THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1809. I'ubllthril Dally, ltxoopt Rumtiir. br tim TilbttnePubllsulng Company, Rt Klfty Uenti n Month. NM YarkUIIIco! lMl Nnn L, K H. VllKICLANI), ole Accnt lor Foreign Advertising. iKitnm ATTitR rosTorrirK at scnAWTOs, I'A., AM BF.fOS JJ-CI.ASS MAIL M ATTKrt. HCItANTON. MAIICH 20, 1899. Hy carrying the lllnlr rotinty pri maries, hlthough Ulalr lifts hitherto been nn anti-Quay stronghold, the man from Beaver again IIIUHtrntes bow dead he la. At Jekyl Island. The simultaneous presence at Jekyl Inland, CIcorRla. of i'rcaldont MoKIn ley, Vice President Hobart, Speaker Iteed, Senator llnnnu, JihIro Day nnd several other notnble nepubllcnns has Blven rise to the theory that nn lin jiortnnt political conference Is to be held. .Jekyl Island Is the secluded propel ty of n very exclusive rltib, and entrance to It is denied to all but mem bers and guests. There Is no lack tf denials that a conference Is contem plated and the converging of these dis tinguished health-seekers Is explained to be wholly accidental; but gosr.lp will not down and In the absence of positive knowledge everybody Is at lib erty to draw his own conclusions. ror many reasons a frank eonfeiene. between these recognized leaders of th Republican party would he deslrabl". It would be especially so, It seems to us, In the ease (if tbe president of i'le Ttlltod States and the speaker of the house of representatives. Reports of an estrangement between these two re sponsible officials and parly directors have long been common. Concerning them we have no knowledge not open to the general public. They may be wholly true, wholly false or "betwixt and between"; but In any circum stance n good, wholesome getting to gether and a talking of matteis over, man to man and face to face, would he recommendable as calculated to Im prove the spirits of both as well as lead to symmetry of party pulley and unity In Its working out. There has been talk of Republican opposition to Mr. Reed's lo-electlon to tho speakership. It is mostly talk, ironic Republican member of congress have unpleasant recollections of .Mr. Reed's use of the powers of bis ofllce in a mannei contrary to their personal Inclinations but all recognize his In comparable ability as a parliamentar ian, his honesty of purpose, strength of character and mature grasp upon the essentials if successful legisla tion. Kven members with grievances see these qualities and recognize their value- to the party and to the nation. If any man In any position may justly be regarded as IndlspeVisablo Thomas 13. Reed as speaker of the house Is that man. Friend and foe alike concede this. Still, he and McKlnley ought to talk things over. There Is virtue in frank ness. The most Impressive lesson taught by the Windsor hotel fire Is that it pays to keen life and property well insured. .Much of the other moralizing on this theme Is pointless. Banks and Check Charges. Hereafter the hanks belonging to the N'eiv York Clearing House association will charge one-tenth of one per cent, for the collection of nil checks from Pennsylvania and other states in tho .Middle States group. No bank belonging to the association can violate this rule without rendering Itself liable to fine or expulsion. Discussing this action the Philadelphia Press says: "The step Is part of a general convic tion among banks that they are under paid for their services. Tho Chicago banks have agreed to levy a charge of $1 n month on all accounts less than $3no. Accounts of less than this amount do not, they feel, pay for themselves. Chicago banks have also reduced tho Interest on the deposits of country blinks to one and u half per cent, where. New York hanks allow two per cent. In New York, in Hoston and Chicago tho consolidation of banks is in pro Kress on a large scale, in order to re duce expenses. Ranks are undoubtedly pressed on all sides. They are easily taxed, and taxed heavily. The rate of Inteiest steadily falls. Considering the security and the capital of the country taken as a whole, tho bank rate Is probably lower than anywhere elso in the woild. Rut banks and banking remain, in spite of nil this, highly prolltable, and they are so be cause of Hie liberal policy