THE SCRANTON TlumXNJfi-MOJSDAr, .1AJSUAKV 16, 1890.
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SCHANTON, JANUARY 16, 1S0D.
The dlsclmrgc of the MonuBhatw from
custody should n followed by oner
Kclle nctloii against tho so-called do-ti-ctlvpa
who uiYccti-d their falsi! iirrost.
This Is necuKsitry as an example.
Result of tho Primaries.
Tho one great advantage about a
popular form of Government Is that
under It tho peoplf can ulwnyn ivet
what they think they want and change
It when they And out that they don't
wlnt it. In the long run we suppose
this will apply to the Crawford county
pvstoni, which on Saturday put In
nomination for mayor a man who.
It has been alleged, was largely
instiumrutal In placing In onice the
present city administration. The Tri
bune will, of course, support the nui
J..iit cholc- of the party and it trusts
that that choice will fultll the high ex
pectations of the people w'ho made it.
Th- remainder of the ticket is? Irre
proachable. 1 1
Hi-natnr Quay Isn't talking as much
as the Van A'alkenborg outtit, but It is
noticeable that lie is slowly but surely
corralling the necessary number of
votes.
Nelson Dingloy.
Tin- areer of public usefulness and
(llsilneiioti which tame to an end on
Friday night by th" death of lion. Nel
son Diugley presents many points of
Interest and Instruction, it irf good
i.treer to put before the minds of young
men. It will do them good to contem
plate it.
Mr. Dingely's p.trunts were poor.
Tluy tiled farming without much suc-ii'S!-
and then took to tavern-keeping,
combining with it the management of a
inunlry store. As a boy Nelson Ding
ley helped them as much as lie could
and walked three miles, morning and
night, to school. .Maine was not a tem
perance stale In the later '10'. nor was
the country tavern a place usually
ihaiwlorlzeil by total abstinence, but
oung llingley believed In keeping In
toxicants out of liis own system as
well as out of the systems of other
people, and proved his faith by estab
lishlng.wlien only Its years old, a sec
tion of the Pallets of Temperance. The
following year he taught a country
nchool and in lSil entered college, from
which he graduated in due course with
honor.
The remainder of Mr. Dingley's life
story Is better known. A student of
law soon Inclined to journalism, he be
came in 156, when "1 years old, the
proprietor and publisher of the Lewis
ton Journal, then published us a. week
ly. Of It he made a powerful political
factor; partly because of the ability
shown by him In its conduct and partly
because he was a clean, conscientious
ana sincere man, he was soon sent to
represent his town in the Maine leg
islature, of which he was a leader and,
some years afterward speaker. He
then was elected and re-elected gover
nor, declining a third term: and when
"William P. Frye, representing the Sec
ond Maine district In congress, was
made senator, Mr. Dlngley was chosen
by a phenomenal majority to succeed
him, and was returned term after term
until his duath.
The late chairman of the way and
mean committee of tho house of rep
resentatives tho post which involves
paty leadership on the lloor of the
house and is, in power and influence,
the third highest position in our gov
ernment, being Inferior to the speaker
ship and tho presidency only was
a birong partisan, who believed In Ke
publicanlrim and in honorable loyalty
to party organization and methods; in
a purely political sense had little use
for a. Democrat or a kicker; he car
lled Into his public ideals and opin
ions the lirmness and much of the
Inflexibility of his Vurttan ancestry;
but he was Invariably a courteous,
considerate, hlgh-toneii Christian gen
tleman, who had. It is said, not a sin
gle perconal enemy in Washington and
whose long service in congress, al
though characterized bv exceptional in
dustry, was untouched by .scandal or
suspicion nf nny kind.
Nelson Dlngley was not a natural
g.-nius; ho was simply an ordinary man
lifted by a clear conscience and a
strong will to u plane of great cmln-oii.-o
and usefulness. The man Is gone
but not the lesson of Ills example.
Anil. expansionists and others who
vinit to bo on tho contrary sldo are
offered an opportunity to ruih to the
defense fl niummy beer and Genernl
K.i q a n.
The Biggest Ship Afloat.
