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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY. DECEMBER 12. 189S.
I'nbllhBi Dally. Kxcopl Hundnv. br thn
1 rlbmie PublUtiltis: t'ompinr. nt Ilfty Cent
h Month.
Kew YorkOtnce: l.Vl Nnti St.,
H.H. VUKKliANIJ.
fcolo Agfiit for rorolen Advertising.
IMrilKD AT TUB rOSTOFFICK AT BCIlAVTOy.
VA A 8CCOICB-CI.AM MAIL MATTKlt.
SCRAN'TON', DEt'RMBntl t2. 18DS.
Stripped to tin core, tlio Jnntjstaff
Kflley rontwi menns that tlm tnxpay
crs of l.sicl:nvnnnn are to be intileliMl
In the mini of $O.UdO to $60,000 bcr-nuno
they ilioie n counlv tionsuior who
didn't milt William B. l.nnestaff.
Time for Fair Play.
In another place wo ptescnt the com
plete text of the petition of Senator
Quay and co-defendants i.Ulnc the su
preme court to assign one nf Its own
Judpei to pieslde over ttie trial of the
so-railed cor.oplrncy cacs. It Is a
public document of abs-orblnff Interest
vhlch should bo read by every citizen
of the rnmrpnnuenltli.
Some of the nveimentq eontalrrd In
It me rtaitllnt?. It was known here
tofore tint the Information uron which
the anet of Femtoi Quay et al. was
b.u'ed had brn In the possession of
x-Judge Cioidon, and pos-slblv others,
since lnbt March und could have been
useil ft any Intervening time, ulthotigh
the date rlionn for ti ue was shteud
ly calculutp'i to 1'itluenc" Hip Novem
ber election. Hut It Is purpilr.lnij to
learn that the nn of Judge Klnletter,
before whom the case w llnollv
eilled, wa the nsltnt district at
torney who had had piof'-ssJoml
charse of the Indictments; tint while
the prosecution took two months to
f.nmlne books and papers bcatlnsj on
the oae tin defense was nllcvJ only
nine doy: nnd th.U part of the Im
pottnnt recotds had ben seized and
locked up by the district attorney, who
lofii'-ed access to them on the pait of
the defendants' counsel.
These ssorn averment0, coupled with
the othei facts set foith by the peti
tioners, put the iiroecutlor In a llcht
Willi h innken moie Imperative than
ever a nioblr.ir of this cose to the bot
tom. Senator Quav has called the
campaign against him a "Mian-hunt."
The avcimci'ts of this petition certain
ly sustain hi. thcor. He Is entitled,
not onl bj the constitution but by
e'lulty nnd fair pi ly, to an Impartial
trial fiee from set-u hostile ln"uenceJ.
Ho cannot e-(npe tilnl. Tiial must be
made of the merits of this rne. Cut
It must be a Just tilal. in the full lltjlit
of day. There h.is been lready too
much dark lantcin business for the
snort of the piosei ut'.on. the defend
ants and the commonwealth.
One scntenie from a lcent speech by
As-lstart Fecrelarv of State Hill dis
poses of a srent deal of Mugwump
ciltlcism. "I cannot bellce." said he.
"that It is nn ell for anv people that
tho Sims and .Stiipes, the symbol of
llbeity and law, should float oer
them."
Calixto Garcia.
It Is a pathetic endintr which has
como to the diamatlc career of Cuba's
foremost w mi lot and patriot that af
ter sp"ndliiK thlitvn caiH of his
buy life In the revolutionary saddle
end luiins: I ecu nine times sentenced
to dith for tieasen, he should yield
to disease eie the Iomk dieam of his
life, so ncHir loinjilctloii, could be ical
Izcd. In all Culm we know of no man who
i ould lets hao been sp'iicd. both fir
I'uba's sake .nd for our oimi, tlrm Cnl
l.to (laiela. He n pioonttl In pecu
liar n miner the lilch r-pliaUon, the
developed seholaishtp, abllltv and ex
lierlence, of his nee. A pall lot and a
uentlenian, whoru conktlonn weie
bucked by splendid coiii.iko, he had the
ilpened acriualnte nee with men and
hlstoiy which was neiffsary to sue
ceisful li'idershlp In the Kieat recon-sti-ictlve
mnement whlin awaits the
Ilbtiulcd I'uba that Is to lie: and lie
was tho kind of man to plve his vliol
lime and l ileut to his ountn'a sr
lee IntellUi ntl and urt Mbshly.
