T11JU SCKAiNTtLN TIUHl iNU-SATritnAV MAY T. 381)3.
3
POOR BOARD MEETS
IN REGULAR SESSION
Inmates to the Number of 406 Now In
the Home.
KniHIIlT UP AI'IHTOHS rmt W A'l
Ti:STS A BATlSiWCTOHY CONDI.
TION OP Till: HOARD tf Al'l'AlHS
at Tin: ho.mi: is a ii:sii;aiii.k
Cltlt.Il KOIt ADOIM'ION-MANY OP
Till. Al'l'l.K'ANTS roll ItllMllI'
i:nr, di:hi:hti:d wivks - bimj
ciai. mi:i:tino or Tin: iuiaiid at
im.i.snn; iio.mi: ki:xt TiirnsnA.
Tlio i oor ImmuI met jcntpnlny In rcs
ular Kossi.m. Tin- ifjuirt milmilttoil by
Supotliiti-iiilt-nl r.puiiMi, of llii' IlilMilo
lloim for Aiirll contained tin- follow
ing lninuUH. Mnrili 111 IIS. uilinlltoil
duiltiK Apill, I f-.uit'. in Uiiiim-, tntul In
mates. 41.': illi Imrt-'cil ilutlng iimntli,
L'.' Minn, 4 Iiim.1111 niniilnlllB Ailll BO,
W aiic mnlpx 1.'' fmnli , 4S; Insane
milled, 11.', fi in. ili " .'-'
Di V. I) linnii' nutilnnr pli.x.M-
inn it-poi tfel -'7 his. iliitlnpr Mm eh
nml April nml II" visits Ur. J. 11.
Mmpliv ri'pMitnl fur Apt II '.' cui'H anil
"(i visit In .1 M Wllllumi u-poiti'il
l"js iit to .'.'1 p.itli-nls timing April.
Til. ippi'il of Auditors Kiaiik T.
i)K li Walt' r I. I'liilstinas mid W
.1 r'.iHti llo. fm tin jn'iir lotitalni'il the
frill w iim
A in mt oiii-.,iinlln; Jan. 1.
1M7 . $ 0.1(3 7.1
hi in in .mil "i rvlopn lS,2?'i f,"
nit I . .1 nllif It.STiOiii
-Mill" 2S.7 51
tun inn mi ntn ii iv I rrprtlrn ZS,"22 111
l tinitiiK nml ntntlciniTy fir. S',
i iniiiiiirp noi. ii;i
Mi. i II iiirmtM 4017')-,
T t il $1M.4i4 so
Tn iMiior's ipport
on.
Hiliimo Pic 31, lull! $11, IS fir.
1 roin TrpuKtirrr C .1 lllllrnplf . SfiTi, on
li mi I'olliptnr William, 1W . l.onrim
T roin Collector Klnn. ISIM !l,iiillii
I run Collector I'lnn. HOT Ol.tmnn
1 i I rirlt Puller Si 'is
l r. I. rick I'tiller, Insurance 2 not TT
I 1 Murphy . r n
T. Jtnti. npproprliitlon 13 BN o
a Ihpinir, hoanl of pntlrtits Mm n
'n il
....janwi:
....$t";R-2r,i
cn
IH warrants, 1SD7
Halaneo JI.IHT E"
Tlio auilitoih attested tlio cfilclcncy
'f tin- ifiorilK nml wink of ex-Srcro-
imv i:. J. l.inctt nml Superintendent
In. mr. The cotlln of ft tilt and nliado
'i i'fi at tin farm w.m leooinineiidi'il
Pi inline to tlio value1 of JS.S'ti wnmaisod
on tin- fai in during tin- vc.it. Tin1 Item
if $1,411 -1 " fm lioanl was iloscilbod as
Lis ii'iuhed for patients fiom onlhldo
tin- distilct. It was HiiKKosti'il that the
limine; innni in tho main ImlldliiK nt
tlio lioine hp eiilatgeel.
Suppilntindont llcc-nier uiscd the
hoard to hectiie the adoption nt once
of a UrlKht and alt! active child two
nml one-half jeata old, a kIiI. who has
hppii l cared at the home. Its mother
Is a Conner woman of rooil p.ucntajre
now einplojcd as a sciv.iut In a ip
spu tohlo homo in .Sci.mtoli. The child
promises to de elope with jeais into a
Mil attractive in ch.iraitir and fea
ture It was voted to meet nt the home
ihM Tluiisday imiinlnR.
t tlie oiieninp; of the meeting a
tarfriT niimlier than tiMinl of applica
tions for relief welp heanl. Of the foiu -urn
women applleantsi. nine had been
li silted, hj their huslianilB nml eaih
had at leant two ililldien. In no iaso
viis tlio youiiKPbt i hilt oer two yenis
ihl
MUSICAL GOSSIP.
