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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1898.
Royal
r Absolutely "Pure
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
BOl BWlia POwBtB CO , Nt VOK.
THE DEFENSE OF
A FREE PEOPLE
foncltiiUd fiom Pane "
the flin-TtlDii mill piiiploMiiont of fev
crul luiiKiu'l mun iiIIIiith limn
ruuld be iifoilsned continuous clutv In
tho aini iilniip, tu.il allow tlic lirnmn
tlon and tiiinror "l in equal nuiiilitr
tn dtitv with oluntoci In an cmor
rciicv without wimKhiiIiir It The coin
;inh(llnx Kinpial should In- nuthoiirort
to nominate his chief oi staff roips. anil
111 uiin ainl eiiipv KPiifinl tin' army
ami corns sent'iiil tlicli ilhlnloii Rcn
craN. the illvlHloti noiieiuK theli lul
Rdilc comiiinmli'is?, and all ciininiandliiR
iiflheiH. I" nnlcr of tliell innk, their
own staff ollli ei
A law and ippri IipiihIIiIc pail of the
los of life the ll.iKlf.lllD and MllTei
Iiikf. dleaf and expeii"" ot "Hi" Span
ish war when tiled to the actual
oniisex, v III irttalah lie found to hie
been due to out total lack of piepaia
tlon fot nm, and to eltlm the Isnoi
time, iiK'MK lienee, oi IniapaclU of
oiimiiiandlnc; and HtulT utile el I-'ol
both of th("e (IIUoih, oupier-, and not
an adtninlsti.itlon which achieved a
tiluniphaut I ' n i untw Ith'itaudluK nil
the-e mini ( i ."at nhtm lo. is leMpon
WIilp II the M"Vi erinn of out na
tional legixlatiii nt slei t foi am lea
M)li to he i I 111 tc nihil lessinih otll pen
ph lm i'iiled. It will ludli'iti an
aim in I iik w ,ikm in out foiiu of b
einineiit ,e mid luilRineiii i)iut i"ioii
lll7e the ulnUKlit) of tin liicrot-'d cij
of "iiillllliiilin and iinp-tiallvin"
riK.ilnst an ami' uuinhetiiiR onl one
In a lhous.it il of iht freemen who uc
ate and supi oil it
To utistiiin I lie '.ioultlott we now u -
up- jnioiiR the Rto.it poweic with th
leeitilHlti fiiielKii and s-elf-lefpei t, mil
to pioleit oui'-ehi'i ftiiin unw.iii.inted
nttuik. It will he neoeai that we
diouhl coiitit.inth dlpld.v the aMUn to
PHI ftoin fom handled thotisttitl to the
hiimlied thuiw.md men mult i atm,well
t'lR.inli'ed and supplied at the hoiti"-t
not U,e. With an .iiuivof not inoie than
one-tlflh of till i nutnlf i. this Ik t ot po
"Ihle without an fiiKanirrtl millti i
sArrtji'Aim ok a t"iu:i: pi:oii.i:.
our Ciititiliitliin, .mil iiui "t.it Htiu'ii
1 1 oin Washington to the piescnt time,
have jumlalmed the militia to he the
"aft'Riianl and leileiue of a liee people,
until It ha lieinnie an axiom of alnnwt
llllheiMil net ept.ttii ' h tilt people, hut
we hne foi a lentlli cntiich no
Rlected t.) make It niitlolial live pos
sible hy legislation Soim states hae,
Indeed, mote m les piotu lenth i tRiin
ieil small bodies or mllithi lot tem
poral spt..le within theli own Imiiiii
dailes. ami f,n this sntvin- the et
Illeleut The ill Mini of Pennsj hania
National llinml. with whhh I had the
honor of hih.. im mam ,iais. was
oniceied liv nun who h id hei n iim
fully examined as to tin li iU.illtieatioiis
at eet piomotion, was ,u riistonied to
taKliiR cue of Itselt in t amp fur a week
' er. ear. Its ptlates wei,. all shaip.
