THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1899. X$t kitOLto riStme PnblleJied Oalljr Hcspt Httndav, hr ths TribdooPublUliIng Company, at fifty Cants sMoMu. few VorkOfflce: lbO NumauHL, H. H. VltlCICI.ANrv, Eole Agent for foreign Advertising. IMtnEP AT TttR rOSTOrrlCR AT MTtANTOtr. TA.i A BKCONIX-'LAM Jt Alt. U ATTCR. SCRANTON, JULY 7, 1S90. The Barber asphalt snake's method of colling about the repaired portions of Lackawanna nnd Washington ave nues seems to pleaso even the recently delirious octopus editor of the Times. Experience Is a great Instructor. Two Changes Suggested. The recent executive order giving General Wood command over the pro vince of Fuerto Principe as well as over the province of Santiago puts him In chnrge of the largest sub-division of the Island, considered as to area, and likewise the hardest to handle. General Wilson, who has Santa Clara and Matanzas provinces to govern, Is meeting with splendid success and In point of natural gifts and varied ex perience Is probably the ablest of our olllcyrs In Cuba, or, for that matter, elsewhere; but his dllllcultles In that pahtoial region ar- few In compatlson with the tutbulence and Intrigues characteilstlc of the Cubans Inhabit ing Santiago proxlnce. Ills fine abili ties are not wasted, but they arc not put to the highest use. General Lee, In command of Havana province (ex clusive of Havana city) and I'lnar del Mo, has relatively little to do, but does that little well. There nro two changes yet to be made, however, in order to mlng the adjustment of our colonial relations up to the highest efficiency consistent with the unavoidable limitations of military rule. General Wilson should be made secret.it y of war nnd General Wood govennr general with piactl rally nbt-olutc power In Cuba. The pioprioty of the latter suggestion Is g uerally admitted; that of the for ini i 1b none the less capable of de monstration. Geneial VUon was a ci :ps commander in the Civil war and was one "f the best of generals devel oped toward the close of that great struggle. Ah a senntor of the United Stales he took lank with the ablest and In his other civic relations he has shown an uncommon mixture of schol arship nnd high pilnclplcs with tact, oxecuthe ability and common sense. In the olllts nnw uns-attsfnitorlly filled by General Alger, General Wilson would lie an advisor upon whom the president could lean with Implicit confidence; a man equally at home In civil or military matters; n man of fine character and excellent discretion; In shoit, a great Improvement In every respect and a secretary who would possess the full confidence of the army. Let us hope that these changes will soon occur. If WllUes-Tiarre people do not stop wrangling over the location of that Spanish cannon, Governor Stone may be obliged to take the gun away, lest the combatants attempt to shoot each other with It. Profiting by Experience. Such announcement as It has made of plans for augmenting the army In the Philippines shows that the admin lsttatlon Is profiting by experience. Of the ten volunteer regiments which are to be lccrulted In this country not one is to be nfllcered by volunteers. Colonels, lieutenant eolor.ris and ma jors are to be appointed from among the captains and lieutenants of the regular auny and only the company ofllceis f i om captain down will be filled by volunteer commissions. Whllo nominally the entile ten regiments will be volunteer leglments they will In all practical purposes be as regular as the regulais. Their organization will be Identical with that of the perman ent ivgular leglments; their arms and equipment w 111 be similar and In stand ards of discipline tho rules of the reg ular service will be enforced resolute ly. There Is to be no play soldiering this time- no dictation by politicians with Its frightful waste of human life; and no undue concession to the spirit which, among some of the volunteers of a year ago, tried to decide the con ditions of enlistment nnd oiganlzatlon and threatened to make trouble if fav orite oflicers were not handled with kid glovc3. Tho volunteer army of a year ago, which had to be assembled In extra ordinary hacte and rushed to the front somewhat regaulless of preparedness for dlfllcult campaigning on danger ous foreign service, Included many mistakes