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    THE SCKAJNTOiN TJUBUiNE FRIDAY, JUNE 17. 1898.
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S. S VREKI.AND,
Sole Acent for Korean Advcrtlatnj.
rjsTFnnn at tut rimorrirv at -rn vvion,
I'A., AH SVCOND-Cl, VSS MAIL MATTMS.
TEN PAGES.
SCItANTOJC, JUNH IT, IMS.
TJnfurl the stur-nockrd tinner bright,
Nor curb (motion wp1I ng,
JTho dear oil fl.iR tli it Knows no nlglit
In freedom's btory telling.
REPUDLICAN NOMINATIONS,
stutc.
Go unor WILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Govcrnur J 1. GOHIN"
Secretary of Intel nal Aff. irs-JAMLb W.
LA1TA
JudKo of Superior Court W. W. l'OH-
Trn
Conpfres'-mrti - nt - Largo SAMUEL A.
DAVEM'CRT, tJALUSIIA A. GROW.
Lucislutivo.
Flist DI?trlct-.IOIIN R 1WRR.
rourtli Distrlct-JOHN J RE1NOLD3.
COLONEL STONE'S PLAri'OUM
It will bo my puipc? when elected to
go conduct nijcclf as to win tlio topect
and cood will of these who have opposed
rat t well os those who have Riven 'no
tliPir support 1 shrill be the Kovernor
of the wlmM people nt the ttate Abuses
hae undoubtedly t;r wn up in tho lngls
lature which me neither tho fault of otio
p.irtv noi tho other, but lather tin
Krowth of ruttr-m, I'lrccessnrv invoMi
rations luio boon authorised bv lommlt.
tecs resulting in unneocshjr o.peiit,. to
the state. It will bo niv rrite and pin
p i'f to correct th, mi ind other evils In 10
fir as I hue the power It will bo my
purpose while governor of IVnn Intii ,
ai it has been m put pose In tho public
positions that 1 hao held with Gods
lit 1p to rllsiliaicp mv whule dun Tho
people nro cre.iter than the parths to
width they belong I am only lialous of
their favor. I hhill only attempt to win
trfil approval and my eporluico hit
taurht mo that that cin bC3t be done by
nn honest, modest, dally discharge of
Viublie duty.
The Spanish government has ordered
the pxehanso of the Mortlmnc prison
ers. Let us give credit wiioio credit Is
due. Thin Is really a magnanimous net.
Tho Spaniards might have shot them,
and tho wot Id would scaicely hau
tvondeicd.
The Coming Issue.
On tho day that William J Rrjan,
addressing Nebia&ka fellow- citizens In
the uniform of a colonel of volunteers,
made public piotcs,t ogaln&t tho re
tention by the United States of any of
the tenltory occupied by It In enn
Fffiueneo of Its war with Spain, tho
Republicans of Illlnol.s. in convention
a-emhled, uolved "that the United
States should hold nil 01 the posses--n.ns
It litis eonqueiod and 111.1 1 011
qiier from Spain until the Spanish gov
ernment has aguHl to give security
that Jt will iny the I'nlted States In
demnity for whatever cost might
have been avoided had Spain been a
humane government, and nlto that
the United States hold such posses
sions In the conquered t, nltory as hall
be advantageous to Its Interests In
times of war and pence" On tho fol
lowing day tho icpresntatlves of the
nation, In congress, by ,1 vote of more
than two tn one, decided to extend the
American Hag and Jutlsdh'tlon over
the willing island icpuullu or Hawaii,
thuh for tho Hi st time In the nutlon'H
history departing from the tiadltion
which detlatcs for immediate or pios
rtlvo contiguity of tcriltoilai exten
sion These and other signs and tokens
muko clear tho ptobabillty tliat the
mt animated division In American
politics WU ue upon the issue whethei
the great republic tn.ill timnln nn lo
lud continental power wlthdiavvn
toitoire fashion into Its own shell, or,
by virtue of colonization undertaken
from humanltaiian Instincts, fortify
itsilf for tho larger responsibilities of
an Imperial destiny. This Is an issue
lpfiuirinK for its intelligent cowddcra
tmn a point of view to elevated and
broadening, as compared with most ut
tno pettier concerns of our pievlous
politica, that Its coming should by all
means be welcomed. Whatever the
ultimate decision shall be, we juy lest
niAured that the Ameiican people will
emerce fiom n discussion of this sub
ject riper in Judgment and more mature
Jn their views of national policy than
ever befoio. Whether they shall con
clude to take Poito Rico and the
Philippines or, of tor fieelns them, Kt
both alone, it is already certain that
they will havo taken a new measuic
of themselves and of the part which
their government is playing and la In
future to play in the shaping of mod
ern civilization, and that they will
liereaftei be blonder and better cltl
Z(ns, with a pilde of citizenship sur
passing that which tliey had ever pre
viously known
It is well to understand upon tho
threshold of this inevitable battle of
ideas and ideals that men may differ
In opinion no to their country's proper
destiny without losing their patriotism
or forfeiting their claim to the com
munity's good will. One anticipated
huppv consequence of a campaign
waged upon so elevated a plane will bo
the extreme difficulty with which ono
group of ndvocates can, as In a. re
cent contest, Indict their opponents as
anarchists or enemlcfl of good govern
ment, whllo the other side retorts with
frenzied appeals to the prejudices of
section and class. Fairness nnd chiv
alry In debato will ho almost an In
cfcapnble condition of an atgument
keved tn so lofty a pitch nnd offering
nueh rennt Incentive to the arts of the
demagogue. This will he a schooling
in manners for which the American
people mny profitably pay the costs of
tho ptovocatlve w.ir.
