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THE SCRANTON T1UBUN1S-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1899.
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TEN PAGES.
SCIIANTON, Si:PTrMHi:U25, 1S99.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State
Justlco of the Supremo Court-J. HAY
nrtOWS, of Lan-nstrr.
Judge of tho Swperlor e'ntitt-JOSIAH It.
ADAMS, of Philadelphia.
Stale TrenMirrr-I.trAJTHNANT coi.
oNni, james E. 13AUNi:TT. of
VA nxhlnRtnn.
Kleetlon day, Nov. 7.
The lemaiks ntti United In another
column to General Otis come fiom .1
sourcK filendly to him find to the iul
inlnlsticition, nnd for that ic.innn fire
nflntnil tllnllFll V Itll S(1111C 1 tSOI O. It
Otis said such things he desoivos to ho
lemoveil. If ho did not say thoni. It
Is time to remove the Interviewer.
Saturday's Primaries.
UNOFriCIAIi return fiom
.atui day's pilmarles lnrtl
t.Uo tho nomination on tli
Hepubllcan ticket of John
fouiler Mori is, of Scranton, nnd John
Penman, of Olyphant, for county com-ml'-slonois,
and William E. Johns, jf
Hjdi Park, and Pied L. Waul, of
Scianton, for count nudltois The
pilmarles attracted a light oto and
vveie noted mainly for the Intense po
litical aetlvltv ot Major Moll's "non
partisan" police fotce A factional
complexion having lecentlj been lent,
without piovoeatlnn, to a pai t of the
tii kot numlnated, theie will bo tur
Insltv to Fee whether the nominees
thus claimed In advance a& peisonal
nss ts of the rellowb-Scianton com
bine will Beck an ilectluu on that
basis
All accounts nsiee that Governor
Itooseelt on Saturday capluied Ohio.
He Is certainly a hustler In accumu
lating a futuie
A Warning Against Qunckery.
TO A nnPOHTHH for the
Washington Post who In
tel viewed him on Friday
last, Governor Stone of our
state said: "I am not an advocate of
trusts and am not Interested In the
opei.atlons of a single one. My idea Is,
however, that It Is too early In the day
to be scaled, for we know scaicely
anything ns jet of their effects The
men who oppose them most bitteily
are Koneinlly theoiMs. Of course. If
Till tluv allege concerning ttusts be
title, then they are a menace to the
welfare of tho country nnd should be
Kglslated out of existence. The nat
uial law of supply and demand can
be depended on to legulnte pi Ices, and
for one I do not think we stand in
much danger of having to paj- exoibl
taut pi Ices on account of ludustilal
combinations The tiusts can novel
get so powerful sis to shut off nil com
ix Utlon in this eountiy, and if by vii
tuo of such combines, laigo profits aie
made In any one line of business out
side, c.inltal, which Is ever keenly nllvu
to pioflt-making, will step In and nt
once theie will bo competition, which
will In.-uiL the public fiom being un
duly taxed Uht iy agalnfel tiusts
seems to proceed largely fiom those
states In which none e.lst, In tho ngtl
cultuial sections of the United States.
In tho east, wheio they have been
mostly founid, we henr of no gie.it
uin Hint of complaint emanating fiom
th people, and It Is fair tei piesume
that they have as jet caused no seil
ous Injury."
The attitude hue Indicated Is not
et-bi ntlallj dllleient fiom that outlined
b Gov hi nor Hoosenelt in his speech
opining the Ohio campaign. Colonel
Ituiivovelt leengnize-s the. noHl of super
vision of hums Willi a view to pio
tutlng public Intoiests; but he aigues
that befoio this can be wlselv applied
time must bo necutato data upon
which to base it, and not meie passion
al denunciation for the prlmniy pui
pi s. of eatching votes A diagnosis,
lii uigues, .should pieeede the nppllc a
turn ot tieatment. nnd common sense
teaches that the safest physician is not
the mouthy quack who holds foith with
patent cure-alls on stieet toineis but
the ti allied specialist who lias mini
of his piofesslon a life-long study and
vhoo fitness to treat complicated
cases of disease has been demonstrated
ly j tars of successful practice.
