THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1809. It rnblUhed totlj. Kxeept HonJur. Ir tha 1 rlbnne intbllsblnc Company, at Klf ty Cent R.Monlb. Wiw VorlcOOIce: 1M1 Ntunnit Nl N..S. VilKKI.ANH, tot Agent for 1 oroljn AilvertlnhiR. l.NTFHrD ATTiirrosrorrtrr. at srnAvrof, IM., AS 8FCOND-CLAS.S MAIL MATTER. TEN PAGES. SCHANTON, JANUARY 12, IBM. The barBultveountu prow Ih now bo Klnnlntr to dragoon SpcaUer rati. He in about to pay in dettaitlon the price of eminent!1. For the People to Say. Kor reasons whkh have l)en lepeat cdlv stated In these columns The Trib une did not favor the Crawford county system of jirimaiv election'', but now that this nystem m patty law re hope that it will pioe a ueci'iM. Under It the oters have no oeue for not tak Inc put In the party nominations. It the ptoRreMe ta-paylnir elenionts who tetocriil70 the need of hotter city government and ate cnmincid o' tli" licet ssltj of ihooolmc as the nominee foi mayot a man iead to li' his bole time and enemy to the ofllc o, a man without factional, rotpoiatlon or other plctlpes or special obltcitions, will unite on such u man and pet the oto out fot him on Saturday nect that kind i f t man will he nominated and (Mod el, I he Claw fold county system will Ik indicated anil the welfare of th"-' dr will be adanred imme.isniably. On th othft hand It the Intelligent. lp.-iibldlnc i nd leputable elemtnt In the eonimu:dt dltlde their ballots among thiec 01 tour men and the rafi tap ohnv'tit ko .n maso, n thev soni" times do ao, to one nun, or woise yet, If a -onMderr.blf number of the ub st.uiti.il tltlr'-ns oh'-yin lonpr-otab-1 shed custom, htav iimiij from the pti ttnrh h, Irtuillj abdicating in favor of the ii responsible pi u outage of the pop ulation, the Craw foid unt system will doubtless ele us :i the Kepttbll mn candidate lor mpjor a nominee nil i cannot bo and who should not be elected. The responsibility this c.tr Is n t on any "bo-." It ,s directly on the people them-tHi's. They hae akid for this lmnci- to see what tlu v can do In making nominations by the direct ballot svstom and thev must e erelse tlu rluht undf ist.indinply or he more thin eer lespunslble for the con sequences. Wo wish to einphaMi'e the noMsMty of cnteiing the stronsth of the best elemtnt upon one man If the trisls now confronting the municipality is to be poKed acceptably by the llepubllean party. The people, nftci the thrte hu miliating: years width thev have on durel I'lider a I)moeratli maot, nat utally look to the Ucpuhllcans for n llef: but they will loot; In aln mi lesB the republicans sliall nominate a clean, upright, iMn mined and repte scntathe man, jnd aboe all a man who has not mortgaged himself In ad ance to any faction, clique or gang. Such a man will be eletted by a whirl wind majority; but It Is doubtful If a mere factlonist could come within lght of an rWtlori. The leport that Ocnuany ln been helping Aguinaldo needs to be moved. But if It should be. the best reply would be for the senate to i.UIfy the peace treaty unanimously. Lit us not show divisions at home over a affecting the honor of the abroad. matter nitlon "Only an Aimy Doctor." It is eiy plain that the man who l faithful and efllcltnt In small mists is worthy to be put in clinige of larger ones. It is also char that the tounsel of the man of experience and piow-d abllit ought to be miepted with greater rtspett than the men- opinion of an Inexperienced man, etn though the latter may technically outtank tin former. Especially shoula thifa iule hold good when the Wmie ut pt.ike Is an un familiar entet prise of gieat difficult and some ilsk. loneeining which the experienced man, although a suboi din- ate, testifies with expel t authoilty. If It Is true, as the newspapers al lege, that a difference has arisen be tween Major (leneial Wood, command ing the province of Santiago, unit Major General Ihooke, commanding the island of Cuba, touching methods and polltv of administration so far as relates to the proximo of Santiago, It would appeal fiom tho leconls that General Wood Is the man who should be sustained. Ho has proed his abil ity and fitness while his technical superior