pursued by American t.iil-s. The American bank has always given Its customers more than do banks abroad. Smaller de posits are cairled and smaller checks are encouraged nnd paid. Kxchange, which once bore n heavy charge, has year by year become less burdened until the great mass of checks nro handled free. Tho distinction between checks and drafts for small sums has almost disappeared and most men and women find the check of their local bank uccepted any whet e. Where banks In England and Kuropo refuse small and varying deposits, object to fre quent or small checks on It, charge for collection und burden depositors with a host of small restrictions and ex penses, our banks leave business free. Tho practical result is that American hanks command the entire resources of the community. Orent sums, which In other countries are kept In desks, draweis, 'tills and stocklngr, with us K'ek the banks. The currency kept by Individuals Is small. A vast number of persons of moderate Incomo who abroad would not have a bank account hero deposit sixty to eighty per cent, of their receipts nnd pay their ex penses with checks. This wise and far-sighted banking policy has stimu lated all business. It has kept capital where It could fructify, ii gives banks large sums In tho hki'hi.'. though mudo jii of small bums, mi which their profits rest." In view of the generous earnings of the banks In Scranton and especially In view of the readiness of local cou Ital to Invest In new banking enter prises under existing conditions it is doubtful whrthar a local chniso for the collection of checks would bo an- lulesged In by local debitors without enrncst protest, If It worn contemplat ed. We do not bcllcvo that It would be good buslncBR policy nnd therefore doubt If It will over bo tried. There Is a constitutional question as to whether the queen regent of Spain linn tho right to ratify a treaty In volving the alienation of territory bo fore It has received tho approval of tho cortcs. It Is a question which Americans need not worry over. Tho treaty with tho quepn's signature lt good pnough lor all practical purposes. The Beef Inquiry. The court of Inquiry appointed by tho president to sift the charges that during the war with Spain tho Ameri can army in Cuba and Porto Ttico was supplied with rotten moat has prac tically completed Its hearing of testi mony. Its conclusions will be awaited with Interest; but In tho meantime the public bus had opportunity through Its study of the evidence as given In the newspapers to make clear deductions of Its own. We reprint elsewhere nn editorial from the Chicago Record summarizing briefly the facts brought out during the court's sittings in that city. The Rec ord Is an Independent newspaper which would not indulge in unfair trentment of the great meat-packing industry whose headquarters are located In Its city, but which prints the news fear lessly and candidly. Its conclusions coincide with those of the other repu table newspapers of Chicago. One of these, the Times-Herald, whose pro prietor Is one of the president's closest friends, early In the Investigation as serted that Miles' assertions had been disproved, but now revises Its preina ture Judgment In these words: "First Chicago packers did not chemicalize or embalm army or other beef. Second General Kngan, late, commissary of the United States army, Is responsible for the costly experimental use of canned roast or boiled beef In the army. Third 'Chicago packers did not Influence the commissary department In Its selection of canned or refriger ated meats. Fourth Tho commissary department under General Kagan was badly handled, tho troops either InsuC llciently fed or furnished unwholesome food, and great suffering and disease was caused thereby." The Times Herald adds: "The llnal report of the commission will not commend General Miles for inludlclous talking, but his criticism of the commissary will not be found without foundation." The partisan attempt to hold the Mc Klnley administration responsible for this rotten beef business Is disreputable for a number of obvious reasons. In the tlrst place, the administration fore saw these and other perils of a hastily declared war entered upon before time had been