The Demociatle paity Is the political
quack dor tor of the country who piom
Jscs everything and nerfoims nothing
I'vorv time It has been entrusted with
the patient It has been convicted of
malpractice, nnd it Is about time for
the publlo to let It severely alone.
It Is now a ease of Anglo-Saxon or
Teuton in South Africa and one or tha
other must go.
Briton and Boer.
HOULD England nnd tho
Hoers finally go to war now
that Its gtlm visage Is near
both sides seem to be sobered
Into hesitation which may end In
amicable settlement what kind ot wat
would It be and would England, with
overwhelmingly superior tcsources In
money nnd men, win an easy or a
quick victory? These Inquiries are
timely and Information beating upon
them is Interesting even to those not
directly concerned.
Tho cleurest answer, In the fewest
words, that wo havo seen from an
authoritative source Is contained in a
letter to tho Chicago Record from its
rretorlu correspondent, a IJrltlsh-born
but naturalized Inhabitant of the
Transvaal, who, while sympathizing
with many of the Outlander griev
ances and admitting their Justice, dors
pot credit the present English cabinet
S
with honest Intentions, believes thnt
It has been wronrfly Influenced by
Cecil Ithndes ami the) capitalist Inter
ests In South Afrlcn, nnd Is therefore
opposed to war as not only barbarous
but unnecessary. This gentleman
writes:
"The Hoer forces number 00,000 men,
between tho ages of 17 nnd 45, with n
rcer.vc of ir.,000 up to CO yonrs, to be
called up In case of dire necessity. The
Orange Tree State buighers number
20,000 with u reserve of 6,000 This
gives a total for the republics' ot 70,000
men. About 10,000 men can be teck
oncd upon te Join from tho Cape dls
tilcts and the Dutch districts ot Natal,
making n totnl fighting Afrikander
contingent of 80,000 men. These are
for the greatest part nrmed with tho
Intest pattern of the Mauser rifle and
practically all nre mounted on service
able horses. The Transvaal has be
sides between ten and fifteen batteries
of tho most modern artillery. Including
Kiupps, Mnxlm-Nordcnfeld quick
firers nnd four batteries of tho new
French melinite gun. It has any quan
tity of ammunition find modern equip
ments. The Orange Free State has six
battel le.s of Krupp nlne-pounder field
guns and howltzeis, nnd excellently
trained rnim under command of Major
Albiecht, nn nblo ex-olllcer In tho
Piusslnn artillery. The piogrnmme of
these foices will not be offensive. Tho
main puipose will be to harass the In
vading in my by night nttacks. No
musses of buighers will maneuver in
.my open plnce, but stiong commands
of 200 and ,"0O men will practice guer
lilla warfare, suppoited heie and
theie by nrtllleiy. In a mnnner which
will again provide novel experiences
for Tommy Atkins. The rapid, mobil
ization of tho Hoer forces, both In 18S1
find isofl, has been the wonder of the
mutiny epeits In Hut ope. The Hoer
comninndeis take no eommlsslatlat.
Every man takes his own supplies,
and . though tho end of a pt nimbly long
conflict with the power of Great Bilt
aln must be defeat, theie wilt again bo
suiptlses fot the woild, which will
pi nvo the gallantry of these South
Afilcan 'touch lldeis.'"
Fiom a statement of this kind, tak
Inglntoncoount the nature of tho eoun
tiy, the distances nt which England
would have to operate .way fiom her
I ases of supply, and tho dlfllcultj' of
moving masses of men against ngllu
gueirllla bands, we can leadllj- see
why her majesty's government does
not move to the attack with enthusiasm.
Hut there Is also another point noted
by tho IJecoid cot tespondent which
meilts attention; nnd that Is, In the
event of wat, the almost certain rising
of the black tilbes. from one end of
the continent to the other, against
white rule. Tho native tiibes, he in
forms us, entertain for the whites of
all nationalities a seciet hatred which
only awaits tho fitting oppoitunitj- to
matcilnllze in treachery and violence.
