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H.H. VKHKIiAXO,
bole Agent for I'orolan Advcrttitlii?.
1MKIU.II AT THE POSTOKKICK AT SCnANTON,
VA; AS8tC'0NI)-CL,.HS MAIL MAITKrt.
SCHANTON, OCTOHKtl 21, IMS.
KLPUUL1CAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.
Uovoiuor-Wl I.I.I AM A. SUONK.
Lieutenant Uovernor J. 1". S. CIOUIN.
Sccrotury of Inlct-iiul Affairs JAMtiS W.
LATTA.
JikIkcm of Superior Coiirt-W. W. l'olt.
TKlt, V. D. l'OHTi:il.
Coiiki oasnn n - ut - LniRO SAMUEL A.
DAVKNTOnT, (JALL'SIIA A. UHUW.
COUNTY.
Oongrcss-Wlt.LlAM CONNIILL.
JllelRc-1'. W. GlWSTl-Mt.
Corollor-JOIIN J. HOMKItTS, 51. 1).
.Suneyur-OKOIUIK K. STHVKNSOX.
LEGISLATIVE.
Semite.
Twentieth Dlst.-JAMRS C. VAVOIIAN.
House.
First Dlstrlct-JOJIN It. FAtUl.
Second Dlstiiet-JOIIN SCllllCBlt, Jit.
Third Wstrlct-N. MACKKV.
Fourth Dlstrlu-.UHIN T UllYNOLDrf.
COLONEL STONE"S TLATFORM.
It will bo my purpose when elected to
bo conduct inywlf tin to win the re."lnet
and Rood will of those who Imvu opposed
mo as ell as those who have. given mo
their support. 1 Khali bo the governor
ot the whole people of the Htiitc. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up hi the legis
lature which arc neither th' fault ot one
party nor tliu othei. but rather the
growth of custom. rnnccct-sary Investi
gations have been authorized by commit
tees, reMiltlng In unnecessary expense 1o
the state. It will be my eate and pur
pose to correct these and Pthi- evils in so
far as 1 hno the power. It will bo my
purpose, while governor of ivniisylvnnla,
us it has been my purpose In the public
posltons that I luce held, with God's
help, to dlsehatfio my whole duty. The
people nie greater than the parties to
which they belnnq. I am only jealous of
their favor. I shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be dono by
an honest, modtst, dally discharge of
public duty.
Tho people of I'ennsylvanla linve
bought enough "reform" gold bricks on
tlio Htrcngth of Democratic guberna
torial campaign promises. They are
not to bo deluded this year Into an
other false political investment.
Three Men in Review.
Each of the three gubernatorial can
didates In this state lias now In thor
ough fashion presented his views upon
public Issues, and It is unlikely that
tho ensuing fortnight will bring for
ward new arguments or new Informa
tion. Starting upon tho assumption
that a majority of the men now hold
ing political positions in Pennsylvania
are thieves nnd liars, the Prohibition
candidate. Dr. Swallow, has with un
ceasing din presented himself as the
oiio man living within the borders of
tho commonwealth who unites within
his personality the qualifications neces
sary to nn honest administration of
the gubernatorial oillce. The Inferior
ot each of his colleagues In adminis
trative experience; wholly lacking In
breadth of view and In equipoise of
temper; a man so unmindful of facts
that ills accusations against others
have repeatedly been disproved nnd
lilmself once convicted In open court
for criminal libel; so Intense In narrow
opinion nnd so furious In zeal as o
suggest the fanatic, this candidate,
however effective may bo his work In
disturbing public opinion and In aid
ing tho machinations of the shrewd
Phlladelphlan who is using him as a
temporary cats paw, must be consid
ered as beyond the possibility of an
election. The staid citizenship ot Penn
sylvania will never knowingly choose
a firebrand for governor.
