THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1898.
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man nntl inuny lotuins thuteof.
Concerning Prison Labor.
A commission nppolntod by the last
leKlxluturc to consider the pilson labor
piobloin, coniptislni? Bcvc-ml close stu
dents of punitory subjects, will, It Is
nnnounced. loport to the nest assembly
Mronir ntnnunfiiilatlons tor an niwiul
jiviu of the uxtstliiR law forbidding the
mploynif nt of convict?. The commls
Mon lins collated Information which
niilncs It that Idleness In prisons is
nn economic an well as a moral waste.
at Is Impressed with tne legisiiiuuu
upon this subject In vogue In New
Yolk state and It lins drafted a bill
Milch in substance permits the iiianu
imtute by convicts, without limitation,
vt am article that will not ton'llrt with
niitlili imlUHtilfs.
The proposed law authorizes the
ri'innfaeture .if an ai title In the prls
(iii that will lie if-eel In the state gov
ernment buildings, countv Jails, work
boues, or the pcIuc ntluiml and eharl
iiible It stltutioii" thet iei ele an annu
;il uppinpi latum from the state. The
operation ot steam po ! or nnv power
oilier than h-iud or foot power niaehln
i iv Is piohlblted ' rc-stiirtions nie
jnad.- upon 'be arl"t,. iiunllty or nuan
tit of the goods mauufactuied, as
lung -is the goods are dhectly tecelved
l the goveinmeiu through uii aulhoi-y-
poison ftom the pilson a here tlio
an luntiutacnind The aillcies which
may be madi In the pi Isons Include
l'mnltuie, rnipei", wood w nil: engraved
cr molded, mm h.tulcal devh es, clothing
.f eei Miilety, printing, and in fact,
nnv aillcle which is ucd by the Plato
government, s.ne supplies for the mil
it ir. oiganizations. The New Voik
state prison labor uct piovid for a
boatdof pilson Inspector, consisting of
J)e pel sons, whose duty it is to make
:i 'lU.uteily Investigation of the affairs
of the penal Institution" of the "Into.
This clause lias not ln-ei. Included In
the pioposed Pennsylvania slat ite, tho
(piestlon of Inspection being left open.
Among persons wlio believe that if
th" state takes piopor caie of the vic
ious nnd the unfortunate the law
abiding citizen enn best take caie of
himself the theoiy that piisoneis must
be kept Idle lather than be put in com
petitor with flee labor Is not regarded
ns tinbodj Ing the highest w lsdom. The
idle convict is moie of a tax on free
labor than the self-supporting convict
would be, even though a nominal com
petition should ensue. Especially Is
this true If ab a tomtit of enforced Idle
ness the convict degeneiates into nn
incoirigible cilmlnal whoc? life will bo
devoted to pi eying on society. Inas
much, however, as the condition of pub
lic opinion does not as yet fully lecog
nlze this tiuth, if an acceptable way
cm be piovldcd for onlv the partial em
ployment of our idle convicts, it will bo
a gain to humanity.
Accoidlng to the Walker commission
the Nleaiagua canal will cost In the
neighborhood of $13r.,000,000. If It
should cost tw Ice as much we would
have to have it. Indispensable neces
sities outweigh considerations of ccon
oinv. Difficulties.
