THE SCRANTON TJRIBUjME-SATUJKDAW MAY 13, 1890.
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCKANTO.V. HAY 13. 1S!)9.
If tho West Side board of trade lia?
truntwurthy Uruiom to provo that a
city repair plant would under existing
coitdltloiiH Involve un economy In tho
nm-es-sary m-atniurit cf the illslnto-
grated uHpliutt streets of our city
..It.-. ...I.Vlll.f ! I
should nmKo tnem pm.m """",, ;
lay. U it ims inese n. "- .-- -
fin- which tin: entile country has for
... im..ii kiniii'clilnir In vain,
Fish or Cut Bait.
Citizens who favor prompt and ef
fective street repairs; citizens who
nro tired of pnylnp blK repair bills on
vehicles and tired of hlrlns: two horses
and-two drivers to do the work that
one horse, with one driver, could do It
tho 'rttreeis were In proper condition:
citizens who are unwilling . hvo
their Interests trilled with by means
oi ftillle cement patches litstliu; i day
anil u nlcht: business men who want
this puliiK iU"S'lim settled on ccono
mle business principles, by means of a
liinfj-lerm. Ironclad contr.it t with a
rriiponslhlp .oiiir.icior. pledvlnc con
tinuous and cifcctlw cure ol the as
phult. antl who do not favor iImkrIiib
tills one-linn Into wasteful local poli
ties by means of a city repair plant
opl-ntnl Int'-rniltleiitly in th" Interest
of ward tiitf-ni'it and their relatives
and dependent's every taxpayer of ,
Seranton wli-i can rNe above "mall
prejudices and take n broad vl"W of
this presdng testte fhoulii be all means
attend the mat's uieetliiK nill'd to as
semble on Monday night In the rooms
of "tho Hoard of Trade.
Tin- iiutstlon uf street repairs has
gov to n point where the city nllUlals.
and mole e.peilally the nriyor. must
ilsh or cut bait. Two ears have been
f-P"nl in useless fouclir-j and iiilb1illiiK
Meanwhile the stieets have steadily
Blown woive until today they are In
many pla; 'nferlor to t(" old-fash-Iclied
corduroy roads that our pioneer
fcrefiitbers used to construct by felling
logs at right angles to th? drivwas.
This abominable condition of Hi
streets Is a sample of what councils
would be likely to do if put in control
of a city plant. Judging by the past,
repairs would b made by Ills and
jerks and between times the public
iuiiIiI go )iau.'.
'The demagogical assertion of oracles
of the brick paving trust that the con
tract cxeMited by the city with th
liarber Asphalt company, tin low bid
ders in the recent open competition,
is extravagant hns b en overwhelm
ingly related by plain f.iets and figures
taken from olllelal reports. We make
the assertion now in full knowledge of
the conditions prevalent In other citii s.
and challenge cnutradlition. that at the
price agreed upon In that contract
namely J17,.V;i a year for ten yeair th
city ot t-'cr.nmn gets n bargain in pav
ing renewal and continuous repair
better than that uf any municipality
In the fulled .States in the
tamo lat'tude, present condition of
Its paveuii'iit taken into due ac
count. It remains dimply for the city
to enforce that contract and hold the
contractors rigidly to Its -xtu-tl'is
term.'i.
I'nlCHs this is done, and done piontpt
ly, iiiibntlv can tell when the m-phall
will bo repain d, for If It Is not done
litigation win. follow and delay vltl
follow upon delay.
When It comes to (iolf.prais.c the
Iluslness Men's league Is evidently de
termined to occupy the front row.
The Case of Dr. Bdggs.
The contiover.-y which has been pro
voked by the attempt of Dr. Drlggs to
secure ordination into the ministry of
tho Protectant Kpiscopal thiirch has
assumed some personal aspects which
are deplorable, as. for example, the ac
cusutlon of ii western bishop that Dr.
Drlggs Is a "loud mouthed fellow," etc.
When bishops descend to this plane of
controversy it is unfortunate: never
theless the piinelple Involved In the
discussion over Dr. Drisgs seems to
us to h.' most Utal and upon it hinges
in large measure tho whole future of
n great religious denomination.
