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THE SCK ANTON TRIBUNE- THUKSD AY. FEBRUARY IT. 1898.
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I'uhlkJitd llly. Etetpt Sunday, by tlie I ribnne
I'liltlhnlnt: Company, at Hfly Onw n Month.
MIRID 1TTHK rOSTOFflOS AT RCnANTOI PA.,
1IC0HD Cl.iSSUAIt UATTXIt
TON PAGES.
SCIIANTON. n:iJHIUnY 17, ISM.
If the Times should he called upon ly
Judge Sltnonton to piovc Its nlry r
llcctlons upon his honor nnd InteKilly
oh n Jurist or take the consequences',
the chances ate It would have to do
the latter,
m
Replace the Maine.
It Is to be hoped that the lenort
which savs the pj evident doe not In
tend to pend another wit ship to Hav
ana for the prcMiit represent.. a hasty
and not a final Judgment. If theio was
ii'p for the Maine at Uaaini It would
eo' in tli'at tlure would N double u- for
n ucTPHor to the Maine
The honor ot the natlJH is at "stnKe
In this manor, It Is Ultllciilt to un
der!anc' how Itciin be coiu-civnl bv
an exhibition on the part of the ad
niinlFtintlon of laulv of ronlldoiu In
the navv of the nation. If the -Mnlr-e
as blown up by tin ontiiaic ot .m
encmv She lallure to s-end anothei vv.ir
thlp to l ophite her would embold-'li, not
ten If j tlut onemi If the niMiup vvns
of the Maine's own iroitlon the t'nlted
Slates h.T all the more le.ihon to send
a mole titwtwoithv 'ep'ewnlntlvo
We loi'lrc. oi try to, the dlllleultlts
of the evcullve at tills time und .rnll
Iivullv' uppott the executive In Ills
ulltma'e decision, but we how that
befo-e the l-mio of nibtinctlnu the
Ameiiein llag from Ilivuiii harbor Is
iio-cci Major UiKlnley will nMCiUiln
tin fee' I n B "I'd the oMKctation of til"
Pt m'e
With rcpeet to Wade Tlnn the adage
evldentlv hold" true that Ptovidence
lielps thoe who help themelvii
A Labor Phenomenon.
n eehance nFiit3 that repented
rt'mli lnvc boon nnde to Induce some
or the New Enpliuil factory rIiK who
h3v been tin own out of woik bv the
itlll!(! In that 5C(tlop, to accept good
roeltlnuf. rt ilnniftle pervitins but all
In valr Tlmiip-h without menu and
prnrp"ti of getting work, thev teso
lut'M.v refuse tr entei the Held of gen
eral houpwotU In m.uiv Instance!
th'-v would be better paid, ninie com-initiMe-and
Independent than when
etnplnved In the citton nillK but all
argument"" ta this effct aie lot upon
girls of thW cln lmpieed bv the
It1" that tliev aie mote independent a-i
factory gliK shop clerks and in occu
pations ot a like clui'acter, thev aie
willing to be oei worked and under
paid rathei than niccpt einplovment
rrs housemaids or cooks, at which many
irlght doubtless sueccd beond all e-pcctatlon-
ThU peeullir ph"e 01 the laboi prob.
lem Is not ronflned to the New Finland
cotton ml. I region In other stetlonr ot
the count! y the vanie spirit ' mani
fested Many young girls piefer to
work In a shop or steie nnd board
themseher fo the anT wages that
thev could rec?le In domestic service,
and nothing1 could tempt them to
change this com?e of living It is un
fortunate for manv young peiwins that
they tak this iew of the situation
but legrets are of no avail and It Is
pioboble that this pliit will perxade
the labor auestion to tUo end of time.
Francois lun was e one, the
onl trouble vxas he didn't get a suf
llclent start. ,
Sympathy vs. Cash.
