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SCHANTON. ARII, M, 1899.
Governor Stow will be sustained by
responsible public opinion In his reso
lution in penult the Btato to Ed no
further Until It can pay Its way. Tho
IrslsOatuie had fair warning. Uh re
fusal to oimot necessary revenue legis
lation leaves to thu governor no al
ternative but tornivo.
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Xtatience Exhausted.
We nil" ronlldeiit that we voice the
Judgment of an overwhelming major
ity of th" lespnnslblc business men
and taxpayers of Kcraiiton the men
vho drive or who have driving or car
tage dniii- for them when we denounce
as petty and contemptible the whole
course of the opponent of the asi halt
repair contuu: en'.eied Into lost fall
between the city anil the Kurher As
phalt l'.nlng company.
Hero was an open business proposi
tion upon which .he city Invited bids
and got them, letting the contract to
the lowest icspoiislble bidder. The flg
ure $17,f.no a year for ten yearswas
n low tltritif In comparison with the
cost of similar ifiialr work in other
cities; and thai the accusations to the
contrtiiy hae been Iguorantly or wil
fully false fan lie proved by the re
cords of nn dlslnteivsted city or con
sulting engineer In the country. At
this price the eliy was usured an im
mediate beginning of the repn'is and
n steadv i-nntlmmtluii of the work for
thu entile period of the contract, l.'n
der the teims of that contract, not
only was the company bound in law
to H"c the slieets in good repair, but
it was al-o bound by self-interest to
repair every break or crack as quickly
ns discovered, since the sooner this
was don" th- less resurfacing would
be reriulied of ll. It and the city
b"th stooil to gain from piomptness.
Mad till fair business proposition
been duly ratllled after Its U-nm wore
ofllclally accepted by the city: had not
Intrigue and jealousy set to work to
put obstacles In the way, not by meet
ing argument with argument, fairly
and In the open, but by distortion
of facts, appeals to public prejudice,
shouts to the galleries and buncombe
suggestions of Impracticable substi
tutes, the streets would by this time
have been well along toward adequate
rei-overy. travel would ne growing saf
er and more romfoi table instead of
more dangerous every day; iiie wear
and tear on horse flesh and vehicles
would be decreasing, wheelmen would
be leceivlng benelll Instead of running
Increasing risks of injury and ' the
city's general aspect as piescnted to
the casual visitor would be incalculably
enhanced.
The only result of all this fooling
around has been to Inflict upon the
drivers of Scranton and those depen
dent upon them six months of un
necessary Inconvenience, risk and ex
pense. We nie ready to leave It to
a vote among those who use the streets
of the city whether they have not lost
more than .flT.SOO In the aggregate for
every six months of the abominable
conditions of haulage and vehicular
travel now prevalent In our principal
business streets. If they do not say
that $17.."0fi Is a cheap price to pay per
annum for the guaranteed repair of
these sticets during a ten year period
In which ominous will be unable by job
bery, dllly dallying or ridiculous Ineffi
ciency to prevent u prompt and business-like
collection of every defect In
the pavement, then uo stand ready to
give up our contention and turn In
for the sand and ashes plan of fooling
with this vital matter.
No wonder the business Interests of
the city are threatening to call town
meetings to right this monstrous In
stance of lnlsgovernment.
Announcement Is made that If sen
tence seemingly too harsh shall be pri
nounced upon Captain Coghlan for his
oratorical slip eitorl will he made to
have congress give him a special vo.o
of thanks. The proposition Is fool
Nil. If i-oghlan has violated naval
discipline ho should be punished nr.d
take his punishment like any other sail
or. The law should be no respecter of
pomms.
Ulysses S. Grant.
.. may without Impropriety be said
of Generul Grunt that h was not the
greatest military strategist of the ave,
but he had In an unusual degree tho
counterbalance of qualities that makes
for success. He was cool, he was
brave, he had a safe military Imagina
tion by which term we moan thut ho
could conceive of large opera thru In
their entirety without being fooled as
to details concernlnir either his own
or tho enemy's forces -and, ubove all,
he wub unhampered. It lequlred about
two years of more or less aimless light
ing attended with enormous loss of
life and treabure to tench the politi
cians at Washington that they could
not put down the rooellion with Inter
ference with the lighting generala and
not until this realization was reached
did Grant or any other Northern com
mander stand a fall- show.
