THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH J, 1899. f'nbllihpil Dally, Kxrttpt similar, by tlm Tribune l'Ubllshlni: Company, at Mfty 0im n Month, NetvYorlsOlllco: 1-VI Nnmu St., H. H. VUKKIjAND. l-olc Auciit for Foreign Ailvcrttslnt- iNTIUlED AT TUB rOSTOFFJCB AT RCHANTOW, Vf.., AR 8l(COICI.AHS JtAII, MATTEB. TWELVE PAGES, SHANTON. MAUCII 4. 1S99. The poor board Is to bo congratulated upon Hip election an Its' nresliWiit of a titan and honorable man IlUc llecst1 O. Rrooks. Tho court Ik to be con Ki'.itulatod upon the appointment of tlm new director. Frank J. Dirkort. whoso vote made possible yesterday's re organization, which promises to result In the rescue of -the .Scranton poor dls. trlct from the notorious inlsiminaKO inent lotif? prevalent In Its nti'alis. Mr. llroolts has both the character, nnd tho ability to effect radical reform?, and up Ki-eatly mistake the slKiillleanci; of his election It It docs not presage a healthful period of liouserlsunlne In and about the poor farm. Dewey. The honor paid to iloorKf Dewy In his promotion from the rank of rear admiral, with a salary of ?R,000 u year, to thnt of full admiral, with S13.50U a year and with the matter of retirement left to his own option, Is under all the clir!imManpn as hinh an honor as was over paid to any ntnnl ofl'cer since seamanship lopun: but the country npproves It without a dlsscntlm: voice and the honor in as much for the navy In general a It Is for Dewey peison ally. It Is an honor to the navy at large bemuse, apart from his personal nierltH, Dewey Is a fair type of the kind of material of which the navy Is eimiroMPd. Klfteen months ago to the great ma loilty of his fellow countrymen Dewey was practically unknown. lie was then simply one among a group of omniodores who wore thought by many people tn be somewhat more ot ntimmtal than uetui: who were tot eiated rather than admired and over whom It woidd not have been believed that heavier responsibilities were Im pending than the successful leadership .r cotlllloni and the punctual draw ing l thrlr pay. Yet In this bilcf In terval, without any hurrah or splurge Introductions, almost before the coun try at large knew what was goliiK on. this dapper little naval officer forsook the case eif club life at the capital and won with easy and eptlet precision the inoft Important and complete naval battle of modern limes, iift"i'ard car tylng on the arduous duties which that victory 'entailed villi a sure-footed self-command which has challenged the admiration of civilization. In an unforeseen emergency fraught with un precedented responsibilities, seven thousand miles removed from the scat of his Bovernwiil. practically alom? so far as help was concerned, and cast upon his own resource's, he supported tho dignity und preserved the Inter ests of his country without a mlMukc that the public Is aware of. developing not only strategic but also executive and advisory qualities of the llrst or dur. For this ho has been handsomely re warded and the account In a personal :onie may b" said to bo fairly bal imced; hut It Is Important that public itplnlun, while honoring Dewey, rdiall bear In mind the essential fact In this whole splendid opisi de. which Is that Dcwov Is simply a new illustration of the ability of UuerK'in Institutions In any crisis to develop the man. What Dewey ban done a hundred Mibalterns btand ready to do when their turn shall come, whether this turn .shall bo In pence- or war. In tlti'ntlng. In law-making or In executive administration. The eiunlitlco w lib U made Dewey will make others like him whenever ocont-'Imi de mands: and the glorllleatlon of Dewey, llglit'y consldt red, Is nothing more nor lors than nit esprerslon of confidence In the common stock. We should per ceive In it an effective reply to the penlmlitlc ni&ertluii that the Ameri can people are not cipial to Increase.! responsibilities'. The selection of ICdward Fair as col lector of poor ta.xes confers desened recognition upon a good citizen and faithful Itepubllean who has been a taxpayer in this vicinity for nearly fifty years, The I3ecf Inquiry's Progress. X.'nless press rcporls are deceptive the military court of Inquiry which is In vestigating the army beef charges is liable to forfeit public confidence In the same manner that the civilian com mission did. Its refusal to accept from ijpnernl .Miles' leprc-tcntatlve a list of questions for submission to the beef packers unles.s the latter would qualify as Miles' attorney, which