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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1808.
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I'nblliheicl ll.illr. lliircp. iimfiV. hv Urn
Irlbiiiiel'uljIUIiltigCom'utiy, t Klftjr Cenu
BMonlb.
New VnrKOIItcei J i.' .nftil HL,
M. VUKKINI).
tote Agent for I eireisn Ailrerttilrt?.
M mrn at ntr rmroKuris at wit v vtov,
TA., AR hK.ONIVCI.AM MAIL MATTKIt,
sriiANTfj.v, mcrn.Mnnit :o. is.
The lUitl-PNiimiHlonlRts mo not '
IMiifivp u thpy wen- n few vveekx uro.
Solving- the Race Problem.
In n way tlif proslelent'H refcr
pih'c to tlie iikp niiiljli'in iluiliiB hh
lslt tci tlio mith liuvi' been tho inot
notable- inmlc ilntlnfj muny yours. Mi
Mall In TiikeKee Imel faliuei i-ontcrn-liiK
whlfli tin- pulilli In ui'iieuil Is imt
vot fiunlllnr Mr. Wllllnm i:. CnrtK
ulin wa of fhe prMelMit'H putty, c
plnln lint this vllt vvn cnrefiilly
punned for the eipeelal pnipoc of kIv
iiiK the hlehit (mil ni'1-.t conple'iioiH
poaltile Inilniaenient t tin woik anil
poMev of Itcmkei T U'livlilnptoii, wlm
vwml the ni'SMi ti lb himself for the
duties of tltlzemhlp hefoie trvltiu to
plnv n leailliiR lolf In polities Mr. Cnr
h aihls. 'The ko "inoi of Aliili.imt
utr.nliueil the mi" ill nt niul vvn In
. Iln1 to he fllp'. Til" ei'ne (11.1
I t tmnrosp him n M loudly u It did
the lltot finnl t north (Soveinor
I ihiisiin cushed er the Institution
.unl with an all of national;'' and pro
prietorship epreei his Kiatltli .itlun
mid in tilt' In Its suei 'M, which pro
ik ill' pettllient I ill fioin I'tesldent
MifCinley. who h. d tlie Koetnor
would tieisiinde th feijlslatme (o In -
lea1-' the iippiopihitlon foi Us benefit.
To umleipliinil the xisiiHlenm e of this
leptrtee It rmit le known that th"
mate m Aladanm ninti ll'iites only $.'.
" nt the $100,000 wbleli It ((Mil to
ni'iintuln the institution "
T ie saiiH- willei ulves u Inlef lilstoiy
of thl" notable iustltiitlor vvlileh it may
no Lei ami's in quote. "It v .u stall
ed,' i-'iyn he "Feventefn year- nun with
tie naihet and thlrtj puplK In a
I'Uted shunt) ( lull It Aci'nriliiiK to the
last retxirt of the principal the at
t ndanie last juir was 1,047 Piudenth
ilJ lios and S""i Riil These htltdents
tame fiom twenty-foui -tatei and ter
iltnrlps Nonily (he same Humbert file
In attend. line at thin time, leproHentlnt,'
the same number of states nnd tei i Itor-i-s
and besides Tuba, I'm to I!Un, .la
Maim, l.'nubtnil and Afilen. Counting
ti in heif. and students thete i upon th"
hnol xiiiunds a population of 1.J00
i.is.iii- The industrial ti.ilnini; Is
elvn in twentj-slx dillerent divisions
iii iiineetlon with the academic and
I'dlmmis lialnini?. Tluee hundied and
jiNtj-niiu "tudMits have received
'liplnuins and (eitlflcates In the ucade
nui, IndiHtilal nnd lill Ie schools. Tin
uraduati"-. aie i-etklnB to dn a woik
similar to that of Tu-ki-Kee In twentj
tu uf the states of the union. Neaily
J Ton peiMUis who h.i' attended)
Tii"ki kc dm In? the J earn of its In
iliisti' without KradURtiiiR aie in ninnv
settlons dolnff an excellent woik, in ad
ditl.in to the SGft Kraduntes. TIip success
f thesn men and wi.incn among thr
Kre.it ma?s,.s ,,f nu. nesioes of the
t-otith Is the proof if the alue of th
institution. The value of the ptopeity
of the institution I" about ilX,000. In
stead of one liulldliiR, as at ilrst, the
s hool now has fot t -two counting
lain" and small, neatly all built liv
stuilents' Inbot. and '.'.ti" acies of land.