shooteis, it had netfoimed letiRth
touis nf iiut in camps lin the pieser-
.it Ion of otilui in the state It it had
been Killed out as a whole with Its ,ii
eiiMonu il i oinmanileis and theli ex
pel lene.-d "tuff-, for temporal y setr
hy til" 'ileslijent Until the ohlllteer
nimv had been oiuunlznl, I am con
llilent almost eei man would hae
fcone. A laiRe piopoitlon nf its mem-
The
Annua
Clearing
Sales
We begin this week the tc.id
justments of all ilep.titments to con
ditions that will enable us to place
with knowledge oui ordeu. for
hpimi and summei. There will bo
SPECIA1 SAl 1-S in all departments
and i edmed puces will pievail ev
eiywheie. B.u gains hert will reach
their lull dictionaiv sense "some
thing undei alue." Such teims
as "a ejii.utei.' - thiid'' and "a
hall ofl ' will tittthlully mean that
propoition ol reduction from the
legular puces. Besides we look
lorwaid to the
January
Sales of Linens
And Domestics
We hac piepaied lor these by
searching the markets and manu
facture! s toi all that is good and
serviceable and yet at specially
little prices.
THF PRINCIPAL FEATURE of
the week will be the
Muslin
Underwear Sale
All the ai tides that come under
the above head that belong to "mi
lady's" wardrobe and arc composed
wholly or in part of Cambrics,
Lawns, Nainsooks and Laces
both domestic and impoi ted, that
have become mussed, soiled and
wrinkled by handling in display
and showing have been reduced to
figures that come prettv near reach
ing the values known as
half Prices.
ISAAC LONG.
78 nd 70 rubllo Hpuro,
1 WILlCKS-UAllltti VS.
lVKINO
Powder
bets would hfie volunteered, while Its
own oiRanlzatlon would have been
nmlntnlnrd complete hy the tlllins of
vacancies; It would have rendeied ns
bune and efficient sen lee In the field
as unj , it would hae been well pio
lded for In camp nnd Held, If the need
ed supplies were In reach of Its toni
niunders, from ReneraN to eaptulns.nnd
Its own Hick list would have been at
the minimum, ni not onl Its officers
but the men had lentned to take care
of their health In camp.
nNUSTilHNT PKIUOU.
The enlistment of these state Riiaid
oiKunlatlons In the service of the
t'nlted States foi two jears In such n
way that eer man was under thn
compulsion of fear that he would be
eonsjldcied a fair-weather soldier or
eowatd miles he volunteered, at a time
when thousands ot stioiiR jotini; men
were heRRliiR for a chance to volunteel,
not oiilv wns a preat hurdfhlp to many
who oucht not to hne left dependent
families or Impoitant business, and so
been me a nroillle cause of discontent
'and sickness among the volunteers, but
has eliminated fiom the Htate nunrds
man iirpanlziitluns which had valuable
local assoi latlons and enirlt du corps
le.sultlnR from many ears creditable
seivlie, destioylnR at one blow the te
sults of much Inbot and mllllau en
thusiasm, It Is not piobable that the National
(luaid can eei be lesuseitated undT
state laws, to the condition of men Us
fonner elllclemy The whole sjMicra
has utteily hiokeu down as n national
defense and been bioken up as a state
fmie It could scarcely be ntheiwlse.
OiRimlzed, wheie II was oiuanli'ecl at
all. not on a basis of population', but
in enrilliiK to ntious oiilnlons of dlt
fetent state bulslntutes upon local
needs fot the piesi atlon if oidei, the
piesident, dlsti IbutlliR his call for
tinops upon the basis of the em oiled
militia in each, was obllRc-d to bleak
up some Rood oiRanUatlous and aicept
many without aii mllltarj knowledRe
The oi sanitations ailed In uniform,
equipment and discipline to such an
ext nt that It was impossible to 1011
I'de them an effective aim. Their
guns weie of dllfeient make and call
bif, and some of obsolete stles, so that
the could not he easlh supplied with
ammunition a few had tents, but none
cookiiiR utensils wuroiis oi ambulances.
Six month) aftei enlistment the weie
still drilling with the SpiiiiRtleld ruiis
which had been proen usele apalnst
model ii lilies at Santluco. Theie had
beiii no laiBet piactlce In the Ninth
em lamps, few h.ideei Hied a smoke
It ss powder ciitiiclRf and iniiiij tc
emits were bald to be s( unfamiliar
with their weapons as to be aftald to
llic them with blank caitildges on dilll.
Pl'HPOSi: OP (ll'AHD.