allowed for adequate prepar ation, and Its whole lnlluenco was ex erted to defer the declaration cither until diplomacy could solve the prob lem by removing the Immediate cause for war or until suitable arrangements for the conduct of the war could be perfected In advance of the beginning of hostilities. It was not McKlnley'n fault that In prior years congress had Ignored the war department's recom mendations which. If heeded, would have provided against Just such an emergency a proper reserve supply of modern rules', ammunition and equip ment and a well-organized system of bureau administration covering the questions of transportation and sup plies. McKlnley could not make the laws, he could only execute such laws as congress saw lit to enact. Congress made no careful preparation and It would not wait until the president could. It, not McKlnley, Is directly and wholly to blame; and the official records show that from the Democratic membership In congress arose not only the most stubborn and Ignorant oppo sition to army development, but also the most reckless and Irrational clamor for war In the nbsonce of proper prep arations. In the second place, when war was forced. It was not the administration's fault that the various bureaus of the war department were in the control of Incompetents like Sternberg and Eagan, men lifted up by the ridiculous rule of seniority and not removable either by the major general commanding, tho secretary of war or tho commander-in-chief himself until after conviction on speclllc charges before a military court. Specllic charges could not be made be fore Incompetence had been demon strated: and after the mischief had been done it was too late to act. We saw in the closing days of the Fifty fifth congress how bard it was to get the law-makers to take up army re form and enact legislation putting real power Into the hands of the responsi ble bends of the military arm. In tho face of the notorious recent revelations of the gross und criminal Inadequacy of tho existing staff system, that con gress, which forced the war before tho president was ready, deliberately re fused to enact legislative remedy. If another sudden war should come to morrow, the same bungling, tape-ridden. Insubordinate staff system would hamper president, war secretary and commanding generals alike In 'the exe cution of their appointed woik, nnd would lead to a repetition of many of the shortcomings which aro now tho subject of natural nnd proper public complaint. The rotten beef served to our soldiers In trench and camp was a logical and under tbe conditions an Inevitable re sult of. tho rotten army staff system which Intelligent inllltnry men have been trying vainly for years to get con gress to abolish. With all his extraor dinary war powers, not even the presi dent of tho United States, in a lime of supremo eilslr, could correct this hoary evil on his own Initiative- It confronted him with arrogant defiance from tlje stnrt of the war to Its finish, and when ho went to congress for relief con gress reiusfd It nnd p.djnurned. Tho president and die administration slm ply had t.. b best they could In spite of this ri'. i handicap. They di rected tho wm to hn Incredibly swift and victorious nmeluslon, gaining so much that th- loudest complaint Is at tho magnitude of their achievements, yet In the operation the rotten staff system sat Us rotten work In, and by moans of ro'ten bi f nnd rotten sup. pltps sent thousand of bravo soldiers to an upnecoiwnry sneriUclal death. The country Is deeply Indebted to General Mllos und other who have ninde thlB crime plain und It nuift Insist UjI Mi next congress shall lanco tho cancer to Its core. The story from Gibraltar of nn ex change of salutes between the United States cruiser Raleigh, returning from Manila, and Admiral Camara's flag ship, the Kinperador iCarlos V. Is rich with the suggestion of romance, al though It is the plain truth, Knch ship hoisted the opposite nation's ling and tired tho customary number of guns, but It Is agreeable to note that It was the Knlelph which began tho exchnngo of courtesies. A bill to double the fees of the In surance commissioner, which already amount to between $8,000 nnd J10.000 a year, litis been Introduced