THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SAT CTRD AY. DECEMBER 10. 1898.
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partment hutlt.
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Army Problems.
The most disappointing featute of the
recent report or the weeretnr.v of war
whs tho absence of recommendntlon uf
cliiumes In the orfointzntlnn of the
U'Kiilnr nrtny tloslRned to remedy the
defects mid weaknesses Ottu'Iopcd dur
ing tho f with Spain. The people for
several week" had been told by the
f i lends of Kecrvtnty Alger that he was
not to lilnine for thoe shorteomliiKa;
that the faults were the faults of n
faulty system. Ills leport win awaited
In the hojio that he would Indicate In It
how Mime of these fault toulil be reme
died, but It (oiituined nothliiK In the
iiatuie of light.
Hills for the if orKanlssatlnn of the
army arc already before fongiess,. one
w.m drafted by Oeneial Miles. Tho
other Is said to be the Joint woik of
Seerctaty Alprr and Kepiesentatlve
Hull. These measures urico In author
IzliiB a Kit Be Increase in the tegular
mllltiry foiee, maklug: iiK some
change in the number and duties of
the staff oilleejM, hut nelthei of them
it'iicheri or lemediob any of the genei.il
points of wiakness dNdoied by the le
icnt nioblllxatlon. The syMem of 1111
tonomoim fitnif dep.u tmi'iits Is main
tnlned In each; with u quaitcrmaster
general playing at oflltlal odds with a
eo-oidiimto eonimlh-.iry-Reneral nnd
both irad.v to U"cnt any Intetferenco
fiom it co-iii dluute suigcon-Kener.il.
lxpciiente has shown that this hydia
headed method 'of mnn.iglng a war,
putting in the supime place over all u
civilian who Is not icquiied to and who
not infrequently does not havo any
technical luiowledj-f of mllltaiy mat
ters wliutswvcl, li i umbeisome waste
lul and, at best, incllleient; yet not one
of tho persons piominently connected
with the present war department ad
ministration has app.nently any im
provements to SURgC't.
Porlinp they are waiting for the im
port of the president's special toiiunl1
slon of investigation. It Is to be hoped
this report will get to the mariow of
the difficulty, although we do not think
It will. It can take only volunteered
testimony. What is in eded In order to
lay the foundations of a satisfactory
readjustment of our pnotly-worklns?
military machine Is an inquiry by con
grefi?, not for partisan or malicious pur
poses, but an Inquiry which will ue tho
power of summons and contempt to get
at the exact and w hole truth, and from
that build upvnid.
Secretary Alger evidently Intend"
that Geneial Miles shall continue as
general in name only.
The New South.
Pome information is piespnti-d in the
llaltlmoie Sun collect nlng the cotton-j-.plr.nlns
industry of North Cirolnvi
which is highly interesting in Itself nnd
nlso highly suggestive of tho indus
trial possibilities of n legion which
most Northerners i.itlier lllppantlv dis
miss from theli minds as of little If
any account.
In 1S90 Ncilli Carolina was ninth In
the list of cotton-spinning states in the
South, but has now soil'. to second
place, South raiollna leading. Georgia,
the thinl state on the Ii"t. is ovir 1M
tiOi) spindles behind Nmtli Carolina.
Duly lour other Mates Massachusetts,
Shode Iland, New llump"hlie and
Connecticut .iro ahead of North Car
olina In number of spindles. There
are '.'20 cotton mills, 0f which ID make
hosiery and I'M sidu or weave or do
both. There ni in opeiatlon l.OVl.f.Sj
spindles and 24,K." looms. Xo It ss than
4T per tent, of the mills run day and
night. The consumption of cotton is
now lUV'.S'.i.OOJ pounds eaily. The In
crease of spindles in mills completed
this year is !",UuO. and old mill" have
enlaiged t'u-lr plants by adding 10,!2()
spindles. The only nductlou Is du to
two ilre, which destioyed 3.R20 spin
dles, leaving the yeai's net jrain 5(1,500
bplndlcs.
