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rleiH recolvp those copies ut coat ami
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remembrance for their punctual ser
vice throughout the year Just ended.
Too Much Factionalism.
With tho conclusion of the present
senatorial fight, which will come In all
probability after tomorrow evening's
caucus. It Is to b,- expected that fac
tional politics of the vindictive person
al wirt. which have been In the ascend
ant In this commonwealth since 1803,
will simmer down. They have lost the
.harm of novelty th.y represent In
tli"lr piesent aspect, so far as the Jc
M'octlve leaders are concerned, no vital
iliiostlons of public principle; they are
destructive of the party welfare, iril
tatlnjf to peace-loving citizens and a
stain upon the slate's teputatlon. The
plain people have had enough of them.
We take li for granted that Senator
Quay will ! re-cloctr-d, as In view of
thechaiacter of the attacks made upon
him and the nature of the tactics cm
ployed npalnvl him, ho deserves to be.
He has been u tjond senator; not talky
or showy, but always effective In con
serving the lnt"rcsts of hie constitu
ents. Intellectually he p lands head and
shoulders above the men who have
banded tOKetber to encompass his over
thinw, morally lie is their superior In
that, unlike them, bo makes no pre
tensions to vlitues which he does not
possess He Is a politician who plays
the same of politics fiankly and with
u natural scorn of hypocrisy. Those
who are nlmliiR to Fiipplant him offer
no recommendation save an eagerness
which lusltatts at nothing In the pur
suit of Us objective ambition.
With Quay re-elected the political
situation will stand as It is with the
exception that In the new legislatuie a
strong leadership i likely to prevail
whereas In the last one things went
higgled plggkdy. The Incoming gov
ernor, too. luib an advantage in that be
is on frlendlv terms with the dominant
leaders of tic party and can use this
mutual conlldence lo shape a legisla
tive policy which shall be acceptable to
tho people without rasping unnecessar
ily the susceptibilities of legislators
and Inviting a season of vindictive
ninnocuverlng. There will, during his
incumbency, be no sudden lluetuations
In executive policy; affairs will be
shaped to lit it consistent course and
the aim will be to provide a satisfac
tory transaction of the public business
without ulterior purposes.
Thus there will bo scant excuse for
Iht continuation of mere grudge
venting campaigns, and If such contin
uation shall be attempted It will find
Itself speedily bereft of a substantial
following.
It Is to be hoped that the city of Scran
ton will turn over a new leaf In tho
matter of street cleaning and repairs.
The Botkiti Verdict.
The degradation of womanhood ex
hibited in the case -if Mrs. Cordelia
Uotkln Is a matter for pity quite as
much as for censure. She Is a woman
who sunendeied to her grosser In
stincts and the legitimate fruitage of
her licentiousness was tho ungovern
able spirit of Jealousy which prompted
tho commission of a fiendish crime.
Yet in spite of the helnousness of her
offending certain qualities of generos
ity and even of misdirected affection
shine through the shadows surrounding
her life and give hints of wasted bet
ter possibilities The crime cannot be
pui'dot.ed and Justice demands expia
tion, but in thi case somewhat more
conspicuously than In thei average of
Its kind we perceive the Inhumanity of
our present Htem of punishments and
recognize how much better it would be
If. Instead of acting upon the retribut
ive principle, civilized society should
look upon crime as a moral disease, to i
be quarantined by Imprisonment when
necessary, but at the same time to be
treated, as with other diseases, for a
euro rather than for mere brute ven
geance. We aro unconscious of maudlin tmntl
montnllty in the belief that It would bo
quite as Justifiable to dispatch a pa
tient suffering, say, from typhoid fever,
diphtheria or tuberculosis on tho score
of ridding the community of a peril as
to administer capital punishment ns a
treatment of acute moral disease. We,
therefore, are glad that the Jury in the
Botkln case did not condemn that fln
ful but unfortunate woman to the scaf
fold. It Is true that she tool; human
llfo by means most foul; that of all
kinds of crime society views with great
est abhorrence the use, tho cunning
use, of poison, ibit It v doubtless
equally true that If we could read the
whole story of her promptings to this
despornto act wo should discover In
them the commingling of emotions and
impulses which nro common to human
experience mid which would be suffic
ient to convict most of us of evil
thoughts and evil deeds, differing from
the Uotlcln woman's crime rather In
extent than In principle.