at ITdrris hurg. It Is not difficult to oredlct lis fate. The American people will cordially concur In Admiral Dewey's opinion that the Philippine campaign should be brief nnd decisive. To suit them It enn not be too much of either. If It shall be confirmed that the care lessly tossed match which started the Windsor hotel holocaust had been used to light a cigarette, the awful example will be complete. Additional evidence on the subject of army beef proves that It will be safer in future to let troops take chances on unpretentious canned bnsh. Agulnaldo, It Is reported, has become discouraged. His deduction Is Justlll able In view of the antecedent circum stances. Current weather variations empha size the aslnlnlty of the man who es tablished April 1 as moving day Unless she can furnish more peaches In future, Delaware Is not entitled to more than one senator. l..et us hope that the Oregon will not again have to be put to a test of her fit condition. TOLD BY THE STARS. Dally Horoscopo Drawn by Ajacchus, Tho Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast: 3.4", a. m.. for Monday, March :0.,im tf A child born on this day will notice that gentle spring Is somewhat elusive. When Interest In a man's private affairs extends beyonds the slop columns of tho Sunday newspapers he can lay claim to greatness. Somo men haven't ambition enough to throw opt'ii the door to good luck. The revival of base ball this season will doubtless open the market for a good many "ilnds" that will turn out on tho diamond to bo on the embalmed beef or. der. ISpfoi million is invariably something that wo think should bo applied to the other fellow. It Is always safe to wager that the en thusiastic advocate of a curfew law was tough In tho days of his youth. Tho elements teem to prove that the ud vunco weather Indicator has slipped a cog, Ajacchus' Advice. If j on are Interested In rcomotlns trusts, corner the sealing-wax market in Wilkes-Uarre. fl Feu Samples of Geniiine Poetry. T 111-3 announcement thai Jan Wlituomn Ulley Is soon to re In this city deletions from 1 published work will bo recelv James cud his elved with pleasure by all lovers of good poetry and of sympathetic recitation ef good poetry. Mr. Itlley Is perhaps tho most original genius that the United States has yet contributed to English lit erature and there are many who think ho Is destined to rank ut tho top of tha list of American poets. However tnat may be. ho is a. lovable singer, a charm ing reader and a man after humanity's own heart. In venturing to quote a few of his moro familiar short poems wo have endeavored to show tho versatility of his genius nnd the width of his study of metrical models. In "Tho Drum," for example, we have a singularly efrectlvo adaptation of metre nnd rhythm to theme, nH follows: Oh, tho drum'. Thero Is some Intonation In thy grutn Monotony of utteranco that strikes tho spirit dumb, As we bear Through tho clear And unclouded atmosphere Thy palpitating uyllables loll In upon tho earl There's a part Of tho art Of thy musMc-t Urobilins heart That thrills a something In us that awak ens with a. start, And in rbymo With tho rhlmo And exactitude of time. Goes marching on to glory of tho melody sublime. And the guest Of tho breast, That thy rolling robs of rest Is a patilotlc spirit as a Continental dressed! And ho looms From tho glooms Of a century of tombs, And tho blood ho spilled at Lexington In living beauty blooms. And his eyes Wear tho gulso Of a purpose pure and wise; As tho lovo of them Is lifted to a some thing In tho skies, That is bright Red and white, With a blur of starry light, As It laughs In silken ripples to the breezes day and night. Thero are deep Hushes creep O'er the pulses as they leap, And the niuimur, fainter growing, on tho silence falls asleep: Whllo tho prayer Rising there Wills tho sea nnd earth and air As a horltage to freedom's sons and daughters every wheie. Then, with sound As profound Ah tho thunderlnsa resound, Como thy wild reverberations In a throw that slinkon the ground. And a cry Flung on hlRh I.lko the il.ig It flutters by, Wings rapturously upward till It nestles In tho ky. Oil, the drum! There Is romv Intonation in thy grum Monotony of utteranco Hint atrlkei