'Il.DINO.
J.'lfl Wyoming Avenue,
HENRY BELIN, JR,,
General Ageut for the Wyotnlnj
District for
Mining:, Uuiitlnci Sporting, Smokelaii
nnd the Itepauno Chemical
Compuuy's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fc'iifety Fuse, Cups and Kxploderi.
ftooma uuj, 'Jia nnd H Commonweit'.tfe
iUilldlng,.Scruntoa. .
AGKN01K&
THO., FOItl),
JOHN 11. SMITH A-aON,
K. W. MULLIGAN,
rittsto-i
riymqkti
Wllkes.Barrj
IT. PLEASANT
COAL"
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestta uts)
and of all sizes, including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the cltj
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth bulldinr, rojm,to-..
telephone No. M2 'Cr-Ct'the mine, tele
phone No. S72, will be promptly attended
to. Sealer aupplleU at the mine.
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Planetary Pencil Pointer
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