has not Ills woik is aluailj a source of national pride and gloiy, serving as a mockl for other executoip of mllitniy tiusts in the dependencies taken oer fiom .Spain. Genual 111 nuke, on the other hand, may be an admin istrator of eciual ability but ho hits not yet shown It and the Indications aie not as yet calctilited to lead to the belief that he Is soon likely to show It. Milittuy discipline and subordination Is a necesaty and good thlnu, but in the peculiar conditions now couf tout ing this nation in Culm It must not be puhed so foi in the cstienie ih to sac i itlce tho object of mil Intel entlon In that island. The tit man must, not he lendetHcl poweilesH by the unlit or Ignoiaut man slmplv because tho lat tei enjoys temporal lly a little stipe rloi authority. Kegului army tliclti aie "miffed' at the sudden in "motion of General Wood, whom the weio Mont to look down upon as "onl an aimy doctor", but inasmuch as General Wood has grandlv jiibtllled that ex pression of executive contldtnce and has won the admiration and icspect, ot the whole count! y h should bo uplmld and sustained to the limit Englishmen profs to be gritli pleased at tho designation of .leueph II. Ohoate to he American amhissador to Gieat lliltaln. and iinsmuch as the choice lr eciunlly popular at home Mr. Chonte ought to sail to his i.ew post rejoicing. The iaeo l not ulwcys for the slow, but the gold bugs appear to have got entirely out ot teach of Colonel liiyan. The stuitliriff headline's that appear In the newspapers announcing that 1'arlM Ih excited do not aroiiso much an xiety elsewhere. Pari, Incomes excit ed to panlly that lifer , npastn hnvo ceased to affect tliP'Oiitflde world. Mr. WanamaKer modeMly declines to ho a scmuorlil candidate at this time, Miylntr he may he ono later. At a guess u ihouhl pay considerably latei. The Mastery of New Occasions. The contention of Postmaster Gen etal Smith befoie the Contcnipotary dub In I'hlladelphla that the adminis tration, In negotiating the Pails peaco treaty, chose tho eaRlest, quickest and only logical way out of tho situation dented by Dewey's epoch-marking vie toty at Manila Is leally doubted by few, yet his convincing statement of the reasons for this belief merits our i Imost attention "What alternative." ho ask", "was practical? To turn the Philippines back to Spain would have reopened bloody i evolution nnd shocked man Kind, No opponent of the tieaty or of expam-lon has been bi.ie enough to propose such ncMon. To turn them oer to nnv other power would have Imoked Jealous protest and precipitat ed cotiilkt nmong groat rival nations besides exceeding any possible right or warrant on oui part. To hand them over to the rillpliuxs would haa been to unchain the forces of anaichy and open the door to the strongest mailed hand from outside. If wc arc to put them on their feet, wo must hold them until they can walk. To divide sov eielgnty, to keep a part of the gioup and iccognlze another authority over the lost, would hae been to lift the lid of Pandora's box of continuous dis putes and oIK These w"ic the only possible alternatives to the com so w hicl was adopted and not one of them was admissible. Who ventures to ad vocate any of them" There are able men who question the treaty and op pose expansion, but whole Is the critic or the objector who offers any other distinct and definite, not to say reaso able and tenable, solution ot tho prob lem we had befoie us? Any other plan of settlement would have led to far greater difficulties. Any other would have sown the seeds and In volved the l Isles of foielgn complica tions, wheieas now tho Issues aie wholly in our own hands. Tho one imniedlf.te thing to do Is to accept the tieaty and let It evciywhore bo un derstood that wo ptopofie to determine for ourselves the terrltotlal and gov ernmental questions that are Involved, and then, after wo have closed tho books with Spain, after wo have ex ile ised out prerogative and fulfilled our duty as a victor, if there aie ques tions os to the f utute disposition and government of the tetrltory acquit ed, wo can decide among ourselves what our pollcv and action shall he, and not