THE) SCRANTON TRIBUNE- MON DAY. MARCH 21. 1898.
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SCKANTON, .MARCH 21. IS'JS.
Durlnp; tho lu-oHont vvoek It Is nrob
nble that n largo chapter In American
hUtory will be written. HpcagiitzhiK
the Intensity of the public's Interest
In the report of the Maine court of In
quiry niul In the developments to fol
low, The Tribune has arranged to dis
play cm 11 bulletin board In front of Its
(illlcc the successive details. These bul
letins will be Btipplemented each ranrn
I11R by the most comprehensive report
of tho preceding: day's news ever print
ed In n Scrnnlnii newspaper. This re
port will Include all newyt up to 4 a.
in. It will be four hours fresher and
will be delivered four hours eat Her than
that In any New York or Philadelphia
jiaper entering Scranton. .Bettor buy
the best.
No'.Itinj: to Arbitrate.
It Is believed that the sussestlon of a
reference of the Maine disaster to In
ternational arbitration proceeded In
the first Instance from Spanish sourc
es. The acceptance of It by the Tnlted
States would promote the chief aim ot
Spanish statesmanship; it would cuuso
delay. An International court of In
quiry could not be constituted Inside of
two months. Uy that time the rainy
reason In Cuba would be well estab
lished and military operations of all
hinds would necessarily be suspended.
The wreck of the Maine, If not in the
meantime dismantled by dynamite,
would have w far settled down In tho
mud and ooze of Havana's stagnant
haibor that a satisfactory ip-examln-ntlon
of It would be Impossible.
The arbitrators could do no more
than irrant a hearing to tho
men already examined by the
American court ot Inquiry; and Inas
much as these would by that time bo
widely scattered. It could not hope to
reach 11 vet diet before fall and might
not be able to agree on any verdict at
all. because of the disappearance of
evidence. All this time Spain would be
preparing to thwart the American de
termination that Cuba shall be freej
and In the end war would ensue, with
Spain In just so much better condition
for it.
I'nder nny circumstances there cojild
be international arbitration only on
one condition. If the American court
shall hold that the Maine blew tip by
nc (-blunt Iheie will be nothlnpr to
nibltrate. If It whall hold that
the Maine was maliciously de
stroyed by the llxed deslpra of
the Spanish government, then, nr
bltratlon will not be possible, for war
would already have been, declared and
begun. If It shall be shown that tho
-Maine was destroyed by Spaniards un
ofllcially, arbitration might llx the
amount of the indemnity, but we can
do that ourselves. As the Injured par
ty we ought better to know what would
constitute reparation for such an ont
iage than any high couit of neutrals,
sitting lit iwirt on Spain's Invitation.
Besides, If Spain Is tiue in her profes.
slons of friendship she will at once ask
us to fix the terms of reparation, frank
ly aoknowledglng; responsibility and
appealing to our generosity.
But the question of Indemnity after
nil is not the main question. It Is only
a Bide Issue. "Whero we have, lost LV.O
lives and! $3,000,000 woith of pioperty
because of Spanish sovereignty In
Cuba, Cuba Itself has lost 1100,000 lives
imd been converted from a garden spot
Into a desert. As a Christian nation,,
dedicated to pilnclplea of humanity
and Justice, nro we to measure our
paltry loss beside the incalculable woe
In Cuba, and when ourselves reim
bursed by Spain, pocket the Indemnity
and say to the world: "Cuba be
damned!"? Obviously not. Nor could
we without humiliation ask a .court of
arbitration to decide for us whether
-we ought to view with continued indif
ference this frightful tragedy enacted
nt our doors. The men who foreswore
King George did not ask the world's
consent. They knew thu world was set
ugaliiHt them; that tyranny, ruling
court and camp, would proscribe them
cu rebels and view with hatred their
HtinJnrd of revolt. Hut they moved
on, and the wholp of civilization has
unce prohted by their courage. Their
descendants, though they be called a
commercial people, fond of peace at
nny price, have not so far shamed the
good b'lood that Is In them as to pro
pose to ask any foreign nation wheth
er their warships are to be blown up
and their railors assassinated, and If
to, on what terms.
We-suspect It will be generally con
ceded that President McKlnley nt the
present writing is earning his salary.
Tho statistician of tho agricultural
department at Washington, Mr. Ifyde,
has made public some figures concern
ing tho course or farm values during
tho year 1S&7 which are full of Inter,
est. They show, for instance, that tho
farmers: of the United States received
for their cereal' crop In that year J1S0,.
