ffHE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- TUESDAY, JUNE G. 1890. ' I'nMMhaj tlljr, Kxeapt Sunday, by 1ht Trlbuot I'ublUlilui Company, at Kiftr Oauti JloutU, JSw Yorlsumno: ftO Nainon RU N. S. VKUKIiANIN foleAjent for Foreign AcWertUliij. iainiKO at tub poTnrrfit a.t cnASfTOX, TM, AS HaVCIO-CLASS MAIL. WATTSft. SCltANTON, JUNE G, 18M. Tho Scranton Times' octopus editor may now fairly ask for a vacation with full pay. Now for Decent Streets. Nothing Is now lacking but thu city controller's countcr-clcniluro to en able the Uarher Asphalt company to firococd at or.ee, according to contract, to repair the asphalt streets. Control ler Howell can have no Just ground for refusing to countersign, since his Jurisdiction 13 clerical rather than Judi cial. He Is to certify Dimply to the authenticity of the papers executed by others, no part of the responsibility for which rests officially on his shoulders. It is proper therefore, to regard this battle for street repairs as closed, and closed In the only business-like and sensible manner possible under the cir cumstances. Wo have not contended for the fulfillment of this contract be cause of any undue love for the so called Hjrber "octnpus;" we need hardly say that our position would have been Identical had any other re sponsible asphilt company stood in the Umber company's shoes as the low bidder. The Rarber people deserved this contract because they offered to do a necessary public work at a lower figure than any competing enterprise. They must live up to the contract In good faith, fulfilling every requlrament exactly as specified, else substantial public opinion which came to their res cue while they were under the recent demagogic attacks will In turn train Its batteries upon them and drive them fonner out of this town. The principle of the ten-year con tract is sound and will be vindicated In practice. It means continumis le palrs a pavement always usable and not a pavement one year good and the next year full of yawning chasm's. If the contractor benefits, so does the city; what one saves by promptness In the economy of materials for repair, the other gains by the preservation of tho surface of its streets It Is as broad as it is long. Scranton must never again let Its streets run down into tho ugly things of shams and dlsreputo which they arc today and which they would long continue to be If the men of backbone In councils and elsewhere had not fought tho procrastlnators, the political speculators and tho gallery players to a standstill and whipped a decision out of them. General Henderson's speakership campaign Is of the cyclone type, and no mistake. AVo publish elsewhere an interesting pen portrait of this gifted and fortunate Westerner. Tho Second Class City Problem. Tho various facts and opinions which have been presented in The Tribune from time to time upon the subject of Scranton's coming transition Into a sec ond class city cleaily indicate that this is a topic of more than ordinary Im portance. The legal complications with which it bristles: the changes which it would nccessarllv Involve in the city government, with their influence on local politics; the problem's bearing from the standpoint of taxation and levenue and, more broadly, the ques tion whether the transition will pro mote tho general welfare and enable the taxpayers of Scranton in some degree to "clean house" and lnstal a better 6 stem of municipal administration all these thlncs merit careful and In telligent study, and the sooner they get it, the better. In the nature of tho case a change to the second-class form of city govern ment appeals inevitable soon after the completion of tho Twelfth national cen sus, for under the law there will re main no alternative after the governor shall have sent his mandatory notice to councils of the. city's ascent above the tOO.000 population line. What is the leading public oplnton of the city doing and what is it willing to do to pre pare for this very considerable change? . Upon Invitation a number of our rep resentative attorneys who have made special study of municipal acts and charters have favored The Tribune with brief opinions concerning particu lar phases of this problem and tho dis cussion thus carried on, although nec essarily somewhat restilcted, has been of manifest public value. It seems to us, however, that tho widespread significance of this impending chango ' Is not yet apparent to tho people, and for this reason we shall bo glad to put our columns at he disposal of any con tributor who may havo additional light to shed on this timely subject. Wheelmen and drivers aro probably willing to take their chances on tho octopus question If they can once get rid of the cave holes In tho asphult. Good Summer Beading. Some details of tho experiences of the Royal Belgian Geographical bo clet'B Antarctic exploring expedition on