THE SCRANTON TRIBUNT3-THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1898. a ! POVERTY Fram ths Quiver. To n. closo observer of huintin nature nothing Is sadder than to watch how many people makn mlscrablo fnlluren of their Uvea, for no other reason that Unit they have put theinnelvcp.or beon thrtit Into the wrong place. And, onco there, how few have the chance or enerKV to extricate themselves from a falfe en vironment, which cramps their talents and deadens their mornl powers. There were only too many examples of this sort at Claverton boarding lioti? hut the most striking, I think, was that ,of beautiful Jlaud Melville. She wua the daughter of a Scotch county s(Ulre, who, having got Into money dlfllculties, reared to face his creditors, and shot hlmfolf In his own grounds one fateful Christmas morn. His wife did not long survive the shock, and at 20 Maud Mel ville had to confront the world hand some, penniless and equipped only with high spirits awl n fearless Ignorance of the terrible battle of life. A poor relation, hitherto Ignored, In vited Maud at this Juncture to come to Iondon, where she would put her In the way of earnlncr her living. Only too thankfully tho girl accepted nnd arrived one day at Claverton Iioukc. creating quito a sensation by her magnificent and healthy physique, her elegant mourning, and the power, vigor' and dash Bho cxhlblbted In every movement. Her cousin, Mrs. katlmer, sighed as she looked at her. She herself was a clergy man's widow who for fifteen long years had battled with genteel poverty for the bake of her six children, and having got them Into homes and In various foundations, meekly subsided Into a post nt thirty shlltngs a week waiting for the time when they In their turn could contribute to her support. She had c. meek-looking face. Its expression marred by the constant necessity of paring down expenses till It had pared the half of a beautiful soul away. In a moment of motherly warmth she had offered to adopt her lovely young relative, and wns now rather over whelmed at her responsibility. Maud lived In a state of rebellion, vehemently and canstnntly expressed. She fumed nt her splendid proportions, which made rest n thing impossible to her In our narrow, space-stinted abode. She inveighed at her healthy appetite, which left her always hungry after her meagre meals. Meanwhile, Maud had elected type writing as a profession, and feverishly worked, breaking her back and wear ing out her eves nt on occupation about ns (insulted to her as a prob lem In Kuclid to a wild colt. When tolerably competent, she was lucky enough to get. through advertis ing, a situation as typewriter In a Fleet street ofllce at fifteen shillings a week. Then her discipline began. She had to rise nt 7 a. m. front her three-nnd-slx-penny cubicle, breakfasted at eight on tea and bread rind butter, walk to her destination, work from 9 a. m. to t p. m.: spent til. on her lunch, and work again till fi p. m.. when she walk ed home to a fourpenny tea; and had tti spend the rest of the evening In a room so dlnjr.v that only the few who huddled round the lamp could see to do anything. Such a life la depressing to those who have passed girlhood and have w oil-regulated minds. What, then, must it be to girls of the age to have an over-mastering capacity for pleas ure, a rebellious desire for comfort, and who learn only too soon that by saying Just one word they can obtain all that eager youth demands, forgetful of the bitter ashes Into which the fruits of pleasure turn? fSomo people acclimate quickly; not so Maud nnd her make. Kadi night she laid her head, with more distaste, on the coarse hard pillow: each day made her turn with more disgust from the cheap, unpalatable food. For the very reason that she was so full of phvslcal vitality did the sedentary life prey on her nerves. Nor had she men tal resources to balance this animal restlessness. 