The lesson of thu uvii war had to
be learned over again In tho early part
of the war with hpaln, but It Is to tha
credit of the McKlnley administration
that It has at lust learned It well.
Otis nt Manila is unhampered. He is
fighting his campaign In his own way
nnd although tho struggle Is a aevro
one on account of the physical aspects
of the country and the climate, he
seems to be achieving rupldly the re
sults aimed at. There has been some
whut more Interference from Washlmj
tlon with tho military operations In
and subsequent occupation of Cuba
and Porto Wco, hut not enough to
prevent the ability of Individual com
inandeiiJ from usHertlnjr itself In good
results. That we lack a Grant at
the lieml of the nrmy Is not because
wo lwvc no nnldlern capable of riovrl
oping ns he developed, but bccaunn tho
tnorjjcncy Is Insufllclent to icvrnl the
man.
Newspaper argument us to whether
Quay wilt or will not be admitted to
the s nuio on gubernatorial appoint
ment is likely to be futile. Only the
senate by open vote can decide (his
point.
A Rumor nnd Its Lesson.
The rumors which nro yet current
with respect lo the alleged connection
of the Lackawanna Iron and Steel com
pany with the proposed erection of a
large new sleet rail plant at Stony
Point, near Huffalo, havo not yet been
traced to n, tangible and responsible
source. They may, therefore, mean
much, little or nothing. All thut N
definitely known Is that Huffalo Is ap
parently to have a new steel Industry
confessedly bucked in part by capital
ists who are also Interested In the
Lackawanna concern, which may or
may not have any beating upon the In
dustrial future of Scranton.
Hut Independent of any of these
rumors the time seems opportune to re
peat the familiar but necessary sugges
tion that Scranton still needs more nnd
better diversified Industries. TliN city
has reached n dimension where It
should no longer bo dependent or seem
ingly deoondent on either coal or Iron
ns It has been In the past. Its future
prospcilty must come through more
various channels. With cheap fuel and
power, abundant labor, attractive nat
utal surroundings and a conspicuous
spirit of enterprise and hearty good
fellowship among Its Inhabitants It Is
In position, not simply to bog for new
industries but as a matter of fact to
exercise a discerning choice among pro
posals of an Industrial nature. It has
been demonstrated that many outsiders
destro to remove plants of various
kinds to Scranton. There Is no need to
chase after them. But there Is need of
a new era of substantial local en
couragement for deserving applica
tions. No city can advance Indefinitely with
out putting forth continuous construct
ive effort. Locally there have been
spurts and then lulls in lndusttlal
growth. It Is time now for a steady
and unremitting development. The
mere rumor of a possible removal of
our largest single Industry should be
suMlcient to shuke up tho dry bones
and bring on a new campaign for the
city's upbuilding.
The report is current that Aguln
aldo Is looking for some outsider to put
a cushion under his downfall. The
chances are that the Malay Napoleon
will look In vain.
Tho Pot and the Kettle.
Tho Supreme court of South Carolina
has nfllrmed the constitutionality of
the law recently enacted in that state
which puts It In tho power of the rela
tives of a lynched man to sue for dam
age the county In which the lynching
took place. This law will, however, as
the Philadelphia Ledger asserts, be
powerless unless the juries enforce It.
"The dumages," that paper explains,
"arc collectible by the county from
the persons engaged In the lynching,
but In many instances the counties
cannot collect owing to the difficulty
of Identifying the culprits. It is to he
feared that Juries will display no great
zeal in vlsitlns damages on their coun
ties and Increasing their own taxes for
the lynchln.T of an obnoxious victim.
It may be euyler to mulct the counties
for these murders than It Is to convict
lynchers, and It is possible that the
law as afllrmed may act as a deterrent
of tho horrible crimes which It Is de
signed to suppress. We thull see."
It ' Is. Indeed, "very doubtful" to
quote further fioin the same source
"whether the mere enactment of a
statute like this -'It transform into
law abiding neighborhoods the com
munities in which atrocious and name
less crimes of violence committed by
both races have been frequent and have
remained unpunished. If communities
regard such crimes as venial they will
not punish them, nor will they pay
penalties In the way of Increased taxes
as contemplated by the law in ques
tion It looks as though these are
communities where tho plow operation
of education, religion and morality
alone can work reform."