would imply that Miles himself Is on trial, was a suspicious punctilio lor which the pub lic perceives no Justification. If the eiuestlons were pertinent. It should not have mattered whence they came; the object should be to get at the truth, legardlesa of persons or lonseqtienceH. In this connection It Is permissible to call attention to the fact that every material charge made by (3ener.il Miles ngalnst the army beef has been amply unstained by the testimony thus far elicited save the charge of embalming. It has been shown by overwhelming evidence that much of the meat was nauseating, some of It rotten and some wormy. It hns been admitted by a rep resentative of the packers that the rannod roast beef, previous to canning, had had 8omo of the Juices extracted from It and It has been strongly inti mated thnt tho samples of meat sent to the court of inquiry were not of the kind of meats sent to Cuba and Porto Itlco that, In other words, chicanery haH been going on. Whether deleter ious chemicals were used In tiylng to preserve the meat hatt not yet uppeared and It does not greatly matter: tho main point belnif that the major gen eral commanding was fully Justified In trying to protect the soldi? ot tho army from meat rations too vile In character to stay on their stomachs. Tho current Intimation' that for po litical reason Miles Is to be sacrificed nnd blank made ro appear white can bo dlJtnlescd as nonsensical. In the first place McKlnley Is not that kind of it president and In the second, place tho American people are not fool. They are looking at this beet controversy In Us true light and the man does not live who can throw dust In their eyes Yesterday's tempest In n teapot at Ilnrrisburg Illustrates the hysteria with which the present factlon-rlddon legislature Is allllcted. There was noth ing more In Speaker Fair's ruling which the WanamakerltcB so excitedly resented than the enforcement of a rule which the house ltst-lf had adopted at the beginning of tho session. Mr. Farr's honor an speaker compelled him to en force this rule and that. In bilef. Is nil there was to It. Utit to Judge from the mlnotlty's howling lirr should throw over rules and everything else in order to expedite Its factional pur poses. We are glad to see that the niaii-hunters cannot stamnede nor in timidate the plucky little member '"Mini the First Lackawanna district and we commend him for his courageous ad herence to duty. The Practical View. Tl.e nailer read by Colonel II. M. Holes at the Columbus convention of Young Men's Christian association workers, extracts from which appear in another coin inn, contains much food for thought with regard to the place to be occupied by association young men of the future. It Is also an uninten tional ic flection on this city which has now allowed a year and more to elapse since the loss by lire of the Young Men's Christian association with no apparent decision to Immediately con struct a new home for the association. Three times since has a removal of the rooms taken place. The large and growing educational and physical work then so finely organized has of neces slly been abandoned and the lack of facilities to conduct an up-to-date or ganization of the sort In a city ot this size continues to exist with little def inite promise of a speedy Improvement. Scranton needs n Young Men's Chris tian association building commensurate with the progress and development of the city and adequate to the associa tion's enlarging needs. Colonel Holes speaks In emphatic ap proval of billiard and smoking rooms In the association building nnd this advanced anil broad-minded suggestion will meet with endorsement from those who have studied the present day sit uation and recognize Its needs. The average young man of today wants lecieatlon and companionship much mote earnestly than he wants the min istrations of religion. This may not be as It should be but It Is the fact nevertheless, and unless the Young Men's Christian association offers to him liberal opportunities In these direc tions It Is lu danger of losing its In fluence over him. Practical recogni tion of this fact is bound to prevail in course of time. The work of the senate during the past week will make tho flfty-llfth congress memorable for JackassUm as wil ax patriotism. Imitative Crimes. Poisoning by mail seemw to have taken a tlrm hold on morbid minds and perverted Imagination all over the country. Post olllee officials lu many towns are being bothered to the e-rge