THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 189D. (Se gcrcmfon u6une I'ublUhsct inlly, Ktcept fluntlny, br lifl 1 rlbune I'ublhiilne Company, at Klfty Cemt n Month. tw YorltOlllcos J ho Nbukhii HI., H.H VUKMjANIX fcole Agent for Foreign Advcrtlsln ?. JTFniiD ATTiir. roiTorrirK at ecRAMTOx, IVk., ABSECONrCI.ASS MAIL MATTER. TEN PAGES. KCnANTON. JAXt'AKY 17, 1S9S. The vnluo of tho Crawford county system to the He publican party In Fcranton enn lie better estimated after election. The Chnngo iu Governors. In one reject Colonel Stone today tnteia the Kuucuintoilal chair enjoy ing an exceptional advantage, lie wai po hj somatically availed mill inluep lctonled duiliiB th" campaign pieced Iuf the election that tdiould ho fall to fullll his hlRli nlnm and pledges a great poitlon of the public would not feel mn inised. In that Improbable event his u 111cm would take lefuge In the lee ed uction that thev piedleted ns much, and this pos-lbllllv elves lilin a line bachm-iund for the ileaier pio'eetion into public notice and appreciation of nietlloiloiH acts and policies. Thoo Mhn wild In advance that h" would be a (llsippolnfnent would be unable to (-"limine hlni for fullllllng tin Ir pi dic tions and will he equally tumble to con ceal It f i oni ihe public If, on the con tiai h- shall In turn dl-.ippolnt and confcaind theiu in other woids lie be glim with public opinion not unieason able In its expectations and ha- unlim ited scope In which to build It upwind and otiuaid II is not loo much to s?a that In thi 1-Sii-( Colonel Stone Is moie foitunnt th in his immediate piedf cesoi, who bpgan with the l.uget plurality eev leiolxed bv a gubeinatoil.il candidate and ended iu the leadership of a mlnrir U. Jacllon. In lalrness to ioeinot Hastings It should bo said thai foi this sequence of events he was not peiaon alh to blame Oiuuimtunces of a na tuie not eas to modify plunged his ad nilnlstiatiou Into a peilod nl jintv fac tionalism which loibade nciltiality on his pait and compelled hlni in "elf de fense to take a position among the lighters. It was hu jiolltlcal nilsfui tune to be diawn tun pi d the losing hide but once there he battled turdil. The blows which he has dealt to e tiavaganre and jobbeiv in legislation hae been poweiful and ie-oundlng. The last few months of his administra tion when, sti iking out boldlv for the light, iegJldlei-H of personal conse quences, he cut open long-standing evils and pointed to their remed. will be le membeied with pleasmo by many and with lecurilng diead by othei.e. Had he maintained this pace fiom the start he would to aiv be the uneiu Honed lender of his pait. Colonel Stone does uot entei ofllc. with the political licnlron blight as it was foui ears ago, but ho his the benefit of his predecessors experiences, lie Is by natuie a haimonlzer; while he does not dread vet he does not en Joj lighting, and with his plain matter-of-fact wns and checiv good na ture to help out hrs laigc aecjt'ainlance with men and nffalis and his consider able natural ability theie Is abandant reason to expect of him an administra tion which, If not sensational or bril liant, will bo h,i, steady and clean, and which will glow In public favor as It goes along. The recent coasting accidents, while legiettable, hae not been unexpected. The carelessness shown this winter in this form of Juvenile amusenint has been r-xtiaoi dinar,. Paients moie than chlldien are to blame A Step Forwaul. We call attention to the bliu' but thoioiigh nigunient by Chailes Ileniy Ilutler, of "Washington, D. (', in anoth er column, fmoting the joint resolu tion now pending In congiess unpen -ciing the president to enter Into cones pondence with the governments of the principal mailtline powets with a view of Incorpoiatlng Into the peimanent law of civilized nations the pi lnclple of the exemption of all piopeit) at sea, not contraband of wai, trom capluie or destruction b) belllgeient poweis. The Idea undcrl) ing this tcFolutlon has had foi centuries the sanction of the world's bioadcst-mlnded thlnkeis; It contemplates a step tow, ml the ic llneiiient of wai which biightens the hope of ultimate tint, ci sal peace and it should bv all means lecclve the olll clal sanction of the Ann i lean