board tho steamship Bclglca are now available and they maka appropriate summer rcadlnj. Tho Belglca left the South American mainland at Hj extreme southern point on j.in. 14, 1SJS, and nftcr three months if steaming, sailing und drifting In a muihwostcrly direction, discovered, on March 10, at about 71 degrees 31 mln uies south and 86 degrees 1C minutes vc nt, that she could go no further, hav ing become ice-locked. Preparations were nt once made for the first winter pent by human beings in tho Antarctic sejjlons. Snow was heaped up around the vessel to the height of the bridge, and I ho bridge was roofed over. Frozen In on March 10, 18!)3, tho party spent a year In tho Ice, as it took all the sum mer following tho winter season to bieal: out of the Ice prison, from which they finally escaped on March 14, 1899. Durlm; this Jong, helpless drift In the Antarctic sea tho little party was 1,100 to l-20 miles from the nearest human beings, on the nouth shores of Terra del Fucgo. The Ice during this period of Imprisonment averaged about C feet In thickness and extended In every di rection as far as the explorers dared to venture. On May 17 the sun disap peared and was not seen again until July 21, sixty-five days later. High gales n nd heavy enow falls helped to vary tho tedium of tho detention. The opinion of tho commander of the party, lieutenant do Gerlachc, based on soundings and observations of tho drift of tho water currents, Is that there Is no undiscovered Antarctic continent. Tho report that tho Comtessc de Can tellane, formerly Miss Anna Gould, took a prominent part in the demon stration of tho nntl-SemltIo rabble ayainst President Loubet of Franco, shorting "Vivo Tannee," If true, would Indlcnto that tho United States of Ametlca suffered no Irreparable loss when that young lady chose a titled foreigner for a husband. Wo prefer thft Helen Gould type of American young woman. m Tito Right Disposition of Wealth. They held at Yale tho other day a deb.ato upon the question, "What would be tlie best disposition of Andrew Car ncgio's great wealth?" and the most sensible opinion offered came from Pro fessor ,T. C. Schwab of the department of political economy, who said: "Prob ably! tho fcest thing that Mr. Carncglo couM do with his money would bo to orrrpJoy it actively In business; that Is, he should build factories and railroads and employ his money productively. If fliat B out of tho question, let him do as he has been doing, establish libra ries and similar institutions. Tho least advantageous wny for the disposition of the .Carnegie millions would bo to es tablish so-called charitable Institu tions." Professor Schwab's last sentence may need expJanatlon. It Is not supposable that tho professor Is hostile to char ities; but. as a sensible economist ho doubtless, 'realizes that prevention of the conditions which necessitate char ities is preferable to indiscriminate be stowal of alms. His thought, we as sume, was that the best charity is the busy factory, mill or railroad, or tho well endowed school or public library, not because it is a charity but because it largely docs away with the need for charities. Irt other words, opportunity rather than gratuity is tho proper pre scription for men or women who are In misfortune. It is the fashion of a school of public agitators demagogues, we might say to throw odium upon men of means; to incite against them tho envy of tho ex citable poor and to cause It to appear that wealth is necessarily a menace to the working classes. These false econ omists do not discriminate between tho use and the abuse of wealth; they do not explain that without wealth ready to take the initiative in works of pro duction or distribution our great In dustries would languish and a halt would come to the whole progress of American development; they simply fan tho flame of class preludlco and try "to make their living out of the trouble which they can create. In tho case of Andrew Carnegie to continue the concrete illustration be gun at Yale university It Is very little. Indeed, that Mr. Carnegie personally gets out of his millions. He eats lttle more food than his employes at Home stead; wears not many more, though perhaps more expensive, clothes, and has shelter which, if more costly In its first cost, Is likewise a greater means of putting money in continual circu lation than the less expensive cottage of tho mill hand whom the Carnegie Investments supply with employment. When Mr. Carnegie dies ho will take with him, out of circulation, only the value of the eoflln that encloses his remains: and in course of time even that will probably bo restored to civil ization. The rest of his vast estate will remain as an asset of society at large doing both good and harm, no doubt, yet doing, upon tho whole, more good than harm, and sure, In the long run, to get back into the hands of the