THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNft- TUESDAY. MARCH 1', 1898. ., Publl.tinl IVillr, Riocpt Sunday, by flip Tribune rubiulilng Companr, t Virty Conti Month. The Tribune's telegraphic news is from three to five hours fresher than that of any Philadelphia or New Yoik paper circulated in its field. Those papeis o to press at midnight; The Tribune receives news up to 3 a. in. and sometimes later. All the news in The Trib une while it is new. 1 MKltl.n AT TUB t'OWlM fit Af BCn.VVTOM, r., as srroNihCtiAss v vit, M Trtit SCEANTOX, MARCH 1, 138. There Is one verdict which It Is hoped that the Maine board of Inquiry will not bilnij In the verdict of "don't know." SiKli o finding would be oiucl. The AniPilcan proplo desire to be in position when the verdict It! announced to fish or cut bait. advantageous and close acquaintance, with continental manners and Ideas broadens the American citizen vory much to his benflt. Hut In tho great majority of Instance It were better If the actual schooling Itself woro no Mulrert In the American's own country, tinder surroundings which tend to put him Into better and closer touch with Ameilcan Impulse and Ideals, Ho that, should the emigrant Ynnkeci school boy be bnried out of the Fnthor land It would not prove an lueparablo loss. Hi other Wanainnkcr Is probably studylns the political weather Indications. Evading Taxation. In his felicitous address befoie tho ITnlon League flub of ChlcaRo on Washington's blrthdnj cv-Presldent JtunKon bald. "Ono of the conditions of the iicot ulty of wealth is a piopar tloiinte mid full contribution to tho ex penses of the Uato and local Rovern ini'iitH. It Is not only vvionjr, but It Is unsufi". t make a show In our homes mill on the Htieet that Is not made In the tax toluiiis. The dutv of the state to ptotect lire, llbcity and propel ty Is conditioned upon n fair contribution to the .rent of B'icinrii nt. - fl1" an rontelentlous ilicharK of that duty by the citlynn Is one of the tests of pood citUenMiip To evade that duty is n. inoinl ilelinqu'Micv, an unpatriotic net " In it iccent ls-ue of the Independent I'rofcsor KemK founoilv of the Chl ( iiko unlvpislt), kuvo oome examples of, tux ev.islnii in that cit with the de tails of which be vv.is peisoniillv famil iar Among them be asset ttd that a fiilingo 1nvdiv Hi in, rated In lliad lieet's at uui half a million, Is as csod for MI.lw) A Chlcnso cntle niaii. aWi i ited at lialf a iiilllion, who has a llln 11 y woith MO.uoo and hoise3 and rnulnitm woith ovt-r $.!o,0rtO, be sides a pilati' Micht and other el deuces of coinloit. ! nhi'sed at $.'00, while u poor woman of the same city coincs t i. the Taxpajers' Defense le.iKU" and sas that the cannot nffoiil to hive cm pets upon liei lloois and her assessment jms hpu rniid fiom $200 to $l,00ii One ot the largest malcets of sweat thop rlothltifr, In the country, Pi of. Hemis bald, lated in ltiadstieefs at oor $1,000,000, is not a-esM?d a cent on peisonal pi opt it). A ChlcaKo cor poiation whicli eail In August went Into a gieat tmst on a capitalisation of $0,r00,000, has been assessed this jear on ppiMinal pioperty at only $S0,000. Of comse these csamples might lead lly be duplicated neai&r home, but It Is less embariassliiK to use the Chicago examples. The main point is to bear In mind Geneial Hnrilson's woids: "Tnxcs are a debt ot the highest obll gatlon, and no casuist urn ilmvv a sound moral distinction between the man who hides his pioneitv or makes a fale letuin in older to escape the paj ment of his debt to the state, and tlie man who conceals his pioperty ft mil his pihate ciedltor ' Willi the final adjustments of a new assessment about to be made in this citv these woids have a .special significance for Sciantonlans Senator Quay again lelteiates that ho lias no choice for goeinoi. Pos sibly he lias not. Rut It is e Ident that his lieutenants hae, and it Is widely suspected that theli choice Is not the people's choice, in which event his nomination would be ntilcldal. Gentian Excluslveness. A ilociee issued lust week by the Pitisslan goveinment forbidding thu future attendance of foielgneis In the maclilneiy and eiiglneeilnir depaitment of the He illn technical school is thus explained by a. high olllclul In that government who was Interviewed by the Associated Prss: "There- Is no question that the German technological schcols and lndustilal and scientific institutions ,ill soon be forced to adopt a less ltlxtal policy with foreigners. The tricks of trade we have been teaching