On the Democratic ticket a gentle
man is running for this high office
who, while of respectable intellectual
powers, represents no principle to
which a majority of Pennsylvanlans
can respond. Judge Jenks Is tempera
mentally better fitted than Dr. Swal
low for the chief magistracy of the
commonwealth; his experience In pub
lic affairs is much wider nnd more
varied; his acquaintance with tho ways
and means of public administration Is
larger; ho would not make a person
ally offensive or a freakish executive.
Yet as a lepresentative of political
opinion and policy he belongs to u
school of public thinkers grossly ob
jectionable to the predominant senti
ment of the state. An opponent of tho
Lincoln administration during the war
of tho rebellion, he has followed his
party into every erioneous position
which It has assumed since; he has
been opposed to proper Piotectlon to
American Industries; ho Is a believer
In the fallacious doctrine. of free silver,
and his connection with the present
campaign Is that of a man foisted by
freo silver Influences upon a reluctant
party driven to nominate him under
tho whip of Ouffey and Ciurmmi. If
elected his first allegiance would be to
these political sponsors nnd proprietors
and by them he would be controlled so
that every Influence nt his command
would be thrown to the support of tho
free sliver movement. His present
advocacy of reform Is but the feint of
a spoilsman scenting prey; the only
reform he wants Ih to keep the other
fellows out and to get himself In.
The Hepubllcan nominee. Colonel
Stone, stands before tho people of the
state exempt Irom accusation or sus
picion; ii stahvuit exponent of stal
wart Republicanism; known ns a lead
er In national legislation and as a man
well-rounded and serene. He won his
nomination by going for It before the
voters of his party, nnd during all tlfo
noise and splutter ot this vindictive
accusative campaign ho has never once
lost commnnd of himself nor deviated
from a frank discussion of issues rath
er than men. His personal record Is
that of n man who has dono his duty
quietly and conscientiously In every
position, military or civil; and his party
credentials are as regular and as hon
orable at those of any Republican ever
elected to tho gubernatorial ehulr. He
might not moke a sensational gover
nor nor one given to theatrical moves
and poses, but the whole tenor of his
career assures' that lie would make an
upright, judicious and woll-bnluncpd
one, In whom the grqat mass of Un
people having no special nxes to grind
could safely put their trust.
Senator I'oiiro? is wise to emphnslze
the Important state and nntlonal Issue-)
dependent on Hepubllcan success In
Pennsylvania this fall rather than to
dwell on the personal delinquencies of
John Wnnnmukcr. The latter are
numerous and serious but they con
cern the present canvass only Indirect
ly. The great majority of Republican"!
have already taken .Mr. Wanamaker's
correct measuro and dismissed his
hypocritical pretensions from their
minds. While he is spending his time
and money trying to vent a personal
grudge they have been taking account
of the Issues of the day nnd becoming
convinced that this year It Is more
than ever their duty to stand by their
party.
Saving the Judiciary.
Ry n curious false step made when
his power and prospects seemed ut
their zenith, Richard f'rokor, the di
recting genius of the New York Demo
cracy, has drawn upon himself an
nalnntho of popular condemnation
likely to thwart his most cherished
plans. Fur upward of a quarter of a
century Supreme f'ouit Justice Duly
lias been one or the most respected
nnd upright ot .Vow York's jurists.
He was elected by Tammany and rep
resents In n political sense a discovery
of Tammany, but his eouive upon the
b"iich from the moment he occupied
It has been Irreproachable. Recently
he O'fended Mr. Croker by refusing a
partisan demand, t'roker took revenge
by denying him a renomlnation. At
I'll" JuneturetheNew York Itur asocla
tlni. sent n letter to both the Tam
many leaders nnd the Republican lead
eis Asking that Daly among other
good Judges bo renominated. Tam
many, obeying Croker, spurned the ov
eituie but the Republicans promptly
accepted It nnd placed Justice Daly's
Hani" on the Republican ticket.