Hearing thew considerations In mind,
and recollecting also that tho perver
sion of womynhood. which makes the
weaker box excel us far In ovll ns,
under normal omdltlons, it excels in
lfOQdn3, U a rely a feminine choice
but more often the work of masculine
betrayal, we concludo that the verdict
In this case of Imprisonment Instead of !
hanging denotes the rising ascendancy
of the humane ovor tho vindictive ideal
of Justice. Imprisonment, under exist
ing punitory conditions, is little prefer
lihlo to death. Our high modern intel
llsonco has wrought scandalously few
nnd Btnall improvements over the hnr
bnrlc methods of dealing with convicts.
Hut It Itf still something that In a case
which Involved vthu extreme limit of
objectlonablene's in crime n jury has
leen found which so far puts aside tho
Instinct for tetallatlon as to forego
thn death penalty nnd leave to tho sin
ning unfortunate tit least some slim
met Ing chance of ultimate moral res
cue. For the first time in its history,
Lackawanna county will tomorrow
contrlbulo to tho state house of repre
sentatives a speaker, and a good one.
Tho Incoming Year.
It Is the veriest commonplace to say
that nil Indications nre auspicious for a
period of exceptional prosperity for the
American people more especially, and
yet the ussertlon Is essential to n prop
er greeting of the new year. As the
matter stands, this nation has not only
regained the ground which It lost dur
ing the era of business depression that
began with the advent of tho Cleveland
free trade administration In 181)3. but
it has advanced to a plane of achieve
ment higher, broader and more prom
ising than ever before In the history
of mankind. As expressed on the ma
terial side, the balance of trade In our
favor Is the largest over recorded; our
railway mileage nearly equals that of
nil the other nations; we are more tru
ly Independent of other nations for ar
ticles of necessity than ever before and
tho economic condition of our popula
tion rises high above that of any other
people who Include diversified races
and Interests. The scepter of commer
cial supremacy, so long held by the
old World, has for some time bf-en held
by the New, and now tho Now World
Is reaching out to grasp and wield sov
ereignty over the woild's llnnnccs.
Hut splendid us Is our material show
ing and prospect, It is dwarfed by the
outlook which Is now opening to
American moral prestige and influence.
In a f'-w months of assorted power wo
have not only at trilling cost changed
the geography of the world more rad
ically than It has been changed since
the victory of Wellington and TJluchcr
at Waterloo; wo have not only revolu
tionized the world's long accepted can
ons of dlplomncy which recognized that
art as n game of privileged deception,
substituting the morally liner standard
of manly candor nnd honesty, but wa
have been permitted to tench to mnn
klnd a lesson In the vitality and hu
manity of democratic Institutions
i which must powerfully effect tho sub
sequent course of human history.
The remotest sections of the inhabited
globe have been made conscious of the
entrance Into the International arena
of ix new power dedicated to Liberty,
i Humanity and Justice a power which
punishes outrage without passion,
1 wars only righteously and humanely,
I and accepts trusteeships for civiliza
tion without coveteousness or the im
pulse toward dishonest aggression. The
flag which symbolizes this power re
ceives today from the parliament of
nations a, consideration before un
known; and the humblest American
citizen goes forth among his fcllowmen
conscious, ns he had never been, that
the significance of his citizenship is
at last known and respected.
Tho people of the United States an;
privileged to live at the happiest mo
ment since civilization began. In the
grandest country of which we have
record, at a time when the torch of
civil liberty In the hands of the Ameri
can cxecutle Is Just beginning to shed
Its light through the mist of ages Into
regions long dedicated to Ignorance nnd
cruelty. The privilege should be to
each of them a mighty personal In
spiration. It should give zest to their
Individual energies, uplift the stand
ards of their beliefs and conduct, and
cull forth along every avenue of hu
man endeavor the best that is in them,
to be nnd to do.
pa
of
need not feel slighted.