Theie niav h.ive been misunderstand
inn of him at the beginning; but to
Himl Hie last the lea lent of our ptiv
einnient mil all biousht In cluse cm
tact with him i.ime to know the
breadth and iiuallty of his noble ehai
iicter and he will be mourned nut less
sli.eeiely by Ainei leans th'in by his
soirowliift romp mint..
The histoij of i'uba Is one lone
U.iKCily and not jet has the pell lifted.
Uut the memoiy of sucii patiiots as
Gaicia. can hardly fall to inalu- foi n
iiohlei and a huppler futui.
The fresh air these days would be
evbllnuitlnr but foi the accoionar.yinp
asphalt dust
A Good Foieign Policy.
That Is n pietty kooiI foreign policy
which e-Mlnlstcr Denby pioclalms in
the December I'muiii. Says ho: "I do
not want to take pait In foreign wins;
but I would pioclalm It ft mil the house
tops that we should Inter, ono In every
case In which our material inteiesis
nie Involved ir n hair of the head of
nn Anieilcan citizen Is wiongfully
touched In u foreign count! y, wo am
all of accoid In saying that Immediate
redress should be demanded. AVe agree
that we will light on such an Issue.
Thine can bo no better cause of war:
for, if a government does not piotect
Its iltlznns, of what use is It? Kor
what puiposo are governments organ
ized, except to slctiru their peoplo life,
liberty, and tho fiee pursuit of hap
piness'.' "The pioteellon affouled by a gov
ernment cannot end with meio protec
tion of tho persons of Its subjects It
must neccsaailly extend to the rights
of propci ty as well. For Instance, shall
wo bo silent, bound by tho doe.
tilno of non-Intervention and nee Amer
ica excluded from China? Shall wo
tacitly consent tliat China shall bo
closed to us? Shall wo unprotestlngly
agree that ono favoied nation alone
slinll huvo the light to build tall
loads In China, or any province theio
ot? Shall wo deliberately announce to
Hurope, now allamo with tho file of
colonization, thnt we hnvo no Interest
In any disposition It may make of Slam,
Koiea or China?
"I teaaseit that Jt ta our duty to
Intervene in nil matters occurring
abroad In which It Is to our Interest
to Intervene. 1 mean our material In
tel est the Intel est of our railroads, our
tiierrhiinttt our manufacturers, our
ships, our trade, nnd our commerce.
For be It from us to endeavor to force
republican Institution!) on the peoplo
of tho world. Far bo It fiom tii to
wntre sentimental or religious wars.
Far be It from us to Interfere with tho
operations of nny government In its
proper territory, be It despotic or free.
It Ih none of our business how nui
slii, or Hngland, or Germany rulc,s Its
people. AVhnt I do Insist on Is, thnt
tho ting, the world over, shall protect
all Americans In their persons, their
property and their commerce; nnd that
on all occasions wo should demand
such protection."
Recent events have put us In a better
position thnn ever befoie to make suth
a policy effective.
All Indications point to t: whlto
Christmas, plenty of slelghinc nnd n
double Ice crop. It Is to bo hoped that
a portion of these prophecies will bo
fulfilled at least Seranton streets
would look much better If a charitable
mantle of inow were thrown over tho
j.ooimuldted filth thereon.
The Crawford County System.
In reply to many Inquiries from
voters who say they do not understand
th new primary system under which
the next Republican city ticket will be
nominated, we will state that every
Republican who wishes to participate
In the ensuing municipal primaries
should present himself ut the regular
polling place on Jan. 14, next, between
the houis of 4 nnd 7 o'clock p. m,,
wheie an olllclnl ballot will be hand
ed to lm containing the names of
all registered candidates appropriate
ly grouped under the various offices,
something like this:
rem MAYOR.
