- -'"fcfc-ifcSTJpjf V""W '' TJrflf '"'4 -aft-.T--w? j- , t -,"-Trs5pi'i a " ' SVtefK -"J4 ' tfFv' iwwry t jmwm- rwprs. 5, jTrtJi, '4 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1899. (Se Jkranfon CvtBune J'ubtltliert Pally, Krcspt Htmilnv1. or tli rlhtinel'uMliUlnc Uompivujr, nt Fifty Oonti Trlbn n. Month. New York Oinco: lMiNamauHt., as. vki:i:ijANix fcole Agent for Korelgn Atlverttsln;. vmkhkd at thr posTOFFirr. at sckantox, r., ah nrcoNi-cLASi hah, matter. SCHANTOV. rCimUARY 27. 1&99. If nn lnvestlBntlon ot political methods Ht ITnrrlsljurjj li to be made It should bo complete nnd the object pIkuiIJ be to let no guilty man escape. Mo fartlon 1ms n monopoly of vlttur. That Silver Offering. It 1h to bf hoped that no recipient of the Scranton letter carriers' appeal for help In the ontprtilnnumt In this illy net yeptember of the Nutlonal Aso elation of l.ettei Curriers will fall to lottuii fiiihp rontillnitlon Indlc.itlve ef filendly Intpreit nnd pood vvl.i Apart from the moral obligation which each householder Is under to thepo men for faithful pel foununce of a public elutv nnd foi dally evidences otcouittwv nnd speclnl attempt to please, the good faith and fame of out eitj uio at st'ile and no loial Scinntonlan would want these to suffei. The tettei can lets of the nation iv (cptcd the Imitation of the Seianton delegation to hold theli tenth annual convention In Seianton on tit tepre Mentation lij the local oarrli'f" that Scranton was the most hospltnlile city In the I'lilon eventlnc. of cuius", the home cltv of each of the nthe- el' le gations. Some tnll talcs wen told out nt Toll do of what Hcianton could do In th wnv of liinltlm: Uf' IntciestliiB tor the vIsltiUR postman mil ,1ip b.Htle tor Sitanton vv.is- not won u'ltll a Rood ileal nf ointorlenl piomlssot paper was put ntloat with Huanton's ludoi se mi nt on the back. These nbllK.itloni muM bo redeemed. Their teilemptlnn In letter and In spirit at least In nnn-lntoNlcatltiB hpltlt Is a debt due to the men whom we told to extend this Imitation, but mote than that. It Is, a pleasant opportunity to f-mead the eltv's teputntlon from ocean to oc-nn and -ecuie a ciedlt of (.latitude and Rood will In eveiv sec tion of the ecitintiy. ConMMjuently.vvhon vou lecehe nt the front door this liioinlns 01 some othet mornins, a lomblnatlon envelope with places for n silver dollni. n half-dollar and n Mti.uter, till In the thiee biles with Kood loined metal and make til" man who ranlcs rout mall a ft lead and a debtor foievei Admiral Dewcv's temaik in declin ing to tun foi president thnt he vvnnts no change In the present administration will find a responsive echo among his counttymen nt home Inciease the Police Force. In anticipation of the change which is soon to take place in the city admin Htiatlon councils should grant with out hesitation the inciease asked for by the police department The addition of fifteen pattolmen would still leave the police foue of the city much Mnnller In piopoitlon to population, area and complex bocial conditions than the aveiagc foice of the average city. Complaints of inefllclent work among the police weie a potent, perhaps a onti oiling tuetor In detet mining the tesult of last Tuesday's election That vote must be tuken as n setvlng of public notice that the people, under the next admlnistiatlon. will not tolerate the piostratlon characteilstic of the picfeent guardianship of the publ'c safety. Citizens who pav llbeial tars want teasonab'e secmity for their piopetty nnd this secuiltv thev ate not getting. Hurglailes nt.d sncal, thievery wete nevet mote i lenttftil i,J lately o successful. Tie restr'clim imposed upon vice is al'Mmt invisible Theie has not Lccn a time In th nem ry of the pie.sent genei itlo.i uhrn Scranton has heatd ftom the law-'-e-speetlng nnd law-abiding clashes tjrent (i protest Mian is nov m."l'-' at the efi'tonterv with which ambllnT, pios tltutlon and other forms m vice die tegaid the law and Haunt themselves befote tlio public. The people have de toimlitcil tint In these as wit as in other ma'-tets. Seianton must clean house. It It In the light of this manifest re sponsibility of the Incoming admlnis tiatlon that councils will be expertel b public sentlmtnt to give the neiv nmyni a free hand and a fair oh.viep The pel bound of the present police fcrco is all right so far as It t;nr No police force anywhere has n tlner lot of individual members. The l tes ent disorganization Is the fault, rot ill the suboidlnates, but of lax , nil paitlal methods of administration. Ytt even undet efllclcnt control