rf!m 03 SCRANTON TRIBUNES MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898, r : PW (Je .Scranfon CrtBune Published na.llr Kxccpt Sunday, by the Tribune Publishing Company, at Fifty CanU u Month. New York Office! ino Nu St., S.S. VHKKL.ANI), Hole Agent for Foreign Advertising. tNTKRHD AT TnK rOITOFFICK AT SCRANTON, TA., AS SKCOITD-CLASS MAIL MATTER. SCRANTON, AUGUST 8, 1808. 9 1 JfltlLBPPLWL " REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. STATE. Governor-WILLIAM A. STONE Lieutenant Governor J. P. S. GOBIN. Secretary of Internal Affairs J AM 13 S W. LATTA. JikIro of Superior Court-W. W. POR TER. Congr ssmen at - Large SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT, QALUSHA A. GROW. LEGISLATIVE. Sennte. Twentieth Drst.-JAML'S C. VAUGHAN. House. Tirst Dlstrlct-JOHN R FARR. Tourth Distrlct-JOHN r. REYNOLDS. COLONEL STONE'S PLATFORM. of purchase from the emissary of thr candidate who solicits a nomination under the Crawford county plan? Will tho respectnble cltlren who keeps away from the primaries now because he thinks bad men run them have any moro moral courage when under tho proposed plan he will see that his vote unci inituenrc are liable to bo paired hy Unit of the first Ignoramus or scoundrel who conipi along? Wo ask these questions In good faith, to tho end that public discussion may tho moie clearly reveal th merits of tho contemplated Innovation In party government. As we have said, the columns of The Tribune jug open on equal tetms to ndvocates or oppo nents of the Crawford system who have something to say on this timely subject worth the baying. For these contributed opinions we shall not as sume responsibility hut we shall freely give room to them In the interest of tho public's enlightenment. Representative Dolllver, after a talk with President McKlnley, said: "Wp will keep Luzon, with Manila, the capi tal city." Whether this Is a personal or a reflected opinion we cannot say. At all events, Luzon Is the nub of the Philippine situation. It has 40,000 square miles, 4,500,000 population, most ly civilized, and Is said to be fullv as rich in commercial possibilities as either Cuba or Porto Rico. What would be left after we had taken Lu zon would hardly be of enough conse quence to squabble over. ous drugs. Germany offers us an ex ample In this respect. The Tribune, In recalling Its staff correspondent, Mr. T. J. Duffv. from Camp Alger because of the subsidence of news Interest requiring his ptesence there, wishes publicly to make acknow ledgment of lto appreciation of his In defatlgablo and brllllnnt work in Its behalf, performed with unfailing fidel ity under all kinds of conditions and In tho face of many obstacles and drawbacks. Ills letters home exhibited every characteristic requisite In first class reporting. Andrce, the Arctic explorer, has been absent thirteen months, and there Is little hopp that he will ever bo heard from, Andreo cmbaikcd upon n Jour ney where the chunres were a hun dred tc one against a return. A sad fea ture of the (Uit-o Is tho fact that In terest In the Spanish-American war has caused the world almost to forget his foolhardy exploit. Proposed Change in Party Riil?s G0LDSM1T TT5rO ill J LJ BAZAA I. It will be ni) purpose when elected o so conduct m-df ns to win the respect and good wll' of thoi-c who have opposed me ns well hi those who have given me their support 1 sh ill be the governor of the whole peonh of the state. Abuses have undoubted!) Brown up In the leglf Tnturo which ate neither the fault of one party nor the other, but rather the rrovvth of custom lnnecessarv Investi gations hu been authorised bv commit ttes, resulting In unnrccfsary opense to tho Mate. It will he my care and pur pose to correct there and otlu r evils in to far as I have the pnwtr It will be mv purpose while governor of IVnn,)lv.tnia, as It has heen mv purpose In tl.o pub'le positions that I have held with God's help to dlscharp-e mv whole duty Tho people are gioater than the parties 'o which thev belong. I nm only JcaloiM of their favor. I shall only attempt to win their approval and my experience has taught me that that can best be done by nn honest, modest, dally discharge of public duty. Those snugly houpd war department understrappers w ho seek to escape from public criticism by alleging that the worst ailment of Shatter's army is homesickness might give an exhibition of unselfishness by volunteering to take the army's place. A government Inquiry recently taken upon tho subject of the drink problem's economic features discloses that more than