Mark Ono Name.
Hrown, John, First ward.
Jones. John, Tenth ward. I
Smith, John, Fifteenth waid.
FOR CITY TREASURER.
Mark One Name.l
Doe, John, Second waid.
Roc. Richard, Twentieth ward.
FOR CITY CONTROLLER,
Maik One Name.
Blank, John, Fouith waul.
Crank. John, Eighth ward.
Mank, John, Seventeenth ward.
The voter, after qualifying- before
the vigilance committee as a Hepub
llean of known standing, will enter
the booth and maik his ballot by In
serting a cross (X) in the small square
at the light of the name of the can
didate for whom he wishes to vote.
Only one name must bo marked under
each office. The ticket, in addition to
the names of the candidates for the
vailous waid offices, will also contain
three blank lines, on which the voter
will wtlte the names of the three men
he faors for vlgllnnce committeemen
at the next eimilng city pilmary, the
vigilance committeeman lecelvlng the
highest te to net ns return Judge.
When the voter has filled out his bal
lot It Is taken fiom him nnd deposited
by tho vigilance committee sitting as
an election boaid. the snme as a bal
lot at a legular election, except that
It Is not maiked. Tally lists are kept
and the light of challenge Is open to
nil. When the ballots mo counted they
nie sealed up nnd public notice of the
ote Is posted ns at a legular election.
Tluee days later the lotuin Judges of
the various dlstiicts assemble In con
vention, and after oiganlzation com
pute the vote. The candidate for each
office lecelvlng the largest aggiegate
vote becomes the legular patty nom
inee In case of dispute or doubt tho
original ballots me to be pioduced and
le-counted in open convention.
We have heretofore indicated lea
sons why we fear that this system, at
liacllve as it appeals In theoiy, will
piove disappointing In piactlce. It Is
not necessaiy to go over this ground
again nt this time. The Craw foi d plan
Is entitled to a fair tilal and to this
end Republicans should familial izc
themselves with It In advnnee of the
pilmailes. The Tiibune has printed
In vest-pocket pamphlet slzo an of
ficial explanation of the system based
on the eaiefully dinwn new county
lilies, and copies of this aie on sale at
tills, office for tluee cents each.
The candidacy of Chailes r Schorr,
editor of "Tinllle," ono of tho most
icpicscntfitive Industrial ami commer
cial lournali In the country, for depu
ty factory Inspector under tho Stono
admlnlstiation, has been announced.
Mr. Scheif has nlways been an 'igsres
slve Republican, he Is a statistician of
ability, a tloe student of political
economy and has n valuable iu quaint
mice among tho workeis and managers
of Pennsylvania. Industiles. His selec
tion for tho office ho seeks would In
sure efficient treivlcc.
A Franchise Fight.
A most Intel estlng franchise flglit is
in progress in Chicago, which Illus
trates both tlio strength nnd the weak
ness of the Amoilcan system of mu
nicipal government. The street rail
ways of that city aio controlled by ono
Immensely poweiful company known
ns tho Yoik"s syndicate. Their fian
chlses expire In n few months mil to
remedy that tho last leglslatuie of Illi
nois Mini Induced to pats a mcnsuit
known as tho Allen law, giving munici
palities tho power to extend existing
fianchlses for fifty years.
It Is charged that the Allen law was
pass?d by Chlcugn stieet lailway
money nnd the specifications ndviinced
huvo not been denied. Last Monday an
oidlnunco was lntiodiicc-d in tie Chi
casro council renewing existing stieet
inlluay franchises for fifty years nnd
providing a Mftdcd setlo of coinpcnra
tlon. Street rallwuy lines etunlng $7,500
a mllo of slnglo tiaek are to pay the
city each year one-half of 1 per cont.
of their gross receipts; those earning
$10,000 a mllo are to pay 1 pur cent.;
those earning $12,500 r mllo H4 per
cent.: those earning $15,000 n mile 2
per cent.: thoje earning J17.G00 a mile
2'4 per cent., nnd those earning $20,000
per mllo of single tinck nie to pay im
mially 3 per cent, of thtlr gross re
ceipts to the city. No compensation
hlrher than 2 per cent. Is provided for.
