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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MAY 29, 1890.
(Se Jkranfon r(8tme
FnhlUhed Dslty, Rxoept Sunday, br ths
Brlhunel'ublUuInz Company, at Fifty Centi
Month.
lew YorkOClce: 1M) Nimriu SL,
k. & VKEKIiANt
Eole Ajent for Foreign Advertising.
&XTEIIED AT Till! MWWM AT KCJtAXTOW,
FA., AS BKCONt-CXAM MJLtl.lt ATTKn.
SCllANTON, MAY 23, 1S9D.
By and by it will dawn on the "Wash
ington authorities that the proper per
son to rule over Cuba is General Leon
ard Wood, the man who nucceeds.
Close It Up.
Tonight's meeting: of common coun
cil to consider finally the ordinance ap
propriating $17,520 for the first year's
payment to the Barber Asphalt com
pany for the asphalt repairs contem
plated in the contruct entered into be
tween that company nnd the city of
Scranton on the 27th day of last Janu
ary should close n chapter of disgrace
ful delny in performing a very neces
sary public Improvement.
That contract. It may be worth while
to note, stipulates that in considera
tion of $17,520 a year to be paid by the
city to the Bather company for a term
of ten years, the snld compnny must
repair all asphalt paved streets In the
city and krpp the same in Rood con
dition, furl?lilnB nil necessary tools
and materials and assuming liabilities
for all damages caused by the n"gli
ppnt or- Improper performance of its
wotk. The city Is to pay in quarterly
itntalmrnts of $i,CS0, falling duo on the
lit st day of May, August, November
and February In each year; but before
any pavment of money shall bo made
to It, the Barber company must first
present a rertlllcatp from the city en
Klneer setting forth that all the stipu
lations of the contruct havo been com
piled with, nc cording to the specifica
tions on file with the city clerk and
accepted by the company as a part of
the contract. It rests with the city
engineer to decide whether the city
shall get what It will pay for; and we
know of no municipal authority better
qualified than a reputable nnd efllclent
cngineei to protect the city's Interests
in such u matter. Another featuie of
the contract is the stipulation that the
city ("hall appropriate the necessary
$17,520 from the current revenues of
each year, or shall pay as it goes, and
not pile up promises or deficits for the
1 embatrassment of future generations.
For ten years from .Tan. 27 last the city
of Scranton is bound by ties of law
and honor not only to cause the asphalt
streets to bo kept in contlnuo' good
repair, but also to pay for tboi re
pairs from quarter to quarter, as time
shall elapse, out of the city's current
Income, leaving the account book at
each year's end cleanly balanced so far
as this item goes, without debt or due.
We need not now review the belated
opposition which has arisen since this
contract was signed by the parties in
interest nor expose again the numerous
misrepresentations which have been
put In circulation with a view to ob
structing the contract's execution. It
is sufflcient to call attention to the con
tract and the streets; and the two,
viewed together, show to common coun
cil very clearly the pathway of its duty.
Close it up!
The disinclination of the Cuban vet
erans to accept $75 apiece from the
United States is a phenomenon in nat
ural history, but there is balm in the
reflection that Uncle Sam is in that
much.
Genuine vs. Spurious Civil Service
Reform.
After several months of careful con
sideration the president, upon recom
mendation of his cabinet, has decided
to issue an executive order removing
f torn the classified civil service about
4,000 positions now covered by civil
service regulations. Inasmuch as this
decision will doubtless bring upon him
lrom civil service reformers of the pro
fessional typo an avalanche of unjust
and abusive criticism it may not be
amiss to explain the teasons piompting
him to make it.
It is to be temembered that shortly
befoio Mr. Cleveland left the White
house he Issued an order throwing the
civil 8-ervIco rules over practically every
appointive ollicf In the government not
previously .'lusslfled. Pi lor to doing
this hH henchmen In the various de
partments had carefully cleaned out
as many Republicans as they could,
including many Union veterans, and
had put in their places Democrats
largely recruited from the Confederate
vetetan element. Apart from the par
tisan nspects of such a violation of the
pilnclples ot genuine civil service re
form, the Cleveland Older was objec
tionable for the reason that It covered
many positions utterly unsuited to civil
service requirements, such as private
secretaryships, confidential clerkships,
deputy revenue collectorshlps, cashler
uhlps and other posts of peculiar re
sponsibility nB to which the responsi
ble heads of departments should have
the freest privilege of selection. If a
railroad should change hands, the new
management would, on business prin
ciples, retain all worthy men In the
ranks of the actual trainmen, track
men, shopmen, etc., irrespective of their
politics, religion or other considerations
not affecting their anility as laborers;
but the new management would want
to have and would insist upon having
a free hand to remove or supercede
the custodians of the company's funds,
the immediate personal lieutenants of
the department chiefs and nil other em
ployes whose positions are Influential
In determining the success or failure of
the new executive policy. This would
be only fair and right.
