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The nblJIiiR wonder of the time is
thnt the modem New York Journal
doesn't claim the credit of blowing up
tha.Malnc.
Willing to Be Renominated.
The nuthorlzed nnnouncement ly
Congressman Morgan H. Williams of
the Twelfth Pennsylvania district, of
his willingness to accept a le-nomlna-tlon
If In the judgment of the Luzerne
county Hepubllcan lenders that would
make for party success will be gratify
ing news to thousands of friends out
side hit district as well as to the great
mass of his constituents. It Is an
nounced In the Washington corres
pondence nf the Wllkes-Harre Recoul
that Mi. Williams was nt first disin
clined to consider a renomlnatlon. The
fact that no member from Luzerne has
ever jet succeeded in securing a le
electlnn had less to do with his hesi
tancy to attempt this feat than the
fait that one teim has exhausted the
personal fn Inntlon of n congress
man's lot.
Hut Influential men In the party at
Washington as well as piomlnent Re
publicans at home Insisted thnt it was
his duty to lun ngnln so that there
would be little possibility of the dls
ti let being lepiespnted In the next con
gless by a free sller Democrat. These
arguments were In ought to benr upon
him with such foice that after mature
reflection Ml. Williams agreed to le
mlt the matter to the people of his
district. Another campaign, although
successful, would mean to him n con
sldeiable sacrifice but If the party calls
upon him to make it he will honor Its
call and do his best. Should the party
desire another leader we understand his
position to bo one of entire willingness
to step aside, not reluctantly but with
pleasure.
It is to be hoped that the Republl
canM of the mother county will meet
this announcement In the coidlal spirit
In which it is given and go to work
with a will for Mr. Williams' i elimi
nation and le-electlon. Ap.ut from any
personal aspects of the matter the fact
Is that by good Judgment, faithful ser
vice and staunch devotion to patty
and district Interests Mr. Williams de
serves an unanimous tenomlnation and
n heaity le-eleetlon. He now has ex
perience on his side; he undeistands
the ways and means of intelligent
guai dlanship of the interests tommltted
to his care, and It will be a seilous
mlsfoitune for the distilct if tlu"-e ad
vantages nie lost to it.
If the Vlzcnya Intends to letuin the
compliment In literal fashion now In
her time to hae an accidental blow
up. J.iund ced Journalism and Its Cure.
Announcement Is made that the Hlls
woith bill vhleh sought to make It
possible lor the publishers of coirupt
lug newspapeis to be pui.lslud on gep
einl piinilplc has been abandoned by
the New lk legislature. This Is not
duo to any inueuse of .-empathy for
Milow Journalism but lather to iecog
nltlon of tho impossibility ()f framing
a law of such sweeping character with
out opening th" door to giievous abuse
of Its Intent. Whoro sueelfic Injury
can be pioved the libel law already on
the statute books of the Kir.piie tiil
Is ample and the leglslntuie has wisely
decided to let It go at that.
The matter should not be diopped,
hov ever. If the lawmakets lannot
oitlaw uili reckless nnd villous pub
lications without eudangeilng the
wbolesonie libel ly of siif-iespeetlng
newspapers, the public Itselt can The
nowspapci bulng public Is, after all,
Hit.- grat editor-in-chief. So long as
It ofleis Inducement to wanton ami
notoiloi.s ljlng on the pait of the
yellow pi ess nnd gratis with avidity
uieh new lake, meanwhile condemning
honorable journals to Inferior rank
fi om the financial standpolnt.the temp
tation to distort nnd to highly color
the news of the day will be a seilous
one among publishers, veiy few of
whom yearn to do business nt a loss.
Their pieference would be to mint
leputablo papeis but if reputable
papeis nre not wanted by paper buy
01 s then riien with large sums of money
invested in pusses and other printing
machinery will naturally begin to com
piomlsa with their consciences and
e,dge ur toward the popular demand,
This may not lie highly courageous or
beautiful in Its ethical aspect bat It
is hunnn nature. Comparatively few
mert ' engaged In mercantile pursuits
are constructed on a different piinclple.