On the two faims (onducted by the
s( hool are ."'.'."i head of live stoik, In
iludiu? hoises, mules, ows, oxen,
sheep and hoKs. The TUskegee method
is to allow tltiilents to atqiilfe a knrr
lnUe of theli seeial trades while
woikiiiR on the huildltiKS and the taim.
" Itli their wink the pay their board
and cet theii education at th same
time This is espulalh helpful to
thou who ilml themsehes unable to
ini any p.ut of their tuition. The
rdlnaiv ihaige foi hoaul. loom, tui
tion and all tht pilvllt ces N $s a
nioiith. '
i-niesi ntatle o' the Wat-hiuistoii
1'i.st Mr II. I. We-i, wliu aci oinpanled
th pit 'I'enthil paity. wiltes In similar
In. aliiK .iiiioiik ollie" thltiKH:
Mm h has been wiltteij am' printed
i jindliiK tlu imt in, il ami indiistilal In
sil'ute of which Mooki'i' T. W'.ihlnKton
! 'In nilncl'ial. but it Is sate to -av
Unit neither tin piesldeiil imi hiiv of
bis iitstinmiisheil (o-traveleis had any
'-lit i i tlnii. much le a icallr.alion. of
tii leniaikahli' woik wlilih Is lielnir
'lompllshcd bv Hi" institute. Ilem
at Tuskeijee a thousand jouhk ol
ied men and women aie being taust't
tn make ihemreivfs Ifdependent In the
tin" sense of the i old. They are not
1 umliiK Oioek in , tietoili oi Kienih,
I ut they aie belt,- taiisht how to
hniidl" the plow, 'be nlane, the saw,
tlie hammer.aud th paint biuh. Th"S"
ai. simple and homely tools. Inn whe-i
a yntlliK neRiii ha ( included the la
stltiit cniitse lie cnii build a house, tun
a faun, shoe a hot uinstimt an en
klli" or i ust a foihibK If the pupil Is
a woman, she can muse the sick, man
H ate i 1. Hindi y. cook sew, make butter,
"i, in fact, he thomuKhh tialned and
skillfd In cveiy department of feminine
haudlwoik.
Tliese ate no mete asseitloilH. The
Mslble proot was arfoided in a pioccss.
ion which, plcuuesque and entot talnlm,'
tlioufih it was, was still more Intetest
inu he(au"t It told of a in utilise mill
zed Neail seventy floats pussed In ie
Mew, uu wldi h wite (llKpl.iNOd eei
ailet of liaiullcialt -the tinner, mak
Iiib his mns, the biniksmlth fnifjinp;
a shoe, the dally in ild ntakliiR; liuttei,
the carpenter con umliiK fuinlltue,
the nichlteit diaw' 4 muns. At-' If all
this was not cxldince euoimh of th
liefjio's fiiiificieiicy when IiIh mind
dlreited alonK liu s suitable to his ia
pailty, the HPi'vlrcM of the day weie
held In 11 liu lie and hnndBoiue chaiiel
built by nt'Kniep All of the plans weiu
drawn by the yountr men In thai fie. of
tho nnhltecturul division; tlio L.'uo.OiiU
lirlikB In the structure weie made by
Htiidenls leainliiL' the trade of bikk
making; the entile inasouwuik wan
done by studentH put aula t; the cuuue
in inaBotity; all of the lumber wan cut
nt the f-nwmlll on the grounda: the
printing wan done by the students, the
steam plant for heating van installed
by the Instructor and boy of the
foundry, plumbing and machine, divi
sion!': even the electric Hultt wft In
tioduced by the youtiR men who arc be
coniliiB eMimrt elertrlclnns. When all
this s consbl'ied, the beautiful chapel
stands a n ntmitiment to th negro
rate ft Is the ncrctn mnnlfc'tntton of
tin nejtio Innln."