five-sixths of the employers of labor In the United States discriminate In wages or In other ways against the employe who habitually uses intoxi cants. This Is an official temperance lesson. Nearlng the Finish. That Spain would In the end agree to our terms of peace was assured from tho beginning. The utmost that has been In doubt on this point was as to the period of time which would be required for her procrastinating and inefficient rulers to act upon their rec ognition of the inevitable. Holding as It does every point of ad vantage, our goernment can well af ford to await tho Spanish sut render with equanimity. Tho news from Madrid tells of conferences, counter conferences, goings and comings which signify that the opposition of the dons is on its last legs. In spite of the re ported decision to gulp our terms down unconditionally, If we may draw Infer ences from tho past there will probably be efforts yet to secure from us a glossing of the nauseous dose, for dip lomatic Jugglery Is Spanish second nature. Hut firmness, fortunately well assuied. at Washington will be followed in due season by yielding at Madild. We need not become Impatient. The United States Is now at the happiest stage in its Spanish-American lelatlons. The war vlctoilously ended with unexpected prestige for American arms, we have not vet en teied seilously upon the discharge of Its unsuspected lesponsibilitles. God grant that our Ictoties coming as the duties of re-established peace shall compare In glory and thoroughness with our militant triumphs. It takes responsibilities to keep Uncle Sam awake. Mr. Chittenden's Letter. Mr. fhlttpndim s defense of the Ci aw ford county system, which ap pears elsewhere on this page, should bo read In connection with the letter from Mr. Acker In lurt Thursdays Tribune, to which it replies. It will be noted that Mi. Chlttendon expects a change from the venal delog.ue to the dliect nomination system in Lack awanna county to lemedy somewhat rpeedll) most of those abuses which hive their loot in the indifference of the party masses tow aid their duty at the primaries. This, of corns', can only be upon the supposition that the change In s) stems will be simultane ous with an equtJly radical change In tho attitude of tho county's electors. Hut Is that supposition cuthorlzed? If the Crawford county syitem is to be adopted uftcr open discussion in Lackawanna we certainly trust that Mr. Chittenden's optimistic predictions will be fulfilled to the letter: that with the abolition of the delegate system money will cease to exert a pernicious influence in politics; that primaries under the new order will be fair, well attended and honestly expressive of vtho paity will; and that ellglbl'lty to preferment at the hands of tho people will be broadened to Include evf-ry de serving citizen having qualifications; for public oince, Irrespective of wealth or poverty, creed, or previous condition of servitude. Toward this Ideal tefoim should tend. But a pertinent question in this connection Is, Will a mere re adjustment of the mechanism of pro curing nominations for office secure radical Improvement In political con ditions in the absence of any general betterment of individual conditions? IW1II the voter who used to sell his vote to the candidate for delegate who offered for It a drink of whiskey or b((c decllua to entertain proposals An Appeal to tho Public. The associate society of the Red Cross, of Philadelphia Is making stten uous efforts to secure sufllclent sup plies to fill n steamci, to bo sent to the suficrlng ns a contribution fiom Pennsjlvnnla. Tho steamer will pall nl)out Aug. 15, and will touch the sev eral ports nearest to tho encampments In the southern states, and distribute supplies whore needed. Thence it will continue its voyage to the camps in Cuba and Porto Rico. So lone as tho arm) and n-ivy of the United State? are In need of supplies of any kind, the society will endeavor to meet all demands. That there is at present very urgent need for more than wo can send seems to Ijp undisputed. That this need, In caio peace wcic declared tod.iv, would continue for month", and for a short time increase, is acknowledged by the press and tho government. As soon as this war, which has brought suspense to so many homes and unspeakable sonow to others, Is dedai'vl ended, find may that day lie near at hand, all the teirltory now in dispute must bo gar risoned, each Cuban and Potto Rican town must hive Its, leglmont The Islands in tho Pacific, for months, will be occupied hy 50,000 of our brave men In all