Mt, ta - -,, .... ,, Jt TUESDAY, PEDnUAUY 8, 1895. rp THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. f TUESDAY, FEDHUAUY 8, 1899. n PiiblWifd n.illy, Bxcept ftnnilay. by the Trlbuno' J'ubllnliltift Comimny, at I 'I fly LVntsn Month. imirid aT TIIB rorromnii at kmntok .. ai MCOKO-Of J189 llARVUATTIlt SCHANTON, FKBntMnY 8, 189S. REPUBLICAN City TICKET. I'or School Director. Three1 Ycnrg-I'fiTHIl KEULS, Klovonth ward. Three Ycpra-D. I. PHILLIPS, fifth ward. Two Yoar-E. D. FALLOWS,. Fourth ward. Two Ycars-F. H. GODI-TlRY, Eighth ward. One Year-r. S. BAHKKn, Seventeenth Ward. One Yoar-13LIAS K. EVANS. Fifteenth ward. Election Day, February 15. If the remark passed nt the meet ing of the rnstorc union yesterday r.iornlne; have heen correctly I sported, ox-Mayor FellowH deserved .the call down administered to hlin by Rev. Dr. Mt'Leod. Mr. Fellows' record In pol Itlcp does not equl him to stand for ward nrf ttn accuser of others: rather does It stiSRest the metaphor of the man whoso domicile was constructed ol the thinnest of thin glass. The Public L'brnry In 1897, Of the educational Institutions f this city noue nas hetter proved Its claim to public esteem than the Scranton l'ubllo library, a fact made additionally plain In It, seventh annual report, which covers the year 1S97. During that year the lilnary made an nvrrnjre dally distribution of BHO books, erjitlvnlent to Ifil.OfiG volumes for the entire year. At the end of the year S.09B cards were In force which, nt five read ers to the card, would Indicate that 40. 4S0 persons nro aeciimstomod to Knln Information or entertulninent from some of the 21.C13 volumes In the cir culating department, not to make men tion of th consldtrablo and growing use of the reference department with its S.9fi7 books. In fact tho llbravv'H tisefulnesn extends considerably fur ther than Is Indicated in these few fig ures: for after the Implanting of a love ut good books, which the library cer tainly p.ecompllshcF, there necessarily follows an anxiety on the reader's part to own good books. Supplementary to thoso which he secures from tho lib rary for hasty perusal he will soon "be gin to buy other books, not so easily to be had from tho library; popular books, like for example "Quo Vadls," for which there are always ten. or a dozen advance, calls ut the library; and also books outside of the library's scope. The liablt.of Intelligent reading grows npace and no library short of the very largest can satisfy it wholly. It Is a pleasure for The Tribune to command In the highest terms the careful and effective work performed by this library under Its present manage ment, for apart from the genciwl bene fits accruing therefrom thla paper pro fits from It directly. Printing as It does a clean paper and one observing tho best standards possible under prevalent conditions, it finds that its patronago and influence amplify In exact propor tion that the tastes and standards of the community nro lifted up. That tho li'hrary is one of the most effective Instruments of contemporary Improve ment Is a fact shown by evldenej Which Ik multiplying on every hnnd, m Speaking of gudgeons, what did tho city of Scranton catch when It elect ed Mr. Soranton's choice for mayor? Tho Lnst of Fonyvcssy. It Is remarked that Tho Tribune's ppusm of virtue over Music hall did not appear until after Mr. Fenyvossy had withdrawn his advertisement from that puper. Scranton Republican. A good many things are remarked that are not so, and this Is one of them. The Tribune of Jan. 2S called attention to the indecency ut Feny e?y's performance's and because of that Fenyvcssy discontinued his ad vertisement. His notion evidently was that the money paid to this paper for advertising was a bribe. Others have shared that hallucination; but while Tho Tribune will always stand by Its patrons In all thlntis honorable and fair It will not sell Its Independence to any of tliem. Fenyvcssy has written us that his shows huvo been cW-an. We Invite him to have this matter tested In court. He also claims we are pursuing him. "Wo are. Wr Intend to keep pursuing him until he permanently subtracts his Illthlnww from this city. His Idea of the "ginger" needed to make a success ful show is oih for which Scranton, in our Judgment, has no use. It Is