MONDAY, KBDRUAIIY 7, M. MONDA", PEDnUAUY 7, 189J. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. (je cranio). CriBtme Piibllcd Dally, Kxcopt Runil'&y. by tho Tribune Tubmhtm Oompiiny, nt Vlfty Veal n Month. imirid at in royromoJ at ecnArfwt. pa., aj riOOKO-CLASS hail uattir. SCKANTON, FEtmUAItY 7, 1SS. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. Vat School Director. Three Ycars-PBTntl NEUL3, Eloventh Ward', Three Ycars-D. I. PHILLIPS, Wfth wnrd. Two Yeurs-E. D. FELLOWS, Fourth ward. Two Ycarrt-F. S. dODFIlBY, Bfghth ward. Ono Ycar-r. S. BAIUCER, Seventeenth wnrd. Ono Yetir-ELTAS K. BVANS, Fifteenth wnrd. Election D.iy, February 15. We nro Informed that from Satur day's perfoi nmiici'H In MuhIo Halt tlio unspcrtlmlilo filth which had up to tli'ut tlmo boon Fcnj,vly,H chief stock lit t ratio was carefully eliminated, doubt less In anticipation tf a visit! by the police. "Wo tnko pleasuro In noting this sllKlit victory for reform. Hut so long ns Music Hull hIiiiII remain in the control of a man who boasts that smut Is u hat Scranton thcutef goers want ttnd wlm evidently wants to traltlo in binut, refraining only while scared, it will bo neeesinry for the Authorities! to keep tliir eyes open. We notle with 8atlfaclion tht fact that fh fIeder l.runz has taken steps to bring its ton nnt to tlmo. As we supDcted, it had been deceived as to tho uuallty of the pfi fonn.inccs rIvui by lifm. The Possibility of War. The I.ciniluncorre&pondent of tho New York Sun. Mr. II. It. Chnmbetlrtln, a. voll-cqulpped journalist of the llrst rank, with conservative tendencies, has recently made a study of political con ditions In Spain and his deductions are mil encouraging. Tho dungor of war ix'twcen Spain nml the lTnlted States impresses him ts real and not far uls t.int. SugnFla and some of his broad minded colleagues aiv ilolnp: what they enn to aveit It, hut unless they tan connuer the inevitable In Cuba and thus mollify their tountrymen's inor dinate pride -Mr. Chamberlain b.Oloves that war will lie declared by Spain up on us and l hi nwl'ul consequences thereof deliberately invited within n lew months at furthoit. The reasons which he .issigns for this 1 ellef are numeious, belli,? mostly lu'nillnr to the American reading pub lic. Hut in specifying some of them he presents illumlnntlug details. He tell3 of the almost incredible ignorance and I atlence of the Spanish peasant class, who are bled tin nil sides by their Un scrupulous povernois and who are now for the first time beginning to mur mur: but ho also adds that It Is from this very claes, whom a now war 'would injure most, that the danger of a war lorced with the United States chiefly proceeds. The bulk of Spain's con scripted recruits for th? Cuban t-ervlce has beer, drawn from this class. Adds Mr. Chamberlain: "Hundreds- of Loys and young men who went out sturdy, lobust specimens of early manhood have come back in the hospital ships pitiful, hopeless wrecks of humanity whom their friends and families are often unable to recognize when they re appear at their homes. Thousands more have perished miserably In Cuban fever hospitals, not to mention Cuban, battlefield"". It is the Invalided re turned soldier who is the chief propa ganda agent of hatred of the United States in Spain. It could not well be otherwise, and he Is not in any sense blameworthy. He has been told by 1:1s o'heers all tho time he has been in Cuba that it Is American aid to the ins-urgents and nothing else which has kept Die rebellion alive. He has had no leason for disbelieving the storlea of his supeilois and comrades. Campaign ing In Cuba has 'been a hellish expeil ence for him, nnd the Yankees are je st onslble for his sufforing3 nnd for those of his comrades who are dead or left behind. His ruined constitution is proof of the lienors he has endured, lie tells his story, He- Is honest' and hlncere. The people look upon Ms wasted frame, and they believe iihn. "Why bhould they do otherwise? Anil believing him, they share to the lull his hatred of the accursed Yankees." This hatred H stronger now than ever before and Mr. Chamberlain thinks that It is growing. It would take veiy little to set It uflre. It is the opinion of this writer us it It. of most students of the subject that Spain has so far exhausted Iter finan cial resources as to preclude the ex tended contlnunnce of an open military campaign In Cuba. In fact ho dlecov eis at Madrid that this Is practically admitted by the Spanish government, which, howoer, at the time