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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9. 1898
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TEN PAGES.
KCIIANTOX, MAKCII !, 1S08.
Without fuilher waste of time on 1111
Jierosnry foimalltles Spain In Cuba
plmiihl lie served with a trlt of eject
ment. The Inevitable tnlarli't as well be
over and done villi.
An Impressive Demonstration.
AW adhere to the opinion expressed
on this page twenty-four hours apto
that the surrender of Spain in the mat
ter of Geneial Leo's recall Indicates
the passliiK of the crisis. That was n
matter In which Spain could have stood
her ground with some show of at least
technical warrant Of course the Inti
mation that we should lccnll Leo was
merely n subterfuge to pain delay and
to tickle the Spanish galleries. At the
same time, our refusal to act on the
tiRKestlnn would have enabled Spain
to dismiss Leo with an air of Injured
Innocence nnd to represent to the pow
fis that we and not she had been
Fiillty of technical offence. For In the
letter of the law, or. lather. In the
light of Intel national usage, we ."hould
Iihvo stood unsupported by precedent,
although nmnly sustained by justice,
common sense and the Intelligent opin
ion of the woild.
Hut at the palling of the ways
Spain's courage oozed and she had not
the nerve to follow up her own Initia
tive. Since that back-down Spain has
giown cheap and the United Stales Im
pel lal In the ojes of Km one. For the
one there mut hereaftei be contempt:
for tile other, a new feeling of lespect
not unmixed with awe. The quiet but
detei mined lining up behind their
eletted chief of 70.0u0.000 i aniest people,
leadei.s of the world In enterprise,
wealth and stamina, not uudei the spur
of ambition nor by the gteed of con
quest or aggiesslon, but in response to
a sensed rather than a spoken call to
the defence of their nation's honor, has
been a demonstration to Kurope of the
quality of the Ameilcan character
which has to many come with the force
of a revelation.
Time will prove Its wotth.
"Millions for defense" weie appropil
ated a trllle late in the game but will
ptove useful home other daj.
m
Klondike Complications.
If we may judge from the tone of the
Toronto press serious complications be
tween the governments of the United
States nnd Canada aie likely soon to
arise because of the lush of gold-s-eek-ors
to the Klondike legion.
On Friday of last week the senate at
Washington passed a bill giving to
Cnnadlan.s the light to enter goods nt
the Ameilcan poit on the Yukon known
11s Foit Wiangel and ti unship In bond
upon the following conditions. (1)
That Canada shall allow all American
miners entering the Yukon to cnuy
Into British Ameilcan teultory, duty
flee, half a ton of food, clothing and
outfit to each man; (2) that Canadians
hhnll pei mil Ameilcan fishermen to
purchase bait In Canadian poits; (3)
that Canada shall give diallers' to
Anieiieun ralluu.K beginning nt Uyea
and Skuguay and deshlng to build
through Cnnndlan terrltoiy; and (t)
that Canada Issue miners' licenses nt
points convenient for Ameilcan citi
zens. A clau.-e In the tieaty of Washing
ton leads that 'the navigation of the
Jllvers Yukon, Porcupine and Sltklne,
nscendlng and descending fiom, to and
Into the sen, shall forever remain flee
nnd open tor the purpose of commerce
to the subjects of her Prltannle Mnjesty
and the citizens of the United States,
subject to any laws and regulations of
either country within Its own tertitory,
not Inconsistent with such pilvllege of
free navigation." It was under the
privileges implied In this clause that
the Canadian government originated
what Is termed the all-Canadian route
to the Yukon district. This route,
known as the Yukon railway, begins
In Canadian toiritory about 1C0 miles
above the mouth of the Sltklne liver,
ome 22 miles of which, near the mouth,
are In American territory. The Sltklne
ilver Is shallow and there nro bars
upon It which prevent deep-laden ocean
craft from passing up the river, so that
It will be necessaiy to tranship at an
American port, Fort Wrangel.to lighten
from deep-draught vessels to smaller
In the river Itself, or to use for a part
of the o' ean trip light-draught vessels
that can pass up tho river.
In the last-mentioned case the domin
ion pivernnient, as we learn from an
Ottawa dispatch In tho Toronto Globe,
holds that tho United States cannot
without violating tho treaty place any
obstacle in tno way of Canadian trade.
