THE' SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1898.
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SCRANTON. nnCUMUnit 24, IMS.
It H plonslriR to contemplate Unit tlio
United Stntert l ie!oii"lldo for tlio
fnct that then- H more pence on euith
this Chi litmus tlisiti a yeur iiko.
The Bond Ordinance.
If tlio new bond ordinance U ub-
mltted to the people In the form im
last amended by common council It
1h rouble that some of the Item- of
proposed expenditure may be nppioved.
A good deal will depend upon the
hnracter of the men nominated by
the two parties for mayor and rotitrol
Jsr. If those command public confi
dence for Intern lty, firmness and the
ability to administer the affalm of the
city economically, nn Incieme of In
debtedness rnlsllt be ieued as a ncc
essaiy prellmlridiy to ninth needed
public lmpi eminent". If, on the other
hand, weak or iiuestlimalilt' men are
nominated on either side, the deslte oC
u majority of citizens will piob.ibly
be to take no elia i hance. The
problem is nlmot wholly one of con
fidence In the prospective municipal
administration. Confidence Is notor
iously lacking nt present. It will need
to be Kreatly stimulated before a ma
jority will vote for an Ineieaso of the
nlready npp.illnp burden of locul taxa
tion. The time for Spain to "move on," so
far as this continent Is concerned, H
almost lieic.
Coming1 to the Point.
An cxccedlnRly sensible sugKCstlon
Js that of General O. O. Howaid, that
the president be empowered to letall
to active service all rethed nimy olll
rern in time of war. Had such discre
tion been vested in the executive at the
outbreak of the war with Spain, theio
would hae been fewer appointments of
Inexpeiienced civilians to staff positions
and a decidedly more soldierly aspect
to camp life and woik.
His other sutjuestlon that a. collet
should be established for the special
education of a general Maff, with en
trance nnd promotion guided largely by
examination as to fitness, Is equally to
the point. The war investigation has
evolved a tremendous lot of personal
testimony mainly of the mutative ol
der, but It lias bv no mean been as
fruitful In practical Information for
future guidance as was fairly to be ex
pected in view of the ciitlelsnib le
cently so plentiful throughout the
rountrj. Take the evidence of Roose
velt, Howard and Miles, concerning our
milltaiy past, ptesent and futuie, and
j on have about all there Is of piac
tlcal value irr tills long and patient
quejt for public enlightenment.
AVhat is past is past. It cannot be
lecallcd. The objective point of this
Inquiry should ) to safeguard the
future.
A military government for the bene
fit of the governed Is evidently a novelty
In Cuba, but the results at Santiago
Indicate that it will grow In native
favor.
Advico fiom the Plains.
To men gifted with a sense of
humor tlrere is no crisis so seiious
a3 to lack some i,iy of the ludicrous.
One grrat tailing of the Latin ince,
one of tilt traits which Is going great
ly to complicate our work In construct
ing stable government In the islands
taken from Spain, is the fact that the
Latin cannot, as a rule, see the humor
in things. An incident Is rrntrntfd by
Charles M. I'cpper, the newspaper
ccnetpondent, widen illustiatos this
poir.t and exhibits tho n.uiral con
trast between tho Latin and the Amer
ican. Sir. rcrper, a learned Cuban lawyer
and a western eaUlcman were In Ha
vana, discussing the political future of
Cuba, Wo give the icport of tlio con
versation in the former's own worda:
"Like all others, the lawyer hid his
theory of the Lntln race In tlm tem
perate zones and In the tionles. it
war. not a bad theory. He thought the
Latin civilization was beter adapted
for the tropics than was that of the
folks who start the missionary out in
to the heathen lair 1 , where tiny eee
trade and flank him with a jug of run.
and u Catling gun. When It came to
Cuba his views wru tolerably dear
The Latin mee must prevail, hat its
supremacy must be through tho guid
ance of the United States. It is an ex
citable i ate. The blood mounts to rts
head quickly. Tin ir conies the period
of culm, when It si es tho folly of gn.
ting excited bo ensllv. The United
States must moderate these transports
of anger or of folly; cool Its blood and
not let It dash Its head Into a cactus
fence too often. Then, with the Amer
ican nation sitting on the safety valve,
the Latin race may woik out the futuie
government of Cuba. The phi iseoloq."
in which is opinions weio clothed
were inoro otnate than I huvv given,
but tiro Idea vvas tlio same. Tho west
ern cattleman giaeped It. Wl en u
pause In the talk finally came and he
was appealed to for his opinion v
gave it. with incisive deliberation.