At ilelfast on Saturday the While
Kt.ir line steamship Oceanic was
launched, a fact notable for two rea
sons. In the first placo this ship U
'low the largest craft atloat. Shu is
701 feet or nearly one-seventh of a
mile Jong. OS feet beam, 11 feet depth
of hold and 17,010 tons gross measure
ment, with 10,000 horse-power engines
and tho finest Interior equipment that
human ingenuity can supply. Jn tho
second place tho Oceanic, although
doing most of its business with AmorJ.
cans, will represent British capital anil
ily the British flag, n circumstance by
iij means to the credit of American
enterprise. And this reminds us.
t a meeting held two yearn ago in
the suloon of tho United States mall
steamship St. Paul the passengers then
present, who represented evpry section
of the United States and every politi
cal party, adopted unanimously a pre
amble und set of resolutions culling
publio nttcntlon to the fuct that that
tioblo ship, which has slncu done royal
service for tho country in u llmo of
war, was American throughout and
urging Americans to tuko stops to call
into bclnc more of such flno vessel!
sailing under the American flag. Tho
resolutions pledged those present "to
unite In urging our citizens to support
by their patronage, and our congress
to nld by appropriate and liberal laws,
the efforts of the American line to
maintain a place in tho merchant ma
rine of tho world; and, by legislative
uctlon, to extend still further encour
agement to our merchants in their
efforts to recover our lost commercial
supremacy (n tho carrying trade of tho
oceans, putting an end to our present
dependence upon ships of foreign na
tions for tho carriage of the produc
tions of our own country," properly
holding that "both Notional pride and
National interest demand that the hun
dreds of millions of dollars yearly paid
by tho people of the United States to
foreign ships for ocean freights shall
be paid to our own vessels, built and
nuvlgated by our own citizens and fly
Iiiff our own colors."
There Is absolutely no sulllclent rea
son why we should depend on England,
Germany, France or any other foreign
country for ocean transportation. Wo
have the business to support American
ships, we have good American ship
yards to build thorn and we have some
of the hardiest and shrewdest marin
ers alloat to sail them. The one lack
ing essential Is u system of govern
ment subsidies adequate to put Ameri
can capital into ship-building on terms
of equality with competitive foreign
capital. This lack the present congress
Is expected to supply.
Under existing law the district al
tniney has tho right to make six times
as many peremptory challenges' In the
prosecution of a criminal case as has
the legal representative of the defense.
O'ut of n panel of 40 men he can arbi
trarily stand aside it, while the defense
can peiemptorlly challenge only 4. This
virtually puts into tho hands of the
district attorney the power, in a case
Involving political, religious or race
prejudices, cither to convict or to tie
up a Jury regardless of the law and
the evidence. Senator McCurrell's bill
lighting' this obvious injustice is clear
ly a move In the interest of fair play.
Senator Gray's View.
Good reading at this time is tho
speech of Senator Gruv, of Delaware,
Saturday night at Wilmington to the
fcllow-citlzens who gave a banquet in
honor of his service as a member of
the Pails peace commission. Senator
Grav went on this trillion a stout
hearted anti-expansionist; the frame
of mind in which he returns may best
be described 111 his own wolds. Said
he:
"Wo are now in a crisis of our na
tional history, and your hearts and
mine, us patriotic citizens of this great
country, are full of anxiety as to a
proper settlement of the, momentous is
sues which h.ive resulted from tho vyar
with Spain. The acquisition of terri
tory by tho United States was not one
of the objects of the war, and wc sol
emnly declared in the resolutions of
congress that our only object in de
manding the relinquishment of the sov
ereignty of Cuba by Spain was not to
hold it ourselves, except that we might
pacify it and lit it for self government
by its own people. Hut in this as in
all else, 'Man proposes and God dis
poses.' 1 ardently desired that we
might escape the necessity of taking
tho Philippine Islands, and assuming
the burden that their taking will im
pose upon us, and I know that tho
president of the United States was
equally anxious to the same end. nut
it became apparent that without our
seeking, unexpected conditions had
been created, and out of those condi
tions unquestionable duties had sprung,
which could not be avoided or evaded
by the United States.
"Commodore Dewey had brought
Agulnalilo back to Luzon, and by his
leadership and the encouragement of
the American fleet, the embers of the
insurrection which had died out were
rekindled Into a Hume, and the assist
ance of the insurgent forces was gladly
availed of by our commodore. It then
came to the thought that in our s?t
tlciucnt with Spain wj could not hon
orably leave the inhabitants of those
islands to tho tender mercies of their
Spanish oppressors. I know that that
situation appealed to the heart of your'
president and that he believed he was
representing American manhood and
American character when he said, ns
finally he did, that whatever became of
those Islands and those people, It wiu
not In our blood to hand them back to
Spain. It was a feeling of this kind, I
know, that animated the government
of Mr. AlcKlnley in coming to this Im
portant conclusion.
