THE SCRANTON TRIBUNIC-SATUIUAY. DECEMBER 31. 1898.
l'tililHlied IWIIy. Hieei't Kundnv. b; thn
1 rlliune mi-Hsulm: C'oiiipriu, at Fifty Cent,
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1M AHBtCOND-CUSS MAIL. MATTKIt.
TWELVE PAGES.
SCIUNTO.N, onCHMUUJl 31, 1SUS.
OoveinM' tinstlngs will bo Known In
history ai tlio sroat iudec-in-iUer.
A Forward Step.
Tin- V'lunsr Jrn's ClirWtluti nnotl.t
tlon lwa tnki'ii ait iikki-roxhIvo foivvaul
Mcp In Its w rt U 1y spcurlnp for Its'
Sundny nftrinoon meetings! In .limn
ar, rohrnaii. March ami Apiil the
(iiiiinimllntm Mui-nni tlioutiH. It an
iieittni'c a notiitik' Kc-'t of s.m1;ci- ftoin
ntiiontl, int'ti pinnimtnl n t.-U'tBnii"i
nml liiviiu-n. while- fiotn t" vyiy hi'st
jrrum nttiiicilnn which have tin
iienicd in liaM i-iucitalnincnt eeiiiti-fs
HUltalilo toinp.nileM ti fuitiMi imific
ll.ive lll'e'll lle-rle-ll.
'nil's titoRiniinn. ninlilne the ettltl
itnn .it tin- It t- tin thi lii'.iutirul with
ti..,i ..r Imo tin- (Jud. Tilt inline ! tn
1. 1 nr a hlRli older of t-Me-llenet. nnd
ihi- uleliosc- will hi- full "l tl11' virility
nml lone which iiuiUe fot a neilile-i niiiii
li.infl (Vtttilnly an hour mienl at the
l.MMim tin .imiliiv aftcinonn tmdi'i
-mil eliuimM-iii' k will 1"' lnllnlle-ly
'inn, iittr.u live ami )itofitalilo Ihnn mi
iln "lie t oi In oilier IillciH""1.
Uenenil IJionkt would llml elliilcini.it y
nml rone. Illation lift tor vvciiinn-e for the
li duration of (Mlu than .sticnuoim ns
v,i ilmi or cticiiKlh. No doubt he nil-ails'
w.M in liN now position lull his Inlio
ilmtoi nioM-s au illsaiipoliitlin,'.
-
CiuvyhiR tlio Mails.
i;iiUii(i is tapldly .muimil.utiiK l--...n
Hi.. 1. ilnt i-nniit !." oilllllitti'i- Willi ll
l- ImestlB.UlnK tin- tianspoi tatloii of
Hi. nulls, that tho Riiviinmont H ht-ln
iMimdly -maki-d" it-, tin- lallwaj uiiii
1. mi. sill this mat ui Sinn- I'.TS lliin
I us in on no it-diK lion In tin os-t --f
in. ill tranoitatluii. ilmiiKh sdnt that
il .t. nctilv i-M-iyfiliiK '1U1' h1H l)e,in
it duted In ost on nil avt-inisi -10 per
.iu Aiiiithu s-lBiillliaiit f.u-t In tills
. oiimctlon ii that ivhllt- an oidlnarv
iniKlit cm- oains on .in !ivii.iit emlv
$'.1.' a jar, I Uilc Sain 1mh to pay ai.
.'micro leiilnl "f ' TM a oai foi oii
p..-tal car. In iiddltion to tin eliuiKt' at
ound rati's f"i tin m.ill mi'-d tlii'ie
In Tin? potnl ( ar of c utirrt? costs more
than the aidtnai.v ficlsht c-.ti. Put not
mi much nioic na in w.utant this piemt
.11 -. rfiitit? In i-ntal ch.it ki. The t--puss
tiitiipanles not tiaiispintatloii Mr
tlnlr stuff at Iroin a thiid to a tenth
of tho piicu clmist'd to the ki eminent
li.r cartiaKc of the malic The ton
tlusion, therefore, is iiu'-lstllik that
tin rovci nment is 1iIhb held up and
l It d, and it Is pumahh til it II till" eil
wue cormted wi ooiild snon hae
1 nny letter po-tn ami niaki a inai
Blii of piofit into the hat sain.