'You Lallns.' he said, 'want tho LTnlted
States to keep putting ice on your 'read
every timo ou Hush up. We can t do
It. That would bother us and w m'.dn't
do any real good. Tho way for ou
Latins to keep our blood cool Is to
put your feet In cold water.' "
It Is not stated whether the Cuban
saw tho point; being a Latin, piobibly
ho didn't; but tire fnct remains that
tho cattleman, with his quick sense of
humor, revealed the heart of tlw prob
lem Tho Latin character must be
worked ovei und alloyed with sumo
stiff Yankee ballast before It run be
trusted absolutely to cxoennient with
democratic government. Tho rloslns
of tho polls on election day In the
United Btutes restores ovorjbody to
food hunioi; vii tnm nnd anqutshcid
cease to snort nnd howl nnd become
again peaceful nnd loynl citizens. That
Is the quality which the Latins lack;
that It the qunilty which must be sup
plied ere a Latin republic In Cuba can
be a safe next door neighbor.
Complaint Is expressed nt the pecu
liar HUb-divIslon of ntithorlty In tho
police department which removes Jur
isdiction over burglar les nnd other
serious cilmes from the nctlng chief
and hands It over to the embrjo de
tective bureau. A lgllnitl nnd cfu
clent detective bureau Is not nn Im
possibility, but as things have been
going of late thoie ate many citizens
who would prefer to take their chances
of protettlun under the regular police
tone, with the detective annex held
subordinate to the proper and natural
head of the dep.iltment.
The Regular Army.
It would appear from tho attitude
taken by the Demociatlc minority on
the house committee on military nffulis
that a portion of the tountiy either did
not learn any leHm from the war with
Spain or that the lesson bus already
been forgotten. In that war, thanks to
our superior navy, we were successful
In spite of the infeilorll In numbers of
our regnliit rnilltnty equipment. The
navy ut the very beginning gave us
command of the peas, and the regular
troops under Shaft er completed tho
navy's work. In this Instance It so hap
pened tint a small navy nnd a small
tegular aimy weio sulllflent to give
us a swift and uubioken victory, with
results of stupendous magnitude and
importance. We do not refer to the
volunteers in tills connection because,
however anxious they were to fight, cir
cumstances kept the giiut majority of
them from having any fighting to do.
Thefewvohinteersvvhodldget a chance
to light fought well, everything con
sldeied; but It was the legulars who
bore the biunt of the battle lino and
won tho decisive victory.
Hvery sensible mnrr knows that war
is alwujs a possibility. The reputable
merchunt Insures his merchandise
against lire, not because he expects a
fire or wants a file but because ho
Knows tlrat n fire Is a possibility which
it is simple piudence continuously to
guaid against, ror the same leaon
we bar our doors at night, not because
we want burglars to come or believe
in the ethics of burglary but because
we know that burglary is a contingency
to be kept Irr mind, A tegular aimy and
navy is a nation's Insurance both
against the occurrence of war (that is
to s.iy, it helps to waid war off) and
apalnst tlio frightful losses to property
and lire which would result if, wnr be
ing suddenly necessary, it should have
to be waged without adequate prepara
tion. We whipped Spain and did In
calculable good to humanity with n
bagatelle of an arm.v and navy, but if
instead of Spain our antagonist had
been England, Fiance, flermany,
Kussia, or even Italy, then we should
have found out how desirable Is a reg
ular army organUed on a modern basis
and representing at least one trained
soldier to every thousand of our popu
lation. The proposition of the Democratic
minority 1 tlrat the tegular army shall
not be Increased permanently bejond
the limit of 20,000 men, or one tegular
soldier to evety 2,000 civilians. This is
about the telative strength of the pres
ent police force of Scianton, a force
admittedly insufficient effectively tn
patrol even a compactly populated
area. A national icgular aimy based
on tiro stiength of the police foice of
Scranton and distributed throughout
the statey and territories, even though
not a regular were sent to any or the
new dependencies, would bo little mmo
than a nominal army, the attenuation
of which would pi event eftectlve an
nual manoeuvres, render impossible the
assemblage for mass diills or brigades,
divisions or coips, and in case of a
sudden outbie.tk in one of tire newly
acquired islands beyond the power of
tlio resident volunteer force to quell,
would preclude the swift dispatch of
re-inforoements in ndequate numbers
nnd thus bo responsible perhaps for np
palling disaster.
