tf f"H TFrVf "flyn '-swtr- "i ,rf "T"Vf W1 T- WH( lW SrJ '. - '- ..-; a, Wp i ' iPTSfr, . t' "OjWSsV' ' v . ? HM 4 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FB II AY. JULY 22. 1898. W,' s ) J Je kttmfon ri6tme I'nbtlahed Dully, Kxcnpt Hunrtav. hr the Tribune rubllablng Company, at Flay Cents a Month. New York Office: inn Kamim Ht, H. H. VHEKbANt), Eole Agent for Foreign Advertising. INTERED AT TUB TOSTOFPICE AT SCRAJTTOW, rA., AS SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER. SCRANTON, JULY 22, 1?3. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. STATU. Govcinor-WILLIAM A. STONE. Lieutenant Govcrnor-J. P. S. GOBIN. Secretary of Internal Affairs J AMKS Vf. LATTA. JuflRO of Superior Court-W. W. POR TER. Congressmen - at Larce SAMUIOL A. DAVENPORT. GALUSUA A. GROW. LEGISLATIVE. Srnnle. Twentieth Dlst.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN. Home. First DIstrict-JOHN R. FARR. Fourth DIstrict-JOIIN F. REYNOLDS. COLONEL STONE'S PLATFORM It will bo my purpcsa when elected to 60 conduct myself hh to win the lespect and good will of those who have opposed me as well us those who have given ma their support. I shall bo the governor of the -whole i.coplo of the state. Abuses haye undoubtedly gicwn up in tho legis lature which are neither the fault of one patty nor the other, but rather ths growth of custom. ViTtcessary Invcstl pajlons have been authorized by commit tees, resulting In unnecessary expellee to the state. It will be my care nnd pur pose to correct these and other evils In vo far as I have tho power. It will bo my purposo while governor of Pennsylvania, as It has been my purpose In the public positions that I have held, with God's help, to dlschargo my whole duty. Tho people aro greater than the parties to which they belong I am only Jealous of their favor. I sl-.ill only attempt to win their approval and my experience has taught mo that that can best be done by an honest, modest, dally discharge of public duty. The speotaMj of Spanish prisoners enjoying cool sea breezes and excellent food at the north while our own troops swelter tinder a tropica! sun and fare sumptuously every day on hard tack and similar delicacies. Is somewhat ex asperating to say the least. The Only Parallel. There Is perhaps In all history but one case which may be termed a paral lel of that In which America proposes to settle much of the problem of mod ern warfare by returning at her own expense the Spanish prisoners to their native land. This Incident occurred in the conflict when Russia united with Austria against France, who was endeavoring to assail England In India. The allies, under that thunderbolt of war, Suwar row, engaged to the number of 60,000 With the French at Lake Como In 179D with victory, but on the Held of Mas sena, France was saved by a most val orous feat of arms and the great army of'the mad man, Paul I of Russia, was terribly reduced. Napoleon had now returned from Egypt and desired to effect an ex change of prlsoneis. France held ten thousand Russians, and the allies also had many French soldiers In their hands, Both England and Austria re fused to give up these for the Russians. Napoleon, In deep derision, cried: "What! Do you refuse to liberate the Russians, who were youi allies, fight ing In your ranjs and under your com manders? Do you refuse to restore to their country these men to whom you are Indebted for your victories and conquests In Italy, and who have h'ft In your hands a multitude of French prisoners whom they have taken? Such injustice excites my indignation." He then added: "I will restore them to the czar of Russia without ex change, lie shall see how I esteem brave men." True to his woid the First Consul then assembled the Russian ptlsoners at Alx la Chapelle, where they were all furnished with the complete new uni forms of their own regiments and equipped with weapons of the best French manufacture. Thus the Rus sian captives icturned to their homes. Paul I., then enjoying temporal lly a lucid Interval, appreciated tho deed and immediately abandoned the alli ance and wrote with his own hand a wonderful tribute to the victor. The motive of Napoleon, as can be readily seen, was far different from that now employed by this country. He foiesaw the diplomatic advantage of such magnanimity and was not mis taken In his belief, for the bitter feel ing then aroused against England seriously hampered that nation In her long and thereafter unaided conflict with France. In the present remarkable solution of the