"Ho said, nnd I know he felt, that
whatever else might be the fate of
these Islands and of this people, he
could not put our country in tho at
titude of deserting those whom wo had
placed In n new position of antagonism
to their rulers. On the other hand, if
American sentiment did not justify tho
return of those Islands to Spain, no
more could It justify leaving them
derelict In the Eastern ocean, the prey
of tho first occupant and of European
rapacity. It was thought best by tho
president and his advisers to take thu
cession of their sovereignty from Spain
and hold it In trust, to l? administered
in conformity to those high Ideals and
liberty-loving traditions which animate
and glorify the history of our coun
try. That I sought In Purls by all hon
orable means to escape this responsi
bility does not matter now. It came to
a point at last that we must either
leave the Islands to Spain, take them
as we did, or break off negotiations and
como homo without a treaty of peace."
Further along In his speech tho sen
ator from Delaware said: "Without
assuming for a moment any right to
speak for the president, I think that I
can assure you that he Is committed to
no politics, calculated to discourage,
much less strike down the liberty-loving
people all over the world. I belong
to a different political party, but I
would bo false to my sense of justice
and to that pride which I feel us an
American, If I did not declaro my con
fidence in tho patriotism and purity or
principles of William McKlnlcy. Ho
Is no usurper of power, no stranger to
American institutions. Hut the solu
tion of the problems which confront us
Is not with tho president. When the
treaty is ratified, no policy can ba
adopted without the sanction of con
gress and tlia whole American people
will determine, through their represen
tatives, what relations we shall sus
tain to tho rhlllpplnes. Shall wo hold
the sovereignty In trust for their peo
ple, ns wo will do In Cuba, or shall
we, with their consent, establish a pro
tectorate over them, or govern them
as we will the Island of Porlo Itlco? All
these Important questions will properly
como up for determination after the
ratification of the treaty."
It Is folly or crime to force their pre
mature determination now.
Tho launching at Klswlck, Eng., Sat
urday of the American cruiser Albany
served two purposes. It gave English
public opinion an opportunity to show
Its good will, which was Improved to
tho limit, anil It drew nttcntlon to the
necessity under which tho United
States, the leading manufacturing na
tion of the world, which builds war
ships for Russia and Japan, had to
scour the markets of Europe for ships
to add to Its own navy. Fortunutely
the Albany Is u good boat; In buying
her .we get our money's worth, which
Is more than can bo said of all the
purchases made last spring when wo
were arming for the war with Spain.
A reduction In the rate of postage be
tween Great Britain and Canada from
5 to 2 cents for letter postage went
Into effect Jan. 1 and nlready the postal
receipts in Canada for this kind of
correspondence have doubled. The
people generally want cheaper postage
nnd they celebrate each reduction in
cost by writing more letters. If con
gress would force the railroads to car
ry mall for the government ns chenply
In proportion as they carry other ar
ticles for private shippers we could tit
once have penny letter postage.
The burden of anti-expansionist
trouble seems to be the thought of what
might happen if this country was gov
erned by a bloodthirsty despot instead
of a wise.conservatlvo chief magistrate
who Is prompted only by motives of hu
manity in dealing with a helpless race
unable at present to control Its own In
tel csts.
Hohson, too, is an expansionist. At
Honolulu he recently said: "I bellevo
that American citizenship will not be
found unequal to any work that may
fall to ittt lot. It will not even in tho
face of dangers nnd obstacles shirk
any of the duties It owes In the uplift
ing of the human race."
H Is scarcely to be expected that the
Filipinos can be made to readily under
stand tho situation when alleged states
men at homo continue to wilfully or
otherwise misconstrue the motives of
tho administration In working for tho
best interests of tho down-trodden
races of the cast.
A five-year-old "boy preacher" has
been silenced In New York. It has
heretofore been demonstrated that suc
cess as a boy orator or preacher can
seldom bo obtained under the age of
forty.
Agulnalilo has probably concluded to
postpone his bonlire at Hollo.