With the puipove of pioldiiiR a Na
tional (iuanl which can he depended
upon as a picket Riiaid and temporr.iv
leinfoteenient to the uimv In sudde-i
imeiRi ne les, while oluntecis ale beiiiR
enll-ted and dillled, of maintaining the
nillltaij s;ilrlt to some extent amoiiR
the people, of educating thu ounR men
in the indiimnts of mllltaiv nmtteis,
and ntfoiditiR an attiaithe caieei foi
those hoi ii soldleis who are found In
euy nation, a bill has been caiel'ully
diawn by Colonel r I, Hitchcock a
law mm who lose fiom lieutenant to 10I
ollel, limine a full tlnee yeais ill tho
rivll war. and has since seived twelve
eais in the Thiiteenth leRiment. Na
tional Clunrd of Pcnnslanla whiili
win coneet the present lack of IprIs
latlon, lemedi mam of the evils to
which we have hltheito been exposed,
and aold lnanv of the objections made
to nthet propofuls
This bill dliects the piesident to or
Runize a iioitlon of the mllltln, in the
.iRRieg-ate tluee hundied thousand men,
illstHlbtited amonR- the states uccoidlnR
to population, to be known as the Na
tional Ciimn ol the Cnlted States. They
shall be enlisted fot tlnee jeais and be
olllceied as now pnnlded by the frev
eial nates. They may be called Into
the s'mnIiv of the United States foi i.
pcilod of ilx months onlj once In tluee
.Mais, and shall be oidered Into laiRO
camps of institution and mnnoeime
foi twent-one dnjs each ye.u When
In the seilte of the I'nlted States and
In iMinn olllccrs iecele the same pn
as In the rtRular arm . pihates. ,
corpoiaN, J1.5U. seiReants. $1 7fi. When
not in the sei ice of the I'nlted States
they shall be subject to the lnw and
the ordeis of the rommiiois of their ie.
sp(ctle states, which shall ptoUde
theli uuifoims and aimories The pies!
dent shall pic-eilhe the s stem of ill ill
and discipline, issue to the nilouaor
R.inUntlons aims, ammunition, nil Held,
camp Rimison and iltle piactlce equip
iirc tents wuroiis, .imbulances and
othci supplies In sutriclent qunntltv for
actual dut., which shall lemnin at the
arlous battalion, InlRude and division
headquaiteit' as the piopmv ()f the
I'liited Statis and nubjec t to Inspec
tion He shall detail, upon th appli
cation of the RoM'inor of a state, ofll
ceis of the uvular army for a toui of
duty as staff oftlceis and Instiuetori
of the Milieus orRanlmluns, und such
Rcneial and staff olllccis as mav bo
neided In the annual manoeuvres, who
shall leeelve the pav ot the lank to
which they ale as-lRned . buieau of
the National Guard is piovlded. and In
spec tms ft each Ktnti. to iank accord
lliR to the IniiHiitanc" of their duties
The president Is directed to orKnni
the quota of uny state which refuses
oi neslecls to piovlde one. In which
case the Kuard of that state becomes
exelushel) Tnlted States Uuatds,
icxr.MrT rnojt draft
A toim of sen ice In this National
uimu! exempts a man fiom UabiUtj to
diaft until all othei able-bodied men
have beer, drawn Tho piesident Is ell
ictteU to pay fiom the I'nlted States
treasury the expense of executing- the
piovWlons of this hill, and twenty mill
ions of dollars, if nicessnij, are appio
printed foi this puipuso Let us con
sider what the enactment of such a bill
would effect.
It would give us a well osganlzed and
equipped body of thiee hundred thou-H-ind
men always teady for an emer
Kenc cnll to "hold our fotts" until nn
mmy could bo organized, at a mini
mum cost.
It would render a regular army of
seventy-five thousand men sutllcient for
continuous maintenance, Instead of the
proposed one hundred thousnnd, nnd
thus provide three hundred thousand
men at n largo saving on the cost of
twenty-five thousand.
It would provide for the continued
maintenance of a stoie of nrmi, am
munition and supplies for a large aimy
It would give officers of tho army op.
portunlty In the annual encampments
to acquire experience in the command
of lame bodies of troops, tho selection
of camps, the transjxjttatlon nnd move
ment of troops, in tho proper subsist
ence and caio of the health of laige
ladles, and accustom stuff ofllceis to
their dutlen with armies in action.
It would train a laigo number of offi
cers among the people ns well as In the
nrmy for lesponslblo positions when
volunteers should be called for. und en
ubln the commander-in-chief to Inform
himself from tho Inspector's lecords
concerning the qtmllllcatlons of all.