The positions whtch President Mc
Klnley proposes to take out of the
classified service are of this oharacter.
His decision is not midway between, tho
demand of the spoilsmen and that of
the civil service reformers; it Is sub
stantially the decision of all true civil
service reformers themselves of all
men who care more for tho proper ad
justment of the public service than
they do for personal notoriety achieved
In the capacity of chronic grumblers.
A new trial for Dreyfus, If conduct
ed bv the army according to the old
rulo of secrecy, would leave matters
unchanged. If Dreyfus Is Innocent
he should be freed forthwith; if guilty,
there should bo no attempt at revision
of his case. Tho affair has reached a
phase where compromise is impossible.
Automobile corporations contlnuo to
grow like mushrooms. Thero Is no
question that thero will bo millions
in the horseless carriage business for
some one during tho next few years,
but tho history of the bicycle-making
industry indicates that thero will prob
ably be a good many punctured tiros
In the automobile business if present
prospects ot inflation are fulfilled.
Tho Problem of Crime.
Tho Rev. Dr. K. II. Ward, pastor ot
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal
church of Pittsburg, Is appalled at tho
nipldlty with which crime is increas
ing in the United States. In the 10
years from 1S70 to 1&80 there were, he
finds, 4,608 homicides and In the fol
lowing decade thero were 7,3S6,an in
crease of about CO per cent. From
1S90 to 1S98, according to Dr. Ward's
figures, thero were In this country
more than 64,000 murders, or nn in
crease of over 500 per cent. "Just
think of it!" says he. "More murders
committed in tho last 8 years than
In the 90 years preceding. And what
la true of murder Is true of other kinds
of crime. In 1830, we had one prisoner
to every 3,500 of our population, in
1S90 we had one prisoner to every 7S6
of our population. At this awful rato
of Increase and it is growing greater
every year how long will it bo bpforo
tho criminal classes will become so
numerous that our legal machinery will
become unable to deal with them?
Who does not see that unless some
thing is done to check tho increase of
crime, old chaos will como again,
and anarchy reign supreme?"
In pasplnc It should bo noted that
Dr. Ward's figures are unofficial and
particularly with respect to homicides
represent in the later years tiulte as
probably an increase in tho thorough
ness with which homicides are latterly
reported in the press as they do an ac
tual increase in tho relative number
of homicides. Bo this as it may, the
actual increase Is sufficiently formidable
to Justify tho alarm with which the
Pittsburg clergyman views it. Wc
proceed to quote him further:
"What, then, is tho cause of this
fearful increase of crime. More than
to all other causes combined, I believe
ii is due to a growing lack of respect
for law. That respect for law is wan
ing there is no shadow of doubt, and
this is the one greatest danger which
menaces our country today. Law is
not law unless enforced by penalty,
and we seem to have lost the power of
putting down crime by the infliction
of wholesome pain. Thero Is pre
valent among us a sickly sentiment of
mercy which indicates a lack of moral
fiber. There Is a maudlin sentimen
tality which prevents the suppression
of vice by constantly Interfering with
tho decrees of our courts. No mat
ter how brutal a crime may be, yet the
perpetrator of it can nhvays depend
upon some sympathy, and when in
prison, flowers and dainties will be sent
to him. Every whining beggar and
drunken idler will find some who think
that ho should bo allowed to prey upon
the community, and that tho punish
ment which would force him to cam
an honest living is, forsooth, an in
fringement of his liberty."
The doctor quotes with approval the
doctrlno of Carlyle that incorrigible
members of society should be dedicated
to the gallows and then asks the ques
tion: "Is our law worthy of respect
and reverence?" The law, abstractly
considered, may bo just and good, but
If enacted by rotten legislators, en
forced partially and corruptly by
tainted officials or Juggled with by
hair-splitting attorneys, he thinks the
opinion of the people is very liable to
fall into disrespect of it. ''Our laws,"
says he. "seem to be framed for the
express purpose of aiding in everyway
the criminal. When a vile woman,
who commits murder, and no one seems
to have any doubt as to her guilt, is
acquitted of the crime on the grounds
of insufficiency of evidence, people be
gin to ask if thero is not something
wrong with the law on evidence.