of his wilting Jan. L'l had great hope that General Hlanci: would noon brlhe the ehlet insurgents into surrendeilug. That hope has already failed, however. It later adlces bo trus. Indeed there Is ample testimony thai it und auton omy haw for all practical purposes ex plied together, bringing Spain face' fiont to tlie tlnal crisis of her sover eignty In Cuba. Can Spain lot Cuba go without precipitating a l evolution at home? Mr. Chamberlain fears that the only escape from such o conse , tpienco will be through a war wilfully provoketl with the United States. The present ministry will not invite this evil until forced to, but its overthrow would mean that and its preservation may compel that. It will be observed that the admin istration nt Washington, while talking a good deal nbout peace and good will, has taken, it would seem, about every available precaution arninst a reverse turn of affairs. Our warships are with in easy teach of every possible center of danger, and though their officers nre now on dress parade, thoy are also ready, and we suspect willing, for uttrner duty. General Doynton writes to the Sun that "our conHUla In Cuba are hearing much annoying tulle from the consuls of. other nations. It is based upon our position touching tho Monroe doctrine. The criticism Is that we havn inado It impossible for European powers to' re lievo the horrors which have made Cuba a hell, and, on the other hand, dft nothing to end the matter and com-l3.-U:r.,iS.r;:T,1iSre havnlgQ been taunting, which It is necessary to ad mit have point, to the effect that our congress was swift to denounco Turk ish suvngcry In Armenia, but holds Its voice over a worse situation within six hours' sail of our own nhore-?, nnd now, with tho proximity of our fleets, under our very guns." Wo don't wonder that foreigners are nt a loss to comprehend this anomaly. It Is not any too clearly understood by Americans themselves. j-i a.. If Hawaii Is to 'be annexed It should lie squarely, fairly nnd ubove-board. If there Isn't enough good common sense In the senate to supply ft two-thirds majoilty, this country ought to lose Its present incomparable opportunity. Futile. The discomfiture of the Philadelphia factfonnl opponents ot" Secretary Mar tin was completed when on Saturday the court dented their right to place an "anti-Martin" column cm the olllclal lmll6t. The resort to that title was a symptom- of childishness hardly worthy of grown men. It betrayed so clearly the factional pique which has for sev eral years disrupted the Republican party In Its chief Pennsylvania utrong holtl that among disinterested observ er many who have no particular fond ness for Mr. Martin will be glad as a matter of ffllf play that It has been checkmated. With the withdrawal of their candidate, M. Ncwitt, these fac tlonlsts should have stopped their guer rilla w.trfnro nnd won credit for party regularity. Now they get neither that credit nor recognition of any kind. Wo ihnko mention of this Incident because it affords a conspicuous Illus tration of the fatuity of factional war fare arising chiefly from individual pique. The fight on Martin was at no time a fight embodying essentially dlf feient principles of political manage ment. It was not a revolt of outraged popular opinion but rather a manufac tured bolt by lenders who envied Mr. Martin his power but lacked .the strength to overthrow lilin in open combat. Politics of this kind can have no good consequence to tho party. It Is simply n form of suicide to those who engage In it. It has proved futile in Philadelphia. It is likely to prove equally futile in the stale at large if Iho same animus shall govern In tho larger stiuggle. Itesentment, jealousy, u thirst for revenge Is not a broad enough foundation for a successful political revolution in this dny of abounding populnr eominon sense. Mr. Wnnamnker may uche to down Senator Quay as pome of the opponents of the Philadelphia leader have lately ached to down Secretary Mattln; but a battle fed by grudges Is handicapped fiom its' inception. The good withes of every intelligent A met Iran accompany Miss Clara Uar ton on her errand of mercy to Cuba. May she soon got the assertive help of the Ameiloan government. asrmany and Our Exports. The inclination of the average Amer ican, when he hears that anything American has not received its due In Kurope, is to execute at once a full blooded war dance. This tendency is indicative of a wholesome national spir it and it deserves a good deal of re spect; but usually