To1 print n notoriously untiuth'ful
paper, having no rpgaid whatever for
any, of , the amenities of public or pil
vate. life And pandering unblushlngly
to tho vicious instincts of humanity,
's not ut 'first glance un alluring pros
pect but It' is evidently the prospect
which tho pievalent public taste 1
oponlng beforo a growing number of
Ame-rican publlsheis. In evciy city In
the, United States are decent papers,
which aim to be truthful and fair if
theses-were supported as they should bo
by men and women who profess to
believe In decency and truthfulness tho
yellow Journalism which Is now be
plaujjlns the country like a contagious
dlbeaso, wpuld, ppeedlly shrivel up nnd
blow away. It lias po substance, no
element -(Of permanency brvo such as
tho public gives to it. It Is a fungus)
growth an abnormality. Hut It Is not
especially" 'endouraglng to bo among
the most eagei" patrons of theso filthy
cxcresenccs on tho surface of Journal
tsiTij.tho very persons who ought, "by
fuiiioa,pf.,tli1)r position in society, to
"! 911 llf'.'l ' ' ' '
bo the ntcadlcst defendeis of Journal
istic conservatism and honest dealing.
Until this matter Is properly under
stood In Its individual aspect there
need bo llttlo hope of eftcctlne the
suppression of fake, newspapers by act
of legislation.
The sennte's action In voting almost
unanimously to authorize the enlist
ment of two new teglments of artil
lery to man the moss-grown coast de
fence guns will receive the public's
most cordlnl approval. The senate
these days Is redeeming Its reputation
handsomely.
An Object Lesson.
Speaking before the Congregational
club of New York upon the question of
Hawaiian annexation, the American
minister from Hawaii, Lorln A. Thurs
ton, on Monday evening consldoicd
In lolly the question of the relation of
annexation to our navy. One of the
chief objections hltheito advanced
against annexation has been that It
would entail n large Increase of our
perinanpnt naval force. Mr. Thurston
upon that point had this to say: '
There ate soim wl.o believe Hint
the days of war arc passed, und 11 Is
gravtly argued that the best naval
policy of the United States Is to sell
Its navy and go out of th" navy busi
ness. President Cleveland nnd Presi
dent McKlnley have both staled that
the time might arrive whtn the condi
tions would require American Inter
vention in Cuba; nnd Spanish author
ities have passionately derlared that
they would never submit to it. Sup
;vse that th" United States should In
tervene and a Spanish lleet should ap
pear off New York harbor, nnd suppose
that you have no navy, what would you
do? Send them an essay on arbitra
tion by Carl Schurz? I do not know
w hat else you could do unless you sent
them a copy of the New York Evening
Post demonsti-UIng the iniquity Mid
U'-elersneas of a nav."
In the ciush of Cuban developments
the Hawaiian matter has been for ti
time obscured, but Mr. Thurston's re
marks recall It into prominence and
bring Into olear relief the essential stu
pidity of the attitude of those who on
grounds of economy oppose adequate
national defence. The pies?ncc of the
Vlzraya In Ne.v York Uav, with her
guns commanding property the de
stiuctlon of which, possible In a few
minutes should the Vlzcaya's captain
so elect, would cause a loss beside
which the cost of double our present
nay would appear In a ratio of utter
insignificance, ought to teach the fail
Schui! type of statesmanship a salu
tary le.ison. We question if .my tioaty
of aibttiation or pence nvmnrial would
silence the Vlzcaya's guns in the went
that Cantaln Hulnte should receive 01
dcis fiom .Madrid to Dpeu lire: and we
ate equally euro that if It should be es
tablished conclusive by our boatd of
Inquiiy at Havana that the Maine was
wrecked deliberately by Spain .tibltra
tlon of the outrage would be the last
tiling bought of.
if the United States army doesn't
take care the water branch of the ser
vice will monopolize the bouquets.
Unjust Discrepancies.
The need of uniformity in laws gov
erning marriage and divorce has le
eched iccently new and vivid Illus
tration. In New York a few weeks
ago a divorce was Issued to tho sec
ond wife of the actor. Nat Goodwin,
the respondent making no defence. It
was gianted with the pioviso that
wlille the woman might lemarry the
man should not. This prohibition so
far as Goodwin Is concerned holds good
only in New York .state. At Cleveland,
O , a few days later, he married with
out hindrance a woman who had hei
self been pieviously divoiced under the
laws of New Yoik nnd she will be his
legal wife cveiywhcie but In New
Yoik.
Another lnstunce bilnglng out even
moie ilearly the need of uniformity Is
thus reported In the New York Sun:
"In giving Maik K. Hamilton a decree
of absolute divorce against Hattte
Maud Hamilton Justice Pryor of the
Supreme court descanted yesterday on
the conflict of the divorce laws, Mrs.