noticed thnt here and there a Popoeratio organ keeps up Its pop gun attack on the Dlngley bill, but for the greater part this comes mere ly from force of habit. (Jolng to Seed. To t)ie questions, "Is the educational system of the United States top-heavy? Are we putting time, labor and money cm the superstructure at the expense of the foundations?" Elliott Flower, In a most Interesting articlo In the Febru ary North American Review, returns an emphatic answer in the afnrmatlve and re-enforces It with statistical proof. To begin with, Mr. Flower has no quarrel with the high schools or col leges and begrudges them nothing, but he regards that condition as anomalous and in some senses dangerous which dots the landscape with these higher schools, aVparently far In excess of the visible popular need, while every year In almost'every city In the country tho school authorities are put to all klndu of expedients to find even scant ac commodations for the children who seek admission to tho primary and grammar school grades. In Now York city, for example, on the two opening days of the present school year 0,913 pupils had tp bo sent homo because there wag no room for them; ultimately, however, they were partly nccommo. dujed by means or half-day sessions. In Chicago 10.C69 pupils had to be put In Inconvenient rooms temporarily rented and 11,740 others had to be put on half school time. In Brooklyn, Bt. t.oula, and Denver similar conditions prevail, showing that thu tendency Is general. JU;an.iivAwu rtsgrco. right here in Scranton; scarcely anywhere are tho facilities enlarged so a td keep pace with the growth In the school popula tion. On the other hand, Mr, Flower as serts, and proves, that while the city schools are unable to accommodate all who apply ninny of the universities and colleges nre hardly able to scoure enough students to make It worth while to remain open. He makes a list of 119 of tliem higher Institutions in the United States, many of them fed by the Rtnte, which have fewer than 200 pu pils apiece, und he inquires It some of tho money now put Into these sparsely attended ncndemlc Institutions, to tho direct benefit of a few only, might not be used to better advantage in provid ing facilities for educating those who are practically crowded out of the pub lic schools now. . The question admits or but one re ply. Our school system Is in dnngor of going to seed. We gladly give place to a letter from Mr. Dlmler anent Manager Fenyves sy's efforts to purify the entertain ments given under his lease of Music hall. Our information ns to the num ber of Indecent performances tolerated by Fenyvcssy differs from that of Mr. Dlmler; but wo are pleased to learn that In future things will be hot ter. The mom for Improvement is ample. A Alean Revenge. In a difference of testimony between Street Commissioner Dunning and the editor of tho Scranton Republican con cerning the work of the former's de partment those who know both parties will bo likely to give Mr. Dunning the benefit of tho doubt. Those citizens certainly will who arc- aware thnt Mr. Dunning, upon assuming his present office, and nfter declining to appoint to a fat berth at Mr. Scranton's dicta tion, one of that gentlemnn's hench men, was then coolly Informed that the Republican's columns would bo used later to balance tho account. Mr. Dunnlng's version of the circum stances under which Michael Oogolln of the street cleaning force met his death underneath the falling Y. M. C. A. Wall, as published In vesterdav'n Tribune, Is fully corroborated by reput able witnesses, a fact which will bo made clear at Friday evening's Inquest. Thnt death Is most regrettable and tho mishap weighs heavily upon the public mind; and therefore It Is a doubly mean and cowardly thing in a newspaper to try under these unfortun ate circumstances to bespatter an In nocent, conscientious and efficient pub lic official with false and malicious In nuendo amounting practically to a charge of homicide. The Intelligence that Premier Sagas ta does not like his epistolary style will doubtless not prove a fatal sur prise to President McICInley. A Fruitless Business. The foremost living representative of the American bar, Joseph H. Choate, takes Issue point blank with those who allege that the legal profession