of distraction by hysterical women, romantic girls, and men of i ranky tendonclos who have been the leclplenls of mysterious packages of powders, boxes of candy and bottle's of suspicious "cologne." These many cnmplalnts have necessitated much carpful investigation, and In some cases have caused endless trouble. Iteeenlly a girl In Xew York who has received through the mall threatening letteis nnd parcels containing poison lias been discovered to be herself the sender, having gone to the extremity of the desire to make n sensation by tying crape on the door or the family residence and causing her death notice ti be published In the papers. School boys and girls have been nay ir.g off their childish grudges by mail ing rat poison to each other, and Jeal ous lovers have attempted the removal of r'vals in more or less clum?v Imita tion of the IJarnet-Adams alfalr, and practical Jokes with real bromt-seltzet bottle and Kutiiow powdeis as the mediums have been jvrpetratcd by people who consider themselves funny. These Incidents are said to grow out of the publications through the press of minute details connected with fam ous murder trials, and of the conse quent cultivation of morbidity. Min isters and metaphysical thinkers have gravely advised the suppression of these detailed accounts, because of the Influence they have on moral degen eiates and Impressionable, romantic youths, yet the history of there revolt ing crimes proves pretty conclusively that murder will out and that the nets ure drawn very securely around thuse who take human life- In this age of civilization. The cases of Carlyle Har ris. Dr. Huchanan. Mrs. Hotkln und now or Mollneaux give significant em phasis to the fact that the utmost cun ning, tho deepest laid ilot and the cleverest brain are futile In their ef forts to long delude detection and Jus lice. Instead of inciting otheis to emulate these poisoners, it would seem that n full publication of the Inevitable fate of such cowardly criminals would be a solemn warning. The almost hopeless Impossibility of removing an enemy from one's path and nfterward remaining undetected is every day mitdo moro unmistakable. The safest method In such a case Is to removo one's self from the enemy's wuy, for tho world Is wide nnd It certainly Is large enough for two people to separ ate In their wnys without accomplish ing the murder of either. A New York city man has had his case dismissed which he brought against it street car company for not being allowed to smoke a cigarette on tho rear platform of it trolley ear. The magistrate declared that the company had a light to make rules of Its own about smoklntr on Its cars. The com plainant did not so much object to tho making of such ruls as to the Inforce ment of the same, which resulted in a hand-to-hand scuffle, with the conduc- tor and the demolishing of u partial latly aromatlo cigarette. Tho general public would not protest so strongly against smoking on tho rear platform ns to expectorating theie and through out the car. Notices forbidding ex pectorating on the Jloor uro In most Blreet earn In these days, but offenders are seldom or never rebuked for break ing tho rule, it Is a mttlsfactlon to hear of one conductor who was dis posed to, enforce the orders given by his company and who has been up held for doing so. Kngland will begin to beg her dis tinguished men to remain at home or go and fight the Spaniards or do almost unythhig but come to America where dire things may happen to them. With the death of Lord llerschcll, nnd the almost mortal Illness of Rudynrd Kip ling It Is not unreasonable that our vl.'ltois may take fright at our Icy pavements and treacherous climate. A collln trust Is being formed In Ohio that will probably ubsorb all of the leading factories In the country, when prices will be arranged in n way to make It expensive for the purchaser. One comfort is left however; there Is no evidence thai the trusts will follow us after death. This Jamming of Important legisla tion through In the closing hours of the congressional session, at the rate of a mile a minute, Is unfair both to mem bers and to their constituents. What Is worth doing ut all is worth doing well, eon If It necessitates an extra session. Agulnaldo has been unfortunate to become the father of his country at such an early age. When he has nr rlved at the age of General Gomez, for Instance, he may feel more like shift ing the responsibilities of bringing up a nation to other hands. If ho succeeds In