The Philadelphia, Pres sharply at
tacks the Cuban Junta In this country
foi permitting Julio ftancullly to vio
late his parole by heading a flllbustei
ing expedition bound foi Cuba, nnd It
declares that this and other acts of the
Cuban leaders In this eountiy have
greatly e.stiansed American sjmpathy
The facts as to Sanguinis alleged
departure have not j.et been made pub
lic except In the form of Irresponsible
gossip Judgment, theiefore, Is piema
ture. Of course If Sangullly has broken
Xulth and the Cuban leadeis have ap
proved, the iPic-s' comments will be
not altogether undeserved. A pinole Is
n paiole, no matter how obtained. It
was not an enviable attitude which
our government assumed when It con
spired with Spain to tie Sanguinis
hands, and If Sangullly's tale be title
that he was Induced to sign away his
future bv misrepresentation the inse
Is made worse Still, one vvinng does
not eswcuse another, and if Sauguill
has bioken faith he and they who have
nbetted his peifldy will deserve to fall,
ns they will fall. In pouular i teem
They must not, though, be condemned
on mere hearsav
At best, however, this Is only Inci
dental. Is the main contention of the
Press tiue that Amerlcjin svmpalhy
foi Cuba has cooled? To have cooled
It would need once to have been warm.
Of Word sympathy the supply now is
quite as voluminous and frothy as it
has evei been. We appiehend that oui
eontemporaiy hod icfeience less to this
aity nnd unsubstantial form of senti
mentality than to the piattical kind
which takes exprtsslon In wa.vs tangi
ble and sensible to the cause ot the
pntrlots In the field In this sense has
there ever been any onslderable
nmotuit of American sympathy to cool?
Thero ate thcu-e who doubt It Take,
for Instance, that high oundlng oigan
Izatlnn, the American Cuban league, of
which Ethan Allen was president. A
year ago It filled the papeis with Its
feivld ihetorlc, ot Its oasli contilbu
tlon to Cuba llbre, as announced on
one occasion In the Cuban oigap, Im
Pntrlo, was Just X-.75. Nearer home
the local pupers and clergy and best
clllzeps renerally have talked and
plead Jnceusuntlv for 'the cajtse of
humanity In Cuba. Sentiment' appar
ently has been brought uy to an un
usual pitch. Yet the mayor of Scran
ton, pa one of the four depositaries ap
pointed by executive roolamUlon to
receive Pennsylvania's' contributions In
berTalf' of the Harvlng thousands In
Cuba, fifter- weeks of wenty waiting,
has at last tuined over to 'the governor
ot Hnrrlsburg a fiaqtion over 75 and
an old pair of pants. ?v i
The talk of American ffvmp.athy for
Cuba has not given to the' American
nccnts of the Cuban republic a single
extra rifle or n single extia bullet. It
has not lessened by a hair's weight the
difficulties under which the Junta have
labored In getting their munitions of
war past the lines ot our American
(oust patrol und on the high seas, for
Cuba bound. It has not helped a single
Cuban wairlor In the camp or In the
fit Id, It has not deterred the govern
ment of the Itnlted States from using
the whole power ot Its diplomacy on
the side of Spain ns ngalnnt Cubit nnd
In hindrance rather than In aid of the
Cuban litsut lection If, therefore, the
Cuban agents aio 'losing American
sympathy' they aie not losing that
which lias had for them an appieclable
alue Judged by the standard of utility.
And If, nfter so much empty talk of
sympathy, ending ulwa.vs In disap
pointment, they should hae decided
at last to discontinue all expectations
of Ameilcati help and proceed to woik
out their count! j 's salvation on an In
dependent basis, It would be a con
clusion for which they could not be
gieatlv blainid.
Honor de Lome pauses at the fiotit
gate long enough to asuie us that he
loes us still. It Is a pity the senor's
eraclty wasn't boin equal to his
liol e.
Keep Cool.