It would accustom a largo body of
citizens to tho use of modern weapons
of precision, to mllltnry organization
and camp life, so that they could pro
tect themselves, when called to volun
teer, from the regulars of nn nttncklin?
nntlon nnd nut become mero food for
powder
It vvntitil encourage the necessary
maintenance of n mllltnry nnd patriotic
spirit ntnong the people and open up
a way for selection and promotion of
joung men of mllltnry tastes and abil
ity Into the nrmy.
lly the commingling of the men of
various states In the annual encamp
ments It would tend to obliterate sec
tlonnl sentiments nnd nntlputhlcs, and
promote the Riowth of a national patri
otism Just ns the Spanish war has done.
'EXPANDED AKMV.
It would display to the world, with
our leRUlur nrmv expanded to one hun
died and fifty thousand by lecrultlng,
force of four hundred nnd fifty thou
sand men ready at all times to defend
our country, to ward off many attacks
which n defenseless condition would
Invite, and rIvo to our policies and In
fluence In tho councils of tho nations
somewhat of the welRht'to which our
numbers nnd power arc entitled, thus
becoming a conservator of pence.
If the t'nlted States had been thus
prepan d to enforce her demands upon
Spain In the period of diplomacy pie
ceding the war, there i no reason to
doubt that Spain would havo evacu
ated her West Indian possessions with
out bloodshed, nnd we should have
saved the losses In life, treasure nnd
the suffering which our criminal ne
Rlect has cost us In this war. More
than enough In money alone, probubly,
to have maintained such a National
Guard for fortv or fifty years, ns the
annual cost, It Is estimated, would not
excieed live million dollars, after It Is
once equipped. Much of the equipment
purchased foi the war could now be
utilized for this puipose Instead of be
ing sacrificed nt auction bale, ns will
otherwise be done. This annual cost Is
in inlgntncant in comparison with the
cmiimous ndvuntnROS assured by It
that It would seem there could be no
hesitation or delay by tongicss In pass
ing the hill.
WILL ATTrtACT YOL'NO MKN.
Such a N.itlonnl Guard will not only
nttiact to itself the oung men of mlll
tarj taste and talent, but afford un
oppoi'tunltv to weed out the incom
petent nnd Inelllcient by means of the
examinations and Inspections which
would be constantly made of olllceis
ami oignnlz.itIoni,and to Instil e a much
supeilor giade of talent to ofllcer the
hasty levies which must be made for
war. The losses from disease In our
Civil war weie mine than sixty-six per
cent, of the total deaths of soldleis, and
the pensions paid to suivlvornnie like
ly to exceed the total money cost. Our
losses from disease In the Spanish war
nre figured bv tho olllclul lists to Sep
tember .10, lS9t, as over elghty-clght per
cent of the total A large pait of these
losses must be .Utilbuted to Improper
caie of oltltcis. 1'nder pioper cuie
camp life, for strong, vigorous voting
men. should be a healthy life. Theie Is
no good leason why such men as pass
the llgorous medical examinations to
which our soldleis are subjected upon
enlistment "hould be mine liable to
sickness nnd death living in camps
under Intelligent nnd experienced con
tiol than In their homes Thev should,
lather, become mote and more nigged.
IIuniliudi ot thousonds of men hast
11 Ratheied Into camps without In
struction, discipline ot equipment, with
isrnoiant ofllceis, nie but a helpless
mob; sheep for the daughter by the
enemy, or by disease if the enemy prefer-"
to save his powder. The- com
petence of otllcets, and especially of
subalterns, constitutes the stiength of
an aimy and the toil dlffeienee )e
tween such a helpless und pitiable mob
of pntilotlsm and an nctuul aimj. The
terrible losses of our iccent wuis. the
w amines of all oui mllltaiv men. from
the Rreatest genet als to the private sol
illei, the common sense of eveiy man
who will reflect a moment, all teach
mat the most seiious problem of out
next war will be the seeming of com
petent oftlcers for the hosts wo can
count upon for our defense. Of West
Point Riaduates, there cannot be moie
than twelve bundled below the nge
limit of foi tv -five ears, while wo
i'hould lequlie nearly twenty thousand
for nn aimy of half a million men. Tho
most practicable school and sotneo to
draw them trom will be such a National
Guard ns Is here proposed.
A GKEATCOMMANDKH.