these Islands fevei Is epidemic, and bp)ond any doubt, largo numbers will be stricken. Does any one dispute the statement that the ordinary army, commissary and hospital do not afford adequate comfort and attention to men who have offeied themselves in their country's service, and who have left comfortabo homes and genial cli mates for tho discomfort trials, temp tations and dangers of army life, and have gone Into the most depressing cli mate imaginable? When tho war is u memory, and every calamity soon be comes a thing of the past, when the excitement of war news and hat row -h"; accounts of suffering, ro lunser ptescnted to us by the dally press, fail to act as a stimulus on tho gen eral public to offer its contributions of money and goods, then will suffering continue and the death lists swell Momentous questions must be deter mined In Cuba and elsewhere, and un til they are settled, our armies must be maintained there. Ts it too muMt to ask citizens of this commonwealth to double their contributions so thnt the societies engaged in the work will be able to give the boys for most of them uie mere boys those few comfoits with which they are continually sur roun led at home? Tho society of the Red Cross appeals to tho heart of every sympathetic man and womin in this state for co-opeiation. The society as sures you that each mlto contilbuted actually does feed an army lad raven ously hungry, who for months has lived on coarse army fare; or, does help to supply changes of bed cloth ing and those other things, so essen tial to ordlrary comfort in hospitals. If letters from the army ato Indica tive of the gratitude of the bojs, on their return, those who have co-operated In the work will be thankful that they had an opportunity to do so much for them. Funds as well ns the following ar ticles uie urgently needed: Salt pork, corned beet In barrel, codfish hard cured, mackerel In kits, smoked beef and hums, bacon, canned salmon, smoked samages, Indian or corn meal, (lour, oatmeal, cracked cats, wheat In any fcrm, barley, canned vegetables of all kinds canned fruit of all kinds, dried ftult, such as apples, piuncs, apricots, etc., soups, malted milk, con densed milk, evaporated rrcnm, wines, grape Juice, lime Juice, clam bouillon, taspheiry vinegar, cotfee, tea, cocoa, and general gtocerles, Jellies, preserves and Jams. Disinfectants of every de scilptlon, quinine pills and avmeiaJ drugs, ointments salves, Phenol So dlqup, gauze of all kinds, absorbent cotton, surgical antiseptics, general hospital stores, and soaps. Red cloth ing for hospitals, pajamas for soldiers, canvas and carpet slippers for use in hospitals, mosquito netting, palm leaf fans, towels, absorbent and Turkish, soft handkerchiefs, bandannas very desirable. Clothing, new, suitable for summer wear, made as plainly an pos slblp, for children of 5 years and up wards, and women and men. The society will receive donations of supplies at 1501 Chestnut street, and contributions of money may be sent to William Hill, treasurer, 303 Walnut street. Philadelphia. Captain Mahan says the Santiago victory was Sampson's because Samp son arranged all tho plans. Does Schley deserve no special credit for his part In executing them? Would It hurt Sampson to bo ns generous toward Schley as Schley has shown himself to bo toward Sampson? Tho Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says there Is talk In Washington that Alger took that foul shot at Roosevelt at the instiga tion of New Yoik politicians who want ed Teddy's wings clipped. We don't believe that Tom Piatt Is that kind of a fighter. It Is difficult to please everybody. Now comes along n woman who de clares that Captain riilllp, whom all the religious Journals have been laud ing, was guilty of dreadful blasphemy when he thanked God for the bloody and unsanctllled work in Santiago harbor. Agulnaldo has been accused by the newspapers of having tho big head. There may be some questions as to th size of the yellow statesman's cranium, but ho has certainly demon strated that It Is not empty. General Young's assertion of the In capacity of tho Cubans for self-government Is at least premature. A wise man In General Young's position would have restrained his prophetic Impulse until utter the Cubans had had a fat. chance. According to the London Spectator, sixty jcars hence will see tho United States with a population of 200.000,000, the world's most powerful nation. The Spectator has good foresight. The volunteer who should hold Roosevelt's letter against him would go far to Justify whut Teddy