Tin- result Is that tho Xew York liar
tsKu' liition has, with other good citi
zens i,. Xew York state, sounded tho
locslii among tho people calling them
to ,U I "iid the Integrity of tho judiciary,
and an agitation is in progress that
tln-"iitins to engulf Crockerlsm all tho
way from Van Wyrk down. On Fri
day night n monster mass mooting "a.'
held In Carnegie hall, nt which spoke
many of the lenders of the American
bar, all Democrats but one, and the
theme of each was that the rebuking
of Croker's attempted profanation "f
the judicial ermine was demanded by
the highest consideration of the public
welfare. Such men as John M. Mower,
James C. Carter. William R. Iloin
blower and llourke Coekran asserted
that the Issue thus presented Jose
above any other before the people, and
Abram S. Hewitt, being too III to ap
pear in person, wrote a letter In which
he said.
During the louse of n leng lift I have
never known an occasion when Hi., ex
pression of public opinion ajipeano lo be
more necessary in order to prevent the
perpotratio.. ot a monstrous outr.ige, Not
even in the crisis which pieceded th" rlli
war was presented an Issue or equal im
portance to the people of this country.
Tho light of secession under tin. consti
tution was at least a delututili question,
whereas in sane person can b" found who
will dispute the proposition that the
judges should be not only hom at md
capable, but should be .ilivoluti y ni
pendent of all political bias or partisan
Inlluence. The most precious pus.se.isl in
of a free people N an honiht ami feurl-ss
judiciary. The Immortal declaration In
Jlagna Charta that "justice shall not be
sold" Is the very foundation of our rights
and liberties. In the pn senec of
this Issue all either questions sink into
insignificance. What does It matter who
Is to be governor of a state which I no
longer flee? What boots it whether we
have a. sound standard of value when the
standard of Justice I destroyed'.' Why
should we discuss the ouestioti of pio
vidlng a stable government for a foreign
country win n ut home the ciy corner
stone of republican Institutions Is In dun
Kir of destruction? Wh struggle for an
eionomleal and enlightened government
when tho fruits of Industry and business
aro at the meiey of arrogance, Ignorance
end cupidity? The mere statement of the
preposterous demand which would con
vert tho judicial bench Into an annex of
Tammany Hall Is sttllielent to call down
fiom the people a rebuke so uiiishlng that
In our day nnd generation the courts will
be nlloved from political Inlluence.
The principal address at this repre
sentative assemblage of the best citi
zenship of the city and nation was do
llvered by Dourke Coekran and It was
nn oration that for majesty and foice
need not shun comparison with the
best efforts of Daniel Webster. The
excerpt printed elsewhere embodying
Cockran's picture of Croker Is classic
In Its vividness; and there was the high
est eloquence also In these other is
tracts: We now haw rights which no boss can
Impair, even though he controls the hV.o
lallve or excclltlvo departments ot the
ilty or state: but these rights depend tor
their security upon the honor nnd virtue
of the Judges. The ilj-'ht of eery mall to
life, liberty and tin pursuit of happiness
was tinselled long before the adeptlon ot
our constitution, but the establishment of
a judiciary equipped with power to assert
mid defend those lights Ih the distinct
contribution it m--leaii deiiiuu-ui-v to
democratic Institutions. With a s rvile
judiciary the eot.nltution would tillll con
tain every dei'liiiiitlon In tuvor of indi
vidual rights, but there v. mild be no au
thority capable of punishing .111 inviiM n
of them If that Invasion proceeded from a
source of which the Judges stood In awe.
Ill a dispute between the boss and the
Judge as to what constituted ptoper con
sideration, which would be the stronger
forco? Who Is so strong in il this mu
nicipality us the boss who controls every
executive act and every legislative enact
ment, and who. If lie succeeds in this at
tempt, will hold within the pftlm of Ins
hand the fate of uvery Judge whose ti rai
may expire while he lules? U mailers
not what he may intend; once- launrluit
upon a career of aggression, he cannot
stay Ids own course even, If ho would.
Having established ills power over the
Judges, he will not bo allowed to let it
lie Idle) even If ho wishes. His friends
will invoke it; they will demand that It
be exercised, and ultimately he will bo
forced to Interfere between suitors lo pro
mote the tun, cess of a follower or ac
complish the defeut of nn opponent.
