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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- TUESDAY, NOVEMBER. 22. 1898.
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Those reiiresentntlvo Scranton buM
liCHb men and large tascpayero vim.
inoic thou any other cIush, nro directly
unci iiecunlutlly interested In kooh e'lty
tjuverriinent cannot exuert to xecure n
illy mlniliilstriillon of thn prosrusilve
ji-t wisely ocumniilcnl kind inlcH they
join ftiiciB with the politicians nnd
I'ompul the latter to take up ti winning
iHislncss-man's tlcltot, IniWiendetit
movements ua n inle me futile. The
place to ha lntelllueiitly tiulcpendcnt Is
at the part Mlnmi.v
Our Tern's of Pence.
Tlire vvlll 1)0 hasty fin'1 Ill-luJged
ciltlclsm. In tills countiy as well as
In Spain of th" ultimatum submitted
t'stenlay at 1'aris by the American
peace t'OiiitiiUsliiiieis. Spaniards will
enmplaiu tlul Vhe J2ii,0fn.i)ii0 cash prof
ler Is rlillruloulv Inadequate, captious
Americans villi yaj that we should not
pay Spain a inl pennv Common senne
vlll reach Its opinion midway between
these extreme vlpvn and slve Its nel
hcrcnec tinriservodlv to the vise poll
er of the JtcKlnlev administration.
As a matter of ultiact justice It
Jiiuv Svell be doubted If Spain elcserve
n cent of r"lnilui-emoiit for the for
ilble loss of the Philippines. Her tule
there was not entitled In the jespeet
of mankind; her claim wan technical
purely It had Miiell If any 'auction In
nioi, lis-, Hut the pavment to Spain of
n quit-claim fee t-atisfle.s that teehnl
i al onethh!i and puts It forever out
it the power of foiclmi tiitles to ac
iii" the I'nlted States ot having toU
en advantage of Its supeilor ytrenpth
to despoil a weal: power mew llessly.
Ciiinpaieil wltli Germany's d"inandi
upon Kiane- the Anieilean ultimatum
U IMrls Is libeial In the rvtteme.
3'iior to the T'lamo-l'iU'-.siar. war
V lance's title to Alsace-l.oiralne had
passu! without challenge1. Spain's ti
tle to the Philippines, on the nthei
band, hud 1 1 Dewey entcied Mnnlla
burbot been preeailnus In the extreme,
devolution had' followed levolutlon
unions Spain's olenial subjects and
only by bribery end pettldy had u tem
lioiary tiuce benn puiehafeed. Ger
many, not content with seizins: bodily
ns ii npoll of war th two rich piov
inccs on Per .ejiitlivu'toi n fiontler,
inidc Kianie pay eiver ps a war in
demnity the enoi mous -um ol one bil
lion dolUis In koIi! The I'nlted States
takes ns indemnity only little Porto
Itlco, and although In actual posses
felon ot the Philippines hj risht of con
MUebt otleis In satisfaction to the
worsted pdueiiy a sum fully eom
peiibatoiy foi all netun! outlaj In the
island's Improvements.
The 1'nltrU States takes the Philip
Pines In tiust for civilization. We aim
nt no C'ai-scienn cowiuests. We have
liei luu for terrltoij eonsldeied merely
as territory. Had Spain ie-poniled in
telllaently to our Hist l'liendly over
tuies eoneerniii.' the abominations of
her mlsiule in Cubu hei colonial hw.iy
would today he where It "Mis a year
apo and not a mifkit would have been
llred. IJut having e liosen dellberattly
and in detinue of the ad lee mid Inter-i-es.-int
ot tlT hol lrlendit to persist
In Intolerable oppies-tlon end to court
the inevltublo punishment, yhe is en
titled to ju-i what s-he has lee'lved in
the way of n:i objeti lesson in behalf of
i ivlllz.itlun. The pioffef to her of n
i ash bonus Is an net of exeuitivo clein
i uey illctattd by the fact that she is
Ignorant, helplish and abj'-ct. It is an
nttmpt to nelp her to net leet iiKaln.
