,r THE SCKANTON TRIBUTE- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1899. i T fyiffwyg -m1wzlF&' 7 f -' rubll-hixi Dnlty. Uxrtpt Btimlny. by Tb Tribune imbllshrng Compnny, at Hfty Cents a Month. New York O.Tlco: ICO Kni;nit 8t S. 9. VltHKI.AND. Solo Accnt for Foreign AdverUslntf. Entered nt the FtiMnfflco nt Scrantoa. Ta., n Scccnd-Oluss MrII Matter. When rpnee will p.irmlt. The Tribune is nlwnys Rind to print short letters from its friends lieurliiR on rurrent topUM but Its rule is thnt lhrt,o must bo omncu, for publlcutlon, by tho wrltct's real name. TEN PAGES. Sl'KANTO.V. HKl'TKMtMU 7. 1S93. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. State. Justice of the Supremo Court-J. HAY nilOWN, of I.rtnuiixtor. ,,,,,- JudRe of tho Superior Court JOsIAll It. ADAMS, of l'hllmlelphtn. Stnte TrctiHtiror-LIKUTJ'JNANT COI-. ONKt, JAMKS K. I1AHNUTT, of WnshltiKton. Election tiny, Nov. 7. The Wllkes-Ilarrc llecoril credits ths Hon. Henry W. Palmer with lmvlnpf stampeded the Luzerne county Hepuh-lli-an convention Into adopting the Crawford county irlmary system. A Iuiiiro of such niiipnltuilo should not tie made upon mere lmi)tilse. It Is to lie hoped thnt tho ex-nttornuy Keneral's moving eloquence may not become a jiarty boomerang. After the War, What ? TJ 1 HOCKKUINO upon the fiupjo- 0 JP sitlon thnt the wnr In the M Philippines will speedily bo brought to a close so far as active Held operations " '"iRe scale nn (oneeineil. many public men ure t sinnint,' to wonder how the succeed ing piolilom of establishing a Rovern-tu- in shall be met. The announced Jnti-ntlon of the president to make no speelllc recommendations on this point but to remit the whole matter to the wisdom of eoiiKiesti renders It desir able that there shall be at an early date a congressional commission, made nj. nf the ablest minds In both branches, to jiroeeed to Manila nnd m.iUe u thorough study of the situa tion In all its bearings, with a view to formulating a scheme of ndmlnlstra tmti suited to the peculiar conditions. We d" not interpret the president's ilcfcience to congress to imply that he himself lias no policy' or that he Is afi aid to make speclilo suggestions. The chances nrc that he has the whole matter well mapiud out In his mind, but lor constitutional and strategic I'- nsons. he wants congress to have an uninterrupted wrestle with the prob lem, so that when It shall tlnally reach the point where It will have to do something constructively It will appre ciate the dlllleultles under which the executive ha labored and be in a bet ter frame of mind to seek his co-operation and protlt by his superior experi ence and Information. Nothing so ef fectually sobers the voice of flippant critic Ism as a taste or serious rospon Klblllty and n glimpse behind the .iceiicH at the hidden ililllcultles which Mirround and nectssailly Inlluence the ni'tlon of men at the head of large ad ministrative activities. The advantage of a congressional i ommi: slon would consist of the fact that its repent to congress would pio seiit a stalling point for actual con structive legislation and In the Inter vil before the presntnllon of Its reiiort th re would be no leal occasion for the campaign oratory with which mi many membeis are already primed. A g i m1 deal of buncombe speechmaklng on th Pl.Illppl.u- itiestliin is of course in. iiiil ! under any circumstances, l.u, it in den'.iuMe lo Keep this as close t.i a dellnlte text as possible and finally to force u clean-cut, unavoidable Issue in bl.iclc and white between those who fit'or hauling down tho American Hag vvpi re It has been holuied by American b ,i. i.v and morlllce In execution of a heal treaty, anil those who are for the manly jitTfnrirmncc of the nation's ihn'es and the full vonlkiatlon of the iihMiu'.s oppoitunltlps In every sphere t.i which destiny calls. When this Is sic Is once llghtlv drawn, there can be no doubt ns to the result. Th IV'moeiiUIe nnlety to make t' lists a. nntlonnl Irsue may force an in' stlgntlon of the Hllver trust, which ' old produce, w are (old, some roll lit y Interesting lf-ndlpg. California's Primary Law. ANi: prhuarv- electlcn law. passed by the last leglshi - itire of California, was trl-.l for the first time at the re- i nt municipal primaries In San Kran (ism and a description of its features Is of interevt. 