them so lone nie now bolnnr used against us to the gieat Injury of tun Industry, This Is especially the case with students of such count lies ns Japin, Russia and East Europe; but also, In a lesser degree, with the stu dents of England, Ameilca, Trance and Uelglum." The Berlin col respondent of the Associated Press adds: "Tho Ameilcan university students here ex piess the opinion that the government will shortly Issue a deciee restricting the attendance at universities. Aa over 1,000 Amei leans are now Btudvlng at German tinlveisities. it wll hit them hard." This gloomy forbodlnff may or may not prove true. Tho chances ore that it will not. To expel forelgnen. from imlveislties would be equivalent on Germany's part to a confession of fear and that would bo an undignified con cession to make. But before Americans become excited at the threat 'they should reflect that an action of tho character indicated would bo fully 'within Geimany's iJglitH and we should have, therefore, no JUBt reason to com plain. Our congress has established the principle that wo can keen foreign t wage-earners out of thu United States it wo want to, even going so far as to . pats a law forbidding tho Canadian living near the border to cross over "- that border In tearch ot American ern ployment. Should Goimany at some ; future tlmo choose to decide that the universities Of Germany and pai- tlcularly ht-r tiade schools must not be attended by foreigners seeking i valuable Information With a view to i using It In competition against German T tntdeinieti, it would constitute an act 3 In no degree different fjom the pre cedent which wo ourselves laid down In the Corliss amendment to tho I.odgo j. immigration bill which President - Cleveland vetoed i It Is, we believe, a mistake to send H Ajujjjj'eans.tyi'Xccnuuny for university ;-Instruction except In post-giuduato " courses. A good deal of t)ionstructlon which Is thus Fecuifd nun tVterwatd tb uo unlcuiiitd, li'orelKn tvivdl Is Representative Johnson's Speech Tho recent sipeech of Bepiosentatlvo .lolmson, of ludlanu, In opposition to the annexation of Hawaii Is being ex tensively cliculaled !) Intciosts hos tile to tho pending ticat It doilves intotcst from the facts that Mr John son Im a leading- Republican; that In ISM he criticized severely the action of Pildent Cleveland In hauling down the American Hag which had been lalsed b Minister Stevens to the sum mit of the flag-polo In front of tho Hawaiian government buildings; nnd that, these clicunistnnoes apart, It Is an exceptionally able, lucid and effect ive summni) of the case against an nexation Unlike some of the outgivings of the opponents of this treaty Representative John'on's speech beais the stamp of slneeilty. He Is evidently In earnest In his fear that If wo shall annex Hawaii we will tnko In not only a complex and tioublcsome population nfteiward dlfllcult to govern, but also an endless series of complication-) with other powers, great expense In land and naval foi filtration and, above all, the temptation to abandon the syin metiy, compactness, and "splendid Iso lation" of our mainland territory for a (incci of colonization which will maik the beginning of our decline. The elo quence with which he warns us against these dangei" Is genuine. The icadei of the speech is not suipilsed that Its dellvcij upon the floor of the house should have cunted a tempoiaij sen sation, diawing applause even from thos-t wlio differed absolutely fiom th! speakor'n piemlses Rut ciltlcal examination of the mat ter of ibis speech will disclose to the analst that It udvancc"; not one new nigunient that the objections '.vhich it ioIsok to annexation are laigely hy pothetical and contingent, having to do with appiehenolon; more oi Uss 1m piobable In point of fact, and that It utteilj fallf to lefulo the contentions of naval and mailtlme experts that the annexation of Hawaii would stiongtlien almost Immeasurably oui future stiat eglc position in the Xorth Pacific. Ml. Johnson derides the talk about Hawaii being a "key to the Xorth Pacific"; but he offeis no fact or infeience which tends to minimize Hawaii's strategic Impoitance. That theio are lisKs con nected w Itli annexation bus never to our knowledge been denied; but to pre sent an argument magnifying these risks fiom ten to a bundled fold with out giving seiious consldeiatlon to the vastlj piepondeiatlng advantages which offset them Is to bid lather for applause than for leasoned and medi tated concutrence. If Mi. Johnson's nigunient Is the bet that