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SCHANTON, DEOEMUtftl 3, 1S95.
Colonel noosovolt's iiredlctlon thnt
If coiigrcis 6h:iU jiiws tho naval per
Bonnrl bill to equalise opportunities ana
rewards, nur.navy, already tho bust In
tlio world ho far up It roch, will become
very much better, I readily credible,
nnd congress, wo dare ny, will hardly
full to take the hint.
A Raid, on the Taxpayers.
Klectlon contests are prolonged nnd
vexatious nt the best, or, at tho worst,
ns tho cne may be. It seems to the
ordinary observer itrnnpe that the
whole modus operandi cannot bo sim
mered down and tried In a week or two,
like a. case In court. Tho present con
test that Is draKlnff Its slow lenRth
nlonjr. In our court Is a pood example
of prolonged trouble and expense with
out any probable benefit to anybody. It
has already lasted a year and the con
testants are not ye through with their
side of tho ease and nil the time the
taxpayers arc being1 mulcted to the
tune of from fifty to one hundred dol
lars a day.
As If this were not enough, the con
testants seem to have discovered a
new mine to be worked for tho benefit
of commissioner, stenographers, con
stables and court ollleers. This branch
of the investigation seems to contem
plate a general opening' up of nil ex
penditures of money In the campaign.
If both sides ore allowed to do this
and the committeemen, candidates,
contributors and ward workers are ex
amined and re-examined it is easy to
see how a year can be occupied in
this branch alone, it looks very much
like a scheme in the interest of the
little coterie who are steadily draining
the county treasury. Prom present
piospects there will be absolutely no
benefit to anybody. The term will
have expired before any decision is
reached and the sole result will be a
$30,000 or JSti.OOO hole in the county
funds.
The court will earn the gratitude of
the people If It will shorten instead of
extend the apparently endless chain
of what the parties interested are
pleased to term an election contest,
but which rtally seems to be a raid
on the taxpayers.
Sagast.a says ho will now devote all
his time and energy to promoting in
ternal reform in Spain. It is a pity
he is so late in learning this lesson.
How to Treat the Negro.
Some opinions upon the race problem
In the South are expressed by ex
(Jovernor Uullock of Georgia, in the
course of a recent communication to
the press which arc worthy of consid
eration us representing a strong senti
ment In that beetion. Although Gen
eral llulloek was a 'slave-holder, a
Confederate soldier and bus been all
his life a leader among the whites of
tho (southern section, lie has differed
from many of his neighbors in that
he has stoutly argued for fair play
for the negro and for an honest ac
ceptance of the results of the civil war.
Yet he says:
"I have believed and have long since
advocated a state suffrage based upon
intelligence and property ciuullllca
tlons. While there may be those among
us who would seek to limit the suffrage
on a color line, no one who can read
the Fifteenth amendment Is fool
enough to attempt such a proceeding
It can be safely accepted as a fact by
our friends North that the Intelli
gent, property-owning and tax-paying
colored citizens of Georgia have no
objection to a modification of tho
franchise of our state upon tuch a
basis. Their Interest In an intelligent
franchise is greater than that of the
white man, because a white man can
care for himself even under adverse
circumstances. Tho first effect of such
modification of the franchise would
be a lenity toward white men who
are not legally qualified. Hut the riv
alry of candidates would soon enforce
the law equally." In the meantime,
General Uullock suggests that If con
gress has reason to believe that In any
district in the South the member re
turned as elected to congress was
not fairly chosen by a majority
of the qualified voters, it decline
to scut him and order a new election.
"The result of such action, if per
sisted in by congress will," says he,
be a full, free 'and fair vote, and an
active opposition canvas In each dis
trict. There can be no doubt that It
Is better for us, better for the coun
try, that we stand unrepresented
while we are bringing about such elec
tion systems In our districts as wilt
command the confidence not only or
congress but of the people at large."
In conclusion General Uullock nys:
"Whenever It is understood that tho
negro Is simply a citizen like the rest
of us, and not the 'ward of tho na
tion' or the 'pet of a paity,' he will
receive Justice from the people unions
whom ho lives. Sporudlc cases of un
just, unlawful and barbarous treat
ment of tho negro cannot be denied,
nor Is It entirely confined to the South.
Cut fcuch Instances uro light compared
with the total number of the negroes.