If she is wlhe she will accept It in this
spirit and piolll by the tuition of yad
e.xpeilonce.
It Rt loves us to see such Rood lte
publlcans as Lltldnn Dltk and .To
siphus Powell (iiiaiidllng', one with the
other, over the question, "Who licked
Moipnn 11 Williams?" We know who
licked him. It wasn't Flick's Times
and it wasn't Powell's Hoc old. It was
just Ceneial Cusfednexs, In the poi
son of John Wnnamaker and u few
bundled soiebeadu like him.
Senator Quay Indicted.
The indictment of Senatoi Quaj upon
the charges growing out ot the man
uirenietit of the People's bank assures
what eveiybod In Pennsylvania de
sires a. sifting of these charges In
open eoui t. A settlement In any other
fashion would be a standal which tho
public ut laige would never condone.
J-ithft Senator Quay Is Innocent of
onduet vicious in both intent and ei
lect: either be Is the lctiin of ,i malic
ious coiifcpiiuey hoping by spiead of
talhe icport and Inference to do him
li reparable haim or he Is unfit to ie
main longer In the senate of the I'nlted
States. The trial will show- which,
therefoio. Jit ll proceed
bbimliu' Quuv tn the ejes of Uie kiw
is pieumcd lu be tiinoceut until .Oiown
to be guilty. Ho is a candidate for to
elect Ion before the genet al assembly
which Is to ballot upon the septit ushlp
lu less than two month", it j- ,i , i,.
htm: It la due to the suiim.i' .-
and to the people, his ryr.8tPui.nit. thm
this ejiKO bo tiled at oner.
To the trial, then, and let It be thor-
f'USll.
In pledging to keep rm "open dooi"
In tho Philippines the United States
wants the powers of Kiuonn to tuko
notice that what It gives It intends
iilso to demand In letutn. There Is no
mistaking this bit of International
landwrltlng on the wall.
Tho piosceutloii of two Chilsllnn
scientists for the death ot Humid
Trederlc sterns to be a step In tho
wrong direction on part of thoso who
are opposed to tha uncertain pyslcm of
lHith cuie. There Is nothing HKo op
position to ciiusu any wild theory to
tlulve. If Christian science Is n huni
fcug it will goon vveur ltelf out, and
iu cltcnue will b moie brief !f Us
Kdvoeatcb t'J nut pcistcued lu a way
that will allow thorn to pivn us iruir
tyrs. The fact that lhouiands die
yearly under the best mcdlcnl attend
ance shows thnt miracle f-hould i.ot
be expected f f'lirlHtlnrt science.
Jn.isiniicti us pietty neatly eveiy fel
low laying an elalm to special hero
ism during the midsummer war with
Spain has beep kissed and ie-klssed
by emollient and gushing females un
til the osculation racket has censed
tn be either novel or pleasant, suppose
we now agree by common consent to
call this particular form of idiocy off.
The Ktng-Ooigensen Kllle.
The Thirteenth regiment, aniens
other volunteer lCRlriionts" now In the
South, will ho rqulpped In a few days
with the Krag-Jorgeusen title. It Is
about time that this tiansformatlon
take place, not only nmong tho volun
teer regiments on active service, but
throusljout the entlte National Ouaid.
Uven more than this Is required. Tho
closo of the war ban left the National
Guard in a state of disorganization and
demoralization which It will be to the
best Interest of tho country at once to
rectify. We have assumed new and far
reaching responsibilities' In the Inter
national uffalis of the world. Since the
countiy has made up Its mind not to
shirk them, wo must be prepaied to
meet them In a splilt equal to the con
HcquemcH which they may nt any
moment entail. We must cast off the
swaddling clothes of military Infancy
and don the unlfoi m, cap-a-pie, of a
fully developed mllltury power.