the antl-annexatlonlsts can do the sootier the vote Is taken the bettei. Speaker Reed bus opposed Hawaiian annexation, but not In his official ca pacity as the piesidlng oftlcei of the house It Is asserted that he is now opposed to n further expenditure at this time of money foi prudential pre parations for war, and that he will use his power as speaker to check the wishes of the admlnlstiatlon In this dl leetlon. AVe cannot believe it. Mr. Reed is a man of strong convictions, and he has the couiage of them; but It Is obviously for tho house of repie sentatlves, of which he Is only one member, to pass on the question of in ci easing the nav. charged for tho carrlnge of postal packages of Identical size. Mr, Loud Is uware of theso assertions and knows whether they nro true or false. Would It not bo a good tlmo for him to communicate his knowledge on that point to tho public? Kansas will this spring plant 400,000 trees ns soon ns the frost leaves the ground. Had this work been pet formed a century ago, Kansas) might have been a blooming garden today. Even nt this late day, however, much good may bo accomplished. Kansas needs trees If for no other purpose than to keep Populism from becoming sun burned 111 theso days of blight pros perity lit the land of wheat and glass hoppeis,. Hmpeior William savfl It Isn't truo that ho dislikes Americans. "On tho contiary," he udds, "there nro ttnlts In them which 1 like." This Is indeed re freshing. It dosoives to be rewarded by tho confession that William has Halts which Americans like his mod esty, for example. It Is significant that many Americans who prior to the Maine blow-up op posed the proposition to recognize tho Cuban Insurgents as belligerents now frankly admit In tho light of subse quent events that failure to confer that recognition was a mistake the Slgsbee type that America Is a great, powerful, ChrlHtlnn nation. He repre sents tho highest grado of American cltl rcnnhlp. and is a true representative of tho class that commands tho American navy. Ho Is a typo for tho emulation of American youth. Tlir. N.VTIONAIj OUAItD. A Blnghamton cigarette fiend at tempted suicide tho other day by hacking nt his throat with a case knife. This Is a trifle unusual. Tho average victim of the hnblt Is genet ally satis fied to do It with the cigarette. Congressman Boutelle savs he would like to pack the whole brood of news papers repoilers off to Cuba In the fitst leglnient should war with Spain bo declared. Well, we'll wager the rc poiteis would go The best news which has come fiom the national capital In a long time Is embodied In the asset tlon that this ear there will be no liver and harbor bill. Let us hope this good lesolutton will be kept The coutt of Inquiry nt Havana Is liable any dav to take the wind out ot the sails of tho jellow journals. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. There Is probably no portion of tho Na tional Ottard that could not meet on equal tctms, in tho matter of nrms, any regu lar European at my. In Its personnel, In Individual courage, physical strength, endurance, spirit and Intelligence tho National Guard Is probably very much superior to anv regular European army. Properly armed, probably fifty per cent of tho National Guard could now face In tho Held with some chance of success an equal force, say CO.OOO men of any regular European army. Probably eighty per cent, of It would fight as efllclcntly be hind defensive work ns nny troops In tho world and would bo able to give a good account of an equal or even larger European attncktng force. So fur wo have considered the stato troops with reference to their fitness to faco the best troops In Europe, tho forces of Ger many, of rrnncc, of England, ot Russia. As to their fitness to faco the troops of Spain, If tho performnnces of the Span ish army In Cuba furnish a fair test of Its elflchney, wo can afford to be less conservative. Wo believe thnt the Na tional Guard, taken as a whole, would prove, from tho first, superior In every lespect, save armament, to uny urmy that Spain can now present, and that It could be Implicitly trusted, within twenty-four hours of Its mohlllration, to meet and be it, even with Us prpscnt arms, a Spanish foico considerably outnumbering it. THE PACTS IN THE CASE. (tayLPMvMM E- lej IAZAA M mey CALENDAR FOR MARCH. of A Postal Mystery. The chairman ot tho hotte com mittee on postal nffairs, Mi. Loud, author of the bill of his name to le adjust the rates of postage on second-class mail matter, In this month's North