said. Hobson's head should be photo graphed as a pattern for Agulnaldo. ROOSEVELT AND ALGER. A Piece of Pettiness. Prom the Chicago Record. After the extraordinary service which Colaicl Roosevelt has rendered it was a piece of pettiness for Secretary Alger thus to tnke advantage of his llrst oppor tunity to rebuke and humiliate him pub licly, putting a falso construction on an Impulsivo remark to try to make him an object of dislike to tho other volunteers. This was not noble on tho part of the secretary of war. One is tempted to be llevo the act was prompted by a feeling of EpItC. Unjustified. From the Philadelphia Times. Teddy Roosevelt may bu a little too self-assertive for a military man, but if Secretary Alger undertakes to "down" him, he will quickly learn where the public Judgment rests between the two. There Is nothing whatever In Colonel Roosevelt's letter to the secretary, of the date of July 23, that in tho slightest de gree Justifies tho Ill-mannered reply two weeks later. For Sccietary of War. Prom the Philadelphia Bulletin. A new secretary of war is In orde-, Mr. President, and a good many of your fellow.cltlzens are thinking that the brains, energy and sterling patriotism of Colonel Theodora Roosevelt would meas ure up exactly to the place. Solid with the People. From the Elmlra Advertiser, The fathers and mothers, tho wives and children of America thank God that Theo dore Roosevelt dared to disregard his technical duty and shako up the fosills unto whom he was subject. The Public with Teddy. Trom tho Buffalo News. Mr. Alger rushed Into print too soon. When It comes to a popular vote between him and Roosevelt, tho latter will win out by a largo majority on this issue. Editor of Tho Tribune. Sir: Now that the Spanish wnr Is In a sufficiently safe bIibpo wo havo a little spare time to devoto to our local Inter ests nnd ns tho fall convention approach es tho question whether the Crawford county system ordered by the Inst county convention shall be adopted by the nctt ono or this present s)stem maintained ho comes u very llvo question. A very thoughtful letter In your Thursday's Is sue fiom Mr. Acker forecasts the proba ble dangers mid deficiencies ot thnt sys tem as clearly an It Is possible to do with an oi crimen t not )ct tried. I admit ut once that it Is possible for the Crawford county system to be a failure In Lacka wanna courty, but If It Is it will bo bt cnujo the people of Lackawanna county urc a failure. If with a list of caidl dutes for each ofneo before him the Individual Republican voter Is unable to select a worthy nnd decent candidate for an om.ee, then the Republican voters ure unfit for free government, and not only Is party supremacy not worth maintain ing, but It deserves and should be de stro)ed. c The quiet assumption that the present s)stcm of county nnd city conventions Is a success Is worthy enreful consldeia tlon beforo making any change. Under the delegate svstem the city has passed entirely under Democratic control Tho county elections after Immense expendi tures of money have been won only In part b) Republlcnt.s and that end seems to have been attained only by practically abntulonlng part of tho ticket and con centrutlns all effort on the offices that havo the most patronage and political control. And all this is not the worst feature to one who believes In tho Re publican party us the party of Intelli gence and progress. The vote for the various candidates shows variations amounting to thousands of votes. This, if ono considers it carefully, indicates thnt thousands of voters arc becoming totally indifferent, to party ties and 'eel no senso of rcKponslblllty for tho nomi nees they are supposed to have selected at the convention and primaries. o Let us look frankly ut the present sys tem and Its consequences. Say ten coun ty officials are to be selected. The fight In the pilmary hinges on the election of sheriff. Delegates arc inn in this inter ests and all else Is overlooked. I go to the primary nnd find each delegate spenl Ing money freely to secure his election his money, perhaps, more likely the coun. tv candidate's and then he represents my choice for ono ofllce only. The other of fices, If even the delegate Is an honora ble politician, he is free to recoup his expenses on Op the (lay ot the conven tion tho various candidates for the lead ing office dicker with tho candidates for tho other offices to be filled until the con vention Is provided with a slate or two. Aro these slates made by fitness or by a general regard for the victory of tho whole