Th. XoiwalU (I'uiiii i Onrette of re
i nt ii.ito i outlines tin fnllowlng plP.T
. in woiiIk of a f.in.ii Uhlilenl ol tlil
mi who Is held in tin liitflnM roKanl l
iniihitudi of frieinis
oiii of tin irosi flillchtlnl iniiHtr.il en
t itiinmitlt eei kImii In N'oiwnlK waH
ii. inltiil .it the I'uui.il i lull ister
ii i iittniiun b .Mih- Stella Sijinnm, a
i upll nt Kubi'lHliK) Vii'iuui Jllsa AKliea
Ito- llllihM, Nil walk h pnpul.ir euiitialtu,
i nuihiiti'il Mitral mk.iI uiiinlni.s ic
n.iiili ilileil li Miss Wilson, wliiih wire
ii inot i njovalile fi-nttm nml much ap
j.r.n iieil hi tin lare auillinii piesmt.
li i- iiy illllkult tut a niin-prulei.-t.lon.il
to ixpnss the tvpiiMU dclli.uy
anil tliouglit eniliodluil In MHs Hojniours
plui n,;
In tin Walxttln Siuialu In Kn thn n
tin nli al foil i inil liiaiit) of the nioe
iin in Intcrprptcil ill it in.iiiiiii Mliloin
lipnil tin motif of (lie (.nut niastu.
In tlie tulliiwiim iiuinhtrx h, i Unpin
nn.l I i filirtizk, hhe lutrKd l.i t aiiiil-
in i oinpli ti 1 Willi Ik I mil in the
Hh,isnile IIiiiigioiM- 1 LIhzi. with 'tn
.r. ii iieliaiial il.ilk ullli s, phi.veil In a
in -i brilliant in.iunpi, the niullpnee
i On tlio Inxpltutlon of the oiti.st ami
in pl.i mini i nthiiKiiiKtli nll MIsm So-
in ui lexpoinlitl liiiiKt Kruilouly with an
. ii hi .
li n m Mn pli.ielus to iiutlie In the
nmii ni o the faieK of t-o in. my Iiimis of
t-.mil niiiKii .ml iliHr plriihiiralile autli'l
iilion wire nmii 111. ill riullziil
Th. Pluli iiiesliliiit iniioilueed the I..
ilios in a few iffiitixe words mid liter
presented mill with ilowrn lu the i luh
eolois of ml mil whlii Tin. following
tiih tiniKi ininn ii mli i il
.I.If.t. in Sun Hi Iliilliniii
Mi- h i in. mi
ADWM
pii i
Always Reliabli. Purely Vegetable.
J'trfri'll ialili, i lrsnntl en it.ii, rpii
lute, purlfj, ileiini uud Htruiinlln n K Ml.
V V S I'll l.- lor tin Hire ot all illknulcn
of btoiiiiuli, llowil", l Idling, llliulilcr,
Nrrotis liiMiiKiti, liiiuesn, oitli;o, Loi
lliiBiioi, I'ikt.
SICK linADACIIB,
FBA1ALB COMPLAINTS,
BILIOUSNGSS,
1NDIQESTION,
l)VSImSIA,
CONSTIPATION,
AMI
ALL DISORDI-RS OP TUG LIVER
Observo tlio following symptoms, result'
lug from dliicaseu of the ulguatha ortfans
Constipation, Inward piles, fullnesg of
blood In tho head, acidity of the .stomach,
nausea, heartburn, disgust of food, full!
nes of welBh of the Btomach, sour eruj.
tatlone, sinking or tlutteriiif; of tlio hoa-t,
choklnir or BUffoiatliiK sinsatlons wlien
In a lyln? posturp, dlmncsa of lslon, dots
or webs before tho sight fever nnd dull
pain In tho head, deficiency of pe.-splra.
tlon, yellowness of the kln and mos, pain
In tho side, chest, l.nibs and sudden Hush,
es of boat, burnlni; In tho llesh.
A few doses of ItADWAY'S PIM.3 will
freo tho system of all tho ubou named
dlsprdors.