The Canadian authorities go further
nnd claim that the right of navigation
Implies, if It does not expressly con
vey, tho right to land on the banks of
the river and lighten tho cargo where
necessary, nlways, of course, under
niiconable customs regulations calcu
lated to prevent tho sale of Canadian
goods in American territory without
payment of duty. "Tho answer of our
government to the remarkable legisla
tion passed by the senate at Washing
ton, should It recetvo tho president's
sanction, will," says the Globe, "be a
courteous reminder that we intend to
navlgato' the Sltklne under the treaty
rights, which give us this privilege for
ever."
Concerning tho conditions Imposed In
tho abovo-mcntloned bill the Globe cor
respondent says:
Thero Is not a petty South Amciican
stato that would allow Itself to be held up
:n t.liH milliner. Take the cusu of the sup
e'lC&.J'V.'S admission freo of duty of half
a ,JO -of JJUltnilcs wn'lij pvobnhlf i'rt
the wholo trade of tho Ytikuiv to Seat
tin and Sun rronclsoo. Tho ihcrclmnt
of tlicfca cities are responsible lor this tilt
of International hlshway robbery, nnd
weio the prlvllcno gianurt to citizen of
tho Vnlted Stutcs they would doubtless
huvo little dlinculty on a pati lotto outcry
In KL'Ulm; all American miners to outfit
at American polum, evrn If goods could
bo had moic cheaply In Canada. It will
probably bo Intimated to tho authorities
at Washington as plainly as diplomatic
words can Intimate It that Canada will
shut up the Yukon as tlht aa a bottle,
turn back all American lntueis and Keep
the gold fields as the arc. undeveloped,
until a railway can be built from nn ocean
port of British Columbia Into tho region,
rather than submit to- any terms of tho
sort contained in tho bill. Were It not
that tho government of Canada Is con
vinced that President McKlnloy nnd his
cabinet nre not In smpathy with tho pol
icy of the Ameilcan coast ltles that want
to monopollzo tho Yukon trade to tho ox
elusion of tho people of Canada, to whom
It bel-ings of right, something more than
dignified remonstranco might be expected.
To this Fomowhnt petulant outlitiist
It might bo replied that Canada I10H
lately had several good flppottunltlrs to
arrive at nn nmlcable understanding
with the United Stntes concerning the
vurlcus points In dispute between the
two countries, but Instead of meeting
our government half way she Insisted
upon miming preposterous conditions of
nibltratlon ami curtly refused to lift
n finger to prevent the wanton killing
of the American seal herd In Uerlng
sea. This Is a mistaken policy. Tt
would 'be Immeasurably better were
both countries to come together nnd
be ft lends. Put Ameilcan patience has
been tried by Canndlan upplshness nl
most beyond the limit of tolerable en
durance nnd It will bo Canada's fault
If the government nt Washington shall
hereafter proceed to exact tho minut
est f-cruple In the Canadian bond.
As for the threat of the Laurler wl-p-lnlstiatlon
to liottle the Klondike dls
ti let up. Its execution would probably
not piove to be an unmixed evil.
The Tribune's classified cent-a-word
adveitiscments are all genuine. Not n
line among them represents padding.
Can the Scranton Times say as much?
The Negro and tlic Ballot.
Piofesiior Tioker T. Washington, pies
Idcnt of the Tuskegce, Ala., Institute
for the agricultural nnd industrial
tialnlng of negio youth, has addressed
to the menibeis of the Louisiana con
stitutional convention a noteworthy
letter upon tho question of disqualify
ing the negives in Hint stato from vot
ing, it will be rocnlled that Professor
Washington, who i.i pel Imps the best
esteemed colored man in tho United
States, has throughout his public ca
reer endoivorcil to dissuade his laco
fiom political agitation, his belief be
ing that the negio need-, education and
industrial development i either than
public utile p. In this letter he re-Iterates
this Idea but also sav.s:
'The negro agrees with you that It Is
necessaiy to the salvation of the south
that lettilctlon be put upon the ballot.
I know that jolt have two serious piob
lems bcfoie jou Ignorant and coirupt
government on the one li'ind, an I on
tho other n way to lestiict the ballot
ho that contiol will bo In the hands of
the Intelligent without legaid to race.