and none worse than the pre judice which was shown In many quar teis against the appointment of regu lar ofllceis to volunteer commands. This prejudice was not unnatural. Civilians going to be soldleis natural ly preferred to take their own oflicers along with them. But hard experi ence In camp and on tho battle-field In a great many Instances taught the fallacy of this preference. There wero competent volunteer oflicers and In competent regulars, but on the whole It was soon discovered that the regu lais excelled In accurate knowledge, of their business. The regulars Knew how to get supplies. They knew how to locate camps. They Instinctively watched over the sanitary conditions of their commands and, finally, when It came to fighting, the seasoned regu lars were tho officers who accomplish ed results with tho greatest economy of human life and with the most pre cision and dliectness. Last year's need of hasto no longer existing, and the lessons of last year's experience standing out with unmis takable vividness, tho administration elmply does Us duty in putting the new call for a volunteer supplemen tary army upon a basis calculated to Insure tho maximum efficiency. Fur ther proof exists of Us capability to accept tho teachings of experience Is given In tho fact that the physical qualifications of applicants for enlist ment in the ten volunteer regiments will be greater than those of appli cants for enlistment In tho regular ser vice. No man will bo accepted who floes not possess a vigorous constltu tlon, and soldiers who were discharg ed from the regular or volunteer sor vlc on account of disability contract ed In tho war with Spain will not bo taken. The coming campaign will be ono of exceptional severity. It will require physiques of Iron with i.orves of steel. The enemy Is to bo not sim ply beaten, but overwhelmed. Within three months after the subsidence of the rainy season the Island of Luzon Is to bo' cleared of organized resist ance to Amerlcun sovereignty nnd tho foundations are to be under course of erection for a reconstructed govern ment on prim Iples of justice and hu manity. This 1s a duty which re quires In Its performance tho best manhood that tho nation can command. Mr. Bryan declares that whether he shall bo nominated or not In 1900 Is Immaterial to him. He would rather he says, help some one also win than be tho cau.se of his party'B defeat. If this be his condition of mind he might Just as well get to work on a letter of withdrawal; for defeat Is written all over the Democratic party's future. Mr. Bryan's Vain Hope. "The question of imperialism," says Mr. r.ryan, "will bring more votes out of the Republican party In the coming campaign than In any of the campaigns since the last canvass of Abraham Lincoln." The statement Is ambiguous, for tho reason that tho "question of Imperialism" has not figured In any campaign either before or since 18GI. But If It be tho Nebraska orator's meaning that an "antl" platform will draw to the Democracy more Republi can votes than have been deflected In any presidential campaign since Lincoln's second canvass, Mr. Bryan must have read political history un comprehending!. As the esteemed Washington Star points out: "The Democracy has made and lost tlaee national campaigns on the Hne9 of understanding the popular Intelli gence. The campaign of 1S61 was made on that line. The country was asked to believe the war for the Union a fail ure, and set Mr. Lincoln down as a man whose politics meant the total destruc tion of the Constitution, But the peo ple were sane. McClellan carried Just two states, and received only twenty one electoral votes out of two hundred and thirty-three. "In 1S72 the county was asked to be lieve that a second term of General Grant would Imperii civil Institutions. He was pictured as a Man on Horse back, surrounded by personal favor ites, and riding rough-shod over the law. It was thought that the nomina tion of Mr. Greeley would 'bring more votes out of the Republican party' than any other than could be made. The nomination was made, but the Republi can votes expected did not materialize. Mr. Greeley was so overwhelmingly beaten that he went to his grave In a few weeks broken-hearted. "The nomination of General Hancock In 1SS0 was made on a foolish calcu lation of