Price 35c per but, SolJ by Druuglsts or
sent by mall.
RADWAV & CO..
C5 E'm Si. Now Yor'
"I Believe
th.it the frying pan is the most
fruitful source of ci line in America, "
s.iys a distinguished authority on
cookeiy. Whether this belief be
justified or not, it is scarcely pos
sible to overstate the wretchedness
caused by indigestion. The worst
consequences of bad cooking and
hasty eating aie avcited by
Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey
a sound stimulant tor medicinal and
family use. It helps an ovei loaded
stomach as an extra horse helps a
team up a steep hill. When you
buy of your giocer or your diuggist
see that you get the genuine Dulfys.
"It was Not to Ho" Neslcr
Mls Cllihx.
fa) ntude Chopin
(ID Jlelodle Mazntka .. . .I.escluttky
Mins Bejmour.
"Till Me" Nevln
MIks Gillie.
Ithnpsodlc Ilnngroi'-e I,l3zt
.Miss Sejtniiiir.
(llnrnre).
Meloillo Mn knp.tr
.Miss Sejmoiir.
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Mr. Alfred Wnnler, tuior of Llm Park
chinch, has JtiM linnitiil anil icpj
llKhted a iliart 22 Indict, by (,1'j Inches
whlcli, whin plated on the k-lHiaiil nt
piano 01 oiuhi, points out cei major,
in'nor ami donilu mt xrnth ehonl tin re
Is in imit-lc : at the same time sliowliiK
harmonic pii erc-nlnn of mine It is no
dimple tliat a i MM can liaillK iinder
stanil It Am per-nu, mii'-lflan or not,
can Irani how to pl.n chords correell In
nn.i kej h it. It ill.pl.ijs Kre.it lutiiilvc
Renins. Mr. Wooler will h.ne It pub
llslicd both In i:iiRlnml and In this toun
1 1 on .llllv I. IVIs It is predittid llklt
It will hae n lame nule
Mis. Kennedy, the new siipiano nt uim
I'atk cliuich, will Kluq; a s-olo tomnrrnw
ceiiliiK.
I ' I
Mr Lewis K. Pa own, late of the S01.111
ton fons't.itorv of Music, lias resigned
Pis position as teacher of sdsht biiiRliiK,
iti.
! '! '!
Mr It. P. Rrrvei, late of the Prrsbv-
teri 11 iliurrh choir this citv. is nieetiiiR
with miirh tiureess nt the New lhiRliuid
ConnM.itorv Of Musli Huston.
I! M l
dip of the Riandest conceits ni tlie
M'l-on v II be held In tlie Scranton lli
iile rooms on Wiishlnctnn aenue The
Apollo club, nf whlcli Professor '1 .1. l)i
les li id been conductor prior to his re
cent !sl to PlttsburR, where he will
periniinentK re-lile will Rixe a testlmon
lil loneert on Tneila eenliiR the 17th
ln.t Piuferi-nt llimbeiRei. who Ins
devoted n meat ilnl of time to tlie 01
tranizatlon in tlie iihitue of Piofeisrr
Diles lias been ihoen th" conductor
Tlie Apoll club has been in elhtencc fir
h'pi.iI months and now hows ntuimj
evidence ot IicIhr a perm incut orRalilzi
tliin Profts-or llcmb'tRcr has bien ni -tivelv
entailed In ti.ilnlni; the ilmius
which w'll on this ihmmou vIhr seviral
of )'rofrsni OaMrt-' rnmpo!tlnns.
" II 'I
Tlie ln-niilifnl solo which 5Ir Wooler.
li nor of Llni Path chinch, miir Ian bun
div evrnlns:, W Ills own mmposltloii and
will Hhoitly be pi.bllhed bv the llauh
Mnlc company, I'liiladelphl 1
I II 'I
Th per pie of the Pi tith Side had n tine
treat Riven them lnct Thursday evpnlns:
In liPiirlnfr In conrrrt the niaRiiltlceiit
KlllRillR of Miss Timlin man and Mis. i;
O Wortlen. of this city. toRether in con
icrt I' 'I
Mr Philip 'Wnircn has lerelved nn en
RnRPinent to elm, at conceit In Ocean
Glove on Allium 17
1
Tlie latent composition pulillsdiid bv I)
O. l'vuns. of YiaiiiRstown O. Is tin na
tional tunic mid ihoius, "O I!lesed Land
of Gvvalla ' This sour was composed by
John II. Powell, of Wot Scranton, nnd
tho chottis ari.iiiRcil by Profess,! T .!