'tis Hint is one
"untry fiyracusans
Wo have received with the publish
er's compliments n copy of the Scran
ton Truth's annual for 1S99, which In
addition to containing much genernl
information and many handsome il
lustrations Is an accurate and com
prehensive local directory nnd ency
clopedia, In tho preparation of which
skill and enterprise arc happily blended.
Major General James II. Wilson, tho
new military governor of i Matanzns,
Is u sterling American of superior abil
ity both ns a soldier nnd as n civilian.
He Is the man who should bo In com
mand of the entire Island of Cuba.
night wcro I2,200. Tho theater had threo
nctors nnd six nctrcsees under engage
ment nt S130 each per week." llarburs
Mined J16 to $10 a day. The following Is
the statement as to medical prnctlco. "On
June 25 there were about Bcventy-flve
phj'iicluiis In Dawson, and lliey wcro still
cnmlt.g. Ten or twelvo wore actively en
gaged In practice. lVes have been re
duced rlnco last year fiom $17 to $10 per
visit. The charge for office consultation
Is $8. M, tho patient buying his own medi
cine, prescriptions ceding from J2.C0 to
?7.W."
Tho Iron manufacturers of lVtmsylva
nla have been asked through the medium
cf tho National Association of Manufac
turers to submit propsals to the govern
ment of Venezuela for nn Iron graveyard
In which to i obiter 25,u0 bodies. The
proposal Is novel with Iron Industries of
this state, although there arc a few Iron
ceiiieterlts In southern cities. Tho grave
yards, particularly In Caracas, heretofore
rmvo been built of ctone, but tlirso havo
proved unsatisfactory. They wcro not
Those who argue that expansion is waterproof. They could not bo made so;
..,,,, . it,, ii.,ol miffhi no vun nririui ' "i icasi mo bkiii oi iuo nvcrugo uiiivi.-.
.. . i. . .? , ,,. ,i,lan fulled In this direction. When the
that It is unconstitutional for the v.,.,,ll(,,mR ...,nn , ,nk ,nto .,.., ,..,,.
tide to rise or the wind to blow. Thoy , ,Urs on dhplay In the Mamifactuicra' As
are merely wasting their breath.
GOLBSM
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BAZAAI
Sal
The best way to Keep the American
flag flying ovet Cuba Is to make it so
deservedly popular that the natives
will want It to remain forever.
Senator Magco Is not In tho dealing
business, neither is ho In tho fusing
business. He believes In taking his
Republicanism straight.
Even the weather turned over a new
leaf.
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Bo sure and right It right.
NEWS AND COMMENT
A Clilcngonn named Philip O. Moses has
bent to the llecord of that city a uumuer
of Interesting mathematical facts con
cerning figures In the year 1WJ. For In
stance. Add the first two Jlgiucr, and the sum
equals each of the last two figures l plus
S equals 9. v
Add tho Inst two figures and the num
equals the first two figures 9 plus S equals
1.
Add tho first threo figures nnd the sum
equals tho first two figures 1 plus S plus
'j equals IS.
Add the first, iccond and fourth Hemes
and the sum equals thu first two figures
1 plus S plus D equals IS.
dd all four tlgurts and tlicy make a
dtrs on dhplay In the Mannfactuicrs1 As-
soclatlon's sample warohoie nt Caracas j
they decided Hint Amotiean Ingenuity
would solve tho
care of the dead:
problem of
and It will.
the proper
Gaudy colors are exceedingly popular
In Porto Iltco. It Is not an uncommon
sight to see the apparel of a nutlve
covered with patches of red, blue und
yellow. Usually, the more brilliant the
patch tho poorer tho wearer.
THE POLL OF 1898.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The following table contains tho voto
cast lu the different fctalca Nov. i, ex
cept In 1'Morida. Where there was a statu
ticket tho oto on that is taken, but
where thcro was no state ticket thu con
gressional vote was compiled. The result
Is as follows.
Alabama ..
Arkansas .
California .
Colorado ..
Conn'cut ..
Delaware .
Florida ...
Georgia ....
Idaho
Illinois ....
Indiana ...
Iowa
Kansas ....
Kentucky .
Louisiana .
Maine
Maryland .