1'nder this law the primary elections of nil n.tMlt-H are held on the Hume day and time, nt the same places, the ballots all go into the same boxes, and there Is but one election board In each pmelnot. The day for holding the elee lions is agreed upon by tho chairman of, the several slate, county or city committees, according to the otllces to be (Hied, and proclamation of the date Is made by the registrar of elections. This otliclnl Is appointed by the gover nor, and. In turn, at this and all gen cral elections as well, appoints the elec tion boards throughout the state. The election boards are composed of one Inspector, two Judges and four clerks, and each party Is given repre sentation lu proportion to the vote It cast nt the last preceding election. Pri mary election oillceis servo without compensation, and are not eligible to reappointment for two years. In all other respects they have the samo powers, duties and responsibilities as the regular election ollleors, and arc liable to tho same penalties for neglect oV fullure lu the performance of duty, fraud or other misconduct. Kor pri mary election purposes In cltle, three general election precincts aro consoli dated and form one special, or primary, election precinct. To voto at tho primary elections elec tors must have tho same (luallilcatlona of rcsldunco and registration required at a generat oleatluu. Tho residence qualification Is 00 days In tho county and SO duvs In the product vvhsreln the voto Is cast. Prior to the election application may bo made to tho regis trars to strike off the registration lists tho names of any persons Illegally reg istered ns voters. Fraudulent voting Is a felony In California, punishable with Imprisonment for u term not to evcecd 14 years. The polls arc open from C a. m. to i p. tn. Tho election booths aro located in te center of a circle 200 feet In dia meter, and within that line, or 100 feet from the polls, no one Is permitted to solicit the voters for their suffrages. Within the booths no one is permitted except the election officers, regular watchers mid electors casting their bal lots. No one may be present during the counting of the votes without n special permit from the registrar of elections. The count and returns are made under the provisions of the gen eral election laws. The election Is conducted under the Australian ballot system, except that the names of the respective candidates for delegates are not printed on the bal lot. The party column nro arranged in blank on the ballot In the order of the- votes cast at the last preceding election, tho party casting the highest voto coming first, and In order to have a separate column with the party name above it, the organization must hnvo polled at least 3 per cent, of tho total vote iMiHt nt the last election. In thesu blank columns the voter writes or pastes the names of tho candidates for delegates of his party. Stickers con taining the names of the candidates are. of course, supplied to him outside the 100-foot line by the party work ers, nnd he merely pastes them on tho ballot under the proper party headings. Failure to properly place them, as, for Instance, a Itepubllcan pasting the list of his candidates un der the Democratle heading, loses the vote, the election ofllcers throwing It out nt tho count. When tho delagtes are chosen the state has no further supervision, the chairman of tho re spective committees calling the con ventions at such times as mny be de termined upon. The objection has been made to tlili plan that since no party test or quali fication can be Imposed on the voter, and he Is at liberty to vote as ho pleases for the delegates of any party, It would bo possible for the managers of one party to set up a Job on the other party and force on Its ticket a lot of weak names easily beaten at tlv general election. Ilefore the California law would be acceptable In Pennsyl vania this objection would have to be overcome. There will bo no necessity for a war loan unless something utterly unfore seen shall arise. The receipts of the government In the first 29 days of August weie 3,000,000 In excess of ex penditures nnd during the first two months of the fiscal year the receipts were only about $5,000,000 less than the expenditures In spite of the fact that .Inly expenditures are always far above the average. Civil Service Defects. EVERY good c the pri