Nor is the Democratic proposition of
a volunteer army of occupation In the
new dependencies any tire less object
ionable. Of the volunteers now in ser
vice only a fraction would offer to re
enlist. This fraction would be made
up of tire younger, more ndventureous,
possibly more turbulent class: a class
requiring in a new country rigid nnd
effective discipline, both for its own
sake nnd for the sake of the success of
American military government. If
these men were recruited Into the regu
lar nimj, alongside seasoned tioops
they would won become the equal of
the veterans In soldleillness and dlsclp
line, but organized temporal II) into
regiments of their own, with new offi
cers, away from home and without ntiy
ballast from the regular wing of the
service, it would be exceedingly prob
lematlcal whether they would become
first-class noldlers or a chionlc source
of annojance and dlstur bailees.
Tlio United States does not need a
standing aimy on tire European basis,
as u buttiesttfor decaying monorchism;
but It needs one laige enough and good
enough to cope with probable emer
genck's whether from Hot within or
menace without, und for such an in
suianco of the greatest notion on catth
tho 20,000 limit is foolishly nauovv.
The uneasy man who has exhausted
every other foolish theory ran now be
come an untl-lmpeilnllst.
An American Lake.
One jealous fotelgn critic, noting the
trend of tlio Spanlsh-Amerlcun war, re
cently w ainecl tho Kuropean powers
that if thev didn't watch out, the up
start Amerlcnns would grab nil the
Btrateglc points In the I'aclllc ocean
and convert that great theater of the
world's future eomemreo Into a "Yan
kee lake."
The warnlnc Is recalled by tho an
nouncement that tho navy department
has evolved and vv III soon begin to cxe
cuto an elaborate plan to establish
naval stations In Hawaii, tho IjUdrones
and nt Pago Pago, thus Insuring nn
unbroken line of communication be-
tvvcen Snn Francisco nnd Manila, and
giving ttsi in a certnln sense command
of the commerce of tho North Pacific.
The completion of this plan will mean
that In future our merchant nnd wnr
ships will not be at tho mercy of for
eigners but enn find easy asylum In
nny pait of the world's greatest ocean
under conditions which will assure
their protection nnd fair treatment.
Tho navy department Is quick to two
the Importance of such a condition of
affairs. It knows, If some of our dis
tinguished citizens don't, that the only
way for a nation to grow In power,
wealth and safety Is to take Intelli
gent advantage of Its opportunities.
It realizes the plight that Dewov would
have been In had ho lost the naval
battle at Manila or been forced by oth
er circumstances to seek a port of tc
fuse. It is determined to profit by
the lessons of recent history and to
lay the foundations brond nnd deep
for future American secutltv nnd
supremacy in the great western ocean.
The sentence of court generally de
termlncH whether one has been guilty
of stealing or N afflicted with the dls
ease called kleptomania.
Our Shipping Loss Illustrated.
We hear much of late about our fu
v oi able balance of trade, but theie Is
nn adverse balance of transportation
about which nothing is said. It may
be illustrated by the teturns for Octo
ber, as follows:
ltnpoits fur tho mouth $ 32.S7I..DI
American carrlugo of imports,
at 5''-' per cent 3 100,352
l'orelgn carrl me of Imposts ... .$ 41.173,01,2
import curilage nt Scb ot valuation
Ameilcan carrlugo $ liTU.OlO Z'slfc
foreign cairiage t 131 C17
Total import enirlapo ... $l,"13,0Tu
i:ports for the month JUS.GSG.M!