piesent tho unpatriotic spectacle of a divided fiont when we ate dealing with other nations " Tinning to the btoadei question of expansion as a nocemaiy pail of our Joielgn j olity i . hmlth was equally happy In his opinions and In his vei bal piesentatlon of them. "No thought ful and considerate man " sajs he, "will be blind to tho greatness and serious ness of the task we have undei taken Hut while there are dilllcultle.s which the most resolute ttathers of Ameri can josponsiblllty are quickest to re cognize nnd appreciate, many of the objections conjuied up are. Indeed, lmnginat. For instancy It Is con tended that tl constitution permits the acquisition o teiiitory only when it Is designed for statehood But that Is not a difficulty of the problem; It Is a difllculty of the aibltraiy limita tion of the power which goes with dis tinct nationality nnd where is the war rant loi that limitation? Again It is said that the American people ate not ti allied and qualified for the govern ment of distant possessions Cut if we are to Judge by piactlcal exhib it, aiiu lesu we might say that they in not well tr ned for tiie government ot home cities; shall we, therefore, abandon the city and the pioblem of cHi government? Still again, it Is said trut tin- mtthods of our civil hervlte aie unfitted to fumlsii the light ma- teil.il for the govtrnment and develop ment of the new pos.seshlons. This may be a good reason for Improving the civil seivlce, but It is not a good reason for tunning nwey fiom a high duty which has been laid upon us And thus, as we subjeit the captious ob jections to the seaich-llght ot tiuth, they melt away Into mist " It was not argued by this spokesman of the administration that the task is devoid of llsks. lesponsibllitles and pel lis. htit," said he, "nothing could be more Illogical than to say that out flag should not lemain In the Philip pines bemuse their people are unfitted to come under American eontiol, and then to say that we ought not to un dei take to control them because they are tntltled to M-lf-gnvernrneiit. How tan they be unfitted for American rule and et fitted to rule themselves? If American rule icmnliu. they will have piactlcal seir-goernmuil Self-government Is the essence of Ameilcan polity, hut it does not always have the same foim It bus one fotm In Perm svlvnnla. another in New Mexico nnd still another in Alaska. We are In the Philippines jy a destinv hlghei than human will, the lesponslbillty theio is ouid and we cannot escape it If we would; we are responsible to mankind l'ot older and security: wo ate bound to fulfill that obligation; we uio bound to exetclse a benignant caie and sway, and the form of government ot self, government to he established will he a matter of deliberation and expeil enc The wise luler builds not mere ly fur today, but foi the fiituto Tho woik of the past has Ivpii Industrial construction; the work to come Is com met r In 1 expansion. Our productive ca padty already ex-ceed out own reqitlto nients "Within twenty-five yem.s wo shall be a nation of 110,000,000, oi moie, and the teeming Industiy of this gieat people, with the wonderful oneigy of modern nppllatice.s, will be almost be yond estimate. Our producing fmto will Immeasurably outstrip our con. sutnlng capacity. We shall bo In a position to supply the woild and wo Bhall need tho largest outlets. It wo rightly use tho posslblltles. wo nhall he not only tho gicatest of Industrial, but the ciratcst o commercial nations, and the true American lulor will re cognize the opportunity nnd prepare the way. The trade ot the Orient ! tho coming prize ot commerce. The fnto of war has given us a command ing opening, with a commercial base and u dlRttlbutlng point at tho very front ot the Orient, and, looking to the growth and needs of tho future, what national hllndncra and fatuity to throw it away'" Finally, mark well this peroration: "I do not pause to dwell upon tho le Jlev Influence of the now questions on our own people upon tho wider hor Izon, tho enlnrged view, tho higher osplratlons and the loftier patilotlsm, ot which wo arc alieady conscious, and which will grow as wo lift our selves