N.UmuIly the first thought which oc
curred to the public mind upon learn
ing of the explosion on board the Maine
was that 't was the woik of malice.
Hut K i hnraetorlhllf of the Ameri
can people that vvh"ii bioiinht face to
face with a j'reat crisis they Instinct
ively dlpla.' self-control. They have
done so on this cccaMon
The facts as to the cause ot this
filghtful calamltv which It Is not ex
aggeration to pronounce the most dta
matlc occurrence In American history
since the firing on Fort Sumpter have
tint at this writing been ascertained or
If ascertained hac not been communi
cated to the public. That the inquiry
will be rigid and that the public In due
time will learn the Hue facts goes
without saving.
In the meantime those Amet leans
who witit to do a real service for their
countty will icfraln fiom hasty judg
ment and sttensthen b their silence
and theli confidence the arm erf the
legulaily constituted executive authot
It.v. i:-Hurgc". Duggan may yet feel
called upon to emulate Colonel I.y
nett's example and move out of Dun
more Tue Colleges and Temperance.
The Philadelphia Rulletln expresses
so well our own opinion on this now
much asllaW subject that we Intend
with this brief vvoicl ot Introduction to
let it have the llooi
' Pulgnt I. Moody deelaus that he
does not believe the cliaiges regarding
the prevalence of Intemperance nt
Yale, and cs proof of hN confidence
pi hits to the fact that he has sent two
of his tons to the univei.stlv. Mr.
Moodj's position will be endotsed by
most sensiblo. people, Intelligent pub
lic opinion will command the determl
niMon of Yale's faculty to take no for
mal notice of the petition addressed to
It b the Woman's Christian Temper
anco Union. Piofcsoi Dwight and his
asso iates In the government of this
greit Atoerican university would be
uuwiso If they permitted tiioms'elvcs to
be drawn Into a contioversy with the
feminine ciltlcs of the Institution ovei
which they preside The sincerity of
MWs Willard and the protecting meni
bois of the union l beond doubt; but
the conscientiousness of the faculty of
Yale 's equally unquestionable; and
the experienced educatois who com
pose that liodv aie surely entitled to
I'l.iiiu a wider and nioic accurate
knowledge of the subject than the ear
nest ladles who view the problem whol
ly fiom the outside.
'It would be n ost unjust to charge
the faculties ot leading American uni
versities with lack of devoticn to the
cause it public moiaN. The men en
trusted with the highly responsible
task of supervising the conduct of our
loiemost Institutions of learning are, ns
a rule, qualified for tnelr duties not
merely bv profound scholarship, but
by intimate acquaintance w ith the
nieds of collegiate life, and by thoi
ough experience In dealing w Ith stu
dents both' Individually and In the
mats. They may make mistakes, but
It Is safer to titist their united opinion,
hasii on piac-tlcal knowledge, than to
taki the theories of enthusiastic te
foimeis who hive had no such school
ing, as a guide
'Tne value of tempt lance should as
suicdly be Impiessred upon the students
of all colleges, and while public opin
ion is recomlng moie condemnatory of
the v Ice of di ur kenne." v. ith each pass
ing d-ade, there is little dansei that
AmeiicMi colleges will become centres
of Intemperance It must In reniem
beied, moieovet, that the college Is not
a cloister; tha It Is Its purpose to turn
out not monks, but mor Self. discip
line and self-rontiol eie anionic the
most valuable lft indeed, they do not
ptind as the supiemely Important re
sults to be attained throiuli a collegi
ate (Oiue. The young men who go
fiom oi-r colleces Into the whlil and
stress of life each year must, peifoice,
confront a multitude of temptations.
It should be the puipose of theli edu
cators not so much to keep them In lg
rorauco of theio evils, as to stiengthen
their will powei and moral ptlnciple In
such wise that they will be tilde to re
sist them "
I'nquestlonnbly more hatni has been
done to the Ftudents In out universities
b the d'sorgaiilzallon of their confid
ence In the faculties consequent upon
this iceent frenzied attack upon the col
lego governments than can rosslbly be
onset by any numler of prohlbltoiy
rules, no sooner made than broken. The
one-Idea leformer of coutso means well
but that doesn't compensate for the
mlsc'ilet he Invariably makes.