Amcrliun c.iirlago of exports at
t Li percent 7,370.410
Toiilgn carriage of exports .... $111 31i 817
Kxpott enrriago nt 11 per cent, of valu
ation American cnnlaao $ 1,031 Ki ti 21
I'orelgn carriage 15 IS!,!! 11
Total esport cnrilige S10.C1G 07J
Total Import cuirlngo l,713,C7t
Total carrhgo Jil.W.Tl?- 12 lf
Total foreign carriage ..$jo,ii?,ll
Total American carriage.. l,3in,!X)7 6 14
AcKeiso bilnnco of cir-
rlage $tS.707,rJI
Uxpoits for month Sm.5S;,732
linpci ts for tho month r,2.37ini
Tavorablo b-ilinco of "trade"... . Ci5.31Jf.sS
civersc balance of transporta
tion lMm
r.ivoinble balance nf Commerce 3 47,101 101
If we inrlude the transuctlon3 In specie,
our balnii"e of commerce will bo ns fol
lows: Uxcess of lmpotts of gold TU 017 432
Excess of exports of silver 1 ns0,(30
Net Imports of specie . ..
Adverse balance of carriage
Offset to balance of trade
Favorable balance of trade ,
Offset as abovo
12, 007,402
lfc.707,'j;
...V31.673.S3rt
... G312."3S
... 31,673,?3!
Net balance of Commerce J31 C30.70J
Thus we see that over 2? per cent, of
the gieat appaicnt balance of trade Is
cancelled by nn adveise balance of
transportation: nnd that our apparent
favorable balance of commerce li In
eonslderable pait paid already with
specie. If, now, we had shipping of our
own, and a favorable balance of trans
portation, like all the other mailtlme
nations of consequence, the chances of
our becoming a "creditor nation" would
be vastly increased. In luiope no na
tion is so badly off as to have, annually,
a balance of ocean transportation
against it. riven Turkc) does Its own
pioper shaio of caujlng in Its own
commerce. It is left to the Oieat Re
public to waste Its wealth In the hire of
fotelgn shipping.
In the vvnke of whiskey trusts, beer
trusts, etc., clinics the announcement
that a big h)ndicate has corneied glars
bottles. Steadily and surely the com
bine octopus is extending Its tentacles
towuids the humble can that Is utilized
by the modest citizen who ?eeks re
laxation In closer acciuaintance w itli
the "grow lei "
After experience In front of smoke
less powder nt Santiago, It Is not likely
that Cenetal Joe "Wheeler will letre-U
before the variety used by objector
Bailey.
A blizzaul ttust is evidently forming.
NEWS AND COMMENT
At the New Ihigland dinner in Ne
York tho other night Cioveiuur-clrct
lloosovelt offo cd borne timely thouhts
upon tho subject of expansion. Said ! ;
"I hive scant s)mpathy with that mock
humunltarlanlsm which is alien to the
f-plrlt of true religion, to the spirit of
true civilization, which would pievent tl o
great order-loving, liberty-loving nations
tiom doing their duty in tho earth's waste
places because theio Is a need of some
rough surgery at the outset. Thank
heave i that we, who weio denied a part
of that struggle (tho greatest struggle
lor righteousness tills world has known)
of the tlmo of our fathers lme had the
chance to bco a t-tiuggle In which our in
tlon Is taking part In the world move
ment going on around us. Of court o It Is
partly In our own Interest. It Is a good
thing to havo Interests outside our own
bolder. It Is a good thing that wo must
look outward. It Is n good thing that
wo must consldei something be) one! ex
poits nnd Imports. It is n good thing
that wo should havo bi ought before us
that )our ancestors owed their greatness
to tho fact that whilo they paid heed to
their own greatness they remembered
that material greatness comes second to
righteousness. 1 Dm glad wo havo been
tho American army and tho American
navy drive the Spaniard fiom tho west
ern woild I am glad for our own sake,
but mme glnd bteauso they fought to free
tho peoplo of thoso Islands nnd mnke their
lot better 1 have told )OU why I am
glad. Now, a word as to why I am an
xious. Wo havo driven out tho Span
iards, nnd It vvas not for us a very se
rious tatk. Now we approach tho really
serious tntk Now wo nro to prove that
wo enn do well what the Spanish did so
badly. Wo bine assumed a heavy bur
den and n heavy responsibility. Woo to
us If wo do not Immensely Improve It I
havo no sympathy with the man who
cries out against our assuming the bur
den. If this great nation contemplating
tho vnslness of Its domain, Its history, the
memory of Its soldiers nnd sailors, of Us
statesmen, commonwealth builders and
commonwealth wielders is afiald and
stands back cowardly before this task, wo
may well believe the decadence of our
race has becun, The task Is difficult,
but all tho more let us gird our loins to
do It well. Let us approach it riot In u
spirit of levity nor In a spirit of sentl
montHllty (nor saying 'universal sum age
must bo given to the people of tho Phil
ippines, although they nro not fit for It').