Altogether, England has no soft job
on her hands, and yet she duio not
draw back until a settlement is
reached which establishes the essence
of her claims, othetwlse her authority
In South Aft lea would be at an end.
Tho lo-appenianec of Cecil Rhodes
In tho South African arena will prob
ably not have a tendency to boom the
peace.
To What Purpose ?
(Prom tin Washington Po.t )
w
i: si:n that u miss Tnt-
man Miss Jane Y.it
man of New York, has
succeeded in making
some tremendous scoies as a long dis
tance blc.vcle rider. If wo havo cought
the ligutos conectlv, it was 700 miles
In elqnty-one hours. Tint Is a detail,
biwever The point of importance Is
that MI'S Yatman Ins achieved some
thing vety lematkable. making all the
wheel people sick witli envy and
biea'.ing lerords, whatever they
amount to, ns though they veto mndo
of gossamer. And a little, wondering
boy who saw her as she completed tho
ftoth mile and turned In to omo toad
houe for an hour or two of rest, look
ed at her wild face and haggard eyes
anil ""mi-ft antic state, and asked. In
n mU of teiioi: "What did sho do It
foi '"
That is the question what for7It Is
n question which will bo cynically
trented by the careless and contemp
tuously dlsml'"ed by the cruel and
haul-heirted: but It Is a question for
ehlllod society all the same Heie Is
a woman, whether young or otherwises
we neither know noi enre, lifted faint
ing from her wheel, carried Into a
common load house, then nolsv with
coatse meitiinent, and thrown upon a
couch, half cwizy with netvous excite
ment, hot face di.iwn and seamed, her
lips like lips of tho dead, her whole
vitality In an appalling collapse. The
vulgar crowd gathets to gaze upon
tho wreck and Intel change heartless
rnmmint", nnd she lies theie, save for
tho piteous hectic flush upon her
cheeks, nnd the awful tremors of her
body, like a coips-e. Sho will go on,
her companions sa Sho is so sttong
and so determined. She will come back
to n miserable semblance of lite, stag
gei to her wheel and -peed awav llko
some one In a dieam of pain. She will
win She will do tho 700 miles within
th" limit fixed, and die will then, under
the caro of science, enjoy her triumph.
She will bo tho wonder of the hour.
The papeis will give her pictures to
the paplng mob. Sho will bo talked
about, In pi alto or Jealousy, in com
mendation or disparagement, ns tho
t.iHe may be: but sho will have won
the vlctoty and some day perhaps
those cruel seams will b smoothed
fiom her nngulshed brow, the sunken
and Etrnlned ej'cs recover their lost
light, her veins be filled onco more.
And then she mav lemember tho child
ish, frlghtene-d little voice thnt asked'
"What did sho do It fot?"
Indeed, grown men and women,
thoughtful and humane persona of all
classes, are putting that sumo queiy
to themselves nt this moment. What
for? Yv'e can see the harm, the folly,
even the wickedness Involved in Miss
Yatman's poor achievement, but who
can sco tho good? What does It bene
fit society, civilization, humanity, that
Miss Yatman can whel 700 miles In
cighty-ono hours and still live? can
nny one conceive a more fruitless and
foolish enterprise? Verily It seems to
us that, If husbands, brothers, and car-
rnts nre powerless to keep their wo
men folk within tho hounds of decency
nnd reason, the magistrate and tho
constable It necessary, tho lunatic
asylum should bo Invoked. The fool,
the Idiot, nnd the maniac are entitled
to protection against themselves.
At Manila Admiral Dewey said: "I
am too old to learn a new business.
Forty years of service In the navy may
develop a good enough admiral, but I
am convinced that 1 have not studlad
political questions and political
methods enough to make a satisfactory
president ot the United States. Tlu
nation haB given me nn ofllce I am
competent to fill, and I am not looking
for another Job. If I were out of
wotk I might be templed to look at
these things dlfferentlj', but as It Is I
enn regard tho whole question Impar
tially, and I believe the country should
select presidents who are trained and
experienced In the science of civil gov
ernment rather than to tnke a man
from the army or navy." Tho truth
of these sensible observations still
holds good.