VERY person who has had opportunity to observe actlcal workings of th" present civil service system must concur In the opinion that that system Is a mongrel sort of compro mise between merit and pull which preserves more of the vices than of the virtues of either. Appointment In a majority of cases Is the work of pull, with just enough disguise on to make ihypoerltlcal the thin pretense that merit alone governs. Tho Washington Post enumerates some specific faults In the existing sys tem in a manner to make Its meaning clear. "The practice of making a requisition on the civil service com mission to fill a vacancy, and then re jecting those at the top of the eligible list in order to reach a particular man below Is so common," It says, "that It scarcely needs comment. Such a meth od Is Infinitely more heartless than the out and out spoils system. Another feature which stands In the way of eligibility through merit alone Is that which provides that only a certain number shall come from each state. When the 'quota' Is full, no others, however well qualified, need apply. Pray tell us wherein residence affects one's competency? What difference does It make whether a man comes from Mnlne or California, so long as the test Imposed shows that he would make the most elllclent employe? If the applicants from Illinois are the most competent, they should be se lected, even If they should outnumber the contingents of all the other states combined. Hut the scheme still re tains the element of spoils, cloaked be hind the thin nrtlllco of distribution according to states. "Then, again, why continue to hold examinations In this city or that when the lists of ellglhlcs an- already crowd ed with the names of those who have passed the tests? The requisitions of two years would not exhaust the sup ply. Almost dally circulars go forth, stating that the commission will hold examinations for a particular position on a certain day, and giving the re quirements, together with the subjects to be treated In the examination. The average young man or woman who tnkes such an examination knows nothing of tho tedious dalys, tho un certainty. In fuel, the hopelessness of the quest for appointment. One en tering his name as an applicant pre pares himself carefully beforehand. He Is certain that he reached a high mark In the examination. He recelvws a certificate giving his rank. This Is to him assurance that ho will enter the service of the government. He awaits the summons confidently, but It does not come. He does not know that he Is simply one of a countless num ber of ellglhles who will never bo called for. He Is Ignorant of the fact that his name was one of those sum marily rejected by a department chief who wanted some one else. Ho will, perhaps waste months waiting for a position which there was never tho slightest chance of his obtaining, no matter what his qualifications. With out attempting to wax hysterical over the wrongs of these uppolntment-seek-ers, wo think that somn judgment should bo displayed In this matter of holding examinations. They create false hopes among those who cannot afford to be deceived. An applicant who has passed an examination nnd secured enrollment on the eligible list should be notified when his name Is re jected, so that If he Is staking his fu ture on this ono chance, he may seek some other employment' The conclusion of our contemporary Is that If the merit system Is to pre vail merit alone should be recognized. Wo can understand how difficult It would be to secure an honest enforce ment of tho merit principle among men brought tip on the spoils Idea, but toward this end public opinion must press. Kven Oom Paul sends "aunties" who appenr in his district to Jail. Tho United States Is about tho only coun try that tolerates traitors In this nge. A Just Grievance. W11ILI2 as a should be there seems rule strikes discouraged, seems no question thnt some of the em ployes of the Mnnhnttnn elevated road have n just grievance. A recent order Issued by tho head ofllclals of the com pany not only decrees that the guards of the train shall Invest a portion of their earnings each day In shoe-polish but nlso directs that employes who have Jn past been sporting "nurnsldes" and "Peffers" shall bo shorn of their facial adornment. Mustaches will be allowed if of a modest length and silky variety, but