is de teriorating. "We hear sometimes," ays he, "that the American .bar has degenerated, that it does not equal Its predecessors In power and character and Influence, but this I utterly deny. To the demands which each generation makes upon It, It Is ulways adequate. The Intense pressure of modern llfa and business leaves Its mark upon our profession. What once could be said in three days must now be said in two hours what once could bo done in a month must now bo done In a day. and for one I do not hesitate to say that for skill, efficiency, utility and power, tho service which our profession lends to tho community today, has not been surpassed In any former generation." This denial may be applied with equal truth to each of the other voca tions. As conditions change men have to chnnge with them not change their natures but change their adaptation of means to ends. Such n change, how ever, does not necessarily signify loss of power or effectiveness. The great Journalists of forty years ago would be great Journalists today and the greut JuurnaltstH of today would have been Just as groat, though perhaps appar ently much greater, Journalists forty years ago but not until each had fitted himself to tho conditions of his envlionment. Daniel Webster, If re called to earth, would in this day be a great advocate but his greatness would In some respects appear freakish until ho had adjusted himself to the new re quirements. In the meanwhile, Mr. Choate could glvo him cat ds and spudea and nine-tenths of the other points In the modern legal game und then beat him easily, because he would be in per fect unison with contemporary neces sities, while Daniel would be like his celebrated "mariner adrift." Those who make a practice of de preciating the present In unnecessary worship of the past engage In a fruit less business, nnd simply create gloom where there should be good cheer. The chairman of tho Gold Democrat ic Nutlonnl committee thinks thero Is nothing left for gold Democrats to do but to prepare for a hard campaign on the old lines. There Is one better thing left to do nnd that Is to econo mize energy by co-operating with the Republicans directly. Whatever may be true of individuals, the fnct Is now as plain as a plko staff that the Re publican party Is tho only effective ex isting sound money party. sIts defeat in a nutlonnl election would mean a long farewell to the public credit. Representative Parker of Cleveland wants the Ohio legislature to enact a law requiring all eligible candidates for matrimony to pass a careful exami nation and taxing all men who after passing the examination do not wed. All that Is needed to round this pretty Idea out Os to provide each wedded couple with a furnished home and on ample Income, with a series of graded premiums for the benefit of the rising generation, Whut a wonder this wasn't thought of before. Hi,-. In a recent number the Century magazine printed a paper by Hon. Tlieo. Roosevelt giving instances of the overy-day heroism characteristic of a well-organized modern city pollceforce, and In Us February lnue it follows up the same line of thought by permitting Mr. Jacob A. Rlls to narrate the Btory of the heroes who fight fire. While the specific examples referred to In each of these papers have to do with the municipal history of New York, they are typlcnl of similar Instances In every large city and study of them l profitable; in correcting tho average citizen's natural tendency to regard policemen and firemen, cm parasites on the public bounty worthy only to be grumbled at or made the butt of ridicule. "Chicago," says Joseph H. Choate, bidding defiance to Now York, "Is to bo the fa-vorlto home of tho new American, that composite creature in whoso veins the mingled strains of all tho scattered branches of the Aryan race unite, with whose energy and daring and speed andwlnd and bottom the tired cities of the east will strive In vain to keep an even pace." If the new American In tends to live In Chicago he had better get his life Insured for both time nnd eternity. The merging of the New York Cen tral and Iake Shore railroad is a conspicuously Illustration of the princi ple back of most modern trusts. It means cheaper management and doubtless better public accommoda tion, with no