Mlth the slnceiest sjmpathy with you
in your effoits to find a way out of
tho dlfllcully, 1 want to suggest that
no state In tlr south can make a law
that will provide an oppoi Utility or
temptation for an Ignorant white man
without lnjuilug Imtli men. No state
can make a law that can tluiH bo exe
cuted without dwarfing for nil time the
nioruls of the white man in the south.
Any law controlling the ballot that Is
not absolutely just and fair to both
laces will woik mote permanent In
jury to the whites than to the blacks.
"The negro does not object to an edu
cational or piopeity test, but let the
law be so clear that no one clothed
with state nuthoilty will be tempted to
poijuie ard degrade himself by pul
ling one inteipretntlon upon it tor the
while man nnd another for theljlack
ma::. Study the history of tho south,
and jou will find that where there has
been the most dishonesty In the matter
of voting theie jou will find today the
lowest moral condition of both races.
Fiiet, there was the temptation to act
wiongly with the negio's ballot. From
this it was an easy step to dishonesty
with the white man's ballot, to tho
canning of concealed weapons:, to the
murder of n, nesrio, and then to the
murder of a white man, and then to
lynching. I ontteal you not to pass
such n law ns will prove an -'tetnnl
millstone about tho neck of your chll
dien. No man can hnve lesnect for
government and otTlceis of the law
when he knows deep down in his heart
that the exeiclse of the franchise Is
tainted with fraud."
Piofefsor Washington admits that
civilization has been confronted with
few problems so seiious and Intricate
ns was Involved In the sudden enfran
chisement of 4,500,000 Ignorant and im
poverished ex-slavea. There I?, in his
opinion, only one solutlJn--complete
nnd kindly justice. He adds:
I beg of you that In tho degreo that ynu
closo the ballot box against tho Ignoiant,
ou open tho school house. Moro than
one-half of the people of your state are
negroes. No state can long .prosper when
a large percentage of Its cltlrcnshlp is In
Ignorance and poverty, and has no Inter
ett In government. I beg of you that you
do not treat us as an alien people. Wo
ato not aliens. You know us. You know
that we have cleared your forests, tilled
your fields, nursed your children and pro.
tectcd your families. There Is an attach
ment between us that few understand.
Whllo I do not presume to bo nblo to nd
vlseyou.yetlt Is In my heart to say that If
your convention would do something that
would prevent for ull time strained rela
tions between tho two races, and would
permanently settle tho matter of political
lelatlons in one southern state nt leust,
let the very best educational opportuni
ties bu provided for both races; and added
to this tho enactment of an election law
that shall be Incapable of unjust discrim
Iratlon, at the sanio time providing that
In proportion as tho Ignorant secure edu
cation, property and charactor, they will
bo given tho right of citizenship. Any
other courso will take from ono.half your
citizens Interest In tho stnto nnd hopo mid
ambition to become Intelligent produce! s
and taxpayers to become useful and vir
tuous citizens. Any other course will tie
tho whlto citizens of Louisiana to a body
of death. Tho highest test of tha
civilization of any race Is In Its willing
ness to extend a helping ljttnd to tho loss
fortunate A race, like an Individual, lifts
Itself up by lifting others up. Surely no
peoplo ever had a greater chanco to ex
hibit the highest Christian fortitude nnd
magnanimity than Is now presented to
tho peoplo of Louisiana. It requires Jit
tlo wisdom or statesmanship to repress,
to crush out, to retaid tho hopes and as
pirations of a people, but the highest and
most profound statesmanship Is shown In
Ruldlng and stimulating a people so that
every liber In body, mind rtnd soul slinll ba
mode to contrlbuto In tho highest degree
to tho usefulness and nobility of the
state. It Is nlone this lino that, I pray
God, the. thoughts and activities of your
convention may be guided.
Although these words nro addressed
to a particular gioup of men their
message is to the nation. It Is a mess
age to which the American people must
sooner or later give increasing heed.
Tho nttcnipt of the New York state
politicians to gjg tho press by the
nilsworth Mil authorlzlim worn out po
litical hacks to hnrrass publishers with
unconstitutional litigation Is probably
suggested by the present muzzled con
dition of the Spanish press.nhlch peepa
only when the censor gives permission.
It vltl fall, of course, because tho
United States ae nvt educated djwn to
Spain's level.