Wo have got to show our prnctlcnl com
mon scne, and tho fervent religious spirit
characteristic of tho rnnjorltv of tho Pirl.
tuns. If nny ono of thoso lrlamls Is not
tit for sclf.gov eminent, then we rurr't
govern It according to tho principles of
a New Unclnnd town meeting, then we
must find out tho principles according to
which we cun govern It and apply those."
If wo may believe the Hulletln, pros,
pcrlty hns struck Philadelphia like a
tidal wave. Tint Journnl pn): "In tho
post lcht months It Is estlmntccl Unit
tho profits mndo In stocks nnd bonds In
this country amounted to nearly two bil
lions of dollars, Some Idea of the great
nppreclntlon of values may bo gathered
from tho stntement that tlio advanco In
the Issuo of Pennsylvania imlrouct stock
nlone vvas over jlJ.OOOOOO In tho period
named. Speculators nnd Investors have
never had such a )car. Uverythlng
seemed to expand and grow In value un
der the dignified stand assumed by the
United States before the world as a
power that must bo reckoned with. All
records were broken oir tho stock market,
nnd American securities generally devel
oped a strength that has placed them
prominently In tho foremost inng of gilt
edged investments. Tho v alumo of busi
ness done by tho slock brokers hns ex
ceeded an) thing heretofore chronicled,
and even ut this time, with tho holiday
season almost ut our door, they are doing
a greater business than ev er. During the
past week one stockholder In this city
cleared an high as 63 00J shares through
his office In a single dav on commission.
All admit that the) have never seen any
thing like it "
An American woman who lecentlv vis
ited Spain writes' "On arriving In .Madrid
wo expected to see some slijns of depres
sion and mourning as the lesult of tho
Spanish defeat, but the SiTanlsh people
generally speaking seemed to bo qulto un
conscious of the conlllct that cost them
so much. I laces ot amusement are
crowded; tho people reern to be happ) ;
the) nro well dressed, there nre few beg
gars, and, bad ono not to pay a small
sinehargo on rallwa) and umuscment
tlektts on account of tho war. It would be
dlnlcult to know from e (deuces hero that
It ever had tnken place. Tho theaters
are well attended, and at those places of
amusement 1 observed no outwaTel evi
dence that the peoplo are groaning under
a national misfortune I have concluded
that the apathy ot tho Spanish people In
the piesent crisis Is due to lgnoiance
About 60 per cent, ot tho people cannot
read nor write. Small wonder, then, that
they regard, the wai as a sort ot far-off
stor a story that only remotely nflecls
them IScsldes, mjn) of the facts known
to tho world generally have been kept
out of tho Spanish p ipers, a censor hav
ing been appointed to revise them before
publication. Thus In the whole of Spiln
only tho comparative!) few peorio who
read Unglish nnd Trench papers are lire
lv to know tho whole truth about the
Spanlsh-Amerlcnn wni " She adds- "It
his been pleasing to us to observe the
kindly feeling theie Is for the Americans
The letnrned soldiers hive nothing but
good to say of the w.iv In which they
have been treated bv their conquerors '
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchua,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 12 01 a m , for Saturday,
December 24, 1M.
!$!" $ a3i
A child born on this day will v.lsh that
he had stockings a yard long.
The man who thinks his thoughts Is
more apt to bo popular than the one who
speaks them
Tho Individual who can be happy on
prospects nlwiDs makes the best candi
date for ma) or.
It takes mmo than a giccn Christmas to
m ike a fat grave) aid.
A Song of Christmas.
At glid C'hrHtm.istldo tho maiden of
(Junm.
Tar awav from the hllzuds and snow.
Sports In tropical bower 'neath the shel
tering palm
hero the m mgo and pineapples glow.
In displuming hei chaims by no gurinc its
concealed,
This primeval maid fiee from guilo
Will astonish old Santa, as they aic tc
veakd And she stocklngless hangs up n,
smile'
hl'I.UNDlU AS'.ORTMKXr OF
HOLIDAY
. . BOOKS
Booklets, Calendars,
Cards, Diaries:
EEIMMAH'S
IIOMIlVY I100IC
broitrc,
U03 WASHINGTON AVKNl'li
llclow Tillmiio Olllce.