Tho wages of cotton mill opeiatlws
In Xorth Carolina is much lower than
in tho Xew England states, and while
the latter have enacted laws legulatlng
the hours of the labor, all attempts to
do 5-0 in Xotth Cuollna have failed.
The average number of hours making
.1 day's woik in the mills in Xoith
Carolina is eleven and three-qu.mets.
On an nveruee the mills inn ;s days
out of 313 woiklng days In the ear.
There appeals to b" an abundance of
mill labor in tho Mate. Tho employes
nr better satisfied than any other
state, and there Is practically no an
tagonism between employer and cm
ployed, neither fa voting labor regula
tion .legislation. Them me no Milkes.
In fact, th-To has never been a mill
sttlko in the state.
The avciago dally wages paid to
skilled men is $1.07: unskilled, CS
cents; to skilled women, fit cents; un
skilled, 4.1 cents: children, $' cents.
The general average Is 03 cents for all,
which is said to lie si gain of 1 cent
over last year. It costH as little to
llvo In Xorth Carolina as In any state.
In tho union. About 22 per cent, of tho
mills havo increased wages: over 28
per cent, furnish their employes houses
fieo of rent. There were dining the
year only S2 accidents, of which but
ono waa fatal. Of adult employes, k9
per cent., and of elilldien, C9 per cent,
rend and write. At almost every mill
thero Is a freo school. Mill owners
mipport most of these.
It Is small wonder. In view of these
facts, that New Knsland's former fit m
grasp upon the textile industry Is fast
weakening and will soon be relaxed
doubt left; foiovcr.
The costs on discharged nnd ignored
cases In criminal court average in Lu
zerne county nearly I3,000 a year; in
our own county, probably two-thltds
an much. This Is tho tribute the people
pay Into the well-lined pocketn of the
HharlOildennnn or Justice nnd his shnrk
confedeiate, the mlsthlef-mnklng' con
stable. It Is highway robbery under
sanction of law, but It Is what will con
tinue or Incieaso until delctmined Meps
mo tnKnn for relief.
The city fatheis, In their eagerness to
popularize tho bond oidlnanre, should
go n step further und piopose to deed
to every alllrmatlve voter a house and
lot, permanently exempt from taxation.
Speaker Reed's Witticism.
An epigram Is credited to Speaker
Hi'.l on the subject of immigration
and quoted with greut glee by the op
ponents of expansion. Certain Kopub
llean membcis of congi ess, as the story
goes, had approached the Maine pnr
llitmentailnn to learn If he would ob
stiuct consldointlon of the l.odgo bill
to restilet immlgiatlon. He leplled
that he would be glad to have the bill
called up at the eatllest possible mo
ment; but at the same time he thought
It would be somewhat Inconsistent for
this fovenunei.t to b ir out a few
thousand Immigrants from civilize I
Hurope wlin It Is offering $2 a head
for about lO.t'00,000 Filipino.
This doi'3 well us a witticism but
as a cilllelsm it Is unfair. Nobody
knows better than Ml. Heed that our
govtinmcnt Is not paving $2 a head or
any other sum for Filipino?,. It is
paying $20,000,000 to Spain, nominally
as reimbursement for rutlilr impiove
incnts made In tho Philippines, but ac
tually as a cheaper plan of getting her
out of that ntehipelago than to go to
war ufc.iin, to dlsfnb business again,
upset commerce iv-raln, and run
lencwed llsks of getting1 into
tiouble wltli other Kuropenn nnti-ms.
I'pon the piopositlon that, after
Dewey's guns blew the life out of
Spanish sovereignty In the East Indies,
the United Slates has ben both moral
ly and legally responsible for tho main
tenance of order in Manila and In the
teirltory of which It Is the capital,
intelligent men cannot disagree. The
giving to Spain of a sum of money to
hasten her depaituio peaceably was
simply a necessary alternative to put
ting her out by force, a solution which
would have complicated greatly our
maintenance of proper protection for
fouign Intetvsts in the aichlpclago. It
slgnilles no baiter whatever In human
meichandise.