The nc.v capitnl at ll.u lisliurg, be
lt uso of Its e-iilde, lin-llke and le
pulslvo iipptauine-e, is a continual
topic of Jest among fiequenteis and
i.bsctveis of It. Hut It has to be l"
riembored tliat htleks eaiitiot be made
v ithout stiaw.
'
College Pioi'essois.
Tn find a collefo pi te-sor who is full
blooded and hnpef.il In his Aineiic.in
ism ntnl.es n lefn-slilng lontt.ist after
tin niltneious lecent exlilbltlons which
the eountiv has had of academic- eie-
g. not. icy. Ot coui-e theio aie plenty
.f such pattlotli and laticnal pio.'es.
s r-t. nut It hs-s hitlK-lto iieen tm'ii- in's--liie
tliat tiie otlur kind lnvo ilg
ur il moie hugely and lieqiiently in
pi'iii. Tin- thanks ot ins guild nru e-er-tamlj
owliiL- to 1'iolossor Grosvenoi ot
Amboisi college le.r a piper read by
him on Thin 'day beloio tho Ameiican
Ki onondc and Histuilc.il association
c .livened at Nt-w Haven. Conn, -on-c
inlmr "Ameiican Diplomacy" which
i' has been the habit ot the Mugwump
frilernily to iidiciile and llout
Professor flrosvenor took nn opposite
point of view .'ompaiing tin lesults
of nur niu'-h doildod ellplnmallc ser
vile with those of far luoiu highly
rnied nations he tound the balance by
nn means in out- disfavor, "t mako no
c lolni." said he, "that nur diplomatic
serviie Is pei lee t or that ell Ameiican
nrcigu ministers, linve been siints or
MB'. Snnietitn.s we luvo had ioef
tlniiit, Mime times tlmie'. sliuflllng men.
hot what fiener.il Woodfotd said of
himself was the iceorel of Ills iol
letgues: 'When your minister rtneheel
S.,iln he wns absolutely direct and
flunk In his dealings.' In sell darly
. ulturc nui diplomatic icpie.sent.itlves
have sin passed thoe of nny other land
No foielgn country has summoned to
its sin vice such a host of hl.stotlsins,
political ceonomlbts, poets., orators,
Jeuinallsts und educators of tveiy
ilis-s. I am well aware that many ate
ilumoro.is for tho adoption of the Hu
i opt an syvte-m of diplomacy. Does
Vmeilt'iin diplomacy ofter onlv an un-ti-ltuln
title anil piomise nothing of rent
ai eompllshininl? The immensity of Its
achievement covers the whole nine
teenth century of Intel national law. It
bus biokon the caste shackles of birth,
hits buceessfully asserted tho right of
expatriation, has declared the seas and
"trails and continental llvei.i 'Ood's
highways,' destined to he fice for man.
It has compelled tins lights of neutrals
U bo lecognlzed by every civilized
stale. Now It It building tho scaffold
ing for achievement no les Kreat, the
exemption of private pronuitv from
capture on iea as it Is exempt from
capture on land. This year tlneti lu
mens universities held a rcgattc. Onj
ciew towed u foreign stroke, one a
s.ri.Ko half lorclgu. unci the I'-i'id ono
American. In the van finished tin boat
jHopc-lled by tho American 'itioke. In
Ponornble nearness follovvel tlio boat
with the stinko half foreign nnd halt
meilcun. Tho enw taught with tho
foielgn tinlnlng was left behind The
Aniiilcau itiokti Is tho strol.it for us,
vvheither on tho Thames, thei Stlue, the
Tlbor, tho rSpieej ot tho Wehu And
that not because of provluclal jyvju -
dice or national pride, but became of
the facts of history."
Ah illmiices co Aliiherct ciIIcrp,
whoro PiofesFor Clrosvenor lioldiJ forth.