Mr West ab" mjs: "When It wnsj
Hi ft sui?scsted that the president should
Include Tuskexee In Ills font, the editor
of the local paper, 11 white man, trav
eled with Professor AVahlnHton to the
national cuntbil, nnd when an accept
ance had been seemed, the white people
of the town vied with each othei In
tendeilnat every nisltanu' to l'rofessor
Washington to make the occasion n
stiei'-ss. N'o mlor line Is dtuwn, so far
n he Is concerned, but his wonderful
creative nnd executive ability nnd
great Intelligence 111 e nnlverallv con
ceded and tespected. He Is to them al
most the iienteit man In the wot Id,
nnd they 1u111.uk with satisfaction that
only one of his students has ever been
before the mayoi's unirt, and In that
case n young boy rode n bicycle on n
sidewalk It would be dllllcull to ev
ngficrnfe th profound Impression which
the demonstintlon of these thing" made
upon the president and his cabinet,
'This Is the Moiutlon of tho negro prob
lem." snld secretary 1-nng. "In fact, It
seems to me that theie Is no longer u
problem My heait Is not only full or
gratitude and admiration for the woik
that hns lwen accomplished, but 1 look
forward with ahrolute confidence to the
future.' Secretary Wilson Is equally
enthusiastic. 'Heie I? the lesson which
leaches us,' he said, 'that wc can face
the gieat pioblom of our new po
sessions with equanimity.' "
And In the meantime the state of
Alabama contributes to this wondetful
Institution the sum or onl $-' a
eat '
Th" l.'Joindei of Dlsliht Attorney
dial. am to the 1 "tltlon of Senator
Quav asking the Supiemc couit to give
I1I111 a fair end Impartial trial consists
ol denials of the petitioners allega
tions, which Is not unexpected It tK.i
assents the evlsfence of documental v
proof that Henntor Qu.ij has foi yeais
borrowed monev from n ccrt.iln bunk
without having to paj interest, which
!f title Indicates that he must be .1
lucky man. The essentia! link In such
a chain of accusations against Quay is
to piove flirt an law has been violated
bv him: and unless this Unl: shall be
supplied at the healing before the Hu
tu erne couit on Jan, 7 the whole prose
cation must Inevitably collapse from
dlci edited Intent and sttuctural weak
ness.
For Ballot Reform.
The uiguments presented bv Hecte
tar.v Martin for ballot refoim .uv
strong and well-grouped. Ml specific
objections to the piesent ballot lavvst
Include (1) the unwieldy size of tho
ballot; cj) the complex character of
th billot by icnson of the duplication
of columns, ('!) the withholding of
certllcates of nomination until the last
minute allowable, thus clogging the
Dauphin county courts; (4) the use of
defective blanks in filing cettlflcates of
nomination, (1) tho unceitalntv as to
whnt constitutes1 a legal nomination
paper, (ti) the Inequity of the law in
Intel pieted bv the couit with regard to
the nomination of candidates by politi
cal parties having no leal existence
in fact; (7) the lack of authority in
the secictnry of the commonwealth to
refuse to file nomination papers where
a great manj of tho names purporting
to he signed theieto are manifestly
fraudulent; .S) the uncertainty of th'.'
law requiting nomination papers to be
well vouched for by affidavits of sign
ers; (9) the tiling of unauthorized cer
tificates of nomination and nomination
papeis and vlO) the unceitalnty r.J. to
whether or not a column containing
state and local tickets can be legally
put upon ballot by nomination papeis.