.
Miss Uivlnlo. Dempciy of New Toilc.
It Is alleged, M'cnt $15,000 to become
queen ot tho Holland dames, Molly
Stackovltch, of Topeka, hereditary
queen of the Romany tribe In that sec
tion, jvlll ho crowned In a few days In a
much less expensive manner, but as
Molly Is the genuine article In her par
ticular line of auecas It is srobable
that her reign will be marked by much
gn ater deference on part of her sub
jects than thit which will be accorded
the make-believe sovereign of New
York soclutv. Persons who ate In
clined to do homage to loyalty nre ad
vised t teseivo their enthusiasm for
the coronation of quen Molly. She
may be slightly cuii-bumed, but she Is
the real thlna
Anothei hotse sausige factory was
closed near New York eltv the other
day. These stray accounts of suspen
sion of enterprise have a tendency to
destroy one's fondnesc for prepared
men Is of the Inipoited variety.
Dr. Swallow has lnfoimcd a Phila
delphia otidiencc that In his Judgment
John Wnnamaker's political fame Is
temporarily smirched. Only temporar
ily, doctor?
Huslnrss enterprise should generally
meet with encouragement, but one
can be pardoned for tef using to In
spect artificial ke machines today.
The newspaper correspondents at
Washington nre again trying to write
John Sherman Into private life. The
chances are they will not succeed.
Our esteemed state contempoiarles
have entered upon the publication of
I heir annual sptlng summary of "what
Quay will do"
Speaking of Philadelphia, we suspect
that even the Ineconcllable Inquiier
Newitt would be so.
Americans Exhibit
Respect for Lau)
Prom the Washington Post.
P AN KXIlGllTi:.Ni:i) Amcilcan
were a-led to mention the best pro
duct ot civilization, the present In-
U terest In tho Zola trial would proba
bly lead him to raiggot oui sjstem ot
Jiirlsiuudcnce. Whatever the perver
sions mnv be owing to the self-Interest or
dishonestv of individuals, there Is no
doubt In unj mind that Its aim Is cqu il
and exart lustlce to all, repntdli of tho
consequences to the state or to persons.
'Hie difference between .Trench and Am
erican Jurisprudence Is ns wide as the
sea as wide ns the difference In the
character of the two peoples and the
two republic. Such a state of the pub
lic mind, such outbreaks of partisans as
the trial of '.oi has caused, would bo
Impossible in this country pending tho
determination of the Issue bv the courts.
o
This however, Is not tho only sources
ot a gratlfvlng comparison. In nelthet
Paris nor Madrid Is the person ot an of
ficial -ociire If tho nation which he rep
resents happens to be unpopular among
the people to whose government he Is ac
credited Paris mobs have, on occasion,
attacked tho reldenco of the Spanish
and of the Itnllan minister, when, for
ome reason, the relations of Pranco and
bis nation have been stra md. Not only
that, but private and Inoffenslvo Span
iards and Italians have been assaulted
ot such times. The Aincrlcm Minister
nt Madrid is not ns safe from InBUlt and
even personal violenco as he would be In
his borne In llrooklvn. not because ot
any person il ground of disfavor, but be
cause the attitude of the people of this
eountrv toward Spanish policy in Cuba
doc not pl'.aso tho people of Spain,
-o
Tho former Spinlsh minister here
tins used Indiscreet expressions regarding
the president ot the United States, let
a clcmonstntlon of any kind against him
Is not a thing that occurs to an bodv as
possible. He is ns safe In his residence
and In the stroets ns the best-loved
American citizen. Neither attack nor a
comment In his hearing is to be feared.