When a girl slays her mother and Is
acquitted on the ground of insanity,
again people wonder if there is not
something wrong with tho law. When
drunkenness, which is itself a crime
in tho eyes of the law, Is made to
palliate a still greater crime, plain,
simple laymen cannot help thinking
that the only principle on which it
can be done is that two wrongs have
made a right. It does seem to plain,
simple people, who love Justice and
truth, that quibbles and technicalities
In such caRes have more weight than
truth and justice."
Those being the conditions, how
may they be remedied? Dr. Ward of
fers these suggestions: "Give more
attention to moral questions In our
schools from the first year in tho pri
mary to the last year in the university.
Seek to develop not only the intellec
tual, but also tho ethical side of the
child, else he may become 'tho wisest,
brightest, meanest of mankind.' Re
form our laws where they need reform
ation, and seek to create a public opin
ion which will demand their enforce
ment. Reform our prisons, where
criminals of all classes are herded to
gether, nnd which, as at present con
stituted, uro schools for the higher edu
cation of criminals. Let every Chrls
tion, and every one 'who love3 his fel
low man,' in the name of Clod and
humanity, do something to uplift some
one fallen person, and help him or her
to a higher life." '
The pastor of St. Peter's here comes
pretty close to the center ot tho target.
But wo Indorse the ono exception to
his remarks taken by tho Pittsburg
Dispatch, in which paper his opinions
irst found publicity. In disproof ot
tho idea that exercUes of merciful sen
timent promote crime tho statistics of
Michigan aro cited by tho Dispatch,
which adds: "In tho system of that
state capital punishment hag no place;
lnebrity U rat4 aa a disease and klep
tomania Is recognized. Yet it is a
fact that while an appalling increase
in crime Is noted In the country at
lurg, tKcre Vistt bt vlcvejuk ; .iiw
state of Michigan In proportion to pop
ulation. This anomalous condition
may be partly attributed to nn excel
lent system of state supervision ot tho
youth for tho prevention of crime,
coupled with Improved reformatory
methods for those who have taken the
first stops in the crltnln.il pathway.
But It seems probable that a part is
also due to tho fact that Mtnhlgan has
been among the most active of states
tli the enforcement of measures for the
protection of the public a,;ulnst undue
aggressions. Tho leaning toward
mercy has grown with thu aavancejn
civilization. It should find Its ex
pression In the modification ot laws,
however, and not In non-enforcement
of severe statutes."
President Schurman may bo a good
college txcutlvp, but it is to be feared
he Is no match for Malay diplomacy.
Otis' peace programme of shot and
shell Is tho sure euro tor that Insur
rectionary feeling.
A Sign of the Times.
It is interesting to note as a sign of
tho gradual advance In public opinion
which has taken place on tho subject of
civil service reform that the Washing
ton Post, for many years the bitterest
opponent ot this policy among tho
newspapers ot the country, now says:
"The merit system, minus the ob
structive absurdities that have some
times characterized Its administration,
will be more urgently needed in the fu
ture than it has been in the past. This
government has assumed new and
great responsibilities in its recent ter
ritorial acquisition. Thero will soon
bo many places to be filled in our colon
ial service. To fill them with the hench
men of politicians would be to default
on our obligations and to Incur serious
risk of disgraceful failure in governing
the new wards ot tho nation. The
growth of our foreign trade ought to be
augmented by marked Improvement in
our consular service. The merit sys
temfair and competitive tests of merit
is needed in this work."
Our contemporary, of course, here re
fers to a genuine merit system, hon
estly administered a civil service re
form project such as Governor Roose
velt is working out in New York, in
which tho examinations of applicants
are pertinent to the duties involved, the
ratings made fairly and the appoint
ments based on these ratings, without
chicanery or manipulation. As nearly
as It can be done, this system alms to
apply to the public service the same
principles of administration that govern
tho business affairs of well managed
private enterprises making employ
ment and promotion stand on fitness
alone, without regard to politics, re
ligion or "pull." To such a programme
every honest citizen must perforce
subscribe, and it is a happy conse
quence of "expansion" that it is caus
ing the people to look at this matter
with a new sense of responsibility and
with a quickened public conscience.
The promises of some of our invent
ors are enough to cause the apparition
of tho lamented Keely to remain con
stantly on guard.