Mass
.Michigan .,
Minnesota
mulilplo of each of the last two figures- "",?.,
1 plus 8 plus 0 plus 9 equals 27. I ' ' i "
Kubstract tho first figure from each of
tho last two figures nnd the remainder
'.epresents tho second figure!) minus 1
equal S.
Subtract the second figure from each
of the last two figures mil the remnlnder
represents tho first figure a minus 8
equals 1.
Subtract either of the last two figures
from the first two figures and the re
mainder equals either of tho last two
1'gues 18 minus 9 equals 9.
Subtract the first two figures from tho
last two figures and the remainder rep
resents the first two figures reversed 1M
minus IS equals SI.
Multiply tho last two figures and tho
lesult represents tho first two figures re
versed 9 times 9 equals SI.
Multiply the Inst three figures, add the
result and the sum represents the first
two figures 9 times 9 times S equals 'its;
U plus 4 plus 8 equals 18.
Multiply tho hist two figures by the first
two figures, add tho result and the sum
represents the first two llaures 99 times
1S equals 17S2; 1 plus 7 plus S plus 2 equals
U.
Multiply thu last two llgiues by tho sec
ond figure, add the result and the sum
represents the lust two figures 99 times 8
equals 792; 7 plus 9 plus 2 equals IS.
Multiply the last two figures and to the
result add the first two figures and the to
tal represents the two last figures9
times 9 equals SI; SI plus IS equals 99.
Multiply the third figure by the second
figure, add tho first figure, multiply tho
sum by the fourth figure, add the result
and tho total represents tho first two tig
tires 9 times 8 equals 72; 72 plus 1 equals
73; 73 times 9 equals C37; ii plus ." plus 7
equals IS.
Missouri
1 Montana ...
i Nebraska ..
J Nevada
' N. Ha'shlrc.
, N. Jersey ..
New York .
N. Carolina.
N. Dakota .
Ohio
Oregon
Penna
It, Island ...
H. Carolina.
H. Dakota ..
Tennesse, ..
Texas
Utah
Vermont ...
Virginia ...
W'hlngton .
W. Virginia.
Wisconsin ..
Wyoming ..
Itep.
19,210
7".2!2
1IS.331
Rl.SS't
M.013
17,506
13,791
tJ7,Sl8
250,641
23(J,o21
1 19,292
130.231!
3.CI7
51,627
100.927
191,140
213,239
13S.6I9
3,273
233. LN
H.S23
0'J,9S2
3,343
lt,703
161,031
IW1.7U7
139,311
20,f.3S
WS.163
43,101
470,206
21,3119
2,817
20,919
103.610
I32.SI3
28,s.-0
"8,ri!5
105,439
39,417
S7.999
1S0.03S
10.3S3
Dem.
i;0,S3i!
27,521
129,2a
'"ci'2'27
15,05.1
""ns'iji
19,107
2SS.S19
269,123
173,0 10
"iss,'!ii
27,62)
27,701
100.S71
107,960
10S.142
96,390
23.S01
2S3.770
23.315
95,70.1
35,053
15S..V.2
613,921
177,419
19.203
S47.077
IH.-iSU
333,300
13,206
2",970
72,011
2S7.S43
31,390
14.GS6
66,156
"is, '407
125.923
S.9S9
Pop.
2JH
S.332
3.113
91,274
2, MA
933
' 12.91 1
5,371
T.tOiJ
5,fc67
13UM
2,0)1
20
491
1,1b
10.0'U
2,757
4,5'H)
2C0
9.937
11,615
24S
3.567
104
C.45S
23, SOU
11,902
2.S60
I.27S
2.570
6
37,319
1,711
Pro.
5,032
4,297
1,460
v,l
Gtair Clearing
' of Cloaks
It begins at once. No use waiting till the season is about
over; no use hugging profits until the demand for cloaks is
about ended, and then letting go.
But now, right at the very height of winter, when the de
mand is the greatest, we shall cut the prices on every garment
in the stock. There'll be no half-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 Yonn Wheirn Yomi Read Th3
1.173
11.2S0
9.961
7,539
4,092
2,090
7,'i 37
4,731
7,006
K.477
'2,933
"1.721
"l,:S3.