Most of these objections require
neither explanation nor elaboration,
but points 1, '2 and 6 elicit from the
stcietnr.v of the commonwealth this
shatp thouch timely mmment: "Un
dei out ptesent sjstem every political
puitv. which at the preceding general
election polled one-half of one per
centum of the total vote of the state Is
entitled to nominate by eertlf'cates of
nomination and to have a column upon
the ofllclal ballot. Nominations nry
.tho made b nomination papeis and
auv bod of citizens who cun obtain
the lequlsite number of signets arr
peimlttcd to name a state and local
lb ket and have a column on the o'il.
elal ballot. 1-ntlto state tickets have
also been nominated and put upon the
ollliial ballot for no other purpose than
to give additional stiength to bolting
or Independent organizations of .1
pm el v local diameter and intended to
be effective only In a single county.
It this can be done In one county It
cnu be done in all. It It can be don
by one s,.t uf men In will county. It
can be done by as many as aio able to
pioeuie the lequlred number of signa
tures to nomination papers and thus,
unless lestinlned by the comts, theio
would be nothliiK to pievent the nomi
nation of one bundled separate tick
ets, with the same or dlffeieui state
candidates. In such an event the of
ficial ballot would contain one hun
dred columns and be pel haps twenty
feet In lengch. While il Is true that
such an extreme tesult Is not at all
probable, it Is not Impossible, nnd Its
aecompllsbm"nt in any Instance should
be pi evented by proprr remedial legls
lallon. "A political paity, whether nominat
ing It? candidates bv cenincnte or
nomination paper, to bo entitled to a
name a state ticket, which must ap
pear in a srpainle coluni.i upon the
ballots voted In ewiy county In the
state, should lit my Judgment be K"u
einl in scope and organization and not
cunllned to a slmjle county or inu
nitlpalllv. It ceitiilulv could rot liiv"
been the legislative Intent that a lew
men In one of the counties or cities i.f
th commonwealth clls'aiinfled toi any
reason with the candidates named by
the renuhu oiganlatlons could, by ob
taining a few hundied slgnmuies In
their own Immediate neighborhood,
nominal" n completo state ticket and
Impose upon nil tin other counties tho
evpeiiBo of fainting this ticket in a
separale column, upon the ofllclul bal
lots, when the ticket was utteily with
out us" or significance oxcept In the
one county when) It had lis oilgln
This is unquestionably the prostitution
of tho ballot to servo a purposo for
whli h It never wnn Intended nnd n,
most glaring Imposition upon the great
mass qf the people luivlne no Interest
In a local light In n remote section of
the state. The lourts In every case
hiollght to theli attention hnvo
fi owned upon these attempts to per
vert flic ballot to nil Ignoble use but
file evil should be cured by legislation
util not left to Judlcht deteitiilnatlon
yemr nfter your.
"This ohjeetlon could be hugely ie
movcd by the adoption of n form of
ballot like that used In Mnssachus'Hts,
where nil h" candidate" for each of
fice to be filled sue assembled in gioups
In a lngle column. If, however, so
radical ti depailliru from the piesent
system should not tcinmcnd Itself to
the general assembly th'-tv should ut
leat be- a specllle legislative declara
tion as In what constitutes a political
pnrfv or body of citizens entitled to
nominate a state ticket tc appear upon
the olllclal ballot In all the counties of
the commonwealth. And this declara
tion should lie such at will absolutely
prohibit the nomination of a '.state,
ticket by a purely local orgnnUntlon
for purely local purposes."
It is sntUfnetory to know tint the
man who makes these recommenda
tlonr will be In the next general ob
sembly with probably enough power to
cnfoice them
The Phllaileluhla Heciod weakly at
tempts to draw a parallel between the
appointment of Ioti Payn as insurance
commissioner of New Yoik nnd the
prospective apopintment of John 1'.