the patrlarchlal "weep ers" which have In many Instances given dignity to the man whose chin has by nature been cut on the bias, will no longer he allowed to float In the breezes that whistle up the ave nues cf tho city from New York bay. The order has caused a sigh of dis content to sweep along the lino with gathering force that threatens to end In a cyclone, and there seems to be Just cause for dissatisfaction. While It Is true that as a nile the sterner sex does not place as much stress upon dress and personal appearance as does the fair woman, yet no man who through his hirsute attractions might nt ar,y time be mistaken for Admlrnl Sampson on shore duty or a Kansas corn baron, wishes to undergo dally an operation that will make his counte nance look like that of a hungry rac coon at corn-husking lime. If tho guards make concerted protest against this tyrannical decree they should re ceive the sympathy nnd support of every citizen who Is old enough to grow whiskers. Two splendid records have been made by the Cramps In the trial trips of the new battleships Alabama and Kear sarge. The Alabama was to make 18 knots an hour, hut on her trial cruise In heavy weather registered 17.20 knots. The Kearsarge. although larger and deeper, and having a year's foul growth on her bottom, on Tuesday surpassed even the Alabama's wonderful achieve ment, registering 17.23 knots. Tho Kearsarge, therefore. Is the fastest first-class battleship In our navy, and as the Kentucky, now building. Is an exact duplicate, the navy will be ma terially strengthened by the addition of these splendid ships, the best of their kind afloat. Announcement Is made of a change In ownership in the Public Oplon, of Chambersburg, a sterling weekly newspaper established over thirty years ago by M. A. Foltz, the present postmaster of Chambersburg. Mr. Foltz has sold to Mr. J. M. Hunk, a newspaper and book publisher of long experience and superior ability, who can be depended upon to maintain the Journal's high standing and widen Us range of usefulness. The property Is one of the most desirable In the In terior journalism of Pennsylvania and we wish the new management abund ant success. Chief Justice Chambers of Samoa emphatically states that ho has not resigned. Judge Chambers is optimis tic regarding tho situation at Samoa, and believes thnt the natives could be governed easily If he could be allowed to run the affairs of the Island alone and not he obliged to share the epau lets of authority with representatives of other powers. Tho treaty made with the sultan of Sulu Is not different in principle from hundreds nf treaties made with Indian tribes. When Uncle Sam deals with intellectual Infants ho has to adopt the nursery book tone. Exports of manufactures under the Dlngley tariff are averaging Just about double what they were under tho Wilson tariff. Tho advance agent of prosperity has been overtaken by the main show. The prize pumpkin at the agilcul turul fair now mutely but effectively demonstrates that tho theory of ex pansion is proper In all things. Reports from Philadelphia indicate that the patriots of 'Gl have not been forgotten In these days of horj wor ship. TOLD BY THE STABS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolobo Cast. i.W for Thursday, Sept. 7, lk'JO. 5S A child born on this day will nolo that some men nro like a tall-eml ball club. They always hustle near tho closo of tho season when hopo of whining the pen nant has been nluindoncd, There's nothing like n big strlko to turn tho smile, of prosperity Into a frown. It takes a girl with Incandescent eves to electrify ono nt a glance. Hard study Is necessary for one to be come an uctor, but anyone in the first stages of dyspepsia may shtno as a ih'uiiuitlo clitic. Tho self-mado man la always llablo to bo proud of tho man who made him. If men's actions should comspond with their words many nf us would have passed away from spontaneous combus tion long ago, The truly good clllzen likes to stand high In tho estimation of all save tho tux assessor. AJacchus' Advice. Po not bo dlHcouragcd at ono failure. Them's iminy an excellent orator and statesman who probably could not do a rag time hong and dance to tuvu hit) life. CURRENT VERSE. Dreyfus. J. A man stood stained j France was one Alp of bate, Pressing upon him with the whole world's weight. In all the clrclo of tho ancient sun There was no voice to speak for him not one. In all tho world of men there was no sound Ilut of u sword flung broken to tho ground. Hell laughed Its little hour; and then, behold) How, ono by one, the guarded gates un fold! Swiftly a sword by Unseen Forces hurled And now a mini rising against the worlu! 