The Madrid government displayed
commendable economy In calling homo
the spits C'arranssa and du Hose. The
Spanish spy at nicscnt would find It
veiy clllltcult to keep up with the rapid
piocosslon of events.
Volunteers Gn Route.
The sixty-sit reel tilts who left
Sctantcm on Wednesday morning ar
rived in camp very much displeased
with their treatment. They had every
reason to be displeased. ..c basket of
pandu idies among sixty-sK men on a
journey which occupied the greater
part of the day was a mockery and a
delusion of a very mean kind. Some
of the men got more than their legiti
mate Khiii e, others got none at all. The
best of us manifest little discrimina
tion nnd a pool sense of honor battl
ing with the great primordial law of
nature, self preservation. It is a piti
ful spectacle to eeo good men battling
with hunger; but watching them going
foith to battle with empty stomachs
is the moM desperate spectacle of all.
A great general whose name we forget,
perhaps Napoleon, said Mimewhcre
that his commissariat won his battles.
At all events, .1 hungry army, what
ever elbe It 111.1 have in its favor. Is
easily plncd Into the hands of Its ene
mies. Tho men who left for Camp Alger
Wednesday did so actuated by no other
motives than a pliit of patilotlsm
and adventure. Both the-o motives
combine to make a good boldler. They
did not (xpect en lotite to be supplied
with the delicacies of tho season, but
they had a right to expect at least
one square meal. Thlb could havo
been quite le.idlly supplied fico
of cot to the government had It been
known by the people of this city that
the volunteeih wcie dispatched on a
long journey with a tiny schoolboy
hamper of eatables Scianton Is no
In n state of siege or g.mlsoned by
the enemy. There is really plenty of
food In the city to supply sl hundred
men with a day's l.itlons without the
least inconvenience to thoo who re
mained behind Soldiers have to put
up with n good deal in one wny or
another and silently endue It. Hunger
makes pour tauce for lighting.
Those who are unable to buy bonds
to help the war nlonsr can at least fooii
enjnv a cup of tea that hap been thor
oughly taxed In the Interest of Uncle
Sam.
A Step In the Right Direction.
After a prolonged deadlock In con
ference tho two houses of congress
have at last agieed upon a national
bankruptcy bill which will soon be
come a law. The measure as finally
amended pi ov Ides that an insolvent
pci son may go into the couits and an
nounce his Insolvency and that he Is
guiltless of an Intent to defiaud and
Is willing to tuin over all his propeity
to his ei editors. The court will there
upon investigate, nnd if it tlnds that
he Is guiltless of intent to defiaud.
will arrange that hi pioperty be ap
plied to the payment of his debts and
that he shall have a release fiom them.