Hamilton had obtained In Connecticut
a divorce on the giound of cruelty and
desertion. She then mairled William
A. Fitzslmmons. with whom, the judge
sajs, she Is living In this city, 'decor
ously, In the relation of husband and
wife' This conduct is charged In the
present case as 'adulterous inter
course.' The judge says: 'I direct a
Judgment for divorce against the de
fendant with unaffected leluctance.and
only upon compulsion of an Imperative
piinclple In the juilsprudence of this
state. I nin obliged to pro
nounce a sentence of divorce ngalnst
her, although by the law o. Connecti
cut, wheio her marriage with Fitz
slmmons was solemnized. It Is valid
and unimpeachable. Tor, whllo'tho
courts of New York uphold a divorce
by them on constructive service of pro
cess, they refuse to recognize a di
vorce In other states on a similar ser
vice of process. A dlvoico so obtained
hero Is effectunl, and authorizes a ro
marrlugej a divorce so obtained else
where Is a nullity, with the conse
quence that a remarriage Is concubin
age nnd Its Issue bastards Still It Is
for the legislature to correct an Incon
sistency and obviate an Injustice which
some may deem a scandal to the juris
prudence of this state. If, however, I
be constrained to award a decree
against the woman, I am not forbid
den to absolve her from every imputa
tion of evil Intent nnd Immoral con
duct.' "
It seems to us that this second ex
ample of the unfairness nrtslng from
differing laws In different states re
quires very llttlo comment. Tho In
justice of It Is monstrous. It should bo
sufficient to Incite redoubled energy
properly and uniformly safeguarded in
every state and territory In the Union,
Ex-Premier Crlspl of Italy cannot
be (barged with bias ugalnst Spain,
yet this Is what he says concerning tho
destruction of the Maine; "I am not a
technical expert In matters of this
kind, and therefore I cannot sit In
judgment on tho cause of tho Maine
explosion, I ask myself, however, and
I cannot help doing so, why such ex
plosions do not take place In ordinary
and normal times. I think thero Is
not a person In the world who can
rrally believe It was duo to simple
accident. I admire tlio resignation of
tho United States, but with moro cn
(igy the Cuban question would have
been settled long ago." How many
Americans nro there, we wonder, who
dot't hold substantially the same belief.
Colonel Sam Hoyd makes modest and
graceful announcement of his. retire
ment as editor of the Wllkcs-Uarre
Nows-Uealer, a position he has occu
pied with great originality and much
ability for ten years, but adds that the
paper under Its new management will
continue to be Democratic. This would
seem to dispose of the rumor that the
financial hand behind this new move
wns the hand of ex-Congressman LoIb
enrlng. Ho could hardly have any use
for a Democratic organ.
Money for Naval Enlargement.
Tin, patriotic suggestion Is made in
the Sun by two veterans of the civil
war that thoBe of their fellow veterans
throughout the country who are pen
sioners voluntnilly donate to the gov
ernment their claims for one year,
upon condition thnt the government
take this money and purchase an ade
quate navy. If the suggestion were
carried out it would give us about SO
additional war shins, fully equipped,
and each equal to tho Maine. That
would be too many. Without docks,
cicws or supplies for them we could
not find use for one-half that number,
nor would so swift an enlargement of
the navy be desirable as a matter of
policy.
A much better plan would be to leave
undlstuibed the pensions of all pen
sioners who deserve pensions and se
cure tho money needed for Increased
naval equipment by the temporary In
cifase of internal taxation. A cent ex
tra a pound on tobacco nnd a few cents
exttt on each gallon of distilled spit its,
wine, beer and ale would do the busi
ness and not a mother's son In all the
land would have the hardihood to ob-
Jotl.
Robeit Todd Lincoln, former secre-
taty of war, has advanced the opinion
that Spain will In no way be responsi
ble for the loss of the battleship Maine,
in case It Is demonstrated that the
ship was blown up by Spanish fan
atics, unless It can be shown that the
ivt was performed with the approval
of the Spanish government. Robert
Todd has evidently been talking to the
H porter who Interviewed Commander
Sobial.
It Is said that since John Wanamak
er ceased to advertise in the Phila
delphia Inqulier that journal's adver
tising business has more than doubled.
In other words, It letalns both its In
dependence and its profits.
K.pect opinions on the cause.s of the
Maine disaster, like expert testimony
In a murder trial, savor of guess work.