Klkln ns attorney general of Pennsyl
vania Tilers Is no similarity of con
ditions or clrcunistnnces. Mr. Payn
was a self-confessed lobblst. .Mr
Klkln, on the other hand, enjoys the
personal and piofessional respect and
confidence of everybody who knows
him and is admittedly one of the best
state chairmen that the party has ever
had. The only complaint ngnint him
the so-called Indemnity bond Is well
undei stood to be a manufactured prc
IpM for the sake of ci eating confusion
Irt the public mind. it wns a mete
thread in an elaborate fabric of polit
ical conspiracy which is fast coming
to grief under dose scrutiny.
If there Is anything in 1 ircumsfan
: tlal evidence Mrs. Iiotkln, the alleged
poisoner of Mrs. John P. Dunning and
child! en, ought to hang. But you
never can tell what a jury will do when
there's a woman In the case.
If General (Soinez is alive he should
have his birth mark registered at once.
These constant reports of his dentil
may make it difficult for the old war
rior to establish his Identity when he
sees fit to re-appear In public.
Now that people date express their
pieferoncer In Cuba, the popularity of
Oeneial Lee with all classes becomes
moie uppatent dally.
TOLD BY THE STABS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast' 1.12 n. m , tor Tuesdiv,
December P0S.
& $ fh
A child born on this day will notice that
the most popular book of the season Is
tlie pneketbook.
The critic often hath no brain.
Hut In Its place the gall
That torccth Intellectual strain
And efforts that appall.
The slnewd girl will avoid getting pito
nie.uments with her .steady fellow thli
w eek.
Tne ita-lo-dnte hi'iillt will now pio
cure a '99 plite for Ms wheel.
Ajjachus' Advice.
Do not heard money at this season.
Blow It and make the merchant rupp, at
least.
Do not he loo rceiilui Ir. jour habits,
especially It they are bad habits.
NEWS AND COMMENT
The eports fie-m the I'nlted States in
tho calendar year IM'S will exceed those of
any other iear. Onlv twieo In tlie hls
toiy of the United States have the exports
In a calendar jcai passed Hie billion dol
lar line. In lSie. they will lie a. billion and
u etuurter. During the eleven mouths of
MS ending with November they are
gn.itei thin any full calendar jear pre
ceding. Hie total foi the eleven months
being t,ll7.iM,lt!i. and It l& apparent th'it
the December statement will bring the
grand total for the year abovo ll.Z'tt.W).
ikkj The ilgures ot tho tieusury biueau of
statistics show that the November e.
purts were not only the largest for So
vcmbei, but the laigcst In any month hi
the hNtoiy of our commerce'. Of bread
stuffs the t Minus foi the eleven months
(tiding with Novcmbei, ls'js, aie the larg
est In our hlstorv, blng tiHAViMl,
agaliiht YS-t.J11.bl7 In the great exporting
ve.ir of Islij. provisions are lor tht eleven
monihh JllS.IK.M, against fl2.i,'.97,W7 In
tlie eleven months of S!)2 Cotton for tho
eleven munths amounts to $192 3JJ,SI1 a
lluure slightlv below that of iw, though
the total numhev of pounds expoited by
tar evceeds that ot the cniiespondlng
mouth.' In nnv needing m.,h, being for
ttit eleven months :! l"C.0.n.J i'l. or, meas
ured hi bales ii.iJJ.iNi, el lnrgei total In
bales or pounds than that of anv full
calendar enr pie ceding. The Import
lecord of tlie vear IbOS will be ah rep'arK
alile as that i elating to Its exports, but for
opposite teasonh. the total Import, for
tho year being less than those of any
calendar ear slnco IVs".. Vor tho month
of November tliev were but tZ2 KO.OCO,
which was slightly lei-s than those of No
vember. U07, and less with three excep
tions than those of nnv November since
IKsj. Tor tho eleven months ending with
November they weie but ir.79.8ll.lVJ. while
those of tho coiespontling months of 1VI7
were $0UI,S'.i,2iM and those of the eleven
months of lfM, $; sos.Blrt. The tmpor's
for tho full calendar vear will not exceed
SAIO.OX) iaK), n sum less than that of .iu
calendar year since 1SVJ, and fully $iw.