nn 1 with nn esprit du mips so noticeable of Into by reuson of Its absence the force Is not laige euouKli for the work ic (inlted of It and In common fairness, both to It and to the community, t Should be considerably enlarged. Senator Mason's threat to hold up the administration suggests that tho friends of this mlbgulded man should hasten to pull him off the truck beforo the engine i educes his political person ality to the sad pioportlons of u coipse. An Object Lesson. Tho fight now on In New York city between Tammany Hall and tho Man hattan Klevutid Hallway company, or, j educed to Its personal propottlons, between Itlchard Cioker nnd George Gould, is un interesting object lesion lu municipal government, home time ago the railroad company refund to adopt for motive power the compressel air system for which Croker nnd n few associates hold pntcnts, and it was not long afteiward that Tammany made up a new set of regulations tot tin railroad's observance. These regulations, if enforced, wouli compel the railway people to -emovi their tracks from Battery path, whete four lines converge, where all the cars ire switched and where 21.0,000 persona are daily put In connection with the ferries, nnd forco an expenditure of at least 120,000,000 in the purchase of a right of wuy further up-town; would necessitate a (10,000,000 expendltute on dripping pans twelve feet wide and 171 miles long, to bo hung under the. Hocks ostensibly to prevent oil, dirt or nshth from falling I;ito tho street below, would require an otitlny of nt least (500.000 In tho runnlns of unneces sary ttulns, Including a number of pat lot -car trains with expensive furn ishings, would fence tho enclosure of nil plntfotms with glaBS, another $500, 000 Item; and would compel the com panv to pay the expenses of a minute examination of Its tracks by a commis sion of engineers to be selected by tho mtivor, this wholly In addition to tho Inspection now conducted by the com pany ns a matter of prudent bunlness polley. The regulations embody other provision opening tho door to nn esplonngo bv Croker's lieutenants which in tho opinion of the railway olllclals would force them to suspend operations If not rccued by the courts. It inn) be only a coincidence that the Ooulels, who own tho elevated ronel, are Republicans while the prin cipal owners of the competing surface roads are Democints high In Croker's favor, but It Is n coincidence which has already caused the suggestion to appear In print that If Tammanv car tics through Its absurd restrictive pro gramme the legislature at Albnny can be asked to pass a law Imposing equit able safeguards. Of course, such n fight Is to bo tegretted both for prin ciple and for expediency, but It seems to be a natutal result of the political system of municipal government which gives to men like Croker the power of despots. The congiatulatlons nnd best wishes of cverj American citizen will go to Judge Dn upon his appointment to the Federal bench. The people con sldei that, nothing Is too good for this quiet, able nnd honorable man. Tho City Engineering. There can be no doubt of tho truth of the contention of City Unglneer Phillips before tho estimates commit tee thnt the best engineering talent Is the cheapest. Simply because Scran ton pas less for Its engineering work thin many other cities does not In the slightest degree Indicate that Scran ton Is at an advantage over those other cities. The business view of this prob lem Is embodied In the question, "What Is Scranton getting for Its money?" If It Is getting llrst class service all along the line, well and good; If not, why not? The public works ot a gi owing city like Scinnton, spread out as they are over an extensive area, nnd contin ually Increasing, call for efficient and continuous scientific supervision. Mr. Phillips himself admits that In at least one direction this kind of supervsion Is lonspicuous for its absence. Through no fault of his, but rather because councils in tho past have not sensed the impoitance of a trained nnd ade quate engineering corps, the cost of sewer Inspection Is double or treble what It ought to be, duo to tho un systematic emplojment of Incompetent labor. The designation of sewer In spectors as a result of "pull" results In the kind of Inspection which does not inspect and, as Mr. Phillips says, tho cost, which nominally Is charged to abutting property owners, finally lands on the city at large. It takes no special Intelligence to perceive that this kind of thing Is uneconomic. "What Is true of tho sew er problem Is doubtless true