It is the wiser plan to defer the war dance until theie Is an official vet Ideation of the alleged facts. This talk about the fierce restric tions which Prussia has Imposed or Is about to Impose upon tho Importation of American fruits, plants and horses Is somewhat vague as yet. Nobody seems to know exactly whnt the terms of the refctrlctlons aie or the reasons which have Impelled them. In duo time the facts will be made known and then It will be possible to arrive at n rational opinion concerning them. Four years ago we sent to Germany less than $SO,000 worth of horses; last year the value exceeded $800,000. The fruit exports have grown even more rapidly although we have not nt hand the actual flguies. The reason given for the barring of American horses is that thoy communicate the lnlluenza to Geiman horses. Our fiesh fiults are said to contain a dangerous paia site, which, if admitted into Prussia, would work great damage to native agricultural Interests. American plants nre excluded for a similar reason. But these leasons are not the olllclal ones. We cannot act until we know the of ficial position of the Prussian govern ment In these premises. That these exclusion orders are con ceived in a spirit of retaliation against the Dlngley bill is wholly probable. Under her trentles, however, Germany could not specifically exclude Ameri can exports from her ports, except for cause, and If cause has been manufac tured we shall have the right to pro test, plus also the final right to retal iate in kind. The facts will soon ap pear and If they shall warrant the president In using the power of repris al conferred upon him by congress, It will not take a very largo bacillus in German exported wines to bring it tb the minds of the autlltles nt Herlln that It Is a poor game ut which two cannot play. Since It takes two cabinet depart ments in times of peaco to look after interests primarily connected with war, it is not asking overmuch to urge tho creation of nt least one cabinet de partment of commeico and Industry. An Important Problem. In an Interview with a representative of the Pittsburg Dispatch, upon a sub ject of growing Interest In Pennsyl vania the multiplication of minor court costs and the general Inelllcleney of our petty court nystem Attorney General MeCormlck recently presented some ideas whlehiare worthy of repro duction. The duties of justices of the peace, as originally understood and practiced, have, he pointed out, In modern times been almost wholly lost sight of. The office was an honorable one, and in our early history, and still earlier In England, was one of dignity and Im portance, The Justice was the con servator of the peace in his neighbor hood, He felt It to be his duty to pre vent litigation, both civil and crim inal, to the end that good order should be maintained within his Jurisdiction, Today, as Mr. MeCormlck remarked, the office ot justice of ,the peace and alderman, In a great majority of in stances, is held by men who too often f. -. iii.,,ion nnd dlocord, and gen- crally because it Is to their pecuniary advantage so to do. "For the most trifling offense," ho continued, "tho defendant Is required to give ball for his appearance to an swer at the court of quarter sessions ot the county. Tho large percentage of thoso cased that the grand Jury feel bdund to Ignore, notwithstanding tho fact that they have only tho exparte evidence of tho commonwealth beforo them, proves conclusively thnt far too mnny Justices of Ihe peaco nritl alder men are using their power for their own benefit. Inexcusable hardship fre quently comes to those that ftro ar rested, In loss of time, lbss Of nlOney", payment of counsel fees, nnd what Is even worse, the embittering of neigh bor ngnlnnt neighbor nnd the destruc tion of the peaco and good order of the locality." This Is the evil, or a part of It an evil known of all men. Hut tho proper dire Is another question. The attor ney general thinks that a partial rem edy fit least would be nfforded by a radical reduction In the number of Jus tices and aldermen. Ho would also make It illegal for thoso OfMclals to act ns collecting agents. On this poiiit ho Fays: "They advertise nnd receive ac counts and notes for collection, they notify the debtor, demand payment, and when payment Is refusedi perhaps because of the debtor having a good defense, suit is brought by the game justice or alderman beforo hlinself In tho name of tho creditor for whom ho Is acting as agent, and the! necessary result Is