Admiral Sampson's opinion as to the
nnpieparedness of the majority of
Cubans belonging to the poorer classes
for lepublican government as Ameri
cans understand the teim Is conobor
ated Mr. Caimlchael, a highly Intelli
gent journalist now icpiesentlng at
Havana the inteic-ts of the Chicago
Kecord This gentleman occupies a
sympathetic standpoint, but he pel -c
elves gieat dlllleultles In the way of
a speedy teoiganlzatlon of Cuban In
stitutions to Jit Amerlian Ideas. Wo
cull fiom a iccent Mtei bj him points
which aie ol Interest to evciy Ameil
c an anxious for the suteesytul tetmln
ailnit of our task In the Antilles
"In dealing with the Cuban situation
i ne of tho important considerations
which most be (onstnnllv bouie In
mine." savs lie, "Is the fact that only
one-llfth of the lesldtiits can lead or
write. The uthuiH not only have tho
l-'iioinnee of llllterac v, but In most
cases they do not uRoclato with those
who icad or write, and the dissemina
tion of classified Intelligence) Is natural
1 a very slow matter. The people com
pnscd In thl.s llllteiate i foui -fifths
undei stand that under Spanish lute
they had but few rights, but they have
no knowledge of what their lights
n'lould be now or will be under a re
public or a wise liberal ;oveinnient.
Most of them natuially expect nn ex
tension of personal llbcttlcb, but have
no Ideas ab to vvh.u changes are niees
tary in the laws to .toilno and establish
their legitimate rights at citizens. Of
tho vast majoilty who are llllteiate
very few have any knowledge of what
elections niei'ii. Tho Ignorant Cubans
seetn to havo some vague notion 'hat
the more Intelligent will furnish some
bort of a government that will be more
acceptable than the one now p?iishlng.
I'nder tho Spanish lawa person charged
with a crlmo is guilty until proved In
nocent. Under the Spanish law there
Is no habeas corpus. After persistent
question in tho Interior cities tho writer
was unable to find any Cubans who
tlKiupht that :t was necessary for their
fieedom that there should be laws
which made it Imperative that on ar
rested man fchould havo access to coun
sel nnd a speedy trial."
Under tho Spanish penal code, when
a person Is atreatsd he Is put In prison
and may remain there seventy-two
hours before anything Js done with the
case. Then or at any tlmo previous
that may he neleeted he Is taken be
fore tho ofllclal known na tho Juclfre of
Instruction. When Hist arrested tho
prlsonor Is a "dotendo." If tho Judgo
of Instruction decides that theie Is suf
ficient instruction to hold him he be
comes u "procesudos." lie la not tnado
acquainted with tho evidence ngnlnst
him. It may or may not be given In
court. If held ho Is sent back to prison,
and It Is at the pleasure of tho oltlduU
as to when ho shall havo trial. "Heie
tofore," says .Mr. Caimlchael, "when n
Person has been arrested there nm been
a nice between the man who made tho
nrrest, the Jailer nnd the Judgo of In
struction as to who could first get to
the man'd friends. If these filondu had
money the olio who got Ihcic llrst took
I he money and tho prisoner was re
leased. If the crhna wns peilous, hln
llrst duty was to put the prosecuting
witness out of the way. Sometimes he
had to do murder to accomplish this,
and theie were men who motlo u pro
fession of disposing of obnoxious wit
nesses. Their tiade wns assassination.
They worked for u very low rat". If a
prlsonon under Cuban law Is so for
tunate an to get a trial the prejudice
of the couit Is against him. Ho Is
deemed guilty and must piove that ho
Is Innocent."
As showing peculiarities In the Hpnn
Ish law which sharply distinguish It
from Anglo-Saxon jurspiiidence, tho
same writer adds: "In the Spanish
ode Is a long list of 'extenuating clr
cuim'tnnccs.' It Is an extenuating cir
cumstance to be under tho age ot IS
years, to ommlt u crime without In
tent, to act under threat or when
avenging a wiong done to self or
spouse. H Is an extenuating clrcum
stancie to be Intoxicated when commit
ting a crime, piovldlng It Is not the
habit of the poison to be intoxicated, or
providing the Intoxicated coudtlon wns
not acquired after the crlmo had been
planned. It Is legal to mnko a plea for
mere, citing that the accused acted
under powerful excitement. The code
mines twenty-six kinds of ciimeswhich
must bo considered as aggravated of
fenses. A few of these uie: Crimes
against lelatlves up to the fourth de
giee, cilniiH ngilnst patrons and crimes
that constitute tieachery to patrons and
to pei sons who had special leasons1 for
trusting the criminal; crimes for price,
lecompense or toward. Tho ci lines are
also considered to havo aggravating
circumstances If accompanied by Hie,
heavy damages or explosions; If pre
meditated or if fiaud is used in tho
commission, it Is considered especially
leprehensiblo if tho offender takes ad
vantage of greatly superior physical
strength or adds to tho natural conse
quences of his misdeeds ignominy and
humiliation to the victim. It Is nlso
especially offensive In the mind of tho
Cuban Judge to commit a ciime in a
lonely or a sacred place."