The mayor of Chicago, nil the news
papers, ccept one which Is owned by
Mr. Ycrkes, and lending citizens oprosc
this ordlnnnce on three general
grounds: (1) Thnt fifty years Is too
long n period for nny frnnchlsa to tun.
Inasmuch ns conditions may change
radically In less time: (2)thnt tho com
pensation offered Is pitiably Inade
quate, the city of Toronto, with 2J and
3 cent fares, 'letting 20 per cent, of gross
receipts; nnd (3) thnt the Influence! by
which this proposition Is pushed ore so
disgraceful ni to amount to nn unpar
alleled scandal. During the past week
hundreds of Indignation meetings have
b'en held In nil parts of Chicago nt
which tho ordlnanco and Its promoteis
have been denounced: talk has been
heard of cltbens assembling In force
and using hemp as a corrective of boo
dle, nnd Intterly small hempen neck
tics have nppeared In the buttonholes
of Chicago pedestrians n3 a hint to the
councllmen to go slow.
It Is admitted that the street rallwny
syndicate controls a mnjorlt.v of the
members whose votes nre decisive, but
it is claimed that it does not control a
two-thirds majority, without which the
mayor's veto will be effective. Mean
while the mnyor declnres that he will
Uf,e all the powers of his office to pre
vent nny street railway company fiom
getting longer than a twenty-year
franchise under a smnller compensa
tion than 10 per cent, of the gross te
celpts. If the mnvor sticks and if
public opinion sticks, it is not clear
how they can fall. But under nn
Intelligent system of municipal gov
ernment Intelligently operated by duti
ful citizens such fights for Justice
would be unnece3saty.
Count von Coetzen, the German mili
tary attache who went through the
Santiago campaign, foimed a good
opinion of our regular atmy, which he
pronounces "most cxi client although
small," but he says the only good vol
untceis we had were the Hough Rid
ers. The count might modify his opin
ion on the volunteer question If he
should ever hava occasion to be on the
opposite side.
m
The fact that two cases of small pox
at Bedford Increased to two hundied
before notice of the sickness reached
the city papers shows that rural pu
pils In the school of yellow Journalhm
are not at all backward.
Patrons of the leading magazines
may now read from calendared paper,
embellished by half-tone plctures.whet
has been told over nnd over in the
dally papers concerning the events In
the iccent war.
Tho proposition has been made In
England and has been lecelved with
public favor to place a Oecrge Wash
ington memoilal in M'ettmlnstcr Ab
bey. Truly time Is a great solvent.
It Is probably beginning to dawn
upon Coin Harvey that he Is the po
litical lone fisherman.
The antl-expanslonlsts of political
ambition me alieady beginning to
hedge.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Nine-tenths of all tho s which will
fill th stockingb of American youngsters
on Chilatmus morning me manufactured
in (Jermany, nivs the Philadelphia Rec
ord. The dolls which will delight tho
motherly Instinct of the small Ameiican
maids hnvo como all the way from Son
nebuig, n little town in Tnuringen, where
almost the cntlio industry Is conrtued to
the manufacture of dolls. Tho inhabit
ants are poor people and are brought up
to doll making. Seven persons handle the
doll bifoie It Is completed, the hands,
head nnd feet being made by one, tlio
body by another, the inlr Is fixed on by
a third, and tho face Is painted by two
diffeieiit people, onu doing tho rough
work and tlio second putting on the fin
ishing touches. Finally the clothing Is
made by the hI.M1i person mid ot an
other dresses tho doll before it is leailv
fur packing. From all over the world laise
numbers of dealets In toys go to Somie
bmg every year, and n goodly proportion
of them mo Americans, for the work Is
done at suih starvation prices that Ainer.
leans cannot compete In this line. Theio
mo at least ii) different Kinds of dolls,
und while the French Invent many ot the
most attractive, the (leimans copy them
so i hcnply that the hovers go pilnclpally
to Qermuny for their supplies, although
Franco furnishes the lino dresisod dolls in
quantities. Tho English rag doll, made
wholly oC rags, seems to be about the
onlv doll Imported from that countr.