a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, because. In orfect, the plain tiff, by liis agent, is sitting ns Judge In his own case. There should be some way of breaking up this pernicious practice. The courts have declared It unlawful whenever it has come be foro them, and I have no doitbt al ways will do so, but It Should bo made highly penal for any" Justice or alder man to sit In judgment in a case in which he himself is practically .the party, or at leatt In which ho has an Interest so far as his commissions are concerned." These suggestions are worthy of se rious attention. Public dissatisfaction with the petty Judicial system now in vogue Is growing so rapidly that it will be the part of wisdom for student.) of tho law to move toward an Intelli gent remedy rather than wait until Impatient clamor forces perhaps a lecklcss one. In this great struesle it It for pa triotic and sincere Republicans who stand above faction and who are profoundly concerned for tho unity, harmony and vitality of tho party because, of tho mo mentous national interests before us, to consider what this exigency demands. Philadelphia Press. The reference here is to the coming struggle between the Vv'nnamaker nnd tho Quay Influences In Pennsylvania politics. If the fight between the pot nnd the kettle shall got too black, tho exigency will demand ot patriotic and blnceio Republicans the disciplining of both. To keep something which has been lust by another after the first owner has advertised his loss amounts to lar ceny according to Judge Finletter, of Philadelphia. Hut an exception must be allowed In the matter of political power. It cannot be doubled that tho powcrfut moral forces of tho Republican party of Pennsylvania would warmly support Mr. Wnnamaker's candiducy for governor. Philadelphia Ledger. They might If they hadn't already taken his true measure. Figiires Shoeing Ottr Navy's Cos! Washlngton Letter in the Sun. N VIKW of the large increase in tho navy of lato years, involving a great sum of money for new construction, there Is a geneial Impression Jhnt there has been a. correspondingly large Increase of the cost of maintaining tho service, and that tho new vessels, In proportion to their value, nre far moro i expensive than the old type. Even thd average naval olllcer Js Inclined to be lieve that the modern ships requlro more merely to keep them going than the wooden craft, whereas the figures com piled by the navy department of tho an nual expenses, including the cost of re pairs, crew, stoies, pay and coal, show that the new navy does not cost tho gov ernment bo very much moro than tho old nnd considerably Iofs if the strength and fighting efficiency is compared with that of the Meets seven years ago. In 1S90 tho displacement of crultlng vessels in com mission of tho whole year was 47,071 tohs. Tho cost per ton for pay of crew was IK! nnd total cost per ton $S3. Ecvcn years later tho cruising displacement had Jumped to threo times thnt, or lSO.MI; tho cost per ton for pay of crew was 31, and tho total cost per ton had dropped to $52. It is to bo noted, therefore, that tho pay of crews of tho new ships Is nearly a constant proportion of total cost, being C2 per cent, of ft In U00 and CO per cent, in ISO". o An Increase of 1S7 per cent. In cruising dlbplacement, with only 71 per cent, in creaso In pay of i rews. and 78 per cent. In total cost, would seem to be satisfactory, but as a matter of fact tho real in crease hns been much less than these figures would seem to Indicate. The ap propriation for tho pay of tho navy was J7.250.000 In USK). and only JS,100,S73 seven years later, with tho enormous Increaso In the fighting strength of tho fleets. In IfPO but 31 per cent, of tho appropriation was spent for tho pay of cruising ships In commission for tho wholo year. In 1807 52 per cent, of the npproprlaton was so spent. Bixty per cent, more officers and so per cent, more men spent the year H97 cruising on ships than In 1S90, yet tho ttppropilatlon fur pay of the navy nan Increased but ll'.a per cent, Tho ,g ures of the experts show that In 1S00 thero wcro but three ships attached to tho home fleot, of which ono was a new ves sel, tho total representing a tonnage of but ri.S3iJ, canylng seventy-two officers and G2J men Mid costing to maintain In servlco SHM.iXS. Seven years later there wero twelvo vessels on tho station, all modern ships, with a tonnauo of (,j,3j0, manned by 312 officers nnd 3.657 men, and costing to maintain In sen Ice for one year $2,C71,K93. Three-fourths