Without pretending lo thoogit'a1
knotvii'dge or -ubtlfy the Issue ap
peal's I rum a standpoint of common
nense to pic&eni directly fur Christian
answer the ijuestlon, is the liible a
divinely Inspiied bock, to be accepted
by mankind as the Word of Cod, abso
1'itcly ami without appeal: or is it .1
hook ot human origin, containing for
each pel Sun only auch a message of
Inspired truth us Hint person's intellect
Is capable of grasping?" Dr. Jltiggs,
If we understand the drift of his teach
ings and belief, holds the Dlble to be
only in part divine and rubcrves for the
individual sinner the right to choose
which part he wUhes to accept us di
vine. It is as If tho criminal were to
ask for an option as to which statute
lie shuuld obey.
"Putting the foundations of the Chtis
tlan religion upon an Intellectual uhm
"Whfdly puis that religion upon a paral
lol with other subjects of mental exer
ctee criiirornlnr,' which the greatest
minds will differ radically, it is wor
thy ot note that throughout the world's
hlitnvv Intellict aloiia has done noth
irur to make for human progicss. in
tellect is cold, dlupasslonate, analyti
cal. Its whole tendenr.y Is negative.
Tiaclt of It must bo a motive power if
results aru to be achieved. Intellect,
hacked by tho sentiment of attachment
to'country, oecomes patriotism. Intel
lect, backed by luve. reverence and
faith, becomes religion and leads men
to untold lengths In their endeavors to
benefit their fellow -men. Intellect with
gut these warming lulluenccs Is as the
moon compared with the sun un orb
that Is di?nd.
In attacking fuilh, however con
scientiously; In moving for the substi
tution of purely Intellectual instead
of Intellectual and emotional stand-
nrds of Pcrlpturo Interpretation, Dr.
HrlSKH hns rontrltnitcd to tho 'eiil:
nntiiK of the Christian church's IkmicII
cent power over tho manses; he hns nt
tenU'ted to take from It pome of tli
vltaJlty which mukcu It more tlnui a
Imuran Institution, and ho has liy so
much done harm to the whole circle of
civilization. The church of Dr. Hi-Ibbs
cannot with Its weukenod authority
hope to tipped I successfully to the great
liody f the tinronvctted. What has It
to offer them" It mii"i tend to he
.ciime lcs. and less a reforming: In
llneiire and more and more n purely
Intelleoum! and i:oelal lnllucnee, like a
leading rouin, a lecture jjnlleiy or n
club.
The PiolesiniH Kplscopat church, liy
neccptlnir Into Its ministry a toucher
of htfresy like Dr. TlrlRgs, able and ex
cellent tlHiiiL'h ho be as an Individual.
would do more to weaken Iti hold
u,H,M vital problems and duties than
could 1 accomplished In generations
of active npnost Ictem. it would Itself
olt'er ixaiupt" and sanction to sskepti
ctem and InC'dellty.
Deforc Seranton undertakes to en
tfirtaln Admiral Dewey It had better
rcpnlr Its streets. Otherwise the R.ll
lairt admlrnl might Imagine hlmsBlf
in a Spanish city.
An Instructive Biography.
The present tour of the Buffalo 15111
Wild West show, announced to. be the
lust so far as the people or America
are concerned, the linal exhibitions lo
be Klven In 1'arls during the Paris ex
position after which Colonel Cody will
permanently retire from the entcitaln
nieiit Held, calls to mind the fact that
an accurate biography of this cole
bratcd plainsman and scout has at last
been wiltlen. It Is the work of his sis
ter, Mrs. Wetmore, of Dulutlr. and It
separates the facts In Colonel Cody's
eventful career from the Innumerable
fletlons which have accumulated
around his well-known name.
Wm. V. Cody, apart from his per
sonal merltf, Is of Interest to Ameri
cans and especially to the younger
generation, on account of the fact that
he is the most conspicuous embodiment
of an an In American development
which, though fast receding into tho
distance, Is nevertheless deserving ot
attentive study. U will soon become
merely a memory those pioneer days
or the stage coach, the Indian trail,
the eanvnss-topped caravans of home
seekers crossing the unpeopled ex
panse of the Oieat American Desert,
the buffalo herds anil the Indian war
parties a memory needing an accurate
biography of such n man as Cody lo
keep It vivid and preserve It for the
future.