It not far rt-inovttl from the more ven
erable inrtitutloiis) at Cniuhitdco and
New Haven, which boant tin Ir Xortoti!
ami their 'Violseyn: but in tin scale
of practical inspiration the H"paratlon
between there two typei of collcslutc
instruction la liumt-n-jurnble.
JCow that the nay Iiuh practically
o.losed its war accounts It Is found that
while mc ate nilniiH the Maine, we have
twelve tiophlen In tho wuy of captured
tn jccoveroil .Spanish wai-HhlpH live
llBht draiiBht Kunboat" veiy useful In
police woil; amuiiB Island"; tlueu Himill
ciiiImci.s, two ttiBc one transport and
one loiiieilo boat. Tliefp ships will all
fit In handily with our new duties und
neci'MHitlesi.
One Year Ago.
Who would hnw thought one year
llfio
That war would hae been dedal cd
between the I'nlted States and Spain?
That t'nclt -s.un would own th- lhl!
Ipplnoj. Jlawall, 1'oito Hlco, Ouairi and
Wake Inlands ;
That then would lie tall; of an Anrtlo-Aim-rkan
Alllnuit-.'
That (jt-m-ial Kite Inner would re
el, ilnt tile rppei- Nile ituliin.
That I'ltsliient MeKinley'w picture
would lie applauded In Havana?
That the Tliiitcenth leKlinent would
he bulled in amp while le-s upei-It-metl
men wen allowed to aclilexe
Bloi. at the tionl?
Tli.it Uobson would Kiss 10 1 Chicago
W 1)111011
Tli.it liosttiiii ould becaim th' he.id
ilii.uteix of ajitl-linpetlallsts?
That .inv ot the aciiiM-is of n-vyfi.s
would lonunit KUicide.'
That Colonel Itoo--eilt would hi? kov
oi urn of New Yolk'.'
Thai William .TtnnliiK Uijan would
liei nine a uddloi'V
That Coiliett and Sh.ukey would
liBht .'
That the U and II. Kiavity s-enlie
would lie uitaili il .'
'I'hnt W. 1 HallMead would so foon
he pit-sldent of tho I., L. and W. .'
That tlieie would UBaln be pioujiects
lot b.is-e hall in S( l.uiton'.'
Tliat Siiautoii councils would etr
iniike a nunc towatds leiialiliiB the
asphalt paM-mentsV
Who inn bui-s tin- dtiIopnifnts of
tin- ii-.ii about to lawn"
An incut -don of base ball Is tlncat
ened in tin- Philippine Islunds. If
Agulnalilo .oi""n't oine to time he
nilBht be M'ntemed to sunt- as one c
the unipltes.
Foreign Municipal Lessons.
The extent to which socialism is en
tetlng Into European Ideas of govern
ment ma.v be gui-ssotl from the circum
stance that the London county council,
th governing bodj of the world's
laigest c-itv, has Just decided after pin
nacled dl-vuss-lon to invest municipal
funds talsed bv genetal taxation in i
svstem of model tenements for the pool,
which .lie to be tented bv the city at
less than the cost of e onsuuetion, in
let el, supcilntendence and lepalrs. In
other wot els, the city Is to tax the well-to-do
and llcli In older to give shelter
to tin- pool not necessailly to th
holplesH pool but to all who are willing
to enjoy public bounty In tents. How
ever much is to bo said for this pio
ginmme on the humane side it must be
admitted that tin the legal side it in
volves rank class legislation.
A better view of foreign municipal
prngit-s.s is alfordod in the expeilment
begun last oar by the palish ofShoie
dilih, a put of London. Print to 1897
tliat parish lmtl paid JJO.OOO a viar to
have itsi stteot lefuse swept lip, carted
to the Thames, put aboard a gaibage
boat and dumped Into the sea. Tho
idea then oi tuned to It to utilize this
waste Accordingly $60,000 was invested
In a ii.u Ish electtic plant. Tills plant
has- been running for a year and results
ate now aceesMble. Tho street refuse
supplied nil the fuel necessary to run
it except Jil.' worth of coal. Tho total
expenditures- for the first year were
$111,070 for wages, toies, supplies, in
stil ami, lepairs and other purposes.