In the same circumstances the American
official in Paris or Madrid would need a
strong guard of soldiers to save him
lrom the furious Indignation of a mob.
This Is not because the American people
lick tho quality and laculty of Indigna
tion. It Is simply that they havo a
senso of the dUnlty ol American citizen
ship and the propriety of self-restraint os
representing that citizenship. Tho laws
of nations provide for the punishment of
such an offense, and their respect for law
Is absolute. This Is because law, ns
usually administered In this countr. Is
worthy of respect In Its purpose to pro
mote justice.
o
Almost nothing could amaze the Amcr
Icin public more than such outbreaks of
the populace ns have marked the trial of
Zola, unless It would be such an obvious
purpose on the part of the judges to de
feat the ends of Justice. We are so used
to the highest possible Ideal In our sys
tem of Jurisprudence and In the proceed
ings of our courts, and so used to the
splendid self-restraint which most citi
zens impose on themselves when a caino
Is on trial, that we lorget theie K or
coull be, 01 that there ever was .ins
tiling else. It Is onlv bv compailson that
wo can value the prodlfclous advance
that has been made by Kngllsh-speaking
pi'oples In the short lime since the de
cisions of judges were sold to the highest
bidders, and since every other posslblo
consideration took precedence of Justice
to the individual
GOSSIP ABOUT A C0UR1.
Prom the Philadelphia Press.
Suddenh some discussion has ailsen
which stems to Imply that there Is dis
satisfaction with the Suptilor cout and
Ih it the couit Is dlssutlsilfd wltli itself
All ot this Is doubtless much eoggi
ated, foi while some or all ot the Juelges
ma be excused for not being partlculu
ly delighted with a portion of tholr woric.
the eouit has been reallj useful, fully
Justly lug Us tieatlon nnd continuance.
o
Among the othei features of the dis
cussion Is the suggestion that the. sit
tings of the i emit at Wllllamsporl and
Scrunlon nro to be ubiudotied. A xom
mlttee of law vers of Central Pennsvl
vauia Is protesting to the court itself
against this. If there Is any disposi
tion to abandon those two agreeable anel
hospitable cltlis the protest ought not
to be made to tho court uccornpanled,
us alleged, by tho lliri'al that a con
certeel movement will be made to havo
the court abolished It It should tefuso to
sit at Wllllamsport and Scrautou. 'I he
couit has nothing to tin with that nut
ter. Under the act creating It, the court
is required to hold sessions in those two
cities us well us In Philadelphia. Pitts
burg and Harrlsburg. That fact can
onlv be changed by the legislature, so
that the committee of law .vers of Central
Pennsylvania ma wlselv save theli en
ergies and make their protest to th9
leglslatuie when the llmo comes
o
Theio is not much probability that the
legislature will have a disposition to
make the change It would bo far moro
llkelv to Increase tho number of places
wbeie the couit Is now required to fit.
It can bo understood that tho Judges do
not much relish this going about from
plice to place It is Inconvenient and
uncomfortable, nnd does not tenel vei
much to add to tho dignity of the tri
bunal. This was one of the reasons whUh
prompted Judco Willard to resign, His
tastes anil inclinations wero such that he
could not put up with it, While It Is
doubtless distasteful to other judges,
there Is probably no real foundation for
tho stories that thero aie to be other
resignations In tonscquenco either of
this or some other dissatisfaction.
The sittings Of the court at different
points In the state are a great conveni
ence to the people and a saving of ex
pense. While compelled to meet at five
places designated the law elves the court
authority to meet elsewhere In nddltlon
should It consider It advisable. 'Ibis Is a
discretion which Is not likely to be ex
ercised In view of what Is known to be
thu objection of the court to traveling
about. We do not think, however, there
ate liny such difficulties und disagreeable
tbliiKS confronting this court as pre
tended; we do not think the court will Ko
out of business.