This will enable him to begin again,
p id if he accumulates any money his
old debts cannot be brought up against
him In togard to Involuntaty bank
mptey it is provided that the creditors
of an Insolvent person can go Into the
courts, and, by making the paper
showing that he Is Insolvent, can have
him dot lined a bankiupt and his piop
ei tv applied to his debts. He will then
secure a 1 dense and go free
TI111 immedl ite value of such a law
will depend ver latgclv upon the spirit
of its enforcement Whcie the court
Is prejudiced or coirupt the ostensible
Insolvent ! likely to become a real one
oven though, if left alone, ho might
adjust his affairs moie satisfactorily
outside of couit. Rut where the court
Is fair and diligent a law as elastic
as this one is cannot hue other than
n wholesome Influence. And perhaps
this is as much as the public can ex
pect from legislation. The main thing,
after nil, Is to secure unifoimlty of
pioeeedlngs with assurance that the
honet debtor, embairasred without
deliberate fault, may have the legal
right to try to recover himself without
stigma or legislative obstacles. If the
new law In operation shall prove in
adequate or defective it can icceive
subsequent nmendinent.
Speaker Reed's convictions upon the
Hawaiian question are different trom
those of the most of us, but he Is re
spected for his couiage
The Nicaragua Canal.
That Ingenious defender of the rail
ways, Mr. Joseph Nlmmo, Jr., pait of
whose life has been devoted to oppos
ing the Nicaragua canal, still keeps up
his antagonism, despite the lessons of
thlb war. In a public letter he renews
the assertion that such a canal, If
built, would do ver.y little business. In
1SSD Mr. Nlmmo figured out to his per
sonal satisfaction that a trans-Isthmian
canal at Ore town or Panama
would not secure more than a million
and a halt of tonnage annually, in
1&50 he went over his figures and cut
off 00.000 tons. In 1SDJ he le viewed
them again and this time concluded
that the Nlcaiagua canal would be for
tunate if it could do a business of 300,
000 tons per annum. Therefote he
thinks its construction as a commer
cial pioposition would bo a waste of
money.
From the military point of view Mr.
Nlmmo opposes tho canal project be
cause Its availability for tho passago
of wnrshlus would "require tho con
struction of extensive fortifications at
either end nnd at exposed points along
tho line of the canal; also In time of
war an adcauatc military guard along
tho whole line, besides on auxiliary
naval force at cither end, In order to
prevent tho destruction of the line at
a hunched vulnerable points, nnd to
prevent the sinking of obstructions at
tho entrances to the small nrtltlclnl
harbors which It would be necessiuy
to construct at either end of tho canal."
It would bo cheaper for us, he thinks,
to run the risk of having either coast
attacked by an enemy's fleet.
We give this digest of Mr. Nlmmo'a
arguments as Illustrating tho best that
opponents of tho ranal can offer. It
will be pertclvtd that this best Is very
poor; that It rests entirely upon per
sonal conjcctuic, omits to consider tho
factor of Inevitably enlarged Oilental
trade coming as the lesult of the new
American conquests In tho far Pacific,
nnd sinks to the level of absutdlty In
Its ticatment of the mllltniy aspect of
tho pioblem. The Nicaragua canal will
be built nnd bossed bv tho United
States government within a very few
j'eurs unless those who object to such
a consummation can enter much bet
ter reasons for their attitude of oppo
sition than any which they have jet
advanced.
If the subjects of Emperor William
think that this extra tax- on tea and to
bacco In mado for tho purpose of pie
seullng the Philippines to some Euro
pean power, It is about time that Con
eul Williams, Billy Br an or some
other orator was deputized to tay
something.
At the president's request Sir Julian
Pauncefotc will not be withdrawn from
Washington ns Biltlsh ambassador
until tho clouds roll by. Sir Julian Is
tha light man in tho right place.
Unlike some of hl3 predecessors he
would be missed.
The statement that the mailnea at
Guantanamo are "becoming seasoned"
Is doubtless correct. They have been
well peppered by Spanish bushwhack
ers. As Grover Cleveland read the vote
on Hawaiian annexation he doubtless
remarked to himself that he never
did think much of congress.
It is difficult to pick out a member
of tho navy who is not a hero these
days. Opportunity Is all that Is needed
to put the stamp on them.
These are times when the public can
propei ly rejolco that It didn't confide
its executive affairs to tho keeping of a
boy president.
m
Very likely Spain's chivalrous treat
ment of Lieutenant Hobson and com
panions was an anchor cast to wind
waid. The Cuban Insurgents evidently re
semble the Deadwood fiddler In that
they are doing the best they can.
Possibly Mr. Bryan fears he would
be voted loo light a weight to preside
over a Gi eater United States.
Insfriicfiue Story
of Tuto Yoiing Men
From tho Philadelphia l'rcs.