of tho ves sels had u greater tonnage than tho combined four had seven youis previous on tho sumo station. ', o . On tho Pacific station In 1S00 there wero soven old ships in service, with a tonnage of 8.S0O, manned by 103 olflcers nnd Wi men, nnd costing a little more than half a million to keep in serUee.. Now there ui-3 six modern ships and two old ones on the station, with a tonnage that has risen to 2S.C31, manned by ISO or fleers, 1,781 men, and cotlng to keep In service for the year J1.892.16S. Tho Asiatic fleet had five old wooden vessels In 1SP0. with u total tonnage of but 7,930, with 87 officers and 815 men. This month It has flvo now ships nnd one old-one, representing a displacement of 15,21t! tons, carrying 110 officers, 1,378 men, and cost ing to maintain 1,000,000. The cost of maintenance of the Baino station seven years ago was about $900,000 and nil the ships wero ot tho wooden class. On I ho European station tho four new vessels comprising what was known as tho whlto sqhadron, tho four original Honch cruis ers, were on' temporary duty. Theso ships represented a displacement of 12.210 tons, had (A officers and 1,075 men, nnd cost to maintain half a million. This month thero aro four cruisers on tho station, with a tonnngo of ovr 15,000, with 93 of ficers, 1,201 men, ami costing to maln Juln about JS31.000. On tho South At lantic station tho navy stiDP'orted the old Richmond and tho dilapidated Tal lapoosa, with a totnl tonnage of 3,070, and at a cost annually of nbout I35S.00O. Now It has tho samo number ot ships, till new, with double the tonnage, and costing only about" l0,000 mora a year to Keep there, o A recapitulation shows that tho total displacement ot the navy has advanced from 47,(171 tons In 1W) to 136.S39 tons' In 1S97; that the number of officers required to man tho ships has ndvnnced lii tho samo period from C07 to K2. nnd tho num ber of men from r.,13l to 9.2J1. Tho pay of tho crows In 1SD0 was 2,iCJ,3dl, fllid In 1S97 It had advanced t6 M.arf.Kfc The to tal cost of maintaining tho whole navy lit tlio set-en vears Itunned from S.liMG,- C2S td $7,0SS,173, The Experts hold that these figures rtiow that tho flghtlifg strength has been moro limn trebled, tho tonnage It nearly four times as great, nnd tho cost ot keeping Iho servlco in commission has ndv'nnicd only ft llltlo moro than ond-thlrd. EQUALLY PdltlNENf liERD. From the Philadelphia Press. Tho great sober mass of tlio commun ity has very llttlo sympathy cither with extrcino reformers, clerical or otherwise, who talk mtie!i about their discoveries (if wickedness, C that othor and oppos ing whig of society which palliates the evils exposed, deprecates Investigation Hlid objects to nny revelations of Ini quity. Evil exists in every city. Sdltlo resorts of Iniquity will always" be pres ent. A certain number of pdople for many, many years to como will pfoflt by tho worship of wlckedhesfl and tho de Sires' nild demands of wicked men. This In no reason for either accepting theso cvJls as Inevitable or parading any "reve lations." The ono thing needed Is steady, relentless, unremitting enforce ment of tho law. o Tho community wants this. It will al ways support ilml approve It. If nlcn, Mergytnoli or oth&M, lntvo any talking to do about tho breaches of law and of so cial decency they litve dlscoveted tho place to talk Is not a ball but tho grand jury not a pulpit but tho witness box. Onco a month tho doors of the grand Jurv room are ouen. 7io ono Can bo ih- Jured by any "revelations" In that place. Talk tHero eOtints. It tneatis business. KIKfeWhero talk abitit these things is illto a foul smell. It shows the presence of corruption. It does not nld Its cure. What tho community wants Is not re ela tion but disinfection. o For let no cno forget that the great currents of nn Ameilcan community are sound, healthy nnd pure, tending to purify and not to corrupt. Each gener ation and each decade sees clUthges for tho better. Any courageous men who havo evidence not talk nbout evils will have behind them an enlightened public sentiment and ft vigorous public deter mination to purify the city and seo that It steadily grows better. Any earnest, honest effort to do this, backed bv evi dence, followed by Indictments and (suc ceeded by conviction will receive a sup port which will override any possible re sistance. Tho law Is elenr. PUbllc opih lon Is unmistakable. Tlio cdurts aro ready to do their duty. Tho wholo com munity is at hand with its moral sup port. But not for mere