Torching the Fact
of Responsibility
l'lom Walter Wellman's Washington Dis
patch In tho Chicago TImes-Ilerald.
n V TIID Malno was destroyed from any
other r.iusn than accident occurring
within the ship, Spain Is responsibly
for her loss, nnd will be held strictly
accountable. As to her responsibil
ity In that case thero Is no question, and
there will be no luck of energy nnd de
cisiveness in tho demand which tho
United States will make upon the Mndrid
government. Hut any man who pauses
for a moment to think will see that thero
nre various degrees of the responsibility
testing upon Spain, according to the cir
cumstances. It Is inci edible that tho de
struction of the Malno was ordered by
Spanish authority, by officials ordered to
represent tho government. Hut if this
should turn out to be the ease there could
be but one punishment to lit tho crime.
Spnln would be an outlaw among nations.
The United States would no more have
diplomatic intercom se with her than with
a pirate. War would be lnstnntl de
clared, and if the I'nlted States weie
mighty enough to do it and she Is
Spain would bo distroved as a nation.
Uut this contingency Is fortunately so le-
mote, so fai beyond leasun and belief,
that It needs no"seiious consldeiatlon.
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Spain Is still responsible If the Mnluo
was blown up b a fanatic or by n con
spiracy of criminals. Should this bo dem
nnsti.ited the coutse of tho United States
Is clear. A demand would be made upon
Spain for the punishment with death of
everv guilty wretch who could be caught;
Spain would have to paj for the Muine
at her full value; she would be liqulied
to pay punitive damages; she would havo
to pay indemnity to the families of the
victims, and smart sums nt that and
Spain would be leqiircd to npologlo and
disclaim. No pelf-rcbpectlng mtlon would
lefusu such ropaiation, and no one bus a
right to assume that Spain would refuse.
If she did, war would quickly follow. Nor
would It lio prudent for Spain to haggle
or shullle or seek to evade. Any civilized
nation would met an emergency of this
chaiacfr promptly, fully and satlslac
lorlly. o
Spain Is responsible if It bo demon
strated that tho Maine wub destroyed by
accidental contact of a torpedo or mlno
planted by her in the harboi of Havana
without tho nld of malice or criminal in
tent of any sort. Her responsibility In
this case would bo tully as great as If tho
crime nf one of her subjects has led to tho
dlsnstcr, hut Is not to be so sharply dealt
with. It malice wholly disappears fiom
tho cause, then the disaster becomes a
most deploinblc Incident, for which Spain
Is icsponslblo in a property benso and for
which she must make adequate repara
tion, not only to tho government but 10
tho families of the victims. The United
States has itself iccognlztd the respon
sibility for disaster cai'sed by tho neg
llgcnco of Its agents In a ease not wholly
unlike this ono. Years ago one ot our
ships nttachtd to tho Asiatic; station en
gaged in target practlco on an uninhab
ited island of Japan. An une.p!oded shell
was left on tho beach, nnd later some
Japaneso fooled with the cartridge. It
exploded and killed a numhtr of men Tho
United States recognized responsibility
for their death nnd Indemnified tho fam
ilies ot tho victims.
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Tho foregoing statements aro personal
views of officials of tho administration
as to tho courso to be pursued by tho
United States In tho various contingencies
mentioned. Whatovcr tho veidlct of the
court of Inquiry, no one need fear that
the honor and tho interests of the United
States will suffer. The administration Is
fully alive to tho requirements of tho sit.
nation. It Is only awaiting tho finding of
the court. Thero is nothing whatever to
get excited about. Thero is no occasion
tor talking vvnr or for trying to work
tho pcoplo into an unreasoning passion.
The honor and dignity of tho United
States are not to bo preserved by acting
like savages, rushing out In war paint be
cause a suspicion of foul play is in the
minds of a part of tho pcoplo. The nest
and ablest men In Washington pialse tho
stund taken by tho president, und they
uppliud the serslble, kenumoly patrlotlo
press of tho country which avoids sensa
tionalism, cheap appeals to passion, and
distortion of tho facts. These same men
cabinet ministers, senators nnd repre
sentatives of both parties-coll attention
to tho fact that after tho Malno disaster
has been satisfactorily disposed of, as It
doubtless will be, tho Bleat question still
remaining Is tho futuro of Cuba. That Is
u question of humanity, commerce and
civilisation worthy tho best efforts of a
nation for its solution, with pcaco If pos
sible, with forro If necessary. On that
questlpn tho United States proposes to bo
heard.
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YGLLOW'KID JOURNALISM.