Mllltatlsm is said to Ik a cutse, one
which Is eternally dinned Into the enrs
of thoiM who aie responsible, It indeed
any particular nation or government Is
responsible, for It. Hut it Is here, and
the cynical Indifference with which the
disarmament proposition of the C7iu
has been received throughout the vvoilu
does not portend Its Immediate or le
mote overthrow. The thoiough equip
ment and leorgnnlzntlon of the Na
tional CJuard Is bevond any domestic
political issue. We have done with
Spain, ami in nil human piobablllty
with nil countiies beniing the same
relative dlspropoitlou to our militniy
mid naval strength nnd financial re
sources. If the United States wagey
war, or Is forced Into hostilities, by
some other 1'uropenu power, the plunge
w 111 ho one from which w e cannot hope
to rise so easily. Wo must be In touch
with the military movements of oiu
time. If thele is no escape fiom our
colonial Responsibilities, and we see
none, there Is also no enenpe from
standing well to the fiont in their pio
teetlon nnd defense. The journalistic
and political sophistry which extols the
inngnlllceut It responsibility of our an
tecedent Isolation In the woild takes
no account of fortes, Itiespcttlve of the
war with Spain, which would have led
us ultimately to the same end at per
haps an immeasuiablv gi enter sacrl
llce. It Is doubtful If we could supinely
hbve acquiesced in tho partition of
China, Just as It pleased Russia, a lent
Britain, Get many and Franco to decide,
without takingpotscsfloiiof Hawaii and
the Philippines with u view to safe
guarding our own. Our trade with China
Is developing nt an abnormal late. If our
commerce with the Chinese was cariled
on lu ships living our own flag this
would be at once nppaient: but since
our exports are bi ought to China in
foreign bottoms it has been all but lost
sight of, except by those Individually
interested or by our consuls.
The danger to the countiy aiislng
from the disbanding of the volunteei
regiments In the mood in which thev
would dispeisf Is not quite lenl
Ized. but the dissatisfaction which
lias been treated throughout the
countiy by their alleged Ul-trcat-ment
dining the compaigu with Spain
Is sutllelenlly familial In outline. The
antiquity nnd Inelllciency of the small
arms with which otu volunteeis weie
provided Is oddly al vai lance with
modem mllltaiy progicss. The Na
tional gunt d might as well be aimed
with potsllcks as with the old Spring
Held breechloadlng litle. It is neatly
a half century behind the time. The
Mauser, if we may use the expression,
Is a magnificent death-dealing instiu
ment. It Is supeiior in the i.ipldlty
of Its action to the Kiag-Joigensen,
but it is a clumsier and a heavier
weapon, which places the two guns
pel haps ncaily upon an equality. There
is in reality little to choose between
tho Lee Medford, the Mauser and the
Krag-Jnrgensen lilies. It Is a question
of dlseietion with the mllltaiy execu
tives of different countiies. They are
all constiucted on the pilnelple of the
Maxim magazine gun. The Hiitish
aimy Is supplied with the Lee Med
ford; the Spanish, Herman, Austilan
and Italian aimies use the Mauser;
llussla has the Kiag-Jorgunsen, while
Fiance again has a modification of tho
Lee Medfotd. Theie Is no patent In the
Invention of rille. No sooner Is n new
llfle invented than its design Is stolen
and sold to other governments, and
what H thought woithy of adaptation
adopted without scruple or apology.
The Tlilitecnth regiment will also be
supplied with the knlfo bayonet, a nuii-
derous weapon. So must the National
guaid If It Is to be icorgnnUed and put
111 condition lor tho bent set vice. Theie
Is one of two things which must be
done. We miidt either Ineiease the
tegulais to the stiength of one man to
e'-riy thousand In civil life, as Gen
eial Miles suggests or ilie Stute militia
i bei onu '.illty whin it is in
TI" i stiength of the
.i.iecr ,u. . uf Client Uiitaln is
something ovei thice handled thous
and men. These are aimed, uniformed
anil oiganlzed after the pattern of the
regular army. An adjutant and two
or three non-commlasloned officers of
the line are attached to each volunteer
regiment, who practically although not
not initially command It. Owing to con
stitutlonnl difficulties in tho vvav It Is
Impossible to hope for the same assim
ilation of the gunrd on national lines.