bringing 'votes out of tho Republican party.' He was a Demo crat, but the fact that he was also ono of the most brilliant of the surviving Union geneials was relied upon to make heavy lnioads on the old soldier vote, then largely Republican. The calculation was wholly erroneous. The candidate In his personality was most attractive, but, as the representative of a party leaning then, as now, to unsound money, he went down to de feat. The old soldiers who were Re publicans did not divide at the polls." The "question of Imperialism" can be raised next yearonly In one way. Itmust take this form and this form nlone: "Shnll the United States scuttle out of the Philippines and haul down Its flag In the fact of hostile firing?" This Is the only form In which "Imperialism," so-called, can figure In the pending dis cussion. Some few hysterical Republi cans of the watery blood type may scare over the spectre which Mr. Bryan threatens to utilize, but how about the opposite tendency among virile Democrats? Al leady for every Republican of promin ence whoso voice has gone forth In aid of the Filipino Insurgents at least two loyal Democrats of equal prominence have announced their Intention to stand by their government. In a mat ter of this kind patriotism does not di vide along party lines- and Republicans may well view Ith complacency the thteatened exodus of Agulnaldlsts In view of the ret tain gain from Demo cratic sources. , The brayings of Senator Mason of Illinois on the Philippine question are taken seriously only by those who have not measured the honorable gentle man's ears. . Russell Sage. It is reported that the life of Russell Sage has again been threatened, and, simultaneously, by an interesting coin cidence, announcement Is mado by the attorneys for William R. Laldlaw, the clerk in Sage's office whom Sage used as a shield against Norcross bomb and afterward refused to recompense for the damages thus Incurred, that Lald law's case against Sage will be ictried. This case has already had four trials, in two of which Laldaw was awarded heavy damages, but In each case Sage has won out on appeal. In effect, Russell Sage Is probably tho most dangerous citizen of tho United States. We say in effect, because it is evident that he does not intend to bo dangerous; he simply cannot help it. He was born mean and ho has taken no steps since to overcome the inherited characteristic. He Is dangerous be cause his small ways and contemptible exhibitions of selfishness and stinginess contribute immensely to the formation of a class prejudice among the poor against the rich. The anarchist Nor cross did not aim his bomb at one of the Vandcrbllts, although If IiIh enmity had been Inspired by wealth alono there were Vahderbllts far richer than Sage was nt tho time of Norcross' at tack. Norcross assailed Sago, perhaps, in a not wholly Insane belief that of all rich men Sage was tho meanest and least useful lo the community ut large; and bad (is the crlmo was, wo don't know which of the two men, anarchist or plutocrat, was In morals' the guiltier. Men possessing the wealth of Russell Sage owe largo debts to tho community. This does not say that Individual anar chists are to tako pistol or bludgeon and try to collect on these obligations forcibly. One wrong cannot bo reme died by another. Yet the typo of char acter which, In Husscl Sage's circum stances It life, can be capable of tho nbomlmible meannesses of which Sage's treatment of Laldlaw Is a fair illustration, is a standing reproach on tho boasted virtues of American civi lization and It should be the duty of rich nnd poor nllke, by all honorable means, to prevent its multiplication. A school for backward children has Just been established In Philadel phia. This Is a long step In the right direction. There aro bo many schools about the country for awfully smart boys and girls whose brains bulge whllo tho muscles of their growing bodies shrink, that It Is well that spe cial courses of study should bo pro vided for those in actual need of their stimulating Influence. United States Consul Pratt has promptly sued for libel a Hong Kong firm that published a book containing the statement that he had promised the Philippine lenders Independence If they would assist the United States In driving tho Spanish from tho Isl ands. And