OoO.OOO less than thnt of the calendai -ar
1S.0T. The year will show the largert
balance of trade In favor of the United
States ..ver pieseiiited In any calendar
yenr. The December flumes will brhu
the total excels of cpotts for the cal
endar year above! the tva Omu fliid line
while tho highest excess of cxpmts In nnv
pieecdlng calendar vear was SJ.'i'.l'O.'.dl tn
1KJ7. and JlSI.SCVrVi in 1VW. The impoita
tlon of sold will be the largest tor any
calendar eni. 't'lio gold iinpotls fot the
cloven mouth ending with N'oveinbet ore
$llri,.1!)ti..1"(i. while no full e ilendir )eir
slme lWi ever leached tho SduO.OM 000 line
and In that veer the total for the twelve
months was only $101,711, 2-.l against J1U
:tri,370 for the eleven mouths of is:. i he
gold In idicul.itlem on December I 1KIS.
was $G.S.!Sfi.::r.l, against $ll,lil,US on r.
e ember 1, Hs7. The total tnonev In cir
culation on December 1. 15S, was Jl.iSfJ.
S7'.'fiOI against tl.72I.OSI,MS on December 1.
Is07.
The remaiks m.ido by t'lesldent Me.
K'lnley on Sunday before tlie pupils of tho
Georgia Indiistilal college, a state instl-
tutlou for tlio education of negroes, con
stitute an admirable sermon, of univer
sal application. Among other things ho
snld- "I congratulate you on what you
have done In learning and the acquire
ment of useful know ledge, on the fact
that In the I'nlteil States there Is not a
foot of m odiid beni nth the flag with stars
nnd stripes on which every boy and ev
ery girl white or black, cannot have an
education to fit them for the battle of lite.
'Keep mi,' Is tlie word I would leave with
you today. Ktep 011 In th" elTorts up
ward, but lemember that In acquiring
know U dn,. tiirte Is one thing us Important
as that, r.nd that Is character. Nothing
In tho whole wide world Is wolth so much
will last so long and solve Its possessor no
well as good character It i something
that no one can take from ou, Ihnt no
one can give to ou. You must acquire It
for yourself. There Is another thing. Ho
not fnru'et the home The home Is the
foundation of good Individual life nnd of
good government. Cultivate good homes,
make them pure and sweet, elevate them
and other good things wilt tnllow. I ion
grntitlite you that this Institution Is not
only looking after the head but after the
hand I cnnmatulate von that It Is not
only linking o.mI orntois but good me
chanic It Is bette" to be a skilled me
chanic than a poor orntnr or an Indiffer
ent preacher. In a word each of oti must
want to be best In whatevei you under
take. Nothing In the world commands
more rcipeet thin skill and Industry.
Kvcry avenue ia open to ou. You will
solve your own problem. Ho patient, be
progressive, be determined, be honest, be
Clod-fearing nnd jou will win. for no if
fort falls that has a stout, honest, earn
est heart behind it "
In a letter to the New York Tribunes Da
vid Waltei lire wn offers a tlnielj thought
upon u topic of uppermost Interest. Says
he: "Tho load to safety lies In casting
loose, In dealing with the Philippines,
from pnst precedent", and In adjusting
our relations to them on a now basts,
suitable to the new conditions arising
from their great population. Tor our
safety and theirs, we must recognize from
tho beginning of our dealings with them
that there are but tvo Justifications for
our retaining the Islands' Tlrst. Thnt bv
the fortune of war we have acquired a
foothold In thu Islands, which Is of
great Importnnri" to aid In accomplishing
our reasonablo elesiie to share In the con
trol of the Pacific and the trade of Asia
and, under such circumstances, that wo
cannot ictlre without great peril to them:
second, We lemnin In the Philippines to
throw our powerttil shield over them dur
ing their development of a h'ghei clvlPzi
tlon nnd hotter govc-nnient than tliev now
have, and to apply in thcaa the results of
the training of nngllsh-speaklng men in
promoting Justice and true llbeity among
them These Islands should be to tho
United States not a means of eniicltment
and aggrandizement but an incentive to
effort to benefit the condition of millions
of men. To accomplish this benefit to
them and secure our democi.iey trom
harm the Philippines must tie ti eat eel ns
outlying dependencies, with the possi
bility of statehood In the Union made so
lemoto as to be hcvuml present piactlru!