000,000 more than. In IMG and $80,000,000
more than In any preceding year In our
history excepting 189:'. They also show
that during the year 1M7 the farm hors.
's ef the pountry Jiiereused In valua
over $23,000,000, tho mules over $0,000,000,
the mllch cows over $6,000,000, other
satllo over $104,000,01-0, sheep over $2S,.
000.009,. nnd swine' over $8,000,000 a total
"Him'easoTdfAvHliid'UiSU'nB'th'i year of
or $.'36,000,000. Mr. llj'cla's estimate
that the farmers of America nrc bet
ter olT today to the extent of ?mOO,000,
000 than they were one year ago may
not be lelished ly the calamity howl
ers, since It throws thenl out of work,
but It appeals to b well grounded In
fact.
Ulsniarck praises MeKlnley's moder
atloti'tmvnrd Spain: but If In the day
of UlsmarcVs prime he had had a Cuba
to deal with, It's n safe gucts that
Spain long ere this would hhve been
kicked off the earth.
Trn.sh as a Commodity.
One ot the editors of the New York
Kvcnlng Post lecently set forth to dls
'ner whdher the American people
really do read such trash In newspaper
guise us Is produced by Hearst, Pulitzer
and th-i other members ot the yellow
Itlil guild. He collected a la, of statis
tics which proved that they do. As an
Instance, the newsdealer In a fcmall
village not fai from New York told
him that h sold each morning 150 of
the yellowest, 110 of the next yellowest
Join mils, und only 10 Suns, 2 Tribunes
and 1 Times. Commenting upon this
exhibit the I'.ochester Post-Express 10
inarks: Thece newspapers have about the same
ratio of sales In tills city, showing con
clusively that the Ulow Journal thrives
dimply und solely because depraved peo
ple wint it. If they old not want.lt,
they would buy either tho l'i'mes or Tho
'I illume, hkh do not make a business ot
publishing lies und salacious stories. To
the bfst of their ability, thefeu two news
papers publish the Most authentic le
piirn of events they can net. and as 10
salacloiis stories, they do not publish
them at nil. Yet In it-turn for their ef
forts to be decent, they have the con
solation of setlng thilr yellow, llvolt
largely outsell them. Hut this Is not all.
Among the advertisers in these yellow
journals are to be found the best busl
ncjs houses In New York houses that
belong lo the ftbltst and most upright
citizens In the ineliopolis. When thes-e
gentlemen give their advertisements lo
newspapers that pander to the basest pas
sions and thus do much to demoralize
the communlt, what can they be think
ing about? Do they say to themfeelves
that It Is only a business matter, and
that If they get leturns liom their adver
tisements, that is all they have to con
sider? Well, suppose the Times and Trib
une should ndopt the same lino of argu
ment. Suppose the should f-ay to them
selves that in publishing a newspaper
the only point they have to consider Is
return, and that if the public wants lies
and llllh. the public should h-ive them.
Would not both papers soon be reduced
to the same level 'with the publications
that these very business men denounce
K severely In their academic discussions
of morality? If returns nie the only thing
that business men have to, consider, then
tho thief and gambler have as excellent
warrant for their occupations as the dry
goods merchant or the liaidnaie dealer.
Our contemporary's lemnrks are apt
but they overlook one point. The mer
chant who advertises In trashy news
papers getB only a trashy trade, It
Isn't a trade which stays by him year
In and year out. It Isn't a trade he
could figure on In estimating the value
of the "good will" of his store. It Is
essentially a fickle, superficial and Ir
responsible tiade. It trades with one
merchant today: with another tomor
rowit Is always chasing after the
band wagon. Such a trade Is the worst
kind of a trade to establish a business
with. You might as well try to con
stiuct u modern building on a founda
tion of mud.
The figures of "yellow" circulation
quoted above do not agieo with those
which have come under our observation-
here In Scranton. Several newsdealers
have Informed us that the New York
Sun sells more papers today than ever
before, having trebled In two years.
The Sun Is bright and cheerful but It
Is the antithesis of a "yellow" Journal.
We know positively that the local cir
culation of one of the notoilous '-yellow"
sheets printed In New York lo
dwindling rapidly, so rapidly that Its
publisheis are scaled. We expect lo
see the circulation of the other one go
to pieces any day. You cannot fake
the American people Indefinitely. They
tire too fond of getting their money's
woith.
While speaking of circulation It may
not be amiss to say that The Tribune's
was never better and is growing stead
ily. To all whom this may concern we
shall be glad to submit convincing
proof.