Thus the judge, under the Spanish
code', Is virtually omnipotent save in so
far ns he can in turn be ruled by In
fluence or fear. We shall have to bear
In mind that the gieat majority of tho
Inhabitants of Cuba Know no otner
foim or theory of justice and will havo
to be educated in the very alphabet of
Anglo-Saxon principles. Tiue, there are
Intelligent Individuals in Cuba who
know better and these will doubtless
be our allies In the work of recasting
the whole subptance and tenor of tho
Island's penal code. But how far or
how fast their help will go remains to
be seen. It may take until a new gen
eration is reared under the Inlluence
of Ameilcan teachers and examples be
fore the work of Instruction will be
sufficiently well grounded to setve as
a basis for stable Independence.
Attention Is called to tho exceedingly
Intciestlng resume on another page ot
the opeiatlons ot the Pennsylvania in
surance elepaitment during the vigil
ant nnd effective commissions ship of
Colonel James H. Lambert. It shows
how by honest enforcement of tho law
In letter nnd spirit the welfaie of tho
public can be safeguarded; nnd it sets
a pace in this respect which Colonel
Lambert's successor, whoever ho may
be, will have to follow or suiter by
comparison.
Tho Military Method.
Milltnrv government Is not generally
supposed to be the form best ndapted
to a stable civilization; yet when hon
estly nnd Intelligently ndmlnlsteied It
W not without strong advantages. A
clrcumstanc Is nanated concerning
the military administration of munici
pal affairs In Santiago do Cuba which
suggests the reflection that P. little ot
the same wholesome absolutism In
Scranton would not come amiss. We
quote fiom the Washington coues
pondence of the Chicago Iteeord;
"Ono of the most efficient or the new
olllcials at Santiago de Cuba is Major
liaiber, who was an assistant of M. I'.
Handy In th" bureau of piomotlon and
publicity during the World's Fair, and
prloi to that time was press agent for
Huffnlo Hill's wild-west show. Major
Harbor has chaige ot the fctieet-elean-ing
and sanitaiy matters at Santiago,
and during the last six weeks ban
done a gieat work In put'fyinsr that
pest hole. He has swept and scraped
eveiy street, sidewalk and all i and
has catted thousands of loads of filth
to a place in the suburbf, where It has
been burned. Mnjnr Barber Is now
teaching the people cleanliness and tho
obseivnnee of nanitnty piecnuttuns
about their households. Ilia regula
tions nro so strict unci his power so
gioat that whenever he finds a nuis
ance either In a public oi private placo
he not only undertakes to abate it him
self, but hauls tho owner of the prop
erty before Qovernor Wood, who Im
poses a heavy line or sentences him to
woik In the chain gang which is em
ployed by limber In cleaning the
rtreetJ. The oilier day tho residence of
ono ol the tlehest t.ud most arltociallc
Spautaids In Santiago was found to be
shelteilm; a er offensive nuisance.
Major Harbor politely ordered the own
er to remove It, which he neglected to
do. Ho wab given a second order,
with a limit of time, which he still Ig
nored; whereupon Major Barber, with
a posso ot men, went to his icldence.