6.S3J
lS,3bJ
9,'u70
2.213
132,931
999
S91
2,111
2.S39
21
7S5
SI,!!IT
1,021
S.420
131
1,075
9SS
1.105
S.W9
Ladies',
Ladies',
.Ladies',
Ladies'
Hisses'
Hisses
Hisses'
Jackets
and
and
and
and
Children's
Children's
Children's
Jackets,
Jackets;
Jackets,
were
were
Capes Were $7.93, iv
$5.98; were $10,98, now $7.98; were
$3.98, now $1;98.
$4.98, now $2.98.
". $5.98, now $3.98.
$4.98;' were $9.98, now
$14.98, now $9.98.
NEW YEAR'S GREETING
I.owis, Itetlly & Davies wish the peace
nil, nonest people ot tno worm a
New Year. We aie happy because
In .tttii ,if tl.n mnuf ttrnaniirnilu f'1
... "111. W lH .llMV i' Vf ,'-. ..fc' -..w.J, -- .
ono of the best countries, In one oC tho
largest states and the grsatest country i
that man Is privileged to live In. Among :
tho cities, towns, etc.. that we wish to re
member in u particular way aro the fol
lowing:
tlocrgetown,
tiawiey,
llonesdale,
Wuymart,
Klmhurst,
Moscow,
liouldsboro,
Tobyhamm.
Mount Pocono,
I'ocono Summit,
Cresco,
Henry vllle.
Sprnguevllle,
Portland,
For
$ I Christmas
'FINI h
j 11 Ji !M IL1L Ji O
i
Totals .....r.,5rx.2S2
Total voto
46S.S03 266,662
11.097.S4S
4,812.101
Republican plurality HS.lol
ONE OF THE BEST.
The question of naming a successor
to the late Judge Ueeder might well be
deferred until after the dead Jurist's
funeral.
Cuba Libre.
When at noon yesterday the red and
yellow ling of Spain gave place at
Havana to the lustrous Red, White
and Ulue, Cubans witnessed tho real
ization of a century's
Some of them may doubt It, but with
Tho president's plan for a government
In the Philippine Islands is the same that
he has for Cuba, if W. E. Curtis is cor
rectly Informed a Ubernl allowance of
home rule so far ns he can find competent
natives to administer affairs the llnanee,
tho commerce, tho customs, the schools,
public works and tho general direction of
tilings to b In tho hands of Americans of
experience. The tariff will be tor rev
enuo only, and will be arranged to pro
duce a sulliclent amount to maintain the
government, and the schools and provldo
for a general system of public works
which will aid In the development of the
wealth and commerce of the country. The
military forces aro to bo a. mixture of
Americans and natives under the com-
I mnml of American olllcers until the na
i tlvei can bo prcperly educated to 1111
1 their places. The postofllces will bo tin-
aspirations. der the direction of trained men from the
United States, but so far ns possible the
....i.n...l I.... .... ...ill l.n l:M1l..t.w... t .....1
these we must bo petlent. a he rule , dpn, of moncy wln be sp'cM , provWlllB
of hpaln has not been a good school coaling and naval-repair stations, which
for the teaching of a true sense of will be fitted up with the most nppioved
from the Wllkes-IJarro Leader.
Tho Leader acknowledges the receipt of
a copy of the Scrantcm Tribune Year Hook
for 1S99. It is ono of the best that has so
fur reached the Leader sanctum. It Is
well tilled with Interesting and valuable
matter, Is neatly printed, handsomely Il
lustrated and reflects great credit on Its
compilers ami publishers.
Wllkcb-Burro,
Kingston,
lietlliott,
Korty Fort.
Wyoming.
Parsons,
Jlliier's Mills,
Mill Creek,
Lalllu.
Yatcsvllle,
Plttston,
Duryen,
Lackawanna,
Tnylor,
Avcca,
Moosle.
Minooka.
Hancock,
Starlight,
Conklln.
Great liend.
New Mllford,
Alford,
Klngsleys.
Foster,
Nleholson,
Kactoryville,
La Plume,
Dalton,
Olenbiirn,
Clark's Summit.
Chinchilla,
Maylield.
Nay Aug.
Dtmmorr.