discussion."
A number of our esteemed runlm
porailes have iccently Issued special col
lections of Christmas miscellany and ad
vertising: among them the Times, Kree
Press and Truth, tho Olyph.int Gazette,
Avoca Argus and Wllkes-Ilane Times
The issue of tlie Truth, which appeared
last evening, was tho largest and most
carefully prepared, but all had some dis
tinctive rerommi ndatlou to those who
favor this form of Journalistic enterprise
Tho namo now mentioned as llkelv to
receive the appointment as scrretarv of
tho commonwealth Is William W. Greist,
of Lancaster. Gielst Is .1 Quav leader
who alwavs comes up to the mark ot bis
promises, Is a Uepubllean of clean char
acter nnd forceful ability and is tipped bv
tho political gossips as a certain winner.
The rock-ribbed Republicanism of old
Lancaster Is certainly entitled to recog
nition. A German statistician estimates that In
a year there Is a daily average of 3,611
sailing vessels at sea, with ILSfW men In
their crews. Kvcry day. also, 1.501 steam
ships, with crews numbering rj3,2C5 men
nnd 32,.Vm passengers, arc ntloat on tho
Atlantic. This makes a dally nve.'.igo
tot the ear of 5 151 vessels and 110.72" per
sons spread over the whole Atlantic sur
face. Only seventv veara have elapsed s!n-o
the first railway In the world was fin
ished. During that comparatively biiet
period 100.000 miles have been constructed,
of which the United States contains al
most one-half
bl'I.KNUID ASSOKTMK.NT OS
HOLIDAY
. . BOOK!
Booklets,
Cards,
Calendars,
Diaries:
J OI.IU.VY HOOK
3 sroiu:,
:iu:t W'AbHINGTON AVENUK.
Uelow Tribuuo Office.
Holiday
Qoods o o o
1M are m$ all tie
year
Q. W. Fritz has the best
and largest assortment in
his line. All suitable for
presents. Among them
will be found the follow
ing:
Harness t to $2,0.
Fur Robes 3 to $50.
Plush Robes $2 to : 65.
Sleigh Bells 35c to $4.0.
Trunks 1.2; to $40.
Traveling Bags.. . .400 to S50.
Shopping Bags.... 75c to $12.
Chatelaine Bags... 25c to $n.
Dress Suit Cases. $1.65 to $23.
Telescopes 2SC to ?io.
Ladles' and Gent's
Traveling Cases, Mani
cure Sets, Writing Cases,
Music Rolls, Cuff and Col
lar Boxes, Pocketbooks,
Card Cases, Purses and a
luost of useful and orna
mental goods too numer
ous to mention.
41(0 Lacftawamia Avenue
GOLKil
Itii
s Stores Part in C
A pessimistic felJow said to tis the other day -.t he thought the Christ
mas "erase," as he pleased to term it, -would soon j out.
Never, let us hope, will such be the case. M Christmas time I How sel
fish we should all become : what a bright spot would drop out of life. Nol
Christmas shall continue to be iYAerry Christmas. If you are sort of an old
chronic ha van't any sympathy for youth and the Christmas pleasures Just get
inside this big Christmas store as soon as possible and absorb some of the hol
iday spirit that's everywhere here. It's a part of this store's business to get
folks in Christmas humor, as it is to supply the Christmas wares.