PORTO RONS' WOES
Special CotrespunUenco of Associated
Press.
San Juan, Porto Itlco, Doc. 31. Tho
Porto Klean business men Is of keen
Intelligence and of quick perception.
Ills relations in tho pas,t have been
largely with old established and re
liable European concerns and today
he is making comparisons between the
"pioneers of American commerce" who,
with baggage and sample trunk, aro
daily landing upon the shores of his
island home, and tho business men or
the continent whom he has known In
tho past. The result or this keen scru
tiny and comparison is not overwhelm
ingly Tavorable to the American pion
eer, It has. In fact, brought into life
the old Spanish word "buscones."
"Uuscar," to hunt, to seek, "buscones,"
hunters, seekers, adventurers, and some
even say tho term means cheats and
pllferciH.
o
The Porto Iticau Is hard to Tool. He
cause his Island Is In a far away corn
er or the West Indies, tho location of
which has only lately become known
to the majority of Americans not In
schools, and because ho has lived quiet
ly ut home and attended to the bus
iness of pleasures of a community of
tfomc eight hundred thousand people,
he is none the less a pretty good judge
of men and manners. Tho Americans
who aro today In evidence upon this
Island have been weighed and found
wanting. Commercially we are making
the same mistake here tnat wo have al
ready made in another Latin-American
country and that has bean to un
derestimate tho intelligence, the per
ception and the culture of the business
men thereof.
As the Porto Ttlcan is quick to detect
the roughness, tho bad manners, the
lack of courtesy, tho deceptions and
the guile of some of his recent visi
tors, so Is he equally quick to perceive
contrary qualities in others among
them. On tho first points ho Is per
haps over sensitive and may be ald
to rail In appreciation of tho rough
diamond. On tho other hand there are
qualities present In tho Anglo-Saxon
gentlemen of breeding that aro as In
comprehensible to the men of this cap
ital as Is the Idea of cold nnd snow to
the ignorant laborer of this tropical
Island.
In the beginning, the Porto Itican
overestimated us, and part of the awak
ening he Is now experiencing is a na
tural reaction. In the beginning tho
word American stood for all that wna
best In the way or government, civil
ization, advancement, education, man
ners nnd commerce. Our country and
Its Institutions were looked up to by
the masses in a way that is difficult
to understand today. Americans rresh
from the States were regarded as al
most superior beings; when we landed
here before tho war tho islanders In
vested vb with a glamor of tho won
ders In Wash ncton and New York
that we had but recently gazed upon.
I, Anything and everything American
was considered to be pre-eminently tho
best of its kind. In the beginning our
welcome was based upon these concep
tions. It was thought that tho pass
ing of Spain and the acceptaneo of the
Stars und Stripes would carry with it
some muglcal influence from the great
country up north, auflKient In Itself
to put an end to all that was unjust
and wrong nnd to straighten out tho
affairs of this unhappy Island with it
fairy's wand. From this unreal mental
ittltudo there has come the ennscquen-
tal nwakenlng, which has been further
ed nnd forced to the other extreme by
tho representatives of tho United States
who arb now In evidence In Porto Itlco.
Tho misbehavior of tho American
troops enme first, It was disappoint
ing to discover that the saviours of
tho country behaved with unmistakable
rowdyism. This was hardly In accord
ance with prccmcelved Ideas. Hut
tho misdemeanors Becmed to continue,
nnd although we round many staunch
tlercnders, men and women, too, who
said that Is was unfair to Judge an
nrmy by tho nctlon of a few or Its sol
dlcr and much more unjust to Judge
a people by volunteer soldiers, recruit
ed rrom the lower r.nd worst clusses;
that .soldiers were on a campaign were
never known for their gentle manners,
that things would scon bo better, etc.,
tulk of our undisciplined troops pre
vailed In the local papers and examples
of their misdoings were printed and
repeated by word or mouth. Some men
realized that these actions wero In
truth no fair criterion or a. people,
euch men could perceive the seir-re-spectlng
men in tho nrmy. In a way
that was pathetic because of Its ill
concealed dlsai polntment a well known
local paper argued for fair Judgment
nnd thorefralnlngrrom hasty and unjust
general criticism. Tho educated natives
saw tho matter In this light, but the
majority did not; the majority Judged
tho army and the country by the acts
or a few and mal-rcputatlon or our
soldiers grow apace. Tho pendulum
swung back too far in the other direc
tion this is a country and language of
exaggerated words and the army got
woree than It deserved.
o
Still, there was much truth In the
many assertions. A gentlemen of tho
writer's acquaintance, a SO years' res
ident of Ponce and a man or culture,
education and much knowledge or our
country and Europe, said that ho had
lived in Porto KIco during many troub
led years and under many modes of ad
ministration; that he had always avoid
ed politics and attended quietly to his
profession or doctor, and that during
nil his residence hero lire had not eem
ed impossible, but thut now It did.