Wlmmers,
Maplewoocl,
Stroudsburg,
Water Gap,
Delaware,
Manunka Chunk,
Preston Park,
Lake Como,
Poyntelle,
Helmont.
Pleasant.
ITulondale,
Forest City,
Carbondale.
White lirldce.
Jermyn.
Aiclibald.
Wlnton,
I'eckvllle.
Olytihuut.
Dickson City,
Throop,
Seranton.
Illnghamton.
Conklln Center.
Lake Ariel.
May they live long nnd prosper is the
wish of Lewis, Reilly & Davies, the hon
est and most extensive dealers In boots,
Fhnns. rubbers, etc.. In Northeastern
Pennsylvania, Nos. Ill and 116 Wyoming ,
avenue, seranton, pa.
Mill &. Connell
321 Washington
Avenue.
Ilnvoan unusual Jarjo assortment ot
Chairs and Rockers SLwipfion
Ladles Desks lnnntbo woods
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mahogany and VernW-Martin,
Al'EWCIIOICK
Pieces "J Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a large
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
WiedimigUp
Sale omi
Silks
a complete
on all Hues
been broken
Hill & Connell
321 Washington Ave.
WK IIAVK .V Nl'MllF.It OF FINK
vulues, When some of our own cltl- I
zens, with nil the j livnntnges of free
churches and free schools, are advising i
our executive to forget the nation's
word and break Its good faith, small
wonder that naturally distrustful and
undeveloped Cubans should look
askance at an Intervention which In
Its llrst net of completion notllles tho
Cuban people that they must not
utilize tho withdrawal of their long
hated enemy as nn occasion for de
monstrative rejoicing.
This Initial move of the American
military governor bora every nppcar
nnce of a tactical error. Evidently
General Drool;?, nf ter rollectlon, .reach
ed the same conclusion, .or It Is an
nounced that he baa agreed to permit
the Cubans to celobinte nt a later
date. But these, though Interesting,
nro minor points. It Is hardly to be
expected that we can, without
mistakes, take upon ourselves,
suddenly and without detailed pre
paration, so now and delicate a task
as the trusteeship over un unfamiliar
alien race Just emerging from a gen
eratlon of destructive Insurrections.
It will be enough that wo
shall, lu splto of blunders, dis
couragements and Ingratitude,
gradually muke good our declared In
tention to pacify this naturally beau
tiful but now sadly ravaged Island,
put upbn their feet the pcoplo who
Inhabit It, show them the way to stable
republican government with generous
properlty, and, having dono thut, bid
them God-speed while thoy go on their
chosen path.
machinery, similar to the navy yard at
San Francisco, in the customs duties no
ndkantan'j will bo given to merchandise
from tho Culled States at present not
until congress shall act upon the subject:
nor will the president favor -iny change
In our tariff laws so far as thoy affect
the products of the Philippine Islands. It
is expected that the Immigration of Fili
pinos to the United States will follow tho
establishment of a colonial government
and will have to be regulated, but he will
not recommend any imrrcdiutc legislation
on tho suboct. lio thinks It would be
wlso to postpdue action In all matters un.
til wo know better what Is needed and
what is practical. In other words, the
piesldcnt takes the ground that neither
ho nor congress Is competent at this time
lo solve the Philippine problem, and ho
Is willing to uwnlt developments.
Blank Books
aries
111 LA
Office
and
Pocket
M
tek Calemta
man
437 Spruce Street.
Although the nntl-Qunyltos nro now
commanding their followers to stay
away from tho catteus, they would ping
a different tune if by going lu they
could control It.
Dy tho ci nsolldntlon of tho Post nnd
Standard, whloh went into offset yoa
tdrdny, tho city of Syracuse, N. Y
la left with mily ono mornlntj news.