ROBBING TUG aOVDRNMRNT.
l'riim the San Pranclsco Chroi Icle.
When Mr. Loud's plnn of averting a
postal deficit was first nitido public It met
with encouragement. The pretense that
tho socond.elues mall matter was carried
Ht a loss Imposed upon many, who, when
thev were Informed that It was chleflv
made up of thrnshv literature1, said by
all means put an end to Its dissemination
through tho mulls and thus save niony
to tho country They did not stop to In
quire whether there was nnv foundation
for the chargo that second-eluss milter
wns chiefly composed of books or papers
that should be suppressed; had thev done
so they would have found that it bore
nbout tho samo proportion of good us
other classes of mnll matter, and that to
abridge the furllltles nfforelcil bv It would
result In depilvlng the people of u great
convenience.
i
Hut th- American people cannot be
foolee foi any considerable period with
out some one directing attention to the
fact, it was not long nfter Mr Load's
attack on second-class matter was for
mulated that critics begnn to peilnt out
tho Inconsistencies ot the chairman ot
the committee on poatotllces and post
toads, nnd to expose the fact that while
pretending to bo 7ealousl seeking modes
of retrenchment, he was deliberately re
fusing to piv attention to the charge, re
peatedly made) and sustained, that the
lailroacls of tho country were receiving
an extravagant compensation for carry
ing the malls, which, if 1 educed to a just
figure, would save millions of dollars an
il uallj.
o
Since It has been demonstrated that
the railroads Instead of receiving eight
rents a pouml for transporting tho mills
should bo paid about one-eighth that
amount, there has been a greit change
of base on the p irt of newspapers whose
editors wero at first elecelveel by the
meretricious argument tint It was Im
possible to carrv second-class milter,
which pas a nto of one cent a pouml.
except nt a loss. Thev now perceive that
twenty dollirs a ton ought to be ade
quate compensation for hauling this class
of matter. Inasmuch as expiess compa
nies can profitably handle a similar busl
ncss at that rate, fn other words, they
have dlscovereel tint the people do not
pay ton little for having econd-class mat
ter carried through the mills, but that
the railroads receive too much for tians
poitlng it.
o
This belns the case, It follows that
everv step made bv Mr. Loud in the di
rection i f curtailing tho privileges ot the
oeople using tho mi.lls Is an act ot treacli
erv to the public. His effort to re luce
the number of carriers In the big cities
and his attempts to circumscribe the
right to send second class nail matter in
this view ot the case, which is the only
rational one. inn emlv be construed IntD
n desire to permit the rallre5.ul corpora
tions of the eountrv to continue elrawing
Immense sum from the treasmv which
thev do not earn. When the chairman
of the committee on postofTlces mil post
roads heieafter speaks of the Inlury done
bv the dissemination through the malls
of trashy literature, tho public will under
stand that the object of such talk :s
meielv to dlvnrt attention from the fact
that the United States Is being svste
matlcallv robbed, nnd tint it would be
perfectly practicable to bring the ex
penses of the postal.department to a rea
sonable basis. If the railroads were com
pelled to acocpt n fair Instead of an ex
tortionate rate for transporting the malls,
AN EARLIER INSTANCE.
Trom the Chicago Record.
The Dupuy de Lomo episode reminds
me of an incident that occurred In Vene
zuela some j ears ago during tho reign of
that uncrowned king, iiUiman lllanco.
Thomas Russell, of Hoston. our minister
at Caracas, was Instructeel by Secretary
Kvarts to demand the Immediate pa
ment of a claim for damages which had
been made by a citizen ot the United
States against the government of Vene
zuela. Mr. Russell lespondcel that there
were only two wajs to secure pa ment.