In Iancaster (otinty whPie Wana
maker did the talking Quay got the
delegates, but perhaps the former
neglected to talk In the most effective
way.
Hinds Across the Sea.
.lust us the Maine disaster united the
North and South nnd piomptly bridged
the chasm between the creditor east
und the debtor west, so It seem also
to have knit a teal friendship between
Hngland and the United States. There
are no factions n American patriot
Ism and there Is no make-believe In
Britain's sympathy. It clearly la sin
cere. No selfish purpose h to bo gained
by Its proffer. Wholly spontaneous, It
is growing with age and In Its giowth
fair-minded Americans have every In
centive to rejoice.
We cannot appreciate the sentiment
which urges Anglophobia as a neces
sary concomitant of American patriot
ism. Neither in It necessary to go to
the other extreme. Anglomnnla Is
sickening. Affection of all kinds is.
Knglnnd has her faults. WeMiave ours.
English diplomacy occasionally t tends
on our corns. Then we kick and kick
hind. We would reserve the right to
do this under any and all circum
stance if the kick seemed Just. Nor
have we a right to expect that because
Kngland now feels u maternal sym
pathy for the mishap of a sturdy son,
combining with It, as we believe, Just
aittle of the pride of parentage, on
account of that sturdlness, she must
hereafter nlways bow to our dictation.
Strong nation, like strong men, can
be friends without becoming- sycoph
ants. Indeed, tho prime condition of
friendship amidst tho Anglo-Saxon
race Is the friend's pilvllego to speak
his mind frankly and freely nnd, If
necessary, to back his belief with Ids
etrong right a nil.
V or the gushing and emollient entl.
mentality of our lute ambassador at
the court of St. James, the gentlf.nan
lneverently nicknamed "Tearful Tom
my," tho Bayard who seemed to tJnk
that the way to Kngllsh favor lay
through depreciation and deprecation
of traits and characteristics American,
wo hayo no use whatever. It Is soft,!
sappy and nauseous. When our virile
friend, Colonel Wattenson, rbukd U
to ltd face on a celebrated occasion In
London town he spoke tho thought
that rational Americans think on this
subject. Hut In speaking It he paid
to Kngllshmcn the compliment of con
sidering them na equals; and this must
be the basis of any future alliance,
written or Implied, between the two
branched nf the common race. We ask
of Kngland no odds. We grant her
none. Hut we welcome her manly and
honorable friendship; we cheerfully
clasp hands across the sen.
Not all the lying which Is being done
these days Is Intentional. When the
nlr Is thick with rumors verification of
all of tlvem Is physically Impossible.
The best papers are frequently deceived
and Imposed upon. But upon the whole
those Journals which rely upon the As
sociated pi ess and do not encourage
faking or sensationalism contain the
most authentic news from Washington
und are least likely to lead their read
ers astray. No news Is distributed by
the Associated press, and especially no
news of a national or International
character, unless It has responsible
backing.
The commissioners of Luzerne coun
ty have decided hereafter to assess
real estate at Its true value, lnatend
of continuing the fractional system so
generally In vogue. It Is obvious that
this plan favors the much-abused small
property-owner, since under It under
assessment of largo estates would he
come more conspicuous nnd therefore
less common. Asseflsment on true val
uation should be the rule everywhere
and everywhere should be honestly en
forced. Senator Ellsworth failed In his ef
forts to gag the New York newspapers
with his famous bill, and now the
Blnghnmton Herald suggests that the
press of the Empire state shall write
his political obituary the next time that
he asks for office This seemn a trifle
unlike the Journalistic fraternity. The
New York newspapers can afford to bo
lenient with a defeated foe.
Those Hazleton hotheads who are
passing the hat for funds to try Sheriff
Martin again might better expend their
energy In attempting to teach In their
community n greater respect for the
law.
Geneial Blanco says he Intends to
pass the summer at Saratoga. If he
does, the hotel proprietors can safely
be entrusted with tho commission of
avenging the Maine.
Congressman Bailey announces that
unless the nresldent acts soon he
(Bailey) will offer some temarks. We
fear this is calculated to precipitate a
crisis.
Evidently In Europe the mortgage Is
mightier thnn the sword.
Free Silver flope
Goes Glimmering
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washington, D. C, March .