"Mud,"' said Judge Daly, "must be the
brain that conceives tho punishment of
an upright Judge." And he spoke truly.
If the boss succeeds In bringing the Judl
clary under his domination. If the judges
aie taught by this elei 'Ion tb.it they must
trust to the favor of the lii fee mi-lr
prospect of retention or of i ruination, bin
power will be loo extensive to last In a
free community. It Is tho history of gov.
eminent that absolutism Is never nbxo.
lute, liven In Oriental monarchies despot.
Ism Is tempered v iissasslnatioit. Thank
(oil, wo do not iimi the dagger or poison
In thes days or In this country. 'Thf ex
perience of men shows that wheraver a
community confers tmusunl power upon
nn Individual a period of reaction arises
when the people rise In fury against the
person upon whom they have lavished un
limited favots. And If the boss succeeds
In hl present ile.dutt, If his power be pro
Jiclcd over nit of ns. reaching to our tire
sides and threatening unr liberties, a day
of reaction, teirtiile nrd awful, will ronic,
Among tltp Democrats who have
lolned In this revolution against a pros
tituted bench nre some who say they
tire nevertheless going to vote for
Croker's man for governor; but the
chances are that the aroused good
sense of the people will bold with Col
onel Roosevelt that the man who can
not bo trusted to own a Judge cannot
with greater propriety be trusted to
own a governor.
When the New York liar assm latlon
censured lloss Croker for trying to put
a Timimtiny baiter on the Jttdlelnry he
replied that he would organize n bar
association of bis own. This proposi
tion Is cordially nppioVed by Joseph
II. Choiite ami other lenders of the
AineiU-au bar. "Such tt separate or
ganization," declares Mr. Choate, "will
be or g'rent service to the public. Then
all who want lawyers who know tho
law will know where to go. and those
who are In search of advocates who
know the judge will be equally well
provided."
It Is understood that the liotkln ex
tradition case will be decided today.
The efforts to ptcvont the lemoval of
Mrs. Rotkln from San Francisco to the
late- home of the nlleged victims of her
malice have been persistent and thus
far successful. The dllllcttlty experi
enced In this age In bringing accused
persons to trial, and In punishing of
fcndii who dodge Justice on one legal
technicality or another, Is almost
enough to make one believe that laws
are enacted solely for the protection of
the criminal.
An appellate couit In Ohio has nf
llrmed the constitutionality of the antl
lynching law In that state which re
qulres the county In which a lynching
occurs to pay $.".0"0 to the victim's
heirs. Ah ii remedy for the lynching
evil this law is manifestly Inadequate;
still, it Is a great deal better than
nothing.
Hepubllcan disaffection which per
mits the election of Democrats is al
ways regretted after the votes are
counted. The thin:; to do this year Is
to profit in time by the sad lessons of
experience.
Going back on the administration
could be undeistood If this election
were to be held In Spain, but It would
be Incomprehensible In the Cnlted
Slates.
The election of Jenks can tome only
through diversion eif Republican votes
to Swallow. Is Swallow worth it?
Stone or Jenks
Which Shall If Be?
From the I'blliideli Ida Inquirer.
SO FAR i.s Dr. Swallow as n Impe
nd candidate Is concerned, he need
be given no further consideration.
Jle Is bcuten. Jle has lulled to
nr.iusii an ei thmiasm lit the west
ern counties. Ills strength lies almost
wholly In i. few of the eiiMctn counties
and is steadllv waning. All the reports
show this, lie Is a disturbing factor, hut
Is third in the race. The tlmo has come
for all Republicans who hae hem blindul
by the extravagantes of the owallow
eratie or Wanam.iker orators to le.luk
deeply before liny vote. Swallow cannot
bo elected, but a vote for him, by , lth
drawlng it from tho Republican puny, i..
half a ote for Jtuks.
t'itlzeits or Pom sylvnni.i. either Colonel
Stone or M' Jet ks will be elected gover
nor. Do you want Jenks? Thiol- of this.