Increase in public charges. Of course It might mean a lot of worse things, such as extortion and intimi dation of rivals, but things of that nature are for the law to restrain. In Kansas city an experimental mis sion has been opened where the poor can get meals for a cent a dish, with beds for a nickel each. Charity llko this, however, In open to the objection thnt It tends to create a false stand ard of values. The truest charity, all things considered, is the active mlno and the busy mill. Apparently Pennsylvania is not yearning for a Wanamakerlsh imita tion of Seth Low. SiJj Months of the Dingley Tariff Washington, Feb. 7. SIX MONTHS of the operations of tho Dlngley law show that it is going to meet tho expectations of Its framcrs and supply sulilctent revenue, to cover tho current expenses of tho government. Thero has been a steady growth In tho receipts month by month, until they havo now reached such pro portions as to mako It apparent that tho law will supply, under ordinary circum stances, a revenue equal to tho amount necessary to meet tho government ex penditures and furnish something of a surplus besides. Tho Junuary customs receipts were more than 25 per cent. In excess of tho customs receipts of last year, and were larger than tho average monthly customs receipts during the en tire history of tho Wilson law. The in ternal revenue receipts In January ex ceeded thoso of any January since tho McKlnley law was taken from the stat ute books. o During tho six months In which tho new law has been In operation, It has Hhown a steady growth. The August re ceipts were $l,0ou,i100. those of September nearly $22,000,000. October J21,0OO,00O, No vember over f2o.000.000, December over $27,000,000, nnd Jnmiary nearly SZl.OW.UW. Tho growth in the customs receipts has been equally striking and equally grati fying. In August the customs receipts were, by reason of the enormous Im portations which had preceded the en nctment of thu new law, less than 7, 000,000, In September about $8,000,000, In October over 'JD.OOO.OOO, In November near ly $10,000,000, In December nearly $12,000, 00), und In Jununry over $14,000,000 show ing not only a steady growth but Indicat ing tho accuracy of tho Judgment of thoso who had Insisted that thero would bo a constant Increase In the earnings of the new law when Importations regained their normal conditions, after tho ab 1 sorption of tho enormous inflow of for eign products prior CD tho enactment of ' the new law. Considering that over bIx I months' supply of many of tho most Im portant revenue-producing articles had I been brought Into the country prior to ! tho enactment of the now law, It is qulto I remarkable that the customs receipts I should in tho six months of Its operation be greater than the average monthly I receipts under the law which preceded 't, especially in view of the fact that that ' law is credited with many millions of I dollars which tshould properly havo be i longed to tho earnings or tho Dlngley ! low. o The following table shows the customs earnings during tho six months In which the new law has been In operation: August $ G.9S7.70J September ".'JU.IOO October 9,713,491 November 9,0,021 December ll,ti(iO,7S1 January 11,209,4112 The following table shows tho total earnings under tho new law during its six months' operation, compared with the earnings of the Wilson law during the first six months of Its operations: D1NULKY LAW. August, 197 $ 19,023, 'ill September 21,.'13,09S October 21,3'J, 415 November n.'.lLi'jy.j December 27,931.191 January, ls9S M,7Xi,S27 JIJ.2K.SI3 WILSON LAW. ' September, ISjI $ 22,t,.i,i2S October 19.1:S9,210 November 19,111, iW December il.SlM.lM January. 