Oavles. It is one of the neatest and most
oiilstlcallv aiiniiRcd eonipnsitloiis that
has yet been published. The ntiaiiRe
mint of wording on the fpcoihI p.irc is
translated In Welsh and lhielMi The
linclc lover piRe lontalns the airaiiRe
tneiit of "Sol-fa ' miMc.
'I he Wilkis-Ilan, elstnlillod wliiili was
to be held on Ma) ")), has been piwipomd
until tlm fall. Tile eluiKRe was 1-1.11 nee.
phsaiy owing to the condition of the
times
The Lulr rpiarteltp, tompoMil of plulm
Wairen. John W. Jones, Uavnl StPihein
and Tom IJpynrn. will bi prumim nt it
tho openliiK ol tho KniRlils of .Multa lull
In thin clt) in June.
I
'I ho malp voice choli which hid U 11
lireparhiR tho "Dealiuetlon of G.ia, im
dir the leadership of Professor Pros-.( r
has dlsbauilcd.
A concert will be held b) tin .hit k in
Street Ha lit in t ehiltch choir on edin
day ivenlne, the lSlli Inst, licsldis the
renditions of solos, duets and chorus, s
bv the choir, scmio ol Set .niton's promi
nent vocalists will participate.
Il II
on Sundii) evenliiB at the Pl)inoatli
CoiiRrosatlonal church of tlio Wist hide
tho iholr tendered some er beautiful
selections The iiutlitm entitled "Tin
Larth Is the Loid's.K by Kiikpatrlik.
w is HiiiiR b the choir In a bellttiiiR milli
ner The sliiRliiR has been Inipiovicl
Rreitly nmii r tho leadership of Mr. Kilns
Uvans.
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Tim committee limine lu cIiiuro tlio
miih,il tecpptloii to bo tendered 1'ioles
sor Daniel Piothoioo Is nctlvuly cuRaRed
lu securliiK talent to inuko It Riand sue
11 us.
1 '"
I.ovetts lloston Stars took pair In the
bt-mllt corint ot tliu Uleclrlo City
Wlieclinin on .Mirdny cvcniiiR. Tim ai-
tlsls who partlilpateil in the ovinUms
pioRinnimo wt re Ml-s Hill, snpiano
lolst, Miss lliewei, leader: Miss Gur-
1 iti. violinist. Mi Kiaiik Ite)iiolds, liu-
moilst. Lovctt's Huston Stars appeared
In tills city n few years ugn. and iluiniR
the butli visits heio tlicy weici 1 ciLlv?t it
by lurKO nudlciiies.
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Miss Vuiin!" Williams sniiK n bcaullliil
selection at tho ciitoitnlnuient III Ply
mouth church on Thursday uvcnlim. Miss
Williams, who is a member ot tho Pl
tnouth church choir, possesses n ery
sweet voice.
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Miss Mable Ttennlo executed Alleuro
and Andanto In O major from Heothovcn
at tho miiHleale in tlio Second Presby
terian churh on Tuesday ovenlni; This
Is tho second performance of Hoetliovcn's
muulo by Miss Iteunlp, and at both ap
pearances lids season eho displayed Kreat
talent. Miss Hennte Is a pupil of Profes
sor Chance
TWENTY-ONE OF
CORNELUSMEN HERE
Came loGct Practical Experience With
Glcctrlcal Machinery.
Tlli:V AHIJ MAKING 1813 OK Till:
PLANT OP Till: SCltANTON ILl.t M
1NAT1NH. IIKAT AND POWKlt COM
PANY roit that pt'ni'osn-'iiiu
TI2ST8 THAT AIH3 Hl'lNO C11N.
)l'CTi:i) HY TllH bTt'DHNTS HH
(IAN LAST NlOHT AT 10 Ol'UHK
AND CONCLUDi: AT 10 O'CLOCK TO
NIGHT. Twenty-one Cornell studentr, aieliere
nnd inakliiR a test of the niachlner)
at the plant of the Sci.inton Hltimlnat
Iiir, Heat and Power rompany
Two of the paity, D. H. Campbell of
Hrookljn, and C. II. Ktetz, of Haton,
ItotiRe, La., have bpen In the city since
Sunday inakiner the picliminaiy nr
lanRpments The others are Junlois
and Kcnlois of the unlvct?ity's electri
cal and mechanical etiRlneeiltiR depatt
mentH ns follows, lilecttlcal, S. D.