Two thousand four hundred and fifty
seven yeais ago, Cyrus, who became
one of the eight or ten greatest com
manders the woild has known, started
fiom Persia with his first Independent
command, being then foity-one yenrs
old His father, Camhyses, the king of
Peisla, accompanied him to the frontier
and took occasion to Inquire what those
most uble mnsters ho had provided his
son had taught him concerning tho
duties of n general. "They have taught
me to fence." said the pi Hue, "to diaw
the bow, to fling the Javelin, to mark
out a camp to di.iw the plan of a for
tification, to lange troops In order of
battle, to review them, to see them
march, file off, and em amp" Camb.v
ses gave his1 son to undei. stand that
they had taii(,'M him ii.ithlnh of what
was most mn' lnl and essential for a
good ofllcei id ixpiit commander to
know, "that Is u av. ccMieeining the
suppljing nn inrij c it li all nuessaiv
provisions, of pi i venting slckmss, and
pieservlng the health of the soldier",
of foi tlf.v Ing their bodies b frequent
exeiclse, of exciting a generous emula
tion among them, of making yourself
obeyed and beloved by them." Such
('urn nil liter lilt l.llin i
ness, headache, sour stom
ach. Indigestion, constipa
tion Thev nrt e-.r.llv tu
tir rtinnrcrlpe Snlilbj-nlldruegtiti M centi
Hid ,illl I'll to tjl . i ,.l I) ,,), s-,rt,rAr,i
GOOD NEWSJR TOURISTS
THE CELEBRATED
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Limited
Tram . . .
Will operate between New Orleans,
l.os Angeles and San Francisco,
Cul., dm Inn tliu mmson of 1S98-1S99.
Tluoueli without chano from tho
Crescent City to thu Oolden date.:
BS hours to Los AiiBi'les, 75 hours
to fean Franclbco. Fine Southern
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particulars.
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L. H. NUTTING, E. V. A.,
J49 Droodwy or i llittcry Place,
NEW YORK, N Y.
It. J. SMITH, AUT
A. M. LONQACHE, T. P. A.,
109 South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
IfJB H hI MflMr' v&leK Wkflv
knowledge cannot be altogether ac
quit cd theoretically, but a fovv annual
encampments of full army corps, al
though of only brief duration, will give
ofllcers and men nn experience which,
when tho supremo test of vvnr comes,
will save thousands of lives and disa
bilities, u well as enable the general-In-cliief
to so test the officers of the
iinny In the management of large
bodies of troops ns to inensuiably re
lievo his nominations to Important com
mands In time of war from the baleful
control of either seniority or political
Influence.
The distinction of a national service,
the enlarged chances of promotions, the
Increased lmiHirtancc of the duty, the
broad scope of tho Instruction offered,
the limit of the possible call Into actlvo
service, the nppoi Utilities for travel and
grand mllltaty pageants in the annual
encampments, nnd the Improvement
which will appear In the physique of
Its mom hern, nre likely to render patri
otic duty In such a National Guard suf
ficiently attractive to enough of tho
young men of tho country to keep Its
numbers always at the maximum with
a constant waiting list of recruits. Tho
liberal pay will relieve Us members
from the burden of the money contri
butions which most State Guardsmen
hnva been obliged to add to their con
tributions of time, nnd tho patriotism
of emplnjerR nnd the people in general
will rally to Its support.
KOUTIFIED COAST.
A carefully fortified coast, an ade
quate navy, a regular army of seventy
live thousand, capable of expansion to
double its numbers, nn ofllclent na
tional guard of throe hundred thousand
citizen soldiers, nnd an nmplo ttore of
urni!, ammunition and war material
are each and all equally essential to
our public security, to the stability and
permanence of our republican Institu
tions, to the promotion of domestic
prosperity, and to the vitality of our
legitimate und logical influence among
tho nations In the progress of civiliza
tion nnd the development of mankind.
As the president has so eloquently
and powerfully suld, "the duty of the
hour now devolves upon congrcs'"."
That duty has never been so plain and
Imperntlvc. Let the leglslatois of the
people have cuie lest by the neglect of
any of these things in tho solution of
the many new problems pressing upon
them they turn aside or check the tide
of national destiny at Its majestic Hood.
FACE
ON FIRE
I hail Eczema of t!,o scaly, iti liy kind seven
years. I thought lay face anil arras wcro
nfirc. My faco was full of largo veliito scales,
and my head was full of mires. I mis ashamed
to go in t (iniiauv 1 took liv c bottles of Ccti
cerii'. IthcoLvrsi, waiUcil with CcmcrHA
Soap, put on Cc rici iu (ointment), anil found
grrnt relief mttanth, and got a clean faco
again, thanks to Critt cni.
valkntim: honer,
March T. 18DR. 108 Stagg St., brookljn, X. Y.