1W, 27,s01,:i9fl Februury 22,siii,0J7 $133,730, 103 llalancu In favor of Dlngley law, $13, GI3,3. o When It Is remembered that the con ditions under which tho Dlngley law went Into operation precisely reversed thoso which accompanied tho beginning of tho Wilson law as relates to earning capacity In customs receipts, tho contrast will bo tho moro striking. When tho Wil son law went into effect It found enor mous quantities of foreign goods In bonded warehouses and In ships lying In tho harbors waiting opportunity to bo en tered for consumption and pay customs duties under tho new law. When tho Dlngley law went Into effect, It found th warehouses of the country filled to over flowing with goods which had already paid customs under tho preceding law. That tho earnings of tho Dlngley law under these reversed und unfavorable conditions should have exceeded by moro than $13,000,000 In tho first Six months tho earnings of tho Wilson law In tho corre sponding period of its history shows Its vast superiority as a revenue producer, while tho revival of mnnuraoturlng throughout tho .United States since it went Into operation Indicates with equal clearness and satisfaction Its beneficial effect upon Industries of tho country. I... run ii'i:ii Titus t. From tho Philadelphia Times. Tho Paper Trust Is now an accomplish cd fact. A combination of leading papor mills of the country has resulted In a corporation capitalized at $41,000,000 and already embracing sixteen mills with t.n aggregate capi.clty of l,3f7 tons per day, with five more certain to bo added with a ctinncltr of 138 tons tier day. with D. KO, Mills at tho head of thin corporation fits financial resources may be well under stood. While Mr. Mills, tho leading man In tho Paper Trust, has ultnounccd that he does rot fxpcr.t the combination to Incrense tho cost of papor materially, It Is not pretended that the combination has been made for any other reason than to control the output nnd price of print ing paper in the market. Many such trusts have succeeded and nro succeed ing today, but a trust that has to buck against the united Interests of tho news papers of the country will' bo " 'lection eer,ln' for a llckln " whenever it under takes to fix- an extortionate price Tor pa per. If tho newspaper trust shall bo con tent with the economies which may bo inaugurated hv one general direction of the leading mills of tho country, and not attempt to advance thu price of paper beyond a reasonable profit under the best managnnicnt, tho trust will bo likely to stand. Whenever it shall transcend thoso lines. It mu.it data Its decay and ho speedily overthrown. THE INTEGRITY OF REPORTERS. From the Philadelphia Times. A very common error Is prevalent that the work of rerorlcrs, given In newspa pers, as a rule Is not entitled to resject or credence. It Is generally assumed that tho reporter writes chiefly or wholly to make a sensation, or In some way in terest readers without regard to facts, while Just tha reverse Is the truth in all reputable newspaper establishments. It Is safe to assume that the statements of reporters giver In tho leading reputable Journals of tho country are qulto ns truthful as are the general statements from the pulpit when the minister gets outside of strictly religious teachings, and very much more truthful than are tho public expressions of most If not all tho leading professions. With very few exceptions the management of our load ing dally newspapers enforce truthful ness and fairness as the supremo attri butes for a newspaper writer, und yet It Is common for all who are displeased with any reportorlal statement, to say that "It's a mere newspaper story." It Is true that there are a few conspicuous exceptions to tho rule that governs tho reputable newspapers of the country. Two newspapers In New York have brought more discredit upon the Journalistic pro fession during tho last year than all the other causc3 combined. They have done It by catering solely to tho most prurient tastes of the public and to the most vic ious sensationalism. They are not re spected by tho public and should not be, but they do not tepresent the progressive Journalism of the country, and they have been more severely criticised by tho pub lic press generally than by any other class. o Not only nro the managers of our lead ing newspauers entitled to great credit for the scrupulous care they enforce on their reporters and correspondents to present tho truth with as exact fairness as is possible, but the public little know the ceaseless cure that Is exercised in evisry reputablo newspaper office to pre vent tho publication of even the truth when It would be more harmful to pub lish than to suppress It.There Is not a week, indeed hardly a day, that tho newspapers of this city do not suppress facts proper for public Information which would make a most Interesting story, solely because