OIVILI'.ATION has been too much
for Joseph Lclter. He has ended
as all nun like him have for ten
earti The wo: Id has gtovvn t.o
big to be cornered He has gone
the u of Mclicoeli s lard corner, Sec
u tnus copper nndlrato and MacUa s
gleat wlu it deal All fulled because of
tho Invisible supply and unknown In
crease, and he has failed In the same
fashion, ns he dcscived The advance In
wheal was duo to tho broad fact that the
United Stufs hdd wheat to sell and that
Europe was short in Its product some o' -CW0OO
bushels was n national g 1I11 The
ad' mice clue to the manipulation of the
machlnerj for bulng and selling who.u
the ear around bv months, a machlnoiy
of Inestimable value to consumer rnd
producer, was a 1 rime, and the economic
punishment of this crime is heavier than
am legislature would impose or any
court would execute
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Mr. Leltr, the "cool" tho "liraim,"
the "biillUnt" oung man. who went to
college1 for anil sement and mado life as
gilded and amusing as he could, Is tired
by his losses noma $3 0uO,UCHJ; ho stands
in the public pilloi as a falluie. his
tinanilal futiuo Is lulned, and he be
comes as much an example nnd exem
plar as Hob-on Compare them the nty.
dent the prci'sc thinker, the obedient
soldier and th'1 man of stem discipline
who tod.ij "r ads his gratitude ill a ni
tlon's eves," nnd Mr. Lclter, of whose
high college standing 110 ono Ins vet
spoken, whoso pictures and various
"deals' and personal connections have
filled tho papers for six rronths, who Is
the model of tlio-e who make hasto to
bo rich, who despised and deserted the
methodical business by which a great
name In commerce and high credit have
tie en won hy his father and who ends in
a vvieek which blocks tho current of
trade as completely as the Merrlmac
and, like that, toipedocd In a guod cause.
o
Falluio Is certain to the man who tiles
to raise the piico ot any product unler
modern conditions. The "statistical po
sltlon" was In tavoi of Mr. Letters
Plans; but pt 01 ess was not As crops
have been ho was rlt'ht. but when the
price was artlllciallv raised the magic of
modern commerce and production began.
The gu icho of tho pampas and tho Sikh
lajah by the irrigation trenches of tho
Indus, the Austiallan farmer and tho
fellah of Esjpt each added to his acre
age. Tho plow for winter wheat ran a
longei furrow and turned n broader slops
last autumn, and the sower of spring
wheat walked over wider acics. The
gianarlcs of the world wen swept clran.
and over bin was emptied to tho last
packed corner. Tho gicat avalanche of
wheat past, present and to come burled
Loiter under Its prospcious Hood, nnd
Hit world has cno more lesson lu tho
wisdom of sound nnd prudent business
principle which bios nothing foi which
It cannot pay and sells nothing it does
not own.
TOLD BV THG STARS.
Dnllr Horoioope Dmwn br Alnechui
Tlio Tribuno Antrologer.
Astrolabo Cast- 4 K a m., for Friday,
June IT, lS'Ji.
n e n
A child born on this day will doubtless
huvc a molasses candy tasto In his mouth
If ho listens to the essays of tho swcQt
gill graduates.
The New York Herald and Town Topics
legal d Hcrunton socloty from points of
view as urcall at variance as morning
and evening dispatches from Santiago.
If Editor Klrby should open a barber
shop he would doubtless cut Editor Lit
tlo's hair frco of charge.
It's too bid to mention it, but tho flrit
war worK of tho Dolphin, ex-Presldcnt
Cleveland's old pleasure craft, consisted
In iholllng a wind mill.
Lieutenant Illuo ehoutd be sent over
to count tho Cudlz fleet.
PETTY PARTISAN CACKLE
Rochester Democrat nnd Chronicle.