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The relationship existing nt this tltno
between the United States and Spain
resembles that between the ox and tho
gad-lly In the fable, with this differ
encethat tho ox Is becoming tired of
the lly's pestlferousness and Is begin
ning somewhat ominously to switch his
tall.
To mul ptulses for the president of
tho United States In the London Tlmca
Is a naw experlenco but not an un
pleasant one. Kvldently the time Is
rlpo for the Introduction of nn era of
better feeling between tho two branch
es of tho Anglo-Saxon ir.ee.
Paul Dana announces In the New
Yoik Sun that he has acquired absolute
control of a majority of the Sun stock,
nt.d that this Btock la unencumbered.
Wo wish him success. Tho Sun these
days proves that he deserves it.
Politics Is probably not bothering the
picsldent Very much Just now, but It
Is worthy of Incidental note that Mc
Klnley's treatment of Leo was not bad
politics. It will do much to hasten the
disintegration of the solid (south.
Congress after some eatly sputtor
,ng has rallied to the president's side
111 admirable fashion with leference to
Cuba. Now let It do ditto with refer
ence to Haw ull, and all old accounts
will bo considered canceled.
An adjustment of the Montgomery's
nrmament should be made so that In
case another "accident" happens her
guns will open fire on Havana, It is
believed this would mateilally reduce
the Montgomery's lisk.
The Montgomeiy at Havana will bo
a peacemaker. If .she shall be annoyed,
a dozen battleships will follow her.
This seems to hnvo been one of the
times when Congressman Cannon was
loaded for bear.
(
Tli j new revolt In the Philippine
islands Is doubtless Cuba's phttopeun.
TOL0 BY THE STARS.
Dully Slorosoopo Dinivn liv Ajucclius,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astiol.ibe Cist: 1 1j a. m., for Wcdres.
diiv. A" anil ?, 1"-S.
W j5g
A child born on this day will notice that
lot of people besides the fellows who are
.ible to eat Plorlda straw beny shortcake
realize that spilug K lliigfiiug mound In
this iclnltj.
It Is us wily the womi'n of glialfe stut
uro who takes the greatest delight In
keeping a twelve-dollar bunch of ostrich
fcatlit'is on her head lit tho theater.
A hereafter awaits flic man who gets
gay and sheds his oveicoat today.
Solemn men nre not always dangerous.
It Is tho in in who caii smllo svhen you aro
walking on his corns that is to be feared,
ItrcuUliiKl Chat.
Kentucklans will not enlist In a war
against Spain.
And why? The Kentucklans aie brave.
A war with Spain would bo n naval af
fair ,
Yes?
And Kentucklans never fight on water.
Here's a Sane Ui?u)
of fh? Situation
Prom tho Philadelphia Ledger.
n T PIIUSKNT thero is a good deal of
Ml ,lry ht"bblo lying between tho
ill United States and Spain, nnd there
tTi aio also upon nil sides of It a
gieat many excitable peoplo clam
orously huujli.g to and fro nourishing
flrelnaiids. Tho danger is that a lire
brand may got Into tho stubble, In which
event thero will bo war between tho two
countries. War, however or whenever it
may come, Is not a. thing to bo desired,
much less ltiltcd. As a nation wo nro
lieii, and can consequently bear with
cheeiful front a loss of considerable treas
uro, but no nation, not even this one,
can bear without regret and sorrow tho
less of the multitudinous lives which war
would Inflict.
o
It may bo that national honor will re
quire war. Should war como In defenco
of tho honor of the country there Is
enough courage, patriotism aad wealth
among tho American people to leave no
mom for doubts or fear& regarding their
successful ending of tt It should bo re
membered, how over, that tho national
honor, so fur us tho country's lelatlons
with Spain aro Involved, Is In the keeping
of the government, of tho president and
congress. Hoth havo been tried in re.