It would bring a flood of sorrow to the innocent and helpless and cast an imperlshablo shadow upon their lives. With all tho errors necessarily committed In a newspaper office by rea son of the haste with which articles must often bo prepared, the public little know with what thorough integrity the news papers, as a rule, protect the Innocent oven at tho cost of suppressing legiti mate and interesting Information. Tho skeletons of hundreds of households are carefully guarded In the newspaper of fices of the country, and generally with out even the knowlsdgo of the people who are thus protected. o The Press of this city a few days ago gave a pointed Illustration of the general Integrity of the reportorlal service ren dered to our newspapers. Rev. Clarence II.Woolston, pastor of tho Eastern Bap tist church, Is one of very many minis ters whose zeal often outruns their dis cretion when enlisted in humanitarian or moral struggles. He gave an interview to a reporter of Tho Press on the war now in progress to Improve tho social purity of the community. Ho doubtless spoko to tho reporter Just as he felt and as he behoved, and ho spoko with tho I earnestness and enthusiasm which led I him Into tho common error of oxacKcrn- tlon. When he saw his statements in cold type ho was appalled; ho could not bcllevo that ho had been correctly re- 1 ported, and he unfortunately so declar ed; but when confronted by tho reporter 1 with his shorthand notes read back to I tho minister, ho was compelled to confess , his orror and acted manfully In doing so. 11 uov. Jir. woolston stood alone among tho ministers In this regard ho might be Justly censured with severity, but he Is a representative typo of very many ministers who, with equal conscientious nfss, speak in extravagant terms when discussing public questions. They are not in such closo touch and attrition with tho world ns to understand It as people of tho world understand It, nnd they often assume statements of preju diced purtles, alike In political, social, re ligious and moral disputes, to be the truth and sermons are delivered from the pulpit based upon such assumptions, which aro mainly false. 0 If thoso who gavo them the false In formation could see their statements In cold type they would deny or evade them, but when the speeches or sermons are seen in the frigidity of cold type they realize the error they have committed. If ministers, lawyers, physicians, prores sors and all classes and conditions of thoso who asrume to glvo public utter ances for tho Instruction of tho public, could bo schooled In the lessons which aro taught in tho reportorlal rooms of every repntablo newspaper, much of tho falso and exaggerated reports which ap pear In newspapersi would be prevented. As a rule, Journalism performs Its duty to the public us best It can with the hasta thnt often hinders thorough Inves tlgatlou, and most of tho reckless criti cism that Is put upon reporters of well directed newspapers is entirely unmerit ed. When error Is committed, it Is much more frequently tho error of others than of tho reporter. HavMaedl CM ma 000 WE AHK CLOSING OUT FOUR 01' OITH OPEN STOCK CHINA PAT TERNS At Cost IK YOU WANT A CHINA DINNKIt SKT NOW IS T1IK TIMK TO BUY Wi; AUK TAKINO ACCOUNT OF STOCK AND WANT TO CI,OSK OUT TIIK.SK FOUR LINKS J1KFORK FKH RUARY X. CLEM0NSy MBEE, O'MAIXEY Ca 422 Lackawauua Avenue. GO nn Ihf MM UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS of the Great Mtialiu Underwear Sale. Unre served selling in unlimited quantities are our orders to salespeople, but we do and 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 draw your own conclusion in comparison with some uudergarmeuts you may find elsewhere : Night Gowns, of fair muslin, 19 cents Night Gowns, neatly trimmed, yoke backs, 39 cents Empire Gowns, with tucks and embroidered yokes, 49 cents Empire Gowns, with tucks and embroidery trimmed and sailor collars, 59 cents Special attention is called to all of the finer gowns from 98c upwards. They are simply unequaled, Skirts with tucks and embroidered ruffles, 39 cents Umbrella Skirts, with several tucks and wide embroidery ruffle, 59 cents Umbrella Skirts of finer qualities and richer laces and embroideries, from 85c to $4.98 Children's Drawers, with tucks, 8 cents