thus another "antl" bat tle cry has been undermined and blown up. People at large aro Inclined to doubt the story regarding the Blnghamton man who is living with several stitches In his heart, though it Is probable that that organ Is tougher In the breast of the Blnghamton man than Is generally supposed. Senntor Tillman In his Fourth of July oration denounced tho American voters as slaves and fools. The fact that Tillman can get an audience lends color to the latter part of tho state ment so far as his locality is con cerned. Tho peaceful state of affairs between Dewey and Von Dlederlchs, as Indi cated by recent despatches, will hard ly be liable to prompt any Intelligent band to play "Comrades." In trying to let Admiral Von Diedc rleh down easily, Admiral Dewey puts the blame on the newspapers. It Is now clear that Dewey is, Indeed, a great diplomatist. Tho window-breaking Inhabitants of Belgium undoubtedly take their politics too seriously. They should throw- po litical stones In the metaphorical fashion only. If a high tariff shall ever become no longer a necessity for the United States, the Democratic party, of course, will be Us most enthusiastic advocate. A Chicago Judge declares the auto mobile less dangerous than a horse and buggy. It Is believed, however, that this depends largely upon who Is dtlvlng. The bouquets which are being thrown nt Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy are fully deserved; It Is Andrew's politics that Invites brick bats. Yankee diplomacy at The Hague con sists chiefly In making the other dele gations to the peace congress fish or cut bait. In the matter of weather, what the American people petition for Is a bet ter equalization. President Kruger Is rapidly di awing near a close acquaintance with the in evitable. The OUHook for Spelling Reform Dr. E. B. Andrews In New York Herald. THOSE who discuss the reform, while differing somewhat In tho points they emphasize, substan stnntlally agree. Three convic tions appear to be nearly uni versal: That some amendment to our present spelling system is desirable. That the modification ought to bo grad ual an evolution, not a revolution. That it should be voluntary and spon taneous; no effort being made to en force It In any way by authority. These positions are wholly sound. There are many Kngllsh words whose usual spell ing cannot possibly be defended. It wattes time and labor and obscures etymology, nil without the slightest compensation. Tho argument for le form at these points Is perfectly con clusive. Not to rehearse It at large, the saving of time which might be se cured by It in the education of the young Is by Itself a convincing plea, the moro so in view of the great number of studies crowding for place In tho curriculum. ,1 o But tho Irrationality complained of can never be done away at a single stroke. Sensible spelling, phonetic or other, will be of slow growth. Tho Immediate emancipation programme, urged by ceitaln udvocates of puro phonlsm Is no less unreasonable than other people's slavish adherence to tho old spelling. We must be content to see the crudities of current orthogra phy laid aside a few at a time, perhaps one at a time. Improvement here wilt keep the snail's pace It has kept in all the past, only perhaps quickened a trifle by wider discussion. Spelling re form Is no new thing, no fad fussed Into notice by philological and educa tional associations. Compare the spell ing in an old text of Shakespeare with that of a book fresh from Marmlllan's press. Only yesterday "music" and "ulmunac" weio spelled each with Its "k," o -This Instance gives a clow to the law which genuine spelling reform always follows. Whenever a totally useless letter can be omitted without the slightest obscuration of the word's meaning that letter tends to bo dis used, and is at last wholly omitted. On the other hand, new spellings over which we have to pause and reflect to make sure what they mean are doc trinaire. The use or advocacy of such may bo set down as tho sign of a fad dist reformer. In tho light of the law Just stated a speller who simply writes "tho" and leaves "ue" off prolog" and its cognates is seen not to be in consistent in declining to go tho length of phonlsm. Purely phonetlo spelling is not the goal, at least while our al phabet has so