In our humble judgment, nine-tenths
of those who aie hurling hot criticisms
at the president for his tieatment of
the Philippine problem do not know
what they are talking about. They
have set up a lot of imaginary tuigets
and are knoi king them down under the
hallucination that this effects the pies
Ident, when as a matter of fact he has
gone no step further at any point than
was dictated by necessity and is com
mitted tn nothing beyond that Spain
must pull out. What "shall follow
Spain's depi'ituro, whether an Inde
pendent Philippine leptiblle, a Joint
protectorate by the leading powers or
an Amcilcan colonial system tilted to
conditions jus they shall appear here
after, cannot be settled otf-hand; It
is necessarily a decision of the future.
What would T-ioul Xoith think if he
could a i He from his grave and hear a
member of the ptesent British cabinet
allude to the Xorth Ameiican icpubllo
as the greatest of civilized states? For
that matter, what would Washington,
or Jeffeison, or any of our llevolutlon
aty fathets think? Veilly, expansion
has done this thing and It will go on.
Canal DihHrulties.
The constiuctlon of the Xlcamgua
canal by tho United Slntes government
will be beset with difficulties other
than those of the englneeilng work
involved, llefoie we can begin to scoop
dirt and blast rock we .shall first have
to get over, under or aiound the Clay-ton-Uulvvcr
tieat, which peipetually
pledged us to penult lhigland into part
neishlp In any canal enterpiises along
the Isthmus of Darlen; and then next
we shall have to make teims with Nl
c magna, which alteady has two con
cessions outstanding.
The 111 si of these, known as tho Mell
ow concession, was giauted in Apill,
1S&7, and was not to be operative un
til $2,000,000 had been actually invested.
The Maritime Canal company, the pre
sent nominal organization which rep-ic-ents
the remains of the various past
efforts to combine canal-building In Ni
caragua with secuilty speculation at
Washington, nine years ago got the
Xiearaguan Government to admit that
It had uctually expended $2,000,000,
whereupon its concession became valid
for a period of ten years, with pilvl
leges of renewal. This peiiod exphes
Oet. !t. JVJs. Since Oclobei, iS!. it Is
clnlmed by the piesldent of Nicaragua
that the Mailtime Canal company has
laid down and not lifted a pick nor
v '.elded a shovel. All of Its propel ty at
aielovvn and vicinity has either been
soli, stolen or leudeied useless bv de
cay. Under these circumstance.) Presi
dent Keluyu, of Xlcaragua, says he did
not suppose the Mailtime Canal com
pany would have the nerve to ask for
an extension, and theiefore he gave n
new concession to Messis. Cragln and
Fyie, repiesenting lliitlsh and Ameil
cans capitalists, to take effect on Oct.
:. WJ. when the Menovv concession
lapses.
As the case now stands, theiefore,
w.i concessions, ono expiiing and one
ponding, .stand In the way of a direct
grant of complete light of way to the
United Slates government, nothing less
than which should satisfy consriess.
Hut if we can icaeli a satisfactory basis
of agreement with Great Ililtuln le
spectlng our light to take solechaice
of this canal project. It is unlikely that
wc ahull have much difficulty In com
ing to terms with the government of
Nlcaingua. This government is notor
iously Impecunious. A fair offer of
pin chase could not be refused, and af
ter that the Fpeculators who hnvo been
trying for thiee-quarteis of a century
to build t. Xlcaiaguu canal fiom Xew
York city Into thv tieasury at Wash
lugton could whistle.
The Spaniards, U seems, don't want
Americans to pray for them. That only
shows how much they need praying for.
General Wheeler's decision to leslgn
his seat In congress In order that he
may continue In active military service
will bo welcome nevvn In tho army,
where ho Is a prime fnvoilto. Whether
In broadcloth or regimentals, may good
luck attend him!
An a result of changing suddenly
from nn nvernge tempeinture of 100 de
grees or mote to a climate full of frosts
nnd blizzards, General Garcia has pneu
monia. May tho biave old patriot soon
get well,
Theie Is still some question In the
minds of many as to the manner In
which the nntl-tlckct scalping bill will
woik entirely to the interest of the
"dear public."
Yellow Journals are missing oppor
tunities In Philadelphia In not printing
advance copies of Gideon Marsh'H
promised statement.