t;o em inent, which Is the one gieat power that Is fiee to lake a tlrm stand lor hlghei Ideals of civilized waifnie. That tho piesldent should want a commission of able men to guide him In his handling of the Philippine piob lcm is natural and wise. A commission compobud of such men as Admtial Dewey, Oenoial Oils, ex-"Ilnlster Den b) , Piesldent Schurm.in and Piolesor Worcester would command the lmqual Hied confldenie of the counti) Tho President and General Miles, If it were true, as it seems to a num ber of newspaper coirespmdcntt to be, that the president ln desirous of Inn ing n new commanding genet al of tin nrm In the place of Nelson A. JIHes, wo have no doubt that Uenual Miles would feel In honor bound to obey the piealdent's wishes bv -volunteering bits resignation befoie waiting for it to bo solicited. The fact that Gcneiul Miles docs nothing of the kind In, est b with doubt tho latest emanations of the capital clty'a yellow Journalists v t withstanding the friction which hi luently been leveuled between Jtii and Alger nnd between tho pio-I- x-o . ial holdier and the politician cle i ims in ihe war depaitineiit It N not i i rotating the case to say that Gen , il Miles Is icgarded by public opinion an by far the ublest of tho men now ac tively connected with unnv aff.ilrs.and tiny triumph of purolv political Influ ences which should fail i-o hl:i ictlre ment from hla present position would bo a blow to tho tfuq.hjlxiests of tho army and a Miock to public sentiment, lie has Btood with soldier-like heroism for the welfare of the common soldier; he has tnken upon hlmself.tho burdens of tho regulars who, at a time like this, are npt to bo kicked hither nnd yon In tho scrapping of tho politicians for place and spoils; and ns between lilm nnd the civilian element which Is nr rayed ngnlnst him in both open antag onism and secret Intrigue the country o iininlstukably Indicates Its prefer ence that we give little ciedcnce to re ports which icprescnt the piesldent as being out of pntlence with Miles, If the president Is out of patience with anybody It must be with those who tried to feed the soldiers of the nation on lottcu meat and who, ever since their jobbery was uneovetcd.havo been dying to manufacture evidence to let themselves out of an unpleasant picdlcament. AVe can Imagine him out of patience with the foul-mouthed commissary gctieinl and with the mem bers of the war Inquiry commission who silently pel milted that ofllclal to lead without lebuke his outrageous woids in their piesence. We enn also Imagine th.it he Is uot altogether pleased with the conduct of his secre tai) of war, which fiom beginning to end has been calculated to provoke an nexing icsentinents unci needlessly In ilame public opinion. Hut no reason appeals why lie sould cheilsh ill-will against Miles, rather should he be glad to think that one man wearing the Ametican uniform Is brave enough to expose weaknesses and shortcomings In the war management, which Is tho necessary prellnilnnr) to reorganization and lefoim. ienei.il Hapan's modified statement does not condone the oilglnnl offence. He Ins tlugiantly violated military law. If discipline Is lo prevail he must face a coin t nrutl.tl, - Tho Era of Prosperity. Among the many evidences of the an h al of an epoch of prcpeiltv that has never been equalled Iu the htatoiy of tlie new vvnild Is the fact thai In the financial telatlons between Xew Yoik anil London the conditions of u centuiy have been icveised. Ameiica. heietofciie has been financed bv Lon don bankets and enterpilse iu tlilb counti y litis depended to a laige ex tent upon the Kngllsh capitalists. This je.u, for the flist time, nuiope Is buy ing because It has needs and New Voik is sending mll'Ions to London. In spite of the loans acioss the water Ameilian capitalists have money to Invest ut home and lion, piesent In dications will not be backvvaid in lur theiing the Interests of the nnous in dustiles. The country was never In as s-Ucnig a finanelel position as at piesent. AVith confidence lestored by the cei'ieiva the adminlsti.itlun ot national alfalis under Uepubllcan leadeishlp, the good elfects of the business revival mut be genet al and lasting. Tlie Chicago Times-Herald asserts