few characters. At prea- cnt a silent letter is often indispensable to Indicate the proper sound of its neighbor, o Not only do follies in spelling take their own time In passing awny, but you cannot hurry them with the lash No step In the progress of orthography has been made possible or easier by any sort of coercion or dictation. The movement has been spontaneous, and will so continue. You cannot hasten it by edict, uny moro than you can stny it by Jest. If a man wishes to write "though" for "tho," using just 100 per cent moro time, work, paper nnd Ink than necessary, do not Hno him, but humor his whim. Wisdom Is Justified of her children. Thoughtful men nnd women become Impressed with tho un reason of cuch spelling, and little by little change their practice. Others follow, Influenced by the cxamplo of tho first. All is voluntary. Innovators and laggards alike are derided. Tho first spelling reformer who wrote "music" for "muslck"' was pronounced a crank. After a little any who added the "k"' were considered cranks. And so the reform has spread, never swift ly enough to pacify faddists, ridiculed by the thoughtless and the ultra con servative, but not really retarded by any. OUR CITIES MORE HEALTHFUL. W. K. Curtis In Chicago Record. London Is the most healthful of tho large cities of tho world, the death rate thero In 1S37 being only 10.4 to tho thous and. In tho United States for 1837, which Is tho last year for which comparative statistics can bo obtained, Minneapolis and St. Paul were the most healthful of our cities, and their death rate was al most the some 9.1 per 1,000 of population In Minneapolis and 9.2 per 1,000 population In St. Paul, Denver and Portland, Ore., camo very close, with 10.4 and 10.0 por 1,000. This side of tho Mississippi river Buffalo is tho most healthful city, but Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago gavo It a closo race. fl it Is Impossible to got tho mortality statistics for all of the European cities, but the following table will show tho death rate for 1S97 In twenty-one of them In various parts of tho continent, com pared with twenty-one cities of similar size In tho United Btatcs. The calcula tion shows that the average death rato In tho twenty-ono European cities In 1S97, with a population of 19,231,000, was 21.2. If Calcutta and Bombay aro excepted, and they properly bhould be, tho aver age Is reduced to 22.9 per 1,000. Tho twenty-ono American cities named havo a population of 11,721,000 and their aver ago death rato Is 10.1, exactly the same as that of London. The reasons for tho dlfleience In death rate Is very apparent. The poor people In America have better houses, better clothing, better food, bet ter air and better sanitary protection. Following Is tho table: Per 1.00u Per 1,000 London 16.4 New York 17.9 Paris 19.8 Chicago 11.3 Berlin lG.l'Phlladelphla 20.1 Vienna 23.1 Brooklyn 20.5 Itorrwj 1i5.9i Baltimore 19.5 Brussels 17.4Boston 22.5 Moscow 31.9, San Francisco ..16.7 St. Petersburg ,.32.4,New Orleans ...27.2 Brcslau 26.DJ St. Louis 17.3 Prague 25.9 Pittsburg 19.1 Budapest 21.5 Cincinnati 16.9 Frankfort 19.2 Cleveland 14.7 Dresden 10.2 Detroit 14.2 Marseilles 2S.7 Buffalo 13.2 Constantinople .34.9 Washington 2H.9 Calcutta 2S.S Milwaukee 15.0 Bombay 44.8 Minneapolis 9.1 Dublin 23.5 St. Paul 9.2 Kdlnburgli 10.7 Loulsvlllo 15.6 Glasgow 22 (i! Portland, Ore. ..10.fi Manchester 21,bl Denver 10.1 HOW THEY RAISE MEN IN GEORGIA. From the Philadelphia Post. During a recent visit to the army camp in Savannah General Joseph Wheeler was entertained by a party of northern men ut the De Soto, when, in the good humor of ufter-dlnner cigars, one of tho gentle men said laughingly: "How is It, general, that the sleepy farms of tho South produco such whirl wind fighters in such small packages?" "Well, general," said the little general, pulling at a largo man's cigar, "I belle vo I'll have to give you the answer an old 'cracker' woman onco gave mo when 1 asked her a similar question. Not many years ago I had occasion to inaite a saddle Journey through the pino barrens of Geoigla, where most everybody Is a 'cracker' and mighty shiftless. Ono day, however. I rode Into u little community that showed such signs of thrift as to be quite out of keeping with tho general character of the barn.ns, I do assure you, gentlemtn. I lode up to a cabin where a gaunt old woman stood In tho doorway, and asked her who owned these little farms that were bo well kept. " -That farm on the left belongs to my son Jubez,' said she, 'and tho next ono to my boy Zallm, und I ho next to my lad Jason, and tho next Is my boy Potl phar's place, and ' " 'Hold on, sister,' said I. 