White the country can nlwus count
upon the state militia as a magnificent
and patriotic it-serve, we will bo forced
to depend more and nioie upon a legu
lur standing aimy kept up to the high
est efficiency.
The results of Admiral Dewey's von
tines In the nil -bag Fcnojne will be
legurded with Inteiest duilni; the w.i
few weeks,
if Wilmington, , c had been situ
ated on one of tho Philippine Inlands
during tho past few days, tho general
opinion would bavu been to tho effect
that the Malays were altogether too
savage to be governed by civilized
means.
Keeley, tha motor men, died leaving
the "lcirents ot his Inmj -promised foieo
n mystery. Whether Keeley really
possessed genius ns tin Inventor will
piobably nevei b known, but In tho
matter of j.elllng st.irk ho wan ono ot
the most taUnted pa sunders of mod
ern tlntc-s.
Itecent eents have rendeted it nec
csniy for Mr. Wnnamaker to have an
extra upoonftil of nugnr In his cumber
ly sauce this season In order to make
It palatable.
In other words, Spain has u week lu
which to decide whether she will take
$:o.OUi,OuO or another stiff punch In the
Jaw. It Is easy to predict her decision.
Ure.vfus has been given a ten-acre
lot to exciclse in on Devil's Island At
this rate he will probably soon be
walking all over Ft mice.
It begins to look now as though the
peace commlssloncis nt Paris lenllzc
who get it in the neck In the recent
v.ar.
LITERARY NOTES.
One novel feature of the wnr with Spain
is the fact that ono man since cded lu
photographing the most Important fea
tures of tlio win in Culm and the camps
In this cotiutrj. Mr. J. C. Ilemment was
on tho wreck of of the Maine nt Camps
lllnck and Chlckamniigu, at Tnmp.i, and
with Admiral Bntiii"oirs Mjmulinn. Ho
was at Santiago from tho beginning to
tlio end, and was under 'ire with the
regulars, the Seventy-first New Ymk,
and the Hough Hitlers, and ho saw Cer
veia's licet dcstio.ved. Later, ho vvae at
Camp WlkeifT and saw tho ictuiii of the
soldiers, and he was thus enabled to
lottiid out and complete his remarkable
pletorlnl record of the war. The boMc
which Mr. Hcnimcnt hns wiltten, entitled
"C.umoii nnd Camera," describes the va
iled scenes and experiences of the cam
paign, mtl states many unvarnished
facts. Over one hundred pictures nro In
cluded It. the book, which will be un
equnled us an actual pictorial hlstoiy of
the wnr In Cuba. 'Cannon and Cameia '
will be published shortly by D. Appleton
i: Co.
Some weeks before his death, Harold
Prederlc Mulshed the book on which he
hud been at work lor months past. This
last and most notable novel of this blit
Himt writer for It Is the only manuscript
which ho left far eclipses In power any
of his culler stories. Ailtten when his
genius bad fully matuied. he put the be-sc
e,f himself into "The Marki't-Plnce." as
tho novel Is called, anil It Is I'estineel to be
the book of the jenr. The ntory has lo e!o
with the fortunes of a daring speculator,
nnd, incidentally, with the corruption e.
Istiug among the titled directors ot lhig
lisli companies Though written befoiti
the llooley dlselosuies. It see ms almost a
propheev of thnt cause eelebre. Mr. Kreel-e-rlc's
pictures of Hngllsh society and
lhiKllsh countiy life nie the best and most
convincing that have ct been given to
us by a novelist. "The M.uket-Plnee"
has been seemed by The Saturday Hvcn
lug Post, of 1 hiladelphla, anil will nppct;
se'l.illy In thnt wcckl, beginning In an
early Issue.
The nnnnuniemeut of the ennli nts of
Harper's Magazine for December shows
u largo nuuibei ot shoit stories written by
well known writers nnd Illustrated hv
prominent artists 'the opening one. "Old
Captain," liv Mylcs Hemnivvay, Is Min
im ted by Howncl Pvle with e .even eliavv
Ings, lmli.dtn,r the fiontlsplece In color.