In other directions. There Is a saving at the spigot and a wasting at the bunghole. Things are done which ought not to be done and other things which ought to be done In the most scientific man ner are either bungled or not done at all. It Is proper to say that City En gineer Phillips knows this perhaps bet tei than any outsider and does his best to guard against it but Is limited nnd hampered by Influences beyond his control. Vhnt councils should do Is to give Into the hands of the cltv engineer power and money to do the engineering work of the city as It ought to be done and as it Is done In many American cities, and then hold him directly responsible. In no other way can good results be achieved. The comlncr departure from this city of Mr. F. W. Pearsall, who for sl years has been In charge of the rail road department of the Scranton Young Men's Christian association, must bo viewed as an appreciable loss. Mr. Pearsall represents to a rare decree in his personality and methods the too In frequent combination of spiritual sln cctltj with worldly common tense and ellkiency In dealing with men and affairs which Is so necessary In asso ciation work. lie has done inestimable good while here nnd will carry wuh him to his new field the frlend-hlp and Indorsement of all who have ha I oppor tunity to take his measure. Wheeler II Peckhnm told a New York audience of would-be reformers a wholesome nnd pregnant truth the other day when he snld: "Vou will never help this community so long as you recognize the successful rascal as entitled to your respect." The codo of public morals which Mr. reckhatn thus urralgns is btrongly entrenched In more cities than New York. In threatening not to leave a. stono or brick within the radius of American conttol the Philippine Insurgents re veal their anarchistic character nnd illustrate the need of effective outsldo control. A tine lot of brigands they would be to exercise complete independ ence! The fact that the Filipinos arrojed against the United States troops aro beginning to Improve In markbmanshlp Is another teason why rapid work 13 necessary In disposing of them. This Is the season when admirers of Jeffeisonlan simplicity feel called upon to fill up on roast duck and champagne nnd paint tho town. Mr. Johnson, ot Indiana, should bo provided with a gold collar and ap pointed dictator of tho "aunties" at once They order things strangely lit France. Tho fire-eating deputy, M. Deroulede, who tried to ptlr up insur teotlon lu the army, can be punished only by brief Imprisonment whereas In every other country premeditated treason means death. U Is now asserted that there Is doubt ns to whether General Kngan can draw nny pay ftom tho government vvhllo under suspension from rank and duly. The doubt should not be resolved In Engan'8 favor. It Is reported that tho Khalifa Is pulllnt? bis troops together proparntoiy to making another ultnek uflon Omdur mnn. The Khalifa may be suffering fiom "national honor" epasnts. It will take more than yellow Jour nalism to convince the people that Speaker Heed Is actuated by dishonor able motives In his attitude toward the Nlcatagua cauul. Baseball litis been Introduced nt San tiago and has established Itself almost Instantaneously In native favor. Of the Americanization of Cuba thetc is now no futther question. 'Tls a poor day nowadays whose post-merldlan sun sees no new big trust formed or trade combine begun. Friends of Billy Mason arc beginning to think It Is a long time between spasms. Odd Features of Homes in Havana. Correspondence of the Chicago Record. SXB OP tho most interesting features yof Havana llfo Is tho domestic and mercantflo admixture common to the wholesale business Tho pro prietor, his employes nnd his country oibtomirs live ns one latge fumlly. If It happens thnt tho mer chant has a family his foremen become his representatives In the domestlc-mci-cautlle relationship. In a wholesale sad-dlerj-hardwnro store In Teniento Hey street was found n tvplcnl representa tive of Havana methods The front, one Btoi j. high. Is occupied bv the olllce and salesroom Hack from the street, with the only entraree through the store and work rooms, is tho domestic part of tho establishment, tho sleeping apartments being upstalis, the back part of many of the store houses being of two stories -o In ono department Is furnished, In hos pital fashion, a largo and well-ventilated icom, occupied by a dozen or moro iron beds with mosquito nets on each, theso bo Ing tho guest beds of customers fiom In land points It might bo corcctly termed tho "customers wind," so very much like a hospital ward with single beds nnd scant furnishings In It. Kntrance Is gained through tho store and an opci) court, from which tho staircase ascends ngmnst an outsldo court wall. This court has no loof, light being thus admitted to Its ev ery part. It Is usually adorned by a shrub or two and perhaps a parrc cage or a mocking-bird cage, cither with Its occu pant, Is hanging on the wall. A few chickens, pigeons or pigs nro not al vvas strangers to those courts. o Tho dining table for the employes and customer-guests Is bet In tho store. Year In and year out emplojes who aro not married and housekeeping, nnd some, who are married but not keeping house, live at this table. Thus tho proprietor keeps closer watch of tho habits of his men ana thev become closclv connected with him and his Interests. Closer relationships are also thus entered Into between mer chant nnd customer, nnd even his em plojes learn to know the trade and Its rep. rcEontattves more intimately than with us. So long as a customer-guest Is In the city Ills home Is with tho dealer with whom ho trades. o Thiough a ficnt door of the More thb domestics also make their way, and through a front door the horso belong ing to the establishment Is led to his stall In the kitchen The room set aside for tho latter Is usually largo and bcmi-de-taehed by a thick stone partition, jet di rectly connected with tho establishment without outsldo pass way between. En tering It tho honc Is found In a well- kept stall Immediately to the left, with a manure barrel by the side ot his stall. Ills feed being kept in convenient bins Next his m.incer Is tho wlno chest, and ne: tills not six feet fiom his head. Is the kitchen 1 irder In ficnt of these Is th" cook's table. This was well covered with meats nnd vegetable In preparation for tho noonday meul. Further along Is the substantial range, on which dinner wis cooking, and at the end of this, but a slngla step nwa Is the shower bath At hand, but a step further removed from tho cook's table, Is tho toilet room. The toilet arrangements are all or ancient pattern, the sanltaiy condition far from the best. It may bo said that the stablo and toilet part of the kitchen ate kept about as clean us possible for them to bo with Havana In tts present old-tlmo un h.inltnry and unhygienic state. But a citizen at the United States of America would hardly relish a meal prepared In a room l"by LM feet In area, which consisted of kitchen, water closet and stabh com bined. o To get to ids stnll tho horso has to be led thiough the store The carrligo Is generally kept In a front hallwnj In resi dences, In a corner of the store In busi ness places In this particular instance It was kept In n warehouso In the rear Hut tho horse Is as much a member of tho family down here as n pet dog Is with a rhlldless woman In "the states " The tall and lavatcty In this merchants plico of business aro far moro hvglenlo tlmn In many of Havana's homes Conse- U'lcnuy incro is great iicea ot sanitary Inspection and many condemnations be fore this can be irnde a sanitary nnd hab- ItablQ cltj. Tho cooking range Is a feature worthy of note. These aro generally 1 irpo and built In the house. They nro substantial stono structures, the top nnd front being veneered pitterns, some of them qulto nrtlstlc Thero aro several cooking cham bers, ench detached fiom tho otheis, mak ing a separato lire i ccessary for each C'harconl Is tho fuel used, the const! ac tion of tho rnnge minimizing the amount of hent radiated, thus making cooking tolerable In this climate, even moro fo tbnn in metal ranges In "tho states'' in summer time Many of the kitchens aro Moored with colored tiling of pretty de sign or with largo squnios of marble, tho effect being pleasing, especially If tiled wainscoting Is also In use, ns Is common ly the case. -o If the business llfo of this eti is n terestlng not less so Is tho home life Resi dences are usually but one, or, at most, two stories In height If the former tho fumlly Bitting room Is gcnuially Just olf tho street, perhrps entered directly from It The family loom is cupaclaus, with high ceilings and massive doors, the win dows being equally large nnd grated with Iron bnrb much llko Jail bars. Tho floors aro of marble, or tile, tho walls nro genei ully baie, though in somo residences thoy aro hung with paintings by old masters una ijomc ornaments or value The rll muto and dust of Havana aro destructive to house furnishings commonly used In tho United States, o plainness nnd sim plicity aro tho lule. o In a