people. If Carnegie owns $100,000,000, which for sake of Illustration we will assume that he does, and spends on lilmself and his personal needs $100,000 a year It Is only a tenth of one per cent, taken from the money's Interest or dividend earning power. Few men now in poor circumstances would consider one mill on the dollar a yeara heavy price to pay for an equally efficient management of their affairs. Our city government costs In tho neighborhood of twenty-flvo times as much: and our county and state governments In proportion. Tho dif ference between what Carnegie spends personally and what his cstato earns each year lot us estimate this In round numbers at $3,000,000 Is what, In some way, sooner or later, tho com munity is bound to save by having a manager like Carnegie Instead of man agers like those who aro managing the government of Scranton. Undoubtedly tho best disposition of wealth Is to keep It wisely invested in enterprises which bring returns to a largo number of people. Tho release of Dreyfus, the French captain, who has been unjustly confined on a penal island for tho past flvo years, has been duo principally to the efforts of his plucky wifo who has not been ldlo a moment during his lmpiison rncnt. Had Dreyfus been a bachelor it is probablo that ho would have re mained on the Devil's Island tho re mainder of his days. The moral Is obvious, ' M. Loubefs experience at tho Auteull races demonstrates that high officials In France aro subjected to attacks al most as annoying as th03o of the American yellow press. Mr. Henry Austin Adams Is conced cdly a smart man, but smart men sometimes mako themselves appear foolish. The members of Agulnaldo's press bureau appear to bo off on a summer vacation. m The Indiana air ship and the Hender son boom appeared about tho same time. It will be Just as well to havo Baby Clark'a abductors tried In Rockland county. A hearing In that locality will ptobnbly decide to the satisfaction of all whether the kidnapping was gen uine or simply n scheme to boom the circulation of a fake newspaper. Thero has tecently been enacted In Now York state a law constituting It a misdemeanor for any person to Bell or glvt away any decoction made up In whole or part of unwholesome acids or other substance Intended to imitate tho natural Julio of fruits or tho flavor thereof. The vigilant enforcement of such a statute would havo a salutary effejt upon tho summer beverage busi ness. Deviltry may at the timo seem more exciting, but It rarely exhibits the longevity of virtue. TOLD BY THE STAH8. Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, Tho Tiibuuo Astrologor. Astrolabo Cast: 2.1C a. m., for Tuesday, Juno C, li'ji. 4K A child born on this day will notice that there is still good work before tho councils In tho wuy of suppressing the soft coal nuisance in Bcranton. Homo new brooms sweep so clean whm they aro now that they aro almost worthless after the first triul. 12ven tho bicycle scorcher now has something to live for. Ajacchus' Advice. Eew.iro of tho nun who will not an swer questions in u straightforward man ner. Them's no telling what he may be thinking of. Thomas B. Reed's Probable Successor Washington Letter, Tlmcs-IIeiald. PAVID BRHMXRIl HENDERSON, tho mababla successor of Thomas Iirackett Heed as bpeaker of tha house of representatives, is tho man or whom a brother congress man said: "Ho liau tho exultant buoy ancy and hopefulness! Gallic Id had; ho Is as young and huullhy-soulcd as If ho weio still lookirg at the rose-misted hills of llfo with the morning sun new-risen upon him." And said his eulogist: "lie knows tho house and men as Blaine did, Ills ascendency is duo to his tact, his fullness of resources, his courage, his easy assumption of leadership, his pru dence, his cood will, his sanity of Judg ment, his good comradeship. He knows what ho can and what ho cannot do. Ho never affects the folblo of omniscience." Yet again said this man who know him: "He will swear with all the pious Scotch damnatory unction of John ICnox at tho Democratic members for their resistance to Heed's rules, and then ho will pass along ono of tho aisles on tho Democratic side and tho members will riso up to greet him as if ho wcro tho cherished prido of tho household." :o: Ills life has been a Jlchtlng one. Tho right kind of combatlveness Is upper most In his nature. Ho was once culled a "Lorna Doono" kind of a lighter, and the term will be well appreciated by tho.e who know wiint kind of a fighter that is. He has been seventeen years in congress, hailing from tho third district of Iowa, Dubuque being his home, and the Democrats of that Democratic town Indorsing what ho decs Just about as cordially as do tho enthusiastic Republi cans. This is a high tribute to tho man's abilities, for Colonel Henderson Mands for about everything hi tho Re publican party that tho. Democrats hate, lie