disposition of Spanish prisoners se cured In the surrender of Santiago, America looks not forward to the re sults of her strategic movements be yond relief from difficulty of guard ing and providing for the embarrassing army of Spaniards. She has no desire of gaining favor from Spain, no ambi tion to use this means to Indirectly secure territory, no necessity for seek ing praise or sanction from any quar ter of tho globe. Nothing save the calm assurance that the plan Is best along humanitarian lines and that It offers economic expediency influences her in this step. As the war Itself has been unique in Its object, so this latest development occupies a place almost solitary in tho annals of the world. In these days of patriotism, when tho averago business man cheerfully submits to revenue taxes that would be ordinarily received with complaint, the Michigan man who has Invented a r scheme for transacting banking btitl iiMB without the aid of the cheek stamp, stands almost as much utonu as Professor Norton, of Harvard. m The much drended torpedo boat In the present war lias proved as harm less as a wooden coast defense gun. Against tho Canteen. The Methodist bishops, whose names are mighty not only In their own de nomination but among the bialny rep resentatives of all sects of the Chris tian religion, Evangelist D, L. Moody, the Women's Christian Temperance union nnd the Army Christian com mission have made a protest against the army canteen. Among the argu ments recently urged Is the object lesson of the naval victory at Santiago, Just before the battle the Spanish sail ore were supplied with liquor to give them nerve for the conflict. The Americans had no such stimulants. The alchollzed muxclcs of the Span lards gave unsteady aim, while the normal muscles of our men found no difficulty In making their shots tell In the most vulnerable points. The Americans were not quickly exhausted as tho results told. This nrgument may or may nut hold good In tho case noted, as It should be remembered that the Spanish sailors had been insuffi ciently fed and wore under great pre vious fatigue. However, the senti ment of advanced thought is probably against the canteen. Undoubtedly tho mothers of tho land desire to have their boys as far removed from temp tation as possible, and It should be remembered that a very large percen tage of tho volunteers, at least, are but boys In years nnd experience. The ethics of army life are not, perhars, such as to Improve a man's morals all round, nnd the absence of the can teen, while it will not abolish drunken ness among soldiers, will at least re move the temptation from their Im mediate vicinity. Heroine of the Seneca. The name of one woman nt least be sides that of Clara Ilarton will be in dlssolubly connertfd with the annals of the present a'nd that is Miss Jean nette Jennings, who, wearing tho badge of the Red Cross, was an angel of mercy on board the Seneca, laden with one hundred wounded fcoldiers from Siboncy. The vessel was totally unpro vided for the reception of the suffer ers as they were taken on at the lasl moment. The greatest deprivation was the lack of water, for want of which the men endured tortures. Miss Jen nings worked heroically, taking almost no rest whatever, and secured the aid of many passengers who were on board. Her fine executive ability and forethought in securing some stores before sailing saved the lives of many. A significant feature of this voyage was that the only passengers who re fused to be disturbed or to yield some of their own comfort for the benefit of the wounded were the military repre sentative of the Turkish army and his suite. The Turk who massacres and oppresses the poor defenseless Ar menian because of religious views Is not apt to bo strongly moved to com passion by the sight of a wounded or dying soldier of the hated faith. There Is a difference between the methods of America and Turkey as well asjVmer ica and Spain. Just now Immunes are In for greater demand than brigadier generals. Affairs in Spain. There Is nothing known to foreign correspondents at Madrid regarding the decision of the cabinet on the peace question. It has given us singu larly little concern all along what that decision would be. We are steadily advancing towards a solution of a problem which is causing so much speculation In Europe, If Sagasta does not sue for peace, his efforts to pro long the war will depend upon our recognition of a time when It may be safely nnd honorably ended. Our army Is ready to sail