'How did you manago to raise such a fine lot of boys way off hero In the woods?' " 'Wal, stranger,' she answered, 'I am a wlddy woman, and all I had to raise 'em on was prayer and hickory, but I raised 'em powerful fitquent.' " A NAVAL SOLOMON. From Spare Moments. Captain McD., a canny Scot, was onco In command of a troop ship leturning from India. On board he had as pabsen gers tlireo ladies, all wives of ottlcera in her majesty's service. Now It fell cut that tho cabin allotted to them was lilted up to uccommuduto four, and consequently it contained four wash bablns, ono of which was far lar ger than the other three. For tho right to usu this especial basin each lady put forth her claim, citing her husband's position In the army. Hut tho husbands, unfortunately, all proved to be of equul rank, so to clinch tho matter tha trio bearded tho captain in his cabin. "Wo will leac It entirely to you, cap tain," they said, "and abldo by your de cision." Captain McB. cogitated duly, and then declared solemnly, with tho faintest twinklo In his giay eyes: "Leddles, us It Is no' a matter o' rank, I think it wull bo that tho oldest amang yo buld havo the beegest bowl." With mui mured thanks they tiled out again, but that basin was never used dur ing tho voyage. A PLEA FOR ECONOMY. Hon. Theo. Strong In I'ittston Gazette. Somehow, there seems to be an unac countable ambition with public otllclals, when once warm In their seats, to mako taxes higher, when tho wlso policy would bo to maka them lower Just as rapidly as could bo dono without detriment. A stranger coming Into tho county, wish ing to locate, first enquires after tho tax lates, and many aro frightened away be cause of tho heavy burdens laid on prop erty. In It not tlmo to cull a halt? Our people should demand that all needless expenditures should cease and that con stant effort should bo made towards re duced taxation. . THE RIGHT PORTLAND. From tho Wichita, Kan., Jiagle. Tho other day Colonel Bleckley, tho Missouri l'aclflo agent here, received a letter from a man at Portland, Ore., thanking him for a favor performed by Colonel Bleckley over ten years ago, Tho man's namo is withheld. Ho had played tho Wichita boom. Ha had won. But It fascinated hlta and bo knew bo must get away with his money or ho would not get away at all. So, under Inspiration, ho rushed Into Colonel Bleckley's olllee ono morning and said sharply: "Glvo mo a ticket to Portland." Colonel Bleckley looked at him coolly and nsked: "Malno or Oregon?" "I don't glvo a darn which." Colonel Bleckley reflected. Hl9 com mission on a ticket to Portland, Ore., was $2.50 moro than his commission on a ticket to Portland, Me. Ho said to the man. "I get more for a ticket to Portland, Ore., nnd I'll soi-d you to Oregon." So that man got away from the boom nnd went to Portland, Ore. Out thero he went Into business nnd now owns ono of tho big establishments of that city. Ho ascribes his lucky stiike to Col' one) Bleckley, und his recent letter was ono of gratltudo that he had not sent him to Portland, Me, DEADHEADS AS KICKERS. From the Columbian. Fate, with wonted levity, had thrown the sour nnd taciturn man Into the com pan of tho talkatlvo citizen In tho rail-w.-- i quite nn Interesting game wasn't lt7" said tho latter, as In .1. Aid a newspaper Into tho Insldo pocket of his fur-trimmed overcoat. "I never read about football," was tho solemn reply, "How true It Is,;' ho added almost tearfully, "that this world la but a fleeting show." "Of course. That's ono way of looking at It. I'vo felt that way about It my self. But let mo nsk you something. Are you putting In your money and hust ling nrcund to make this world any bet ter?" "What's the use?" "Well, you'll excuse me for question ing you. But you referred to tho world as a fleeting Fhow. I'm a theatrical man ager, and I'm Interested In anything In tho show line. Now, I notlco that you ain't In any hurry to get out of this world, nro you?" "No, I