1 began to fear when, after u time, 1 noticed fits of brooding, and the al most sullen manner with which she re ceived any overtures to filcndship, and when Mrs. Latimer said cheerily, one day, "Dear Maud wns settling down, at last," I only breathed a hope that this was not a calm before h storm. Yet little did unv of us guess how the lowering tempest wa to break. One afternoon Mrs. Latimer was in my room warming herself by the stove, when tho door burst open and Maud walked In, pale and dishevelled, with white quivering lips and a wild, hunt ed look In her eyes. She Hung herself on her knees be tween us. and began twisting her veil around her lingers. "It's all over! they've sacked me," Bho said, in a low defiant tone. Mrs. Lattlmer uttered a, little cry of terror. "Why, child." she said, trembling all over, "what Is to become of you If you throw away your chances like that?" "I don't know and I don't care," she muttered sullenly, and got up and went to the window. "Didn't the manager give a reason," I asked, seeing that Mrs. Lattlmer wns too much afraid of her tempestuous cousin to proceed. "Oh, yes, ho found me out." "In what?" "I stole a shilling," and the girl turned round and faced us with flam ing face. Mrs. Lattlmer burst out crying and began to rock herself to and fro. "Oh. Maud, you've disgraced the family." sha sobbed. "How shall we ever hold up our hends again'.'" "Tell us why you did it?" I asked a calmlv as I could. "Yes, I will tell you." said Maud. "I did It because I was hungry, and could stand being hungry no more. You people may live on tea, and bread and butter, but, I tell you, I can't and won't. It keeps mo awake at night it gives me a headache all day. And I have to do my work all the same, sick and starving though I felt. You don't know the puln of it, and It lasts so long." She threw herself on her knees by my side and putting her arm In my lap, gave way to a passionate lit of tears. It was somo time before she was calm enough to tell what really hap pened. As far as we could gather. Maud happened to be alono when her lun cheon hour arrived. She was putting on her hat when her eye caught sight of a pile of silver on tho manager's deik, Blek and faint with hunger, chafed and weary at tho constant complaints of her Inattention and stu IN GLOVES pidity, Maud yielded to the sudden overpowering desire to take one shilling and get one good din ner at least. The manager en tered Jusf as aim secreted the money, and poor Maud flushed scarlet ns she hurriedly passed him by. Hi looked at her intently and though she ordered the coveted pint" of meat, every mouthful nearly choked her, for sho felt she was dlected. It was no surprlso therefore on her return to hear that she was wanted by the manager, nnd bracing herself up for the ordeal, she appeared before him. The Interview was curt on both sides. When taxed with the theft she admitted It at once, but refused to give nny renson for tho nctlon, ns he phrased It so "extraordinary nnd unladylike." She was told to go. but warned Hint the mntter would not end there: that nn example would be made of her for the sake of others. "What he meant I don't know." con cluded Mnud, who had talked herself Into an excited, delilntit mood, "and, what Is more, I don't cave. t have done my best not to show how 111 nnd miserable I have felt. And now I am glnd it Is nil out, and need not try any more." The Hltimtlon was painful. Mrs. Lat imer Wf-pt copiously and refused to be comforted, while Maud alternately miked and gave way to hysteric long drawn moans Presently Mrs. Latimer vnt nwav for a soothing cup of tea, and to llnd a dreary sort of comfort In detailing this last now trouble to Mrs. Centos In the kitchen. I took advan tage ot her abieive to persuade the agitated girl to lie down In my bed, and only too soon sho was tossing about in feverish slumber. And what agony her revelations revealed! How sh" had fretted for her dead mother, though her name had never passesd her lips; how the terrible end of her father had entered Into her soul, and how, night after night, she saw him ns she had found him, dying under the trees. And then, ns shi tossed her arms nbnut in the delirium of fever, came ever and again the sad, wild moans "Oh, mother. I am so hungry! Can't I die, and come to you? It will drive me to do something bad, this craving, craving for real food. Save me, moth er yave me against myself!" It was pitiful to sit nnd listen in the darkening twilight lo the confession ot this high-bred spirited creature, and see how the mere want of food had lowered her to the level of tho street thief. How were wo to save her? At 20 she was to be