There Is no recorded history of any
race having equalled the pi ogress of
the negro from slavery to tho present
day."
It must be confessed frankly that
there Is a good deal of solid common
sense In theoo views. The theory of
u suffrage restricted by educational
or property qualifications bus strong
opposition but we bellevo that the best
thought of the country Is steadily
drifting toward broader acceptance of
It as the safest way out of u too lib
eral past extonfilon of tho suffrago
over unfit Inhabitants. Tho fuct that
these qualifications uro to be set up
In Hawaii, to protect tha better ele-
incnt3 from the numerically prepond
erating Oriental or foreign clement,
offers a reason why they may yet
prove to bo Ihu only feuslblu way
around the raco problem as present
ed In our Southern states, it Is ti
palliative merely; It touches only thu
political tlda of a problem that Is both
political, social and economic. Hut It
It will lemove thu prevalent fear of
negro domination and restore normal
conditions so that thu poor white und
tho poor negro can both work their
way up In the Boclul nnd Intellectual
scalo without sacrlllco of their energy
In mutual conflict, It will go fur to
Justify Its moro general adoption.
The sufllclency of the Dlngley tariff
bill as a revenue producer Is amply at
tested by the treasury statement for
November. In that month the custom
tecelpts were $15,3.15,200, which Is $5,000,
000 more than the average monthly
custom receipts In November under tho
Wilson bill, and larger even than un
der the McKlnley bill. Tho Dlngley
bill Is now meeting the average nor
mal expenses of the government and
rolling up a surplus of from $15,000,000
to $10,000,00 a year besides.
An Economic Task.
Tho most hopeful Indication which
has appeared In Cuba blnce congress
declared that Spain should get out is
found in the memorial which the mer
chants of Santiago have presented to
Hubert I. Porter, the president's spe
cial commissioner to arrange a tem
porary system of tariff regulations.
This memorial recognized frankly tho
fact that the reconstruction of Cuba
Is llrst of all an economic problem with
political destiny far In the background;
and It suggested numerous ways and
means whereby the wasted commerce
of the Island could be restored.
Among these it asks that no Internal
taxation be levied on sugar estates,
that machinery bo admitted duty free
and that Cuban sugar be given free
access to the markets of the United
States: that live stock, barbed wire
and farming implements be admitted
free; that export duties be abolished;
that the mining industry be exempted
from internal taxation and mining ma
chinery as well nil raw materials be
not dutiable- that small banks be
op'-ned to loan money on real estate
security nt low ratts of Interest, that
the duty on essential Imports i.ot pro
duced In tho Island be as low as pos
sible consistent with revenue needs;
that the dollar head tax on Immigra
tion be abolished, that Intoxicants be
taxed nnd that tonnage dues be re
stricted to cargoes actually brought
Into Cuban harbors. In regard to agri
culture the temporal y exemption from
taxation of rural estates, the distribu
tion of waste lands among the Cubans
who are desirous of cultivating them,
and the granting of special facilities
to corporations desirous of construct
ing railroads and other means of Inter
provincial communication are recom
mended. It also advised that out of
the customs revenues the Insurgent
army be paid off and disbanded.
As things go In this world It Is ask
ing a good deal cf the United States
to ask it to go through all the trouble,
worry and turmoil of Cuban recon
struction only to hand Cuba over, at
the conclusion of our task, to an In
dependent Cuban government. Yet
tills Is what we are pledged to do and
we cannot honorably hesitate. There
Is this consolation in' the premises;
Cuba's destiny Is so closely Intertwin
ed with our own and her commercial
dependence upon us is so obvious thnt
annexation Is the inevitable finality.
Thus we can feel that what wo shall
do now in Cuba will be done both
from humanitarian purposes and with
an eye to the fact that tho benefits of
that work are bound in course of time
to be reciprocal und reversionary.
General Garcia says the representa
tive Cuban.-, will welcome American
military control pending the establish
ment of a stable government, but lie
would like to suggest that the United
States send only well-disciplined and
law-abiding troops, so that the natives
may not receive false Impressions. The
suggestion Is certainly to the point.