Among thi. othrr nro "An KMneralda of
Hnikv Ciinvoi) bv Hrct Harte, Illus
trated b Piter Niwell. "The Srconel
Wooing of Salla.i Sin " hj Kuth SleUnerv
Stu.i-t, illiisti ited by A. It. Prost; "'I lie
White Hernii." by I'lonn Mnelend, Illus
trated by Albeit H. Steiucr; "How S.inl.i
claus was Snved " bj Mnry T. v. m Den
buigll. Illii-tratiel by W. T. Smedley. and
"The I'm pi ctcelticss of Mr. Horpee
Shields,',' by Mnigaret Deland, lllustrat'-d
by How aid I'jle,
In the llrt Instalment of his stoiv of
the "Miuimac" in the Hcccmber Cen
tui'v. Lieutenant Ilubson lays no clnlni
to having originated the Idea of blocking
the channel at Sinti.igo The sinking of
tho oilier hud been ordeied by Admiral
Sampson, but the commanding ofllcer on"
Santiago had not executed the inanoctivvr
when the llngthip at rived, and the vvoik
Ing out of the plan, ns well ns Its exe
cution, was Intrusted to Lieutenant Hob
Mm. Tho preliminary step are de
tanked In this number of the magazine,
and lu later li-sues tho story of the sink
ing of the slilo and tho eapturo and Im
prisonment of her crew will be given at
Hist band. This Is the onlv account of
his exploit that Mi. Ilnbson has wiltten
for publication.
"TheStoiy of lleautlful Poilo Him" n?
told bv pen anil camera Is the subject of
a timely volmno from tlio picss ot Laird
& Lee, Chicago. The author, C. H. Hec
tor, Unversed the Island on horseback
eio the war emleil and made libcinl notes
cemce rnlng Its history, geogiaphy, soil,
climate, Inhabitants, social, political nnd
lellglous customs, etc., ctr. Hl book Is
the most satisfactory presentation of In
formation on this subject that we have
seen. The sixty half-tono lllustuttoiih in
tho book aro repioducc-el fiom photo
graphs taken by Wilbur P. Turiiti. Tnerei
Is also a good and verv complete m'ip.
Among the Inteiestlng literary features
nnnounceil foi enilv publication hi Har
per's H.izar are Prefeience," n short
seil.il of r Miaordlnary chaim, by Caro
line Leslie field' "Nate," a Thanksgiving
story of New Hngland seventy years ago,
by Kate t'pson Clnik, illustrated by (Jill
fold Cnrleton. and "An Allen at Home."
a story showing how foreign residence, if
prolonged, unfits one for our rushing llf-
by Annie H. P Se.iilnt: The usual fash
ion fcatuies will be given with, If possi
ble, added billllanev to suit the opening
season, and the department of milslo will
tient of the re-opening of the opcia sea
son. Captain Slgsbeo spoils a good story, but
lepleiees It with another equally good. 111
denjlnit, ns he will In the December Cen
tury that his ordeily entered the oabln
of the Maine Immediately after tho ex
plosion, made a formal enlute, and re
ported the destruction of tho ship. Hnd
he elono so, ho would not havo been seer
for the explosion extinguished all lights
nnd left the cabin as black as a pocket. A i
a matter of fact, tho orderly t.va Into his
commanding officer In a daik passage
leading forwaul tluough the superstruc
ture, and reported that the ship had been
blown up and was sinking.
The December Issue of Harper's Hound
Table will be n Christmas elouble num
ber, with a special Illuminated cover from
a design by MnMield Parrlsh It will con
tain slxtv-four pages of lending matter.
Instead of forty-eight pnges as usual, and
the- leading holiday stoiy. "A Hevolu
llunniy 8unta ''i.ias." by Perclval Hlds
eliile. city editor of the Wllkes-Harie
Leuelc will be illustrated In colors from
drawings bv Kiln nd Penflcld. As supple,
nientrf will bi yivn two full. page colored
Plates, mltoblc for framing, of war sub
jects, 1 1 can palulliiRs by P r, Yohn.