one-story homo the family congre gate duilnt tho .evening In their luro front room and tfijoy each other's bo. elety In truo family wuy. The bedrooms oio beyond the fumlly loom, perhaps on" a court, In which aro grown shrubs of on kind u;ul another. Tim kitchen Is at the far cnu of tho row of rooms, nnd so are the stall und toilet If a carriage! is kept It U likely to stund In the main hullway. close to tho front door, to bo passed upon filtering and making exit from the house. o The oors of tho sleeping rooms, dining room and kitchen are all paved with mar bio or tiling, some of them mndo attrac tive by gny designs. Tho furnishings nro exceedingly simple as a rule. Iron bed steads, iilvvnvs single beds, each being surmounted by a framework of iron to support tho alwavs necessary mosquito net, ntothe only kind used. A smalt drug get may bo spread In the middle of a good sited room or a foot rug bo laid beforo the bed. Mahogany furniture Is that most generally seen, three or four pieces com pleting the sot, Permanent clothes presses are not built In the houses, largo and oftentimes teolly elegant mahogany vvardiobes being substituted. DEWEY'S BEQUEST. From the New York Tribune. Exactly why Admiral Dewey wants tho Oregon to bo sent to him nt Manila does not et appear, and thero aro many con jectures concerning It. He says It Is for political reasons. That might mean any of Boveral things. It might have refer ence to tho effect to bo produced upon the Filipinos, or upon their alders und svmpathlzcis lu tho United States. It might mean that some cutslde nation Is acting unpleasantly and needs to bo re strained by a grcctcr show of force. And thero aro other Interpretations thnt havo or that might bo put upon It But nmld all tho various comments and opinions put forth concerning it thero Is nbsoluto unnnlmltv upon one point. That Is that If Devvev wants tho ship he ought to have It. There Is absolute confidence In tho Judgment of tho great ndmtrnl. No ono dreams of somo theatrical posing, or Is on the point of committing an indiscre tion. What tho American nation says un hesitatingly Is substantially this: Dewey sajs thero Is need of tho Oregon, there fore there Is need of tho Oregon, and the ought to be sent to him nt once. It M difficult to say which Is the moro admir able, tho unanimity nnd magnitude of this tribute to him, or his full worthiness of It. o Thero is another interesting fenturo of tho c ive, in which, by happy lot, tho Oregon Is a second tlmo associated with a great eibject-lesson to this country. Tho famous vovage of tho Otcgon around tho continent impressed upon us as nothing else could hive done the neeel of a canal across tho Central American Isthmus Tho present Incident with equal forcii shosvs tho need of n tclegraphlo cable from California to Hawaii, and thence to Guam and the Philippines. When eveiy dav's delay mav bo .i serious matter, It Is de plorable that the Oregon must wait at Honolulu until word can bo got to her commander by mull. It ought to havo been possible for orders to have reached him from Washington within an hour after the receipt thero of Dewey's request And It ought to bo posslblo for the gov ernment to enrrv on telegraphic corre spondence with Dewey at Manila with out having Its dispatches traverse half a dozen alien lands and be subject to tho scrutiny of and perhaps to delay at tho hands of those who at best aro not con cerned In them, and who nt worst might make use ot them to our disadvantage. o Wo might well add a third feature to tho case, to wit, tho desirability of push ing tho work of raval construction with out n day's unnecessary delay. AVe have no Idea that our new warships will be needed In battle this jear or next. But no man can foresee tho future. Our fleet on tho Atlantic coast was none too power ful before tho Oregon and the Iowa wero sent to the Pacific. And those two ships, fine ns they are, cannot bo reckoned a sufficient forco for our permanent uso In that ocean. Whatever political reasons rcqulro tho presenco of tho Oregon at Manila, equally potent political reasons demand tho strengthening of our fleet In the Atlantic and Pacific by tho comple tion of the five great ships now in hand at tho earliest possible date. No man In congtess would venture to dispute tho propilety of sending the Oregon to Dewey. Neither should nny dispute the propriety, and tho Imperative urgency, of finishing our new ships nnd laving our Pacific cable, nnd cutting tho Isthmian canal. For nil theso things aro implied in tho ad miral's message. WOMAN'S MISSION. Helen