From Nuiemburg eonio the magnetic
toys, swords, gens, woollv sheep, Jump-lng-Jncks,
tiumpet3 and iniinv Ingenious
mechanical tovs, The carved wooden
tos aie made in poorer Saxonv, and com
prise cheap nrks nnd sets of furnltuic.
To horses, cows, elephants, cats, lions,
tlgeis and alt kinds of animals nro made
In Clcrman prisons.
If wo may credit a local vcision in tho
Press, Dr. W. II. Rrownell, of Utlca, N.
Y a wnll-known phjslclpn, has dlscov
eied a chemlca" preparation by tho appli
cation of which ho believes cloth of nny
kind o,r description can be thoioughly wa
teipioofed Dr Hrowncll's son, Harold,
has ihargo of tho experimenting and he
has put a large quantity of cloth through
the process and every experiment has
been thoroughly successful. Tho preparn.
tlon is a secret known only to Dr Hrow
ticil and he has wisely decided to hnvo
It remain so Nearly a jear ugo Dr
Rrownell put a hunting cat through tho
pioecss nnd though It hns been out in
many storms tt has never been wet
through. He has made some experiments
on wood and leather with like success, but
billeves that waterproofing cloth would
piove a successful business from n flnnn.
elol standpoint. Not onlv does the in
vention icpel water, but Ink and alcohol
nlso have no offet on It. The water
proof Is a dry procers. It mnivin tho cloth
look a bit firmer The goods after belncj
IhiiH treated appenr to have received
nothing more than n good sponging. Sev
eral capitalists have approached the orig
inator of the Idea nnd It Is not Iniprob
nble that stock comrnny will soon bo
formed.
AH the oveihead dectilo wlics In St.
Louis nro to be burled under ground be
fore tho 1st of January. Tho city ordl
n mco rcciulilng this cxtcpta only mo
oveihend trolley wires
Dining tho visit of tho fierman kalarr
to Kiel one of the tests nppllod to tho ves.
sels gathered thero was the feat of coup
ling and uncoupling tho engines. Tho
dulse r New York on this test mado a
rccoid of 5 minutes und 45 seconds,. while
In contrast to this. It now anpoirs that
the British cruller ltlnkc, after making
every preparation for this operation, re
quired 33 minutes,
The English postofllee authorities nro
considering the ndv liability of laving
special cables to Uelgltim, Holland nn.l
Qcrmany for tho extenlon of the govern
ment telephone system. It Is now pos
sible to telephone from London to Paris
and many of the most Important towns
nnd cities of F.tnnce. The fact that It is
theoretically posslblo to tonvere with
every capital In Europe, coupled with
the success of tho Paris-London cable, h.iB
undoubtedly bi ought up tho suggested
extension.
The Pittsburg Reduction company has
Just received an order for nil the alumi
num for a new telegraph nnd telephone
lino to bo erected In Manila. In the Philip
pine Islands. Tho order Is for a Spanish
company that Is anxious to take advan
tage of tho progresslveness of American
rule, and consists of about 25 miles of
Ulcphono wire, about one-eighth Inch In
diameter. Tho lino will be built through
the city of Manila proper, nnd will con
nect with C.ivite. Tho shipment will ',o
made direct to Manila, und will be the
first from Pittsburg since Dewey crushed
tho Spanish power.
There Is somo likelihood of another at
tempt being mndo to secure tho fortune
of n Croesus that lies burled under tho
rocks near ntinwallrie, In the Lizard, dis
trict of Cornwall. In 1574 a Spanlsh'shlp
bearing a freight of $17,000,000 nnd mntiv
bars of gold for safe custody In London,
ns It wasdangrrousto attempt to take the
treasure to Spain at the time, was
wrecked amid tho sands nnd rocks some
distance from the shore. This great sum
has lain burled ever since.