"Whom the gods wish to destroy,"
etc. Congressman Halley now Imag
ines that he Is n bigger man than Gen
eral Joe Wheeler.
Accotdlng to newspaper reports, the
streets of unsanitary Havana ure now
cleaner than thots of Scranton.
It Is not In the American character to
be governed by pull-bncks.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Buino Intel esting details as to tho cus
toms and cost of living in Porto Klro
are given In a San Juan letter to the
Chicago Heeord. Sas this corespondent:
Most Americans in this Island employ St.
Tlionris negroes to prcpnrc their meals.
These negroes speak Ungllsh nnd aro
considered tho best cooks on the lslai.d.
Their wages aro Jti a month; maids and
laundresses cct tJ to 'I a month and
board. You can employ a man for 30
cents a day as ou need him. It is cus
tomary lor tho cook to do tho marketing,
and if carefully looked after U cents a
person for the day's provisions will give
you very good living. As regards the
price of ordlnnry grorerles, you will find
coal oil very high nnd other articles low,
according to our Ideas, cocoanuts are 1
cent each, oranges from 1 cent a dozen
to 'i cent apiece, bananas from 2 cents
a dorcn for small ones to D cents a dozen
for largo plantains. Theso nro eaten
law, boiled, baked, fried In olive oil. or
slewed in spiced wine. Practically they
tnko tho placo of our Irish potato. Olive
oil is universally used In nearly cverv
tlilng Instead of lard, though some? lanl
Is employed. Good olive oil can bo had
for 40 cents a quart, but the oil In ordi
nary uo is much cheaper. Tho best cot
fee is 2."i cents a pound; browned; lower
grades can bo bought as cheap us 8 cents.
It Is customary to brown coffee hfic al
most to a burn, which makes a nearly
black decoction with a bitter flavor. 'J he
sugar used hero Is not clarified; it has a
medium brown color and Is damp. No re
fined sugar Is sold on the island. Sugar
retails for 5 cents a pound. Milk Is deliv
ered at tho door at 10 cents a quart.
Among this green vegetables there aro
stilng beans, luttuee, cabbage und ns
p.uagus, now In market. Sweet potatoes
cost l'i cents a pound, Irish potatoes, 2
cents a pound, and tho other vegetables
cue at vety low prices. Hlce, used as tho
principal diet by the natlvcr, costs ! cents
a pound. The meat Is poor. No skill Is
used in cutting and all meat is sold in
chunks. There aie only two kinds meat
with bonc, to cents a pound, and meat,
without bones, Vi cents a pound. One Is
liable to )m a chunk of tenderloin as a
pan of the neck or leg. The animal is
killed and eaten tho same daj. Ice is
brought in enrts Just before meals and
sold for 1 cent h pound. Spring chickens
aie 7", cents a pair; large ones, M cents
apiece. Kggs nre 2 to 1! cents each, and
the average native buvs ono or two at a
time. Salt is imported and costs 15 cenls
for a two-pound crock undoubtedly put
up this way on account of tho climate.
Good Spanish claret is H e-ents a bottle.
Pre id sells at 0 cents a pound.
The .leal reason whv Admiral Dewey ie
centlv seized a number of insuigeut
launches Is now for tho Hist time re
vealed In tho Manila correspondence of
the Chicago Itecord. Not long before
(icnetnl Anderson wanted to take a plcas
uio trip up the Itlver Paslg, but was
stopped nl tile Insurgent lines and com
pelled to tin u back. A day or two af
tervvuid the admiral sat on the quarter
deck and he saw an lnsutKent launch
steaming gavly along near his ship, with
the lnruigent Hag thing. Then an idea of
leclproclty cccuiied to him and he de
cided to selzo ull the Insingt-nt launches.
This was at oneo done, and eight beautl
lill eial't vwin tied up in Cavlte. When
Aguinaldo heard of the calamity lie sent
his private sectelnry to see tho admiral
and to find oiu what had been done to
offend him. The admiral was very nice,
and he gave the piivato secietarv a heart-to-hcart-tullc.