III. Hon .losfih Chiinibeilaln. Ibiilsh
ulunMI Nierelaiv. in hi irnuirknbly
fmnk nrililo In th Dei ember Scrlbinr's
uukts vciy evlduiit his vlovvs on Ainci
lea's relation to colonial expansion. In
the course of them he nys: "It can harrt
ly bo newtary to say that the Urltluh
nation will cordially welcoms tho en
trance of tho Pnllre! States Into tlw Held
of colonial enterprise, so long nnd so suc
cessfully occupied by themselves. Thiro
would be no Jealousy of tho expansion of
American rnlcrpslso and Influence.; on tho
contrary, every Kngllshman would heart
ily rejoice lu the co-opcrntlon of tlie
L'nlti'el Mutes In the great work of trop
ical civilization. Prom the nations of the
continent of Kurepe ho has nothing tn
learn except what to avoid. Their rymrni,
their objects, anil tlitlr Ideals ntu cutliely
illffuietit fiom bis, and, ns he thinks, In
ferior." Arc women mean lu money mutters 13
the subject of a symposium In tho Christ
mas Issue of the American Queen. Tlio
eyniporlitm Is cleverly worked out by tier,
trudo Atherlon nnd Adcllno Surgtnt.
Lois Knlsht contributes an artlclo on
Christinas church decoration, und gives
a number of original IIIUBtiatlonu lor
iiduriilng churches In holly and mistletoe
for the holiday season. " The cover ts a.
clever sketch by Travrr, tilted, "L'nder
the Mistletoe," presenting a woman pay.
lug tho forfeit of a kiss beneath the mis
tletoe bough.
Hlchatd Harding Davis' "In tho ltifle
Pits," In the ClnlBtmns Scrlbncr's, Is a
vivid piesciitntion of that little exploited
peilod from July 2 to July 15 when tho
army wnlteel and suffered In the trenches
before Santiago. Mr. Davis' first short
sloiy. glowing out ot his war experiences,
will nppenr In tho January Scrlbncr's, and
he will continue to contrlbuto frequently
lo that magazine Ihioughout the; year
1SW.
Dodd, Mead & Co announce that they
Will nnhlUli limnrillntMv In IhlH C'OlllltrV.
Mr. (. W. Stecvcns' "With Kitchener at
Kbaitum," being tho dramatic narrative
of tho recent taking ot Omdurmnn by tho
Sirdar. Mr. Stceve'ns, tho well known
traveler and vrlter, acted ua special cor
respondent for a London dall during
the enllin i amii.-ittrn. nml his luirriitlvo Is
a memorable contribution to tlio illeraluiu
of battle and travel.
Tho actual need of uu rp to date manual
of American etiquette Is suppllcel by Her
bert S. Stone & Co., of ciilcafco. in a
handy volume, called "Httqiiette for
Ainei leans." purporting to be the work
of a Woman of Fashion, whoso last words
ore, "It pays to be polite to all" nn as
sertion which embodies the essence of eti
quette. The book Is comprehensive and
seems to be well considered.
An Impoitnut scries of pictures of Pcpu
Leo XIII. from the onlv photographs
taken In mini ears. wlb shortly bo pub
Ushed In Ha-pi'iY WecUv. Another In
teresting nuuoiiiiei tnmt Is that Ciuspar
Whitney has n tinned irom tho Ha
waiian lsl.inels .in.! bus laln taken up
the department ii .tmntiiir spoil In the
Weckl.v .
Although only srvui weeks old, John C.
Prcimil's Musical America. Is thoroughly
established us the foremost contemporary
American jourr.nl ot ait news nnd truth
ful criticism. It is one of the prettiest
publications printed.