11 Oh, Import dep ns life Is, deep as time! There is Something s.icteci nnd subllnio Moving behind tho worlds, beyond our ken, Weighing tho stars, weighing tho deeds of men. Tnko henit, O soul of sorrow, and be strong I Thero Is Ono greater than the whole world's wrong. Bo hushed before the high Bcnlgnnnt Power That moves wool-shod through pepulchcr nnd tower! No truth so low but Ho will give It crown; No wrong so high but He will hurl It down. O men that forgo the fetter, It Is vain; There Is a Still Hand stronger than your chain, 'lis no avail to bargain, sneer, and nod, And shrug tho shoulder for reply to God. Edwin Mnrkhnm In McClure's for Sep tember. The Isle of Sleep. In tho tropically lanr.orous sea of sleep There stretches a coral strand. Where the moonlight plays 'mid the leafy palms That grow In tho dream-world land. And here It Is that fond dreams meet And danco on the sands of gold, While tho misty shapes we chase In sleep Within our arms wo hold. A land where the gold brown poppy bud Sways gently In the night, And with its opium laden breath Lulls us to realms of light. There are no sins, there are no fears, No sorrows or vain i egret; 'Tis a silent kingdom of happiness Where we wander and forget. -Life. The Age of Slang. In times of old, and ex en somewhat re cent, The gifted scribe who wrote for human kind His best ideas couched In language, de cent, Hellttlng products of a cultured mind. So an udmlrer of the old-time breeding Mny clasp his hands lu horror and amazo To find the language of the slums suc ceeding The polished courtesies of earlier days. And marvel not if he Inclines to quarrei With public taste. Dejectedly he sees Word-counterfeiters wear tho modern laurel, Thflr contributions never fall to please. They write not, they, to aid the mind's progression, Rut for the delectation of "der gang," Whose basest "coin" they put in circula tion; A ribald riot of unmeaning slang. If some Napoleon awaits a mission, His fame by cratetul thousands shall be sung, Who'll place beneath tho band of prohibi tion This wholesale murdering of the Eng lish tongue. Shall fairest roses bloom and die neglect ed While fair ones wear bouquets of noxious weed? Nay, then: the printed page must be pro tected Or self-respecting ones shall ceaso to read. Peter Grant, in Chicago Record. Playing at Paradise. Sho called to me with dancing eyes, "We're both turnfd out of P.trauiso; The tiee of knowledge was tho pear, That's over in the corner there. "And, mother, dearest, Cousin Jako Was simply splendid as the snake; He curved about tho trunk; to hies He shot his tongue out. Just like this. "Ho kicked the blanches with Ills feet. To knock us down pome pears to eat; And, when wo tasted them, there camo An angel with a sword of flame, "Rob was tho angel: and he said We must dig thistles for our bread, And, though we digged with toll and pain He'd make the thistles grow again. "Rut can he, mother? And he says The orchard's shut to us for days. Do come, and make lilm let us in, Uecause we're sorry for our sin." I went: and whirling by the galo A wooden sword about his pate, I found our Rob lu ungcl-wiso Guurdlng his orthatd-paradlse. "Rewaro the flaming sword," ho cried, "It turns all wnys. Don't coroo Inside." "Now, Rob, run In,' I. laughing, said; "It's time all angels went to bed." Norman Gale. The Boy on the Farm. Under a sprtadlng apple treo Tho boy with the bare feet stands; He has ten apples in him and Some more are In his hands Heneath his waist of calico Ills tummy-tum expands. His hair was shingled by his mu, Who cut It straight behind; He has a lurid color that Is duo to sun nnd wind He's lost tho teeth ho had In front, Rut doesn't bccm to mind. Week in, week out. from morn till night, Ho tears uround tho place. With briar scratches on his legs And freckles on his face Tho neighbors candidly admit That ho'a a hopeless case, Ho wears his trousers at halt-mast, Ho rises with tho sun; Tho chores his busy father leaves For him uro seldom done And ho Is always gono when