The Intel est, sinking fund, rents, and
the ordinal y allowance for the depreci
ation of tho piopetty weie $10,20.", malt
ing a total of $J9,275. The groH re
el ipts for the sale of light and power,
including u tedit equal to the average
pievlous eh:u.je for street lighting bv
gas. wine I5.2U", thus leaving n net
profit ot $15 'MD for the benefit of tho
parish treiiEtnv, which will be used In
eiilatglng the plant. Aiiangements nio
now being made to use the escaping
sti am to heat the water of a public
Iftith, Instead of allowing It to go to
waste. In iiddltion a flee system of
gaibage collection among ptlvnte icsl
tlences has been Instituted, a service
hitherto clanged for.
Much Is to be learned by Ameticnns
through study of foreign municipal les
sonsmuch to imitate, some things to
avoid. Tile eiuestion is. How long will
Ameiican pilde nnd ambition lent con
tent with seeins Ameiican municipal
methods and lesults lagging on tho
average so far behind the methods and
results In most of the titles ot tho old
world?
The New Veuk Sun, with more ttuth
than politeness, calls attention to the
provincial tcne of Canadian public
opinion us rcllecled In Dominion join
nallsm, notes the lnck ot Interest which
wide nvvnkc persons on this continent
take In Canadian affairs, because theso
In the main are petty and looked at
by Canadians themselves l-i a belittling
fashion, and adds. "Canada will never
amount to anything until it yields to
destiny by Joining in tho procession of
Ameiican progress by entering Into
the American Union" The American
who has tiuvoled in Canada nnd no
tlced the contiast between the appear
ante of things on the Ameiican nnd n-i
the amdlun side of the boundary line
will nppit'clnte the euttlut; accuracy of
thu Bun's assertions.
Tlie PhllneltlpliU Tress, fiom a ftiat
eglcal standpoint, has put up n htronrj
flBht on Senator Quay pet liapH tlio
ablest newspaper uttuck, conwlduietl
tactically, that liaH ever been lintela
upon any Ameiican In public life. I-'nlr-
1 uw-J Xv.i--3 Uii? uiliulJpae Tho fuct
that ho seems to be abundantly able to
nurvlve It lei a new'proot of his uuperlor
(aguclty,
Tho Media T.dffcr calls upon Factory
Inspector Campbell to innl'.u nil Invts
tlBatlou of the alleged lolatlon In th"
AVannmakcr ntore in I'hlladclphla tif
the law lOKtilatlng tho employment i
women nnd Klrli In factories and
Btoieti. This law provide, anions other
things, that no minor mule or fcmnlo
or adult woman shall ho employed In
any mcicantlle Industry for a lnnp,er
period than twelve hours In wuy day
nor for a longer peilod than CO houri
In any week, also that the cniploylnu
Jltm shall provide sultabl' stat-j for tho
uss of glil and women employes and
penult them to rtst when not other
,Ipo engaged, tho niaxlmum penaltv
for violation being $300 for every estab
lished o'fenco The dger Is Informed
that this law Is fieqtiently violated by
the WniuimaUor compiny and thoicforu
Us tcquest for an Investigation Is lea
sonable, but in lew of Mr. Wj.nmnak
ei's public piott-nslons It Is fair to as
sume that he Is Innocent.
Quoting the opinions of dead states
men on the expansion issue is lnteteHt
Ing as a historical pastime but not
necessailly detlsle. The American
people have a good habit of solving
their uilou ntoblems of government
eui h in its tin ti In the liBht und by tho
guidance of collateral Information and
belief luthet than lit n iilt It of false
trust in meie tiadltton.
The t-Htlinutcd lost of the Nlcaiagua
canal aicoidlng to the istlmate of the
Walker I'onimlsslon Is $121,000,000, a
mlnoiity tepoit says 20 per tent, addi
tional, or $14S,soo,000. The commission
s.o the canal piosents no Insuperable
eiiBlneeiing dilllcultles and Is as fcas
llile n it is tlcsli.ilile. It must lie built.
The iutioductlon of foot ball, base
ball, boxiriB tournaments and watd
politics at Havana ought to furnish
Hiilllclent amusement for the spoil-loving
citizens of Cuban and Spanish sen
timents to Induce them In refinln from
hhooting and hacking e.uh other when
ever tin y meet.