Ameilcan Review letuins to the attack. "The people who send first-class matter ordinary letters and postal cards and who make up the postal deficit, are," he thinks, "en titled to some privileges. They pay annually about seventy million dol lars upon as many pounds of matter, as ngilnst the three million dollars which 303,000,000 pounds of second class matter yield, oi a dollar a round for ono ns against a cent for tho other. Unless the second-class priv ilege Is restricted to Its legitimate usesi tbei time will come when tho tax-paying public will go Leyond tho point of reason und equity In correcting this dlspatlty, and nil publishers will suffer the penalty of w tongs too long unredressed." After showing that the gieut bink hole In the finances of the postofllco department lies In notorious abuse of the second-class privilege, whereby all kinds of literary dead wood and trash aro carried through tho malls nt n cost to the government of 8 cents per pound but for a public crarge of one cent only, he continues- "Patrons of tho postofflce should bo treated equally under tho law, and the bene ficiaries of thu tax-payers' bounties should be those Interests which It in acknowledged public policy to ptomote. While the newspapers nnd magazines ns educators and moulders of public sentiment aro doubtless entiled to cet taln privileges, this theory does not Involvo as a logical consequence thut the goveinmnt should c,arry ulbbcr boolu through thu malls at a great loss, even though an old almanac joko wore pasted on the left heel." Tho public Is with Chairman Loud In the demand for a stricter safeguard ing of tho second-Class privilege. Rut Is It true, as lids been publicly chargeM, and so far as we have soon never de nied, that the real reason for tho postal dcliclt la becauso many of the gov ernment's contracts with tho tallroads for transportation of mall Involve over payment for service rendered? It is assorted, for example, that oh some of the leading ttunk linen express pack ages aro carried for oiiu-lhltU the pi Ice 1 The month enters like the pet "Little Matj" of poetical themes. '.' Ex-City Solicitor Burns embirks for the Susquehanna countv sugar camps 3 Dust Is blown In the e.es of Stieit Commissioner Abe Dunning but he does not mind it 4 Yellow lourmils decide that a war with Spiln is of more Importance than the Martin trial. 5 Scranton society people resolve to puichase no moro gold bricks in tho way of "art" works or lectures, C Occupants of the Sunday louririllstlc "glass houses" cast cobble stones light und left 7. The Soiantonian art Ives at the con clusion that no one will ever step on Its eoat-tall S Jo Church announces that he has no uso for war with Spain, so long as Wade I."imi Is holding ofilci1. i rite Chief Hlckey causes astonish ment by driving tits horse up Washing ton avenue nt a walking pace. 10 Membeis of the Scinnton associa tion play snow ball at Athletic paik. 11. Editor Sam Uod makes his fare well appeal ance as a spring poet. 12 Nay Aug park commissioners take a day off and listen to tho song of the "fitst tobin " 13 Prof Colo's Intimates that the 13th Is nn unlucky day upon which to plant cabbage. If The Slietlilnn Monument association holds an annual meeting to discover whero It Is nt. 1" Scranton admit em of song decide that the most piofltuble "la" at this season is tho ono that is accompanied bv a cackle it! The idltor of the Times suffers from 111m s hiought on by drinking "trust" milk 17 Yellow Journals are not In favoi to day IS The spring chicken foi the board ing houe season of lWi Is horn. 20 Editor Ljnctt announces that he has no Intention of going to the Klondike until larger dlscoveiles of sllvei are ic- poited 21 The Wllkes-R.irre Times discards boxwood tjpe headlines nnd returns to its normal and peaceful condition. 22 Membeis of the Thirteenth regiment have visions of u new armory In the air 23. Real estate boomets begin to expand their lungs for the spring cumpalgn. 21. City milliners gather shrubbery for the Easter bonnet. 23 Pood Inspector Cullen lias an nttack of djspepsla fiom drinking rich milk. 2i The 1 ments mako a big racket from this time until moving day. Pi om tho Philadelphia Times. In tho bewildering flaodtltlo of sensa tional and fulso rumors of war given by utteilv reckless journals, It would be well foi nil consldcrnto citizens to give sober teflectlou to tho following facts: 1. That neither tho government nt Washington, nor the newspaper press, nor nnv other Individuals, have knowl edge of the testimony taken beforo tho board ot Inquiry now Investigating the cause of tho disaster to the war esscl Maine, outside of the members of tho boaul themselves. 