ticket? Not at all. Tho decisive matter Is, How much monev can a can didate add to help carry the slate In tho convention? The nominations are finally made nnd the candidate starts out to spend his money for the capture of the mcessiry votes I will not dwell on this part. Tho crowding of the sidewalks with men of Influence waiting to be purchased by the committee In the last dn)s of the campaign Is famallar to us all, I speak of these facts because all nominees must boodle the primaries for delegates, hoodie the convention for nomination, boodle the saloons nnd voters for elections and after all this the public expects them to handle their small salaried offices honestly and for the public good. This is called a sys tem and we are warned against disturb ing it for fear of strange nnd weird uangers. But In Its last anal) sis It Is a system by which no absolutely conscien tious, honest or poor man can become ft public official In the stato of Pcnns)lva nln. Read the oath, administered hero to all officials; read tl.o law covering 'he Interest on public funds nnd guess in this btoad stato how many of us public func tionaries could escape condemnation for perjury or milfcasance under a strlet construction of plain Ergllph. If a mm pa)S more for an office than It will bring In he must steal to live. o Let us look nt tho Crawford county system It Is tho primary day of his patt) and tho voter comes to the polls nnd is handed a list of the offices to be filled with tho various candidates for each olilce. Ho looks over the list. Ho may be personally a bad man. He may desire a thief In nn office of trust. Ho votes tor him. That Is one. But the balance of tho list ho Is indifferent to and naturally se lects tho nine men whose fitness and pro bity commend themselves to him. On his vote alone, which would bo the more likely to glvo a good administration this with one bad man or tho other with what It naturally produces? The candidate of tho Crawford county system pa)s Ids pro rata share of tho cost of pilnting the ballots. That Is his only expense. He bu)s no delegates, no convention, no pub lie. It ho docs not prove an honest and efficient man ho cannot plead the costs of his campaign for he has no honest ones. If he proves a thief It is because he willed It, not becaubo the s) stein torccd It. Hakim; For Fall K OOjTH Stock Necessitates the cutting and slashing of prices. All of our summer silks must go, therefore a price has been put on them that will attract the attention of many a sharp buyer. Foulard Silks, with Black Grounds and colored Figures, worth 35 cents, Now 21 Gents. Printed Japanese Habituai Silks, worth 65c, HOW 35 Cents, The best 27 inch Printed American and French Foulards, worth $1,00, Now 49 Celts, SEE WINDOWo Always Busy MILL & COMELt 121 N. Washington Ave. SUMMER, ISPS. Our annual July and August salo of Summer Footwear is now on. All our Russets must go. You need the Shoes. We need room. Lewis, Rely k Bavies 111 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE. 1 . .- .0 FINLEY BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying n brai Dedstead, bo sura that you get the best. Our brass Boditeads are all made with seamless brau tubln; and frame work is all of steel. They cost no mora than many bedsteads made of tho open saamleu tublne Ever) bedstead is highly finished and lacquers t under a peculiar method, iiothing; ever hav ing been produced to equal It. Our ner Bpiine Patterns axe now on exhibition. Leather Goods, NotSoes, Etc. defections nt the polls. The Crawford county system may develop weak spots. All things humin do. Rut machine poli tics and boodle will be dead the day It Is honestly tried. Yours, C. V. Chittenden. COAL FOR THE NAVY. In the last sixteen years in this country the consumption ot distilled spirits fell off oneflfth, and of wines more than one-half, while tho con sumption of beer almost doubled. The tax on beer is the largest slnglo item In the nation's revenue. It Is therefore high time there were more rigid official Inspection of the processes of beer making, with a view to tho prevention of adulteration and the use of deUterl- ANNEXATION INEVITABLE. rrom tho Philadelphia Inquirer. Whim It Is found that tho Cubans ara unfltttd to run a government on their own hook, tho only thlnt,' left will be an nexation, and annexation will come Just us In the caso of Hawaii, because our in terests as a nation demand it. Cuba would be freo even If annexed, for there Is no freer government thi.n the United States affords. The island would have home rule, Just as our