In tho past his family had always been
able to attend mass, to walk on the
plaza on a Sunday evening and to sit
out on their porch, which Is on the
second floor, without molestation or
nny kind rrom nny one. Hut now that
hlsdaughtcrs could not even sit nt their
own windows without being suhjected
to liuutlt, much less go on tho streets.
Consequently his family were as pris
oners within the walls of their home
nnd it was his linn intention to remove
himself and them to a country where
such things did not prevail. The Por
to Illcan Is no saint; far from it in
deed, he has his rull share of faults
and vices, but the rowdyiom of un
controlled troops Is particularly dis
tasteful and offensive to a peoplu who
are at least gentle. .
o
People hero looked forward to a com
mercial revival and an Inllux of Amer
ican capital to follow the army; there
were rose colored dreams as to what
American business would do for the
island. For these dreams wo aro not
responsible. They were unreasonably
exaggerated by tho islanders them
selves und It is not our fault If we
have not fulfilled their expectations.
The capital will doutblcss como by
means of loan and trust companies and
the business revival is retarded by the
existing tariff). Hut the islanders ex
pected so much and today see so lit
tle that his heart fails him and he
cries: "My tinhapy country, what Is
thy future?" He has seen a number of
Americans, all anxious to exploit him
for all he is worth, and this Instead of
his dreams. He has been offered a
varied assortment of cheap goods by
loud speaking drummers, who have
come down declining they would show
the "dagos" how to hustle. Hecause of
existing tariffs und uncertainity con
cerning the money question the Porto
Hlcnn hns bought sparingly, and the
drummer has gone home, declaring that
the island was no good. Heer, whiskey
and tobacco sellers have been tho mot
fortunate; some orders for these goods
have been placed and Indefinite future
contracts entered Into. But tho seek
ers abound, looking for chances. They
have found It difficult to obtalu advan
tages from the government and they
have found Porto rtlcans anxious to
sell poor farms for good prices. Many
havo gone back to the states In dis
gust, othets are holding on, nlways
waiting for some indefinite opportun
ity. o
This Is how the Porto Hlcan sees
us, and he is a good judge of men and
manners. This is tho outcome of his
exaggerated hopes and he Is prone to
whimper like a child. Flnst Impres
sions aro lasting, shattered Idols arc
slow In re-establishing themselves. Tho
Porto Itlcnn had no tight to tho idol,
but he set It up and today it Is crumb
ling. To tho Porto lllean tho result
of the last three months Is doubt.
Doubt as to what future does really
He before this country, doubt as to
what the Americans can and will do
for him. There is regret that wo did
not laud to find him fighting the Span
iard that they then might havo tho
same claim to independence as has
Cuba. Hose colored hopes gave tw a
ringing welcome In the beginning, sor
rowful doubt has stepped In nnd to
day wo get only the welcome of our
courtesy nnd good manners.
NEWS AND COMMENT.
Tho attention of Senator Morgan and
other Nlcuraguan canal enthusiasts is
called by W. U. Curtis to a canal In
Egypt which for a period of more than
4,'W years has never ceased to fulfill Its
purpose. It was built by tho govern
ment under tho direction of Joseph, tho
brother of Uenjamln, who was the son
of Rachel and Jacob, who wus tho son
of Isaac, who was tho sou of Abraham,
who was tho chosen of the Lord. It Is
known aB the Uahr Joussuf, and not only
waters tho cntlro provinco of Fayoum,
endowing it with fertility and supporting1
a largo population all theso centuries, but
has been an Important aid to commerce.