Republican voters. Jenks the lieo
tinder, the rank flee sllverlte, tho oppo
nent of McKluliy's Spanish policy do
you M.ait him? Remember tint if n cnrld
lie elected his si cress would Inovltiibly
tarry sevotal members of congress. In
cluding, possibly, a I'nlted States sena
tor. Do the business men of Pennsyl
vania desire to icvlvn the Issues of free
trade and free silver In congiess and thus
make them the features of the presiden
tial battle of mi? Do they dare to take
this great tlsk? The contest In New ori
is close mid doubtful. Tammany con
tiols the city because of a split in the
Republican party at the last mayoralty
ebetion. 11 is reaching out for the sta'e.
Lit the Democrats eatry Now York rind
Pennsylvania and the floodgates of silver
oratory will bo opened wide, llryniilsni
will become rampant, and two yo.irs hence
will menace the country nt the presiden
tial election.
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In 1S. the Democrats cairlod Pennsyl
vania and elected Pattimn governor.
What was tho result? Cleveland was
elected pr -sklent in lsl. In IS'ju the Dem
ocrats again carried Pennsylvania. Clove,
land wns elected president in 1W and in
augurated Ihe soup house Industry and
cli-'ed the mills and all but ruined tho
country. History repeats itself. Hand
Pennsylvania over to the Democrats in
l.is, nnd you Republican business men
will invite the Uryan whirlwind in 19U0.
Haven't we had enough of Democracy?
Come, haven't we? We put thn question
ir all the earnestness of Its oxtiemo grjv
Ity. Date you take the chances?
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The campaign which has been waged
against the Republican party is little
slant of Infamous. It has depended upi.l
malli e. misrepresentation and downright
and wilful falsiileutlon. Doulitliss It has
deii-lved many a voter. Yet out of thn
sorry mess of slander nnd abuso tho Re
publican ci.ndldates arise clean, lumtMt
and unuss.illable. If the Republican par
ty has Hitch candidates, men above te
proach. why follow the reckless inoulh
Ings of disappointed ambitions and elect
Democrats? Hither William A. Stone,
the soldier, or fieorge A. Jenks. whoio
love for tho soldier was so gieat that In
Mil he opposed the legislation permitting
the soldier to vote, will bo elected gov
ernor. Thete Is no escupo from this. Tho
election of Stone nu-uns safety to tho
state and nation. The election of Jenks
means tho revival of RryiuiUm In Its
most blatant form. Chrose botween them.
A PICTURE OF RICHARD CKUJUSR
Drawn by Rourke Cutkian, of New York.
Nowhere In tin. expoili-nco of mankind
can I ilnd any pat idle) for tho force whk'h
domlrates and controls tho uffalis or tint-,
the second grtnttst city In the world. A
nominal government Is Installed at the
city hnll.Jmt the real government Is ex
ercised at the Democratic club. Ollle rs
ate appoint -d and sworn lo discharge
certain functions, and, to some e item,
they do discharge' them, but otltsldft the
meto routine duties of their departments
every discretionary power Is i xeclsed and
controlled by a private individual, who
is not required to register Ills ilectcos or
even to acknowledge them.
o
Many thousand of persons are engaged
In tho public service, and In contempla
tion of law ati) appointed by the heads ot
duiwrtmulits nnd are inspouslble, but, as
a matter of fact, each one owes his ap
pointment to the forbearance If not tho
favor of a political leader, whoso exist
ence Is unknown lo tho luw, but whoso
commands, though unregistered, are morn
powerful than Mutates, and whose nod
can niakn a fortune or unmake a career.
Rvery financial Interest In tho city courts
his favor and dreads his hostility. An In
terview can send Its stock soaring ubovo
that mysterious line known us par, or
can depress it to thosti gloomy levels
which ovoke baiikruptuy or llquldallon.