for Porto Rico. We do not expect any serious opposi tion to our Immediate investment of that place. Admiral Sampson was se verely ctlticlsed for bombarding tho Poi to Rican forts of San Juan, but It was as well to have partially disabled them then, as the woik will have to be thoroughly undertaken now at any rate with the disadvantage of delay ing debarkation. It Is not generally known when Watson's squadron Is to begin its Eastern Journey. The Span ish people in the seaboard towns real izing that Its arrival Is imminent, have taken a hasty 'departure with their goods and chattels to places far from the range of our guns. We can com miserate with these poor people, who are tho victims of the moral cowardice and political stupidity of the Spanish government. Even In the history of Spain it would be difficult to rind a parallel for the fatuity exhibited by the rulers and leaders of the people at the present Juncture. Blanco, as Sa gasta knows. Is not lighting with the American army or navy. Famine and starvation are the gaunt spectres which he has to face. We may leave these two ghouls to do their work. They will do it more effectively than we can at present. The escapades of the German fleet at Manila gave the queen regent some relief, probably. She has more than any other person high In affairs of the peninsula placed her hope In foreign Intervention. It Is not unlikely that her tenacity of faith In that delusion has had Its effect on her government. She Is said to be a strong woman with a will of her own equal to Its political Influence In determining questions of national policy. It seems, at any rate, that the aged Sagasta Is hypnotized by an Influence which Is not apparent on the surface of things. Time after time has he resigned, or made an effort to do so, and as often has he tumbled back into the trough of the political billows to rise again bb Inane Hnd Im potent as before, like a half-submerged bottle. There never has been a govern ment so demoralized that there were not political adventurers ready to ac cept the burdens of Its administration, and Spain presents no exception to a universal rule. The fact seems to be that the queen regent believes that when Sagasta goes the dynasty of her son goes with him, and she Is right. The activity of the Carllsta li really more theatrical than portentous. When the revolution comes, us come it will, Don Carlos will not, wo believe, profit by It. Ho can do nothing to recover Spanish prestige, Spanish Influence, or an Inch of Spanish colonial territory. He Is nn clement of disturbance, and of course no Inconsiderable one. He has undoubtedly tho power of tho church behind him, but a military dic tator, should he arise, will have the army, which Is of vastly more import ance. Weyler Is a Republican, and ho may be able, If so disposed, to rally the disaffected Republican, Socialistic, and annrchlal forces to his standard as well as tho army. They aro a numerous body In Spain, and there Is no end to their machinations. If he holds by the regency it may weather the cyclone. He Is more dreaded nnd influential than Campos, but more en igmatical and uncertain In his politi cal affiliations. This is how mattcts stand. The Spaniards have nothing to lose or gain by a change In the form of government. They have become so accustomed to reverses of late that they have ceased to be exciting even. They know that scarcely anything more can be lost to Spain than she has lost already. Watson's bombardment of tho mercantile cities of the south will make an agreeable Interlude dur ing the bull fights. The final cutting off of the electric nerve of communlcft.Ion between Rlanco and the home government, ex cept such messages as pass under our surveillance on questions appertaining to the surrender of Havana, compels the captain general to act on his ini tiative for better or worse. It leaves Sagasta and his ministry In entire of ficial ignorance of the condition of the army In Cuba. The ministry will have as little control of the disposition of the army or of Its surrender as It has over tho movement of the waves in the bay of Biscay. The government will, It is believed, court-martial Total for surrendering those detachments of his command that lay beyond the lines of the city of Santiago. It will go harder with Blanco If this bo the case. If Blanco surrenders Havana, as surren der he must, and that in a compara tively short time, our .terms of capitu lation will be that of tho entire Island north, south, east, and west; with every