Killpe Agoncillo has decided to camp
tit Washington this winter in the In
tel est ot the Philippine insut gents.
AKonclllo's names of sucicss will be
stiengthcned if In does not get too
Killpe.
I'neasy saffron Journals aie having
considerable dllliiulty the'C days lix
Incf the salatii-s of the. American peace
coniniisslonei.s. Thoy foigot that tin
picsident does that.
Now tliat the college professors ate
pulling i-acli othei's lnir over tho ex
pansion pioblem, perhaps the issuc
hvutiug politicians cun take u few min
utes fin i est.
.According to all accounts, Santiago
must now be a cleaner city than Sciun
ton. Palhei- Time of the 9 laand is mov
ing tow aids tho edge of the calendar.
The season for
goods has at lived.
barging In winter
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
New- 1 oi 1. Commercial Aelv ertlser.
Two elilfecnt points of Uw. horn
w'hlih tho ptoblems of Amerii in ex
pansion are. appt cached, are well tcprc
.entid bv Dr. Woolso's article in the
iintint Independent, and by Prolefso
Hadliy's New Haven address Hoth of
.liisi) public tenchcis were opposed to the
war with Spain, ai.d dpit cued tho In
tro t e ol our ltiticnil losponsiblllttts
which was its r. Uur.il result, but they
contiont its consetnjeuevs in a vtty tlil-fc-'int
spit it.
:o.
The oltlcr man seis only in ait of
national folly, which has borne fiuli.iv
ot a depiesslng dilemma Ho dots n it
yet despair of loss of the natural ltuin
ol tlio war by sclf-den-.lng : ejection 'if
tlio peace treaty by the senate, or b re
fusal of tho hcuso to appropriate tlu
money it callc for. Should it ho ratified,
he sees only discouraging pioblcms of co
lonial admit istration and national policy,
questions of trado and government, but
elens of taxation and duties of education
of Inferior races, before which his spirit
emails. Ho Is content to state these
problems in their mest unptctnlsliig torm
nnd to leave mere ccuiagcous, if less ex
perienced icadtrs, to reflect on their so
lution. They Inspire htm to no nrtlor of
attack, to no employment of his broad
learning and ripe Judgment in tho serv
ict of Ills cnuiitijmcn in tlio serious sit
uation In whidi ho conceives thev have
rlaetl themselves. lie leaves tho rats
guided nation to stew in its own Juice.
-o.
The lounger piofeshor, nt ono Willi Dr,
Woolsey as to tho policy of the war it
self, approaches its consequences ill a
bolder anil moie hopeful spirit. He por
cilves first of all tliat Ameiican expan
sion is inevitable unit that its responsi
bilities must be met soberly and leso
lutelj. Par from Ijlng down htlplessly
befote tho new problems, ho Is loused by
them to new cneigy of labor In his chose
Ik Id of economies nnd Invites all earnest
students to join him In placing their tat
e its and learning at disposal of the
American people. Ho sees In tho in
evitablo changes expansion over seas
must make In our sstem of government
a school of tt .lining for the people. In
which fruitful labors wait for public
teachers llko himself. He is icatly man
fully to do Ills part to bear new bunions,
to olvo new pioblcms, meet new icspon-Fihiltlc-s,
to do nil tho things which mako
fittong men and stiong nutlons.
ntith nltltudes nro repiesenlatlvc, tho
first of a despondent class most volublo
In barren discussion, but most impotent
tn Influence, which 1ms set Itself in the
way of Inevitable national development
from tho Hi st, without suggesting any
alternitlvo to tlio course It opposed; tho
other of a class nt once doubtful nnd reso
lute, uncertain or divided nt Hist ns to
Ihe wisdom or Inevltnbleness ot expin
slon. but most hopefully and firmly deter,
mined to mako tho best of whatever out
comc nnd abs-olutely confident of tho
American people to deal with fitturo prob
lems ns they have dealt with past It la
growing fvldent very fast now that tho
class Professor Hntllcv represents In
cludes nil of the American people it Is
needful to tako Into account, except for
students of roclnl pathology.