talk, not for vnguo charges, not for assertions that things are very bad and awful things can be seen by hunting for them. o Evidence, Indictments and convictions nro demanded If true reform is to bo ac complished. If these are not secured tho hist estate of tho city will bo worse than tho first. If they nro nnother step will be taken in tho upward way toward purity. For ho must be blind to nil hu man records and deaf to all past history who does not see that year by year, de cade by decade, generation by genera tion, Christianity and civilization aro steadily raising tho moral level ot life. The great fight for purity, decenoy and social order is a winning one. Our laws already nro far In advance of those cUe where, in advance even of a largo part of public opinion. Again wo say to the good men who are banding themselves togeth er to carry the contest a step farther don't talk, but enforce these laws, gather evidence, secure indictments and procure convictions. This world is so mado that ono conviction Is worth a hundred pulpit reminiscences of dubious resorts. A SUGGESTION". IMItor of The Tribune Sir: Among the first to offer sympathy to the Younjr Men's Christian association after their fire was tho Young Women's Christian association through their presi dent and general secretary, tendering tho use of their rooms nnd their assistant. This was very natural as their worfc Is similar and they have always worked In harmony, feellnc that they were In no sense rlvnls, but mutually helpful. It ha3 been suggested by gentlemen In terested In both associations that this would bo an excellent tlmo to provldo both with suitable, permanent quarters. It will bo remembered that over a year ago tho Young Women's Christian asso ciation started a building fund by the Woman's Paper, The effort to complete that fund and build was delayed bo cause it was felt that the Home for tho Friendless, which had already begun, should first bo Installed In its new quar ters. But now whllo a general cunvass Is to be made for a Christian association building, why cannot a fund bo raised largo enough to glvo both our Young Men's and Young Women's associations tho permanent and commodious homo they deslro? Whether ono location can bo used by both organizations, each to havo it own special departments, and also some that can bo used conjointly, Is a question for further consideration and later decision. Ilut It Is tho feeling ot somo of our best citizens that ns much should bo dono lor tho one as tho other, and that many will assist moro readily knowing that both nro remembered. This suggestion la simply given to tho Interested public and to tho boards of management by somo slncero friends ot tho work for young people In our city who havo had attention called to tho matter by somo who ttio able r.nd willing to help, Yours truly, A Contributor to Uoth Associations. Seranton. Feb. 5. Hav51amid China WK AIIK OI-OSINQ OUT FOUlt OF OlIIl OPKN HTOOIC CHINA FAT. TEltNS At Cost IF YOU WANT A CHINA DlNNKtt SET NOW 13 THE TIME TO UUY WE AE TAK1NO ACCOUNT OF STOCK AND WANT TO CLOSE OUT THESE FOUH LINES IIEFOUB FE1J. HUAHY 1. TIE CIMOHS, FEME, . O'MALLEY CO. 4 'J 2 Lackawanna Avenue, GO ttSMIII UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS of the Great Muslin Underwear Sale. Uiire Served selling in unlimited quantities are our orders to salespeople, but we do aud always shall reserve to ourselves the privilege of offering to the public only meritorious, well-made garments, it matters not how low we make the price, A cheaply made-up garment at a cheap price, is always dear at any price we do not sell that kind. Note our prices, examine our stock and then drdw your bwn conclusidn in comparison with some uudergarmcuts you may find elsewhere : Night Gowns, of fair muslin, 9 cents Night Gbwas", neatly trimiiied, yoke backs, 39 cents Empire Gowns, with tucks aud embroidered yokes, 49 cents Eiiipire GbWiiS", witli tucks and embroidery trimmed aud sailor collars, 59 cents Special attention is called to all of Ike finer gowUs frdtn 98c Upwards. They are simply ua equaled. Skirts with tucks and embroidered ruffles, 39 cents Umbrella Skirts, with seVdtal tucks and wide embroidery ruffle, 59 cemts Umbrella SWrts of finer qualities attd richer laces and embroideries, from 85c to $4.98 Children's Drawers", with tucks, 8 cents and upwards Ladies' Drawers, wide hem, aud cluster of three tucks, 15 cents Ladies'- Drawers, with three tucks and embroidery ruffle, 25 cents Ladies' Umbrella Drawers", cluster