there Are errands to bo run. Ho goes on Sunday to the church And stayH to Sabbath pchool; And by propounding questions makes His lencher seem a fool; He pinches smaller boys than ho And learns tho golden rule. His mother sits up cury night To patch the clothes he weais, And every night ho takes them off With more emphatic tears He fulls from trees and Into wolls, And smokes and chews and swears. Tho frightened chlckms duck their heads And cackle where ho goes. With ugly sties upon his eyes And bruises on his toeH, He eats things with his knife, nor enrrs. For uny wind that blows. You gnrgo with undeveloped fruit, Which Is u foolish plan; No poetry Is In you, but Know this, my little man It takes much more than genius To stand tho things you can. Chicago Tlmcs.Herald, PHILADELPHIA. From the Public Ledger, Tho churches In tho city number 739. Thero nro thirty-five hospitals In Phlla. detphla. Tho population of Philadelphia Is oVcr 1,2CO,000. The appralited value of Falrmount Park Ifl $15,170,211. Tho first Continental Congress met In Philadelphia, 1774. Tho first law school In Ametlca was opened lu Philadelphia In 1790. Tho first public library In America wus founded hero by Franklin In 1731. Raiding UPfd exclusively for business and store purposes number C,4S.'. For ten years, from 17!K to 1S00, Phila delphia was the National Capital, Tho llrst college of dentistry In the world was founded In Philadelphia, Thero aro seventy-nlno banks, savings nnd deposit companies In Philadelphia. Tho first RIble hi English printed In America was Issued In Philadelphia, 17i2. Tho first American flra company (vol unteer) was organized In Philadelphia In 1730. 0 Tho first Amerlrnn ting was mnde nt what Is now No. 239 Arch street, by .Mrs. ueisy jjoss. Tho first Important water works In thl country wns commenced In Philadel phia May 2, 1799. Exclusive of hospitals, there nre nearly 200 buildings used for benevolent nnd charitable purposes. Tho first Polar expedition fitted out rrom North America sailed from Phila delphia March i, 1753, The first printing press set up In Phil adelphia was brought over In Pcnn's ship, tho Welcome, in 1CS2. The first hospital in connection with a university In tho United States wan opened in Philadelphia. Philadelphia has an area of 12fi',4 square miles. It is twenty-two miles long, nnd from five to ten miles wide. Tho oldest business house In the United States Is in Philadelphia. It was estab lished more than 200 years ago. Its annual production of all kinds is valued at over tiMO.OOO.OOO, and It has a foreign trade of over $100,000,000. The first lithograph made in America wns drawn and printed In Philadelphia by an artist named Rass Otis, In 1S19. Philadelphia produces nine-tenths of alt the carpets made In this country, nnd more than aro made In Great Rrltnln. There nro 25S.9C9 dwelling house s In Philadelphia, of which number 233,292 are of brick, 12.S73 of btono and 12,M)4 of frame. The first paper mill built on this con tinent was erected on the banks of tho Wlssahlckon creek (now Falrmount park) In 1G90. Oerniantown avenue Is ten miles long, nnd Is perhaps the longest business street In tho world. Market street Is nearly six miles tn length. The first RIble printed In America was published In the German language by Christopher Saur, In Germnntown, now a part of the city, In 1713. Congress established. In 1792, the first United States Mint, nt what Is now No. 29 North Seventh street, and hero tho first United States coins were struck. Tho first medle-.t school In this country was established here In 1731. There are now live great medical colleges In Phila delphia, attended by students from all parts of tho world. Over 1.000 miles of streets aro opened In Philadelphia. Hroad street Is opened for ten miles nnd paved with asphalt for eight miles, tho longest thoroughfare so paved In the world. Tho Delaware liver has a deep water front of nineteen miles, and the Schuyl kill river has fourteen and one-half miles of water front. The Schuylkill river Is spanned by eighteen bridges within tho city limits. Philadelphia has 312 school buildings, valued at about $12,000,000. The pupils In attendance number 150,000, taught by 3,500 teachers. The pedagogical library of Public Education contnlns C.OOO volumes, and Is considered the finest in the United States The ycnily cost of