Let it bo known that ho wished a million
dollars for political purposes, and before
next Friday night he would have re
cclvod two millions. What olllccholder
among the tens of thousands who draw
pay from the city tiensury would hesi
tate to prove his gratitude for the favor
which lifted him Into the public service
and the fervor of his hopes that he mlg'it
bo lotnlnrd In it" While tho hundred!) of
thousands who hope to got Into otlleo
would seek to ot tract by liberal contri
butions the fui ruble nitlce of him who
Is the source of till einplojinent and of
all proirTntloiis. What contractor per
forming public woik would hesitate to
use part ot his profits lo ptomotn his
prospects of larger lewatds? What cor
poration oxonlslng a public franchise,
would rail to embiuco nil opportunity to
propitiate his favor when a sign of his
hostility would be a fatal blow to lt.4
credit? What cMiislve owner of real
estate would ventute to incur a resent
metit which might find Its way to the
books nf the iissi saor? If he sought so
tlul suicess ho has uomlti'itlons to bestow
upon the ii mull It us, and if ho was refused
an Invitation which he coveted tho person
wlio disappointed him would be apt to
Ilnd an engine heiiso estubllshi.it In his
back ynid. his slumber disturbed by the
elatmhig bell which calls the llrcmon to
duty. And all those things he could lo
without signing a paper or giving utter
ance to an audible expression.
o
lie need not pronounce any penally
against an enemy. Ten thousand persons
would be racking their wits to Invent
plans for tho niinoynliee ot tho person
who hud pmvoked his displeasure, lie
noi'd never mention the name of the cor
poration to be doomed to destruction. He
has but to rr.iwn upon It and coiy city
department would forthwith discover ica
sons for assailing It while the public,
quick to discover conditions affecting
credit, would hasten to throw Its securi
ties upon the maiket as if its certificate
of stock would contaminate the fingers
that touched It. Kveu If ho sought to es
tablish nn cnglno house In Ihe back yn l
of a recalcitrant citizen it would be un
necessary to formulate his desire; but all
the same the building would soon bo In
the course of erection. I am unaware ot
nnv other country In which nn absolute
form of government has existed whore It
was not at least conspicuous, apparent
and tangible. TPe French sovereign who
had gathered nil power of the state Inio
his own hands was at least compelled to
declare that he was the state, but the
boss of an American city exercising povv-oi-;i
ns gi-eat cm avow his authority or
deny It as he pli ase. No man can refuse
him credit for a popular ailmlnlstratnc
act or traco home one for which' In. ols
avowed responsibility.
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He can make no public appeal aneo v ith
ollt a bundled hands being .eudy to carry
his grip or his nvcrcnit. To walk with
him is distinction among politicians. To
bo noticed by him Is to broaden the hi r
rzon of one's prospects. If (lattery can
affect him, ten thousand nun are reailv
to persuade him. Never In the history of
the world has a statesman so wise, so
leal nod, so eluquent, shed upon a happ)
country the priceless blessings of bis po
htleal leadership. !f avarice can lempt
him, wealth be.vond Ills wildest dreams is
within ills reach 11 he will allow It to How
to his feet. No Ri man proconsul ever
sent to administer a distant province, nn
Spanish captain gem ral inllng a trans
marine colonv, enloyed equal power to
benefit himself and his followeis. Cllve
walking through ihe Naoob's treasury at
Moorshedabad, where sacks of wold npd
silver, i aides and diamonds, the ace u
mulated fruits of a tyrannical and unre.
si rained taxation, woe piled on evi rv
side, free to take what he chose, no pow.-i
to question him, no limitation upon lib
greed except such ns was Imposed upon
hlm by his conscience, enjoyed no such
opput limbics as does the boss of a g;iat
American illy.
A WORKING CONGRESSMAN.
From the Sirantiui Tuith.