that Senatoi Qua) tiled to get Into McKlnley's cabinet AVe do not believe It. Hut If he vveie In It he would add stiength to it. Expansion's Keflex Influence. Dr. Itajmond, the eloquent piesldent of I'nlon college, heaitllv concuis in the view that the expansion movement hns aheadv reacted and will continue to i wict benefice ntly upon the interior condition of the people of the Vnlted States. In a seinion preached In New A'oik city lut Sunday evening he said: "We hae been led as a nation In the pi o idem e of God, I belleie, to assume eontiol oiei other lands and other peoples. Whether this eontiol Is to be peimanent or temporaty does not con cern us now. It Is enough that for the Immediate futuie we aie charged with new and giaie lesponslbilltles, and the effect Is to emphasize In the Ameri can mind the pilnclples of goi em inent. There Is something Infilling and leassuilng In the seemingly unanimous com lotion that It would be a cilme to betray this tiust, that the best thought of the nation must be given to the goiernmental problems befoie us and only the best men appointed to official place Such is the temper of our peo ple that should nny party seek to make political capital out of these new and impoi taut ofllces or treat them In an) sense as party spoils, that paity would be indignant ly dt lien fiom powei AVhat does this mean but that the ques tion of clean, honest and efflelem government has suddenly been foiced to the ttont. and Is the supieme ques tion In Ameiica toda), taking the place of the pett) party wrangllngs that vveie so lapldly demoinlUing oiu na tional life'.' I cannot leslst he convic tion that this has been God's waj of legeneiatlng American polities. In Htcad of threatening the life of our lepubllc, I believe that this new ie spouslbillty Is destined to sttengthen and enlarge It by lalsiug a new stand nid of otilclal woithlness. AVhat we are alieady demanding foi the government of Cuba, Poito Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines, we will not long hesitate to demand for the government nt Inline, and we shall see another Illus nation of the tellex Influence of al tiulstlc effoit." Cannot the "antls" tee and give heed to this truth? General Sangullly, the Cuban who Is coming to AVashlngton to protest against Geneial Ludlow for refusing to let him make tiouble lu Havana, might better save his oarfaie. Need of Food Laws. The need for the passage and en foi cement of better law i lu the Interest of puio food becomes appaient as evi dences of tho awful woil. of the sclen tlfto fiends who piepaie adulterated provisions are shown In the Increase of dyspepsia. Itilght's disease, diabetes nnd other complaints that may be tiaced to the consumption of Impure food. There Is no doubt that tho aver ago grocer would piefer to sell pure goods rather than the doctored ai ti de, and In many instances their icason for dealing in dangerous stuff Is bo cause of tho competition with the cheap dealer who offers goods at ruinously low prices. H Is well known thoro ate many guides lu gioceiles, md the dealer who offer things too cheap la probably selling tho low grade. Tho gilt lettering on a package of ndultcr ntcd coffee or a can of vegetables doc toicd with borncln ncld Is as bright ns that upon packages of puto goods nnd tho low pilco at which the In ferior articles aro sold often tempts the buyer Mho should know better. Tor the flood of cheap goods on the piovlslon markets tho buyer is large ly to blame. If people who purchase groceries would use the care that many exercise in selecting clothing, for In stance, tho manufacturers of udulter atcd food would soon be obliged to go out of business. If, however, tho heads of families cannot be made to understand that tt is poor economy to purchase food that will destroy the digestive organs ot tho consumer, laws should be enforced that will to a ceitaln extent protect those Mho nre tumble or unwilling to take care of themselves. The case of M. Quesmay do lleauie palie, lecently leslgned fiom the Court of Cnssatlon lit Paris, should teach all men of mediocre ability the wisdom of preserving golden silence. Until his recent participation in the Dreyfus affair, M. de Deaurcpalie had been regnrded as a man