RANDOM
REMARKS.
Sums fcc'.ioolt turn out neaily
a i in iny
loom ui tliej receive.
The onlv liapplneni some) people) Know
In the relation of their mlieilcf..
Tlie latest de.'lnlllon of "ilobson p
cholei-" i "ICIm mo quirk or (jo."
The penny of the wise and tho pound
of tlio foolltdi oflen buj equal amountt.
of tnerctiuiiellto.
Tin Plan who ham seon Ihe world with
olhr preiple'ie ren a woil at with hU
own Is indeed a learned man,
Sumo men seem to live ouV to brush
specks of dirt oft their clothes', others,
to cairy urotind a pointed moustache.
We havo jet to Hud an uiitl-exp.inslon
editor who did not inv aside his political
eriul while ho at i bin Christmas turkey.
When people nr happy marriages nie
plentiful That neutuutH for t'io laru
iiumlnr of weddings nioiiiid Clirlstmus
time.
Aiiartlilsim Is n hot-bed wied. Mow
din 11 Wo eiadlnite it? Cleanso the hot
beds of vice th.it are recking In our huge
cities.
Where Is the hlsteilan who will time to
wtlto his country's history without par
tiality and up to date? Let lilin pioclalm
himself today and tomorrow ho will die.
Modern scicntlKts think they uio coon
t'.olng to atuttle us with something new
tekgntiilihig without whes. Lovers hae
been practicing the ait for nearly M
thousund years.
Pnless our "war IiiM-sllBatlon" N cur
tailed Miluutecrs will bo liard to plot lire
when our next war oieilis. The nvoiagc
soldler would nitlar faio tin c-ngnKf
meats than one InvcstlKntlDii.
Prlcelitir lias a Raloou-ket-jier who
wnnts to bo a constable. Next, Presi
dent Vcrk, ot tin ChlniMi Ttaellon sjn
dlcate, will want to pitslde at all unit-
lugs ot the Chic igo (ildeiuien.
The latest progiiostlcatUms are Unit he
fine tho c lid of the centuiy we shall m e
Oon Callus on the Spanish tin one, Napo
ltnit V on the Ultimo of I'taiice and a
ptesldont-tmpeior In the I'nlted Slates.
What a. womlt-tfiil saving of time thcto
vxoiild ho hi our conns It attornivs vm-io
allowed to ask, and wltnessts cotnptlli'il
to tiiithfultv answer "loading questions, '
We might then, too dispense with Jtlties,
Absent-mindedness, kleptomania nml
thievery nio sjnonv mous turns, accord
lap to a ptomlneitt New Haven doininle
that Is, in his case. Wonder if a luiy can
lit liiuuil that will tonobouite his lcws.'
The "Long Aim" of the re lc hinted do
tdlve stoiy of that title lias ht-n tin own
Into hopeless hislgniiitunti- b the nuir
doious long aim of the Ilotklu i iso, vflucli
stiotched with tle,idl ffei t from Calitoi
nlii to New Jers:i.
Pndtr the lelme of a lofcteinluiii II
Is not Ulcely thete. will be any wns
ngnltist ilepaitment stoics, co-opeiatl.'o
stnio or ticket sctilpi rs. Advocates ot
tin-so win tlo will. th. tofnif, to hasten
the lefoiotiilum and then the liilllumlum
Thosi- westein .nliton who h.ibltu.illv
wiili dull. us Insl.ail of tnits wlion de
stribing thn woaltli of the Klondike hive
now Undertaken to woil tlio same ota le
vllli the ilimate. In a little while wo
n.ay exn.it to ho told that the Oanl.'ii
of IMcn has at last been found in AI tslc.l
Ilete's a small p.itetl ol mlxeil m"ta
phius sitpptistil to have i)lllo tiom a
well-known Su-ipti-hanim sciiht it
smacks of Clnlstmiis iluir: "The old
ve.it dies that's a l.c-tnut. Itlng In the
new that s unotlur. Hut iverv mile
stone thus passed brhiBs us nearer the
fruition ni tho eternal smash ot all life s
i.lrv i. .sties,"
Not long igo a male teacher of a
mlxid class It, ui oeeasiim to -hj out
a oung inn n on his desk and adminis
ter an olil-fasliinned spanking. A von lg
l.nly pupil of the eliss so far fotgot tin
rubs of ilecoium as to laugh at the novel
slRht, and the tencliri so far forgot the
conttol of his tongue as to say: "Now,
Alice, if on don't stop laughing I 11 seivo
von the same." The stotv tarries Its own
moral.