territories have It, but it would be subject to our laws. We bellevo thnt public sentiment, both In the United States and Cuba, will attach the Island to our own nation, A MODEL OFFICER. PlttsburK Chronicle-Telegraph. Commodoro Schloy seems to ba one of the straight-forward, modest, kind-hearted men, who go ahead and do their duty undisturbed by envy or Jealousy. A KISS. (After Leigh Hunt.; For The Tribune. Ilobsou kissed mo when wo met Down his lofty etaturo bendlns. And that Incident will yet With my epitaph bo blending. Say the other girls are madl ""'" Say that mairlage may havo missed me, Say I'm silly; yes, hut udd. Hobson kissed me! -H. C. F, It is urged against the plan that thU county contains divers religions and na tionalities which will complicate and de stroy the good wcrklng of this plan. Let us look at matters with our e)cs opom Tho Welsh Republicans show a solidarity that Is entirely absent from the Indiffer ent Americans nnd Germans. It may well happen that the firRt yenr or two their nominees would be In excess of their ac tual proportion of tho party vote. But If so, their nominees would have to be lit men to receive such proportion ot their own vote, nnd if they were not fit men they would learn by quick experience o test the public pulse more accurately. On tho other hand, the Democratic party would bo confronted by a much worse problem No young voter will stay In a party where ho selects his candidate through tho rotten medium of a county convention when he can pick out and voto for his proferenco for every candi date on the '1st. The Uemicracy. in self defense, must adopt It als,o und then with ono nationality furnishing four-fifths cf tho voto must set aside enough to tho German and American Democrats to as sure success. It will prove a prctt) prob lem to work out, but If tho Democrats achieve success It will be with a class ot men that will leave few regrets to Re publicans. o The religious question and secret so cletlcs, I Imagine, will tut little Ice In tho fnco of good value received for hard earned taxes. I have taken your space for this question because It is one ot the highest Importance. Tho conscience of tho public as well as of olnclals is becom ing thoroughly demoralized. There 's scarcely a public treasury, city, county or state, that is not already short of funds this year In spite of onerously In creased taxation. A crop of shameful scandals is already planted and will sure ly ripen to the Injury of all property In terests unless there Is u radical change The Crawford county system offers such a change nnd It Is my fortune to take tho responsibility of Introducing It Into the city government next year. I wish 1 could Impress on ever)' citizen of tho city how much hangs upon that election. In spite of tho efforts of Boards of Trado nnd Individual patriotism, the future of Scranton, with Its falling coal, hangs upon good or bad municipal government, The first necessity for success with tho Crawford s)tem is to have good men come forward for ofllce. Tho next is to havo plenty of candidates for each ofllce; and the last is that Republican voters must turn out to the primaries, Under this system no longer can cne vote from the Seventh ward count more than nlno-ty-nlno from tho Seventeenth. Tho Re publican voters will select the Republican candidates. No voter can plead corrup tlon as an excuse for kicking. With a free and counted vote for every candidate From the Philadelphia Stockholder. The superiority of anthracite as a fual for war vessels is unquestioned. The weight of all authority favors it. Tor more than thirty )ears past, successive commissions of experts, appointed by our own navy department, hive reported In favor of tho use of hird coal In preference to bituminous. Throughout the civil war, Penns)lvanla anthracite was used almost exclusively by the United States navy, and It was not until several )ears after tho close of that war that e,oft coal began to gain ground for naval purposes. Its cd vanco was rapid, with the result that tt tho present tlmo no United Suites war vessel burns hard coal. The advantages of the latter need hardly be enumerated. H seem absurd, for example, to paint our battle ships nnd cruisers a ghostly gray in order that their color may blend with the ocean mists, thereby concealing their movements, when at single shovelful cf soft coal tossed into tho flro box adver tises the vessel's presence to any enemy that may bo within a score of milss. Spontaneous combustion of soft coal has, even In tha short period of the present war, given