Bi'itDT Cm Tucatmkvt. Wtrm titlhi llh Citi
cca 8oir,gfntUnolBllnei with Cimcrm (ointment),
pureit of emollient ikln eurei, mild dotes of Ctmnni
Itn oltkst, greiteit of Mood pnrlfleri t&d humor curci.
Bold thronghnnt the worM. 1'orTkR I)si a aidChcu.
CcKPtl'rnpA ,I)Oftimi. How to Cure Skin Diiecits, free.
r
Great
Men . .
Are usually those of great men
tal and iilijs-lf.U endurance. In
order to obtain great physical
and mental strensth i man's
wholo bodv must be veil nour
ished. Good bread Is one of thu
principal lequUItes for pio
Hielng these results, nnd tho
wise wife and mothtr will feid
her men folks plent of It nidJe
of
"Snow White"
Flour, which alwnjs mal.es the
right kind of bieud.
Tour grocer sells It.
"We Only Wholesale It."
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ol Good Color. Stone Rings ot all kinds, a big variety, especially a nice line ot Opal Rings.
A Mammoth Stock of Fine Jewelry
STERLING SILVER we have it in everything Novelties, Toilet Articles, Biushes, Desk Fitting. Pock
et Cutlery, Table Ware, etc., etc. We have just introduced a beautiful line of 14 K Gold Filled Toilet
At tides, warranted to wear ten )Cai'S ami Will not tlll'nhll. Brilliant Cut Glass best that can be had.
Watches Are Our Hobby
We have all the new things out. All the new styles and all the new improvements, from the cheap
est to the best American or imported. We can not mention .1 fi action of all we have. A visit and
inspection of our store and stock will convince you we are "no seconds."
Agents Tor the Rcglna Music Roxcs.
I
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OF SCRANTON.
Special Attention Given lo Husl
ness nnd Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodation t Kx.
tended According to Balances ani
Responsibility.
8 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposit.
Capital,
Surplus,
$200,000
400,000
mi CONNELL, President.
1IENKY BELIN, Jr., Ylcc Pros.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier
The vault of tills bank is pro
tcctcd by Holmes' Electric Pro.
tcctlve system.
THE COUNTY
Savings Bank
and Trust Co.
506 Sprucj Sfml, Scranla.i, Pa.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus 55,000.00
Pays Interests on savings deposits.
Acts as Trustee, Administrator, UuurJIai
L. A. WATRni President.
O. S. JOIINSOV, Vice I'reilJent
A. II. CtllilSTV, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
Win. P. UalUtead. Uverett Warren.
August Koblnson, li. I Kingsbury.
John I. Kclley. O. h, Johnson.
L. A. Walrej.
-& $- $ g
iiKlii
Prices Have
Tumbled Down
In Our Cloak
Department
We have too many Cloaks on hand
for this time of the year, and we have de
cided to give our customers the benefit
of a great reduction during this Christmas
week. "Vye believe in a prompt and a deep
price cut, and here it is :
Entire stock oi' Cloth and Plush
Capes, worth from $6.50 to $30. New
prices range from $3.50 to $20.
Entire stock of New Fall and Win
ter Jackets, worth from $5 to $35. New
prices from $3.00 to $20.00.
A bona-fide reduction of from 25 per
cent, to 50 per cent, on the entire stock.
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas.
CONNOLLY
XLl AND 129
Holiday
Screens,
Tabotireffes, Jar
diniere Stands,
WILLIAMS &
L-EADERS IN
Carpets, Wall Paper, Draperies,
LACKAWANNA
MANUFACTURERS OF
ir
Dill Timber cut to order 1
sawed to uniform lengths c
Prop Timber promptly r'urnls'
iii ili.s At cross 1 oru. i-
jannu Kailrond. At Mlna, Potts 1 County. Pa., on Couderrport. nnd
Port Allegany Railroad. Cora Jiiy-400,000 feet per day.
GUNKItAI. OFFICE-lluard jf Trada Building, Scranton, Pa.
Telephone No. 4014.
Book Bifiidiii
Neat, Durable Book Binding, is what you re
ceive if you leave your order with The Tribune.
- $a ..
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BLITflfKid?
.-.5..o25
& WALLACE,
WASHINGTON AVE.
Connell
Novelties.
R Fancy Rock"
; ers, PillouJs,
S Hassocks,
LUMBER GO,
.11
iiort notice. Hardwood Mine Kails
antly on hand. Peeled l!t--niloclt
.r Co.. on tbi Buffalo and Susaiie.
MgANULTY,
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