There Is somo credit to the south In
the fact that Its better citizens aro
searching for some short-cut to re
form. This anxiety to get good quick
Is better than utter moral Indifference.
Hut In the South ns well as In thu
North the lesson must be learned that
little good can be expected from rem
edial legislation In the absence of a
general lifting up of the moral nver
age of the community. High Ucenso
laws are Just us powerless to effect
temperance reform In communities
which uphold speakeaides and encour
age continuous, violation of the liquor
laws as antl-lynching luws are to
safeguard tha administration of Justlco
In communities where Justice Is ut
terly misunderstood. Tho pot must not
be: too vociferous in calling the kettle
black.
According to nx-AssIstant Postmas
ter General Jones, who served under
Cleveland, our diplomatic service Is a
disgrace. And yec Uncle Sam appears
to be holding his own.
Naval officers wishing In future to
comment on foreign powers would do
well to employ tho sign language ex
clusively. German "honor" having been ap
peased in tho Coghlan case, let tho
czar's peace congress proceed.
Many candidates for speaker no doubt
will be willing to compromise on "some
thing equally as good."
Silver bar has gono up i of a cent.
Who says that Colonel Hryan's labors
have been In vuln?
General Lawton's fighting is much
better than his talking for publication.
If Nuy Aug Park Is to bo Improved
this year, now Is tho time to begin.
enerai Fred Grant comes forward
with the atatement that 100,000 people
are on the verge of starvation in Poao
Itlco. The Porto Hlcann hnvo Men
the least troublesome of Uncle S.imi
many now wardii and It Is probablo
that the government will not he.i'tat
nbout affording relief.
"George Washington" AgulnnU'i U
not panning out as well ns the anil
Imperialists desired.
Admiral KnuU should hereafter add
the postscript: "Hum this letter."
Phenomenal Gain
in Foreign Trade.
From tho Now Yoik Sun.
nT IS a woiideiful trade record which
Is set forth In the report Just is
sued by Mr. Frank II. Hitchcock,
chief of the foreign markets sec
tion of the agricultural department.
Ho shows that In the ilscal year lSOS
our exports were tho largest ever re
corded for a twelve month, while, on
the other hand, our Imports were ex
ceptionally small. The value of the
commodities exported by us In 1S0S was
$1.'J10,291,9in, a sum which exceeded
tho figures of the preceding year by
$118,231,310. Our Imports weio valued
at $GI6,0 10,634, or less by JHS.fiSO.'r.S
than the valuation of the goods Im
ported in 1S97. That Is to say, our ex
ports last year were worth nlmost
twice as much us our Imports.
o
It will interest farmers to examine
Mr. Hitchcock's data In detail. Our
exports of agricultural products con
stituted 70.93 per cent, of the total,
representing n gain of nearly 25 per
cent, over 1397. On the other hand,
our Imports of agricultural products
showed a decrease of $SG,!i79,G72, or
about 22 per cent, ns compared with the
returns of the preceding year. The ex
cess of our agricultural exports over
our agricultural Imports was $311,210,
11(5, whereas in 1897 it was only $2SS,
SS3.723. In wheat and flour alone there
was a gain of nearly $100,000,000, which,
moreover, was due but partially to the
higher prices that obtained, for the
quantity of wheat exported was nearly
double that sent out of tho country In
1S97. As tegards wheat flour, Indeed,
there was no marked increase In quan
tity, but, even here, tho gain in value
amounted to upward of $13,000,000.
o
Look next at the data relating to In
dian corn, of which there were export
ed In 1898 208,744,939 bushels, valued at
$74.10S,Ro0, as against 176,910,363 bushels,
valued at $5I.0S7,132, In 1S97. In tho
market value of this grain there had
been no striking appreciation, the aver
age juice of corn In 1S9S having been
33.3 cents per bushel, us ugainst 30.0
cents In the preceding year, whereas
wheat had risen to 9S.3 cents from 75.:?
cents per bushel. Most satisfactory,
also, are the ilgures relating to oats,
of which in the fiscal year 1S9S wo ex
ported C9,130,2S bushels, valued at $2",
632,914, against 34,033,332 valued at
$S,730,207, in 1897. The price of this
grain last year was 29.8 cents per
bushel, or almost 5 cents more than
In the previous twelve-month. The
price of rye in the same period rose
from 42.8 cents to CCS cents; our ship
ments of that cereal Increased in quan
tity from 8,300,271 bushels to 15,541,57.";.
and In value from J3,C67,50." to $3,S25,7G9.