THK embarrassments which Chair
man Jones and his Populist-Silver
allies encounter In their efforts lo
milk" the silver catihe the chief Is
sue of the coming campaign multi
ply as they hear from the various parts
of Hie countiy. The Populists are receiv
ing the fusion proposition with coldue.s,
and In many sections, mi absolute rejec
tion. In Minnesota the patiiots who vlt
ited that state to wpe tho Populists to
save t lie vr 1111 try by helping elect Demo
crats to oltlce, found no encouragement.
On the Paiitlc (oast the fusion proposi
tion was met with Mitel opposition and
seems unllkel) to be accepted. In In
diana, the Populists. In their state con
vention, not only rejected the proposi
tion, but vwnt to tho extent of displacing
fiom the national committee one of the
Indiana membeis who favored fusion, and
elected u iion-frMonlst in l.ls place. This
plan of removing fusicnlsts from the na
tional committee has been received wttn
so much tavor by the Populists In other
Heellons of tho countiy that a counter
movement to prevent the complete elimin
ation of fusloulsts from the national com
mittee has been begun by the presenta
tion of a now rule providing that mem
bers of tho national committee cannot be
lemoved without the nppinvil of tho
committee Itself. Whether this plan will
make it possible to whip the Populists
Into line for fusion In the lnleiet-ls of the
silver causa remains to be seen.
o
Another difficulty and a more serious
one which tho managers of the silver
campaign find before them Is the loss ot
stiength In their lssuo among all ele
ments of the communlty.ccpecIally the
farmers. When wheat advanced some
months ago In the face of the steady de
cline of sliver the excuse was made that
It was duo simply to a shortage abroad
and that It did not affect the claim that
the low prices of farm products were due
to tho low prlco of sliver or the absence
of the class of currency which they had
been urging upon tho country. Hut now,
that all classes of faun production have,
since the enactment of tho Dlngley law
nnd the resumption of work in the facto.
1 Its. advanced materially In price. It Is
Impossible to longer iisMimo that 'these
advances aie a ,mere Incident due to
shortages abroad, to to further utilize the
ilnlm that the price of silver In some
mysterious way governs the price of farm
pioducts. Even In the case of cotton, It
has been shown, us already indicated in
this correspondence, that the low figure
which It has readied Is duo to the enor
ii.ous Increaso In the production In this
country nnd in the world, while. In othT
articles of farm production theio lias
been a marked increase in prices. These
advances apply practically to all articles
produced by farmers and as It was among
the. farmers that the members of tho sil
ver party made ihe. greatest galiiH in 1S.W,
they naturally look with anxiety In at
tempting to determine whether they will
be able to hold through fusion In support
of sliver, the voto which they controlled
In that election, Not only do the advices
received this far show that they are not
going to be able to hold the Populist vote,
but they also show that tho silver propo.
Billon has lost greatly among the farm
ers who ate not only too busy and too
prosperous to again consider It seilously,
but find In the general advance In prices
an absolute refutation ot tho claim that
the low prices which obtained during tho
existence of the low tariff were duo to
the low price of silver or the earlier dis
continuance of Its coinage.
. - o
That there has been n marked advance
In pi Ices of nil ortlcles of farm produc.
Hon In tho face of the steady fall of sil
ver since the date nt which tho Democ
racy officially demanded the restoration
of silver, whoso demonetization and fall
III price. It asserted, caused "a corre
sponding fall In the prlco of commodit
ies produced by the people' Is Bhown by
the followlrt table comparing prices of
all farm products on July 10, 1690, tho date
of the adoption of this platform, with tho
price nt present. It Is compiled from tho
columns of the Omaha World-Heruld, tho
special organ of thu nominee of that con
vention. The first column gives the prices
quoted In the World-Herald of July 10,
IsM, and tho second column gives tlfe
quotations of that paper of March 10, ISM,
tho figures In i-uch case being the highest
prices quoted by that paper of the ar
ticles In question upon the' days men
tioned, o
Table showing prices ot farm products
rs quoted In Omaha World-Herald, July
10, 1S (date of Hrynns nomination), com
pared with Its quotations ot ptlces March
, 1S9S:
July March
lo. ISM. 10. 1S.U
Uar silver (N. Y.) r.STi .tip"',
Heef steers t.ir. t.'.O
Cows 3.W) 3it0
Heifers n.r I. pi
Calves , .'. (..im
Hulls :.!) ;t75
Stags f.W U
Slockers and feeder "'-'I1
Hogs .1.15 ?.X
stock sheep ::.r ..!
Veal 'S .05
Extra short clears, salt
dry ,0Ps- .'W
Regular, do ot'., .U'J'j
Hollies 0414 .OT?