They found him In bed, although !t
was 11 o'clock in the morning, and did
not even grlva him time to dress, but
brought hlui, In his pajamas, before
Governor Wood, who sentenced him to
thirty ciajs' hard labor In the chain
gang. The proud hidalgo at first waa
Inclined to bo antuseci at tho proceed
ings, then he became indignant, and
finally jonred with rage, but Uaiber
explained thnt tho 'Yankees' who were
cleaning that town meant business and
Intended to com ln e the peoplo of that
fact. After spending two daya in
cleaning n utioet the Spaniard begged
for tneicy, nnd wns relonped with the
understanding that ho should set a
good example to his neighbors, which
he did. Ho not only cleaned up his own
place, but he hui) kept It olrnn ever
since. A few examples of this sort
have taught the Spaniards a lesson,"
A few such examples In rome of our
highly clvlllaed Ameilcan titles would
supply lood for thought. An era ot
military mla Is not probable In that
parts; but tluto Is nothing to prevent
tho citizens of Scrnnton from electing
ns mayor a man who will feiulessly
nnd fully enfotce the law.
In 1S00 the population of the United
States was f,300,000, and we had a for
eign commerce vnlued nt 1162,000,000
Inclusive of both Imports and exports.
At that tlmo tho tonnage under tho
American Hog engaging In that trade
amounted to CC7.000 tons within less
than 75,000 tons of being as large ns our
tonnage In the foreign trade Is today.
Our tonnage In tho foreign trade nl
most a century ago was eight-ninths ns
large ns it Is today, nnd yet, during
the same time our foreign commerce
has increased more than eleven times
what it was a century ago. The fail
ure of American shipping to keep pace
with American commcice Is the direct
result of legislative stupidity In declin
ing to offer suitnhle encouragement to
native shipbuilding.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Admiral Sampson udvancc thee inter
eMliig opinions: "The aveiage Cuban Is
not capable of nelf-gov eminent. Theie
are lots ot sm.irt l.iwyer.s among the Cu
ban.-, but uh a whole tlio people have no
conception of our form of government.
Thej lean rather to a dictatorship. Tho
wealthy Cubans and Spaniards want an
nexation, but with those ccptlons tho
Cubans want a tusto of power. As I said
before, thov do not thuioughly under
stand the theoiy In our government, and
lor that leusou, in my mind, It will bo a
long tlmo before they cm be expected to
establish ono on any such principles. I
don't think our government undet any
condition should allow them to assume
eontiol of the nffiilis of I'nba, unless tho
govcriiim nt that th' v propose to establish
is patterned jfter cans H will be llfteen
months at least before uny thing In this
direction Is done. In legiud co tho pollcv
of expansion, peronallj I nm In favor of
Keeping cvei.v thing we havo taken. If It
Is found we are unable to govern our new
possessions It will le Very easv lo dis
pose of them, but 1 should like to see this
country nt let.st try the experiment of
governing alien races, and I lo. one bo
Uovo that wo shall succeed."
The navy department has received re
ports from nearly all tho war vessels
which took nctlve part either In tho bat
tles or tho ben burelments of the Spanlsli
Amerlcau war. These rcpTnts show In
detail tho number of rounds f.rul fiom
every gun on board, from one-pound lapld
liics up to tho big thlrtccn-lnch rifles, and
tho ordnance buie.iu experts havo exam
ined them with much Interest to note the
condition of the guns before and after
firing In order to estlmato tho probable
deterioration resulting fiom the war ser
vice. Captain O Nclll, chief of the ord
nance bureau. Informs a writer in tho
Iron Ago: "Our reports show that our
ordnance, from tho smallest guns to the
largest calibers, developed the highest de
gree oC cflleiancy and little If any deteri
oration. I speak especially of the largo
caliber guns when 1 say that no evidence
whatever has been found that tho ord
nance has developed any weakness. So
far as I am ndvlbcd, not a single gun has
shown any bad effects from the firing
tests to w hich ho many of them were sub
jected, and there has not been even a sug
gestion of drooping muzzles or other evi
dences of structural weakness."