spect to tho serious troubles between the
United States and Spain, and both hava
glen no causo tor doubt of their ability
or their purpose to satisfactorily safe
guatd and maintain In peaco or war tho
dignity, valor and greutness of tho re
public. -o-v
During tho last twelvemonth President
McKlnloy has been confronted with sucli
dlfllcultles and embarrassment as have
besot no chief magistrate since Abraham
Lincoln filled that high ofllcc. Ills most
prejudiced political opponents cannot
truthfully saj, nro most unlikely to say,
null in.. ii'HMi.i;! in ivjii;i;i lu llio 4lllli;il-
can-Spanish question has not been one of
dignity, courage, wisdom and patriot
Ism, Ho has borno himself amid the
perplexities of his position as a genuine
representative of whatever Is most ad
mirable in American statesmanship. Ho
has exhibited magnificent self-polso,
strength, siwicltv, public spirit. Ho has
Intelligently observed all phases of his
dlfllcult position, and whllo waving aside
tho temptations to strife, and whllo shut,
ting his ears to tho clamoi'ous demands
of tho unthinking for war, ho has dill
gently nnd providently prepared the coun
try for war. Ho has strengthened tha
aimy and navy; he has demonstrated to
friends nnd enemies that while tho coun
try desires honorable peace It will not ac.
cept dishonorable peace. Ho has wisely
put tho nation's house lu order, Tho do
ing of thai Is neither war nor a threat of
war. It Is simply a wise, patriotic meas
ure of precaution.
Tho peoplo should trust leadership so
sagacious, firm nnd cool nt that of Proal.
dent McKlnloy has proved to bo. The
time Is a good ono for the display of like
Intelligent thought, calmness and dignity
by tho peoplo. In tho tangled affairs of
nutinuo nt it always a possibility, but
even tho strongest probability of war does
not always asstiro war. ihe wanton wants
peaco and prosperity. It wants no unnec
essary loss of precious lives, ror een of
treasure! but If national honor requires
the sacrifice It will accept tho loss of
both, and, assured of Its strength and
courage, It will bear Itself with us much
dignity and cahrr.oss In tho faco of war
ns It has dono in that of peaco. It Is n
good tlmo for tho peoplo to observo and
stand by tho president.
SANCTITY OP THE lY.
From tho Philadelphia Times.
Tho scquot to the appalling Lnfuiicr
tragedy Is about closing In tho tcmplo of
Justice nt Wllkcs-Barre, and for tho first
tlmo prosecutors and defendants aro faco
to faco with tho sanctity of tho law.
o
It Is not surpilslns that nn ollen cle
ment entirely strnnger to our institutions,
to our habits and to the majesty of tho
law that asserts Itself invisibly upon '.fto
peoplo where every citizen Is sovereign,
should bo appalled when confronted In tho
fountain of justice with tho Inexorable
mandato of tho law that commands from
all submission to authority and absoluto
respect for tho rights of person and prop
erty. Tho brutal right of might that so
long nssertod Itself In many of our great
Industrial centers, differing only In de
gree, has rarely had the lesson that must
ever como from n court where Justice Is
Judicially administered, and tho sanctity
of tho law when thus presented where
Its majesty is undisputed, Is a terrlblo
revelation to thoso who Indulge In law
lessness because It has been so widely tol
erated. o
It Is fortunate for the Laltlmer com
munity, and for tho entire regions of
Pennsylvania whero lawlessness hns ben
developed by alien elements, that this
trial has como beforo n judgo who not
only knows tho law, but has the courago
to assert It and tho character to maintain
It. He can declare It only as it Is; as It
Is taught In tho plainest Kugllsh In our
statutes; as It has been Interpreted by
the highest Judicial authority of tho state,
and as It has ever been accepted by all
citizens who understand our institutions
nnd appreciate tho priceless blessings of
popular government. Judge Woodward
will declare the law regardless of popular
prejudice, passion, or Individual Interest.
He will protect the humblest, whether cit
izen or alien. In the administration of jus
tice; but tho ope lesson that must como
lrom tho court Is that every citizen or
resident under tho protecting laws of tho
commonwealth, shall bo free from coer
cion nnd vlolenco In tho exerclso of his
Inalienable right to be employed or not to
bo employed ns ho shall choose, nnd that
in coercion or vlolenco tho proper civil
nuthoiltles must Interpose mid protect in
dividual rights, even to tho death of tho
lawless It necessary.