A significant fenturp of tho resolu
tions adopted last week by the Repub
licans of Araphoe county, Colorado,
tho county In which Denver Is located
Is tho omission of any reference to
free silver save In a plank declaring
for bimetallism, which "the events ot
the last few ycais have demonstrated
can only be attained by International
agreement." Good times have killed
Hryanlsm In Colorado.
It Is n pity that Governor Roose
velt's order to General Roe relative
to the position of the Grand army vet
erans In tho Dewey land parade could
not be enforced. The Tammany gang
which Is tunning New York cltv Just
now never did have any use for Union
war veterans.
Not content with giving him unani
mous permission, the Mexican congress
has voted a $100,000 pocket-money ap
propriation for President Diaz to take
with him when he visits Chicago. "Who
sjjs jepubllcs are ungrateful?
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
Bill's Luck.
A Chicago hotel manager employed a
handy men going by tho name ot "Hill
to do his window washing. One mornlns
BUI, Instead of doing his woik, was
amusing hlm'elt' by reading the paper,
and, us bad luck would have 11, the man
uger looked In
"What's this' ' ho said. IJill was dum
founded. "Pack up jour things and go, '
said tho in'ti.iger.
So wor Pill went to tho ofllce. drew
the money which was owing to him, and
then went up stalls and put on his
clothes. Coming down, lie went to saj
"Good-bye" to some of tho other ser
vants, nnd there ho happened to run
across tho manaser, who did not recog
nise him In his black coat.
"Do jou want a Job?' asked the man
ager. "Ves, sir," said mil
'Tan jou clean windows?"
"Yes, sir."
"You look a lnndy sort of fellow. T only
save tho last mm five dollars, but I'll
give j'ou seven "
"Thank jou, sir," said Hill: nnd In half
an hour ho was back In tho sime old
room cleaning tho window this time, nnd
not reading the paper. Colllei's Weeklj".
Answeied His Own Letter.
A certain joung railroad man who has
charge of a department In tho auditing
branch of bis company's business, had oc
casion recentlj to dictate a letter to tho
head ot a corresponding department of
another rn'id There was a point In dis
pute between tho two railroads Involving
money and this j-oung olllcl.il had taken
a stubborn ground that tho other ofllclil
was totally nt fault and advanced what
seemed to him unanswerable arguments
to provo It A short time after he had
forwarded tho letter ho received a propo
sition from 1 oadqunrters of tho otlier
tallroad, relates the Chicago News, which
he nccepted, nnd within a few d.ijs ho be.
came tho head of the department with
which ho had been In dispute Tho flrt
letter which he found on lllo readv to be
answered wnf bis own on tho point in
question There was only one thing to
do. Ho Immediately dictated nn answer
to his own letter, refuting find repudiat
ing us nrgument, anil wounil up by a
heated Insinuation tint the writer of It
was nn urmttlgited donkey Of course,
the letter was nddiesscd to himself and
signed bv himself, but In bis enthushsm
for tho interests of his new emplover he
did not mind a little thing like that.
Vituperative Yet Charitable.
The lato Robert G lngersoll had a bluff
way about his bestowal of favors
whether It was a loan to a friend or alms
to a beggar. In tho spring of ISPS ho
camo to Washington on some business,
j-.ijs the Post. J lis duties took him to
the department of justice. As ho camo
down he passed an old woman sitting on
tho dooi steps. She had a basket of vio
lets, which partially proclaimed her as
an object of charltj Tho big-hearted ag
nostic was In a huriy, but he stopped
lemg enough to reach In his pocket and
toss her u hnlf-dollai.
"Theie, mother ' he said, "go and buy
joursclf somo beer "
"No, I won't " said the old ladj "I'll
buv bread with tint "
"Oh, jouil be so drunk in nn hour that
jou couldn't find a bakery." laughed Col.
onel lngersoll, as ho walked awaj'. it
was simply bis manner of robbing his
generosity of ostentation.