and upwards Ladies' Drawers, wide hem, and cluster of three tucks, 35 cents Ladies' Drawers, with three tucks and embroidery ruffle, 25 cents Ladies' Umbrella Drawers, cluster of tucks aud wide embroidery, 39 cents Ladies' Umbrella Drawers, with lace edge and insertions and linen ruffle, 49 cents ioo dozen Corset Covers, of good muslin, well made and perfect fitting, 7 cents 85 dozen Cambric Corset Covers, V-shaped, ready to trim, 124 cents Cambric Corset Covers, V-shaped, trimmed with embroidery, 35 cents 100 dozen various styles of Cambric and 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 aud Short Dresses, varying from 49 cents to $4.98 We Hay special claim toward these particular lines. OFF WITH TIE OLD AS THK OLD YKAIt IS CAST OFF llko nn old shoe, so should you resolve to carry out theslmllo by coming In and select ing a new pair of onr elegant 'OS Shoes. Jimt received for thoso who want advance styles at backward prices. WYOMING .AVENUE. THE MODERN HAUDWAItE STORE. XiOTE GOING FAST Those 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. mm must go And judging irom prices we are selling them at they won't last long. Call and Be Convinced. FOOTE & SMEAR CO., 110 N. WASHINGTON AVE. MILL k CONNELl'S Feritire fiucu a choice stoclt to select from cannot be found elsewhere In this part ofthe state, Aud when you consider the moderate price at which tho goods nro marked Is a further claim on the attention und consideration or buyer. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. Wkitino Deaks, DltESSINOTABtW. FanovTaiiles, CliKVAI.ai.AIUK PAlU.OItCAlllKmS. Music Cabinet, Cukio Caiumet Hook Casks, fakcy 11a8kkts, I.OIJNOKS, WOB.KTAHt.KS, Easy Chair, Uii.t Cn.um, Ixr.AiDCiiAiu, rtOCKEIt, Hhavino Stand, I'KDESTAr.S, TAUOUHKTrES. All at lowest priue consistent wltb tho high miallty of the goods. Hill & Goo nidi At 323 North Wutblnglon Avenue. trltt Scranton, Pa. Jio- h" The Very Best Clothing Mao mf act mi 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. D)ffTW jBiyiu 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. FINLEY'S Great Felbraary Sale Means Genuine Reductions on all WINTER GOOD, Every department throughout the store represented. This space permits us fo enumerate a few arti cles only, which arc 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 TIECES All Wool Cheviots, good value at 30 and 35c per yard, SaJe Price, 19c CASE Best Domestic Dress Ging ham, every day value 8c, Sale Price, 5c 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, J2c ONE CASE Men's Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, first class value for 75c, Sale Price, SOc 10 TIECES Loom Dice Table Linen (all linen) best 25c quality Sale Price, 39c 10 PIECES German "Silver Bleach" Table Linen, best 50c quality, Sale Price, 35c '15 PIECES extra heavy Cream Damask, 75c quality, "extra wide," Sale Price, 54c 25 DOZEN Hemmed Pillow Cases Sale Price, 9c 2o DOZEN Cutters best quality Sewing Silk ; good assortment of 'colors; Sale Price, 55c doz 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE BAZAAt MUGKLO SIX BAYS9 TRIAL Flaiefary Pencil Politer If it breaks a point bring it back. Now In geneial ua In tho public school, cltv hull nnd court houne oltlces, nnd many prlvnte bunt. umi plnccH in tho city. YOUKS lorn price naved In lend and tha time waned In old fashioned chopping. s stationuks, uxaiiAVKits, HOTUti JKItMYX HUILDINQ. 1HO Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BELIN, JR., General Acent for tho Wyoinlnj District for wren Alining, Illnstliig.Sportlni?, Smoltelon uml the ltepauno CUeinlCAl Company' HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fc'nrety Fusa, Caps and Uxploden. Itoomi 'Jl'J, 2111 and 211 CommonweiUn llulldlus, Scruntou. AQBNCII&k TIIOS, KOItl), jouNii.8Mrrii.tHox. E. W. MULLIGAN. rituton riymoutb Wilkes-Darn 11 PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the bet quality for domtla um and ot all ilzea. Including Buckwheat and Blrdstye, delivered In any part o( the city, at tli lowest prie ' Orders received at the Office, first floor, Commonwealth bulldlnjr, room No 1 telephone No. 2624 or at tha mint, tela phono No. Zft will ba promptly, attend to. Dealers Buppllod at the mlna. W. POllEBo Wi. T. 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