above nanow nnd partisan Is siioh to linger conceptions of wot Id In terests. I do not even dwell upon the obligations which, as one of tho great powers, wo owe to mankind. But, Im passive as some of us may be to the mighty pulsations ot the world's cur lents, we cannot bo altogether blind to tho movements of history. The Anglo Saxon race Is plainly destined to be the master force In future civilization, nnd It Is repeating only what Is recognized on tho other side of the sea to say that the most piogresslvo and puissant ele ment of the race will bo the American element. The Anglo-Saxon raco rules today more than one-third ot the earth's surface nnd more than one fourth of Its people. It has the gen lus nnd the energy ot the sceptre. Its actual domain may or may not bo ex tended, but tho expansive forco of Its Intelligence, Its commerce and Its civ ilization Is unlimited. Its dominant typo will be In the United States and fiom that ncrvo center will radiate Hho financial and commciclal influ ences which will glidle tho globe. The American nation has not sought l emote expansion, It Is not Inspired with any new territorial ambition; hut It has ever met new demands as they have developed themselves In Its marvelous growth, and has ever shown the mas tciy of new occasions. It has no ap parent icason for seeking further ex pansion beyond the continent, but tho tilumphfl of tho war have given It com mand ot the commercial future In giv ing it the key to the gulf and ot tho gateway ot the two oceans, as well as the successive piers In tho span of the Pacific, and It Is for tho American peo ple to go forward nnd fulfill the meas ure ot that providential opportunity with courage, conscience and confi dence." The mastery of new occasions! There Is the vast subject reduced to Us es sence In five words. General Julio Sangullly Is said to bo looking for trouble In Havana- There Is probably no locality on earth where tho object of his search can ho more cusllv obtained. Investigation regarding the war beef Is beginning to demonstrate that the trouble was caused by tho fact that the meal was not sufficiently embolmed. Vox a man whom they declare Is piattlcally defunct Matthew Stnnley Quay appears to keep his opponents In a sttange state of uneasiness. Wo have not heard so much talk about tho Constitution as at piosent since the palmy davs of the late Presi dent Andy Johnson. m Sagast.i denies that there Is a tab inet ciisls and as an ctpert on the crlsi3 question his woid should go. It v.ould ho a good plan for tho antl expansionlsts to get together and de cide what they reallv dtslie. Peihaps tho Sultan or SuHi might furnish a supply of campaign amunl tlon for the 'antis " The Supiune i ourt of Pi evidently does not know Graham. nnsvlvanla George S. NEWS AND COMMENT The I nltcd States, is now producing al most enough told to Mve every nun, woman ami child onu .old dollar, lleni nro the estimates ot tho director of tho mint for lt7 and liUS: State. W7. IsOi. Alaska J.mH.W) SJ.cwi.U) Alizoni !f.0WlM .MfcS, Wi) California, H.filS.Hin) 1I,WJ..J1 Coioiado moi.M Jl,S0O,W) Idaho J.JTi'MJ l,T0l,7ei) Michigan C.',') fcj.ijx Montana t, I7I,1') S.JJy.JW Nevada ,0,0, l'.) :',!; 1,7 :t New Mexico !;, JG0.O00 Oiegon 1 TiM'") l,3k.,WJ South Dakota i.cM.'MU Sill, IOC Texas 7, JOi 7.5'iU Utah 1 TJ0.1iji S,K0,'ill Washington iV i9Wl Wyoming 11 Sw i.H.S South Appalachian states 21,Cv0 S.S.S'U Totals 'J, l,liXI $f 5 782,077 Tiie caTving of lettcis is pot a slne- iiiie In China. The other dav In Nun king, uccordlnc to W. 17. Curtis, one of tlio mundarlnt, oiderecl tho postman who spivtd tho dktrlct in which ho lived to be bnmhootel and uiugued, two of the most irucl methods of punishment known to thu heathen. Upcm Inquh) by tho lJiiK'llsli superintendent of tho postal servlcei as to tltu reason for such aibl tiaiv conduct it was found that the post man had delivered at the house of his tic cuhed u ealed anonvmous letUr which lontaliied bits ot stiniting t,artasm con cerning ids availto. extortion, lgnonnce, etc. Under the Chinese code of Justlco tho canicr who brought the lettoi was responsible) for Its contents although It