Spanish soldier, every rifle, and every cartridge that the enemy pos sesses. Blanco will probably find them harder to accept than Toral did; but wo have no reason to make them easier for him. Blanco has fallen nearly as low In the public estimation of this country as Weyler. m It is a pleasure to note that our Chi cago exchanges have recovered from the stereotyper's strike and have re sumed their normal condition. For a time they looked as though they might have been printed In Blnghamton. The military governor of Santiago will probably find It necessary to keep barbed wire fences between the Cu bans and Spaniards for some time to come. The present state of temperature is hard on the persons who are fretting over a possible Anglo-American alliance. When Scnor Norton, of Harvard next hears from Porto Rico he will probably look like a victim of scientific cook ery, Sylvester Scovel seems to be the "greatest thing that ever happened" since the palmy days of General Coxey. European diplomacy thus far has not seemed to cut much of a figure when pitted against American horse sense. All that eastern Cuba needs now is a few real estate boomers to stake off town lots, nnd the boom can begin. The Spanish troops of "capitulary" fame appear to have retained their ap petites along with their honor. If Admiral Von Dlederlchs Is not careful he is liable to have a hole shot through his name. The rising generation will soon begin to discuss events and conditions "before the war." The fall of Santiago may have a de pressing effect on the barbed wire in dustry. Under American rule Justice will no longer wink one eye at Santiago. DEPORE SANTIAGO. (July, 1S0S.) Who cries that tho days of daring are those that tiro faded fur. That never a light burns planet-blight to h hailed as the hero's star? Let the deeds of the dead be laureled, tho bravo, of tho elder ycais, , , But a song, we say, tor the men of today who have proved themselves ihelr peers! High in tho vault of the tropic sky is tho garish ee of tho sun, Am. down with Its crown of guns a-frown looks the hill-top to be won: There Is the trench where the Spaniard lurks, his hold and his hiding place. And he would crots tho space between must meet death face to face. Tho black mouths belch and thunder, and the shrapnel shi Ills and files; Where are the fain and tho fearless, the lads with tho dauntless eye? Will the moTnt tlnd them wanting? Nay, but with valor stirred! Like the leashed hound on the coursing ground they wait but tho warning word. "Charge!" and tho line moves forward, moves with a (shout und swing, While sharper far than the cactus-thorn Is tho spiteful bullet's sting Now they are out in tho open! and now they aro breasting the slope. While Into the eyes of death they gazo as Into the eyes of hope. Never they watt nor waver, but on they clamber and on. With "Up with the flag of tho stripes and stars, and down with the flag of tho don!" What should they bear through the shot runt air but route tho ranks of Spain. For the blcod that throbs In their heaits is the blood of the boys of Anthony Wayne! See, they have taken the trenches! Where aro tho foemen? Gone! And now "Old Glory" waves In tho breeze from the heights of San Juan! And so, while tho dead are luureled, the brave of the elder years, A song, we say, for the men of today who have proved themselves their peers! -Clinton Scollard, In Leslie's Weekly. Commerce d! the Hawaiian Islands. Special to the Scmnton Tribune. Washington. July XI. NTEN8K Interest In the Hawaiian Islands, especially In their commerce, Is upparont from the requests which aro reaching the Bureau of Statistic! from all nattn of tho country for the lecent publications of the bureau relating to tho enmmetee of tho Islands. Tho people of Hawaii bought last year nearly eight million dollars' worth of goods from all parts of tho world, and as over 75 per cent, of this wan from tho United States It Is.not surprising that the people of this country should want to know In dfitnll what these purchases woro, and especially what class of goods wcro Imported from other connttles of the worm than the United States. In view of the demand for this detailed Information, tho Bureau of Stnlstlc will, In Its next monthly publi cation, the "Summary of Flnanco and Comrr eice," present a full list of the nr. tides Imported Into Hawaii In tho year US", both quantities and values, and the country from which each article Is Im ported. While these stntemnts presenting lh quantities and valuo of each article Im ported Into Hawaii aro loo elaborate for complete reproduction In newspaper form, It Is practicable to enumerato the most Important of them. They aro herewith prexentid In the belief that they will piove of Interest to a largo number of manulacturers nnd merchants, lmll ratlng as they do, not only tho commer cial possibilities by way of exportation to Hawaii from tho United States, but also tho possibilities which may await manu facturers in cettnln lines In those Islands. Tho fallowing table Fhows the total Importations, Including specie, Into tho Hawaiian Islands by countries, during the year 1S97: U. S. Pacific Ports.. ..