Substantial ivldeuu-e of Congressman
Oilmen's active Interest In behulf of his
constituents is furnished In the list of
Lackawanna county pension claims which
received his attention dining Ids first
term at Washington, and which we print
elsewhere in Ibis Issue. The number ot
pensions and amount of an oarages se
cured by Mr. Council for deserving claim
ants In this district show that he worked
diligently and effectively hi behalf of the
old soldiers, and their widows and er
phans, and furnish the best possible
p.ocf that the claims still penning will re
ceive tho attention to which their merits
are entitled.
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It is one of the strong characteristics of
Mr. O nnell that whatever he nude! takes
to do ho will do thoroughly, whether It be
In the interest of a poor soldier's oiph.in
or a greut and prosperous city. The
habit of hard woik, formed o.v him early
In life, Is still with hlm, and he labors un
iparlngly for that which appeals to his
sympathies or commends itself to his
judgment. Congressman Council's work
In behalf of the worthy pension claimants,
although giving evidence ot a good deal
of attention and activity. Is out one ot the
many directions In which his earnestness
and usefulness w-ero employed dining his
lirst term. Nothing escaped his alert at
tcnHon, pro bled It was of special Int. rest
to his ci nstitueiits; and in the wider field
of legislative usefulness whore guvt na
tional issueis welt Involved no member of
tho Fifty-fifth congress was more atton
tv. more earnest or moic patriotic than
Hon. William funnel!.
ci
As a ude there are two classes of con
gressmen, those who talk and those who
work, and Lackawanna county Is fortu
nate In tho fact that Mr. Conucll la a
working congrcusman.
OUTRAGEOUS PRICES.
Fiom the Philadelphia l'rws.
Another agitation lb going on tor u re
duction of rates on sleeping cars. It is a
good tiling to help along. The 'ullman
company last week added Su per cent,
more to Its already enormously watend
block. That will cnablo It to keep up lis
excessive charges ami still, on thu face
of thli'gs. diilam only an s pur cent, divi
dend. Sloe ping cars aro not a luxury, bn'
a necessity. Rates should cotnn down.
Congress will have to act on thu matter
as affecting Interstate) commerce to mnk-
any such law effective. The subject has
been before congress several times, and
there would bo no need to waste much
time on it.
GUESS
Every Fountain Pen
In our show window Is Oiled with
Sanford's Premium Fluid
To tho person guessing neaiest the ox
net number of fluid ounces contained
therein we will give ills or her choice ot
any pen In the window. Contest closes
Nov. 11. Ask for ballots In the sloro or
use this coupon:
Contents of Pens...., Ounco.-i.
Nnme
Address
BE1DLEMAN, "i&SSr0.
COLIS
Mil
It's
Cloak
Time Now,
This store is full of clonk enthusiasm. Much time, much thought and
much money has been spent in gathering together this handsome equipment
of outer garments. We know we're right in this cloak matter, and being
right we're going to go ahead.
Children's Long Coats from I to 4 years from 98 cents to $9.98.
Children's Short Coats -from 1 to 12 years irom 98 cents to $9.98.'
Misses Short Jackets from 12 to 18 years from $1.98 to $14.98.
Ladles' Jackets, sizes 32 to 44, from $2.98 to $19.98.
Ladles' Plush Capes from $2.98 to $24.98.
Ladies' Cloth and Oolf Capes from $2.25 to $19.98.
Another Special Sale
of Ladies9
made of two-toned Brocade, every skirt 4 yards wide, lined with Rustleine and iu
terlincd with Crinoline, velveteen bouud, perfect shape. Price only $1.98.
Ready Hade Sulh
Not the kind that are made in sweat shops, thrown together without taste or skill,
and perhaps contaminated with infectious disease, but the real Tailor-Made.
Every garment designed and put together under the direct supervision of a com
petent head, and in well ventilated work rooms. Prices range from $9.98 to $24.98
ALTERATIONS FREE OF CHARGE.
'S BUSY
Fall Footwear
Men's, IBuys' aM ImM
r
Sies,
iiiy
IN Aid, THE HU.VT l.UATHKlt.