surviving pneumo nia and tho death watch reporter, Mr. Kipling will add another laurel leaf to his chaplet as a distinctive character. The army beef rumpus will probably result In causing the soldiers of the next war to be fed solely upon hard lack and petrified bacon. According to Mayor Van Wyck, Ttlch ard Croker never tells a He. He came very near it In some of his campaign predictions last fall. Admiral Schley seems to fulfill the Idea of the prophet who has "honor In his own country." The misfit statesmen will all go on the bargain counter today. TOLD BY THE STAHS. Dnlly Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, Tho Tribune Astrologor. Astrolabe Cast: ,1.15 a. ni., for Saturday, March 4, 1VJJ. & A chllil bcrn on this ilny will not bank much on th" skns of spring until cx-So-llcitcr Horn. begins to pasi around tho c-aki s of new maple sugar. The new honor conferred upon Dewey will no doubt In a measure make up for the rctlicment of the admirals of the? hue Scianton Press club. The fellows at JIairlsburg who have bi'cti endeavoring to "muster out" Mr. ijuay havo decided that Speaker t-'arr needs reforming. They may be biased. The soiik of tho early lobln hath a mournful found to the repertoiro com pany manager. Prom present Indications the depart ure ot March Is not likely to be purtlcv larly sheepish. Ajacchus' Advice. Sunday icwspapers will please lose no time In Instructing Mr. True-dale how tn run the Delaware, Lackawanna anl Western ralhvad. fiou) Great Britain Governs Colonies. N. LKCTrvtK before the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, delivered recently Dr. Talcott Wil liams of the Philadelphia Press gave in concise form certain Informa tion concerning the Urltish empire and Its administration which has at this time an especial Interest for Ameri cans. For example: "One-flfth of the world's area 11.230,112 square miles and one-fifth of Its population 141,03!). 122 are Included In the Ilrltlsh Colo nial empire, India and the colonies. The colonies, '.',4r0.1,"i4 square miles and 2S".223,43l of population are thronged with n, civilisation, law, custom and social organization older than Kng land. The colonial olllee In London ad ministers the forty colonies on $215,003 a year, hss than the mayor's office sal ary list in New York. The Indian of fice administers Inula for $!)2C,000 less than It costs to administer Central park. This small civil expenditure su perintend.' dependencies' raising and expending t t,:2i,oon,oon yearly. This amazing economy l.-i din- to three prin ciples: First, the i of dependen cies springs not from i'jd". hut from their development. Knelund has only one-fourlh of Its trade with the colo nies; It receives fioni them three, fourths Its Income from Investments, Second, dependencies develop best un der self-rule. Third, self-rule Is best secured by reducing the contact or Im perial legislation and Increasing the contact of Imperial executive. o "The P.rltlsh parliament only passes 1 or 2 per cent, of Its laws a year for the Urltish emplie. The legislation of tho Urltish empire from London Is chteflv by executive order. Executive Imperial rule by two cabinet minis ters: local self-rule In colony or depen dency; the executive of each close together; the legislature of each as far apart as possible; the Judiciary of each co-ordinated by Judicial appeal to tho Judlciul committee of privy council, whoso members are tho great Judicial otllcers of England. This fab ric, simple In principle, complex in working, originated In exccutlvo initia tive modified liv legislative action and co-ordinated by Judicial appeal. Th' ancient powers of tho king's privy council are the constitutional means through which tho present executive of England, still termed the 'crown,' but now In fact a cabinet responsible to parliament, discharges the work of legislation nnd of executive supervision over tho British empire. Tho colonial ofllct! grew out of a committee of privy council. So, Indirectly did the Indian ofllco nnd Its council, which super vises India. Each Is headed by a enht net oillcer. When new territory Is ab sorbed an order In council announces the transfer of sovereignty and deter mines the character of future iiuniln Istratlon. Laws for the new colonv tire enacted by order of privy coun cil, and nre still o enacted for twenty one out of forty colonler. "The.e plenary pow'ers furnish tho English executive with all the author ity needed In order to begin the work of governing the