2 That tho public have had from tho administration each day nil Information on the subject that tho government has received. Every Important Item ot In formation thnt has been received by tho navy department from Havana has been properly furnished to the public through the pi ess 3. That until tho board of Inquiry shall novo mndo known Its Judgment, neither thu president nor tho public will liavo mi) knowledge ot the character ot the re port that Is to be made. 4. That the report of the board of In quiry will certainly not be concluded for several tlns nnd may not be furnished, to tho secretary of the navy for a week or more. 5. That naval boaids are governed by laws which mako them' entirely Independ ent oven of the appointing power, ns to tho communication of nny information re ceived beforo final Judgment Is reached. 6 That all newspaper dlpitchcs as suming to give Information as to evi dence presented to the board of inquiry, or ns to the views or uny member of the bnaid relating to the destruction of tho Maine, are either wholly false Inventions or leckless assumptions without any sub- stantlal basis of truth whatever. 7. That tho government Is exhaustively preparing for war. not because war is ex- pected, but as the surest method of pre serving peace between the nations. ' S. That Is Spain has given this govern- I ment any Just rnuso for war. or shall hereafter clvo It Just cause for war. It will be promptly accepted and the dl nlty nnd honor ot the nation heroically maintained. TUP. VIZCAYA AND TIIK MAINE. Better Tlhaai Inn the Baek The small investment required now to obtain a first-class Jacket, Cape or Suit, will yield at least 200 per cent, to th: purchaser. We haven't many winter garments left and th( few that we have are good in every respect. All of thei late arrivals of this winter's productions, consequently witl but a few week's wear will be good as new next winter. Note the Prices: $5.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments, 6.00 Ladies, Misses' and Children's Garments, 8.00 Ladies' and Misses Garments, 10.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments, 15.00 Ladies' and Misses' Garments, 2.0( 3.001 4.00 5- 7-5 By securing some of these rare bargains you will be proi tected from the chilly blasts of March, and probably save doctor s bills. Lewis, Reilly & OavieSo ALWAYS BUSY. Splendid Type of American Manhood O S INCIDEN" Ml aster eontli ill ucter of Ci j-t bee, tho ad Prom the Times-Herald. INCIDENTS of the Maine dlsas- tlnuo to reveal the char- C'uptain Charles D. Slgs- dmlratlon of tho Amerl- cun people for tho oua it es of heroism ho has shown continues to In crease. Ills dispatch reporting the de struction of Ids ship was a model of triseness and olllelnl diplomacy. It car iled with it the unwritten assuuncc tint the sender wns master of tho awful situ ation, cool In tho faco of nn unparalleled disaster, and cautious against inconstl crato action on the part of Ills own peo ple o With tho echo of a thunderous explo slon and tho cries of tho maimed and d)lng tinging In his ears; with visions of u beautiful ship that was tho prldu of his soul torn and dismantled und sinking In tho black wuters. carrying down with It hundred of brave men who served their country under his command, Cnptuln Sigsbco had tho self-control and presence of mind to appreciate tho probable eltect of tho disaster upon tho American people, and to his coherent and accurato uccount of tho calamity ho added theso words of cuutlon, "Public opinion should bo sus pended until further report. Prom the moment that dispatch wns read by the pcoplo Captain Blgsbeo hud their contl dence and admiration, o Since then ho has received and dis pensed olllelnl courtesy with diplomatic punctilio; publicly calm and dignified In his bearing toward Spanish officials, mid In-private moved to tears at tho suffer InhH of his seamen in Havana hospitals. To supplement nil these admirable tiuuII tics, comes a dispatch revealing jet other sides of bis sterling character, In report ing progtess of wotk on the wreck ho ayB! "Will tako all Immediate respoiibl billty, but Invito department's wishes," Ihls Is the languago of leadership, of mem born to command Hut moie adnilr able stj'l aro these woids of Captau Slgshce! "Hurgeon of tlto Maine ommeuded th.U all bidding and cln should bo ubundoned. Might go acclimated poor," With