Lewis, Rell!y & Mvlcs,
11 t AND UO WYOMING! AVKXUIl
TIE CIMONS, 1F1ER1M,
raALLEY CO,
LucltaiTunnu Avoniu
?:
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v --'mj
--tfcjt
OIL HEATERS, Mtt
J ml tliu Uiit) fur tliu cold tnoulngx mid
u'oTo-oX. Foot & Shear Co
WOLF a WENZEL,
'-'10 Admin Ave., Opp. Court lloms.
Practical Timers
Bolu Agents for Rlc)mrdon-Boynton'J
furnaces ami lUujot.
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1898, Fall Exhibit. 1898
MILL & CORNELL'S
A
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TVO,
No fuclt magnificent dlspUv
furniture has ever been shown
Scranton ns that now presented
of
In
In
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can equal clinlco or equal
values in Furniture be found.
Latest deslpns In Bedroom, I'arlor,
Library, DlnliiR room nnd Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to unit every taste and
prices to suit every purse, with the
satisfaction of knnwlnp that what
ever may be felected will be the very
best In the market for the money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited.
Hill 6
Coemelll
At 52S
North Wnililustoa
Avonue.
Scranton, Pa.
The l.arjo't lino of O.llce S.ipplloi In North
eastern Pennsylvania.
AN AUTOMATIC
CHECK PERFORATOR
Which inks the per
forations vitli in
delible ink.
Has a positive and
automatic feed. Ev
ery machine guar
anteed. Only
O
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in
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This price will not
last long.
Reynolds Bro j
IHITKI. IKItMYN IIUICDI.VO.
Ul) Wyomliiz Avoniu.
Tho Ijirjest llnoof OillfsSinpllo. In North
eastern I'eninylv.inln.
THE
k COME LL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Qas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawaiia Avenue
SSJH
r-rt
BAZAAR
TTV
IT'S
Every
other
Is more or loss Interested in whaj
"IJabv" wears, and wo extend them a
cm-dial Imitation to attend our
GREAT FALL OPENING
-OF
MM? mi CMMren's
FINE
Weariog
Apparel
Bjmbracing-
Knit Saques,
Long Cloaks,
Caps, Bonnets,
Tobboggans, etci
Our selections have all been made wltK
the direct end .ii view of pleasing both
the '-.Mother" and the Tlaby" and wo
ft el c.inlldei.r that ihey cannot fall to
be delighted with what we consider tho
finest line wo havo ever hud on exhlbl-.
Hon.
Long Cloaks
In fashmere, Bedford Cord and
Sllu, both plain and handsomely
trimmed; from .$2.00 to $10.00 each.
Knit Saques
In lino Wool
fiom 50 cents
and
to I:
-Ilk
.00.
and WooU
Caps and Bonnets
Silk, Chiffon, fcilk Crochet, wltli
wool lining, cloth and silk trimmed
In Fur. etc.; from 50 centH to $7.00
eui-h.
Toques and Toboggans
In Wool unci Silk, both plain anil
rtnmiin fti'Ipes; from "0 cents to
$1.23 each.
Wo also have a hundred and ono llttla
things such as Fancy Uootocs In soft
solo kid, weol and rllk Jllttens, Lejr
KinET", etc. In nn endless assortment ot
styles, qualities and materials, special
ly adapted to the comfort of tho "Lit
tle Ones." Seo cur "Display" tlua
week.
520 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueneriu Agent for tua Wyouilaj
l-iutrlcUj.'
Mining, UlaHtlns, HportlnK, UinokelMl
uuit the Hopauuo Cuvmlci.
ruiiipttny'J
HIGI EXPLOSIVES.
Mifety Vine, Cnp nnd lixplodsci.
Uooui 401 Connoll Uulldlu;.
Scruutoa.
AUKNClK.'iJ
TH09, Fortn,
JOHN II, SMITH A 40N,
W. K. MULUUAN,
mttJtci
Plymouth
WUWevliarrj
NLEY'S
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DUPONrS
PIOTE1.
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