THAT NEW RAILROAD.
lMltor of Tho Tilbune-
Sli: As I pass around among the peo
ple nowadays, 1 often hear them dis
cussing wlwt they teim "the new tallroad
tehemo." Most of them don't seem to
ftol very much Interest lu It, only as a
subject to talk about. They don't seem
to lpprccl.Uo the fact that the success
of the Individual epcratots in their fight
for a fair rate of freight on coal, means
much to every one v ho has a business or
owns lenl estate hi this elt.v. The have
not thought far enough ahead to leiil
Uo that most of the money that will bo
neiHleel to establish Industries tn hold to
gethei the inhabitants of this great city,
when the coal Is exhausted, must come
from the profits of Individual operations
lu coal mining.
What wculd be the result If evety in
dlvlelunl coal operation were- crushed out
of existence and this meat. Ic tiling in
dustry of our v.illev should fall Into til"
hands of the railroads? It looks to me as
though tho wealth contained In theso
great deposits of coal would all be car
ried out of tho country und th" only In
toiest In them, for the city anil its lnlirib
Itiints. would bo the monthly pay of th
mlncis. Let us Co a llltlo farther bade
n nil see what the eltv would have been
had the railroads owrcd nnd operated
all coal mines fiom tho beginning Dois
any one think we would have seen such
buildings as the "Com L'M-hanpe " "Jer
myn hotel, " the "Commonwealth," ihe
"Connell" building, the "Mears" build
ing, the "Board of Tiade" or nnv ot tha
tine banking houses or ony of the :lno
and cosily icisldcnces that beautify our
city, had there been no individual oper
ators? Isn't ii n fact that ever so en
terprising ptoplo could not hnve succeed
ed In building sreh a city and in estiib
llslilng so many elllle rent Industries, wlileh
give emplojmeut to thousands of men
nnd women, hnd they not been able
tluough the Individual operator to keep
with them a goodly portlem ol tho Im
mense wealth that has been taken from
the mines?
I think the Individual operators mo
ablo to tako cato of themselves, but I
ulso think they arc entitled to the motal
and financial support. If need be. of ev
ery cltUcn of this eltv and vallev.
Youra truly, N. 11 nice.
Scianton, Nov 21.
BE THANKFUL.
Thai's sumthln' to bo thankful fur. no
matter how- things go
In summer time fur fruit an' flowers, In
winter time fur snow,
Thar's sumthln' sort o' pleasant happens
to us eveiv elnj.
An' life's a perfect picnic ef we look nt
It that way.
Thar's always sumlhiu' puny for our
weary eyes to see
Tho glory of tho sunset, or the blossoms
on tho tree;
An' always sumthln' tuneful for oar tired
ears to hear
Tho children's voices chlrpln", or the
robin's musle clear.
That's always sumthln' ready fur our
wlllin' hands to do
Sum haltln" steps to help along, some Job
to carry thtnui'li:
No ehaiico to be a-klckln' when our feet
are busy gain'.
No time lur blip growlln' when we're
plantln' seed and tow In'
Thai s sumthln' to be thankful fur, no
matter how tilings go
No end to all our blessings, ef wo only
count 'em o;
An' even et you'te out o' sous, or sick, or
sad, or pore.
JtMt thank the Loul you're llvln' ef ou
can't do uolliln' morel
Ida O. Morris, In Atlanta Constitution.
LYCEUM THEATER.
Masnltlcent Production or (Jllber' A Sulll
vu u' Great Comic Opein Uuccem,
The
Qoedloliers
llatient of Sernnton rrto Kindergarten i
Koclatlon. Autnlcaiof bcmnlon Couserva.
lory of Music, Tlireeovealngn, commeuclns
Mamlny, Nov, ai; Wednerdny inntlnee.
DlBurMii open t Poweli'H I'rldsy, Nov
lb, ut flu, m. 'iicketiut oiirnlore.
BE1DLEMAN, S
GOLISM
nn
Jacket and
6 . , c5
?-
you cannot find elsewhere.
We have just received forty-saven sample Jackets--no
two alikegarments made to retail at from $15 to $30. We
have marked them out to sell from $7.98 to $19.98.
This is a golden opportunity lor those who have been
looking around for a choice and exclusive garment and have
not yet struck the right thing.