So much for our export of brendstuffa
during 1S98.
o
Let us glance next at the output of
meat products. Of bacon wo sent
abroad 030.10S.933 pounds, valued nt
$1G,3S0,91S, representing a gain over 1S97
amounting In quantity to HO.709.tS1
pounds and In vnlue to $12,193,771. The
export price of this commodity In 1S9S
wns, on an average, 7.1 cents per
pound, while It had been but C.S cents
in the previous twelve-month. Scarcely
less notable was the record for lard,
of which In 1S9S we exported 709,314,015
pounds, worth $39,710,072; this was
more than we sent In the preceding
year by 111,02S,403 pounds, and the
value was greater by $10,584,187. Tha
average export price of this commodity
rose from 5.1 cents to C.C cents. Of
American hams, on tho other hand,
the average export price was slightly
less, being 9.3 cents per pound, as
against 9.7 cents In 1897. Nevertheless,
we sent abroad hams weighing in tho
aggregate 200.1S5.SC1 pounds and worth
S1S,9S7,523, ns against 165.217,302 pounds,
valued at $15,970,021, in the year before.
Of Importance, also, as regards both
quantity nnd value, wns tho Increase
in our exports of pickled pork, cotton
seed ell, ollcako and oilcake meal, cat
tle and horses. In one remarkable in
stance a great Increase in quantity was
accompanied by a slight falling off in
value. We rjfer to our shipments of
cotton, which in 1S9S were 3,830,261,295
pounds, ns against 3,103,754.91!) in tha
preceding twelve-month, while .
value, owing to the decline In the price
of the taw staple, dropped from $230,
M19,!71 to $220,442,213.
o
Turning to our agricultural imports,
we observe that, while we bought more
coffee, wo paid loss for It than we did
the year before, tho average import
price having fallen from 11.1 cents to
7.5 cents. Th" exact figures for 1S9S
were 870,514,433 pounds, worth $03,067,
fi;:t, as against 737,615,070 pounds, worth
$Sl,54l,3Sl, In the preceding twelve
month. The prosperity of our tanner
ies is demonstrated by the fact that
our Imports of hides nnd skins In
creased in both quantity and value In
1S9S. Here there was an advance In
price from 13.5 cents to 15.1 cents a
pound. The figures for 1S0S are 245,
771.61G pounds, valued at $37.0G8,P32,
while those for the previous year were
20G.100,S44 pounds, worth $27,S63,ii2G.
The flourishing condition of our sllk
manufacturlng industry is attested by
the fact that the amount of raw silk,
iiotwlthtandlng a rise In the import
price from $2.37 a pound to $2.06, in
creased In quantity from 7,993,414 to 12,
087,931 pound3, nnd in value by $13,
IM.'SI. The shrlnkago In our imports
of wool does not indicate any depres
sion of our woolen Industry, because
in 1897 our manufacturers tool: care to
supply themselves with raw material
for some time ahead, the receipts In
that year having amounted to 3.10.S52.
026 pounds, valued at $33,213,191,
whereas In 1S9S they were but 102,795.
202 pounds; worth $16,783,093. This
notwithstanding there hud bepr. a de
cline In the averugs import prlro from
15 2 cents to 12.0 cents a pound. We
Bhnll. unquestionably, witness In 1899
a great Increase In tho Imports of wool.
Much tho came thing mny bo said of
sugar, our Imports of which In IfOS
did not exceed 2.C'59,920.8.,il pounds, our
refiners having brought In an immense
stock in 1897, when our Imports fell
but a little short of five thousand mil
lion pounds,
re
viewed altogether, the record of our
foreign commerce In 1S9S is tho most
amazing over exhibited, not only In
the United Stutc.1, but by any country
upon earth at any time. The fact that
our Imports, vast aa they are, are ex-
cccdrd by our exports by ncitrly six
hundred millions of dollars, may well
causa some of our lSuropcuii competi
tors to look forward to tho twentieth
century with consternation nnd de
spair. MOB RULE A MENACE.