AN APPEAL.
Editor of Tho Tribune
Sir: Last summer when our young men
wore gathered In camp, tho Christian peo
plo of this country contribute! liberally to
send ministers nnd evangelists to co-op-erato
with tho army chaplains In helping
to stem the tide of tcmptntlon from which
tho soldiers were In danger. Well known
men like General O. O. Howard, Dr. H. M.
Wharton, of Baltimore; Dr. A. C Dixon,
of Brooklyn; Major D. W. Whittle. Dr.
Tupper, of Montclatr, Dr. Torrcy, of Chi
cago; Dr. L. W. Munhall, of Uermantonn,
and many others, held meetings In all the
larger camps and distributed Bibles,
hymn books and other good books. The
navy wus looked after by agents ot the
army nnd navy Christian committee nt
Hampton Ronds, Kev West and other
points. Upwards of $20,000 was expended
In this way, not Including tho outlay In
connection with the splendid work done
by the Young Men's Christian associa
tion tents.
I hnnestlv bellovo that no rcliglo is
movement has ever touched our young
men llko this, Thev were exposed to
many and great dangers tu tho camps,
but, thank God, thousands met Christ
there.
The opportunity Is still ours to continue
this samo work. Large nrmlcs of occu
pation aro In the Philippines, Porto Rico
nnd Cuba, separated by thousands of
miles from ordinary church privileges
Tho navy Is also accessible. There are
camps at Jacksonville nnd other centers
that call eagerly for our workers. At
tho present tlmo Mr. I'. Schlverea Is en
gaged In a fruitful ministry at Savan
nah, Oa.
Owing to the falling off in contributions
we havo had to curtail this work, bui I
appeal urgently for further aid so that tt
shall not ho necessary to withdraw til
togther. If funds are forthcoming, we
shall follow tho troops now under orders
for Cubn. Any contributions sent to mo
nt my homo address. East Northflold.
Mass., will bo thankfully acknowledged
and promptlv used. Yours In tho work,
D. L. Mood.
East Northtlcld, Mass.
A TRUST WHICH FAILED.
From tho Chicago News.
Tlio public will no doubt be at u loss to
understand whv Mr. JIamm's great sim
ulation In turkeys should have failed.
Certainly his method was of the most rp
pioved sort. He bought nil tho turkfys
he could get at whatever price was askld,
nnd proposed selling them to the putllc
at a largo advance. This Is Just the sfirt
of thing thnt Is succeeding in all other in
stances nowadays. A sndlcato buys a
number of glucose plants, only one cf
which earns am thing, capitalizes tlnm
at two and n halt times what thev cfM,
nnd the stock goes booming. Another sj n
dlcato bus up at liberal prices a nutn
bor of Iron, steel nnd railroad piopcills.
only one of which earns a dividend. It
capitalizes the properties at twice wliat
thev cost, and the stock Is eagerly bought
nt advancing prices. A lot of passeiu,er
elevator "factories, which have been los'ng
money for five years, are put into n rclm
bliiatlon, capitalized for twice what trrv
cost, and tho stock goes to a premium.
The tin plate mills combine, are capital
ized for something more than twleo ihe
liberal prices which the combiners pav
for them, and people can t b t the sha'Vs
fast enough. The Linseed Oil Tiust, on
tho vergo of bankiuntev bins up otne in
dependent mills. Increases Its mpltal to
$11,000,000. and starts oft with n boom, 'i he
list mlfiit bo extended. It Is the day tor
these things. Millions nre made out of
hand ns fast ns the printing presses can
turn out tlio stock shares Mr. ll.ioim
should have succeeded. He was In flic
light way. Ho had tin right Idea name,
ly to get hold of somo piopeitv. no mat
ter at what price, nnd double that prlee
The fates seemed to have made nn excep
tion of him.
THE ANTI-SCALPERS.
Fiom the Commerclal-AdvertUpi.