tho spirit dumb. As we hoar Through tho clear And unclouded utinoaplioio The iKiVpIUtlns fyllaldes rll In upon thn r' The dialect, stnlr-wsy form of narrattvo verso Is well shown In ldTTLU ORPHANT ANNUS. I.lttlo Orphant Annie's come to our houso to stay An' wnsh the cup an' saucers up, nnd brush the crumbs away, An' shoo tho chickens off thn porch, an' dint the hearth, nn' sweep, An' nuike tho lire, an' bake tho bread, an' earn her board-tut' keep; An' all us other children, when tho sup per things Is done, We set around the kitchen lire an has tho mostest fun A-llRt'nln' to the witch tales 'ut Annlo tells about, An' tho gobble-uns 'at gits you Kf you Don't Watch Out! Onc't they was ,i little boy wouldn't say his pray'rs An' when bo went to bed 'ut night, away up stairs, His mommy heeid blm holler, an nh daddy heerd him bawi, An' when they turn't the klvvcrs down, ho wasn't thero nt nil! An' they seeked him In the rafter-room. an' cubby-hole, nn' press, ' An" seeked him up the chlmbly-llue, an' ever'whercs, I guess. Hut all they ever found wus thlst his pants an' round-about! An' tho gobble-uns il git you Kf you Don't Watch Oct! An' one tlmo a little girl 'ud nllus laugh nn' grin An' mako fun of ever' ono an' alt her blood-an'-kln, An' onc't when they was "company." nn' ole folks was there Sho mocked 'em an' shocked 'em. an' said she didn't care! An' thlst as she kicked her heels, an' turn't to run an' hide, There was two great big Hlaek Thing a-standln' by her side, An' they snatched her through the. cellln" 'foro sho know'd what she's about! An the gobble-uns '11 git you Kf you Don't Watch Out! An' llttlo Orphant Annlo says, when tho blaze Is blue, An' the lampwlck sputters, an' the wind goes woo-oo! An' you hear tho crickets quit, an' tho moon Is gray. An' the llghtln'-bugs In dew Is all squtnehed away You better mind ycr parents, and ycr teachers fond and dear, An' chuiish them 'at loves you, an' dry tho orphant's tear. An" help tho pore and needy ones 'at clus ters all about, Kr tho gobble-uns il git you Rf you Don't Watch Out! o Dialect, however. Is readily dispensed with by Mr. Riley and In the poem which follows wo have a hint of the author's natural mastery of pathos. It is called TUB LOST KISS. I put by the half-written poem, Whllo tho pen, Idly trailed in my hand, Writes on, "Had 1 words to complete It, Who'd read it, or who'd understand?" Rut tho llttlo baro feet on the stairway, And tho faint, smothered laugh in tho hall, And the eerie-low lisp on the silence. Cry up to me over It all. So, I gather It up where was broken Tho tear-faded thread of my theme. Telling how, as one night I sat writing, A fairy broke In on my dream A llttlo Inquisitive fairy My own llttlo girl, with the gold Of the sun In her hair, nnd the dewy Rluo eyes of the fairies of old. 'Twos the dear little girl tnat I scolded "For was It a moment like this." I said, "when sho knew I was busy To como romping In for a kiss? Como rnwdying up from her mother. And clamoring there at my kneo For 'Ono 'Ittle kiss for my dolly. And ono ittle uzzcr for me'." " God pity the heart that repelled her. And tho cold hand that turned her away. And, take, from tho lips that denied her, This answciiess prayer of today! Take, Lord, from my mem'ry forever That pitiful sob of despair. And tho patter and trip of the llttlo baro fcot, And tho ono piercing cry on tho stair! I put by the half-written pnnm, Whllo tho pen. Idly trailed In my hand. Writes on, "Had I words to complete It, Who'd read It. or who'd understand?" Rut the little baro feet on the stairway. And tho faint, smothered laugh In the hall. And tho eerie-low lisp on the silence, Cry up to mo over It all. o Another, "The Dream," rich with poetic Imagery, shows us exceptional euphonln skill: O, It was but a dream I had Whllo the musician played! And hero tho sky, and hero the glad Old ocean kissed tho glade And hero tho laughing ripples ran. And here the reses grew That threw a kiss to every man That voyaged with tho crew. Our silken sails in lazy folds Drooped In the breathless breeze; As o'er a field of marigolds Our eyes swam o'er the seas; Whllo hero the eddies lisped and purled Around the island's rim, And up from out tho underworld Wo saw the