possessing at least a Hmall quantity ot common sense. Trom the Instant, however, that de Beauiepalre began to talk for publi cation he was recognized at once by the woild as a demagogue and intellectual weakling of the most pitiful class. The sudden transition from an honoicd Judge of the court of appeal to a ted ious, tactless talking machliiP has been lemaikable It Is an unpleasant dig cove! y that chills one's faith in French justice. General Meicler, France's ex-minister of war. Insists thut Dieyfus is guilty, but Inasmuch as Dreyfus' innocence means Mercier's guilt his testimony Is scarcely disinterested enough to make a sensation. PORTO RICflN TAXES. Coriesponilence of the Associated Pi ess. San Juan, Porto Itlco, Dee 31. Dr. Coll was Installed as Secretaiv of the Treasuiy on November 1C Upon that date the Insulai treasury held 7C cents In copper, $:i,SO in A'enezuelan gold and about $900 in American bank bills. It seems that It has been the custom In Potto HIco to maintain what is called a guarantee fund. This Is a system of deposits to guaiantee the faithful pet foimanee of both police and private contracts. Amounts to be thus deposit ed are legulated by certain laws and lecelpts aie issued to deposltois by the insular tieasury for the monies thus leeelved. Sums of monies in litigation can also be attached and deposited iu this same fund until such time as the Courts lender Judgment- concerning their ilghtful ownership. AVhen this has been done the court Issues an or der upon the Treasury to pay back the money according to the decision it has l cached. o Dr. Coll was greatly surprised to find the insular tieasury In such a depleted condition. He knew theie should be nt least sevmal bundled thousand dol lars deposited on nccount with this general guarantee fund and he at once started an Investigation to determine what amount of money was missing. From the vailous lecelpts Issued by the Treasury alieady seen by Dr. Coll, he has learned that over thiee bundled thousand pesos, about two hundred thousand dollais, aie missing from this fund, and It Is probablo that the full ninount which has been done away with amounts to nearly five hundred thousand pesos Ills investigations aie not ns yet completed but he has no doubt but that he will discover docu mentary evidence of deposits up to this latter amount. o Till money was taken to Spain; of this no one has any doubt. It is gen eially known that the late Captnln General Maclas, ot Porto Hlco deliv ered to the Government at Mndild 91, 000 pesos, and that the Brigadier de Mailna A'allarlna dellveied to his gov ernment 40,000 pesos which llghtfully belonged to Poito Rico and which weic drawn from this guaiantee fund. Tho lund also contained 42,000 pesos Mhlch was the capital and total leserve of a school teacher's pennion fund. Thl3 money was contributed by the teach eis of Poito Rico and It Is evident It should have been left in their hands Hint they In their old age and when en titled theieto, might enjoy the bene fits and advantages which aie their due. Maclns took this 42,000 pesos to Spain and it Is understood that his ex cuse in thlsi matter was that as tho headquarters and main office of the Ptotective Society of Spanish Teacheis watt at Madrid and as the Potto Itlcan bianeh was subjected to tho rulings of this main offlce, the money should be i etui ned theie. No one believes the teacheis will ever benefit by their own pension fund unless some definite and elective action Is taken In their behalf. Dr. Coll is collecting all the evidence he can concerning the matters above set down and when he has fully com pleted this labor he will submit a re port thereon to Major Geneial Henry, lecominendlng that claim be made upon the .Mndild government for the resti tution of these amounts. o During Spain's possession of Porto Rico the Spanish bank of Poito Rico, undot contract to and protected by this Insular government, collected from the people and paid over to tho gov ernment, all taxes and direct contiibu tlons. This contract with the Spanish bank tei initiated upon October 18 last, but It would seem upon Investigation that they are much in arrears with certain payments; that there is stron? evidence to show they have collected