Is for a protective tarlfr, for sound money, for a broad national policy, was a waver of tho "bloody shirt" until changed coi.dltlons demanded a mora conciliatory policy, has cordially sup ported tho president nnd never lost an opportunity to attack and score Demo cratic fallacies. :o: Ha Is CD years old and ho can never ba president of tho United States because ho was bnrn in Old Deer, Scotland, in 1S10. His parents lemoved with him to tho United States when ho was C years old and settled In Illinois. They remained in that stato until IS 13, when they passed on to Iowa, and tlu-t has been his homo ever since. His boyhood was spent on a farm, and be secured his education at tho same time that poverty was knock ing at tho door. After being graduated from the Upper Icwa university ho was prepared for tho law, but tho civil war called him to the army, and ha enlisted as a privato In tho Twelfth Iowa Infantry In September, 1S01. Ho was commissioned a first lieutenant beforo ho reached the front, und at Fort Donelson wa3 taken from tho field with his Jaw broken. Ho Gained a captaincy, and In 1S63 was so badly wounded In tho foot that amputa tion was necessary. Slnco that beveral other operations havo been performed on that leg until It has been practically taken off, and tho congressman walks with crutches. Despite tho Injury to his l&g ho ontcred tho army again in 1SCI as colonel of tho iTorty-slxth Iowa Infantry, and remained with tho regi ment In the field until tho end of tho wur. On his return homo ho was made collector of tho third district of Iowa for tho Internal revenue department, and held that position until 1SC9. Then camo two years of sorvlco as assistant Unlled States district attorney, ending In lbSl with his election to congress, where he has remained ever since. As a lawyer ho was originally a member of tho old und famous film of Shlras, Van Duzce & Henderson. Ho is now a member of tho firm of Henderson, Hurd, Lenahan & Klcscl. :o: In congress he has been chairman of the coinmtttco on rules, In tho absence of Speaker teed, and Is also chairman of the Judiciary committee, two positions which havo given him excellent oppor tunity to fit fur tho chair of tho speaker. In tho hnuso tho committee on rules takes much the place of the cabinet In the BngUMi and continental governments. As a legislator Colonel Henderson has a wldo reputation as chairman of the Judi ciary committee, which passes upon every measuro of constructive law, everything A-'lng to Jural or Jurisprudential policy, everything going to the organic legal structure of the nation. No bill Is con sidered, nn measure acted upon, no quel. tlon comes to a voto unless lie and his four associates on ths committee on rules bo decree. Keeping tho house In relation with the committee, flam the Ltandpolr.t of the floor, falls largely upon Colonel Henderson. No other rnun In tho body probably ruuld do It so wall as he. When Uer.erol Oiunt redo ulorip tho picket lines, both tho Union and confederals guards turned out and saluted him. Col onel Henderson commands that kind of respect from his friends and his oppo nents, Ho has r.o rancor. He makes no animosities. Even his critics pay this tribune tc him: "Ho in an American of Amettcnns; a typo of that composite cit izenship which Is tho Ameilcau people, and In view of which so great a thinker as Herbert Spencer concluded that witn all cur faults America, will be in tho fu turo the chief of all nations." -:o: Colonel Henderson Is a fine political stumper, but every second year his state committee relinquishes all claim on him In oidcr that he may devoto himself to holding his own congressional district In line. Tho colonel occasionally "exchanges pulpits," so to speak, with Congressman Dolllver or others of the Iowa delega tion, but otherwise ho does not go out side his own district during congressional campaigns. Ills hold on the affection of the parly managers, as well aa on the tank and flic, Is so strong that ho can command more campaign help than al most any other man in Iowa. In tho cast they havo promoted the gallant colonel and put tho handle of "general" to his name. In Iowa ho Is plain "Dave" Hen derson, without nnr handle at all, ex cept on ceremonious occasions. That furnishes the clew to tho colonel's popu larlty. Ho Is pre-eminently a "good fel low," and Instead of being always an a high horse, as meat colonels would be, ho gencrully walks with the privates. And when a man In the ranks can call his commander "Dave" without being conscious of taking liberties It U safe to assume ho will follow that leader through ilro nnd brimstone. It is this In born trait of good fellowship that ha brought Colonel Hendersoa close to other men, whether slmplo Iowct Xarmeis or statesmen of International fdiae. Ho has had tho genius of being able to put his arm around a man and calling hho by a nlcknamo