much trouble aboard our war ships; this Is a danger ever present where bituminous coal Is stored; many who will read these lines have sailed over a thou sand miles of ocean unconscious that a flro was raging In tho coal bunkers be neath them This never occurs with an thracite; Mio latter can ba kept between a ship's decks, or In other storage, for long periods without danger, and with no appreciable loss of energy. It Is easy and clean to handle; bulk for bulk, anthra cite's steam making properties are three times as great as those of bituminous; it requires less stoking, consequently small cr forces nt men; there Is no substantial difference in tho cost when all factors are taken into consideration. Hill & Coeeell At 121 North Washtnsto Avenue. Scranton, Pa. S, sses, DEEP AND PURE. rrom tho Outlook. Perhaps tho most satisfying effeet of the war so far has teen Its testimony to the fact that the springs of American character are still deep and pure; that when sacrifice, courage, ana the surren der ot all that men value inoit are atKCd fcr, they nre Instantly given The men In the field aro now bringing Into the lltht ot day the teachings they have tecetveu In tho silence of their formative years. If that teaching had been superficial or lacking In vitality, there would have been no such splendid flaming of the heroic spirit. CONCERNING GRAMMAR. Trom the New York Sun. No doubt technical correctness of speech Is a desirable thing, but It may te Insisted upon too much. The Kngllsh language. Is an uncommonly active and hearty fellow, whoso feet are not to be fcqueczed with pumps all the time, but must havo their slippered hours. A for mal and finical exactness either of pro nunciatlon or of xjntax is not to be praised. There should be no affectation either of rudeness or pedantry. Tho moro natural the talk or writing is tho better. Law Blanks aid tie largest Hie of office supplies aisl sta tionery Ii E E Peim Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JEltMYN BUILDINO 130 Wyoming Avonuo. To effect a compute clearance on evs erythlng in "Fancy Notions" we wllVI closo the season with a "General Clean ing Up Sale" on Ladies9 Leather Belts, Hue Silk and Elastic Belts, Belt BiicMes ancl Sets, Chatelaine Bags, SWrt Waist Sets, Necl- iles, Etc,, Etc, Our assortment of "Fine Goods" in the above lines being still largo, prices havo been cut proportionately, and you will find them during this sale, low enough to fit tho occasion. An unlimited assortment of Leather Belts. 25c. goods cut to 13c 39c. goods cut to too 50c. goods cut to .3a CDc. goods cut to 50c KAILIIBAD BELTS, "FRENCH MO ROCCO." 7)c quality cut to 4Jo $100 quality cut to 75c FANCY SILK AND ELASTIC BELTS. Our J1.23, $1.50 and $1.75 goods, in one lot at 73c A few lino French Enamel and Jewel Belts will be closed at exactly one-half price. ONE LOT Chatelaine Bags, 50c. qual ity, cut to 330 ONE LOT Morocco Chatelaine Bags. $1.00 goods, cut to 79o All finer grades at like reductions. Choice line ot Shht Walht Sets In Sterling Silver and Fine Gilt, an ele gant assortment at -5o One-half gross Fine Shirt Waist Sets an assorted lot, To closo at 13c, worth doubla ONE LOT Indies' P. K. Ties, best goods, at 130 China Silk String Ties, largo assort ment, three for I3o Uno extra henvy Bilk String Ties, our 25c. quality at three for FOo We will offer "Special for this Sale" our "Own Brand" of Choice Taffeta Ribbons No. 40 at 23o No. SO at 2SC Elegant color assortment. FAIR PRAISE FOR REGULARS. at the primary no sleep need bo lost over aster. From tho Philadelphia Times. Just as surely aH wo owe our victories at sea to tho unsurpassed training of our navy do we owe the one necessary and decUlvo success on land to the long, patient, silent preparation of our army, and any attempt to exalt the amateur warrior at its expense can only bring dls- Midsimmmer Lamp f u O Until Sept ist we will offer our entire Hue of Banquet, Princess and Table Lamps at from 25 to 50 per cent, di count. We wish to rediu stock. If you are in need o a lamp this is a chance to get a bargain. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for the Wyomlaj District fa: iiroiT 0 roiiEut TIE CLE10NS, FEEBEE, WALLEY CD, 423 Lackawanna Avouna Mining, matting, Sporting, Smokeloii and the Repauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXP LQSIVES. tafety Fuse, Caps and Kiploders. Room 401 Connell Building. Bcrantoo, AQKNOILS; THO FORD, JOHN U. SMITH &&OH, W. E. MULLIGAN. Plttstot. riymoutti WUkes-Borrs V .. )1 -il t' (
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