One was to send a fleet of gunboats and
threaten the bombardment of LaOuayra;
the other was to offer President lllanco a
fair share of the money. By the care
lessness of one of the clerks of the state
department. Mr. Russell's letter was
given to The Assocl iteel Press, and ap
pealed In nearly all tho newspapers of
the countr. The Venezuelan minister at
Washington Immediately sent a copy to
his government, whereupon Guzman
Ulanco sent Mr. Hussell his passport,
with orders to leave the lountry at once,
nnd tho minister and his family were es
corted bv a lieutenant and a squad of
soldiers to a steamer of tho Red D line,
which la In the harbor of I.aGuavra.
Alessandro Ibarra, general-ln-chlef of
the Venezuelin nrmv and favorlto neph
ew of the president, who was supposeel to
be In training to succeed his distinguish
ed and despotic uncle, happened to bo In
love with the daughter ol Ml. Russell
and was engaged to m irrv her. When he
learned of the) summan dismissal ot his
prospective father-in-law (len. Ibari.i
rushed to the palace nnd protesttsi.
Aftei n stormv Interview President G'U
irnn Informed his nephew that he might
choose between the ghl anil hW pios
peels In Venezuela, Tho joung man
broke his sword ovei his knee and tluew
the pieces at his uncle's head 'then he
lushed out of the palace summoned sev
eral sjmpathellc conn .ides, and us so in
as the city was still at midnight threw
ropes n round the neck of tho statue ot
tho president, which stood In the patio
of tho capltol, nnd dragged it to the
ginund Then mounting n bronco, ho
lode down the mountain path to Li
Guara and Joined his sweetheart on the
American steamer Ho accompanied her
to Hoston where the) were married and
for several ears he lived In that city
earning his living b teaching Spanish
and selling chocolates. Guman Ulanco
never forgavo him, nnd he did not leturn
to his native country foi many cars
lifaviEamd
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VVK AUK CLOSING OCT rOUK Of
OUR OPEN STOCK CHINA PAT.
'1 KRNH
At Cost.
IK YOU WANT A CHINA DINNER
SP.V NOW IS THR TIM tt TO I1UV
W'F, Alti: TAKING ACCOUNT OK
SrOCKANl! WANT TO CLOSK OUT
lUKiK FOUR LINKS 1IUKOHU FEB.
HUAIIY 1.
liiiic lljemuto, irro
O'MALIEY CO.
4 'J 'J Lackawanna Avenue.
GO
L1SMIT
Paving tine Way
For Spring business; preparing for another season of broad gauge, liberal
shopkeeping. Reaching out after the freshest and best in the great world
of merchandise vnaking. Gathering it together for you; bringing it to
your very doors, as at were. Standing as we have ever stood, as honest
distributors trying to serve our public faithfully. IYlak3ng your buying
easy for j m; strengthening any weak links in that chain of mutual wel
fare which binds this store to the community for which it caters.
BeanfltSfmil Silks for SprSegc
Spring changes the silky dress of our flower plants and the silk dresses of women,
as well, and 'o's Spring Silk Blsssoiniug promises to be the daintiest, most artis
tic and flower-like yet produced. Solid richness, gauzy transparency and stuffy
softness vie for supremacy, in colorings, patterns, and styles varied enough to suit
every taste and everypurse. Spring Silks have been pouring in for some time, all
the famous silk centers of the world sending their choicest and newest, and our
counters arc fairly laden with silk richness aud silk beauty beyond the power of
auy pen to depict.
Lewis, Really
& DaivSeSo
ALWAYS lllTSY.
TRADE BUILDERS
For Men,
$2,
$2,50 and $1
Honest Shoes.
Lewis, Mlly k Mvies
114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
THE MODEHN HARDWARE STORE.
Stop a
"WHEN YOU ARE PASSING BY OUR
TLACE AND LOOK AT THE DISPLAY
OK RKUSHE8 IN OUK WINDOW. WE
HAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK
OF IN THE HHUSH LINE.
ALSO NOTICE THE
THESE TOOLS ARE
GRADE AND EVERY
RANTED.
ALL
TOOL
HIGH.