Hulloclt. II. L Hlblinrd. C. L lllley. 11.
S. Moure. J. W. Pi luce. T. U Hlake, It.
G. AVare, It. H. Hlukesleo nnd Mr.
West; niechanlrul department, J. G.
Glenn. F W. MidBley, H M. Kinney,
M. W. Sherwood, I. C Lewis, M. M.
Upson, II. M. Wolns. J. S. Aver, Mr.
Mc.Mitllen and Mr Lane. Nearly all of
Ihi'lil nie stoppliiB nt the rauiot
House
I'aclt member of the graduation d.iss
Is oliliged to ptepare a Rraduatlon
thesis on some piactlcal eiiRlneerlitR
tuple. Mr. Kretz and Mr. Campbell
chose the ptesent lest as the medium
for tlieie thenis, the opportunity beliiR
offeied by the company's Invitation
sent sometime uro to the university
faculty The Riaduates submit their
lcpoit to the faculty for examination.
A duplicate lcpoit Is Riven the com
panv feu the hitter's Individual use.
The test lic'Riin at 10 o'clock last
nlsht and will not ho finished until 10
o'clock toniRht. l-vciy 15 minutes
lendlnRv aie beliiR1 made of each
heatei. boiler, eiiRine and dynamo, the
quality of steam, etc. This explains
the Jieieusaty picsence of twenty-one
students who lellcvo one another.
Pi evident P.ull, of the Ameiienn Rail
KiiRlno company, vvhoe t.vpe of enRlno
Is used at the plant, is heic to witness
the test. The students vvll leave here
for Ithaca tonioiiovv. They aie heic
at their own expense. The pal t played
by the electt Ic liRlit company Is solely
that of ofteiiiiLT a medium for a thesks.
Tlie company pets the benefit of the
copy of the students' repot t.
.int. vi:si' di:al in r.r.G;.
rook Tin Cans ol "olid llrats" to
Y11I.011 and IIiiiurIiI Hack l?",'.fi I.
Seattle Post-IntelllRoni er.
Neatly cety man who hns come out
of Dawson duiliiR the past wo months
or 11101 e has had somethiiiR to say of
the "ftozen-cRR man." They met him
ut Miiious points between the Chll
iciot summit and the Yukon livir.
ti udRhiR nloiiR vv 1 tli one companion nnd
for iIors, pulIliiR a carpo of fiozen
crrs bound for the Klondike. KRR3 nt
Dawson are worth $1 or inure each,
and this hlRh in lie proved such nn
incentive to a Portland man that he
lesulved to ficeyi n. lot of them and
take them In The crr man has been
tlie souice of no little amusement for
the Klondlkeis who have come out.
They hae frequently laughed at his
foolhardy speculation nnd often pio
dleted his failure. He has been a pro
line landm.uk, nnd one of the stock
questions vvhlili Klondlkeis have asked
each other heie hns been, "Where did
joii meet the prr man""
The crr mnn Is In Seattle He has
sold his crrs nnd letuincd with a sack
which mum a Klondlku nilRht well
env). Ills name is Chailes Vest Vest
left Portlnnd last October on the
steamer Klder llefote lenvlnR he ob
tained 1,74! dozen orrs He broke nnd
paiked them lu tin cans holding; one
Ralloii each, or sl cloven. The cans
we ip sealed, frozen and put on Ice.
They weighed l',0J1 pounds In cold
HtlllllRC-.
With one man to help him and his
duRs Vest him led the crrs up to Sheep
Camp and Inn lid them In tho snow. He
put foiu cans in n sack and tied the
sack over the iIor's backs Hach doR
curled twenty-elRht pounds In this
wuj. Once over the summit the cans
were piled on sleds, pulled by the iIors,
and the Journey continued
Sevei.il nl entitles befell Vest and
his comtianloti on the way. On Dec. '21
they stopped at a iiibln and boURht
suppoi and IocIrIiir Tin bought some
moccasins nf one of tin ii hosts In the
moinliiR one can of the crrs, now be
loniliiR mini and nn.. m 1 ions vas
We Welcome
The "Lookers"
WERE BUSY
they know the Suit as if they made it themselves. Now another great
movement's on. It's in Dress Suits and Mixed Business Suits. Ex
tremely stiong values they 'ie
THE SUITS
nOCOO OIIITO ' ?lft' V2' J'"' to $2)0n
U II LOO OUIIO Just the cloths )iiil
want- CI. iv Diagonals Ciepis Tilcots
etc 111 the best effects eaieftill) cut
fiom just the light stks and made lu
a way to theuiiiRlilv please any man.