without giving offense, und that quality has probably dono mort than his eloquenco to keep him In con greas. It Is hardly necessary to ndd that tho colonel Is ono of the most compan ionable of men socially. A ready conver sationalist, ho ha3 a largo fund of anec dotes and reminiscences, and his talk is charged with effervescent wit and story. :o: Colonel Henderson Is noted In Iowa ns ono of the best trial lawyers In the sta'.e, becauso of his ability to win Juiles. H? could corn two or three times as much from his practice as his seat In congress pays, but the fighting fever Is In bis blood, nnd tho fascination of Washington Is over his senses. He enjoys his blcnni.ll battlo for political life, and tho peren nial Joust with Democrats nt tho national loaplital ;ls ns breath to his nostrils. Colonel Henderson Is an uncompromising Republican, and he loics to run a Jave lin through a political opponent. In the days when it was fashlonablo to wave tho bloody shirt ho followed tho fashion with ?.est, for ho had not only lost a foot, but hud suffered for years und sub mitted to threo amputations of his leg Formerly he cot about on nn urtlflclil foot, but slnco tho last operation, taking oft' a third section of his leg, ho often uses crutches. -:o: Tho colonel often pours oratorical vitriol upon tho Democrats of the house, hut he Is personally popular nmong them In tho mldu of bitter remarks ho takes out much of tho sting by calling his polit ical opponents "brothers" In a concilia tory tone. When ho has finished one of these speeches he is likely to bo seen going about on the Democratic sldo of tho house putting his arm around the necks of congressmen and "brotherlng" up to them In a hearty, friendly way that is irresistible. In making a speech it Is a trick of the Iowan to throw his maimed leg over his desk and then hunch along by Inches until ho has slid around three sides. When aroused he fcpeaks with much vehemence, shakes his leonine head with vigor and drowns tho noisy liouso In his bursts of eloquence. Colonel Henderson's force has made him a recognized leader for many years. Jfe has always championed legislation in the interest of tho old soldiers, and has loy ally backed measures for liberal pen sions. As tho chairman of tho Judiciary committee ho has long been Interested In bankruptcy bills, and the bankrup'cy law now on the statuto books is credited chiefly to his learning as a lawyer and his ability as a manager on tho floor of tho house. Colonel Henderson, like Speaker Reed, was opposed to interven ing In Cuba. He voted for tho 50,0f0,000 defenso fund, but said ho did not believe war would follow. When tho conflict be came inevltablo thero was no mora loyal patriot than tho gallant veteran from Iowa, and ns speaker ho will bo as zeal ous a supporter of tho administration In the future ns In the past. FIGURES ON ILLITERACY. W. E. Curtis in Chicago Record. Tho ratio of illiteracy among tho na tions of America and Europe Is the high est in Roumania, whero it Is SO per cent, of tho population. Portugal Is next in order, with 79 per cent of her peoplo Il literate. In Russia 70 per cent, of tho population can neither xcad nor writo, and schools aro prohibited among the peasants. In Spain the percentage Is 63; in Greece, 43; Italy, IS; Hungary, IS; Ireland, 17: Austria, 13.80; Belgium, 13.10; France, 6.90: England, 5.S0; Tho Nether lands, 6.40: Scotland, 3.57; Germany, 0.11; Switzerland, 0.05. In tho United Stacs tho percentage of tho whlto population that is illiterato Is 7.7; of tho whlto native population, C.2, of tho whlto foreign population, 13.1: of the colored population, M.S. Tho ignor ance of tho colored people and lecent im migrants brings tho total avcrago Illiter acy of tho United States up to 13.3 a llttlo less than Belgium and Austria. If tho southern states wore eliminated this percentago would bo very much lower, becauso In all of them tho percentago of Illiteracy is higher than tho average. In tha south Atlantic division it runs up to 20.9, whllo in the north Atlantic division of Btatcs It Is only C.2. In the south central division that Is, tho eulf and southwestern states tho percent ago Is 29.7, while In tho north central states It Is 6.7. Tho Illiteracy of tho na tive whlto population In tho bouth Atlan tic states is 14.6, while in the north At lantic states It is only 2.3. In tho south central states it Is 15.3, and In tho north central states It Is 3.4. REXFORD'S. SCRANTON, June 6. Tha clock sale is on started yes terday morning. Five hundred and twenty-eight clocks it is the op portunity of the year. There will not be another like it this year. Dresden China Clocks. Burnished Gold Clocks Black Enamel Clocks. ' Alarm Clocks. Bronzo Clocks. 