An ngent of tho labor department at
Washington who spent the period from
January to July of last year In the Klon
dike region has made a vport on condi
tions In that region which Is certified ns
authentic. From it we extract some
points. At Fort Yukon the nveragc tcin
perature for February was 29 degrees lie
low zero. Tho coldest day of the winter
registered C2 degrees below. The average
for the ten consecutive coldest days was
about 50 degrees below. Yet "the old
limers were unniiunnus in naymg inai in"
winter qt 1S97-9S was the mildest ever
known In northern Alaska." As to price?
of provisions, (lour ranged from ?50 to ftso
per sack of fifty pounds during the colder
weather, moose nvut J1.15 i pound, beef
and mutton JI n pound, firewood from li
to V75 n cord, nails K a pound, tobacco
$7.51 n pound, liquor $75 n gallon. Of whis
ky 2.000 gallons arrived In Dawson early
In May nnd sold within nn hour lu bulk
for $15 a gallon. Restaurant prices run
JI for a bowl of soup, plain steal; $150 and
so on. In early spring "oranges and lem
ons sold ns rapidly ns they could Oo
hsndfd out for $1.50 aplPce. while npples
met a ready sala at $1 apleco." Kggs wcro
$18 a dozen, Whbos, however, wero In
proportion. For Instance, common labor
and mining labor ranged from $1 to S'i-M
nn hour, chUf rook In u restaurant $100 a
week, waiters $50 a week, dlshwnshors $5
a day, and nil this re staornnt help board,
ed frpo bosldes. Bartenders rot $15 a day.
bookkeepers $17.50 a day, porters $10 a day.
The average recelpt of a successful bar
lu early Fprlnsr and summer were 52.0w
a day. "The Pavilion (n variety theater
nnd danco htill) opened about tho middle
of June, nnd the bar receipts tho drat
that we will close out
AT- COST
This is a' chance to get a
good lamp for little money;
" liairira
TPn-no tl (Ci'TniTft
jjryi 1577
I
To make
clearance
that have
up by our holiday busi
ness, we have arranged
our entire stock of Fancy
Silks into four lines, as
sorted as follows:
Assortment 3
All of our Fnncy Silks that are
suitable for waist, petticoats, dress
and coat linings, etc., etc., and
worth from 8sc to $i. Now
Assortment 2
i
i Everything in our stock of Eancv
Silks worth from $1.00 to $140.
i Now
88c
Assortment 3
All Fancy Silks ranging in price
from Si. so to 82.00. Now
$1
Holiday
Goods o o o
Thai are gmi all tie
year areiiii
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 $210.
Fur Robes $3 to $50.
Plush Robes $2 to .$65.
Sleigh Bells 15c to $4. 50.
Trunks $1.25 to $40.
Traveling Bags .... 40c to $iO.
Shopping Bags.... 75c to $12.
Chatelaine Bags.. .25c to $13.
Dress Suit Cases. $1.65 to $25.
Telescopes 25c to S10.
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.
TIE CLEM0K& FERBER,
AIXEY CO.
4V- Lackawanna Aveaua
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
Drop
Lights
We have made
duction of 25 per
on our Hue of
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.
a re
cent.
Drop
FOOTE k SEIEA& CO.
J 10 WASHINGTON A VK.
Various styles and
bindings. The larg
est assortment in the
city to select from for
office and pocket use.
Assortment 4
A few choice things
Brocades, etc., mostly
lengths ot from two to
each: were J?2.,o to $i,;o,
ing at
$1.25
in
in
six
Fancy
short
yards
Clos-
Reynolds Bros
STAT10NKRS and KNGRAVlvUS,
The first three lots are iu
leugths ranging from four
yards to twelve aud fifteen
yards each, and we unhesi
tatingly say that, so far as
1 silk values are concerned,
j this is au opportunity rarely
to be met with.
THE
mm & come ix co.
Fa ml
ay's
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
1-iENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ucuerul Agent for tU'j Wyomlaj
JjUtrlctu:
The
Trims Almanac
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware..
lUPinns
POllEBo
Will be on sale Monday morn
ing. Copies may be secured
from Carriers and Newsdealers
; 1 434 Lackawanna Avenue
Mlnlnj, IIIastlas.Hportlns, Hmuljs.oli
ami tun Iteriuuao Cucmlat.
t'oiiipuny'4
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcnfety l-'iue Cn nnd KxploAorv
Itoum .101 ConnoU lluUJlu,'.
ticruatsu.
AUl
riios roup,
JOHN 11. SMI I'll S.I
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MCHSi
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nttiti
PlymonU
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