Thomas hotindv.
ENGLAND'S POSTAGE STAMPS.
Tor the Imprilal pcitn, postage to come
Into operation on Chtlstni.is da-, tt is not
Intended to produce, any special stamp,
and Sometsct House cm meet the in
cicutiI cli ma nil out of Its l.uge i serve.
The eonti oiler is authntl7ed b law to
kiep a stock of tln.mOONi wnrtli hi the
various strong ttioms on the Thames em
bvnkment, and, lost the outhioak of Pro
should hj anv mlschnrte desttov the
slock, thej are divided ainon sev rnl stp
aiateparts of tho gie.it building, lust -is it
is usual to separate a stock ot gunpowder
Into sow la I snnll detainments. The
explosion of a powder magazine would
cre.tto hardly more topsv-turvviug in the
world around than a genetal ll.ue up of
our whole stock of postage stamps. Post
age stamps ate. not made ut Somerset
House, though nt one time they were all
In ought Hurt to be peifoi.ittil. Do la
Hue .t Co, ate the contractor'. Our
pie sent set of damps were adopted in
January, lT and nn forgeries have evr
jet been known. Loudon News.
ui
Boli-
LHE
Blaek Books
tat;
Office
and
Pocket
Bssfc Cakitas.
BEIlLEMAWfes ioskman
137 Spruce Street.
Holiday
Goods . o c
Ttoal are gmi all tte
year aroni
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 $2so.
Fur Robes $5 to $ 50.
Plush Robes $2 to $65.
Sleigh Hells 35c to$4.;o.
Trunks 51.25 to $40.
Traveling Bags.. ..40c to $50.
Shopping Bags.... 75c to $12.
Chatelaine Bags... 25c to $1.3.
Dress Suit Cases. 1.65 to $25.
Telescopes 25c to J10.
Ladies' 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.
41(5 Lackawanna Araie
GfllMMMS
Our Cleartag
of Cloaki
It begins at once.
over; no use hugging"
about ended, and then
But now, right at
mand is the greatest, we shall cut the prices on every garment
in the stock. There'll be no hall-way measures either. No
"sending a boy on a man's errand," as it were. It's a wise loss
and we'll take it cheerfully. All the more cheerfully because
it gives you a chance to own a handsome, stylish garment at
a fraction of its early season's cost.
Ready for Yom
Ladles',
Ladies',
Ladies',
Hisses'
Hisses'
Hisses'
and
and
and
Ladies' Jackets and Capes Were $7.98, now $4.98; were $9.98, now
$5.98; were $10,98, now $7.98; were $14.98, now $9.98.
NEWYEAR'5 GREETING
Lewis, Itellly & Davits wish the peace
ful honcht P-ople of the world a happy
New-Ye-ar. Wo iirti tittiij because wo live
in one ot the most piotperous cities, In
one of the best countiles, lit one ot the
laigest slates ami the greatest country
that mm is privileged to live in. Among
the e Itles. towns, etc . that wo wish to re-n-imliir
in .1 particular way are tho fol
lowing: Wilkes-Bun e, Clioigotown,
Kingston. 1 law lev,
Uennett, llouesiliilc.
l'orty Koit, Wtimart,
Wjomlng, r.lmhurst,
Parsons. Jlostow,
Miner's .Vlllls, f5iiulilboro.
Mill Crock, Tolijhanna.
I.allln. Mount Pocono,
Yatesvllle, l'oe-ono Summit,
I'lttston, e'resio,
Durve.i. Ilenr.wllle.
Lackawanna, Spiagueville,
Tailor, I'mtl.ind.
Ave c-.i Stioudshurg,
Mooslo, Water (Sap.