II. Backus in the Outlook. Wo of this modern day have no right to shut our cjes to the complexities of every day life, to the cver-wldcninc circles of personal Influence The slmplo domestic creed of tho mother of tho Gracchi, rear ing bruvo and healthy sons to fight for the commonwealth. In tho day when one Weil-educated ltorain or Greek could lit erally compass tho worlds trcabury of knowledge this Is not for us. Tho vir tuous woman of Solomon's Immortal por trait could order the wavs of her house hold nnd guldo the weaving of her maid ens In tho comfortnbe sense of accom plishing her whole dutv. Not so we who must reconcile home llfo with tho Infinite peiplexltles of life without the home, must contend with all sorts of morbid new conditions In the Industrial world. We must tako account of the sympathetic re latlons which the woilel's tribes have bc:n developing throughout thousands of years, must assist to fubo the Interests of Europeans, Asiatics, and Africans In thn teeming llfo of our great republic, must tit together tho educational principles of Darwin, Faraday and Bdlson, tho ser mon on tho Mount and tho Declaration of Independence. TOR EQUAL TAXATION. From tho Outlook. In Wisconsin bills aro In tho toregrounj to tax railroad property nt the hamo lato as the property of Individuals Tor a goeid nunj jears Wisconsin, llko Michi gan and Minnesota, has taxed railroads at a light rate on their gross earnings Tho present demand that the railroads shall le assessed at tho market value ot the.lt stocks and bonds, are taxed exactly llko real estate, shows the persistence of tho American demand for tho cemal taxatlm of all propcrtj-, personal as well ns real In Indl ma, where tho railroads under this method aro already taxed as much a& th" farms and homes, tho present legislature Is attempting to reach other forms of r er. sonnlty which have hitherto escaped their share of nubllo burdens. The house ot representatives has gone to tho length of approving a bill making tho interest on bonds and other written obligations un collectable unless fucIi documents uro slumped by the atsscsbor. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE. From the Outlook A memorial has been presented to con gress to establish a bureau of domestic science Tlio memorial tails attention to the vast outlajs bj the government to In vestigate tho source of food supplies and methods of production, and asks of what v iluo this Is if the food product Is rulnd in cooKing through ignorance, 'i ns me- j niorlul gives tho history of tho etfoits or iho Nntlouil I'ure Food ahsoclatlon the Domestic Silence, association, the Fann ers' National congress, and tho Woman s eouncll to becuro b'ovcrunieiit action In tho establishment of a bureau of domehiw bdcne.0 In connection with thu depart mo it ot agriculture. To tho Now York legis lature a bill will he presented to establish an Industitnl training school for gills, the school to bo built on th cottage plan, nnj tenducted on tho fnmllv group sjsum This movement U supportesl b Urn Fed eration of Women's clubs INVEST AT HOME. Fiom the Philadelphia Imiulrtr. . Thero la not a newspaper In the coun try that will not Indoise tho Hermit m Tilbune's appeal to the citizens of tint ' town to Invest their burplus eurulngj 01 tavlngs In lecal enteiprltcs "If," It bujb, "money made In this city Is to he sent out of town for Investment or deposit anil the establishment of home Industries In not to he encouraged a tlmo must tom when tho shore will be- strewn with wreckage." Millions ot dollars have ben i sent out of Philadelphia for speculative enterprises In tho west and clsowhero, upon which tho Investors nover received n. penny, and tho presumption Is that Seianton has lost her proportion through the samo cause The owmrs of property In nil towns are especially foolish not to build lib tho places vvheio the bull; of their fortunes Is placed, and thus add to the vnluo of their holdings. COMPLETED SAWED OFF. From tho Chicago Tribune. "I'd like to know," said the delinquent boarder, "why I don't get uny of that planked shud." "Pcrhnps." suggested tho pert waitress, "It Is becauso vou' haven't settled for tlio board." And ho sat there like a wooden man POSSIBLY. From the Buffalo News. It may after all be shown that. Mikado like, General Miles was right, tho com missary department was right, tho con tractors were right, Secretary Alger was right and cv en General Hagun was right, and all wero right on tho beef question. ENTITLED TO A RAISE. From tho Washington Stai. President l.oubet's difficulties would Justify him In asking for nu Immediate m crease of salary. IN LIGHTER VEIN. Women's Ages. 