Holiday
Goods o o o
Bat are gmi all tk
year arotml
G. W. Fritz has the best
and largest assortment in
his line. All suitable for
presents. Among them
will be found the follow
ing: Harness 6 to $250.
Fur Robes 5 to $50.
Plush Robes $2 to $65.
Sleigh Bells 55c to $1.50.
Trunks 1.25 to $40.
Traveling Bags. . . .40c to $50.
Shopping Bags.... 75c to $12.
Chatelaine Bdgs...2sc to S13.
Dress Suit Cases. 1.0 5 to $25.
Telescopes 25c to 10.
Ladles' and Gent's
Traveling Cases, Mani
cure Sets, Writing Cases,
Music Rolls, Cuff and Col
lar Boxes, Pocketbooks,
Card Cases, Purses and a
host of useful and orna
mental goods too numer
ous to mention.
GOLftSMITffS
A Great Batch it
For Christ
Prices Halved aedl Quartered
All" gtC Ind3an Worlc Hatch Safes, Pin Cushions and Match Pockets, Hand
ilL. 3)vV yiirrorSf Card Trays, Hairpin Boxes, Glove and Handkerchief Sets,
Glass Pepper and Salts, Etc., Etc.
Alh TlrTncT s31ver and China Pin Trays, Silver IVlugs, Celluloid Novelties
-IL UvSJv sijver-Top vaseline Jars, Easel Mirrors, Etc., Etc.
Alt ITgiT Cut Glass and Silver Inkstands, Venetian Vases, Glove Boxes,
tWL 11 tS) Handkerchief Boxes, Necktie Cases, Etc., Etc.
A-jj- grv Cigar Jars, Smoking Sets, Silver and Bronze Ink Wells, fletal--IL
g) jc pj Boxes, Celluloid Novelties, Bon Bonneire Boxes, Chil
dren's Silver Sets of Knife, Fork, Spoon and Mug in Boxes, and a great
line of medallions.
These are bargains rare and ripe ; handy to get; at flain Floor;
near front door;
ftS
AIYAYS BUSY
cepSsre'SSi' .
Iristmas
Is Coming
Se Is Saita Claws
His little friends, and big
ones too, will be happy in
our shoes.
lewis, EeiMy & lavies,
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVKNUTi
When Ye Are M
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, FEEEEE,
O'MAIXEY CO.
4 22 LucVavranna ATenu
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE,
riXTUKKs rou
TIIK JI.VTH ROOM
Nickel-Mated
Soap Cups,
Sponge Cases
We have a nice line of
the above goods.
FOOTE & SiEAM Ca
110 WASHINGTON AVU
-
WOLF & WENZEL,
2 10 A (In mi Ave , Opp. Court Home.
Eola AconU (or Hlclurdioii-Boyatou'
Furnace arid Hangs.
Flyers
us Gift B
For
Christmas
Hill & Connell,
0 121 Washington
Avenue,
llavaan uniminl luige iwBorttncnt of
Chairs and Rockers S's'rfrtron
Ladies' Desks ,nilthewoodI
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
In Mahogany and Vernls-Martln,
A FKW CHOICE
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a large
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
Hill Connell
321 Washington Ave.
Calendars,
frayer Books,
is,
Stanfe
leather Carol Cases,
Fountain Pens aM a
ianisome Assortment
(Of 1899 Blaries,
In fancy bindings, suit
able for Christmas Gifts.
All holiday books at cost.
ReyeoldsBro
STATIONERS atid ENGRAVERS,
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Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
BuildersliHardvvare.-
BAZAAR.
lyers
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Holiday
Aeooiuiinice
meet .
We are prepared t
show a finer assorted
stock of
than on any previous
occasion. We make
special mention of the
following lines, viz.
Real Lace Handker
chiefs, Scarfs, 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 5J114
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.,
General Agent for the Wyomlnj
Dlttrlotfjr
Mining, Illastlng, Sporting, Hmolcelaii
and tho Kopauno Cliemlcu
to'iipaoy's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
lately Fuko, Cap nnd Exploders
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