marked for life! While such though)! were passing through my brain, a knock came to the door. It wns Mrs. Contes, In tears. "Oh, please, miss," she said, "my husband declares Miss Melville must go tonight. He 'arbours no thieves In Ms "otiso." "Send Mr. Coats to me." T replied quietly: "and for pity's sake do try to keep your tongues quiet." When alio had gone I locked the door. Mr. Coats I knew for u drunken bul ly, but he had to bo managed some how. He came and rnpped. "What do you want?" I Inquired. "Miss Melville Is to come out of this." ho growled. "I keep a respectable 'ouse." "You shall take her by brute force only." I announced cheerfully; "and If you dare to break open my door, I shall summons you " He tired a good deal of bad language, but eventually he departed. As was to be expect?, the fracas had disturb ed Mnud. who, half-understanding, dung plteously to ine, crying out they were taking her to prison. The girl w.tb in a high fever; but when I sugssted a doctor Mrs. Lati mer dissolved again Into tears and said I wanted to publish their disgrace. So there was nothing for It but to shut the door against the whole lot nnd nurse her myself. Towards dawn my patient slept; but with the morning another ordeal awaited mc. About 10 o'clock Maud's manager arrived and asked to see her relative. Hut Mrs. Latimer was too discomposed. So I went downstairs to the man ager. He was stout and portly, with ob trusive diamond studs and a massive gold watch chain. Somehow, his fat ness and his prosperity angered me when I thought ot the wretched, hun gry girl upstairs. "Very bad business, this," he began pompously. "Tho girl took," I .aid boldly, "a tri fle because she was so hungry she did not know what sho was doing. She took enough for one meal and no more. A criminal would have seized tho whole pile. She spent the money on that meal, and that meal only. To me tho cilme Is shared with those who exact a man's labor but refuse a man's pay." My earnestness took his breath aw ay. "You speak," he said at last, "as it I have no heart and ill-treated my em ployes. I nssuio you. I give to many a beggar In tho street." "Why?" I demanded. "Because they ask for It and, thanks to our social code, a lady can't and won't. I am suiv if MUs Melville had gone to you and begged for a shilling, you would not have refused It ns charity. If fclm hud asked fur a rise in her salary, you would have laughed her to scorn. Yet you and I know that fifteen shillings a week cannot board and feed a healthy girl If she has to dress like a lady." "It Is not my place," he replied sulk ily, "to Inquire from those I employ whether tho wages I offer is their only means of livelihood. They take It, and they know their own business." "Granted," I said, "in general; but Is It not your place, when a case like this comes to your knowledge, to treat It with mercy and not make a public scandal? It Is In your hands to ruin her whole life." "What do you want me to do?" he asked, looking puzzled. "I can't take her buck; think of the example, when the whole ofllce knows." "You can, Instead of a month's no tice, give her a month's salary," I sug gested. "With that I will take her away and never ask for a reference." "Hut the examplel" ho stammered. Hood's Cure sick headache, bail n y taste iu the month, coiUeJ 13 11 toncue, gai In the stomach, 111? dlitren and Indlg.lllou. Ho V not w.akrn, but hav tmile effect. ;. rrrti Tbt onlj l'Uli to Uki ultb llood'i Stmpailiu! "Need your left hand know what your right hand docs?" was my reply; nnd 1 know by tho way he smiled my cause was won. In duo course a check came; and when Maud was better we went to Dover for tho sea air. As she revived, sho felt acutely what sho had dime, and one day, when I had treated her to a ride and she had come back glow ing nnd animated, a bright Idea came Into my head. "Maud," 1 said that afternoon ns we sat on the beach, "have you set your heart on always typewriting?" She shuddered, and tho large cyos darkened with pain. "I hate It," she said vehemently: "but what else can I do? I know so little. If people would only let me earn my living by driving a donkey on the sands, I would be perfectly happy." "If you dare to be as conventional ns that," I sold, laughing, "I think you have something very happy In store. 