mermen swim. And It'was dawn and middle day And midnight for the moon On silver rounds across tho bay Had climbed tho skies of June And hero tho glowing, glorious king Of day ruled o'er his realm, With stars of midnight glittering About his diadem. The seagull reeled on languid wing In circles round the mast, Wo heard the songs the sirens sing As wo went sailing past; And up and down tho golden tmnds A thousand fairy throngs Flung at us from their flashing hands Tho echoes of their songs. O, It was but a dream I bad While tho musician played For hero tho sky, and here the glad Old ocean kissed the glado; And hero tho laughing ripples ran. And hero tho roses grew That threw a kiss to every man That voyaged with the crew. o Lastly, as a glimpse of tho author's philosophic spirit, wo quoto THK PRAYER. Deur Lord, to Thee my knee Is bent, Glvo men content Fitll-pleaaured with what comes to me, Wlmt'cr It be; An humble roof a frugal board, And simple hoard; The wintry fugot piled beside The chimney wide, While tho enwreathlng flames up-tfprout And twine about The brazen dogs that guard my hearth And household worth: Tlngo with tho ember's ruddy glow The rafters low; And let the sparks snap with delight. As Angers might That mark deft measures of tome tune Tho children croon: Then, with good friends, tho rarest few Thou boldest true. Ranged round about tho blaze, to share My comfort there, Give mo to claim the servlco meet i'hnt makes each seat A plaeo of honor, and each guest horn I as the iwt. THE BEEP INQUIRY. From tho Chicago Record. Tho disclosures made through the Inves tigations of the army board during Its sessions In Chicago hold out the pros pect that at last the government and the public are (retting at tbe truth of thn mat ter. Tho Inquiry conducted in this city has furnished tho tpccillc facts which previously had been lacking. o Tho court enmo to Chicago with a vie-v to kicking Into tho methods employed In canning and shipping beef under the gov ernment conlracts. The Information ac tually secured covert) much moro than this. It has been shown that although "canned roast beef" which Is boiled be?f minus the beef extract was a food prod uct of untested utility for troops In tho Held tho coimrlssary gercral took it upon himself to order over I.fwKiO pounds of that commodity. It has been shown, ulso, among tho other mtstckes included in tho eomprehenslvo system of blundering which marked the manageinent of tho commissary, that tho beef was not even delivered to tho soldiers In accordance with tho conditions which the beet pack ers specified as necessary If it were to no with tho conditions which tho beef pack Ono of tho packers declared that the beef for which tho commissary department had contracted was never assumed to ba In condition to stand mote than twority four hours' exposure In tho Cuban cli mate. General Eagan during the Inves tigation at Washington testified that the moat was guaranteed to keep for seventy two hours, hut tho pnekers uvowed that It would keep only u day, and then only wltn tho exercise of "reasonable care." Hut this is not all. If the commissary department made Its orlgiwil contracts unguardedly It was also lax ill finding a means of getting tho beef promptly to its destination. Ono witness testified that a transport which had been laden with the beef nnd ordered to Porto Rico arrived at Its destination only to bo advised that tho troops thero bad fresh beef on shore and that tho transport would do well to carry Its cargo elsewhere. Tho transport remained nt nnchor a whole week, finally going to another port on tho island, where It discharged a small pirt ol its beef, which was transported fifteen ml!e3 In land. Tho beef was spoiled when it readied tho soldiers. With the remainder of the cargo the ship was then ordered back to New York, where tho beef had to bo condemned. In other cases tho b:ef was found to bavo spoiled whllo on ship board or within a very short tlmo after unloading, nnd tho testimony of some of the witnesses goes to show that when It nctually did find Its way to the camps It was In a disgusting ttate of decomposi tion. There Is one Instance of a wholo company made sick by ptomaine poison ing, nnd the cases In which unavailing