'Tls generally considered true, As writ 'on poet'n pages, That man In all his Journeys through, Has fully seven ages. But woman has but twr upon This point wo are impartial Tho age she knows she Is, tho ono Shu elves the census marshal Boston Courier. She 'Yes; that stupid, man who camo with tho Smiths trod on tho duchess's train, and It tore right across, und tho dear old thing neve r bald a word. Wasn't It sweet of her?" He "Well, thero was only ono wold she could havo said!" Punch. Woman's Looks. Dear, If jour eos wero stars uglow, 1 d know no moro than now I know , With their soft radiance dazzling me. What bosh would seem nstronomv ! Anon. The heathen who is speaking as our story opens, wears a wlilto Fedom nnd a skirt of palm leaves; whether b accident, or In tho full consciousness that a high hat never goes with n business suit, wo know not. "Think of tho milllcns,'' he exclaims, "that uru spent to send missionaries to us'" The other heathen Is visibly affected. "It makes mo feel guilty!" falters tho latter. "Really, I suppose we ought to get along with refrigerated boot during the hard times, at least!" Detroit Jour nal Too Bright. "Is tho future bright," tho parson said; An' the sick man, slowly raisin' His weary head On his dln' beel "That's Jest wlnt bothers me, sir, ' h said, Fer It's Just so bright. It's blazin'I" Atlunta Constitution. "You say she Is a bislness-woman. What bi.slress Is sho lntciested In?" "Oh, everybody's." Answ cis. Mrs. Crawford What dees jour hus band give up during Lent' Mrs. Crabshaw I rcver knew him to swear-off anything except his taxes Judge. "That girl next door slnss half her time, as loud as sho ran jell." "I know It. Sho seems to bo very fond of a high bawl "Philadelphia Bulletin. and Furnace LAUOESr ASSORTMENT OP IN TUU CITY. n.v.N'atu PlMrabtai fnNo and n noeDini! GMSTER & FORSYTH, 325 and 327 PENN AVENUE. WleJ Mk&S0Ks wW mm When Troop A went to the war even' man, so it is said, had in his haversack a R i p a n s iTabule or a Dackaee i of them. A new rtjle ,virkrt rontaluiii; tisi niriki Tilda In a prr cirton (without flm) U now for al at iom u irtorw rou nv CKNre TLU lew (lift! orl isltilrnt-l furTht.iMuriimltli trioliomi, al uli Uutrn ot f1v,tiiiLmr!innjQtl,ul?llL4il la h,l br injill I H llllmir fortvtjltrnt I'rMi, tu thu KllAkl I HkMie.L LOV. iiMY.ito ivfc,nitubirMi,ltvw Vuri4rn iniclt ttdit,utrN Tit;ua)wiil txiMiitfur nvuevnu KiriNsTitVLU Bit? aua U luul e,( vrubcn, KcntrU Wrtkwi'Wl, uwi Odd Lamps We have a number that we will close out AT COST This is a chance to get a good lamp for little money. TIE CLEIOHS, FEiMH AIXEY CD, 4 .!'.' Lackawuuna Maim ALWAYS BUSY. fe.sf -3Pf JWskf. 'j&w- Ill Our Shces In tiuallty alwajs on top. nl-waj-s easy on jour feet and verj easj on your purso keep us "Alwajs BusjV At tend our 23 dajs' sale. Lewis, Reilly & Mvles, Top Desk" aed Chair FOR SALE Desk 4 feet Uii Been in short time. use only a ReyeoldsBros STATIONERS ami UNGRAVERS. 139 Wyoming Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Book Biedtai ni:at, duraulk rsoorc binding IS WHAT YOU RKCniVH IP YOU i.i:avi: yovu orduii with thu triuunu uindury. O 1 ajctiti tod at liquor Hurt l auj UtU.r tHo -r ll W rrU.l r - JLT-t.-WS- -T? f-isl FINLEY Anna! TT MIC o 0 Will open on Wedne? day of this week and we Invite every thrifty house keeper to make our Linen Department her hoad quarters during the next ten days. We cannot enumerate here the many good va! ues that are in store for you in FMe Table lliems, Limel Qofis, jElc, Etc, But can assure you that you will find our low prices on Fine Goods fully as tempting as on any of our previous Linen Sales. Sale ojens on Weiaes- flay, Feb. 22, continue for ten filays, 5 10 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 1 nn MonriiN ItAismmnE Store. Eeameled Ware Is cleanly, looks well, and lasts long. It is Economy lo purchase these goods and we invite inspection to our carefully selected line. FGQTJH & SIEAK CO. XJO WASHINGTON AVE. Tlh Hunt & Coenailll Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware, 434 Lackawanna Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., iJiuerm Agent lor ttia Wyommi lnirlctfj DUP0NT iliulne, Ulnstlng.Hportlns, Umokalui unit ttia Uep.imio Utiemlo&l Company 4 HIM EXPLOSIVES. tnfety I lists l'Uit itiitt Uxptojari. Itoom 101 t ontietl lhiliatu. scMUtau. AQUNCIttJ. nios roiti). nttt joii.v 11. H.Mint.t-iaN riy mouth Vi.UMULLlUAN, WllWolJrrl roma
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