1 have noticed what a splendid rider you nrc. Why not give riding lessons to ladles? Curiously enough, I know the master of u large riding school; he might put you on his staff ns a com mencement." The Idea was rapturously received, and ncted upon without loss of time. At a salary of thirty shillings a week. Maud was Installed us riding mistress, and thoroughly enjoyed taking out her riding party dally. She Is married and set up for herself now, and it Is with her express permis sion that I have been nllowed to tell how nearly her life was wrecked by a lemptutlon from which more respect able people suffer than the world wots of. RICHES OF THE PHILIPPINES Vnst Possibilities of tho Islands Called by Dewey an Empire. Manila Letter hi the Sun. From the point of view here, It seems ns If the decision as to the future of the Philippines has ben made already, ho far as tho Americans are concerned, nnd what may be said by those who hive had the smallest opportunity of observation afforded by our operations here can have little weight. An Immense amount of misinforma tion has been spread through the United States by inaecurrate writers who have made tho briefest possible visits here and have had tho smallest possible facilities for gathering trust worthy information. This misinforma tion Is probably most widespread con sidering the climate. Sc far as Manila and tho country In its Immediate vi cinity are concerned, the climate benrs small resemblance to the dreadful plc tuies drawn for the soldiers of the expeditionary forces. We Journeyed hither with the notion that we were coming Into a hell pit where heat and rain alternated in making men miser able and ill. Now th. fact Is that It Is not so bad after all. It Is hot, but very frequently It Is much hotter In New York, It rains, nnd It rains hard. No United States rain can compare with a good, able-bodied Philippine downpour. Hut you go prepared for rain In the rainy season, nnd do not mind it much. And you dress for the licat and do not mind that much. If one observes reasonable precautions and takes fairly good care of himself, the climate need have no terror, and In tho fall season, which Is now com ing on. It Is delightful. Wo have had the llrst week or ten days ot fine, clear days, hot, no doubt, at noonday, but cool and delightful at night, with fresh pleasant breezes and cool nlr. AN EMPIRE. With Cuba. Porto HIco, the Hawaii an islands nnd Guam ours, It seems as If the question of Imperialism, If it be so called, is already decided. Then tho question of the retention of the Philippines by the United States be comes simply one of specific advan tage or disadvantage. There are argu ments on both sides; which side has the preponderance? Admiral Dewey sat on the quarterdeck of his flagship the other day and exclaimed: "We have taken an empire here an em pire!" It is absolutely true. The Philip pine Islands form an empire whose possibilities are beyond the bounds of computation. The surface has not even been scratched and already their commerce amounts to hundreds of mil lions. The soil is fertile beyond any thing America knows, and It is suited to almost every crop. The manager of tho Manila branch of the Chartered Hank of India, Australia and China said to me the other day that in all his experience in these Islands he had never seen a failure of any crop. What ever wns sown, that was reaped. Only the faintest suggestion of de velopment of the Islands' resources hns been made. It has been the policy of tho Spanish to prevent development. Itobbery and personal gain were the only objects of the Spanish olflclals. Take tlte single Instance of the build ing of the breakwater and pier off the mouth of the Paslg river. Work has been going on at It for twA-score years or more. There were several special taxes devoted ostenslbl) to the con struction of the pier, and the fund was Increased by a percentage of the im port duties, wharfage duties In the liver, lighthouse tax, and other im posts. Yet tho pier Is hardly begun. PECULATIONS OF WEYL13R. When General Whlttler took over the public treasury and examined the books, the first thing he found was proof that Weyler lined his pockets well when he was captain-general of the Philippines, When he left tho Islands he stole 2,500,000 