Prom the Philadelphia Press.
There Is no need of llnp-erlng on the
sickening details of the Georgia lynching.
Thu affair In all its revolting details hus
been spread before tho public and no pro
founder Impression can bo made by their
repetition. It Is useless ulso to argue
v.lth men llko Governor Candler, ofl
Georgia, who uro cither too supine or
havo too little respect lor the law them
selves to understand tho naturo of the
results of such lawless affairs. Hducatcd
men llko Charles J. llonuparte, of Balti
more, and Hoko Smith and those mem
bers of tho bar of Georgia who not only
acquiesce In lynching but defend It In
certain cases, can also bo brushed asldo
ns unworthy of notice. If they have not
learned tho usclcssnrss of mob law as a
crime deterrent ufter trying It for twenty
two yeurn their case Is hopeless.
o
Tho aspect of this question which needs
to be brought before tho northern public
Is tho effect theso exhibitions of barbar
ism uro having and arc likely to have on
public sentiment In this section. That
respect for law has lessened and tho re
sort to I ho mob has Increased In north
ern states during tho past ten years Is
evident to any or.o who keeps in touch
with passing events. Within tho past
few years nearly a dozen men havo been
lynched In Indiana and one man lias been
lynched and two others saved from tho
mob's fury by tho aid of the militia In
Ohio. Scattered cases of mob law havo
occurred In other states and attempts at
lynching nro heard of In communities
which twenty years ago would have been
Insulted by an Intimation that anything
but tho usual course of justice would bo
tolerated within their limits.
o
All these signs of the gradual growth
of the mob spirit aro too evident to bo
Ignored. When the south began lynching
colored men for criminal assaults upon
women tho law-abiding class mado no
protest. In fact many applauded it and
continue to do so. They excuso this sum
mary method of Justice by tho claim
that It Is necessary to Impress in the
stiongest and sternest way upon tho
negro mind tho fact that punishment
would follow the commission of that
crime In tho quickest possible manner.
Under this popular acquiescence In mob
law lynchlngs went on indiscriminately,
and soon the mob naturally came to think
that as lynching was excused In one class
of crimes it would bo excused In other
classes of crimes. Then lynching for
murder began nnd soon lynching for rob
bery and Incendiarism followed. And to
day, there Is no kind of crime in tho
south which Is not liable to bo punished
by lynching provided the person who
committed 11 Is colored.
o
The brutalizing effect of this submission
to mob law is evident In overy commun
lty in the south. There Is not a county
which has not felt Its demoralizing
results. To a traveler from tho north this
condition of society at tlrst causes a pain
ful shock, and the question Is Inevitably
asked whether northern society can sink
to tho same level. It certainly will un
less strenuous efforts nro made to check
tho growth of the mob spirit nnd public
opinion is educated to respect law and
order. There must be no acquiescence In
mob law for any reason whatever, and
the authorities must be promptly nnd vig
orously upheld In their efforts to main
tain the majesty of tho law. It Is bet
ter that a score of the guilty should es
cape Justice than that the brutal passions
of a mob should glut Its vengeance on
one criminal. In no other way can tho
community be saved from the demoral
ization sure to follow public acquies
cence in the rule of the mob.
o
Tho pulpit nnd the newspapers havo
the chief responsibility In this matter.
They have tho ear of tho public and can
Inform and mould public sentiment as
no other authorities can. Tho prompt
condemnation passed on the Georgia
lynching by tho liuptlst ministers' meet
ing of Monday wns encouraging. It should
be followed by similar utterances from
every denomination and from every pulpit
In the north. Tho volco of tho newspa
pers should be no less emphatic and unan
imous In deMmclatlon of mob law. Prom
every authoritative source and by every
ineaua public sentiment should ho aroused
to tho enormity of lynching If civilization
is to be preserve nnd the north saved
from tho demoralization which prevails
so extensively In tho south.
Lateness
"Too late!" she cried, and pressed tho
fatal potion to her lips.
It wis In this hour that tha woman's
lofty spirit revealed itself.