When at the outbicak of tho war tho
prees almost unanimously proclaimed tho
"no Democrats, 110 Republicans, no Pop
ulists, onl Americans" cloclrlno and
pledged loyal support to the administra
tion, rcsardlcss of politics, wo tliougnt
this marvelous magnanimity wouldnt
hold out Ions In tho cheap and nasty
branch of the Demociatlo piess lc
hasn't. Whllo respcclnblu and Inllucntl'il
Democratic papers are earnestly holding
up the hands of the president, tho cheap
nnd nasty Democratic pipers have al
ready wearied ot the affectation of loynl
t, patriotism nnd high-mlndeiliiPFS that
sit so III upon them and hi.e glrrtullv ro
utined to their pioppr sphere of peanut
politics, In which they live and niovo and
havo their being. Alien lv thu war with
Spain Interests them only ns It nIToids
them opportunities to seek petty parllstn
advantage b llng about tho Republican
udmlnlstrntiou nnd Its conduct of the
tvar. It Is perfectly evident from their
utterances that they would wcltoino ills
aster to the foices of the rnltccl States
for tho chance It would kc Hum to dls.
credit tho Republican administration and
so help the prospects of their own party
In the coming elections.
o
Of coin so tho snirls of theso contempti
ble, pott -minded sheets are of little reil
Importance nnd carry no weight among
thinking men Every one knows that If
the administration had done exactly what
these snarlcrs now declare It ought to
havo dono thev would have criticised its
rcutso exactly as they criticise now.
Every one knows that if a Demociatlo
administration had conducted this war
exactly as tho present Republican admin
Istuttion has conducted It, theso ridicu
lous papers would hive been over
whelmed with admiration for the cond'ft
of tho war. Tn shoit everv one knows
that tho real fault of the adminlstratlin
In the ops of theso nirrow -minded, otio
lde.nl partisans Is simply Its Republican
ism. Moieover the contention of tho'O
carping ciltlcs Is wildly absurd on the
face of It. Hete it Is stated fairly. Tho
administration Is not condue ting the v.nr
In accordance with the alleged Ideas cf
some hilf-baked, tuppenn -ha'penny,
suv cn-b -nine Democratic newspaper
that knows rather less about the tut and
practice of war than a new-born kitten
knows nbout logarithms, therefore the
admlnlstiatlon Is i.ece-sirlly und Inevlt
nbly wiong and unworthv of confidence.
What sane,mun will accept such a piopo
sition scriousl ?
o
The criticisms of these Ignonmti'-es are
valueless not onl bccaii'e the critics ate
destitute of knowledge nnd experience
necesar.v to tnible them to appreciate
tho meaning and bearirs of the fncts
the" criticise, but also because the are
so II! Infonr.ed 01 so crne loncoless thnt
they nro criticising not fiuts but false
hoods the llgmpiits of their own muddled
Im iglnntlcns. For in example ot tbU
lako the crazy olps at the president for
"otllecilng the armv with Inexperienced
men from civil life." The-e (iltlclsms in
dicate nothing but the ompleto Ignoi
ance of tho ciltlcs These fellows don t
know whom tho president has mado olll
cprs of tho arm Thev have heard some,
bodv K.iy tint the president has chopn
tho officers of the armv from among in
experienced civilians, and thej lppeat the
saving, liko -o minv pairots. Moreover
thP don't, npparentlv know the diffei
enco between an oftker commanding
troops and a staff otricer.
o
Tho fncts tre these: Of tho thlrtv
seven ofllceis named b the pteiUnt to
bo major generals and brlgadlci gen
erals of volunteers thlrt-slx commanded
troops durlns tho civil war. the single
exception being Genrr.il Rates, who
graduated from Wot Point in 1S5" and
lus since served ngirl thlit-thrco ei-s
In the regular aim. Moieover of these
thirty-seven general oillcers of volunteers
thirty-three are officers of the regular
nrmv, the four exceptions being Gene rals
James II Wilson. Lee. Wheeler and sew
r II. all of whom are soldiers who held
high command durlnc the civil wa1-.
Where are the ' inexperienced civilians"
among the generil otlirers ot the volun
teer nrm" Of the ofilcers of even the
lowest grade appointed bv the provident
to the command of Hoops the men witn
out mllltarv cxperlPiiee are exceedingly
few. For examples Colonel Griflln ap
pointed to command the volunteet en
gineer leglment Is a Yv est Pointer, nnd
of the six colonels of tho immune regi
ments four aro nfllcers of the regul lr
arm and tho othei two are West Point
graduates, ex-olllceis of tho regular
armv. And so tlnough the list Let the
carping gabblers name the men appoint
ed by the piesldcnt to command tioops
whom they hold to bo unlit for their posi
tions and tho ciltlcs own list will show
how worthless Is their criticism.