Episodes like that at San Jails, in San
tiago province, where a rift raff regi
ment of United States lmmunes got
Into a fracas with the Cuban police
force which was acting under direct
orders from General Wood and shot
some of Its members fatally, will make
trouble faster In Cuba than our best
diplomacy and statesmanship can un
make it. The American who goes to
Cuba In his country's uniform should
be a true representative of American
chivalry, patience nnd humanity or he
should be sent home Instantcr,
It Is, of course, regrettable that ex
Jllnister Hnnnls Taylor Is not satisfied
with the terms of puace. It would bo
pleasant to have everybody satisfied,
Including Professor Norton, Andrew
Carnegie and Senator Hoar. Hut since
differences of opinion are Inevitable in
this Imperfect world the American peo
ple as a whole will etrlve to get along
as best they may under tho weight of
Hunnis Taylor's displeasure, thauklup;
heaven their but den Is not heavier.
Gratifying educational progress is in
dicated In the recent report of the sec
retary of the Interior. One-ilfth of our
entire population now attends school.
The per capita cost of public instruc
tion, which was $1.75 In 1871, is now
$2.c:'. In a quarter of a century the
enrollment of puplln In our public
schools has very nearly doubled. Our
teachers number 413,34;: and our pupils
14,fij2,4fi2. This is our real grand army
thut "hallcnues the world.
The Red Crow society proposes to
establish a regular hospital system
throughout Cuba. The Red Cross soci
ety Is sotting an example of energetic
devotion to humanity which our ad
ministrative ofllcluls In Cuba will do
well to follow.
The representatives of the republics
of tho Western Hemisphere who par
ticipated In tho Pan American con
gress, In 1SM, voluntarily offered to
formally pledge their respective na
tions to the payment of postal sub
sidies to American steamships If direct
lines wero established, but tho offer
,waa nuver accepted. Such an offer U
unprecedented In history, where an og
grcgatlon of Independent nations spec
ifically nnnotiuccd a preferenco for and
willingness to subsidize tho ships of
one, and It the Greatest of those na
tions. That such a magnanimous or
fer should have been rejected, or per
mitted to pass unheeded, only shows
the extent and danger of our Indiffer
ence to our maritime development.
This Indifference must not continue.
The Uoston Herald, tho great organ
of New Kngland conservatism, has de
serted Professor Norton, Andrew Car
negie, Senator Hoar and the Mugwump
fruternlty In general and has lunded
squarely In tho camp of the expansion
Its. It "believes It now sees ndvan
tagos to bo gained by the policy of
expansion," among them that It will
"vastly extend our trade, help to puri
fy our civil service and Immeasur
ably broaden our politics." Tho kick
ers of today will all be saying this a
few years hence.
Our army officers are not going to
hnve a picnic In Havana. It Is said,
you cannot rent an unfurnished house
of moderate size for less than $1,000
a year, while the cost of living nt the
Inferior hotels Is virtually prohibitive
to any but a rich mnn. It may be ne
cessary for our-military authorities to
take a hand in the regulation of real
estate speculation In Cuba.
General Shatter says Instead of our
ollleers calling each other names they
ought to be patting each other on
the back. This would be a very con
venient escape for officers who don't
deserve to be Included in the general
felicitations.
As a result of the recent destructive
storm there Is to be an Increase in
the rates of marine Insurance. The
nbnormal Is expensive.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchua,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 4.08 a. m.. for Saturday,
Hecemer 4, ISM).
A $&
It will be apparent to a child born on
this day that Chllkoot pass confronts nu
merous ambitious candidates hereabout:).
Stany a man of dcstlpy has been unfo
tunato in slipping a cog early In the game.
Unless Uncle Sam annexes tho island
of Yap all will have been in vain.
A guilty conscience often makes man
hate everybody.
JIuny men would be happier If they
could outrun their thoughts.
Father Time of the li-S'J brand Is on his
last less.
Ajacchus' Advice.
When silence Is mistaken for wisdom it
Is better to break It gently.
SOME NEW BOOKS
In "Plays Pleasant nnd Unpleasant,"
(Chicago: It. a. Stono & Co.) Bernard
Shaw lias decided to appeal lrom Philip
drunk to Philip sober. In oilier wows,
recognizing that the mass of people who
go to the theater und make possible the
profitable production of plays do not es
pecially care to bo prohlemlzed or in
structed unduly but want ubovu all else
to bo crtertulned, Mr. Shaw has decided
(and isel; to offer his Interesting stu
dies of mcdein society in boon form so
that nobody need pay his money who does
not want tho kind of pabulum which Mr.