Our western plains have succumbed
to civilization. Uur new frontiers have
been established far out to sea. The
Cody.s of the future will do their
hazardous pioneer work In Porto ltlco,
Cuba and and the Philippines, under
new conditions and wholly different
surroundings. Hut while Cody is with
us we can still honor the men and the
spli It of the men who conquered our
own great waste space and, linked its
natural wealth to the plough, the
steam engine and tho electric motor.
These men were the llrst American
expansionists.
Those who think that holes in the
asphalt can be durably repaired by
the use of concrete are recommended
to study can-fully the object lessons
supplied on i.lnden street. Facts are
always more convincing than theories.
American Tea.
("an the 1'nlted States raise Its own
ten? This Is a question which Jiibt now
Is receiving the earnest attention of the
agricultural department at Washing
ton. Our importations of tea average
70,000,001) pounds each year, and rep
resent an expenditure of from $10,000,
000 to J15.00J.U00, not counting railroad
freights and the prollts of the middle
men and retnlleib. If this iiuuiey or a
good part of it could be kept at home,
It would obviously be a considerable
aihantaae.
Secretary Wilson, we learn fiom a.
Waahington letter printed in the
Times-Herald, recently returned from
a. visit to thi tea furni of Dr. Charles
V. Shcpard at Suinmervllle, S. C, and
ho has been convinced by the success
of that experiment that tho United
States can grow its own tea. Tliete
plants were introduced by tho Agri
cultural department under Commis
sioner J.e Due, but no effort has been
made b the government to spread the
Industry. Dr. Shepard has about fifty
m res In tea plants, from which he -cured
B,5u pounds of superior black tea
last year. He does not attempt to
roinpite with the cheap pioducts of
the Orient, but produces a Wi thut
sells readily for Jl a pound. He util
ize negio labor and Incidentally main
tains u school for the black children.
Secretary Wilson's InviMigattons con
vince him there Is a zuno of territory
thiough the South well adapted to tho
culture of tea. It will be his work to
Impoit cliolc-? varieties cf plants from
China, and to get men ot learning to
study the industry, with a view to
Riving Ameiiuin planters a thorough
knowledge of lea culture. lie will try
to persuade southern laud owners to
embark In tea growing, and In; yflt
also strive to enlist capital by practi
cal demonstration of tho profitable
ness of the now field of endeavor.
It Is noc tho sectvtary's expectation
tfca't American grown tea will be ablo
to compete with the cheaper grades
of the Imported product, but ho be
lieves thai the liner grades can be
grown as successfully In the southern
stutes as in China. It Is to be hoped
that his confidence will bo Justllled by
results.
It has been proposed to set npart one
Jay In Washington's peace jubilee to
be known as Sampson day, in honor
of the succet'iiful commaniW of tho
North Atlantic squftdion. The oug
gestlon marlts Indorsement. Admlr.il
Sampson unitustIonably has not yet
received due popular recognition ot
his filicleiit work In tho war with
Spain.
The dentil of a woman in Allegheny
county from tho effects of a "headache
powder" has suggested that more
stringent la-.vs be patrscd to guard tha
Rule of such nostrums!.. It is possible
that there is need of such legislation;
but common sense Is a safer remedy.
The sufferer from it hoadttcho who
wants to lake drugs had better go
directly to n competent physician and
have the drugs administered Intelli
gently. ' '
It will In observed thut Admiral
Dewey lias not accepted any of the din
ner Invitations unconditionally. He re
serves the rhjht to take to tho wood
hnforn tho condition of his dlcestlve
organs makes him a mark for the
pttcnt medicine photographers.
Tho Ethics of Silk Weaving.