ALWAYS BUSY
Easy Shoes
Easy on your purse.
Easy on your feet.
Easy to be thankful in.
Our Store's easy to trade in.
You are always welcome.
Lewis, Mly & teles,
14 ANl 1J0 WYOMING AVENUH
I1AMSG1YK '
Turkey
Platters See our Cauidon PJat
"ters, decorated in "Blue"
Turkey designs.
We also have a Jew
PJain White and Gold
Band French China Tur
key Platters that we are
closing out at reduced
prices.
CLEIONS, FJEE,
ALLY CO.
42'J lacUttwaima Avnu
A.
?m
A
MaJKSnAUV '!- m.vki;
1 HANKS .1VI.N0U.V A DAY
OP THANKSGIVING IN UV
i:in 1I0MK, NAMHI.Y.
A Good Fat Turkey,
A Pax ton Roaster,
A Good Range and
A Pair ol Caryers
THAT Wll.I, CM'. 1IUV THC
TUItKllY AT YOUH MAHKHl',
THKN I UMIl IO nil WAbll
1NOTON AV'KNUE. AND WIJ
wii.i, hi:k that you havi:
iiiK nr.vr.
FOOTE k SiEAH CO,
nit WABHINOTONAVU.
WOLF & WENZEL,
-'10 Aelaim Ave, l)p Cuilt'C Hum:.
Praclica! Timers
Sol Jkcent fur Iilcliiretion.ftijriitoa'4
lurancei a'l iUaeti.
Dings
15. Isiv
Cape Eciioiy
pjvN NO item of your winter outfit is
there a better opportunity to test its
truth, No better place than right here in
our garment room to have this money
saving fact forcefully demonstrated. Be
sides, there is a sort of exclusiveness
and originality in our garments that
1898, Fall ExWblt. 11898
MILL & CONNELL'S
Firnltmre
No such niugnlflccnt display of
furniture lias ever been shown In
Scranton as that now prcsentaa In
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can eeiual choice or equal
values In Furniture be found.
Latest designs In Bedroom, Parlor,
Library, Dining room and Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to stilt every taste and
prices to suit every purse, with the
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever may be selected will be the very
bcBt In the market for the money.
Inspection of our block and prices
solicited.
Hi!!
&
Coounell
At 121
North Wasbln jton
Aveuu.
Scranton, Pa.
The Largest
Assortment 01
For n999
Can be found at our establishment.
Now is the time for your choice, as
we have EVERY style of diary
that is made.
Reynolds Bros
STAI'IOXEKS and EMJKAMiRS,
J0 Wyoming Avemw.
Ulic L.ngest llnoof Odlce.Sniiplloiiu NortU
eastern I'uuuiylv.uilx
THE
& CONNELL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Pitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Uas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Laefcawaaaa Avejrae
Excelsior
Diaries
EAZAAi
HNLEYi
We bave just completed 9
purchase of over
One Thousand Yards
Fancy
Suitable for eveuiug, recep
tion and street wear as entire
Or
Se
Waiste
The lot consists of
seme Plaife
Sffto, Dots,
ooies, Jb'ic,
IN
Tafiefila, Gro Grata
AND
Eiicksse Effects
Every number is new,
br.ght ud up-to-date and
we bave no hesitation in
pronouncing this
The most superb line of
Genuine Silk Values ever
shown in this city.
Wc place them on sale
SATURDAY MOMING
and solicit an early inspection
Sa0and512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
licneral Ag;nt for tUa Wjoinluj
UUtilctfJ."
I
iy
POWDER.
illnliif, lllastlne, Sportluc, HmoUelaii
uuJ iLio ltepauno CUuiuIca!
Loinpiiny'j
MIGE EXPLOSIVES.
mfe-iy I'we !rs unci Uxplo.lo.t
Kejoui tu Connell liulldlu.-.
asranttia.
AOli.NCtl.-iC
nm, roup, rutin
JOHN 11. bMtt'll A.iO.N, riyiuonth
W, li MULLIUA.V, WUkett-BarrJ
Silks
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