A Word
A manufacturer hungry for money came to us Saturday, and we took his
big trunk full of Furs at our price and he took our money. Only the finest
kind of Fur Novelties in the lot. Nothing nicer for a Christmas gift, and we
save you 25 per cent.
Electric Seal Chinchilla Combination Collarettes, with twelve tails.
Imitation Bow Martin Cluster Scarfs, with eight tails.
Oenuine Blue Fox Tab Collarettes, with ten tails.
Northern Hink Tab Collarettes, with ten tails.
Persian Lamb Tab Collarettes with Hartin combination, ten tails.
The Great Ante-Christmas Bargain Jacket, Cape and Skirt Sale will no
stop until the store closes next Saturday night.
ttStoire Ojpem Eveitigs Until CMstoas,
ALWAYS BUSY
Is Coming
So Is Saata Clans
His little frieuds, and big
ones too, will be happy iu
our shoes.
Lewis, Rdlly k Bavtes,
1 1 1 AND 110 WYOMING AVENIJil
Hem Yra Aire Ml
looking around for your
Christmas
Gilt
0000
remember our stock of
Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
TIE OMONS, MM,
WALLiEY 00,
4'J'J I iicUuwauua Avenua
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
IBissell
Carpel Sweepers
Wc carry a full line
of these goods.
(Mr Baby
Sweepers , ,
make nice presents
for the little people.
JFOOTiB it SMEAR CD,
11(1 WASIMNinON AVK.
0.
WOLF & WEMZEL,
J It) Allium Ave., Opp Court llomr.
lftradieal Timers
aid PltMtito,
Ecle AcenU (or lilch.ireUon-I)oyiiloii'.i
iurnacoj uuel lUuw'ai.
Christinas
'THPTTTTPCO s
About Piuiir
For
Christ mas
Hill & Connell,
121 Washington
Avenue,
JlAvenn umiMial lierge nsoitiiieut of
Chairs and Rockers SJfio.,
Ladies' Desks inn the wood,.
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mahogany unci VcinlvMaitln.
a ruwciioici:
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a large
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
Hill & Cornell
321 Washington Ave.
Teacher's
Edition.
Finely bound, large
print, for
m ceils, $1.25 aid $U9
SMexel $1.75.
Calendars, Booklets and
Leather Goods. Finest
assortmen t.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS .iml ENGRAVERS,
THE
& CONNELL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
OXFORD
BIBLE8
BAZAAR.
tatstia
FINLEY'S
Holiday
Amnnioiuimiee
meet
0000
We are prepared to
show a finer assorted
stock of
than on any previous
occasion. We make
special mention of the
following lines, viz.
Real Lace Handker
chiefs, ScarJs, Collars,
Jackets and Collarettes,
also Laces by the yard.
Spanish Lace Fichus
and Scarfs.
Fine Silk Petticoats.
Ladies' and gentlemen's
Fine Silk Umbrellas.
Kid Gloves and Mittens
for men, women and
children,
Gentlemen's Fine Silk
Mufflers, Neckwear and
Suspenders.
Fine Table Linens.Table
Setts and fancy Centre
Pieces.
Fine line of high grade
Perfumeries, etc.
510and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
-.c IK' I ul Agent for tUo Wjouiluj
HUtrlctfj.'
a
roiiEB.
Miulni;, IJInMlnr, Spoiling, Smoko'.ail
uuil I lie llepuiiiiu Cue mica.
lump.iay
MGH EXPLOSIVES.
nlety Hum. L"iip nml l'.vploJari.
Uoom nil I'onnull llulUUi;.
bemutoa.
AUi:.N(JlU-S:
mo, roniv
JOHNH.HMlTU.v.'JOM,
V. U MULL1UAN.
nam
Plymouth
Christmas
Gilds
DOPO
Ti