Shaw vends. The "plays pleasant " in
clude "Arms and tho Man," produced with
success by Richard Manslleld," "Tho Man
of Destiny." "Candida" and "You Nev?r
Can Tell," and very pleasant plays thoy
are, too, einclng keen insight Into human
character and motive, witty appreciation
of dramatic values and notable cleverness.
Tho "plays uipkat-ant" "Widower's
Houses," "The Philanderer" and "Mrs.
Warren's Profession" are frunkly proli
lcm plays, the attempt being to convict
many existing soclai conventionalities of
both stupidity and ii-Jistice. They are es
sentially plays to bo read rather than
acted.
Tho author of tho "Co-operative Com
monwealth," Lawrence Gronlund. In his
latest work. "Tho New Kconomy," Issued
by Stone & Co.. offers what he culls a
peaceable solution of the social problem
namely, obligatory Industrial arbitration,
the moro effective organization of labor,
state productive work for tho unem
ployed, state control of municipal enter
prises, state mut.tigemcnt of the liquor
trutllc and of mines, a national telegraph
and express system, national banks re
stricted to deposits, other national banks
of loans, national control of fines and
freight rates und a national department
of agriculture which bhall be a kind of
wholesale clearing house nnd exchange
for all thp farmers in tho country. His
programme, is frankly socialistic In tho
Hclentllle or collectivist sense but it Is
interesting and well argued.
"The Money Captain." by Will Payno
(Chicago: H. S. Stone & Co.) Is a tale of
Chicago business speculation nnd politics.
The money captain Is tho head of tho
gas syndicate who buys up newspaper
support, boodles counellmen at pleasure
nnd generally run3 things with a high
hand. Thero Is one editor, however, who
refuses to bo bought and this story is tho
narrative of his light with the "duke of
gas." In tho end the editor wins, marries
happily and has tho pleasure of writing
his adversary's obituary. Tho story is
sketched In strong colors, but Is narrated
with force and makes good reading.
A strong but saddening story is Max
well Gray's "The House of Hidden Treas
tire" (New York- the Appletonsl. It Is a
story of a brave woman's sacrifice, a
study of the upbuilding of character und
the uplift of society through individual
imselllshness, told as only this powerful
nnalysl of human motive can tell It, and
the. ultimate effect, of course. Is whole
some; but stll It Is a story which some
ho.v depresses one during the timo of
perusal. Yet It Is worth reading and
worth studying, for It is undoubtedly one
of the great novels ot tho year.
The young Hollnnder who writes under
tho pseudonjm of Manrtcn Maartcns, In
"Her Memory" (D. Appleton i Co) bus
drawn with singular delicacy a picture
ot tho refining effect of grlct upon a
character prlmuiily good. A young En
glishman of wealth nnd leisure loses jls
beloved wife. For u tlmo grief s-tuna
him. Hut after a time her memory conies
to be liU guiding star und from indolcnco
nnd uselessnesb ho rises step by step un
til he becomes one of the foremost states
men of his time. How this Is accom
plished; tho sucvetMlvo though uncon
scious steps of his advancement aio por
trayed with consiuuirnto skill and the lit
erary workmanship of the book from first
to lust Is most admirable.
Tho liberation of weman is tho themo
of an Interesting novel, "A Champion In
Die Seventies." by Edith A. Harnett, the
American edition of which Is Issued by H.
S. Stono & Co. It Is n story of tho battlo
of modernity against conservatism hi so
ciety's adjustment of woman's place and
work, and It shows that n good deal is
to be said on both sides, Tho "new wo
man" may go to extremes nnd bo foolish
In many wuys. but nt all events sho Is
a sign of social progress, and In order to
progress In any direction It Is always ncc
pessary for some venturcsomo person to
enact the rolo of njoncer.
Harold Frrdrle's latest novel, "Gloria
Mundl," which ran a a serial in tho Cos.
tnoplltun, is now produced in book form
by It. S. Htone & Co., the publisher. of
"Theron Ware." It will junto it disap
pointment, In theme, Incident nnd devel
opment It Is a more or Pus aimless
study of Kiigllsh aristocracy, brilliant and
dull by turn and not overly clear In pur
pose. It Is Inlcrstlng, of course, for
Frederic could not bo olherwltto; but It
has not the rustaltiod and cumulative In
terest of "Thereon Wa.re" nor does It
touch upon problem wlildi in Atuuilc.i
nro of special or vital concern.