It leaves tho Nile at Alsut and runs al
most parallel with It for 230 miles, until It
gains an eminence as compared with tho
river bed which enables It to turn west
ward through a narrow pass seventeen
feet nbovo tho mean level of tho river
and a. district which Is olhcrwlso shut
off from tha fertilising floods upon which
all Kgypt depends. Ancient writers, such
ns Herodotus, Strabo and Pliny, as well
ns tho monkish legends, declaro that tho
construction of this canal not only fur
nlshcd a channel of navigation and Irri
gation to an entire province, but moder
ated tho climate so as to make It habit
ablo for human beings.
Oeneral Leopard Wood, the military
commander ut Santiago, who arrived In
Washington Holiday night, went to the
white house reception about 10 o'clock.
Ho was cjulckly ushered Into tho bluo
room, where tho president wus tecelvhitr.
As soon us he wus recognized, t?ays tho
Washington Star, there wuh hearty
hand-clapping, iho most unusual demon
ttratlon ever seen on such an occasion.
Uoth the president and Mrs, McKlnlcy
greeted Oenral Wood In tho warmest
manner, und Insisted on his Joining the
receiving line. General Wood was tho
CO
LISMITI
(Hninr YI'
MJ IHJ.1L Jl II,
The trade event
of the year
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nrteeitl
Is Now in Full
When a whole store cuts loose from profits, when, in many instances it ignores cost,
in its one great desire to reduce stock in a limited space of time, then, if that store is
honest in its statements and intentions, the buying public is put into possession of a
money saving opportuuity so great that they can ill afford to pass it lightly by.
This store proposes for ten days to offer every dollar of its surplus seasonable
merchandise, at such a reduction from regular prices that profits will hz wiped out, and
on many items, cost will be lost sight of. We're honest about it; wc are in earnest
about it; we mean to make this sale memorable.
HsCome to the store aud see for yourselves.
Goldsmith Bros0 & Coa
ALWAYS BUSY,
Stand more kicks than
any other shoes made.
Lewis, Eeilly & iavics,
111 AND 116 WYOMING AVENUfi.
WE HAVE A N UMISER OV FINE
0DDLA1P8
that we will close out
At Cost
Tiiis is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money;
ME QLEiQNS, FEEBEE,
WAIXEY CO,
422 Lackawanna Avouua
Cold
Room!
Can be made
comfortable
If you use one of our
Gas or Oil Radiators.
Just what you need in
cold weather.
FOOTE k SiEAK CO.
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
hero of tho evenlnsr. Congratulations
wero rained upon htm by men In high of
llclal life. It is susjresttd by a number
of prominent men that consress voto
Oeneral Wood a mcilul of honor for his
distinguished services to tho country. It
Is said that tho president may recom
mend that congress take such action,
A census of San Juan. 1'orto Ilico, has
been made. The population Is given as
10,215, with 1.(00 houses. Of tho occu
pants 9.000 aro males and 7.J15 oro fe
males. Some two-story buildings hud as
many as ') occupants.
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BOYS' MP Era)
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Animal January
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For
Holidays
Mall & Connell,
321 Washington
Avenue.
Have an unusual Inrgo assort mont or
Chairs and Rockers Srfpfion
Ladies' Desks lnalltbawood,(
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mahogany nnd Vornls-Mnrtlu.
AFEWCHOICn
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a iarge
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
HSU & Connell
323 Washington Ave.
Various styles and
bindings. The larg
est assortment in the
city to select from for
office and pocket use.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
THE
k COME!! CO,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
434 iadOTaiM Avenue
Manes
Fir 1 899
BAZAAR
$100,000 worth of
Merchandise to
select from.
Sale
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HfftEY
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Sale oo
Fancy Silks
To make a complete
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 lines, as
sorted as follows:
Assortment 3
All of our Fancy Silks that are
suitable for waist, petticoats, dress
and coat linings, etc., etc., and
worth from 85c to $i. Now
Assortment 2
Everything in our stock of Fancv
Silks worth from $1.00 to $140.
Now
88c
Assortment 3
All Fancy Silks ranging in price
from S1.50 to $2.00. Now
$1,00
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 $3.50. Clos
ing at
$1.25
The first three lots are in
lengths ranging from four
yards to twelve and fifteen
yards each, and we unhesi
tatingly say that, so far as
silk values are caucerned,
this is an opportunity rarely
to be met with.
F I alley's
5H0and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
lieuerul Ageut for tbs Wyomluj
District fj.
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Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
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JOHN a SMITH A ION, Dymoutl
W. V. MULUU.IN, tvilkevllarri
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