can't truly say that I am." "That's nil right. You didn't nav nnv- thlng to get Into this fleeting show, did you?" "Certainly not." "Thero you are. There's tho old, old story right In a nutshell. I never In my lire saw a deadhead who wasn t a kick er." HIS DOUBLE DEMISE. From Harper's Bazar. "Wull, wull!" ejaculated McLubber ty, In the midst of his perusal of a news paper which he had carelessly picked up. "Eedad, poor Duffy Is dead again! An' ut names to have happened In tho same way as ut Id prayvously ho has been blown up by a prematoor blast. OI shud hov fought that wanco wud hov been enough to satisfy him, but thin he always was ono av thlm fellers thot nlver know dhclr own molnds." "Phwot are yez tnlkln' about?" asked Mrs. McLubberty, In somo surprise. "Duffy dead again? Is ut crazy ye aro?" "No; OI do be r'ndln' ut rolght hero In do papy, an' ' "Lavo me loi H at thot dockymlnt! Whoy, yez Mi i -l i-he.id, dhls Is a two-year-owld pni OI laid out to spread on dho shllf!" "Is thot so? Wull, ut relavcs me molnd. Oi was sorry to t'lnk av such bad luck happenln' to poor Duffy." THE PEACE CONGRESS. Tho colonels nnd tho malors found they had some time to spare. So they hied them off to Holland and the public paid tho fare: They tilted back their chairs and In a vastly solemn way, They talked of war pnd numerous kin dred topics of the day. They took up various subjects with both gravity and wit; Tho world stood by and listened, then It yawned a little bit. Tho chat proved rather lengthy, though results were nothing great, But every one admitted that tho speech es wero first rate. Washington Star. REXFORD'S. SCRANTON, July 7, 1899. 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On trial in your office for 10 days free of charge. We have numerous other novelties in office sup plies, together with a large line of Blauk Books and Typewriter's Supplies. Rey molds Bro STATIONERS and ENG1UVER3. Hotel Jermyn Building. FOR A Tweily-Year Gold-Filled fee Will a 15- WallMm Movement, Both Qmiaraeteed The Best Watch in the Whole World for the Money. MEECEREAU k COME!! 130 Wyoming Avenue. THE LONG GREEN lawn around the house, or the little patch of grass In the doorard, require constant attention to look bruutlfiil Don't borrow your neighbor's lawn mower which ou find ln t nlmrp, and then s-ay sharp thing about It whleli makes your wife sad, but come In hero nnd buy a lawn mower that will cut Ilk" n razor and runs as ea,y as a bicycle. Tho labor saved will amply repay you for the small outlay. And such things us Trunlng Shears and Grass Clippers that will give satisfaction aro here too. GTOSIEIR k FORSYTE!, 323-327 TKNX AVENUE. Lmitlhier Keller L1HE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Yard nnd Oflloa West Lackawanna Ave,, SCRANTON, PA. $10 TT TP WPi 1 One Week Devoted to At Reduced Prices.4 In order to get our stock of Colored Shirt Waists down to normal propor tions, we have made a general reduction of from 115 to 25 percent, all along the line and our entire stock is now at your dis posal at tempting prices. The new prices apply on all paras, .gliams .e Waists, And we venture to say that no more attractive Jine as shown this season. The following numbers you will find exceptional value: Percalo Waists Reduced to 43c, 65c, 75c and $1.00 Valuo for 65c, 85c, 90c and $1.25 Glrgham Waists $1.25, $3.50 and $1.75 Valuo for $1.50, $1.85 and $2.00 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 3- Tiie Moneiix HAitnwAms KTortS We've Talked Alaska 000 REFRIGERATORS for ten years, for we have a good ice saving, food saving, trouble saving, refrigerating story. The saving of ice by using our Alaska, will soon pay for the Refrigerator. Special prices this week. FODTE k SHEAR CO. 1 19 N. Washington" Ave. -o The Hunt & Coeirasll Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware; 04 Lacteana Avenue HENRY BELIN, JR., Oeuerut Asent ror tha Wyomlnj District..). tilulnz, Iilastlns. Hportlne, Hmolcelftit iuiU ttiu ltepntmo Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. cutely l'iip. Clips nnd Kxplodsrt. Uoom -lot Comiell UuUdlux. eicrautaa. AQKNOIta THOS, FORD. - - . rittston. JOHN U. SMITH & BON, - Plymouth. V.'.. E. MULLIGAN, . .WllUw-Barte. ?mh ST o i tart Waist ST1T1 O PBIDEH
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