Writes W. i:. Curtis to the Chicago
Itccord- "Lieutenant Ilobson has tele
graphed that tho newspaper reports ot Ids
osculatoiy performances havo been verv
much exaggerated and the telegram will
go on record, Ilobson Is a very queer per
son, and this kissing business, as well as
speechmaklrg, Is a new trick for him. Ho
has never been a lady's man. He has
been credited with bashfulnchS He never
seemed to find enjovment In society, al
though his egotism Is so great thnt when
ho once nverenmo his dlllUlenco ho alway.s
Insisted upon talking of himself. Ho Is
ono of thoso geniuses who will not work
In harness. There havo been a dozen
occurrences since the Merrlmao affair
which might havo mado Lieutenant Hob-
son a defendant In court-martial pro
ceedings, but Secretary Long and other
of his superior ofllcers have overlooked
In him what any other oftlccr In the navy
would bo held responsible for. Ho has
been sent to tho Philippine islands to
inise tho Spanish ships that Dewey s'ink
In tho harbor of Manila, because the sec
retaiy ot tho navy did not know what
elso to do with him. Ho Is so erratic as to
be worthless for the ordinary duties of an
olllcer on board a man-of-war, and his
originality and egotism make him the ob
ject of constant surveillance in tho con
struction buieau If Hobson v.cie In
structed to draw the plans and specifica
tions for a ship on certain lines Commo
dore Hlchbuin Ihu head of the buieau,
would bo compelled to keep an eve on him
constantly for fear ho would Introduce
some now fcaturo or mako some depart
ure from the conventional rules of ship
building that would ciuso gieat risk and
much trouble. Hobson never did any
thing in tho way the same thing Is done
bv other people. His mind, ns well as his
methods, Is decidedly oiUinnl. and
while theie Is no more question of his
ability than thero Is of his courage, ills
ideas are fiequcntly Impracticable. '
Whnt Is tho smallest Income on whl .'It
a man may live in New York? was th'j
question tho Philadelphia Ledger' Ooth-
am correspondent asuea tile oinor clay
of a noted banker, whose Income cannot
be less than J100.000 a ear. "Well," he
teplled, "mv household expenteg alone
amount to J2"i.0OO a year, and 1 do not see
how I could possibly llvo on less than
that." Then a reminiscent tmlle begun
to cross bis countenance, uud heaving a
littlo sigh, ho said. 'Hut the happiest
time of my llfo was when my wife nnd I
and two children lived heie on J2.7J0 a
jear. Wo kept two servants, nnd felt
unite itch. After all, happiness doesn't
depend on the an cunt of a man's Income,
( was enilto Intimate with William It.
Vanclerhllt when ho was considered the
richest man In the country. 1 nut lilm
cue day In Fifth avenue, and said to him
that he ought to be the happiest man In
tno world. "I nm not," the great million,
alro replied. "My health 1 shattered and
all tho money I posses cannot lexeme it
I cannot even dtlve one of my flue horses
It It painful for mo to tit down 5b only
potilble ccercisc Is to walk down the ave
nue. I receive threatening letters clnllv,
uml my ncives ore so unstrung that I am
constantly Hfrald that some assassin will
w.iylav me. 1 nm oveirun with people
who want to cat my money. I am the
mostwrclchislmanin New Yolk, end I l 11
vou that after a pet son has accumulated
enough to secure him against poverty nnd
gratify his reasonable wann, t-veiy ilol
lar in nddltion is n bunion and weighs him
down."