Pom" of our xtale exchanges are In
the throes of editorial controversy
upon 'He moral Inlluence ot the silk
mill, and tho iiuestlon as to whether
thi1 weaving of silk has a tendency to
make a young man or woman Immoral
If being discussed with considerable
gravity. -s an outlet for deep thought
that might otherwise become tangled
upon subjects of a more complicated
natute, the morality or Immorality of
the silk mill is probably as useful a
theme for consideration as any other.
The editorial thinker who can deline
the hexagonal whereabouts of tho hex
ameral whereness of the unseen ran
doubtless llnd much in the way of men
tal gymnastics In deliberating upon
the morals ot the rising generation.
It may be that the silk worm of today
once sported In voluptuous luxury In
ages past, as un attendunt of
Cleopatra or a lady friend of
King Solomon, and has started
anew on tho road of tlieosophlcal pro
gression preparing to some duy again
appear on earth In regal splendor ar
rayed in the fubrlo thut It now so in
dustriously spins. It may be that the
tiny inhabitant of the coocoon imparts
to the almost invisible thread the sub
tle inlluence of a past existence of
vice which Is unconsciously absorbed
by the weary attendant at tho spindle
and cnuscf her to forget the hum and
clatter of machinery and dream of
lotus blossoms and red wine. "Who
knows'' Jlut It would seem to the ordi
nary visitor to a silk mill that the
awful racket made by the revolving
wheels and the odors of bleaching acids
and grease would be sudlrlont prompt
ly to subdue any such Inlluenccs.should
they put In mi appearance. The pro
found editors throughout the state may
demonstrate that It Is otherwise. If
they do not they may ut least suc
ceed in exhibiting their own folly.
it Is now gravely stated that the
cruiser Chicago was not sent to Tan
gier to demand payment of American
claims against the government of Mor
occo. The cruiser simply stopped there
on a trip mound Africa, and the up
pcarinee of her runs made the sultan
teel liberal.
The friends of Brigadier General
runstoii who insist upon dragging that
Intrepid soldier and lighter into poli
tics are more to lie feared by him than
Agiilnaldo's entire army. Let us not
forget that few good soldiers have
made a shining success In politics.
Both New York and San Francisco
have put forth so many reasons why
Dewey should first land at their ports
that It may be necessary for the ad
miral to land at New Orleans and sail
up the Mississippi for a distance In
order to avoid trouble.
It Is but fair to Governor Thomas,
of Colorado, to say that he repudiates
the intci views which credited him
with threatening to sue the national
administration for its tardiness In mus
tering out the Colorado volunteers.
Four men were killed during tho set
tlement of a doctor's bill at Okolona,
Miss. The bills of Mississippi doctors
seem to be more dangerous than their
medicine.
Hou) Congress Will
Seem Without Reed.
MvFarkiiid, in Philadelphia llccord.
n N' ACTOCHAT, nn aristocrat, in
Ml the best sense, Mr. Heed de
fill served tho title of "great com-
LTU moner" more than any other
man, for ho has exerted all Ills great
powers to maintain and extend the au
thority and inlluence of the body im
mediately representing tho people, and
hns withstood the encroachments of tho
senate and the much greater encroach
ments of the executive. Mr. Heed de
precates tho growing power ot the ex
ecutive, regardless of personal or par
tisan considerations. Mr. Heed thinks
It most slgnlllcant that the makers of
the constitution provided In the very
first article, before everything else, for
"the congress," and, moreover, that
tho article provided for the house of
representatives before it provided for
the senate. No old-fashioned Demo
crat could be more concerned at the
concentration of federal power in the
executive than the man who was nick
named the "American Czar." Yet, so
strong is the force of temperament,
that, it Mr. Heed were president. 1
suppose he would govern like Cleve
land, rather than Ilko MeKlnley, but
with the breadth of view and the com
prehension of congressional conditions
that only long service In the house can
give.