colonies. The con tinuous work of ndnilnlstrntlon, es sentially tho same both for the colo nics and for India. Is carried on by a cabinet minister for each, who comes to tho colonial oflleo and Indian house with only the training of English politi cal life, but who finds lu each a body of trained subordinates selected bv competitive examination nnd represent ing the highest scholastic nnd admln krtvatlvp training. The cabinet min ister settles questions ot policy. Tho execution tests with the trained staff. It. Is this perpetual combination of the new man at the head, fresh from general ofllcl.tl life, the expert trained staff to execute, nnd the utmost self government possible In tho colonies, which renders posrlb!- the nmazlng economy of administration already In dicated. o "This administrative control by 201 clerks, reaulatliig 11,000,000 square miles nnd 314.000,000 of population, Is only possible because of the atltonoml" organization of the colonies and of India, Pach colony has in Its colo nial governor a chief executive appoint ed from England. In eleven parlia mentary colonies. Canada, Newfound land, seven in AustrnlaFln. Natal and Cape Town, he finds complete local self-government. lie reigns, but does not govern. In nine he llnds a local legislative council, partly elected and partly chosen, and here he partly reigns ami partly governs. In twenty he ap points a council which legislates, and here he reigns and governs. In all, he Is (lie link between the colonial rf flce nnd the local colonial administra tion. The colonies with parliaments nre all lu the north or south temper ate t'one. The colonies partly self governing are seven island colonies in subtropical regions from Uernuuhi to Jamaica. The colonies enjoying no self-government aie either military stations or tropical Islands and lands. o "India Is a statutory monarchy, cre ated by tho enactments of a legislature outside of Its limits, the imperial par liament. These statutes confer sover eign exeoutlv" powers on the governor. legislative; powers on 'the governor general In council, acting as head of the counell of live, and Judiciary pow ers In a system of points. The chief executive power Is held by tho gover nor general, the lieutenant governor of the presidencies, who comes from Eng lish public life with no vpeelal train ing. The wotk of carrying the gov ernment is discharged by about twelve hundred and fifty Englishmen holding all tho higher executive and judiciary positions In a service, to whl'ii natives are legally admissible, but from which, owing to the examinations being held in England, they are practically ex cluded. The remaining work of gov ernment Is carried on by a service for which the examinations are held in India, and to which natives are freely admitted. Tho Encllsh civil force 13 numerically a minute portion, not over one or two per cent, of the whole. The parliamentary colony enjoys an Eng lish patliamenl, possessing the familiar common law powers of such a body, limited at certain points by an act creating It. The crown colony Is ruled by the English executive In India: a statutory sovereignty has been created by law, sovereign in character, derived in origin, Viut delegate and not an agent; It has appealing powers of legislation as judge and of the same nature as those of parliament Itself. o "The Judicial co-ordination of the Prltlsh empire Is secured by civil and criminal appeal from eighty judicator ies to the judiciary commute of the privy council. No olht r appellate Jur isdiction compares with this expect that of our own federal supreme court. Each has two sources of jurisdiction, statutory and constitutional. In prlvv council the llrst Is regulated by local law and the second by tin- constitu tional right of every Urltish subject to appeal from the final Judgment of any English Jurisdiction outside of the Pnlted Kingdom to tho king In coun cil." Alter reviewing the differences between the exercise of appellate pow ers by the federal supreme court, the Judiciary committee of privy council, Mr, Williams said of the latter: "This appellate Jurisdiction maintains tho even balance of eh 11 procedure anl criminal justice over a fifth of the territory alloted to man on this planet. AVhen In this survey of the relations of the Urltish empire wo draw near tho ultimate cause for Its puissance. It docs not rest In Its navv. In its army, In the skill of Its executive or in tho the wisdom of Its parliament, neither In Its far-flung battle line, nor Its thunders on the deep. In the end It rests In a quiet room, where four or Ave men learned In the law sit behind a table nnd men In the calling on which you enter plead before them, maintain ing that great stream of precedent which safely and surely yields Justice for all men under the twin Hags ot our common race." LITERARY NOTES. General Sherman wielded the pen no less vigorously than the sword, and was always noted for tho frankness and in-cis-lvenoss ut his speech. It Is this out spokenness that Blvi-H half Its charm to the extracts In tho Jlarch Century from the diary ol his tour of lluropc lu 1S7'.