$C,5M,aS0 70 73.oS7o V ri. Atlantic Ports .. Xi-,0B1 Gt IUo, Gieat Britain t65.7Sl 23 9.S0 fiern'.fliy 1D2.!i22 13 2.1S Chluu ()0,7 10 2.9iro Japan 212,310 31 3.317o Australia & N. 2. ... 122.453 1! 3.31 CinacU ....' ES,074 fil .M Islands of the Pacific. 5.JC4 04 .07 Franco SC07 3 .Kfo Other Countries 20S.73S 10 2.54 Total $S,S3S,20J 09 200.00 The folic wing table shows tho most lin portant articles t;orled from the United States to Hawaii in 1S37, compared with lS'.K): ISOii. ISO). Agilcultural lmplem'ts..J 7,772 $ S.012 Animals 45.C47 105,5.17 Books, maps, etc 25,71b 45,990 Bread and biscuit r.3,."iW 34,893 Wheat LW.lUl 2S2,R90 All other breadstuffs.... 278,476 3.,S67 Carriages and street cars, etc 20,063 26.S01 Chemicals, drugs and dyes 121,273 10.',563 Coal ltf.sos 6,690 Copper and manufac- tures of UDD 0,b03 Cotton manufactures of. 301,250 365,715 Fancy articles 0,425 h,737 Flh 95,111 121.J91 Flax, hemp and manufac tures of 31.S44 i(5.:67 Fruits, including nuts.. 3S.91S 43,::'9 Glass and glassware 19,317 2J,')51 Gunpowder and other explosives 19,452 19,514 Hay (,t,,S32 74,523 India rubber and gutta percha, mfs of 23,780 30,382 Iron and steel and man ufactures of 726,312 823,056 Jewelry and manufac tures, gold and silver.. 6,62u 4,710 Leather and manufac tures of 176,027 205,153 Lime and con cnt 17,92.1 22,912 Malt liquors 51,367 7U.I49 Matches 16,227 1J.712 Musical Instruments .... ?0,190 22,!45 Oils 97,256 77,106 Paints, pigments and colors 34,700 44,2b3 Paper and stationery.... 70,273 78,253 Provisions (meat and dairy products) 155,576 146,279 Spirits 23.063 32.093 Sugar, refined 347,410 31,140 Tobacco, manufactures f 174,100 171.315 Vegetables 27,183 31183 Wine 72,633 76,263 Boards, deals, cto 210,931 23S.784 Household furniture 66,022 96,573 All other wood S9.592 109.072 Wool, manufactures of.. 51,614 ia.'Ai All other articles 4JS.577 580,529 Total domestic exports. J3.92S.1S7 ?4,622,581 The Imports from Great Britain amount ed to last yeai $865,781.25. tho most Im portant among them being cotton goods, amounting to over seventy thousand dol lars: linens, twelve thousand: steam plows, thirty-six thousand dollars; other machinery, about twenty-six thousand dollars; cloth bags, about one hundred and seventy thousand; Iron and steel rails, thirty-seven thousand arid twenty one dollars; other railway material, nlno thousand, one nlncty-one dollars; crock cry and glassware, twelve thousand ono hundred and seven dollars; roofing Iron, forty-five thousand eight hundred ninety dollars; photographic material, about elht thousand flnllnra tvnnlpn rrr.nHa about tlfty thousand dollars; lace, ten thousand fnrtv.nln. .Inlhira. rlMinnu wn thousand two hundred forty-five dollars; unseea on, tourteen thousand, seven hun dred forty dollars. From Germany tho Imports during the past year amounted to $192,932.19, the principal artlcls being building material, about $23,000; ma- cmnery, jju,uw; dry goods, about $15,000, and railroad material, about $9,000. ii A STUDY IN CONTIGUITY. From the Now York Tribune. Theso are the days of walling over the departure of the United States trom an assumed principle of anenMng only con tiguous territory to tills country. People who believe in tho Little America find it highly convenient for their argument against Hawaii now, happily, only a reminiscent sob and aguln3t any other extension of interests which tho present war may mako advisable, to discover tor themselves a precedent In history, even if they have to Ignore Alaska and Bay It U only a little wr.y off and doesn't amount to anything, anyhow. If Mani toba wanted to Join the Union, and Eng land and Canada applauded the step, they would discover that thero was some thing In nature which made tho forty ninth parallel of latltvde tho divine limit of American sovereignty, nnd that Alaska again was only a negligible ex ception. But that Is another Btory, We didn't