"I'd rather ho too lato than not lato
enough. I toll you those!" sho remarked,
for In her happier days she had known
what It was to wear the swellest hat In
the congregation. Detroit Journal.
TIIE SPAN OF LIFE.
tProm Dawn to Night.)
The dawn Is gray,
And night's dark shadows fade away;
Sing tow, sintr sweet, thu lullaby,
Tho little one lies still and sleeps,
Whllo softly through tho cu&ement creeps
The light of day,
And night winds whisper cie they die
Tho lullaby.
Would we could tell
What happy thoughts und fancies dwell,
As baby's cradlo rocks away;
Wldo open ure tho dear ono's eyes,
An unknown world before them lies;
Yet como what may,
Tho mother weaves her tender spell,
And all Is well.
And morning brings
The soft unfolding of the wines,
The ste-ps of tiny feet,
The prattle none may understand
Have those who dwell In Babyland:
Whllo ll?s repeat
The nursery eongs of childish things
That mother sines.
The noon's bright rays
Shine down on books and childhood's
plays:
And vanished, ono by one,
Aro ragged dolls nnd broken toys.
While now Is heard the fun and noise.
When school Is done.
And yet wo miss the baby ways
Of other days.
Tho tide Is hlch.
And on Life's stream tho sunbeams :lc;
Then conies a tender strain
Of happy music, soft and low.
Love guides tho frail bark to and fro
With sweet refrain.
Youth's Afternoon glides swiftly by
While Love Is nlch.
The Dusk comes on
And hides tho dories of the sun;
Yet all the heavens ring
With wedding bells, for Ufa Is blest,
And happy Is the cozy nest
Where Love Is king.
Ills Joyous reign hath Just begun
Though day Is done.
Now near, now far,
There comes tho mr.nnlnt: of the bar,
While Life's barij glides along.
Long yearn have turned tho tresses gray,
Yet dear ones cheer tho onward way
With happy song;
And Love still reigns, whllo shines afar
Tho Hvonlne star.
Now bent rnJ white
Are tired heads; the falling sight
Scarce sees the shadows creep.
The bark of Life hath touched tho
strand,
And Old Ago walls with foldM hand
The long, last sleep
A breath a touch of fingers light
And It la Night.
Grace It. Olseh in Uoston Transcript.
OPINIONS ON QUAY VERDICT.
Consolation.
Rochester Democrat nnd Chronicle.
We are now told that Senator Quay
escaped conviction on "technical"
grounds. As a matter of fact, every
technical question raised during the
trial was decided In favor of the prose
cution. We are also told that ho had
a "narrow escape." Possibly. The
Democratic Philadelphia Times says:
"The district attorney exorcised his
right, under the old common law rello
of tho dark ages, to stand aside four
teen Jurors of the panel, which gave
him eighteen challenges against four
for tho defense. The Jury was, there
fore, practically chosen by the prose
cution." Yet thu defense rested Its
case on tho prosecution's testimony,
and won on It. In this view, tho "es
cape" does iiol seem to havo been so
very "narrow." Hut of course Senator
Quay's defeated enemies have the right
to administer consolation to them
selves. A Great Victory.
Prom the Albany Journal.
Tho result of this case Is a great vic
tory for Matthew Stanley Quay, and
a crushing defeat for his political op
ponents, for, as we said above, the
desire to ruin hlin politically was para
mount In tho minds of those who Insti
gated the charge against him.
Will Be Accepted.
From Magco'a Pittsburg Times.
The verdict, will bo accepted by the
public as being In accord with tho law
and the evidence. Tho people of the
state na well as Mr. Quay are to be
congratulated on the outcome of tho
trial.
Advantages of Education.
Perry Patettlc "I wish I'd of paid more
attention to thiB hero war."
Wayworn Watson "What good would
It do you?"
"Just this: "I'r bo goin' around right
now lb a wounded soldier from Cuby,
only I dunno which regiment to belong to.
It would bo Jlst my luck to name one of
them outfits that never got away from
home." Cincinnati Knqulrcr.
REXFORD'S,
April 28.
A visit to our store will consume
but little of your time, and should
you say: "I'll come back later," or
"I'll call when ready to buy," you
won't hurt our feelings. We shall
be glad you have made us a call
and seen our showing in the new
est in jewelry.