-.. AmoiiKst the potentates he met were the pope, tho sultan and tho khedlve. At Bcbastopol, one ot bis fellow nuests ut dinner at the Hussian embassy was l'rlneo 1'rederlek Charles, of Prussia, who had mado a reputation In the Franco-Prussian war. An Incident of the occasion U this tersely described: "The dinner was for mal and without Interest, and afterward wo all passed down to the tittliiK room to sinciki-. There u Kiaud Turkish pipe was t-erved to the prince, but to nobody else, and thoiiKh I first thouBhl It was acci dental. I soon taw that It was etliiuette. and that even I must look on a prince as hedeed around by some divine fluids and prlvlli'Ko. Pled Grunt, percclWm; this personal sllisht to me, most courte ously camo nnd offered me clears and clffurettes. 1 took one of the latter, lighted It, mul rmoked It lu unfson with the prlnco wr.erul. As u general, his fame Is established; ns a prince, lie l not tho subject of criticism; u. a Kentie maii, ho will rank very low, and thus Is 0110 of the delusions of my life vanished." To keep abreat.1 with the times, especi ally from the historical htundpolnt, 0110 should not fall to see Leslie's Weekly ev ery week. The current number, far lu htunce. pictures, iimoni,' other things, tho treat million-dollar conflagration hi the Brooklyn navy yard: the New Orleans Mardl-Gras celebrated durum the recent blizzard; tlin funeral of Garcia, a niot ImpresBlve ceremony lu llnvunn; Manila and tho Innirgent PHIplnos: the famous banquet of the Boston Home Market club to President McKlnley; the training and drilling of tho new police foice lu Ha vana by ox-Superintendent .McCullufih. of New York; Santiago ns It appears nfior the war; tho galluut ofllccrs of the Hey. cnty-flrgt regiment grouped on San Juan hill; two of the most striking theatrical sensations In New York city; the latest fad of New l'ork's Four Hundred name ly, serving light refreshments between the nets at tho grand oprra; the lute Presi dent Fatire enjoying his last hunting ex pedition with iu retinue of followers; nnd numberless other subjects of general In terest. Self Culitiie for Mutch presents u line portrull of Governor Hoojevelt, of New Vork In citizen's dress by the phyrieul strength and determination of character so clearly portrayed, but will ulso bo of Interest to the hundreds of thousands of people) throughout the country who have known the governor chiefly us col onel of the famous "Hough Riders," and are only acquainted with his picture In his oil! tin 1 dress. The Independence and honesty of purpose which have alwaTi characterized Mr. HooseveU's public life, and which he Is now exercising to such a marked degree us governor of the Em pire state, und the belief of very many men hi all parts of tho United States that ho will b-5 nn Important factor In a future presidential campaign, give especial in terest to any plcturo of tho man, or any thing written regarding his life and work. Mc('lure'H Mugazlne for March contains Ihu first of a series of articles and pic tures by Charles D.ma Gibson, depleting Egypt as be saw It last year in a Jour ney undertaken expressly for McClure's. This number also prints an account of iha marvelous new substance, liquid air, based on conversations with the discover er. Charles E. Trlpler, with numerous pictures illustrating Interesting experi ments and the whole process of manufac ture. If liquid air proves to bo nit that It now gives promise of being, Mr. Trip ler has found a universal motive power that Is Inexhaustible and practically coat- less. An nrtltin that will attract the atten tion ot those Interested In our country's history appears in the March Woman's Homo Companion, ll Is a vivid account of the formation of the Southern Con federacy, it Is by Edward Page Gaston, who has had unusual opportunities for collecting facts as yet uniecoriled In writ ten history of that period. "The