When Mr. Heed cum" to congress, 22
years ago, ho lidd a state reputation
as a successful lawyer of great prom
ise, who hnd done well as attorney gen
eral and In the Inslslatur-, as well as
in tho oflice of city attorney of Port
land, where, as In other places, he ac
complished things which had not been
done before. Uut hero he was for tho
time being unknown, and, having been
pirn ed on obscure committees that
ni". .r met, seemed likely to remain
In the ecllpso of the famous Maine men
then In the zenith. Mr. Heed, as ho
Iiiie often said, did not want to come
to "Oiigrnss. Indeed, ho had never
wanted any ouice except those In tho
lino of his profession, and he felt then,
as now, that no mun can love the life
of a congressman unless he likes to
get up early In the morning and run er
tnnds for his constituents around tho
white house and the departments most
of the time, and thin ho certainly never
did. It is rather strange that he
stayed here, but tho genius in tho big,
awkwaul body behind the largf moon
face which then had so much less ex
pression than now had -onio Intima
tions of the opportunities ahead, and,
in npite of ills pampered Indolence
(which did not prevent his being In
dttsttious us most men) ho improved
the first chance ho. got, which was on
tho Potter committee, and unavailable
tor the more piomlncnt Hopubllcuns,
so well that he made his mark whero
nil tho hoiisre could see It. From that
time on he climbed, ylowly. but stead
ily to the leadership of tho house. Th"
great Intellectual force appeared flrat
In committee work, and then as he be
gan to take part In debate his master
ful porsonalltv Impressed tho house,
which saw In him perhaps tho most
effective debater of our time. Ills wis
dom, so solid and substantial, his par
liamentary learning, so comprehensive
and concise; Ills wit, so quick nnd
keen, all employed with such dexterity
and grace, gave him an er.rly mastery.
In ten years he had reached the fore
front of the battle. Ills election as
speaker was simply the ratltlealion of
the natural selection of the house, oven
though he hud none or the popular
ways of his rival, .Mr. MeKlnley. Al
though It Is ten ycais rlnee the begin
ning of Ids ilrs i speakership, it was
so remaiknble that it Is still familiar.
Speaker Heed reformed the business
methods of the house so thoroughly
that ids new rules were accepted in
the next congress by the men who had
denounced them, and although there
has been a movement for deci easing
the power of the speaker, It Is not so
much directed against the Heed rules
ns ngalnot that rule adopted years be
fore, In tlie Forty-sixth congrers, giv
ing the speaker absolute control of
the question as to who shall have the
lloor to speak or make motions, It
was the manner of the man In doing
the thing mi autocratic, haughty and
contemptuous, the tierco courage which
rose with opposition and fought irre
sltlb!y, that made his rules seem moro
arbitrary than they were and mad
dened the opposition to blind fury. Mr.
Heed did not plan it all In advance, as
is generally supposed, and he would
have gone at it in more conciliatory
fashion and with less sweeping results
If it had not been for the way he was
fought from the floor. Tho Democrats
showed from tho llrst a disposition to
take undue advantage of the very
emni; Hepubllcan majority, and this
roused Heed's Indignation and widened
his purpose.
The crisis came suddenly one day
when he saw that he must take the
new course on tho question then pend
ing lu the house or abandon all ills
hopes for Improving the rules and nrac-
tiee in tho house. He had not had time
' u"' "un a tew uepuuiicans wnom
lie considered doubtful on the ques
tion, und three of whom could change
the majority and defeat him, but ho
felt that ho was right and that they
would s-oon see It. nnd anyway that
party loyalty would probably bind
them to support him. So he sprang the
new ruling on the surprised house, met
tho tremendous uproar on the Demo-
cratlc side unflinchingly, and so com
mitted the I '."publicans that not one
of them could escape. From that tlm
on Speaker Heed was absolute master
of the situation, and l:e went farther
than ho had Intended in developing
hlrf reforms. It was a most character
istically American thing that Mi. Heed
had done, and it was not strange that
It gradually inuae him a presidential
candidate, although his popularity has
always been of a very different sort
from that of President MeKlnley. It
has been greatest among the more in
tellectnal classes, and greatest of all
among newspaper men, who are at
onco the best and severest critics of
statesmen,
o
It is not too much to say that Mr.