Lard. Calumet 04i .0.V4
Cheese, young American. .!iVi .ll'j
Native steera otji.i .07
Pork loins o.P3 .WVi
Shoulders , .olli .0V2
Green hides, No. 1 01 ,07'j
Oreen hides, No. 2 u.5 MM
Dry hides OS .11
Sheep pelts, green 10 .7:.
Tallow 02'i .021;
Wool, unwashed, heavy .. .07 ,l"
Wool, unwashed, light ... .to .IS
Wool, washed, medium .. .IS .-.'I
Wool, tub washed IS v
Wheat, N Nebraska and
Dakota 51 - .02
Wheat. No, 3, by carload
(new) 70 SO
Byo 30 .10
Flax seed 71 1,10
Flour, best patent per W
pounds i.tjs 2.,o
Flour, second, host patent 1.70 2..10
Corn (car) is ,2.-,
Oats (car) 13 ,;
Bran, per ton S.M 11.-1
Middlings a,t i2,w
Chop, ton S.ixi vi.to
Linseed meal 17.00 21.00
Chicago Markets
No. 2 red wheat Wb l.ol
No. 2 cash corn 2i;ii .-j-v.i
No. 2 whlto oats is " .20
THE INTERVIEW DENIER,
Rochester Dimecrnt nnd Chronicle.
How to deal with the Interview denier,
who is a perpetual nuisance. Is a serious
problem for self-respecting newspapers.
A reporter Is sent lo Interv lew somebody
about something-. Th. Itttnvi.ir.. i ni.
tnlned aim pilnted. The Interviewed is
represented as baying something that, on
rellectlon, he doesn't want the public to
believe Itint lin Imu a.iia t.. ,!..,...
... ...... ........ ,,, tuugij -mile
cases out of a hundred lie is correctly re-
jjoriea ana Knows It. Hut that makes no
difference to him. He takes It for grant
ed that hlS tVnril U'lll nllln'.ilrrl. .1... -A
porter's both with the reporter's einplov-
vi!j mm wio iuduc, anu lusnes ore to the
newspaper olhco to Indignantly deny the
llltnrvtpu-. Iln rtnnuti't nffn- 4l,n u1lt.n..
proof of the truth of his denial, but he In-
nimn mat it pnjii uo ncccpiccl and puh-
HsllHll. thnt tho tltm'Bii.iriAr ... nl.ll.. i.im
shall publicly call one of Its employes a
liar.
o
The editor doesn't bcliovo that his le
porter Is a liar. He recognizes that a de
cent newspaper ought to be willing to
stand by every man it Is willtns to ictaln
In Its service. He knows the Interview
denier of old, appreciates bis unreason
able point of view and doesn't take the
slightest stock in his dental. Hut what !s
he to do? If he lefuses to print the de
nial he knows that tho denier will gel It
printed in some other paper, coupled with
the deiiler's statement thaf.the newspa
per In which the "bogus" interview ap
peared has refused to "do him Justice. '
So he lets the dtnier say what he pleases
over his own signature, punts It "for
what It Is worth." the public accepts It
us worth Infinitely more than It leally is
and the reporter has to "rln and bear
It."
o
The New Yoik Sun has Invented .1 sim
plo and efficacious method of dealing with
the Interview denier. The other day a
Sun reporter Interviewed Congressman
Sulzer. When ihe Interview was pri.it
ed Congressman Sillier deemed it exped
ient to denv it. So he sat down and
wrote to the editor of the Sun the usual
indignant caid, "The alleged interview is
false. In every particular," etc., etc. Ev
ery editor knows the formula by heart.
It Is possible that the denial was sincere.
Congressman Sulzer's talking-apparatus
works automatically without the Inter
vention of any mental faculty of Ids. He
Is generally credittd with never knowing
what he is saying so It is quite probable
that, iln this instance, he didn't know
what he had said lo the Sun reporter.
There Is, probably, rot Ihe least reason to
doubt thct he was correctly reported. At
any rate the editor of the Sun, from Ids
knowledge of the reporter and ot Sulzer.
had no doubt of the correctness of the
printed Interview. But he published Mr.
Sulzer's signed denial, lidding to It this
significant comment: "The leporter of
the Interview refeired to by Mr. Sulzer
leafflms the truth of It."
o
Thus the Sun d-d full Justice to Mr.
Sulzer by printing Ids denial and nt ths
same time fulfilled tho really more Im
portant obllgatloi to do Justice to the
Sun nnd th,e Sun's repoiter by making it
sufficiently clear, fplto of the sloppluess
of the English employed for the purpose,
that tho Sun believed Us leportiir and
enjoys tho confluence of the Sun nnd he
didn't believe Mr. Sulzer.