Mormon Prophet," the forthcom ing novel, by Miss Lily Dougall, Is to ap pear at an opportune time. In view ot tlu interest aroused by tho casv of Congressman-elect Roberts, of Ptah. This story Is said to illustrate the origin of the sect and certain subsequent modifications In their belief. It Is to be published by tho Appletons. Itlcroft of Withens, the striking ro mance by Ilalllwell Sutcllffc, recently published by D. Applrton & Co., mnvi tho London Literary World to a com parison with "Lorna Dome," and an ex pression of the be-llef that "the race of giants Is rot dead yet." WHEN SHIPS PUT OUT TO SEA. It's "Sweet, good-bye." when pennants Py And ships put out to sea; It's a loving kiss and a tear or two, In an eye of brown or an eye, of blue Anil you'll remember me, Sweetheart, And you'll remember me, It's "Friend or foe"" when signals blow And ships sight ships at sea; It's clear for action and man the guns As the battle ticurs or tho battle runs And you'll remember me. Sweetheart, And you'll remember me, It's deck 'to deck and wrath and wreck When ships meet ships at sea; It's scream of shot and shriek of shell, And hull und turret a roaring hell And you'll remember me. Sweetheart, And you'll remember me, It's doom and death and pause- n breath When ships go clown at sea; It's hate Is oer and love beslns. And war Is cruel whoever wins And you'll remember me, Sweetheart, And you'll remember me. Tho Criterion. and TT jrurnaccs LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF RANGES IN TUB CITV. PliuiinnilbBinig' and Tieeflinis: GUJNSTER & FOESYTHi 325 and 327 PENN AVENUE; Ranges The time to stop disease is before it really gets started. Then it is easy. Almost all dlsea: n starts in the stomach. A little trouble planted th-.e will spread its branches all over the body. Indication drags behind it a lengthening chain of disease. 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Odd Laiiiiip; Wc have a number that we will close out AT COST This is a chance to get a good lamp for little money. TIE OEfflONS, FERB3ER, OmiXBY CO, l 'J 'J l.ucUu?aann Avenita ALWAYS BUSY, .w Amtf: TtrjTSXtr- i it. iT?-r T? h Our Slices In qualify always on top, al ways easy on your feet and very easy on your purse keep us "Always Busy." At tend our 3 days' sale. Lewis, lellly k MyIss, tMittrm WR1TH IT DOWN As your nreds siiRpests anything In the office nnd stationery line and when your list Is full brlnu it to us and we will sur-i-ris von with the nocltles we have re ceived' In up-to-date supplies Tor your of llee. AVe have everything lu the Hlnnk Hook line. Klllni,' Cabinets. Uocunvnt Hoxes. 1'ostal Scales, Hex 1-ilcs and the birBcst assortment of Hex Stationery In the lit v. WIllllllB'H WcdKcwood Blue, the very latest color. In all sizes in stock. Reynolds Bros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, 159 Wyoming Avenue. Scranton, Fa. Book BledlesT NKAT, DUHABLi: liOOK BINDING IS WHAT YOU IIKCEIVK IP YOU LKAVK YOl'K OKDKIt WITH TilU TIUIJL'NK BlNDLlty. Mi V 3 wf " - & A M (-. 1 N 1 JjFS I Yf HKLEY' During the last days of our ORE AT LINEN SALE Which will positively close on iitirflsiy Wc have prepared a few special inducements, which you can hardly afford to lei pass without an inspection, 25 dozen all linen Pillow Cases, size 36x45, hemstih cu, at only VH 69c a Paj 6 pieces extra heavy Crel Damask 64 inches wide,! regular 65c quality, at onlj 4 cem ic pieces Cream Dai German "Silver Bleacli full bleached at 39c, 50c, 59c anl Worth fully more. All. our high class ':le iviucus ac irom soc to cm: a yard below our regular wicc Fine Table Napkins' in like proportion. Special prices on Hie Towels wMle sale lasts. 510and5112 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Tun Modern HAitnwAnn Krone. Eeameled Ware Is cleanly, looks well, and lasts long. Ht is Economy to purchase these goods and we invite inspection to our carefully selected line. FOOTE k sum CO. 110 WASHINGTON AVE. The Ht & CoeeeH Co0 Healing, PJumbins, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware; 434 Lackawanna Aveine HENRY BELIN, JR., (Jcucrul Agent for tUa Wyoiulaj District rj.- DUP0HT Mlulns, Wanting, Hportlnj, HmoiselaU und tin) itepuuuo CUemlca. L'ouipuny'i HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcufety Pine. Caps and Kxplodtrs. Itoom Hit Couuell llulldlu;. bcrautoa. rarcraEffi. AGENCIES. riitx, roito. mtuti JOHN a SMITH A ON Plymouth V. E. MU1XIUAM, WllkevBvM i i I JSi A-
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