o
If Sheilff Martin and his deputies won
tonly fired upon a peaceable assembly,
they nro guilty of murder, but the Just
presumption of law Is that an ofllcer of
tho law In tho dlschargo of his duties for
tho majntenanco of the public peace, Is
acting within tho law until It shall bo
clearly shown to the contraiy. Anv other
definition of the law would plunge a gieat
commonwealth Into anarchy, leaving it
without safety to cither peison or piop
eity. Does tho evidence in this case bIiovv
tnat tho assembly that marched to J..u
llmer was peaceable, unarmed and free
fiom violence9 If to, the sheriff and his
deputies aro guilty and Bhould be pun
ished. If that assembly was not pe'aco
uble, was armed with fliearms or clubs,
and enforced Its demands by violence, It
was lawless In Its Inception, lawless Ii.
ovcrv not. und If tho sheriff believed, even
mistakenly, that the safety of himself and
his men required the lawless mob to bo
fired upon, tho law must dechiro them
Innocent.
o
Thus stalth the law. and thus It must be
declared ficrr Its own ranctuary. It will
be a levelatlou t,o many. It must appall
thoso who aro ullon to our institutions
and tho majesty of free government vest
ed In the sovereignty ot tho citizen, but
the lesson must be taught because It Is
the only leston that can give safety to
the lawless men themselves If they would
ii main under the protection of our gov
ernment. It Is tho safety of tho humble
moro especially than the safety of tho
opulent, and It must be maintained, not
for the protection of wealth, but for tho
protection ot every man whoso labor Is
his capital and who seeks to throw tho
strong protecting arm of the law around
his home and his household gods. Tho
Lattltner tiagedy Is now face to face with
tho law, and by the law It must be Judged.
A I'KIITIXENT 1'AItOUY.
A Dawson City mining man lay dying on
the ice.
He didn't have a woman nurse he didn't
havo tho price,
Uut a coinrado knelt bcsldo him, as tho
sail sank lu repose,
To lb-ten to his dying words and watch
him whllo he froze.
The ds lug man propped up his head abovo
four rods of srow,
And 3atd, "I never saw It thaw at ninety
eight below.
Send this littlo pln-hcad r.uggct that I
swiped from Jason Dills
To my home, ou know, at Deadwood, at
Dcadwood In the Hills.
"Tell my fi lends nnd tell my en'mles, If
jou ever leach ihe east.
That this Dawson City region Is no placu
for man or beabt;
That tho land s too elevated and tho wind
too awful cold,
And tho Hills of South Dakota vleld as
good a grado of gold;
Tell my sweetheart not to worry with a
sorrow too Intense,
For I would not thus havo panned out had
I had n lick of sense.
Oh! tho air Is growing thicker, and thoso
breezes give mo chills,
Gee, I wish I was In Deadwood, In Dead-
wood In tho Hills.
"Tell the fellows In the homo land to re
main and havo a cinch.
That tho price of patent pork chops hero
Is eighty cents an Inch.
That I speak us ono who's been hero
scratching 'round to find tho gold.
And ut ten per cent, of discount I could
not buy up a cold.
Now. so-long." ho faintly whispered, "I
have told you what to do."
And he closed his weary eyelids und frozo
solid p. d. q.
Ills friends procured an organ box and
c. o. d.'d. tho bills,
And sent tho miner home that night to
Doudwood In tho Hills.
Deadwood Pioneer.
"Marioe
Harland"
Coffee Pot
Iusures in every home
perfection iu the art of
making a delicious,
healthful aud invigorat
ing cup of coffee.
Call and See Them.
TIE CiEiONS, EERBEE,
(FMAltEY C.
4''3 Lackawanna Avenue.
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White Blanks 6 double rolls for 25 cents with 9-iucU border to match at 1 cent
per yard. It is not the kind that will not hold paste or not stick to the wall.
A better grade of White Blanks, such as are sold at other places for 10c, at 6 ceuts
per double roll, with 18 -inch border to match at 3 cents per yard.
A good quality of Gilt Paper at 8 cents per double roll, with g-inch border to match
at 2 cents per yard.
The 20 cent Gilt Papers we now sell at 10 cents per double roll, with 9-inch border
to match at 3 cents per yard.
18 and 20 cent Glimmers at 10 cents per double roll, with i8-inch borders to match
at 4 and 5 cents per yard.
All of the 25 cent grades cut to 12 aud 15 cents per double roll, with 18-inch bor
ders to match at 5 ceuts per yard.
The grade that we sold last season for 45 and 50 cents, we now sell at 25 cents per
double roll, with blended borders to match at 6 and 8 cents per yard.