On nt silling all tlio time,
You select from over 300 latest fashionable fabiics in all the new
shades. Drop in and inspect the new line we've gatheied.
These Suits are in the popular Plaid Stripes 01 Small Checks, and
every new shade ol Brown, Blues, etc., and the Coat cut in single or
double-breasted sack, 01 walking coat, as you piefer, and Wc (iliarail
tcc It to Please.
All these Suits cut by expeit cutters, carefully tailored, and made to
lit, with every attention to details given a suit costing double. We have
never known greater value in up-to-date styles than this line of suits.
See the goods and make your selection early in the week.
Look us up il will pay you. Alterations made to insure a perfect
fit. All garments pressed and kept in repair one year free.
HIGH (HIT AND MISFIT CLOTHING PARLORS
427 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Open Tonight Until 10 O'Cluek.
K3UmSi3EMMMM&
halt o:ii:act
roup Vest hud his suspicions but had
no evidence He asked his host nboiit
the mlsBliiR can. but Rot no satlslac
tion, altluuiRh his suspiilons wete coll
llrmed There wcie others uimpliiR at
the tnliln. and fnmi these two or thiee
das later Vest olitalncd cutioboiatlvo
evident e as to the Rtillt of the suspect.
The thief had Rone towntd the coast,
hut Vest follow id him nnd took him
before the police Confronted with the
evidence of his clime, the fellow con
fessed. The pollie decied Hint the man
should be punished by rIvIiir up his
outllt to the man he had wioiiRed. This
was done, and Vest Rot Jis" per dozen
for the 1 an of crrs. 01 $1,110 in all.
At Thltty-Mlle llivet 1111 adventure
of a cllffiiint suit overtook the prr
man A 111ft was built to lloat down
tlie ilvei Vest staved on shore to line
the raft down The Ice at one place
was not sIioiht mulish to suppuit
Vest's weight, and he was foiccd to
let the line ro The 1.1ft went spinning
down tlie liver at a fearful tate, the
anxious owner tunning along shoio to
Keep up with it. Suddenly a lock
llmined with Ice appealed In the ttnek
of the 1 .if t In 11 moment tho raft had
dived undet tin lee, the llder had
Jumped foi his life to tlie lock, and
the cat 10 had spilled Into the swift
stienm. The stove and tent of the men
sank, but Hip sacks of egg cans went
floating down stii.1111.
It was bitter cold . but the situation
was dcspcinto Vest did not ponder
long upon what to do He plunged into
tlie sttcain and pulli d out tho sacks
one at a time To do this he had to
tun tilling nnd Into the stienm for a
mile and a half His clothes froze to
him, but he saved ills eggs. Then ho
went back to his companion and threw
out a lope nnd towed him nshoie Thiee
men. who happened to be camping near
by, gave the two vvit men sin iter until
the) had di led and wanned themselves.
SKty-llve mllis tuithei down Vist
1 pni lied the 15lg Salmon, wheie Mnjot
Walsh was campitiR, Majol Walsh
wanted supplies, and he bought Vest's
eggs at 1 per doen The eggs yielded
$".,L'll, whlcli, ndded to the M 110
amounted to $J,2I1 as the total ptoduct
of Vest's undei taking
PJH'Olli: A nt IIULLKTI.V.
Tho Unkind Comment of n Near
siclited .Man on ( uncut News.
Trom tho Sun.
A near-sighted man stood In front nt
one of tho most olfuislve war bulletins,
tho other day, with a tilend who lead
him the news 01 what was dished out as
in w s
"Where's till th it hnmmriing'' ' he aiked
suddeulv. and ids trie 'id lcplicd
"It's on tlie bulletin liuutd "
"Oh. ' said the mvople ppison 'Tin v i.
nailing lies 1 suppose." Then lie we'it
away satlslled.
ri:iM)Y oo.ni:vi:ii
Ted civ's lust the viry kind
Ot man 1 ur htuits delighting,
Doesn't want to bi contlned
In olliei while Mien's fighting.
In tin front he wants to be.
Where battle ease doth banish.
And gulluuil), with General Lee,
Tight against the Spanish!
Teddy found the cowboys lame.
And our police too quiet:
To the n.iv v thin ho euinei
Was Just to dtiitll holed bv It,
lie, In Cuba, halls with gh e
A chance tor action mannish
Just the two, Teddy tjnd Lee.