Mlnnoka, Dehivvale,
i lam ot k, "lanunka Chunk,
Kt.irlight, I'lostnn V.ik,
Conklln. l.nke Conio,
(5rc.it llentl, I'oviitclle,
Ntvv MllfortI, ltelmont.
Alfonl, Pleasant,
Klngslejs. I'nlondile,
rosur, I'orest City,
Nldiolson, t'arbouiliile
r.irteiryville. While Hi Idee,
I-i I'lumo, .lormjiu
n.ilton. An hhald,
(ilciibuin. Winton.
Clark's Summit. l'eckvillc.
Chinchilla, Oh pliant.
.Mnfle id. Dickson Cit,
Nay Aug, 'I hroop,
Duninore, Soranton.
Wlmmers. r.lnghamton.
Maplcwood, Conklln Center.
Lake Ariel.
May thoy live long and prosper is the
wish of Lewis, Itelllv t D.iv les, the hon
est and most ctotislvo dealers in hoots,
shoes, lubbers, etc. in Northeastern
l'e nnsvlvnnla, Nos lit and lib Wyoming
avenue, Soi.inton, Pa.
Wi: II AVI! A N I'MllKK OF PINE
Oil WHIPS
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money:
TIE CLMONS, Wm
OmtlJEY CO.
422 Lackawanna Avenun
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
Drop
Lights
We have made a re
duction of 25 per cent,
on our line of Drop
Lights as we wish to
close them out before in
ventory. These are all
new goods and bargains
at the prices we have
marked them.
F00T1E & SIEA& CO,
J 10 WASIIINtlTON AVli
:-
-
Tie
Mime Almanac
Will be on sale Monday morn
ing. Copies may be secured
from Carriers and Newsdealers.
S-CL. lsK
Sale
No use waiting till
profits until the demand for c)1
letting go.
the very height of
Whee Yom Read ThJ
Children's
Jackets, were
Jackets; were
Jackets, were
Children's
Children's
For
C!hr3tma
Hill & Connell,
321 Washington
Avenue,
Havenn unusuul large aisortmontor
Chairs and Rockers Scscription
Ladies Desks inautiie woods,
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mahogany and Vciul-j-.Vlorlln.
ArEwcHotcn
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Taboui'ettes, a large
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
Hiic&Coinieell
321 Washington Ave.
fl
Various styles and
bindings. The larg
est assortment in the
city to select from for
office and pocket use.
ReyeoldsBros
STATIONERS nod KXGRAVERS,
THE
k COME Li CO,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
Manes
F
899
EAZ4AI
the season i
i
out
IS
winter, when
de
te
&
.
$3.93,
$4.98,
$5.98,
now
now
now
$1;98.
$2.98.
$3.98.
k
IWiU
Great
WiediogUp
Sale on
Faecy Silks
To make a completes
clearance on all lines
that have been broken
up by our holiday busi
ness, we have arranged
our entire stock of Fancy
Silks into four Hues, as
sorted as follows:
Assortment 1
All of our Fancy Silks that are
suitable for waist, petticoats, dress
and coat linings, etc., etc., and
woith from S-;c to i. Now
Assortment
2
Everything in our stock of Fancy
Silks worth from $i.oo to -?I40.
Now
38c
Assortment 3
All Fancy Silks ranging in
from 1 . 50 to $2. 00. Now
$1,00
price
Assortment 4
A few choice things
Brocades, etc., mostly
lencths ol from two to
in Fancy
in short
six yards
each; were $2.30 to $3.50.
ingat
$L25
Clos-
The first three lots are in
lengths ranging from four
yards to twelve and fifteen
yards each, aud we unhesi
tatingly say that, so far as
silk values are concerned,
this is an opportunity rarely
to be met with.
Flail
5H0and512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
tjencjul Acent for ttn Wi'omlaj
District tVi.'
Jllnlns, Ulastlnz.Sportln;. Hmoltelotl
uud tho Hepiuino CUemlou
Louipnny'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tiifrty lfne. Capi nntl Explodar.
Itoom ml Coniiolt Uulldlu;.
tjciuutao.
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