27 Cases of Clojlts. Took two months of planning, thinking and searching the mar kets to get ready for this event. It is to your interest to come early. Royal Bonn Ware Clocks11 Inches high lundEorxicly omamont cd and have best hand-polished Ausonla movements; French dials, heavy hoveled crystals, and are warranted for time. Ccnerally St. This salo $3.90. THE REXPORD CO., 132 Wyoming Ave. Limtlher Keller Line, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Yard and ORlet West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. m The Pasfliiofflc ffl REBUILDING SAL 1 ! TTH i 1LJ The fire sale is over. After closing out our entire stock of damaged goods, we went in the mar kets to buy and we bought. Getting them between the manufacturers' regular seasons we bought goods at our own price. Hence we are in better position to give better values for less money than ever. Prices so low you never saw in your life before. You know the reason why we are going to rebuild and make a much handsomer and better equipped store than ever before. I 3o$ H jackawaLirniniaL Aveimiuie oW - -- . ., , , Come in and ask to see our Wedgevvood Blue, Oriental Rose, 1A1EAS LINEN, The most beautiful shades ever display ed in stationery. AH 5izes in Stock 0a o l0 to tao a We have the usual complete line of Office Sullies, Reynolds Bros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, Hotel Jermyn Building. The Deadly Sewer Gas from a leaky drain may bIvo tho doctor a case of typhoid fover to work with un lcs3 you permit tho plumber to fct in his work on thp drain ilrst. Do not hoslt.ito about having the plumb. Ins In your houso examined by an expert If you think thero la the slightest defect A thorough overhaulinc now will save many a dollar later. Tho .smoke test will convince you whether theie Is sewer eas or not. GUHSTER k FQESYTH 325-327 PENN AVENUE. ,r TiSnriA VtftZ&sitiSto SfiW Sv mmmmm&zimm W.iSJK-34a3MB!S mmmmMW 1 II -i Q PROGRESSIVE CURE. Mrs. Williams: "How is it, Doctor, that you who aUay3 object so strongly to patent medicines, mako an exception of Ripans Tabulcs? Aren't you lather inconsistent ?" Doctor Brown : " Not in the least, Mrs. Williams. Every disease manifests itself in several different stages, one after another. When any one is suffering from digestive disorder he usually imagines it is a very simple matter iustcad of a very complicated one, and makes the mistake of relying upon some single drug which only affects one stage of ths complaint, leaving the others to tako care of themselves or develop into something worte than the original trouble, "An intelligent physician aims at a progrcsssive course of treatment to meet the different phases of a case, step by step, each with its appropriate remedy, and beats tha disease at each successive point of attack, so that when the final symptoms are over come, the disease is thoroughly routed. Physicians recommend Ripans Tabules be cause they are compounded upon this very principle of overcoming disease progressively. "la nervous indigestion or costiveness the Tabules act successively upon tho different organs involved and overcome each symptom in turn. Headache, sourstom ach and nervous depression are relieved almost immediately. 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Ik AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM Is the best in its field, because it is the ac knowledged Home Newspaper Of Northeastern Penn sylvania, and circulates in the homes of the thrifty families of this and neighboring coun ties. OOOOOOOOOOOOO Tribune "Want Ads" bring quick and satis factory returns. ONE CENT A WORD. YY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Xa VVXX00XX60000 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO r.r carton (wit r carton (without cuu)U nowforuUo&t somo ana uj eeenomickl. uo done $10 Pii'7-- ri -1 oi FINLEY Smimmer Sale of Ladles9 aed Misses9 Flue MmsHmi Uederweafo Early an the spring we placed orders for a line of high class garrnents.conr. prlsing Nfelt Gowns, g aid Slort S Corset Covers, Etc. Which have just been received and will be placed on sale this morning. We take pleasure in bringing this particular line of goods to your no ticethey being mostly 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. 530 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE. Water CAN BE OBTAINED BIT USING OUU WATEE HITTERS AND WATER COOLERS A FOLI, LINE OP NEW GOODS JUBT RECEIVED. FOOTE k SMEAR 'CO,, 119 Washington Avenue. The Hwot & Coennell Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware; iM tactoaima Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., Oeuerul Aeent for tna Wyoraloj Dl.trlctfJir illulnc, Ulaitlnc, Hportlnj, fcjmolielail and mo Kopauno CueinlcU Conipauy'3 IIGI EXPLOSIVES. tiifety Fuss. Cap and Exploder. Room 401 Conned lluUAlu;. tforAutoa. Piare Cold lureiirs POIIEEL AQENOlEi TIIOS. FOIlD. - Plttston, JOHN II. SMITH & BON, - riymoutl). W. E. MULLIGAN, - Wllltes-Darra. -. "J"'' ,M
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