1 think, would 1 out the Spiulsh
redd)'s just the veiy kind
nt man 0111 lenits delighting,
Doesn t want to lie In hind
Wli-n there's an) llglitlng
Mom-) though he has to burn.
With dudes lu ne'e r was clannish,
And now he wants to t ike n tin 11
Willi Lu and lit K th. Spanish
-J I) Va ndii pin 1 in Ni w Voik Hi raid.
riNIH Wf HDniliPNTaj NEW VQWK
That's why we aie busy. That's why
we lepeat it "Come, see how better
and better are our clothes! ' The "look
ers" tell others, they buy confulently
MADE RJGHT.
FOR BUSINESS ...'o.M
all wool, last wiskinanshlp, stvli, unl
tho ilioln of pattirus ou have mver
sun 1 quailed. Hvci) one praises our
Spilng Suits Clicv lots, Scotch MIMUies,
ulc.
oniiollvSdWallact
sTi sWr iMl ' m t d
1
TLME was when a silk advertisement had a far-away sort
of a long distance telephone attraction for most people.
They didn't catch on readily. Silk was a luxury then--it is
common enough now. Such silk selling as we have indulged
in lately has placed it nearly at a par with cotton, and we're
not done yet. We offer a special purchase of
Taffeta Silks
the most beautiful quality that has ever been offered for the
price by any house in business. And, in the face of the pre
sent rising market, all the new combinations of colors and
plain shades
Co
nnolly
127 and
Finest Solderless 18k
Wedding Rings. The new
Tiffany Style.
ing Presents
-IN-
Fine Sterling Silverware,
Rich Cut Glass,
Clocks, &c,
Our optician, Mr. Adams, can fit
all cases of defective vision. Prices
veiy reasonable.
I
i
130 Wyoming Ay).
EIGHMIE
Tlio beht llttliij Plilrt inuilo If j on tiro
linrel to lit try one
CONRAD SELLS 'EM
305 Lacka. Ave.
At Pierce's market This
Horning
Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens ami
Hroilcrs, (ircun I'ca.s. Tomatoes,
Cucumber-., Canlillower, New
Meets, New Potatoes, Celery, Had
islies, Onions, Lettuce, Aspara
gus, etc., etc,
Fancy Strawberries and Fruits
Please leave ordcr.s as early as
possible to Insure early delivery.
t I PIERGL PI 1. Ill
FOR SALE
Boilers, Engines and Machinery
Wo Mill ell oii Now or KecontMInml
Wo will ell you now or tiiko olil In ex
clmiiiio, or o will real you mij tlilni; ou
wuit In tlie Machinery Line. Hpol Culli
puhl for Mcuip lion uuil MutiilH.
709 Wt Lackawanna Awnue.
H. E. KEELEY, Mgr. Telephone, 3945
U-f)
W I Jt IXai J JsV n '1 .3Mr sV
75c the yard
129 Washington
I:
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If your Umbrella is broken
do not borrow your neighbors,
he may need it, and if he
does, and you have it, just
think what he might say.
Bring the broken one to us
and we will help you retain
your friends by fixing it for
you.
Florey & Brooks.
Opposite Court House.
211 Washington Avenue.
L
OF SCRANTON.
Special Attention Given to BnsN
ness and Personal Accounts.
l.ihcral Accommodations Hx.
tended According to lialaucc3 anJ
Responsibility.
a Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital,
Surplus,
Undivided Profits,
$200,000
350,000
79,000
WM. CONNELL, President.
HENRY BKMN,.Tr., Vice Prcs.
W1LLIA3I H. PECK, Cashier
The vault of thU bank is pro.
tectcd by Holmes' Llectrlc Pro.
tective System.
THE
MOOSIC POWDER CO.
Rooms 1 ami 2, CWUli BTd'g,
SCRANTON, fA.
Mining and Blasting
POWDER
Made at Mooslo nnel Hiutidala Works.
LArLIN & RAND POWOl'.R CO'S
ORANGE QUN POWDER
Klectrlo llatterles. Electric Exploders,
lorexplodlug blasts, Hafiity Fuse and
Repauno Chemical Go's um'V.o'ivus
NAT10NA
ss' A 4 m -4 -w r
1
Wallace's
t
Avenue.
DR. E. GREWER
Old I'ost-Onico Dullclinff,
Cor. Spruce St., and I'enn Ave , Scranton. Pa
lias returned Irom his Western Irlp,
and will now remain permanent
ly ut his homo olllce.