was sealed. It bos always been the iule in China to punish tho bearer of bud news nnd leward tho bearer ot good news, and tho mandarin propscl to npplv It to tho modern postal s;ilce Introduced bv the "fowlcn devils." but tho Ihig llslinmrr who has charge ot the postal i-ervlce finally convinced the nuiuduiln that the postmin wai In no way ie sponsible for the Insult and seemed his led ease Tiie coinmlltic appointed tij the oountv council of l.oudtn to Investigate) the hoax ing of tho poor Ins niudo somo astonish ing dlstovcilcs which account In a laigo meufcuro for tlio Inceafco ot ciimc, vlco nnd povtrty in that great city. In Lam beth parish, Just actoss the Thames from Wostmlnstu abbey and tho hous-esot pa llnmcnl, under the very shadow of tho palnro ot tho aitiiblshop of Canterbury from whose towers overy loot In the palish cm lit) seen, Is found a condition of Ufa more deplorable limn exists an whero else In the world. Thu census of the tonetnent houses nhows that In I.utn beMh pnilsh !l,7o3 pel sous llo three to a room. Tho figures show 2.49J persons live on an averostt over thrc and under four to a loom, C0JO persons live four to a room, ESS persons live over four nnd un der llvo to u room, 2,075 petsons llvo llvo to a room, 111 persons llvo over five and under kIx to ii room, 81G persons live six to a room, Lis persons live from seven to fiuven to n. lorn, 1 Is, wiys the Chicago Hecord, only a sl'orl dlstonco from Lam beth parish to the green fields nnd hedges of Unglnnd b bout upon the Thames or by railway and tram cars, but these thousands of poor creatures are huddled together In this unl.c-nlthftil and degrad ed manner hi tenements, where poverty, Ignoratitu and vice rim lampant. Iho tatntoguo of Yulo university for tho year IS-iO, Just Issued, gives tho to tal number of studer.ts registered ns 2.511, an lncreaso ot 11 over last year. These are distributed as follows: Graduate school, 23; ntadtmlo department (Yale college), 1,221; She (Held Scientific school, f67; art school, 81, department ot music, 76; law school, 391; medical school. 110; divinity school, 0'. Tho litter Institution Is tho only department of Yule that shows a decrease. This Is in lino with tho his torj of tho theological department for Iho past few years, which appears to be con stantly losing numerical strength both In tho number of tho sttiilents and tho teaching foice The most notablo ln creaso Is in tho giadinte department. Tho number of piofessots, Instructots and lecturers In tho university for the currtnt jear Is 2P0 an intrtr.se of live over those of last jcar. The dcpMtmcnt of agricultute has dem 0'iM rated that the elate tico will st'ind the cllmato ot southwest Arizona and south east California nnel will produce large quantities of excellent fruit. It is un questionably true, as cxp'rlnicntr, with tho dnto palm in this section of tho country have shown, that the establish ment of a prosperous date Industry in tho hottest part of the dcseits of the southwest, wheio Irrigation water can bo bo found, Is hi sight. About eight oars aero the ngrlcultuial department Import ed v number of dnta palm ttoes fiom Al geria, Arabia, and Igypt. These trees wero distributed In hontliein Ailon.i. New Mexico nnd California, with direc tions as to th treatment the plants should bo given. In these Instructions particular reference was made to the pollination of the fenialo flower. Those tiecs hnvo now comu Into be iring. and ripo fruit has been tecelxcd by the ngrl tuHural department, some varieties or which nro very superior to our common Imported dates. Tho department pro poses to assist the enterprise in cviiy way In Its power bv bringing Into this country the very best variety of dates to be found about tho Mediterranean This sad storv is told bv a Havana cor respondent of tho Washington Post "As tho Third Nebraska regiment (formerly commanded by Colonel Willi inr J. Ilry.im came up the sllmj', narrow street from tho transport Mondaj morning, a passer shouted to tho men, iluirah for Hilly Rrjan' The answer came, ns If from ono man, all along the line 'We don t know him!' Thero was a certain bitter ness of tone, too, ns