"Soma of New York's four Hundred, '
by Adclla Octavla tiouston, was flrHt puij.
llshed anonymously by tho Amerlcnn llu
manc Kducntlon society after tho maim
fccrlpt of It had gotio to the bottom of tha
Hudson rler In the tcrilblo railroad ue
cldcnt of Oct. 21, IS'j". Ju this form moro
than 10.000 copies were, distributed. A
second edition Is now In print revealing
the author's name. The story won tho
llrst prize by George T. Angell for a dis
section In ilctlon of the cruelties of fusli
len. It lays buro to how largo a degrco
our social conventions are founded on
gross disregard of humane impulses nnd
is powerfully written.
In "John I.lttlcJohn of .1" by George
Morgan (published by the I.lpplneotts) we
have a moving story of the Revolution,
centering about the winter of discontent
nt Valley forge, the Conway cabal,
Washington's perplexities and trials, the
treachery of Loo and tho battle of Mon
mouth which Inaugurated tho brighter
era that ended In final triumph. It Is a
good talo well told. The same firm Issues
"In the Shadow of the Three," by
Rlancho Lot tus Tottenham, a stirring talc
of Italian love. Intrigue and adventure.
"The Rainbow's Und" (Chicago: II. S.
Stono & Co.) is the title chosen by Alice
Palmer Henderson for an Interesting vol
ume narrating incidents of travel nnd
facts concerning Alaska. The book makes
few pretensions to style, but Is a vnlua
blo collection of new Information nbout
our great northwestern possession.
"A Slave to Duty nnd Other Women"
published by Stone & Co.) comprises six
well-constructed short storks of feminine
trials and Joys by that interesting writer,
Octave Thanot. In different vein, moro
vlrllo nnd less polished but none tho less
readable, nro the seven stories by Charles
Ilelmont Davis which the same firm of
fers under tho title, "The Ilorderland of
Society." These nro really bits of strong
reporting pitched in the dramatic key.
The late Charles A. Dana's "Rccollec
lcctlons of the Civil War," to bo pub
lished shortly by 1). Appleton & Co.,
forms one of the most remarkable vol
umes of historical, political, and personal
reminiscences which have been given to
tho public. Mr. Dana was not only prac
tlcally a member of the cabinet and In
tho confidence of the leadets of Washing
ton, but he was also the chosen represen
tative of tho war department with Gen
eral Grant and other military command
ers, and he was present at many of tho
councils which i.rcceded movements of
tho greatest importance. Mr. D.ina was
selected to sit in judgment upon charges
of treason, bribery nnd fraud, and he was
familiar with all the Inner workings cr
tho vast machinery which was set lit op
eration by tho war. The Importance of
this unwritten history is obvious. Fur
thermore, Mr. Dana's own narrative Is
re-enforced by many letters from Grant,
Stanton, Sherman nnd others.
NEWS AND COMMENT.
In the opinion of Correspondent MC'
Cutcheon tho currency problem will be a
knotty ono In our management of tho
Philippines. Says he "It would be a
costly experiment to substitute for tho
Mexican dollar a dollar such us Is used
In America, which Is kept nt an artificial
valuu by Its relation to gold. If American
dotlurs, worth twice as much as Mexican
dollars, were Introduced the native would
want as many of them for his wages as
ho had formerly received Mexicans. If
he gets three Mexican dollars a week
now, ho would want three American dol
lars under the new system, for no argu
ment could convince a native that threa
pieces of Mexican silver were worth only
half tho amount In American silver. An
American dollar would never buy twice
tho amount of stuff that u Mexican dol
lar does, no matter who says that it is
worth twice as much, it takes a broader
intelligence than the Filipino possesses to
comprehend that one jilcco of silver is
worth twice as much as another ot tho
same size."
If it were not for the omnipresent agi
tator things In Luzon would be qullo love
ly, according to advices from thero. "Th.
natives," says an American writer, "are
docile and peaceable, and It Is dnubttul
whether pictures of more c mplete con
tentment an! happiness eon be found
anywhere In tho world than In the littlo
thatched huts with (heir canopies of
waving palms and banana trees. ft Is
only when agitators like Agulnaldo and
his nmbltious rctlniM of adventurers tell
them that they ought to bj discontented
and unhappy that they realize that tho
Americans aro going o oppress them. Tho
attitude of the natives toward the Amer
leans is always very cordial, except whure
tho Influence of the agitators hits been
felt."