taxes and contilhutlons tiom tho peo ple which they never turned over to Spain. Dutlng the latter pait of November, Dr. Coll forced this bank to pay Into the Tieasury 20,000 pesos collected by them on account of taxes' nnd revenues from government lands rented by individuals and It Is his In tention to force them to meet all their obligations. This bank Is today In tho position of the steward who gives up his keys of office but who will not glvo an accounting of tho goods which have passed through his hand o One of the principal contilhutlons which lime been abolished by tho mili tary tiuthoilty In Potto IJIco Is known locally as Dorechos Roalcs, In Spunlah, Royal Ducu In Hngllsh. There was a crown contribution on all tiansfers of ill kinds of property. It ranged fiom ono half of ono per cent, to thiee per cent, of tho value of tho pioporty trans foned and It luought to the crown of Spain pome 148,000 pesos u. jear. Fur thermore, this olllcc, that of the regis ter of deeds, wns most corrupt. It cost one anywhere from one to three thous and pesos to register a deed or con ve.vnnee nnd this oicr nnd aboio all legitimate expense and royal dues. Tho abolition ot the royal dues nnd tho In stallation ot nn honest icglstinr In place of the late Incumbent hafl been u most excellent thing for the country nt large. Tho taxes on personal pnss poits have been taken off; this was a dialn on men of slender means nnd while It only pioduccd ni.000 pesos a year for tho state, its abolition cases the people of tho counti). All stamped paper line been made a thing of tho past. Formerly cverv ti impaction In which the government hail a hand hnd to be carried on upon paper stamped with certain seals nnd which was sold by tho government itself for Its own profit. This was n fruitful source of Income, producing nenrly 20,000 pesin yearly. It has been Spain's custom to prevent fishing lu all rivers and lakes of Porto Rico unless tho fisherman paid u good round ptlco for a. license. Of com si much fishing was done without a license because the government could not watch water ways sulllclontly closo to punish all oft'endeis, still the me-as-uie was a hardship for the poor man and he Is better off now that It hns been lemoved. Also a tax called tho "territorial tax" which amounted to live per cent, on nil agricultural pro ductlons, has been removed and in these two last mentioned acts one can sec tho governors purpose of lighten ing the burden for tho rich and poor alike. It is the purpose ot Dr. Colt to prc paie some statistics upon food con sumption In Potto Rico and he will rec ommend to Geneial Henry that Hour and dried meats be admitted from the United States without pnyment of duty. Dr. Coll will also leeommend that mn teilal for the clothing of the pooier classes and shoes for the country vvork ei s be admitted free of duty. He con sldets that the people would bo gieat I) benefitted if a certain kind ot pump which penults them easily to obtain fcood water anvwhere In the low lands could be supplied at a reasonable cost and he will lecornmend that these also be put upon tho fiee list His Idea In these lecommeiidatlons is to benefit the poor man nnd In this he will surely find a willing chief In Geneial Henry. Tno commanding geneial Is fully awaio of the aenemlc, half nourished condition of the poorer Porto Rlcans and he also realUed that men nnd women In this condition cannot make good citizens. He Is disposed to do all In his power lo aid them, nnd if he cannot get food to them at reasonable pi ices, prices at which they can buy it, he will seilous ly consider the ndilsahlllty ot Issuing them rations until such time us pioper and necessary nouilshments aie placed within theli reach. FREEDOM OF PRIVATE PROP ERTY ON THE SEA FROM CAP TURE DURING WAR. Bv Charles Henry Ilutlei. Pot nearly a centiuy and a muiiler ef foils have been made to obtain fur com merce on tho sea cxeinptiuu Horn captuie and destiuctlon, to separate, 11 possible, tho desire of rapine, boot) and destruc tion from the consummation of the cads desired by nntlons, and which hunt been .submitted finally to arbitration of war Benjamin Pranklin, hi 1775, promulgated views which Iho woild is graduall) "catching up ' to, and there