Itobe.it P. 1'orter savs tlio customs col
lections at tho port ot Santiago are ul
icady twice as much as titty Uied to bo
under Spanish eontiol, and that nhen tho
Internal reVcnuo svstem Is adopted tlmo
will bo plenty of money to support the
government nnd construct much-needed
public works. Tho Cuban tariff Is based
upon nn estimated revenuo of J10.000.000
The calculations uro based upon tho
amount of Imports prior to tho revolution,
but It Is believed that order tho new
regime they will be taptdly Increased, and
that tho receipts from this source during
tho next year will reach $12 000,O. Tho
Internal icvcnuo schedules for taxation
are being bflneU upon doMred receipts of
Jj.000,000 a year, which will make a mini
mum total of J15,lXW,000. The estimated
cost ot running tho government, not In
cluding Ihe pav of an army of occupation.
Is ST.IVjo.ijOO, which will lenvc a balance
of an equal amount for military purpocs
and public worko.
In 1710 the population of tho 1'nltcd
States whs a trifle under four million. At
that time tho forelun commerce of the
country Imports nnd exports had u total
value of about fifty millions of dollars,
while tho tonunico under tho American
flag engaged In Unit trndo wns'one.hnlt of
thit of today, or 3",00i) tonB. During tho
ono hundred nnd eight years xnnt have
elapsed slnco 17W, our foreign tommorco
bus Increased In value more thnn thirty
six times, while our shipping engaged in
carrying It has only doubled.
FOOLISH OBSTRUCTION.
Prom tho Philadelphia Times.
Never was tho want of Intelligent lead
ership moro conspicuously shown by tho
minority In congress than nt this tlmo.
Tho nrmv bill reported by the minority
of tho military commlttco of tho house
Is nn example. In faro of nil tho obvious
lessons of tho wur, these gentlemen pro
poso thnt fhe nrmy shall bo reduced ag'iln
to nearly Uh former strength, which was
no moro thnn adequate for homo servlco
in tlmo of peace. All this Is as foolish as
futile. Thero Is difference of opinion with
regard to tho necessnry extension of the
nrmy, nnd amendments to the house bill
might properly bo urged In the Interest
of conservative economy. Hut experience,
has fully demonstrated the supcllorlty of
a well disciplined permanent establish
ment over much larger bodies ot nmnteiir
soldiery, even If the amateurs could bo
expected to undertake foreign service, as
they cannot. And at this time to prato
about tho army ns a menace to liberty Is
still moro absurd. Tho country will not
listen to such talk with patience, and In
stead of helping to influence legislation,
these mossbacks are merely helping to ex
tinguish themselves.
STRICT CONSTRUCTION".
From tho Philadelphia Kecord.
It is held that the provision of the fed
etnl constitution which foibtds the United
States or uny state from assuming or
pa Ing nny debt or obligation Incurred
In nld of insurrection or rebellion would
mako null any attempt to open tho na
tional soldleis homes (o Confederates
But it may bo doubted whether ch.nltabln
provision for the bodily needs ot a crip
pled soldier could be classed as n debt or
obligation, that would come within the
ban of the constitutional Inhibition. To
construo tho letter of tho constitution
so strictly would nnke Illegal tho homes
supported by somo of tho southern states
for disabled Confederate soldleis.
AN OBJECT LESSON.
Piom the Philadelphia Record.
Considerable elemental, old-fashioned
Anglo-Saxon vigor Is displayed bv the
mtlitaiy authority In Santiago in enfold
ing sanitary regulations. The filth In the
streets has been dug up and carted away.
The streets nro no longer used ns con
dults for sewage. Householders who per
sist In the old habit of defilement nro
either horsewhipped or compelled to work
upon tho streets for thirty davs. Under
this system of compulsory elcanllness
Santiago will soon bo transformed from
one of the most dirty and disease ridden
cities in Christendom to ono ot the most
Inviting.
NOT DANGEROUS.
riom the New York Sun.
What drug of stupefaction, or what
sudden stroke of hopeless hebetude, has
paralyzed tho perceptions and the tin
clerse'inrilncr of the remaining lenders of
tho Democratic party In congress? Let
the light against the nrmv of the United
States proceed under the leadership of
tho besotted.
Realism Not Sustained.
Hlxon What did you think of' the play
last night? ,
Dlon Didn't like it at all. It wasn't
realistic enough to suit me.