From tho Philadelphia Times.
Wo nro Just now In tho midst of a har
vest for yellowkld journalism. Tho ru
mors of war with Spain havo created in
tense Interest throughout tho entire conn
try, and opened tho mot Inviting flctd
for tho reckless Journalism that Is now
struggling for mastery In somo of the
leading cities, to flood tl.o country with
sensational falsehoods relating to tho loss
of the battleship Maine, nnd to tho prob
abilities of wai between Bpaln and tho
United Btntes. As innny as half it Bcoro
editions of yellow-kid Journals have been
Issued In ono day. each In most Instances
correcting somo falsehood in ono of the
former editions, and yet furnishing a
liberal supply of now falsehoods Invented
with mingled malignity and cunning, to
Intensify the war feeling of tho country
nnd Increnso tho sale of what aro by
courtesy called newspapers.
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There has not been an honest state
ment relating to the loss of tho battle
ship Mnlne and tho probabilities of war
with Spain published In tho leading yel-low-kid
Journals slnco tho loss of our war
vessel In Cuban waters, with tho single
exception of the ofllclal statements given
out dally by tho administration, nnd
nmdo necessory by their folso nnd sen
sational publications. Tho interests of
national tranquility nnd of truth compel
tho president, through the stato or navy
departments, to glvo out dally an ofllclal
contradiction of the scores of sensational
and genernlly utterly false rumors of war
which the yellow-kid Journals flaunt hour
ly Into the faces of tho people.
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Tortunntely yellow-kid journalism rep
resents but a very Insignificant part ef
the Journalism of the nation. Thero nre
In nil tho leading cities thoroughly repre
sentative American Journals which pub
lish tho truth for the suko of tho truth,
nnd which make exhaustive effort regard
less of cost, to furnish all tho news re
lating to our Spanish struggles, nnd print
only what appears to bo properly accred
ited. But for these Journals which ml
hero to the truth at.d seek to restrain tho
passions and conscrvo tho actions of the
people, the country today would bo In a
condition llttlo short of anarchy. Values
havo been wantonly disturbed, business
tinnqulllty interrupted, nnd popular pre
judices Inspired among tho people which
may make it difficult for the government
to perform tho duty that the president in
tho end must perform with fidelity, in
dealing in even and exact justlco with
Spain.
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it thero Is cause for war, the govern
ment will not shrink from declnrlng It.
If there Is not cause for war, the gov
ernment will not shrink from ndmittlng
It, regardless of tho floodtlde of sensa
tional falsehood that conies from tho
putrid fountain of yellow-kid journalism.
Tho people do not want to bo deceived,
and If they would not bo deceived about
our relations with Spnln they should reso
lutely spurn tho yellow-kid journals of
tho country which seek success and protlt
by pandering to anarchy. The newspa
pers which present tho truth for tho sake
of tho truth aro well known In every com
munity, nnd they should bo carefully
studied by all clnsses and conditions ns
they point tho way to national safety.
Above all, let every decent citizen, and
especially every business man. resent the
ellow-kld journalism of today that seeks
only to Inftamo and disturb when all self
lespectlng journals nnd citizens should
seek to tranqulllzo nnd maintain the ma
jesty of Justice.
WANAMAKER VS. QUAY.
W. U. Cuitls in Chicago Record.
Tho political storm center is in the
neighborhood of tho Philadelphia post
office at present, and a good deal of plot
ting and playing Is going on there be
tween the Quay and Wanamaker fac
tions of th Republican pattv. The new
postmaster is a Quay man, and tho Wan
amakers aro giving him as much trouble
as possible. A municipal election was
held In Philadelphia last week, in which
tho anti-Quay faction won, and thus re
tatned control ot the party organization,
which Is very Important, as It dictates the
nominations and runs the election ma
chlner. A few days before the event the
Wnnamaker newspapers published a cli
cumstantlal account of an alleged caso ot
bulldozing on the part of the postmaster.
It was charged that ho had called tho
chief subordinates In his office for a con
ference and delivered a lecture upon their
dutlis us citizens und Individuals, in
which they were udvised that the tenure
of their employment depended upon their
political Influence and activity, and that
they were aftotdtd a good chnnce to dis
play It In behalf of tho Qua ticket at tho
approaching election.