now seems to bo a fair piopeit for the general adoption as :ules of International law of those pilnclples of fieedoni ot cummerco which were Incoiporated In the tieatv which hu negotiated between the United Stales nnd tho King of Prussia, which piovlded that cvm during war "all merchant and ti ailing vessels empio)ed In exchaiiKlng the pioducts of different places and theiebv lenderlng the neces surles, conveniences and comfoits of hu man life moie asr to be obtained and moie general should be allowed to pasa unmolested." o Tho question of freedom uf non-offi'iid-lag commeice has slnio then been tho sublect of much eoriespondcnco and tis. cussfon, and, to "omo extent, of treat) negotiation, but up to the piesent time there has nevn been mi) geneial con vention la regard theieto, although tliero have been special treaty provisions of ex emption bftween inillv tibial powers, as lu tho caso Just ilted and out tieyty with Italy In 1ST1 o Theie scemi, however, now to bo a favoiablo opportunity ot obtaining ,i general Intel national agreement bv which wirlaie cm the sen can be con U oiled b) rules of civilization and human It), similar to those whlca have been adopted by practically every nation In le gard tin warfare upon land. The recent, and now happily leimlnaUd, hostilities with Spain have bi ought the matter Into gi eater promli.enco than It had during a long period of peace, and there is a gei eral stntlment In this and other countrlcii tli.it a conference of iepreent.itlves from all tho maritime power ef the world, called to corslder this question in all of Its aspects, would lesult In tho general adoption of tho pi lnclple, not as a spe cial tieatv piovlslon between p.ntleular nations, but as a general rule of maritime and naval warlare -o The president, In his annual message, communicated to congress at the begin ning of the preicnt session, u commended tho adoption ot the principle bv this counti y, and asked that he be authorized to enter into eoricspcndence with other powers to tho end of obtaining Us gen eial adoption by mailtlnie nations. Reso lutions have been Introduced In both houses of congress endorsing the presi dent's ilcws, and aro now under consid eration by the approprlito committees. If the existing opportunity shall be nvallcd of, and this great forward step taken under American leadership. It will certalnl) redound to tho lasting credit nnd gloiv of the United States, the ad ministration, as well as every ono who aids In tho consummation of a. movement which three-Qiiaiters of a century ago was ascribed by Count Nessclrodc, ono of Ihe nblest Kuropcan diplomats, as "a crown of glory to modern ellplomac." THE TRIBUNE YEAR BOOK. Answers a Three-fold Purpose. Fiom the Lancaster New Era. Tho "Year Book" Isiucd by the Set an ton Tribune is at onco an almanac, a household encvilopaedla and u political hand-book, and It answers this tlnec fold purpose admlrubly It deals hugely with Scrnnton atfulrs and thoso of the county of Lackawanna, and is very full In Its statistic concerning theso two. It senna to havo taken tho Suaiitou post ollleo under lis special wing, nnd pre sents portialts of ever) body connected with It. The people of Lackawanna county have In this convenient hand-book a manual of lefercnce which they wilt llni veiy convenient dining the next twclvo months. Particular attention ivas given to tho Scrautou prstolllco officials this year n account of tlicli cntoiprlso in securing the meeting of tho National Letter far riers' association for Scranton on Sept. t.-Ed.j Scranton Is Up to Dato. From tho Lebanon Repoit. Tho Scrniilou Trlbuno has Issued Its "Viiar Book." n volume) ot 110 pages, con taining local ami geneial political statis tics, sporting data and repleto with a mis. lellnny all In unliable, foim, carefully prepared nnd excellently printed. It Is a laluablo handbook, rcllccts credit upon tho progiess and taste of its piujectors GO LBSMIM'S Oil TMrtecnl Anna The trade event of the year o Colored! Bress Goosls 18o Mixed Fancies, sale prico 12jc L'oo Fancies, Balo prico 18c. 50o Wool Plaids, salo prico 25c. 50c Covert Cloths, sale prico 35c. (55c Whipcords, salo prico 50o. $1.00 Silk and Wool Novelties, salo prico 75c. ALWAYS BUSY. Stand