pesos from tho treasury- Ho gave 100,000 pesos to the Judge who had Jurisdiction of such cases, and 100,000 to the treasurer and other ofllcluls who were In a position to make trouble for him. That shows one limit of Spanish theft. Here Is another. The manager of one of the largest Kngllsh business houses In Manila desired to build an outhouse in his yard. It wus necessary to get a permit. One almost had to get a per mit to breathe under Spanish rule here. Ho went to the governor of the city, and had to give a bribe of 100 pesos be fore tho permit could be Issued. That besides the fee for the permit. No wonder the resources of the Islands are not fully known. What U known of them, however, is enougii to amaze one. Hemp, sugar, coftee al most nothing done with thern now. Thousands of acres of tho finest coffee land under the sun lying untouched. Fertile valleys, wooded nnd shaded, protected against winds, where the rainfall Is tremendous and even, a para dise for coffee growers, und tho oppor tunity for no one to say what fortunes. In the islands to the south there are forests of teak, ebony and mahogany that have never been touched. In tho floors of the commonest buildings In and uround Manila one sees teak boards two feet wide and twenty-flvo feet long, Mahogany is used as we use pine. Mln- Hil Paine's Celery Compound Makes People Well. The one true specific for rlleies rllng from adeliilitatnl nervout JyM.in IsPalne't celery compound, so Reneralty prescribed by phyKlclam. It (i prnlMhly the raott re roar kable remedy that the scientific reseat ch of this country has produced. Prof. Kdward E. Phelps, M. IX. I.. I D., of Dartmouth col'ege first prescribed what is now known the world over as l'alnc's celery compound, a prxltlva tine for dyspepsia, biliousness, liver romp'alnt, neuralgia, rheumatism, all nervous diseases and kidney troubles. Paine's celery compound has succeeded gain and aain where everything ttse has failed. doro Is covered with such wood, and only the fringe of Mlndoro haB been touched. These things nre Just a sug gestion of the possibilities. Labor Is plentiful, sure and cheap. One hires a man for eight pesos a mouth, and fifteen pesos Is a price never heard of until the Americans came here and began to bull the market. THE OTHER SIDK. The other side of the question has its strong arguments, too. Some of the islands are inhabited by savages whom the Spanish never conquered. The na tives wehave seen about Manila are the best of the whole lot. They have had tho advantage of two centuries or more with such civilization ns the Spaniards possess. They have had more chance of education than their fellows of the remote provinces. Yet not even the best of them nre capable of self government. Agulnnldo him self falls short of comprehension of the requirements, possibilities nnd dangers ot the Institutions h" seeks to found. Two hundred years of free government by Americans and free schools nnd all that implies, will not fit the people for citizenship as we know and un derstand It. A successful government of these Islands by Americans must bo by a. modification of the English colon ial system, nnd that involves a radical department from all we know. The conquering of the Islands from the na tives will be a dllllcutt and nrdtious task In some cases, but we should havo plenty of time to do It ns we nleascd, and results would amply compensate. Statistics of the business and com merce of tho Islands nnd of the custom house and lntornnl revenues here, which will come later, will bear out all these' things. This Is but the barest outline, a mere suggestion of what can be done with the Philippines. It Is a knowledge of these things that makes Admiral Dewey hope that tho Islands will be held by ns. It was a glimpso of these possibilities that made Gener al Merritt say that, while ho lived, If ho could help It, should the Span lards or the Filipinos control the Phil ippines. Orntorical Influence. "There." exclaimed tho man who firm ly believes that ho Is eloquent. "I regard that as the effort of my life." "It Is rather long, Isn't It?" remarkod the young woman who had been type writing It. "But It's bound to produce an effect. Couldn't you notlen that It exerts a po tent Influence, even when Imperfectly de livered?" "Well," she