For tho eight months ending with Octo
ber last our excess of exports over Im
ports of merchandise reached tho enor
mous sum in round numbers of J10O.0O'),
000. In part payment of this wo received
1130,000,000 in gold and drew upon tho re
mainder to nbout tho sum of $l".".oo0,u00
for freights, traveling expenses of Ameri
cans, dividends and Interest on our secur
ities held abroad und such matters. This
would leave apparently something like
$153,000,000 cash balance held on deposit in
the banks abroad in favor of American
bankers nnd capitalists. Again we re.
mark thut this has been an American
year.
One feutuie of tho houses In Manila
which is rather hard to get accustomed
to, writes a correspondent of the C'hicugo
Record, Is the pretenco of tlio great num
ber ot lizards which crawl around tho
ceilings and wnlls of the rooms at night.
They aro harmless, but the thought that
they may occasionally loso their grip
and drop down In one's face is not calcu.
luted to make them welcome members
of the household. There are many scor
pions about, but they keep exclusively in
tho dnirk corners of the house und .ard
and otherwise behave themselves w-11.
A heavy and continued demand exists
for cornmcal In South Africa, according to
1'nlted States Consul Clencrul Stowe, at
Capo Town, who has made a special re
port to tho state department on the sub
ject of American trade In that section of
tho world. The corn is Quoted at J3.K per
hundred pounds in Capo Town nnd $1.11 in
Johannesburg, and tho supplies do not sat
Isly tho demands. The comment Is quoted
at $1.13 per one bundled and ninety-six
pounds, and largo Importations havn re
cently arrived from America.
Great Holiday
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country feel that they are selling this seasons gloves cheap at $1.00. Our price for
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One case of Ladies' Extra Long, Fast Black, Fleecc-Liued Hose, double sole, heel
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Workingmen, this will surely bring you here. Double Breasted, Double Back,
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flat seams, pearl buttons, fast colors and 36 inches long. Only 39 ceuts.
200 dozen Ladies' Liueu and Lace Edge Haukerchiefs; would be cheap at 10 cents.
Now on sale at 5 cen's.
100 dozen Fine Embroidered Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, at 10 cents, or three for
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Ladies' Tinted Flannel Skirts, with neat striped borders, crocheted edges and ex
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Flannelette Dresses, ready made for the little ones, 2 to 4 years of age, neatly
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Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns, slightly counter soiled, regular 85c and $1.00 gar
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Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brlc a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
TIE CLE10HS, FERBEE,
(FMALIEY CO.
422 Lackawanna Aveau
We have just received
a fiue Hue of these goods.
They are the handsom
est we have ever seen.
You can see them in
our window.
FOOTE k SMEAR CO.
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
WOLF & WENZEL,
240 Adams Ave., Opp. Court Home.
and IPlumkrs,
Eola Aeenta for Itlchrdsou-Boyntoa'4
I'urnacM and Itaozoj.
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Drip
Lights
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1898, Ml Milt, 11898
MILL k COMEITS
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No such magnificent display ot
furniture has ever been shown In
Scranton as that now presented In
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can equal choice or equal
values in Furniture bo found.
Latest designs In Bedroom, Parlor,
Library, Dining room und Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to suit every taste and
prices to suit every purse, with tha
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever may be selected will be the very
best In the market for the money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited.
Hill &
Comimiell
At 121
North Waihlugtoa
Avonuo,
Scranton, Pa.
The Largest
Assortment of
xcasir
1LJ
For 1899,
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
STATIONERS and KXGKAVERS,
1U0 Wyoming Avenue.
Tlaol.argoit UneoroniceSupplldiln North
eastern I'eunsylvoal.
THE
I1M k UMlll CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
ire
Danes
BAZAAt
FffliEf
One Hundred Pieces
tvo
Absolutely Fast Colors
We have now open an
unusually handsome line
of these Goods for
Also an elegant line
French
no
For
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for ttta Wyoming
District Or
pypiiT
Mining, Blastlus. Sporttn;, HmolceUll
und tut, Hepauno Chemical
Company'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tafely fuse, Capo and Uxplodtrv
lioom 101 Connell Uulldln;,
tiorantao.
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JOHN a. HM1TH A ION, Plymouth
W. K. MULLIGAN. Wllkes-Bar
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