more kicks than any other shoes made. lewis, Mlly k Bavies, 111 AND 116 WYOMING AVENUE. TVK 1IAVK A NUMBUIt OI' 1'INK 111 wire that we will close out At Cost This is a chance to get a good lamp for little money ME CiEiQNS, FEME, O'MAIXEY CO. 4'"J Lackuwuun Avenu and Is another evldcnco that Scranton is up to date. A Valuable Hand Book. 1'iom tho Wnno Independent. Tho Scranton Tribune Almanac for 181D Is a x.Uuablo hand book for northeast ern Pcnnsjhanla. Uwldes Rtlnfr much Kenei-al Information it also eIcs local facts In surrounding counties, In the way of county officials, official oto of 1S9S and many other Important Items. It is a handy book to have on tho desk for ready lefercnce. An Interesting Issue, Trom tho Montioo Democrat. Tho Scranton Tribune's ahnainc for IS'19 has been reccied. and is. ciowded fiom coicr to cocr with Intercstlne mat ter. Abreast of the More Protontious. From Jlontroso Republican. Tho Scranton Tilbuno Almanac nnd Year Hook has l cached our desk. H Is a compart compendium of facts and lie ures, and us a handy vohinio for icady refcrnce It will prove Invaluable. In points of typography, illustrations and the completeness and Intrinsic worth of Its subject matter, it is abreast of the moie pretentious of tho unnuals published by the Ereat metropolitan dallies. Tho almanao In a eiedlt to Tho Tribune. een as that paper la a credit to Pennsylvania journalism, ii ' Why He Talked to Himself. Thcies Is nn Irlth porter emploed In a largo cstabllit irent In tho do, one of the kind that will mal.c a witty reply to any em t of question. Ho li very fond of expressing Ids lews In general, and has great admltallon of Ids arguments. If ho falls to net listeners ho will tnlk lo himself In lieu of fiomcthlne better. A member of the tlrm, belnir annoyed ono day at his ecnhlnnt muttering, which ho wns unfortm nle enough to henr, ent for htm. "Look here, John, did It ccr occur to out ui(nlE BOYS' IflHUJE Qj annarv U) Today's Special BanlletiiinL Bress LimiigSo Tho Best Kid Cambrics, salo prico 2o 10-cent quality TaiYota Lining, salo prico 5a 12-cent quality Taffeta Lining, salo price 8c. 15-cent quality Taffeta Lining, salo prico lOo. 18-cont quality Taffeta Lining, salo prico 12jc lanes For 1 89? Various styles and bindings. The larg est assortment in the city to select from for office and pocket use. Reynolds Bros STATIONERS and EXGRAVEKS, - 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 SHEAK CO, HI) WAbiUMJTON AVU THE HUNT & COME IX CO, Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. you that our constant talk and inuttr Ing am a fjieat annoyance to proplo who jinppcn to bo about? Why on until do ou chatter to jourselt anjlinw?' "Sliure, I lme two reasons for don' that." "Two reasons! Well, what aio tliej?' "Ono of them Is Unit I lollio ter talk to a Flnslblo man, and the other Is that I lolko ter hear a slnsible man talk." Tit-nils. BAZAAM $300,000 worth of Merchandise to select from. o CcTl 1TT1 ITTl (TTf" (dill JIMM Sale Black Bress Goois A tow pieces Cropous, salo prico 20a ,15c Brocaded Wool and Mohair, Balo prico 25o 35c Storm and French Serges, salo prico 25o. 50o Figured Mohairs, salo prico 35c. 75c Figured Mohairs, salo prico 490. 98c Black Oropons, aalo prico Goc, FINLEI WtadtagUp Sale oe Faecy 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 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 price from $1.50 to $2.00. Now Assortment 4 A few choice things in Fane) Brocades, etc, mostly in short lengths ol fiom two to six yards each ; were $2. 50 to $3. 50. Clos ing at $L 25 The first three lots are in lengths ranging from four yards to twelve and fifteeu yards each, and we unhesi tatingly say that, so far as silk values are concerned, this is an opportunity rarely to be met with. Fhiley s 5IOand512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BELIN, JR., Uetieial Agent for tUs Wyomloj District (J.- illnlne, masting, Sporting, HruolcslMl and Ilia llepuuuo Clieoilcx. Coinpiiny'l HIGH EXlPLOSlViES. fciifcly Fuse, Cnpi nnd Ktplolan itoom ioi Council HttlUlpi. darautoo. AUKNUlivii tho!, rom, JOHN li. bill nick -ion, W. E.MULUUAM, PltUti riymoiitb WilUevllarri POliEB. I, ' t J 1
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