start out to discuss tho vagaries of tho Little Americans, but to see what some of our notions of "contiguity" wcro In one great area of expansion, o When, In 1803, wo annexed Louisiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee woro tho extreme western states, and wo had only a wilderness between us and tho settled portion of our now domain. To go to New Orleanb even from Nashville was a river Journey of hundreds of miles, and from tho seat of the national government was an undertaking of weeks' duration. Louisiana was nothing llko as "contlgJ ous" as Alafka Is today or as Honolulu may be next year. It could be called "contiguous" only In that our wilderness touched Its wilderness, and mado a bar rier much more dlfllcult than tho sea. But California offers ever a better Illus tration of "contiguity " When, In 1S4U, Commodoie Sloat, hearing of tho out break of hostilities on the Rio Grande, took possession of Monterey and San Francisco on his own responsibility he was further away from his government's authority than Dowey has been nt Manila with the cable cut. Tho outpost of the United States was then Fort Leaven worth, and It took General Kearney be tween six and seven months to tuke what was left of 1,000 men from tho Missouri river to the Pacific coast. o We took California, and In ISM made It a statet and It was the least "contiguous" CO DSMmrs PON nrTr 0 1L-s1Lu.40 Profitable pointers; pointers that preach of prices pinched; pointers that should be carefully studied by those who have dry goods money to spendj Can't print all the bargain news, but what we do print you can rely upon. It pays to watch for our announcements; it pays to read them carefully, but it pays best to buy, there's where the actual saving comes in. We're flaking July Bmis5eess Hustle lo Drapery Depart meet0 We have decided to sell for the next 10 days Genuine Scotch Madras Curtain Material, regular price 25c, July price 17c. Genuine Scotch Madras Curtain Material, regular price 3c, July price 25c. Genuine Scotch Madras Curtain Material, regular price 49c, July price 36c, Metallic Silkoline Draperies, July price 7, 8 and 9 cents. White Lace Curtain Etamines, regular price I2jc, July price 8c. Dotted Swisses, regular price 15c, July price 10c. Tapestry and Velour Curtain Tops, July prices 23c and 25c. Great Sale of Lace Curtains at one-quarter and third off usual values Awnings of every description made to order. Always Busy SUMMER, 1898. Our annual July and August sale of Summer Footwear Is now on. All our Russets must go. You need the Shoes. We need room. Lewis, Rely & Mvies, lit AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE. state ever admitted to tho Union. The nearest state was Texas, which stretched an arm of unsettled plain far to the westward, while Missouri, Iowa and Ark ansas wero its other nearest neighbors Between them was a thousand miles of desert and mountain, where bleaching skeletons marked tho few trails and hos tile savages threatened tho adventurous traveler. The best routo to Washington was by two vojages over the high seas and a trip through a foreign country across tho Isthmus of Panama, and over that road wenfeongrcssmen and govern ment officials to and from our distant state. It was only In 1853 that tho Pan ama railroad was built, and it Is not be yond tho memory of man that up to tho completion of tho Pacific railroads much anxiety was manifested by thoughtful statesmen lest lack of "contiguity" sliouid cause our Pacific states to separate lrom tho Union. o Now, Instead of a waste of land, we havo the much less forbidding waste of water between us and Hawaii or Manili And to get to them by sea we do not have to traverse foreign territory. Cap tain Mahan has called the ocean "that broad sea common along which, and along which nlone, In all the ages prosperity has moved. Land carriage, al ways restricted and therqfore always slow, tolls enviously but hopelessly be hind, vainly seeking to replace and sup plant the royal highway of nature's own making." We tolled through sands and mountain passes to a far from "contigu ous" California, and we need not worry much nt the thought of little Journeys on nature's smoothed highway to Hawaii or tho Philippines. MANIFEST DESTINY. Louisville Courler-Journal. The bucolic dreamer, whose migrations are bounded by the apple orchard on thu ono side and the willow brook on the other, and whoso life Is a never-changing pastoral of haipy fancies, would preserve forever the republic conceived and estab lished