lespoi; to overwhelm tne nviernge man. itatno neari or capinin hutshp. to the guttering po Is quick to tnko tl palliate their miser. It Is bcrauto th'l Piom tho New York Sim, The Spanish cruiser VIzcaya, which ai rlved at tho port of Now York In the mlttsl of tho public excitement over the loss of. thu Mnlna nt Havana, has left our harbor as snfo and sound as she came Tho precautions of the port authorities to guutd the irpauish vessel from all harm were thoiough nnd effective, and tho cc Heme to which these ptecautions were carried Is lerhtiph best Illustrated by tho fact that even the Holland", submarine oent vns speclull.v watched by the Nar keeta, which anchored n short distance from 'her, although the now craft ha-l not even had her trial trip. Only after tho VIzcaya had sailed, although the sub marine boat had meantime been searched and no explosive found, was the Narkeeta called off. The government, in t-hort, accepted Its responsibllltv for the security of a foi elgn vessel ot war visiting its waters on a friendly mission. It was, of course, to be expected of the American people that, even In tho tumult of emotion wrought up by the awful catastrophe to 'he Maine not so much ns a slight or a slur would be put upon the VIzcaya. But the point Just now Is thut the United States i government assumed Its need of using I diligence to prevent the blowing up of i tho visiting cruiser, or any fnjuiy to It, whether by open violence or secret i inn iililtio t Inn ! To a responsibility liko that which our authorities assumed for the VIzcaya s safety wo shall assuredly hold Spain, should tho official Investigation trace to foul play In Havana the loss of the Maine. $2, TRADE BUILDERS For Men, $2,50 aifll Honest Shoes. Lewis, Rely k Mvles, 114 AND IIO WYOMING AVENUE. THE MODEP.N IIArtDWAHE SfOUE Stop a WHEN YOU AIIE PASSING 1IY OUH I'IjACE AND LOOK AT THE DISPLAY OK IIIIUSHE8 IN OUIt WINDOW. WE HAVE ANYTHING! YOU CAN THINE 01' IN THE ljnUSH LINE 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 ordinary. iaii ana see wnat we are offering. BOYLE MUCKLO 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, k 1NLEY pnoi ALSO NOTICE THE IT OUCIII', INDEED. Train the Wllkcs-Barro Record. A city that can boast of so good a rcgl ment as tho Thirteenth, N. Q. I, of Scranton, ought to show Its appreciation nnd prido by erecting a decent homo to. It -one like the armory of tho Ninth regiment in Wllkes-Hane. WILL DO ITS DUTY. Erom tho Now York Sun. Our country will do Its duty when tho result of tho Investigation In Havana harbor Is mado known, nnd need not lot any apprehensions for tho hecurlty of its own coasts stand In the way of that duty. DYNAMITE rroin tho Philadelphia Press. There Is nn undercurrent of public opin ion to tho effect thut somebody Is plant ing a number of sub-marlno mines In tho vicinity of the Pennslvanla political situation. 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We take pleasure in call ing your attention during this week to our magnificent stock of Fiee Dres Fabrics Just received, whicli 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 Combinations. If it breaks a point bring it back. Now In cenernl uss In the publlo schools, citv ball and court Iioubo offices, and many private busi ness places In the city. YOURS for a price saved In lead and tha time wanted Id old fashioned chopping. Also a Very Choice Line of Si EEYPLl&S MOTHERS, SfATIONERS, ENGRAVERS, HOTEL JERMYN liUILDINO. 130 Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyomlax District for DUP0HT8 POWDER. Mining, masting, Sporting;, Sinokelesi and the Repauno Ctiexnloal Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Enfety JAws, Caps nnd Exploder. Rooms 'Jl'.', 'Jiff nnd ''lt ComraouweiltS bull Jluj, Scranton. AGENCIES. THOS KORIJ, JOHNIi. HMITHASON, E. W. MULLIGAN. Plttstoa Pl mouth WULcs-Uurr) All at lowest prices consistent with tbe blgb quality of tbo u'ooils. Hill Comunell At 321 North Washington Avouue. Scranton, Pa. S: In the New Plaids, Stripes and "Bayadere Effects," all in exclusive designs. We cordially invite your inspection. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for doraestlo uss and ot all sizes, Includlns Buckwheat and Dlrdeeye, delivered In any part of the cltf at tbe lowest price Orders received at the Office, first floor, Commonwealth building; room No Ij telephone No. 252 or at tbe mine, tele phone No. zn, will be promptly attended to. Dealat supplied at tbe mine. T. SI
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