Heed was the most interrsting man In
Washington, as well ns the greatest In
tellectually, by the confession of his
associates In public llfo and that no
one will ever take his place. All the
candidates for the speakt rship put to
gether would not equal him, although
they are all men ,,f more than average
ability nnd attainments, and some of
them of long and successf ill expt rience
In congress. Hut they would be tho
lirst to recognize that Mr. Heed stands
unique. There is a great deal of hu
man nature in Mr. Heed, and he has his
weak points like everybody els but
his strong qualities are those tint most
men admire most greatly and Include
some of tho finest traits of our race.
Just because iie Is human, however,
he doubtless acted from mixed motives
In leaving Washington for Xew York,
and it is amusing to see tho explana
tions furnished for him, even by those
who know him, on the theory that It
was some one reason which determine1!
his course. He Is a or man, as ho
himself has said over and over again,
even though ho has had a comfortable
Income for the last year or two, and
without doubt the opportunity to se
cure a modest fortune for his wife
and daughter, to whom he Is devoted In
a way that cannot bo put li.to cold
print, was an Important consideration.
Doubtless, too, he felt that lie -had
done all that he could hope to do as
speaker of the house under present con
ditions, and that he was weary of a
situation In which he was forbidden
both by party etiquette ami parliamen
tary precedent to speak on the Moor
or even through articles in the maga
zines or interviews in tho newspaper-
against party policies which he strong
ly disapproved. Doubtless, too, he
realized that Xew Vork city was n
very much better place for a presi-
dentlal candidate than Portland, Me.,
and that It was quite possible that lu
1001. If not sooner, tho lightning might
strike him In his new law otllics.
o
It Is not difficult to Imagine a sud
den nnd now unexpected turn of cir
cumstances which would make him a
formidable presidential candidate next
year, and it is entirely easy to see him
in imagination the Hepubllcan candi
date four years later, fur at CI he win
be as young as mest men at 54, with
his splendid constitution, spirits and
habits, Tho only thing to emphasize
Is that ho hns left Washington trium
phant and not defeated.
AMUSEMENTS AND MORALS.
From a Chumpnlgn. III., Dispatch to the
St. huute Globe-Democrat.
Tho Itt. Itev. George F. .Sejniour, bUIiuu
of the dloi-est of Spi'liigilelil, bad Ju.-a
put through tho pi ess hen-, for distribu
tion among the parishes hi his diocese,
a pamphlet on "AniiiMiiH-iits In Their
notation to ltcllslon." The bishop says:
"It is not necessarily wrong to slug, to
luugh, to make merry with our friends,
to play games. Ttute things may ho
wrong because we make them wrong,
but lu themselves tin y aro not wrong."
Summing up the ci.se of dancing, he says:
"Dancing Is not Inlu-ruiUy evil any
moro than money Ih, or the drama is, or
music Is. it may be. and often Ih,
ubused. There are lascivious dances and
there aro bad people who dunce, und
there nre occasions when one ought not
to dance. So. precisely, are thero lewd
songs, und Improper plajs. and vile pur
poses to which money It put. hut these
are not arguments against the legitimate
uso ot music, or the druinu. or muni'.".
So, precisely, with danclrg, It conies un
der tho same category, and one can no
more conrtetcntly condemn dnnelng th in
he can condemn muney, or music, or ihu
drnmii.
"'As regards the clergy la their rilat'.oii
to tho theater nnd dancing und amine
meats generally,' suys the blubop, "we
are heaitlly In sympathy with Ht.
Paul, who miys 'nil tilings nre lawful tnr
me, but till things am not expedient.'
Holy things for holy men,' Is tho safe,
sound piinelple. The theater Is, ordinar
ily, no place for tho ptlcst of Chrlit, not
because it Is Indecent, or lewd, or Im
moral, for If It be such It Is no place for
nay one, but because It Is tinsultcd to bis
vocation who ministers the sucrnments,
nnd whoso olfloei me needed by the bed
side of tho sick nt tho hour of death nnd
by the open grave. For the sumo lea
urns the priest ought to take no part
In the social dance. It Is not befitting
the dignity and sobriety which become
htm who preaches the blessed Ooupcl n'ld
celebrates the holy ciiibarlst. Our plea
Is not for the theater, or limiting, or
amusements, but for the young, that they
mny not bo misled ns to the dlMttnctton
between good and evil, and so plunge
recklessly Into tin, nnd for our pei'pK
that they may not havo their moral vis
ion confused nnd so loso their way be
tween right and wrong."