A square meal seems to be about the
only thing obtained by the Filipino
peace envoys at Manila.
Canadians Again
Show Peeuishness.
From tho New York Sun.
n CCORDING to reports from London
A and Washington, the Ottawa gov
ll wrnment, by insisting upon fnad
lf mlsalblo conditions, has prevented
tho submission or tho Alaska boun.
clary dlsDute to arbitration. If these re
ports are well founded, it Is possible that
the expected reassembling of tho Joint
high commission will not take place, and
it is also possible that Lord Salisbury
may foe! Impelled to consider the ques
tion of how far the- wishes of a British
colony can bo suffered to prejudice tho
general interests of the British empire.
Thero is reason to believe that tho Joint
high commission might have arrived at
an agreement concerning the vaiioua
subjects referred to it but for tho dim
culty of reconciling the conflicting views
of the United States and Canada re
specting the boundary of Alaska, Kven
with relation to this question, which
affected tho extent of tho national do
main, and, therefore, the national dig
nity and honor, our stato department
evinced a conciliatory spirit, and, at the
request of the British foreign office, re
frained from sending troops to occupy the
disputed torritory. A further step tn tho
direction of accommodation was made
when Mr, Choate. our ambassador in
London, effected an arrangement with
Lord Salisbury whereby the Alaska boun
dary was to bo withdrawn from tho list
of matters dealt with by tho high com
mission and to bo mado the speclllo sub
ject of arbitration.
o
There were two weighty reasons for
such a concession on our part. In the
first place, the American and British
delegates to tho peace conferenco at The
Hague had been Instructed to propose
tho formation of a permanent board for
th adjudication of International disputes,
and it was obvious that their arguments
would be seriously weakened if, simul
taneously, their governments should re
fuse to allow the Alaska boundary to be
defined by arbitrators. In the second
place, our government, was desirous of
tecurltig, in an amicable way, 'tho abro
gation or material modification of the
Olnyton-Bulwer treaty, and, to that end,
was inclined to offer Great Bfltaln a quid
pro quo In tho shape of permitting our
Alaska boundary to bo fixed by an Im
partial tribunal. It is understood that
this arrangement, which, on the grounds
just named, was acceptable to two ot the
parties Interested, would have boon car
ried out had not tho third party, Canada,
interposed and refused to suffer the
Alaska boundary to bo ascertained by
aibltratlon, except upon prescribed con
ditions which would practically compel
an umpire to pronounce in favor ot her
claim.
o
What shall be done? Shall our govern
ment proceed to a military occupation ot
thei dl&puted territory and shall our
treasury department punish Canada for
hor interposition by the issuance of re
taliatory regulations against the prod
ucts of tho Domlnon? Such a course
would, at best, produce extremely strained
relations nnd cause a great deal ot fric
tion, while, at the worst, it mlsht pro
voko a collision ot armed forces. The feel
lag of good will which now exists be
tween the British nnd American govern
ments could hardly be expected to survlvo
an outbreak of actual hostilities on tho
Alaska frontier, and thus all that has
been accomplished during the last twelve
month to create relations of amity be
tween tho two great sections ot the English-speaking
world would bo, through
Canada's penrerslty, undone In one un
lucky hour.
There is, hower, a mods of cscapo
from 'tho cxistlmr compilation. The
1 Srttlert. 'orelsn OSes cartAt but twoec-
iiie iiiat yfo, a s'u- part, TiATe done aft
that can bo reasonably asked ot a self
respecting nation when wo havo con
sented to leave to arbitrators tho defi
nition of out national boundary. We have
not sought to linposo conditions upon tlio
tribunal, but havo left It at liberty to
determine the law as well as tho fact
by formulating for itself tho principles
In pursuance ot which Its decision will
bo rendered. Acknowledging, as it must
acknowledge, the equity of our position,
the British government might properly
Inform Canada that, a colony, it can
not be permitted to subordinate to Its
local interests the collective velfaro of
the Btltlsh empire. Such a reminder
was formerly administered, when tho
northeastern boundary of tho United
Statue was nettled, the lino ultimately
agreed upon being as unacceptable to tho
Inhabitants of British North America as
It was to the Inhabitants of Maine. In
tho ense not only of Maine but of Oregon,
our federal ffovornment has settled boun.