Tho antl-scnlplng bill passed by the
house hist week Is almost Identical with
tho nnti-scalptng law In till ; state which
the court of appeals leienlly declined to
bo imconstltutlnii.il. This bod held that
tho selling of unused or putlv used rail
road or steamboat UcKots was as legiti
mate us tho selling of aiu commodity
which tho owner no longer needed, and
that this principle was not Impalicd by
tho fact that somo scalpers wero dishon
est. It Is hnrd to seo how such reasoning
can bo effectually nuswired. It will be
Interesting to note what the t'nlted Statis
Supremo court has to say on the matter
should tho pending bill become law.
NO PRECEDENT NEEDED.
From the Philadelphia Record.
It is urged bv some sticklers for icgil
larltv that theio Is no precedent for u
congressional vote of thanks to a wo
man, nnd that It Is not well to make a
hi ginning In the caso of Helen Gould as
proposed by Central Wheeler. The an
swer to those oblectlons Is-Uh.u Miss
Gould's p miotic niiiiilllccuiu abo wont
bejond pieccdent Extraoidhinry cervices
Justify iMiaordlnars lequltal.
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The great stocks of holiday goods
sale. Everything that we have to offer will be found in pro
fuse variety and at prices which will set our competitors to
thinking.
AM Holiday Ooods oo Male Floor.
Free
To every purchaser. A handsomely illustrated book
let, something that will please the little ones.
Store open evenings until Christmas.
ALWAYS BUSY
Christmas
Is Cite
So Is Sj
His little friends, and big
ones too, will be happy iu
our shoes.
Lewis, Rely & iavies,
lit AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
looking around for your
Christmas
Gifts 0000
remember our stock of
Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
TIE CLEiONS, MiER,
0'MALLEY CO,
4'J'J Lackawanna Avouue
A.
M;
Suggestions
When selecting Xmas gifts
it is always wise to chose
that will be useful.
Chafing Dishes,
Coffee Pots,
Five O'clock Teas,
Baking, Dishes,
aie needed in every house,
you will find the latest pat
terns at our store.
EOOTE k SHEAR CO.
UO WASHINGTON AVU
e
WOLF & WENZEL,
'J IU Admin Ave t Opp. Court Horn;.
and Plumbers,
60U Agents for RlcbrdtonBoyQtoa'J
t urnncei sad llamas.
f'S "
1898, Fall ExMMt, 18
MILL k COMELL'S
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V!-n
nnniure
No Biich magnificent display ot
furniture lias ever been shown In
Scranton ns that now presented In
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can equal choice or equal
values In Furniture bo found.
Latest deslRns In Bedroom, Parlor,
Library, Dining room nnd Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to cult every taste anil
prices to suit every purse, with the
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever may be eelected will be tho very
best In the market for the money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited.
Hill
&
Conned!
At 121
North Washington
Aveaua.
Scranton, Pa.
Teacher's
Edition.
Finely bound, large
print, for
cents, $1.25 and $149
Indexed, $U5,
Calendars, Booklets and
Leather Goods. Finest
assortment.
Reynolds Bros
STATIOXKRS nml Iv.VCKAVKRS,
THE
& COME IX ca
Heating, Plumbing,
Qas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Qas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
OXFORD
BIBLES
IAZAAI
are now open and on , 1
FINIEY
One Hundred Pieces
ard-Wide
B,
males
lest Goods Made.
Absolutely East Colors
We have now open an
unusually handsome linr
ox these Goods for
SITS.
Also am elegant line of
French
For Evening Dresses.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Uencrul Agent for lbs Wyomlaj
UUtrlctfj;
iiroiT
Mining, lllastlnu, Hportlnj, Hmolceleti
and tho Itepaunn Otieiulc.
tompuny'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tafely ruio, dpi anil KploJact
ltoom 401 Connell Uiilldluj.
ticruntao.
AOUN't'lKi:
tiio Koim ritntu
JOHN 11. SMITH A MX, Plyinont'i
V. K-MULiLlUAM. WllUcj-liarri
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