REXFORD'S,
May 13.
Now that delicious strawberries
are witli us again, have yon tea
spoons plenty ? The reason we
ask is that two ladies came in yes
terday in great haste, saying :
"Company with us and our spoons
look horrid." Plenty here at Rex
ford's. Satisfactory prices.
Sterling silver, six for $ 3, 50.
Rogers & Bro., six for 80c.
Berry Forks.
Derry Servers.
Berry Bowls.
THE REXFORD CO.,
132 Wyoming Ave.
We are
Showtag
This week
a great variety of elcgaut
goods in
Spring Serges,
You will find the prices like
the goods right.
W. J. DAVIS,
213 Wyoming Ave.,
Seranton, Pa.
Tie Hew
lectrlc
Clock,
NO WINDING. NO WEIGHTS.
NosrniNCis. no kepaiur.
NO TROL'HLK OK ANY KIND.
And PERFECT time at small cost.
Send postal card and our agent
will call with samples.
MEECEEEAU k 0MEIX
SOLE AGENTS,
130 Wyoming Avenue.
'1fy 9 . -...'rs?' : 1
An elderly seaman, living on Parkman Street, in
Dorchester, Mass., has struck his due share of " shallows
and miseries." " I am an old man-of-war's man," he says,
"sixty-three years old, and with a very bad stomach. I
have tried Rtpans Tabules and found great relief there
from, but can not afford to buy those put up in bottles ; so
please send me two dozen cartons in paper packages, for
which I inclose ninety-six cents. They do me more good,
than anything I have struck."
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The Deadly Sewer Gas
from a lenky drnln may Klvc the doctor
a case of typhoid lever to work with un
less you peinilt the plumber to (jot In
his work on the drain llnd.
Do not hes-itate about bavins the plumb
InR In your bouse examined by an expert
If you think thero is the slightest defect.
A thoroiiKh overhauling now will savo
mai-j- a dollar later.
The fmoko test will convince you
whether there is sewer kus or not.
GMSTER & FORSYTH,
3i3.3K I'ENN AVIiNL'i:.
Come 11
and ask to see
our
Wedgewood Blue,
Oriental Rose,
MAMAS LINEN.
The most beautiful
shades ever display
ed in stationery.
All Sizes in Stock
fr
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Wc have the usual
complete line of
Office Supplies.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS aul ENGRAVERS.
Motel Jermyn Building.
In t prr etrtfln (wtthMil ftUiU Ii now
for Ml at emi
moiiouiIo!, On dotcn
DT MadL&ff f tf Irlirht cnt ta th tUPim in-ruis-it
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FINLEY
Wc Invite inspection of
our eJegant new line of
C3,
MM aiol Fancy SyIss,
Swiss Grenadines,
Motiseline de Sole,
Organdies,
WasM Chiffons, Etc.,
All of which we are show
ing in an unlimited as
sortment of the newest
patterns and designs;
New line of
Mack Satin, CMna Si!fc
Was! Ssl aid Lawn
lilrt
Wai
Choice line of new
Belt
Buckles
and
Collarette
Clasps
In sterling silver and
Jeweled, in the most ar
tistic designs.
Jetted and Steel Belts,
Black Satin Sash Belts
Shirt Waist Sets, in
sterling silver, Roman and
gold enamel, pearl, etc.,
an unusally large and at
tractive assortment.
530and512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
TIIK MODKIIN HAltl'WAKUSTOKK.
l,AW
o?gr h
ORANGE AND 'rAZOR
Lawn Mowers are easy running,
well built machines. We have a
full line. Prices from $2.25 to $14.
FOOTE k SHEAK CO.,
no Washington Avenue.
The Hyot &
Comeell C0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
id4 Lackawanna Avenn
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
UciiutiU A sent for Ilia Wyouiluj
l'Utrlotfj.
lliulnr, Blasiliiu, Spoittne. Umokslatt
uutl llio Hepauno C'Ueoilcti
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HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
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