dary disputes without inordinate dofer
ence to the wishes of the denizens of the
localities Immediately affected, and it
will be scarcely pretended that a British
colony has more right to prejudice the
Interests of the British empire than an
American state has to prejudice those of
the Union. A question of national fron
tier, which, under regrettable but possi
ble circumstances, might involve two
great powers In war, should bo regarded
as, at bottom, ono of imperial concern.
o
It may be propounded as an axiom
that tho good will of the United States is
of incomparably more importance to the
British empire than Is the good will of
Canada. It is by no means true, how
over, that in tho case before us, Great
Britain would havo to risk tho loss of tho
ono in order to keep tho other. Only nn
Infinitesimal fraction of tho Canadian
people are interested in tho Alaska boun
dary, whereas almost all of thorn are
vitally concerred in tho improvement and
extension of commercial relations with
this country. If th British government
would announce Its determination to treat
tho Alaska boundary as an imperial
question, a name which it certainly de
scrvos as much as did the boundary of
British Guiana, tho other matters which
were discussed by tho Joint high com
mission, and which are of practical sig
nificance to the great mass of tho Can
adians, might be again taken up, with
a fair prospect of reaching an adjust
ment satisfactory to both sides.
THERE WERE OTHERS.
From tho Thltadelphla Times.
There is tho probability that huzzas for
General Funston have jolted the air too
soon, and that hats must bo tossed up
again for tho bravo swimming of a Luzon
river, on tho road to Malolos, and the
capture of a Filipino company, and this
ttmo with tho announcement that the
Jubilation is for a band of courageous
Pennsylvania boys. Letters from Manila
to Westmoreland county tell of the
heroic conduct of Lieutenant Richard
Coulter and other members of Company I,
of tho Tenth regiment, In connection with
this now historic ovent of the war.
:o:
Theso letters were evidently not writ
ten in tho spirit cf a disputant for mar
tial honors, but as a plain chronlclo of
the engagement beforo it was known
that tho world was applauding tho dash
ing Kansas general. They relate, simply,
that Lieutenant Coulter nnd his men
swam the river and captured tho Filipinos
and that General Funston, who had
crossed the river at another point, camo
up afterward and, as the senior officer,
took charge of tho prisoners. A3 a sou
venir of tho capturo Lieutenant Coulter
received tho sword of tho insurgent cap
tain, which has been brought to his homo
in Grcensburg, by his brother.
:o:
If the story which theso letters tell bo
true, and there Is no reason to doubt Its
accuracy, then new laurels havo been won
for Pennsylvania's soldiery, and the men
and women of this state who saw them
go forth to give battlo to the people of
the east and who have followed their
laborious marches nnd victorious engage
ments, will have new cause to bo proud
of the warriors this commonwealth fur
nishes for its country's service. Gen
eral Funbton has dono many things for
which he has rightly received abundant
praise. Let the Pennsylvania boys have
the credit which they seem to so richly
deserve. "There is glory enough for all,"
and Pennsylvania should bo exuberant
that a fair share of it has come to her
soldiers.
THAT HE WILL BE TRUE TO HIS
FRIENDS.
From tho Wllkcs-Barro Record.
What is to be expected of a governor
who makes a man llko John P. Klkln,
of indemnity bond notoriety, his attorney
general?
REXFORD'S.
SCRANTON, May 29.
For this week we shall' offer
worthy silverware, 5000 pieces,
bought, most of it, for this sale and
offered, as an advertisement, at
prices that will probably never be
duplicated.
Selling starts at 8 o'clock and
lasts, six days only. See our win
dow. buys six Rogers & Bros.'
55C teaspoons. You know what
most jewelers get, $1.25 and $1.50
the set.
t -. secures a Pairpoint
P 1 ,5) quadruple plate butter
dish. Wedding present buyers can
pick from one hundred just such
values. Plenty of choice.
A each for sterling silver tea
5JC spoons; three fancy pat
terns, engraved free. Only six to
a customer.
t each. A thousand fine steel,
1 C nickel-plated nut picks; chas
ed handles.
-. for 6 Rogers and Bros''
I 2j table knives or forks:
$
the name, stamped on each, guar
antees them. Cost more to make,
d. j buys a tea set and 20
$17.50 inch tray. When
you see it you will say $35, it's
regular price, was most reasonable.
THE REXFORD CO.,
132 Wyoming Ave.
Clock sale next week.
LMther Keller
L1HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
ifard and Oflloa
West Lackawanna rve,,
SCRANTON, P&
Tli FasMonx
Positively the Last week of Our
HONEST FIRE SALE
Great Bargains.