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Among the appointments to tho sta'f
departments, tprciill to assistant posi
tions In the staff departments, it Is en
tirely proper that theie should be a num.
ber of nppulntments from civil life. Tho
duties of 11 staff otllcer do not require him
to bo capi hie of commanding tioops lu
the Held. The iiualltles that tit a man to
bo a first-rate quartcrmastei, commts
sat, p.onia'tcr. assistant udluunt-gcn-pral.
surRP'jti. etc . aie as llklv to be
found lu civilians as In soldleis It would
haidly ho wise when ollleei-. of experi
ence nro needed for positions of com
mand to ncedlesslv diminish the supplv
ot such ofilcers by le legating most of
them to minor staff appointments More
over It Is not the tact that an unduly
larga number of staff appointments havo
been niada from among tho Inexperi
enced civilians" In the list of staff ap
pointments conllimed by tho senate rn
May 10 there are thlrtv -seven army olti
cers nnd nineteen civilians
o
Let the petty pirtlsans mallgncn of
tho administration prepare a found ition
for their ciitlclsm of tho president's inll-It-iry
appointments by making up a list cf
tho appointments that can bo shown to
bo appointments of Incompetent and un
fit men Until they do this their criti
cisms amount to nothing.
ONE CAUSE FOIt ANNEXATION
I'rom Town Topics
There need bo no further question as to
the fate of the Philippines. Porto Rico
and all the rest of Spain's unruly posses
sions. Tho United Statef will take them
and keep them. It is our manifest des
tln. to uso tho cant phinse. Wo need
them, and need them badly, for all tlulr
restive, excitable, hlgh-sttung and rovo
lutlouary population. Indeed. It is be
cause of these ver qualities of the peo
pie that they will bo a useful addition to
our civic bodv. Tiny will teaeh us how
to resist and overthrow coiruptlon and
vIclousneKs in government, nnd how to
get lid ot thieving, black mailing and
treasonable otliciuls nnd bosses. When
we have ficcd tho people of ths Philip
pines. Porto Rico and Cuba of tho Span
ish mnlcfactors against whom they havo
rebelled, we will, of course, send them
some of our political hlgh-blndcrs of
tho sorts thnt sell public lights to prl
vuto corpoiatlons. that steal tho com
munity's money through tho medium if
bogU3 contracts, that stuff ballot-boxes.
And when the benighted people of thoso
Islands discover the quality of their rulers
they will rlso In rebellion being exclt
able, high-strung people and hang or
stab tho avaricious, thieving and wholly
coiruptlng legislators nnd olllco holderi,
or else drlvo them, hoisc, foot and drag
goons, Into tho puiifiug sea. Foi, as
everono knows, that Is just what they
havo been doing with tho Spanlaids
Their conduct will, of course, seem lopre
honslblo and unaccountable to us, who
nro nn easy-going, Indifferent people, nnd
whom long custom has nuidei beautifully
subservient to political conditions quite
as rank as those of Spain, thank ou
kindly. Rut tho half-snvago Malavs of
the Pacific1, and tho sensitive Porto
Rlcans and patriotic Cubans havo been
wont for jears to rise up and rebel
against such coiruptlon us wo endure
with only sparse and feeble spasms of
CI
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Friday
Bargain Day as Usual
I an Basemeint.
Great Slaughter of Remnants of White Victoria Lawns
and India Linens 21 to 40 inches wide; in lengths from 2
to 10 yards,regular 15c. and 20c. qualities. Your choice at 8c
Beautiful Printed Challie Delaines 2 1-2 cents per yard.
A fresh lot of Stylish Lawns, guaranteed fast colors 4
cents per yard.
Oe Secoed FIooi
Uederwear Department
15 dozen Ladies' Taffeta Moire Skirts, with ruffle, ready to
wear while they last 25c. Only one skirt to a customer.
Watcl M w Great Mm Sals of MosSli HMeiTOL
Lewis, RelHy
& DavleSo
ALWAYS BUSY.
THE SALE IS ON.
SUMMER FOOTWEAR IT IS NO FEAT
TO Fll OUR FEET IN OUR 8TORE.
WE ARE FITTERS OF FEET.
Lewis, Eellly & foavies,
111 AND IIO WYOMING AVENUE,
1AMM0CIS,
EJEFMMA1MS
WATER COULEES
AND
FILTEES.
WHITE MOUNTAIN AND OHIO
ICE CEEAI EEEEZEEv
AT HARD PAN PRICES TO
SUIT THE TIMES.