answered, "I hadn't thought of the connection before; but my foot's asleep." Washington Star. A GOLFING TALE. Once, upon a midday glaring. I. whllo o'er tho links u-f.irlng. Was my ragged game comparing With what it before had been. While I mused on thoughts unuttered, Buddenly I heard a muttered Swearing from a man who puttered On a near-by putting green. Sulphurous the words he uttered 'Twas a golfer sad who swore, Only this and nothing more. Then I stopped awhile and listened, Whero tho filtered sunbeams glistened Through the leaves above, and christened Earth with flecks of dancing light. Standing there. I heard his grumbling. Heard his sad, despairing mumbling, His ambitious longings humbling In his hopeless, hnpless plight. "Will I full," quoth'hc, "forever?" "Must I try. and get It never?" Quoth I, silent: "Nevermore." Then unto the tee he hurried, Angry, scowling, flurried, worried, While his caddie quickly scurried Toward tho bunker's yawning brim. For tho boy knew what was coming. Knew that no ball, swiftly humming. Hundred yards with hundred summing, Would go sailing over him. And I knew that ho was saying: "Will that duffer learn good playing ?" Quoth I: "Never. Nevermore" Then tho ball with club addressing, Lips together firmly pressing. Wrinkled brow, and look distressing. Stood that golfer by tho tee. Might and main, he swung, lift topped It. Off It rolled. The bunker stopped It. Then he cursed the club and dropped It. Hot and mad clean through wns ho. What he said IB best unwritten. Golf had given him tho mitten. Ha will win her nevermore. Then I watched htrn, niblick swinging, Sand from out the bunker flinging. Stroke on stroke together stringing, With a hopeless lack of skill. Then an lll-almed brussy. pounding, To a hnzard sent It bounding: And I heard an oath resounding. As ho followed o'er the hill. Sadly I resumed my playing. While my Inner voice kept Baying: "Will he learn It? Nevermore." Keep cool, cardinal the rule Is. Surely then tho man a fool Is Who a blind and stubborn mule Is, And refuses to obey. Culm, unruffled, fute-defylng. Keep your temper: or. with sighing, You will spend your days In trying, Learning never how to play. Golfers who may long for laurel. Heed my wholesome little moral. True It Is, forevcrmorc. Francis D, Kcene, in Qolf. nOW TO TELL A HOUSE'S AGE. Much Experience Required nnd Kany Things to Bo Considered. To distinguish merely between the young horse nnd the old, It Is only nec essary to remember a few salient facts. The first Is that the milk teeth nre pres ent In the horse's mouth until he is be tween four and live years old. The second fact Is that the "mark," or dark central depression on the surface of the Incisors, becomes gradually worn out, and In a horse over eight years old has nearly always disappeared from the teeth of the lower Jaw. The third fact Is that tho shape of the tooth Is much wider from side to side than It Is from front to back. As the horse be comes older the surface progressively narrower, from side to side, and thus, Instead of remaining always oblong, it becomes trlnngulnr, nnd then In very old animals flattened from sldo to side. In young horses then, we Judge tho age by observing which of the milk teeth are present, and which have been replaced by permanent ones. To dis tinguish between the milk teeth and the permanent, remember thnt the milk teeth are smaller, whiter, and have a d'stlnct neck. Until a colt Is over two enrs old his teeth nre all milk teeth, and the age estimated from the amount of wenr shown on the crowns of tho teeth. Itetween two nnd three of the llrst permanent teeth mnke their ap pearance, and push out tho middle two teeth In both upper and lower Jaw. A horse Is said to be three yenrs old when these central permanent Incisors are fully In wear. During the next summer the second pair of permanent teeth appear, and when they nro fully grown and In wenr, tho horse Is four years old. Itetween four and five the last pair mnko Its appearance, and now the horse has what Is called a full mouth. So far both mares and horses nro alike, but at or near five years old the canines, or "tushes," appear In tho male sex only. Up to the end of this period the determination of tho age Is a comparatively easy matter, and any one