Crash Toweling
Bleached, with border, the
kind that always sells at 5c.
At 2c Yard.
;
' Dress Shields
Stockinet Dress Shields,
sizes 2 and 3, actual value 15c
pair.
At Sc Pair.
Wash Fabrics
36-inch Percale, a large va
riety of checks and stripes,
the i2c quality,
At 6c Yard.
J
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J308
Lackawaeoa Aveewie
COfflS iH
and ask to see
our
Wedgewood Blue,
Oriental Rose,
MAMAS LINEN,
The most beautiful
shades ever display
ed in stationery.
All 5izes in Stock
to
(10
to
rao
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3
We have the usual
complete line of
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
The Deadly Sewer Gas
from a leaky drain may Give the doctor
n. case of typhoid fever to work with un
less you permit tho plumber to get in
his work on thf drain first.
Do not hesltato about havlnsr tho plumb,
ing In your houso examined by an expert
It you think there is the slightest defect.
A thorough overhauling now will savo
many a dollar later.
Tho ismoko test will convince you
whether thero is sewer gas or not.
GUNSTEfl k FORSYTH,
22.327 PENN AVENUE.
An k5w s
' There is no long waiting for help if Ripans Tabulcs are taken for
dyspepsia and headache. Relief comes quickly. One Tabule (about
the size of a small button) will relieve distress in the stomach within
fifteen minutes and the headache till shortly disappear. There was an
industrious, hard-working woman of Cooperstown, N. Y., some sixty
years of age, who for a long time had suffered greatly from dyspepsia
and dreadful headaches. Her stomach tormented her so that she could
hardly work at all, and, although she had tried all sorts of things, she
got no relief. A friend sent her some Ripans Tabules and she felt
better as soon as she took the first one. She felt more like working.
I have continued with the Tabules ever since," she says, "and they
lways help me.u
Marvelous Prices.
Underwear
Ladies' Lisle Ribbed Vests,
silk tape neck and sleeves, the
19-cent kind,
At 10c Each.
r' , .
Window Shades
35c and 29c Window
Shades, spring rollers, all col
ors, all perfect from being
wrapped in paper.
At 19c Each.
Lace Curtains
69c Nottingham Lace Cur
tolns. A rare bargain oppor
tunity, At 39c Pair.
We are
ShowSeg
This week
a great variety of elegant
goods in
Spring Serges,
You will find the prices like
the goods right.
W. J. DAVI
213 Wyoming Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
Cf 'or
Jmime
Weddio!
We carry in stock all of the new
patterns of the Gorham M'f'g Co.
and the desirable pieces of other
makers, including Tea Sets, Coffee
Sets, Fruit Dishes, Salad Bowls,
Ice Cream Trays, Bon Bon Dishes
and Chests of all sizes.
MEtCEMAU k CONNELL
o Wyoming Avenue.
book
NEAT, DURABLE BOOK BINDIN1
IS WHAT YOU RECEIVE IF YOU
LEAVE YOUU ORDER WITH THU
TRIBUNE BINDERY.
Sterling
Silv
NLEY'S
k
Special
mmmer Sale
Ladles9 amid
Misses9 Flee
Muflslimi
Uederwear0
Early in the spring we
placed orders for a line of
high class garments, com
prising
NfeM Gowns,
Img ami Sleri Skirts,
Corset Covers,
Drawers, Etc,
Which have just been
received and will be placet
on sale this morning.
rye caite pjeasure u
bringing this particulai
line of goods to your no
ticethey being mostl
made up from French!
patterns, are exceedingly
handsome and of the new'
est designs.
New line of Children's
Umbrella Skirts and
Drawers, with lace and
embroidery trimming--Elegant
line of new Siik
and Lawn Shirt Waists.
diuancidii f
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
Pure
Water
CAN BE OBTAINED BIT
USING OUR
WATE1 FILTERS
A FULL LINE OF NEW GOODS JUBT
RECEIVED.
FOOTE k SIEAK CO.,
119 Washington Avenue.
The HiEot &
Coeeell Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for tin Wyomlai
UUtrlotfar
wroiT
Mining, UUmincBportlnc Bmokeltm
und lha Repauno Cneoito.il
r Company'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcufety Kuuts Caps and Kxploisri
old
POWDER.
MApantnn '1
AGE-NOIUi
TIIO FORD, MtUta
40UNU.SMITII.fc3W, Plymoutt
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