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This publication, of couise. caused a
great deal of excitement among the poli
ticians, and particularly among tho mug
wumps and civil service reformers, as it
was interpreted to mean that tho admin
istration was nntl-Waiiamuker. and was
permitting the use of official patronage
and power to secure his defeat. Tho pub
lication undoubtedly cost the Quay can
didates u large number of votes. Com
plaint was made to AVashlngton by both
sides, nnd two investigations were or
deied, one by tho postmaster general and
the- other by the civil senlco commission.
In tho latter case a volunteer commit
tee, consisting of William Dudley Poulke,
of Indianapolis, Charles Jerome liona
parte, of Baltimore, and Itlchnld Henry
Dana, of Boston, was authorized to con
duct tho Inquiry, while tho postolllco de
partment Intrusted that duty to on ordi
nary special agent. The great mugwumps
havo not yet completed their report, but
it is expected dally. The postolllco in
spector finds that no such meeting ns do
st rlbtd In tho Wanamaker newspapers
was ever held, that no such speech was
over made and that tho postmaster care
fully abstained from any attempt to con
trol tho votes or political conduct of his
subordinates. Affidavits signed by every
mnn who was represented to havo been
present ut tho meeting havo been sub
mitted to that effect, and fully acquit tho
postmaster, it now nppears that a mun
of tho name of McDevItt gave tho anti
Quay munagers the information upon
which tho published nccount of tho bull
dozing was based, and it appears to havo
been nn Invention of his own.
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lit AND HO WYOMING AVKNUK.
TIIU MODERN HARDWARES STORE.
Stop a
WHEN YOU ARE PASS1NK 11Y OUR
PLACE AND I,OQK AT THE DISPLAY
OF BRUSHES IN OUR WINDOW. WE
HAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK
OK IN THE BRUSH LINE.
ALkO NOTICE THE
THESE TOOLS ARE
GRADE AND EVERY
RANTED.
ALL
100U
HIGH.
WAR-
IFKDOTE & SHEAR CO.,
1 10 N WASHINGTON A VII
MILL El CORNELL'S
FnrnttDi
bucb a choice stock to select from cannot
he found elsewhere In this part of tho state.
And when you consider tho moderato prices
at which the goods are marked is a further
claim on the attention and consideration of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
Writino dmks,
dkes9ino table
Fancy Taiilus,
cukval,gi.a&3e3
I'AItLOnCAUINEl-i
MUBIcOAlUNETi,
CtmiOCAUlNEM,
Hook Cases,
Fancy Basket),
Lounoiw,
wokk tables,
Easy CiiAiiLi,
Gilt Cuaibs,
Inlaid Chair,
Rock kiu,
sua vino stands,
I'KDtSTALS,
Taboukettes.
All at lowent prices consistent with the
hlju quality of tho good.
Hill &
Coomiell
At 121
North Washington
Aenue.
Scranton, Pa. i
if
Goods
TailorMadle Suits
The Very Best
Clothiog 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.
LE
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
FINLEY'S
pring
YT
IL-
Openiei
We take pleasure iu call
ing your attention . during
this week to our magnificent
stock of
F3ee
Dress Fabrics
Just received, which for com
pleteness is unequalled. Our
importations consist of al
most every new weave and in
a full line of the choicest
Spring Colorings and Com
binations. Also a Very
Choice Line of
Fine Elaek Silk aM
In the New Plaids, Stripes
and "Bayadere Effects," all
in exclusive designs. We
cordially invite your inspec
tion. 510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
II
ceeis
BAZAAt,
MUCKLOW
SJ
SIX BAYS9 TRIAL
If it breaks a
point
biing it back.
Now In general una
In the public school,
cltv hull nnd court
house ollloea, and
many private busU
ueaa places In tho city.
YOURS for a price saved In lead and tha
time Masted In old luMiloned chopping.
EEYHOLES BROTHERS,
STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS,
HOTEL JERMVN BUILDING.
130 Wjomlng Aenue.
3
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyomlnj
District for
Mining, blasting, Sporting, SmoUelm
and the Repauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tafety Fuse, Caps and Exploders.
Rooms ''12, 211J nnd -Jll Comraonwealtti
Uulldlug, bcrautoo.
AGENCIL3.
THOB. FORI),
JOHN U, SMITH A SON,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
nttston
riymouta
Wilkcs-llarr
IT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the beat quality for domestta ui
and ot all sites, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the cltjj
at the lowest price
Orders received at the OfTlce, first floor,
Commonwealth bulldlnr, room No I
telephone No. SOi or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attend!
to. Dealer supplied at the mine.
WE 1 SI
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