TIE CLEIQHS, EEEBEE,
jy ca
4'.1'.1 Lackauauna Aveuno
complaint, and they will not give over the
habit tn deference to tho American na
tivity of abominable officials. So, by all
means, let us welcome Into the civic body
of tho tc public the violent, vengeful peo
plo whom hiicce.ssful revolt will have
taught how to abolish coirupt govern
ment and how to punish tainted olllclaU.
They will teach us tha trick And
heaven Knows wo need to know It.
II KING mo MIir.KTY TO CUBA!
Deellcatert to the Thltteenth regiment,
Fcnnslvanlx volunteers, by J, W.
Rrownlnff. Conrighted
(Air; Marching Through Georgia.)
North and South are joined In heart, to
rlns out Ficedom's sone,
Eo3 of "nlnet -eight" will sing with
lio of "glxt-one,"
Sing it as tho nation sings It sev'nty mil
lion stiong
"Bringing Liberty to Cuba."
Chorus "The Malnol Tho Mainel Tho
Jlalno shall make men treo!"
The Stars and Stripes will waft a Jubilee,
And wo'll sound the anthem from the
Rockies to the sea,
"Hrlnglns Liberty to Cuba."
Now our Yankee blood Is up we'll let tha
eaelo scream,
Onco, we fought with Grant and Leo
adown tho bloody Flream,
Now wo flcht with Miles and Lee -oh,
sa ' It's liko a dream
"Bringing Liberty to Cuba."
Sailor latU have saved tho dag, that
Moated o'er the Maine,
And with Dewey In the lead, they flung It
out ngaln;
Over In Manila Bay, they wrote the doom
of Spain,
"Bringing Liberty to Cuba."
GalnH the foes of Tiuth and Right our
forcos now aro hurled,
'Till tha tread of Freedom's hosts shall
echo round tho world.
Then will come that "Day of Peac,"
when battle flags are fulled,
'Bringing Liberty to Cuba." .
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After a most successful
season of Silk Selling we
have accumulated quite an
assortment of
OIDBS ANi ENES
all short lengths. Varying
from i2 yarks to 8 and 10
yards each, and have con
cluded to repeat our great
Slort Leigtl Sale
of last January.
We will therefore offer the
entire line arranged in two
lots as follows: All 95c and
$1.00 silks now
69C
All $1.10. $1.15, $1.25 and
$1.40 silks now
95
These quotations will be
for the entire piece as no
lengths will be cut at these
prices. The warm weather
has stirred up trade in
PrMesl Foulard
and Wasta Silks
Were are offering two lines
of CHENEY BROTHERS
Best Goods, to close at
SOc and T5e
Worth Sc and $1.00
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueneral Agent for tbu Wyoniloj
Dlttrlctfo;
wren
HlHInc lllastlns, flportlus, BmolcelMI
nod tha Repauuo L'bemloa.
Company
IM EXPLOSIVES.
fcafety Fusee, Caps and Kxplodori.
Room 101 tonuell IJuiMluj.
bcranloo.
AQENOIL
THOS, FORD,
JOHN B. SMITH ASON,
W. L MULLIGAN.
TTY O TS
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SI
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P01DER.
rittstoti
riymouto
Wilkes-Barn
bazaar:
121 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying a brass Beditsad, be sure that
foa est the best. Our brass Bedsteads am'
all made with seamless tarau tutting and
frnmo work Is all ofetcou
They coat no mors (ban many bedsteads
made of the open seamless tubtnt. Every)
bodstead Is highly flnUbod and lacquered
under n peculiar method, nothing OTr hav
ing been prodneed to equal lu Our nevr
Bprlne Patterns are now on exbUjIpov
Hill &
Coimell
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
The ffiontb of loses Is
TfefiMonii of Weddings
Tho latest, swellest. most complete
lino of Weddlns Stationery.
Tho mobt novel lines of Patriots
Stationery.
A full lino of all thlnjrs which up-to
date stationers should carry.
Reynolds Bros
brATIONERS AND ENGRAVERS.
HOTEL, JERMYN IRJILDINO
130 Wyoming Avenue.
TUB MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
A
Tbree-Burner
IS Ol'R LATENT B MIOAIN. IT II S A
I'jxaa TOP AND IS THE IlKST WORK
ING &rovu on the market.
See Our Show Windows
TFFftYif
L?ssssBS'
T Of (Hi A
Oil stove
BI S5.00
EOOTE & SMEAR CO.,
UO WASHINGTON AVENUE.