THn DOPTOIt IS A GRADUATn OP
TIU3 UNIVEHSITV OF l'KNNSYIvVA-
MA. rOKMUHLY DUMONSTUA-
TOIJ Or 1'UYSIOLOGY AND SUR.
GniiV AT THU MRUICO-OIim-
UHGIPAI, COLI.KGi; AT PHU.-
ADni.I'llIA. HIS SPLVIAI.-
Tins Ann nmoNic. nkk-
VOI'S. SKIN, IIHART
U'OJIB AND nLOOD
DISUASHS.
The) doctor nnd hl staff of Kngllsh anl
licrman philclans make a EP-cl.ilty of nil
form of rhronlp Nervous Diseases, 6UT.1,
Womb. Dlood Diseases.
Includlnc Epileptic I'lts, Convulsion. Hs
tcrlu, St. Vitus' Dance, WakefulneM.
lilt A IN' AVORUUHS, both men and no.
men, whosi nervous sj stems havo beu
broken down and chattered from over
work, no nnttcr from what cause, can
lie lestorod by my method
All vtho call upi 11 tlio Dortor from now
011 will receive udvice, examination, ht
vlco and examination freo. Dr Growers
nluh BtandltiR In tho Stato will not allo-v
him to accept any incurable cases. If
they cannot euro jou they will frankly
te.ll you so.
Diseases ol the Nervous System.
Tho symptom of which are dizziness,
l.nk of confidence, tcxiial weakness tn
men nnd womui. ball rising In tho throat,
spots floatiiiK beforo tho eyes, loss of
mcmori. unablo to concentrate tho mind
on ono hiibjeit. easily startled when spok
en suddenlv to. and dull, dlstiensed mind,
which untlts them for performing thn
nctuul duties ut life, making hupplnesi
Impossible, distressing tho uction of tho
heart, eaiiHlnB Hush of heat, depression of
sp'rlts ell forebodings, cowardice, fear,
dreams, melancholy, tire onsy of com
pany, fccllne us tired In tho morning m
when rctlilng lack of energy, nervous
ness, constipation, weakness of tho limbs,
etc Thoso eo ulTetttd should consult us
Immediately and bo restored to pcrfoct
health
Lost Manhood Restored, Weakness ol Young
Men Cured
If you havo been given up by your phy
sician call upon Hie doctor und tin oxum.
ined Ilo cures the worst kind ot Nervous
Deblllti Scrofula, Old Sores. Catarih,
l'lles, Female Weakness, Altecilons of tilt
i:o, liar, Nose, Throat. Asthma, Deaf
ness nnd Cripples of eer description
Tumors funce-rs and Gollirs removed
without tho usn of knife ot painful cuus
tits by our newlj devised absorbent moth,
od known as tho "UUXl'llO-UUUMI-
Ami our O.O-NITR GAS cures Catarrh
nnd I'litarrhal Deafness.
ronsultation free and Btrletly sacred
nnd contldeutlal Olllce hours dally from
in n ni to i SO p ni ; 7 to 8 30 p in Sun
iliy from 10 u m to I p m.
MADE ME A MAN
AJAX TAULUTS FOSlTIVIY CUIWS
AJtLlsmoua Disease hniiax Mem
or7,ImpoU)nc7. Hli iMiDWJ.eto . cauioJ
bj Abuw or other scouas ami lodli
crttioai. The if qutchtu atul tureju
retor LoetVitulitf in old or roang.n4
fltaxnaaloritadr, La InMnor mtttai.
1'raVBtit Inianltv an Oontumutlon If
Wkfin iatiina. 'lbetruta shows i a. mod late fmproTsU
Usui tad tlecti a UUltC wbtre all other tail la
I lit upon lmvlnr lh Knuln Ajx lalildts. Thar
?8 cure4thouand and will ourayou. eitv apoi
btTO curel ttioutanda ana will oura you. v e ttirm a poi
Itlva wrlttea auarantM to ellact umins Cf OTC la
eichcaaoor refund tba mo nor. 1'rloaUwU I wiper
in
packai
aue or ti tmeii 4iui ireaiinanii 1
r aii iki (full IreattnaaO for t2.C0. 11
roan.
nee. i iroaiar
& !raura
ree
vawt. tit
For salo in Hcranton, I'a., bv Matthevf
Urot. uud 11, Ci bauUepiou, UrustfUti,
V.i