of tucks aud wide embroidery, 39 cents Ladies' Umbrella Dratvers with lace edge arid insertions aud linen ruffle, 49 cents ioq dozen Corset Covers, of good muslin, well made and perfect fitting, 7 cents 85 dozen Cambric Corset Covers, V-shaped, ready to trim, l22 cents Cambric Corset Covers, V-shaped, trimmed with embroidery, 35 cents ioo dozen various styles of Cambric arid Muslin Corset Covers, V-neck, high and square neck, trimmed with neat embroidery, at 25c and 29c which beat the world, Several very fine numbers of French Corset Covers from 39 cents to $2.49 50 dozen Infants' Slips at 25 cents 100 Styles of Children's Slips and Short Dresses, varying from 49 cents to $4.98 We Idy special claim toward these particular 31nes, OF1F Wltl hie m u AS Tltft OLD YKAft IS CAST OFF like nn old 1H1OP, so should you resolve to carry tint the simile by coming in nnd select ing a now nnlr of our elegftnt '08 Shoes. JiHt received for thne who want utlvnntio styles nt backward prices. lewis, Eeilly k Barfe, WYOMING AVENUE. j'ilK MODfcUK HARDWAHE STOUE. HOTJE GOING FAST i'Iiosc Oil Heaters we told you about last week. But the fact of our having had a good sale of them WILL NOT change our resolution to clean them out. TIEY MUST GO And judging trom prices we are selling them at they won't last long. Call and Be Convinced. k ss a 110 N. WASHINGTON AVE. 1SLL k CORNELL'S irmi M kMA HucU u choice slock to select from cannot be found elsewhere in this part of the state. Aud when you consider the moderate prices at which the goods aro marked is a further claim on the uttenllou and consideration of buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. WnmNa Desks, Dkessing Taului. Fanov TABLES, ClIEVAIiULASSIM I'AJtLOK OABINE'W. MUSIC OAniKBTS, cukio o a ii ik uts Hook cases, Fancy Uaekkts, t.OUNOKi, wohk tables, Easv Chairs, Gilt Chairs, Inlaid Ciiuks, IIOCKEM, HirAVINCI SrANlH, 1'rnt.STAi.s, TAIIOUUKl'TKS. All at lowest prices consistent1 with the high quality of the goods. Hill & Coeeell At 321 North Washington Avenue. Seranton, Pa. ttG re 'iHl- Th Very Best Clotlhiflimg MairaMtfactmired Is the only kind we have; you can buy it as low as you would have tb pay for the ordi nary, Call and see what we are offering. Ill 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. FINLEY'S Great Febrniary Sale Means Genuine Reductions on all WINTER GOOD Every dcpaitment throughout the store represented. This space permits us o 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 Price, 59c 10 PIECES All Wool Cheviots, good value at 30 and 35c per yard, Sale Price, 19c CASE Best Domestic Dress Ging ham, every day value 8c, Sale Price, Sc CASE Best Quality Seersucker, every day value 10c, Sale, Price, 7c ONE CASE Ladies' Seamless Hose, double sole and heel, ex tra value at 19c a pair Sale Price, 12c ONE CASE Men's Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, first class value for 75c, Sale Price, 50c 10 PIECES Loom Dice Table Linen (all linen) best 25c quality Sale Price, 19c 10 PIECES German "Silver Bleach" Table Linen, best 50c quality, Sale Price, 35c '15 PIECES extra heavy Cream Damask, 75c qualilv, "extra wide," Sale Price, 54c 25 DOZEN Hemmed Pillow Cases Sale Price, 9c 200 DOZEN Cutters best quality Sewing Silk; good assortment of colors; Sale Price, 55c doz 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE BAZAAI MUCKLOW. SIX BAYS9 TRIAL If it breaks a point bring it back. Novr in seneral usa in the publlo schools, cltv bait and court house offices, and ninny private busU ness places in the city. YOUItR for a price saved in lead and the time wasted in old lashloned chopping. STATIONKIIS, KNGHAVER& IIOTEIi JUUMYN BUILDING. WO Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyoming District fur Mining, lllastlng, Sporting, Smotceleil and the ltepauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fc'afety Fuse, Caps and Exploders. llooms 'Jl'J, '.'in and 'Jit CommonwMltll BiillJluc Bcraotoa. AGENOIli THO. FOH1), JOHNILfeMlTHAdON. E. W. MULLIGAN, rittitoa Plymouth Wllkes-Barr II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestlo use and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Ulrdseye, delivered In any patt of the cltx at the lowest (tries Orders received at the Office, first floor. Commonwealth bulldlnr, room No fi telephone No. 2C24 or at the mine, tele phone No. ZK, will be promptly, attended to. Sealers supplied at the mlti. T. Sf Flaietary Fencil Pointer iiroiirs P01BEB.
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