who Is nt all observant can readily give the age of horses, by looking at thelr-teeth. After a full mouth is at tained It Is a more dlfllcult matter, and the dlfllculty of accurately telling tho ago of old horses is greater In propor tion to their age. So much is this the case that It Is popularly supposed that It Is Impossible to tell the age of hor ses after they are eight years old. This may be true to a great extent among the untrnlned and Inexperienced, but to an expert It Is not dliricult to tell the uge up to fifteen years with a fair de gree of accuracy, and after that nge to approximate it within a couple of years. To do this successfully requires much experience and a careful Inspec tion of the visible Indications of age. To rely upon one only, such as the "mark," Is to court defeat. All should be observed tho mark.the shape of tho teeth, their length, and the nngle at which they meet those of tho other Jaw. GOT READY FOR BUSINESS. From the Atlanta Constitution. They aro tolling this story on a preach er In the rural districts of north Geor gia. The preucher wus naked by two of his members to baptize them by Immer sion, and nt the appointed hour be ar rived nt tho place and asked permission of a gentleman to go Into his pluco of business to preparo for tho ordinance, which wns given. When he came out of tho room ho was drehsed In a bathing suit, and said: "I am ready for business." Ho wailed out to a suitable place and then called the candidates to como to him, which they illd, and were baptized. When they camo to shore tho preacher satd; "I am wot this deep: I will get wet deeper," and waded back and began paddling and swimming uround. When lie camo out this time he said: "Now I am pretty." A Sympathetic Chord. "What did you do with thut kleptoma niac In your literary club?" "We didn't do anything; sho made is all weep by confessing that she had been led astray by having to pick her bus band's pockets for pin money." Chicago Itecord. 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These come in all the newest shades and are positively worth $1.35. Nottingham Lace Curtains, 98c Pair Three and one-half yards long, full width, very choice quality and never offered by any house under $1.75. Com plete with pole and fixtures on Friday only at the above price. THIRD FLOOR. Boys' Knee Pants, 41c Pair All wool and extra desirable quality, they come in eight patterns, of fine colors; non-ripping; all seams taped; extra strong bands, and worth by all fair standards 75c. SECOND FLOOR. Oxford Teachers' Bibles, 89c An extraordinary purchase brought us a quantity ot the genuine Oxford S. S. Teachers' Bibles, containing 1000 pages of Bible proper, and 400 pages of Helps, Bound in good morocco, flexible covers, rounded corners, gold edges. Fri day only at above price. They're worth $2.00. U m Mb flrftir m APR ran nrvr fra k Ira BnB fflri l HIBlBHHHInmfl H 1 II 1 H 1 U 1 vk H B (ft X Nothing; Short of I Ease and Comfort Will do our customers, and if combined with this, they can find style and wear at a nominal price, what more can an article of footwear offer ? These a qualities we guarantee in our new $3.00 shoes for X women. Also, as a special inducement for this A month, we offer our $1.25 Boys' and Girls' School Shoes at the little price of 98 Cents 4 TANDARD O HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY. LACKAWANNA MANUFACTURERS OF Hill Timber cut to order ou abort notice. Hardwood Mine Ilntl.i tawed to uniform lengths coitHtuntly on hand. Peeled Hc-mlock I'rop Timber promptly Furnished. MILLS At Cross Fork, Potter Co., on th Buffalo nnd Susque. hanna Kuilroud. At Mina, Potter County. Pu 011 Coudersport, und Port Allegany Hullro.id. Cupuclty-400,000 feet per day. GENERAL OFFICE-Bourd of Trudi Building, Scrantou, Pa. Telephone No. 4014. OoxiUxsusisdianlltblt, wonthtr, re?UUn( modlel&i. Only hiralui Ql tho pumtdiogi ihtald be bmI. Ujott nut tho bwi, gti On. Peal's Pennyroyal PBfils Tiny u prempt, (if nil MrUla In TWti. Th itsalas (Dr. real's) DtinOtt ttolat. BentanTwbuo, 61.00, .AJdltu 1'XXI.UlcICUaCa UtTaUn&O. For Salo by JOHN H PHELPS, Spruoo oiroct. JONAS LONQ'S SONS. a Pair. I 217 UACKA. AVE 2 U1BER GG, Pharmacist, cor. Wyoming aranua mm " SHOE STORE,
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