Ho spoke of the Insur
gents' tef using to allow Ameiican aimy
officers to go ihiough their lines and he
thought that ho would not allow tho in
surgent launches to go ihiough his lines.
So for that reason he had taken them
not confiscated them, Jusl "detained"
thein. Tho next dav Aguinaldo gave or
ders permitting Ameiican oflleeid to go
through the Insuigeut lines and up tho
river,
Tlio slate derailment has been in
formed by Consul General Holloway at
St. Petersburg that the Itusslnn govern
ment lins placed a ttlal older through
Consul Smith at Moscow with nn Amer
ican concern to equip 12 fi eight locomo
tives and 200 freight cars with air brakes
at a cost of J23.0A This contract was ob
tained in competition with French, Uci
maii and Kuslau companies. Another
Ameiican concern is electing a plant in
llussla to mukc air brakes, and tho con
sul general says that if tho mechanical
difficulties in tho adaptation of tho ulr
brake to Russian lallroads can be over
come tho entire) freight lolling block, 10,
OiO locomotives and 50,000 rais, will be
equipped at once at a cost of 550.(100 iJo.
Among the munei mis souvenir t,ifts
which Admiral Ilevvev has iccelved that
which ho prizes most highly is a bcaull
lully bound and Illuminated album which
came to him from Mllwaukc. i:,ich pai,o
Is decorated with an appiopil.itei painting,
the subjects bearing on something as in
clined with the jdmhal or thn battle ot
Manila b.iv. On the last page is u pletme
of the Olympla. jackles hoisting, or
"breaking out." at tho main truck of tho
flagship tho two-starred Hag of tho rear
admiral. Tho final bit of text In the boolc
cNpiesses the hone, tli.it sometime the ad
miral mav be in Milwaukee, and that ho
may take ' breaklast" there. ,
Ono icsull of the iigrail.iii antagonism
in Germany to foielgn meats has been
an incie.ise In tho consumption of hors
meat. A stntlstle.il table on this subject
Just published shows that during the fis
cal car 1S97-W) theie vvei.i slaughteied
8,528 horses. Yet tho agrarian element will
neither admit tho eheap and wholesomo
Ameiican beef nor will they consent to
the admission of the product of the Amer
ican horse meat canneries in tho far
northwest. This ban lug out of fmelfcn
meats may prove n good protective policy
foi the hoiso-meut Intimity in Germany,
but it certainly is very sevete in Its im
position. Congressman Criiiupacker. of Indiana,
was one of the two Republican memlm-H
of the piesent house who voted ugelnst
the annexation of llnvvull. Tho other ono
was not lenomlnatcd. Crumpacker was.
but before ho had been on tho stump six
weeks he says he found the sentiment
among his constituents In favor of ex
tianslon was so gie-ut that ho threw up
his hands and laid down.
Muilon, four veurs old, Is a cunning lit
tie Mount Vernon gill, who attends the
MMhodlRt Sunday school. Not long since
tho golden text of tho week ehauced to
be tho verse from Matthew, commencing
"Let your light so shine." When Sunday
came tho llttlo maid trotted oft to Sun
dny school with her older brother and
sisters, nnd when the teacher nsked her
for the "golden text," she promptly slid
from her sitit nnd convulsed the class
by repeating piavelj . "Keep jour gus
buruln'." Tiuth.
Speaker He:cd wan In a Huston and
Mnlno smoking car the other day while
two men besldo him were loudly discuss
lng tho Philippine question. "Well. I know
how to solve It," said one. Mr. Heed
niched over find lapped him on the shout
der. "Young man." said he," "I want
jour addreu. The information' vou have
will bo wot tli a fen tune to the next con
gress." SENATOR HOAR'S POSITION.
From the AVIIkes-Hatie Heeord.