maintenance Is $1,300,000. The City Hall Is the largest building on the continent. It Is 4SG' i by 470 feet, nnd covers four and one-half acres. It has 634 rooms having an area of fourteen and one-half acres. The tower to tho top of tho statue of Penn Is 547 feet 3'4 inches in height, and Is ninety feet wide at the base. The clock faeo Is 201 feet nbove tho pavement and has a diameter of twenty feet. Tho building wus practical ly begun In 1S71. The corner-stnno was laid In 1874, and It has cost to date about $22,000,000. Tho statue of Penn which surmounts the tower Is thirty-seven feet lu height. VOICE OF THE PRESS. Penny Wise Policy. From the Rlnghamtnn Republican. Tho navy Is feeling the effects of the strel famine by its Inability to get work done upon tho wurshlps undergoing re pairs, and to procuro material for docks and other new work. Tho haggling over the price of armor before, congress uci journed which prevented the awarding of contracts to build twelve warships, will probably cost tho government much more thnn tho total cost of all the armor re quired. From tho Denver Times. Tho anti-expansionists seem to ho able to hold as many conventions as tho Farmers' alliance in Its whlskerlist daH. A fU7i,I rJJL-Ui'JJAfcgPUUia-. For a number of years I had the dyspepsia so bad I was almost dead with it. After I would eat I would swell up like a barrel, and have so much pain in my stomach that I would not know what to do. I tried everything I heard ol and never got much relief, and one day a. customer in the market told me to take Ripans Tabules and they would cure me. This was six months ago and I feel splendid now, although I still take one Tabule after each meal and three on Saturday night after sitting all clay in the market. Since I have used Ripans Tabules I am a well woman, and could not afford to be without them. I am sixty-one years old. WiNTUD A CM U hadhMlUiUutRTP'A'NftwiG nU btnoflt. Ond (lr rrnti to Rlrana ."JiftntctJ Co., Ko. 10 Uniiuu BWroL New Yort, for 10 umplM and l,i uUbioiiI&1. SI 1"A'N'B. 10 (or 1 rruta, or I J wtel for it emu, in.y b UmJ cf All drucKUt who ! willing; tn ell . aundarri mMlrlne at a mndrat profit. They btiuJiU ).u and prolong Ufa. One kItm MXet, Nat the ward U'l'fA'N'b ea Uie jacket. Acce t do .ulrttltuu. Star Aimtoinniatfc Paper Fastener Fastens papers in a jiffy, lceds itself and improved in every respect. Prices lower than ever. We are still sell ing the Planitary Pencil Sharpeners. The only sharp ening device which never breaks the lead. 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 Blank Books and Typewriter's Supplies, Reynolds Bros STATIONERS anil ENGRAVERS, Hotel Jcrmyn Building. The HMot & Comeell Coo Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. iH iackawania Arams Temperature Tamers. Plenty of things right here to make the hot weather not only endurable hut enjoyable. And the price nt which we offer them Is not going to make anyone hot, ex cept the man who charges a higher pilce for equal quality, and he is nu merous. Just think of these and get cool. Refrigerators at reduced prices. GMST & FORSYTH, S23-S27 PENN AVENUE. Lmither Keller L1HE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Yard and Ofllcs West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. 1 A. ! J L& I Uti mSKmm FINLEY'S New Fall Dress Goods We open toda our first importation this season of choice novelties in Crepoes9 Serges, ' ClhevIotSo Tweeds etc09 Also a magnificent line of Plaids for SMStlogs aod Skirts, All Exclusive De signs. 530 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE FOR jf A Tweaty-Year Gold-Filled Case Waltlam Movement Qimaraeteed The Best Watch iu the Whole World for the Money. MEMMAU k C0NNELL 130 Wyoming Avenue. - The Modern Hardware; Stors i THE (Qlhristy arvnes: ljraflfe. Saves one-half the la bor iu paring fruits and vegetables. IOC FODUE k SMEAl CO. 119N. Washington Ave. HENRY BEL1N, JR., (jcncrai Agent (or ttia Wyomlai Dlatrlcirj.- illnlns, HloRtlnit.srjortlns, Hmo'.calt ttuU llio ltppauno Ubemtci. Lo.npittiy 4 HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tulety line, t'api nnd Kxplo43rt- itoom 101 Coiinell Uulldlnj. bcruuloo. $10 IBPilTS POlOERo I AUUNCUtt T1ICS. FOnO. - - - VlttBtOH. JOHN I), SMITH & BON, - riymouth. V. K. MULLIGAN, - WllkesBarre, r,1 , I .
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