ef forts were made to force tho beef on nauseated soldiers are numerous. - c Tho evidence thus far secured seems to fit together with the story of misman agement for which the administrative branch of tho war department hns be -n responsible. It serves to sustain tho pre vious charges to tho effect that the con tracts for the beef were unwisely mndo In tho first place, that the system of In spection wns lax and Hint much bad he f actually was served to the soldiers. whMo some good beef was allowed to spoil through carelessness In arranging for transportation. Evidently General Mlb's nnd his partisans have not been com plaining without cause. NO SIMPSONS WANTED. From tho Utlca Press CInd.l. Jerry Simpson Is back In Kansas. He Is out of congress and says be will never go thero any more. "1 am out of poll tics," ho says. "I have como homo to rnlso more calves and less hell." Tho country would rejoice if more of Its statesman would reach this state of mind. DEMOCRACY'S NEW PLATFORM. From the Kansas City Journal (Rep.). The Democratic platform next year is to consist of freo silver and nnti-expan-slon. It would consist of tho same thing if Republican managers were building it. iraac N LA.UGKST ASSORT AI EST Ol' RANGE IN THE CITY. PlMmbSmig' and TiMeim! OTSIEIR: & FOESYTft 325 and 327 PENN AVENUE. Ranges and e .. 'M&Ji&Jb: .&22?iA&.rV!X f&. 5 G 'JJH AftK.5KacWCT2 W t WL XatfSM ) "ft "Wo W3 i try . ;'. 0 T . !c.vo send ilitin by return mad," writes the matron ef 11 l.ir . ,j'.Ii '.vv.. . i Ivnuohuula tt'iito rutins survaid ara employed. 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TIE OMCMS, FEASEE, A1XEY 00. 4'J'J LncUiUviiuuii Aveuna Lewls9 Really ( DavSeSo ALWAYS MJSY, The march of honest progress will ever in crease: Our Shoes for Spring are F 3 T to march the earth TV " .wis, iraMy a pavici, 114-116 Wyoming Ave. - n&wo .3 . 1 VYRlTli IT DOWN As your needs sui-gests any.lhlng I" tbe odlee and stationery line and when your list Is full bring It to us and wo will sur prise you with tho novelties wo have re ceived in up-to-date Mipnlles for your of llce. Wo have everything In the Illunk Rook line. Filing Cabinets. Document Roxes, Postal Scales. Rox Files and the largest assortment of Rox Stationery In the City. IVhltlr.g's Wedgewood Rlue, tho very latest color. In all sizes In stock. Reynolds Bros STAT10XKRS and KXORAVlvR.S. 1 50 Wyoming Avenue. Scranton, Pa. book btadimi' NEAT. DURAHLE ROOK IllNDIX'J is what you receim: if you LEAVE YOfR ORDER WITH THE TRIRLNE R1NDERY. 7 3 IflS&S .or iftflsiV&K S?W X'' .1 .".' ix-fM mMM A. Km VK5Si& vScSr'sA HUE! lOtfMltS9 and Department Our Spring Opening of A. and wm Takes place this week, com mencing on Monday, and we invite every interested party to attend the Fiaest Display of this particular line of goods ever placed on sale by us. The daintiest things im aginable are here for your in spection in Silk, Silk Mull, Chiffon, Straw, Lawn, Etc., aud in prices ranging from 25c to $12.00 each. Our line of Mails' tag Cloate Is not surpassed by any es- tablishment and comprises garments in Silk, Cashmere and Bedford Cord, and the prices range from $2.00 to $15.00. In Infants' Long and Short Nainsook and Fine Lawn Dresses we carry a very ex tensive assortment. New line of Babies' Fine Flaunel and Knit Sacques aud Jackets, Knit Bootees, Etc., Etc. in fact, every perquisite that a "Baby De partment " is expected to supply and all at popular prices, 5.10 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Tiik Moncn.v Raiidwaur Stork. Eoaimeledl Ware Is cleanly, looks well, and lasts long. It is Economy to purchase these goods and we invite inspection to our carefully selected line. FOGTE & SHEAR CO. 1 If) WASHINGTON AVE, The Hoot & Cornell Coo Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware; 04 Lackawanna Arams HENRY BEL1N, JR., oent'iul Agent fr ttas Wyoming imtrlot . WFB1T Jllulnz, lllaMIng, Kporttnz, smoUo.uit ami lUu llcpmino Cuemiu.. 1 umpuuy'i HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcuffty Kino, filmland Hxptoisrt Itoom toi Conn Ml llUllJliii. Jicruutou. agunoiI;-. THOa, FOHU. JOHN IL H.MITH i-JON ) W. K. MULLIGAN, V PltUto Plymouth WUkeUarn J q Caps POWOEIL
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