by Washington and Franklin. For all his scientific explorations and discov eries, Franklin had no glimpse of steam even as It was known to Fulton and rite phenson, or of electricity as It Is known to Kdlson, and WasMngton, devising ways and means for a struggling people fringing the Atlantic seaboard, could not possibly foresee tho contractions which electricity and steam would bring Into geographj. We are eighty millions of energetl", aspiring, ambitious Ameri cans. Presently we shall be a hundred and fifty millions. Can any thoughtful man believe that this tremendous force may bo Isolated from the movements of mankind and fed on sowans llko their great-grandfathers of tho Revolution The Spanish wnr was not expected or de birod. Dut, Impelled by hands Invisible, It was upon us before wo knew It; and It will leave us a pretty bag to hold. Shall wo rip this bag open and empty Its con tents, or shall we adjust ourselves to thorn, and, to adjusting ourselves, ad minister tho obligations they will Impose tho best wo know how? But even If wo should wish to escape them, how can we? We shall havo to reckon with thu com merce of tho country, always enlatglng and seeking outlets. Is It nothing to add ten or twelve millions to tho free trade area of America? Wo cannot sink our hlps and extinguish. our navy. Nor can we relegato ourselves to tho rear of the advancing column of civilization which Is moving beyond our own borders. Al ready wo are grown too strong to be let alone In case wo seek the Isolation of which wo hear so much: and he who thinks we have no duties before us as a nation and as a people except to grow rich and fat. and so to mortify withal, recks either the word of God or the ways of man. i)J MILL & COMiELL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brass Bedstead, be sure that you get the beat. Our bro Bodstoads are all mado with seamlesi brass tubing and frame work Is all of steel. They cost no mors than many bedstead! madeof tho open seamless tubln:. Every bedatead la highly finished and laequered under a peculiar method, notblnj ever hav ing been produced to equal It. Our new Spring Patterns are now on exhibition. Hill & Goirraell At 121 North Washlnston Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Reveeme Caecellatioe tamps Made Orden ReyeoldsBros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JEUMYN BUILDINO. 130 Wyoming Avenua. MMsMmmnier Lamp Sale Until Sept ist we will offer our entire Hue of Banquet, Princess and Table Lamps at from 25 to Jo per cent, dis count, We wish to reduce stock. If you are in need of a lamp this is a chance to get a bargain. TIE CiEiONS, FEIRIM, MAIXEY Ca 422 Lackawanna Aveuna BAZAAI TP fflLEY Fob Of Our Huslin Under wear Sale. Our Great July Sale of Ladies' and Misses' Fine Muslin Under wear will last but FOUR DAYS LONGER The style, quality of material and workmanship of our line is too well known to need any comment further than that wa are overstocked for this time of the year and have to make room for our Tall lines that will soon be ready for delivery. Every garment In stock has been re marked at reductions varvlnz from 10 to 25 per cent, below regular pries for this sale, which will positively close on Saturday of this week. In (he annexed list are seveial num bers which we will discontinue and the prices quoted barely cover the cost of materials. One Lot Gowns, our regular 9So qual ity durins the season. TO CLOSE OUT AT 3c. One Lot Gowns, nicely trimmed and a good number for $1.25. SALE PRICE 90c. One Lot Gowns, extra sires and hind somely trimmed, worth $1.50. SALE PRICE $1.10. One Lot Undeisklrts, plain and good quality muslin, regular price 50c and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE 39c and 49c. One Lot Drawers, neat embroidery trimmed. SPECIAL PRICE 25c. One Lot Drawers, plain tucked, extra quality, were 50c and 63c. SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE 29o Our elegaut line of fine Trimmed Corset Covers, Chemise, Umbrella Drawers, Night Dresses and Skirts is too numerous to mention, but all are alike subject to reductions for this sale only 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyomlaj Dtttrlct .- Mining, Bleating, Sporting, Stnokalui and the Itcpauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tafety Fuae, Caps and Explodeau Itoom 401 Connell Building. ticrantoa. A(&KOIEi THOS. FORD, JOHN B. SMITH i SON; W. Ii MULLIGAN, Plttatsa Plymouth Wllkes-Barra Oily lays Mere nuns it
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