Hlxon Why, what was tho trouble?
Dixon You know that Spaniard that
was killed In the second act?
Hlxon Yes
Dixon Well. I saw him down at the ho.
tel this morning. Chicago News.
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Silver-Top Vaseline Jars, Easel Mirrors, Etc., Etc.
Cut Glass and Silver Inkstands, Venetian Vases, Glove Boxes,
Handkerchief Boxes, Necktie Cases, Etc., Etc.
At SiT c'ar Jars, Smoking Sets, Sliver and Bronze Ink Wells, Hetal
IL 5) 3jc pu?f Boxes, Celluloid Novelties, Bon Bonnelre Boxes, Chil
dren's Silver Sets of Knife, Fork, Spoon and Mug In Boxes, and a great
line of medallions.
These are bargains
near front door;
tSioifllay Sctols Smpplleol Clsapsr Tton Elsewtae,
ALWAYS BUSY
Is Coming
So Is Saifa Clans
His little friends, and big
ones too, will be happy in
our shoes.
Lewis, Rely
iavies,
&L
111 AND 110 WYOMINd AVUNcJB.
WMei Yoi Are dtoi
looking around for your
Christmas
Gifts . o o o
remember our stock of
Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
TIE CLEMOHS, FEMBER,
(MALLEY CD,
4'J'J Lackawanna Aveoua
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
KlXTtmES I OH
THK BATH IIOOM
Nickei-Platefl
Soap Cups,
Towel Rads,
Spige Cases
We have a nice Hue of
the above goods.
FOOTE & SIEAE CO.
1 10 WASHINGTON AVE.
$
WOLF & WENZEL,
'.Mu Adams Avo, Op p. Court I loin;.
Practical Tinners
Eolo Agents for Rlcliardsaa-noyntoa'4
furimce and lUaifes.
Christmas
.t
Prices Halved and Quartered
rare and ripe; handy
For
Christmas
Hill & Connell,
321 Washington
Avenue,
J lave an unusual large assortment ot
Chairs and Rockers 3c6?pion
Ladles' Desks , worn.
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
In Mahogany and Vernla-Mnrtln.
A FEW CHOICK
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a large
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
HSi & CoonelE
321 Washington Ave.
Caleodan
Prayer Books,
Golol Peas,
Leatlier Carol Cases,
Eoiiiiaift Pens aM a
aise
Of 1899 Diaries,
In fancy bindings, suit
able for Christmas Gifts.
All holiday books at cost.
Rey molds Bro
STATIONERS and ENOKAVliKS,
THE
mm & CONNELL CO,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders .Hardware.
BAZAAI
to get; at Hnin Floor,
u
lLdlU
Holiday
Aee ouince
memit . . .
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
chiefs,
Jackets
Lace Handker
Scarfs, Collars,
and Collarettes,
also Laces by the yard.
5panish Lace Fichus
and Scarfs.
Fine Silk Petticoats.
Ladies' and gentlemen'?
Fine Silk Umbrellas.
Kid Gloves and Mittens
for men, women and
children,
Gentlemen's Fine Silk
Mufflers, Neckwear and
5uspenders.
Fine Table Llnens.Table
Setts and fancy Centre
Pieces.
Fine line of high grade
Perfumeries, etc.
530and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
equina Acent for ttaa Wyooiluj
District Cj;
Jlluinc, Wnstlii&Hportlni, Hmoke'.au
aid Ilia lteiuimo CliorulOA;
lompauy's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
MeleM l'nm, Cnps nud KxploJor.
Itoom 101 t'oanoll Uulldlu:.
ticrautou.
AQUNClb
lllOS FOHt),
JOHN H.BMirif .1:403.
Pltti'.o
riyinnut i
Wuko-lU:ri
T TT V O Ta
r
Clristmas
Geeis
POIOElo
I W, liMULLlUAN,