Senator Hoar's attack on the piesldent,
In tho senate executive session, on Wed
nesday, Is miturnlh attracting' much af
ternoon, not because It was expected, but
beeauso many will concur lu tho loglo ol
his argument even while questioning its
wisdom. Mr. Hoar denounced the action
of tho president In appointing senators as
members ot tho Spanish-American pence
commission, u ntgucd to show the Ini
proprl ty of choosing senatois to nego
tiate a treaty when the Unity so nego
tiated must romo befoie the senate for
latlllcatlou. Then- me three senators on
tho peace commission and when their
work comes before the senate thco same
senators will past- upon tho tieaty which
they themselves negotiated. Mr. Hoar
thanks this is all wrong. Hut on the other
hand, It might bo urged that when so
Important a matter as tho peace treaty
with Spain comes before the senate is it
not well that there should bo somebody
thero to explain tho ninny points that will
naturally bo raised, and who so well qtiait.
fled to do that as Senators Frye, Davis
and Gra.v, who assisted In negotiating and
framing it? Mr. Hnnr certainly selected
tin unaiisplelous time for raising such a
question. According to his own reason
ing It would bo very lmpioper for .Mr.
Hoar to ask the president to appoint any
particular person to u federal office, be
cause such appointee would siibseqiier.tlv
come before Mr. Hoar, as a senator, tor
combination. Nevertheless It Is known
that Mr. Hoar has seemed tho nnpolnt
inent of nianv peison.i! and political
ft lend? whom he afterwards assisted in
confirming.
THE BIG INFIDEL.
Fiom the Kansas City, (Mo) Times.
Ho has made an Immense foituue assa I.
Ing with tongue and pen the Master who
taught that ehaillv was the gie'.itest of
nil virtues. Ho h is chaignl people n dol
lar a head for years to hear him eulogize
in ithmlc phrases the ennobling lutlu
enees of brotheily love, of chailty, of
home, of neighborly kindness, and of
country; nnd to Inlorm lliem that the
Christ, who crystallised and symbolized
them In alt Ills life and teachings, is a
myth, n, fraud, and a creation of crafty
hypocrites and persons of feeble mind.
lu all tho time he has been making
money in this way he has never endowed
an asylum for the helpless Intellect; never
established u home for the sick, the aged,
or the poor; and never, so far as Is Known,
given of his bounty to assist in the cause
of educating the Ignorant. He Is full ot
professions of bcnevoleuic anil charitv,
but empty In perfotmancs. He is a
showy, entertaining charlatan, who has
chosen tho forum Instead of the circus
ling to make money in. llo has passei!
into the chestnuteseiue. nnd reminiscent
stage. His power to draw has waned
Into ono-nlght stand".
When ho shall have passed away like a
rnln-drop on tho liver, Chtlst and tho
doctrines Ho taught on tho Mount will
still bo with tho people helping, consol
ing, enlightening and uplifting tnem with
their saving grace, their simple, grandeur,
and their ineffaceable truth.
SOLID GROUND FOR THE DEMO
CRATS. rrom the New Yctk Times.
No wise Democratic leader will oppose
tho taking of the Philippines without pie
seating a practical alternative', it is too
lato for anbodv to sny that we ought to
"drop them and run.-' Moral und inter
national obligations mvst. be lespeeted.
We cannot consult telf-Into-ist alone Ho
sldes, it may be for our Interest to own
and hold the isl.it. els. That deposition
lias us et been neither p-oved nor dla
pioved. Tho Demociuts will bo on toll.l ground
if they hold the administration to I he
highest stai dartls of polltenl business
probity In Its Ueatme-nt ol our Island de
pendencies. A policy that bus for Us ob
ject not only the mnteil.il development c t
Porto Hlco. the Phllpplncs and Cuba but
tho advancement and bapplne-se of their
people, will have the hearty support of
the American people, No oilier will.
MONROE DOCTRINE NOT RE
PUDIATED. Jtochester Demociat und C'hionlele.
Tho persistence with which the Fiench
press urges that our acquisition ot the
Philippines means a repudiation of the
Monroe doctrhio gives ilo to the sus
picion that a vlsh Is father to the
thought. We think, however, that Fiuope
will find that the Monroe doctrine is still
In force. We have Invaded no sphere over
which Hurope has any claim. When wo
enter the sphere) of Kiiropeuu sovereignty
It may bo time to talk about Heating the
Monroo doctilno ns obsolete. That will
depend, however, iqoii eitcumstauces.