30-inch Ingrains at 20 cents per double roll, with i8-iuch border to match at 8 cents
per yard.
We also have the latest novelties in Raw Silk aud Crepe Effects and Pressed Goods,
Our show windows will give you a faint idea ot the line we carry.
Lewis, RelHy
& DavleSo
ALWAYB HUeSY.
PSps"SM--Jl
Spring of '98.
VK MAKE A SPKCIALTY (IP FOOT
CI.OTIIINO. WD PITTI.VGIjY PIT Til li
PERT. THAT IS OUR HUSINDSS. SHOES,
SHOES, FOUU F1.00HS, AND NOTHING
JIUT SHOES.
lewis, Mlly &'ltoiesP
114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE,
WE HAVE 11ARGA1NM
Every Bay
LET US CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A
FEW OP OUR BARGAINS:
Planished Tea nnd Coffeo Tots with
Copper Hottom 150
Hennm Potato Manliets 'ro
White Mel ul Teusjioana 100 sot
White Metal Tubleapoons 'juo set
Tin Hairy Puni, 1 to Out lcrnch
Tin Dairy Pans, O to 12 it (Jc each
KEEP YOUR EYE ON OUR WINDOWS
FOR HARGAINS.
& s:
110 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
ULL k CORNELL'S
Finltire
Suoti n cholco stock to select from ennuot
be found elaewhero In this part of the state
And when you consider tho moderate prlcen
at which the coods aro inurked 1 a further
claim on the attention anil consideration of
buyers.
GFT SUGGESTIONS.
WniTlNO I)KKS,
DHhSSI.NaTAllt.US.
FancyTaiii.es,
ClILVALdLA-lSKS
PAltI.OnCAllINKI'4.
MuhioOauinkw,
CUllIOl'Alil.NKT3,
1)00 IC UASLS,
Fancy Baskets,
I.OUNOE3,,
WOllKTAnLIU,
Easy Cuaiim,
GlI.T ClIAUH.
INLAID ClIAIIH,
ltOCKEIW,
HlIAVINOSVAND),
' Pedestals,
Tauouuettes.
All at lowest prices consistent with the
high quality of the goods.
Hill &
ComieeH
At 1121
North Washington
Avenue.
o. W j w c
pff
Scranton, Pa.
Jp
The Very Best
Clothflog Mantmfactiuiredl
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.
BOY
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
FINLEY'S
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We are sole agents in this city
for the above make of celebrated
Kid Gloves, and are now showing
them in a full assortment of Spring
Shades for Easter wear.
We also handle "exclusively"
the following well-known and re
liable makes, viz:
"P. Centemeii &Co." "Joinville"
"Monopole" "Fownes"
which for wearing qualities, per
fection of fit, etc, are unrivalled.
For this week only we will make
a special offering of one of our
most popular $i.2S Gloves,
REAL KID
These goods being taken from
our regular stock and not bought
for "Special Sale Purposes," are
vfk
PS?
at g8Co
therefore thoroughly reliable.
We nlways carry in stock a full
line of popular length gloves for re
ceptions and evening wear, from 8
to 20 button lenghts, at right
prices.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
BAZAAR
MUCKLOW.
SIX MYS9 TRIAL
If it breaks a
point
bring it back.
Now Id general usv
In the publlo sohools,
cltv ball and court
houso ofllces, anil
mnny private busl
nee places In the city.
YOUKSfora price saved In lead and tba
tlmo wasted In old iastiloned chopping.
s.
feTATIONDHS, E.VGKAVUttS,
HOTEL JEUMVN 11UILUINO.
130 Wyoming Avonuo.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyomla;
District fa.
Mining, Illastlug, Sporting, Bmotoltil
and tha Itepnuno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
fcafety Kuse, Caps and Exploders.
Ilooms 'Ji'., 21a nnd 'Jit Commonweal!!)
Uulldlus, Scruntoo.
AGENCIES.
TIIOS FORK rittstoa
JOHN II. SMITH &AOS, Plymouth
E. W. MULUUAN, WUkes-Barrj
Ml PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domeitlo us
and of all slzos, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered in any part ot the city
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No tj
telephone No. 2S21 or at the mine, tels
phone No. 72, will be promptly. attendtJ
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
L T. SI
JPlanetaiy Fend! Politer
IIPIIT'8
POWDER.
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