the men icpeated tho exclamation. This is not stated b way of comment, but as a fact which seemed Mgnltlennt, nt least ot un opinion on the part of his mm, that tho former candidate for the presidency should have dono some duty in Cuba before going wick, co mo oratoiical art of peace. A coicspondcnt of the London Times, who has been traveling In European Ilus sula tor two months, telegraphs from Sc bnstopol that feverish hasto Is being shown In tho naval dockjards. The num. ber of men enrolled In tho army and navy Is larger than during any previous J ear. Relnfoi cements .ire being sent to the Par Hast as fast as thev can be trans poited. The gairlscns along tho Itusso. Turkish frontier In the Caucasus havo been largely increased The correspond cut adds that neither the rtusshin min isters of ar nor marine, elurlng their teccnt long otllcinl tours e prcssict a wish that tho czars peace proposal should be sueccssfni. EXPANSION. J V Itichaid, In Washington Star. In a letter Just ncilvcd from the pieM-de-nt ot a we-teiu university occurs tho question of prestnt practical intciest: "Do ou favor expansion? Ask tho tiny bud at the timet of the venial equinox, "Do vou favor expansion''' and It will exultlngly reply m the atllrmativo Asl: the blid us It emerges from its gg shell: "Do jou favor expansion" und It will say aje. Ask the nib lion that plajs about Its mothei s outstretched foim "Do vou favor expansion.'" and the reply will comc-"Yes, until I shall become king of tho forest" Ask the bov that plavs Ids toj rattle about Ills mothei s knee: "Do juu favor e panMou '" and bis tounlenanci) will Hash forth tho i espouse "Yes, until I thall be able to compute tho distances and motions of tho plunets and weigh them In mv hand.' Ask the industrious farmer whoso labors and en terprise havo built his fences, supplied good buildings, furnished productive orch ards and meadows, illlcd his granaries with grain nnd created a handsome bank account: "Do jou favor expansion" With prldo ho will saj . "I am negotiat ing with my neighbor ovci theio to pur chase his larm and add It to my do main, so that my sors and daughteis may be comfortably located no ir the old home stead " o Let us appeal to hlstoty. Ask tho thir teen colonies In tho davs ot tho revolu tion: "Do jou believe In expansion.'' With ono accord they would answer in tho af firmative. Ask President Jcffe'rcon wlun he was negotiating tho Louisiana pur chase' "Do you bcllevo In expansion.'" His answer would be in harmonv with his aits "Yes." Ask President; PolM when Texas, the ono stnr, a mighty em pire In herbeif, was tteeklug to shine in the galaxy ot free lepublics: "Do vou believe In cxpum-lon"" Ills countenance would t.cdlati) with the consciousness of having done a woithy deed to struggling hu manity ns he pointed to his acts In secur ing that state and other vultublo terri toiy. Ask Secretary Seward, while en gaged In securing tho purchase ot Alask i: "Do you bcllevo In expansion"" and his reply would be In h trmony with those of his historic and olllclil predoctfcsois. o Who that believes In giowth and prog ress can sit down and weep because I'nlco Sam's dominions did not conlino themselves to the original narrow limits of tho Atlantic ocean" Who icsfets tho addition of tho orange tkkls of Florida, tho fot tile valid of the greit .Mississippi, the ore-producing mines of tho Itockies, tho untold wealth ot tho Pacific e oast, or the Icy gold Holds of Alaska.' Who daro lument that a form of government which in Its Inclplency requlrnl Its founders to plcdgo to each other their lives, their fortunes and their i-acied honor has outstripped tho most sanguine expecta tions of its frameis, and attained a po sition and un influence outshining "tho beauty of the Chaklees' excellency" AVho, bellevlMi In tho light and tho ca pacity of man tor self-government, and recognizing tho desirability or allowing the ptlnclples of civil unci religious lib erty to picvall thioughoiit thu earth would putposely take such steps ns shall fnsMllzo this modern tpo of icpubllcnn government, nnd end Its leavening Influ ence among the nations Who does not believe In exo mslon IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Prom the National Advertiser An Iowa gkl advertised for u husbind and got him Tho ndveillsement and wedding fixtures com ''. Within a vear ho onllstcd and wbh killed at Santiago, leaving his wlfo UO0O Insurance. This wlfa will In uiklltlon to this bo diawlng a, widow's pension In n short time. A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY. Prom tho Globc-Dciuocint. In April tho Spanish called an Ameri can u "pig," and in December "an up start conqueror." Tho cplthots aro not oolite, but they clvo a. clImDse of history. G0L1SMIT Ore at tit fnc Of leal Lace Curtain The money you save this month in buying" your Fine Curtains of us will astonish you when you see the Curtains and the prices that we have put upon them in orrler to relieve us of an over-stock. The Curtains we allude to are not the trashy kind only the real laces. Now $1.45 Now 1.85 Now 2.27 Now 2.63 Real Now $ 5.00 Were $ 7.00 Now 7,00 Were 9.79 Now 113.75 ALWAYS BUSY. Stand more kicks than any other shoes made. Lewis, Rely & Mvies, 1H AND 11C WYOMING ATDNUE. vi: li.vvi: a n t miii:u ok kine 111 HIPS that we will close out At Cost This is a chauce to get a good lamp for little money: TIE CLEIQNS, FERBEfc ALLEY CO, i'i'i l.nckuwatina Avenuo O Cold Room; Can be made comfortable If you use one of our Gas or Oil Radiators. Just wliat you need in cold weatlier. EOOTE & SHEAR CO. no WA&jiiNcnoN avb. 0 A PROPHECY TOR FRANCE. l'roin tlio Cliluito Tribune. "It Ih absolutely Impossible for a 10 publlc lorn,' to enduio If it become) either corrupt or cowardly," raid Governor Ttoosovolt In bin inauguration address. Tho utteranco fcound lllto a prophecy for Frame, wIioko itovrrnmont In tho biHt two yc.UH Iiuh exhibited uu lncrwlt. bio combination of corruption nnd cow ardice In deallnc yltl tho I)rofim epics. tlon. No woixlet tho HonupartlsU mil Orlcanlsta mo busy with their plots. jvl rt'SJv rrjIiiHi 1 j 1 in jim . boys' inJiyjiE o eSale Real Irish Point CyrtaSeg Were $1.98 Were 2.59 Were 3.19 Were 3.1J9 Now 3.00. Now 4.25. Now 4.75. Now 5.75, Brussels CimrtaieSc For Holiday Mill & Connell, 121 Washing-ton Avenue, Haeau unusual large assortment or Chairs and Rockers Scsclfpfion Ladies' Desks lnalltnowoodS Parlor Cabinets and Music Cabinets lu Mahosanyand Vernls-Martln. A TEW CHOICE Pieces oil Bric-a-Brac, Tabourettes, a large selection : Tables, in endless variety. Hill & Gomel! 121 Washington Ave. Fff 1 899 Various styles and bindings. The larg est assortment in the city to select from for office and pocket use. Rey molds Bros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, THE k C0MELL CO, Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. Mines EAZAAI .Were 4.00 .Were 5. 79 .Were 6,65 Were 7.98 Now 10.50 Were 15.59 Now 32.75 Were 17.85 Were iS.y. HMLEY WiodliragUp oe Faecy Silks To make a complete clearance on all lines that have been broken up by our holiday busi ness, wo have arranged our entire stock of Fancy Silks into four lines, as sorted as follows: Assortment 1 All of our Fancy Silks that are suitable for waist, petticoats, dress and coat linings, etc., etc., and worth from 85c to $1, Now Assortment 2 Everything in our stock of Fancy Silks worth from 1.00 to $140. Now 88C Assortment 3 All Fancy Silks ranging in pric from $ 1 . 50 to $2. 00. Now $1. Assortment 4 A few choice things in Fancy Brocades, etc., mostly In short lengths of from two to six yards each; were $2.50 to $5.50. Clos ing at $1.25 The first three lots are in leugths ranging from four yards to twelve and fifteen yards each, and we unhesi tatingly say that, so far as silk values are concerned, this is an opportunity rarely to be met with. Ftmlley's 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., Geucrol Atent for tbo Wromlnj District M: PlIlEft Mlriln;, Wasting. Hportlni, Smolca.on und tho ltepamio Ctiemlcv. Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tardy Fine, Cap and Uxplodoti. llooni lot Conuell Mullclluj. CSU'UtUOO. AUU.NUIUi 'JHOS FOim JOHN 11. H.Ml I'll S.-iOM W. V. MUL.UUAN. tttUt-i ' riymoul't W'lltcc.'s-Uafrj DUPONTS I
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