THE BABY ON THE TRAIN.
Everybody restless.
Grumbling at the elust,
Giovvllng nt the eludeis,
lictuies of disgust.
Ale hot and smoking.
Train delated an hour,
How tho faces lengthen,
Sullen, wrinkled, sour.
Sudden tiaiisfoimatiou
Passengers In smiles
Scow Is and frowns hav e vanished
What Is It beguiles?
Gilmy face and fingers,
Mouth all ever eiiimbs,
Smeary wrist contrasting
Pink and clean-sucked thumbs,
Hound head nodding, bobbing,
Who ejes lull of iun.
Wind-blown troscs shining
Golden lu the sun,
Everybody cheerful,
No remarks profane.
Magic ch.im'o effected;
Haby on the train.
Indianapolis Journal.
ALL THIS WEEK
Everybody's bargain.
A genuine
$3 Oxford Teacher.
1 0r (Tn g
tD cents
BJEMEMIAITS
HOLIDAY
HOOK STOKK
303 Washington Ave;,
lleloir Trlbuue Office.
GOLDSMHirS
All Ready
For Cliristmas
The great stocks of holiday goods are now open and on
sale. Everything that we have to ofier will be found in pro
fuse variety and at prices which will set our competitors to
thinking.
AH Holiday Goods on Maim Floor.
Free
To every purchaser. A handsomely illustrated book
let, something that will please the little ones,
Store open evenings until Christmas.
ALWAYS MJSY
cMfzM&WfSsltf
Christmas
Is Cmiig
So Is Santa Clans
His little friends, and big
ones too, will be happy in
our shoes.
lewis, Rely & Mvies,
III AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
When Yon Are Oil
looking around for your
Christmas
Gifts . . . .
remember our stock of
Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
TIE GLEIQNS, FERBER,
MAL1LEY CO.
4'2'J Lackivranna Avenut
Suggestions
When selecting Xmas gifls
it is always wise to chose
that will be useful.
Chafing Dishes,
Coffee Pots,
Five O'clock Teas,
Baking, Dishes,
arc needed in every house,
you will find the latest pat
terns at our store.
FOOTE k SHEAR CO,
no Washington avii
5
WOLF & WENZEL,
'.MOAiUim Ave., Opp. Court Home.
Kola Agenti for nichrdaon-Boyataa'J
Furnaces and Itanctt.
JS. le)-
1898. Fall ExbiMt. 1898
MILL & CORNELL'S
Fond
No such magnificent display ot
furniture lias ever been shown In
Scranton as that now piesented in
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can equal choice or equal
values in Furniture be found.
Latest deslfrns in Bedroom, Parlor,
Library, Dlnlnu room and Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to suit eveiy taste and
prices to suit every purse, with the
eatisfactlon of Unowlns that what
ever may be selected will bo the very
best In the market for the money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited. .
Hill &
ConmieH ..
At 121
North Wasblneton
Avanut. '
Scranton, Pa.
Teacher's
Edition.
Finely bound, large
print, for
90 ceils, $1.25 and $149
, $1.75.
Calendars, Booklets and
Leather Goods. Finest
assortment.
ReyeoIdsBros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
THE
& COME II CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
re
OXFORD
BL
EAZAAI
HNLEY
One Hundred Pieces
Yard-Wide
Per
lest Gnosis Made
We have now open ait
unusually handsome lino
of these Goods for
rui
Also an eleganJ line of
french
For Evening Iresses,
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
O'eneiul Agrnt for tun Wyomlnj
UlKtrlctfJ.
IWiT
Mlnliie, lllattlng, Kporllnz. Hmoktleil
und Ilia Itepatiuo Uheuilcx
Lompauy's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tufcty I'iho, Cap and Kxptodon
Itooin nil Conucll llull.ltu.'.
dcruutaa.
cades
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CFT8.
Ira
lies
POIOER,
AGKNCib-i:
Tiino, roiu, ruutu
JOHN lI.8MirH.tdOX. Plymouth
V. K .MULLIGAN, Wllke-BrM
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