NOT noSSF.D IIV EUROPE.
From the Scranton Truth.
Those brassy emperors who have per
mitted "Tho Crowned Assassin' to wade
in Christian blood up to his chin without
H much as a protest, appear to be solicit
ous now lest Spain should be Ulstuibcd In
her vampire grip on Cuba. To them
crowned tyranny Is more sacred than hu
manity, and they are eager to maintain
Its prestige evtry where lest the deluge
should overtake themselves when tho
tidal wave of popular lulo shall rise to
submerge despotism. When the report of
the naval board of Inquiry Is otltcially
rendered and considered, this country
should move, without further delay, in
demanding and exacting such proper rep
aration from Spain as the circumstances
may wnrrmt without regard to the
wishes of Europe. Should any ot the Eu
ropean tyrants Interfere to prevent this
lepubllc from asserting Its rights he may
learn a lasting Iessoi on the value of
minding his own business,
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MILL k CQITOIX
321 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying a brass Hcdstcad, be sure that
you get the belt. Our brim Uediteails are
nil made with tenmless bnns tublns and
fru me work is all of steel.
They cost no more than many bedsteads
inndeof the open seamless tublm;. Every
bedstead Is hlshly llutshed and lacquered
under n peculiar method, nothing ever lmv
lieon nioducod to equal it. Our uew Spring
l'atterns are now on exhibition.
Hill &
Commiell
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
THE MODERN HARD WARE STORK.
WE HAVE 1IARQAINH
LET I'S CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A
FEW OF OUR HARGAINHl
Planished Tea and Co tree Fots with
Copper Ilottom lfto
lleiuili Potato Manliers 'J30
White Metal Teaspoons 10c net
White Metal Tablespoons UC'o not
Tin Dairy 1'um, 1 to II nt lo each
Tin Dairy Fans, tt to VI qt lie each
KEEP YOUR EYE ON OUR WINDOWS
FOR 11ARGAIN8.
FOOTE k SMEAR CO.
" &
'TrTrrri
110 N, WASHINGTON AVE.
j3. tS
'PRINQ
CLOTHING1
in endless variety is arriving daily. It is of ths
"Boyle & Mucklow grade," which is sufficient guar
antee of its style aud quality. Before making your
spring purchases we would be pleased to show you
our line. Everybody buys at the same price.
in
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
HNUY
Opening
OF
Mauls' mi ClMrei9
HAT:
AND
CAP
Nowhere outside of the
largest Outfitting Estab
lishments can be found
such an elegant display
of Children's Pine Head
gear as we will have on
exhibition during the next
few days.
Mats ami Caps
are here in the most be
wildering profusion and
dantiest of shapes, and In
every desirable color, as
well as white, an Silk,
Chiffon, Mull, Swiss, Etc.,
Etc.
For a few days only, we
we will devote extra room
for the display of these,
and as many of our finer
numbers are "Patterns"
we would advise you to
make your selections
early, as there will be no
duplicates.
Sale is still ii full
Spring
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
bazaal
aril a
nl V
IU0KLI
SIX BAYS9 TRIAL
If it breaks
point
bring
it back.
Now In cenernl m
In the public; ncbooK
cltv halt nnd court;
house olllcoi, nnd.
many private bml.
ness placet in tin eity.
YOURS for n price wived In lead nnd till
time wasted in old fashioned chopplns.
STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS,
lIOTEIj JERMYN UUILDIN3.
130 Wyoming Avenuo.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho WyomlBS
Uljf r,lct foe
Jllnlns. Blading, Sportlm, SmokelM
and the Itepnuno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES
ttnfety Fuse, Caps nnd Exploderi.
Hoonm U1Z tin and 214 CorainanvretUls.
liulldlns. Scrautaa.
AGENCIES:
TUOH. FORD,
JOHN n. SMITH SON,
SV. E. SIULLIGAN.
rittston
rij inoufi
WUUes.Iiarr
IT. PLEASANT
COAL.;"'
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the host iiunllty fur domestic ti'
and of nil hIzcp, Including Ulickwheut und
Hlrdseye. delivered In nny part of th
city, at the lowest price.
Orders received nt tha office, first floor,
Commonwealth hullilln?, toom, No. 6:
telephone No. !fl2t or nt tho mine, tele
phone No, 272. will be promptly attended
(o. Dealers supplied at tho mine.
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