Eighty-six styles of Belt Buckles,
50c to S5.00. Some samples in
our windows.
THE REXFORD CO.
132 Wyoming Avenue.
The Deadly Sewer Gas
from a leaky drain may give tho doctor
a caso of typhoid fever to work with un
less you peimlt thn plumber to get In
his work on tho drain first.
Do not hesitate about having tho plumb.
Ing In your house examined by un expert
if you think there Is tho slightest defect.
A thorough overhauling now will save
maiy a dollar later.
The ,smoko test will convince you
whether there is sewer gas or not.
GUNSTEK & FORSYTE,
323-327 l'RNN AVENUE.
"Do you fell many of these?" asUcd the stucknt of human nature as the village
druggist landed him a 5-ccnt p.icl.et of Ripans Tahulei.
'"Sell many?" ankvtcrcd the druggist. "1 hardly bell anything cUc. Those people
have only taken an old prescription and put a name to it. I wis.li I could hit on a
snap like that."
"They don't claim anything more, do they ?"
"Why, no ! and that' the funny part of it. Even the name Is nude of the initials
of the drugs of which the stuff is compounded, and I have been nuking about the same
mixture for all the doi tors about here ever ilacc I was a boy."
"Yes, hut you used to -cll it as a powder or a llouid, This tablet form is more
convenient and better, isn't it?"
" Doubtless, and it's the people who buy it now instead of the doctors, though the
doctors buy the R.I.P.A.N.S too."
"And everybody else?"
"Yes, I think half the business men in town carry one of theso S-cent cartons in
their vest pockets, and tiie women use them as much as the men do, I guess about
everybody uses them now more or less."
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(XrAr,K 10 Sprut. Street, M York-or .luds
iu. five-cent carton.
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We aire
Showing
This week
a great variety of clegaut
goods in
Spriag Serges,
You will find the prices like
the goods right.
W. J. DAVIS,
233 Wyoming Ave.,
Scranton. P.i.
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Fine
HAND-S6WD
shoes
FOR
Come In
and ask to see
our
Wedgevvood Blue,
Oriental Rose,
MAMAS LINEN,
The most beautiful
shades ever display
ed iu stationery.
All 5izes In Stock
3
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We have the usual
complete line of
Ice
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS an I ENGRAVERS.
Hotel Jeimyn Building.
In a !p-r crton (without pl.u) l now for .slant Km
in lu.r.iui'i. ,ur lur rMJr rum ill ivuiiiiiuii'ai. i.nn iiu.c.
ln.lt bv m-ndlne fnrtr-ilbt i-ent.to tha KirANSCHvmaiL
cnruia ltl Tiuturu Ixi mat lot liferent.. Hii-in.
LADieS
I 114 a 116
Wyoming
Ave.
TT
NLEY'S
FoMlard Silks,
Wash S51ks9
Summer Silks
The perfection of printing
and designing in Foulard
Silks for 1899, shows a mark
ed improvement over the past
two seasons aud we take
special pride in calling your
attention to our "unsurpass
ed" assortment of the
Finest Goois
at S
The leading things are
black and blue grounds, with
neat designs m white, helio
trope, blue, etc. Black aud
blue grounds with Persian
effects, also in white grounds,
with delicate printing ot
heliotrope, uew blue,etc. Our
prices are
75c, $1.00 and $1.2.,
Wash silks, that wash aud
retain their lustre, aud colors
are shown iu a large variety
of choice patterns. Prices
range irom
45c to 75c. v
Elegant line of Japanese
Wash Silks and Summer
Silks, iu plaids, corded checks
aud stripes. Fast colors and
a large selection. Best goods
made
Only 45c.
Fast Black Wash Silks,
Habutai, and Waterproof
Silks in the uew "unspottable
finish, at less than present
market prices.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Tin-; Modern Hardware Store.
MEzMi
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Mir-Vi-1
Do Youe Keow
How convenient it is to have
a GOOD oil range ?
Hie Automatic
id
Has many good features not
found in other ranges. Try one
this summer.
FOOT! & SHEAR' CO.,
1 19 Washington 1 19
The Hunt &
Cemiiniell Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
iM Lacftawaana Avenue
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