WAR-
& S!
)
fin N. WASHINGION AVE.
1SLL k CORNELL'S
Firaitirc
Such a choice stock to delect from cannot
be found elsewhere In this part of the state.
Anil vrbeu you consider the moderate price?
at w hleh the goods are marked Is a Arrther
clntiiou the attention and tomiderntlon of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
Wmti.no Desks
diik33inutau1.g.
KAM3VT.Br.M,
Cllf VAT. GLASSES
l'Ar.I.Or. CABINETS
M crura OAMNris,
ClUSIOCAlUM.1
Hook Casks,
Fa:cv IKskets
I OUNOES,
WORK TAB1.M,
KAsvCmtr.i,
GirvrCiiAim.
iNT.AinCirAiiw,
ItOCMlU,
bit WlNOSrAXDS,
I'LllLSlAI.,
TABOirRKT-ri:.
All at lowest prices consistent with the
high quality of the goods.
Hill &
Comnniell
At 121
North Wasbluslon
Avenue
Scranton, Pa.
rs
jOi. V&K
The Very Best
Cloth log Manufactured
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'.
BOYLE
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
1NLEY:
Aemiuial
Opens today and will
continue for
Tee DaySc
No need to sav that the value we
vvi'l offer during thH .alu will be rr.ora
convinclns than ever that vvc are In a
poMtlon to offer "High Class" Table
Linens, Napkins, Doylies, etc., at prices
that defy competition
The few numbers iiuoted here, are
only an Index to the iieclal prices
which will apply to all qualities In
stock. (duririB this sale only), from our
:5c. number to the finest "Double Satin
DamasK" at $-r.
10 PinCVS fine German "Silver Weach"
Dar.iaHk, IS In. wide; lezulai 50c.
quality
Sale Price, 35c
10 PIECES
quality
CI In. wide; lesular 75c.
Sale Price, 54c
10 Pincnfe Cream Belfast Damask, 72
In. wide; iegular "c. quality
Sale Price, 58c
8 pirens
qualltj
In. vvlik': regular $100
Sale Price, 75c
t, PIECES 7J In. Bleached; regular $1.00
quality
Sale Price, 75c
Table Napkins to match all our finer
quality Damasks.
DOZEN Get man 'Silver Uleach"
Napkins, C8 size; regular $135 qual
ity Sale Price, 31.10
; PO.EN
quality
C-S size, iegular $3 00
Sale Price, $1.75
3-1 size, Tull Bleached Damask' rcsu
hr $:.25 quality t
Sale Price, $1.85
All liner numbers in proportion
Special prices on Towels (For this
bale).
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Linen Sale
BAZAAt
MUGKLOtt.
SIX BAYS' TRIAL
If it breaks a
point
bring it back.
Now In seneral us
In the public schools,
cltv bnlt and court,
house offices, nnd
many private busi
ness places In ths city.
YOUHHfora price saved In lead and ths
tlrno wasted In old fashioned chopping;.
S MOTHERS,
brATIONEHS ENGRAVERS,
HOTEIi JERMVN BUILDING.
1U9 Wjotulug Avenue.
HENRY BEUN, JR.,
tieneial Agent for the Wyorulnj
Dbtrlct for
Mining, Blasting, Sporting, Brnokeleu
and the Repauno Cbemlca.
Company's
MGI EXPLOSIVES.
barely Fuse, Caps and Exploders.
Rooms '.'l'., 'JK! and 'J14 CornmouirealtU
Building, ScraQtoo.
AGENCIES.
THO1?, FORI),
JOHN It. SMITH d.S0N,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
Plttstoit
riymomti
WilUes-riurri
n
PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domeitla nn
and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat and
Ulrdseye, delivered In any part of the city,
at the lowest pries
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth bulldlnr, room No fj
telephone No. UU or at the mine, tele
phone No. S72, will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at trie mine.
T. SI
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