Beresford's Choice.
Lord Charles Iteresford ns a boy was
the despair of both his parents and tcach
ers On his thirteenth birthday his fa
ther uavo him his cholco whether ho
would enter tho nrmy or tho navj', or
take up orders
"Well," ho concluded, "what Is It to be,
mj lad?"
"Tho navy, my loid."
"And why tho nnvy, boy?"
" 'Cause I'd llko to bo nn admiral like
Nelson "
"Pshaw-llko Nelson! Why Nelson?"
" 'e'auso 1 want to."
"Hut oven If you were to Join tho navj-,
why do jou think j'ou will ever becomo
tin admiral, Charlie?"
"'('uuso I mean to," was tho blunt 10
plj. Ho had his wish and entered tho navj'.
Collier's Weeklj'.
Tho Test of Love.
"Tom, vou ask me to be jour wife to
give jou my heart, my all Think well
of what j'ou say, and then tell mo If you
will grunt mo ono small favor."
"Anything you ask, my love."
"Then promise mo that jou will never
smoko unother cigar us long as you live."
"I piomlsc, dear."
"And doesn't It cost you a pang?"
"Not a pang I'd rather smoko a pipe
any day." Collier's Weekly.
Too Hot to Extinguish.
A well-knfiwn Mlndsslpnl fanner will
huvo causo to lemember his recent visit
to Memphis, sajs tho Sclmltnr. IIo
stopped In a well-known cafe and among
other things ordered a sirloin steak. A
bottle of tohasco sauce was nn tho table,
nnd mistaking It for cntsuo ho spread It
quite lavishly em tho steak nnd settled
clown to enjoy tho meal. lie cut off a
big piece, but no sooner had It struck his
mouth than he began to feel Ilka his
tongun was on Are. Ho twisted and
turned, and soon had tho eyes of every
one In tho dining hnll fastened on him.
Tho more he twisted and screwed his
fnco the hotter tho steak In his mnuth
got. lie didn't know what was tho mat
ter, llu could stand It no longer, nnd
reaching tip his hand ho Jerked out tho
burning bite, threw It on tho floor nnd
In u vers dramatic way exclaimed: "Now,
d n you, blasel"
Marital Compliments.
They hud been married fully threo
months, and weie having their thirteenth
quarrel thirteen being an unlucky num
ber. "You only married me for my money,"
he said.
"1 didn't do nnjthlns ot tho kind."
she retorted.
"Well, you didn't marry mo becauso
you loved me "
"I know I didn't."
"In heaven's name, then, what did vou
marry mo for?"
"Just to make th&t hateful Kato Scott
jou wcro engaged to cry her eyes out
becauso sho hid to give you up to an
other." "Great Caesar! womnnt" ho spluttered,
"what havo jou done' Whv, 1 married
jou Just bciuibe Kate Scott threw mo
over!" Collier's Weekly.
WHAT THE POETS SAY.
Katherine.
Tho curls of my Katherine aro hiding my
face,
And her dcltcato dimples nro running a
raco
On cheeks like the rose
When In crimson it glows.
And catches tho sunlight In silvery lace!
A fchower of curls
And a gllmmi r ot pearls
The lips and the lovu of the sweetest of
girls!
Oh, daytime Is Mnytlmo of rosiest grace
Yvlien tho curls of my Katharine are
kissing my face'
Tho dreams of nil skies
In her radiant ejes
That twlnklei like stars in tho splendors
of spaco
Ilarth's Jewtls and peails
Cannot match tho bright curls
Tho lips and tho love of the sweetest of
girls
And night tlmo Is light tlmo when In my
embrac o
Tho curls of my Knthcrlno arc hiding my
face;
When I fold her awaj"
Prom tho frolicsome daj
And tho angels smllo on her through cur
tains of laco
And I'd barter tho earth's pearls
Tor ono glenm of tho curls
Of tho dearest and sweetest of dear llttlo
girls.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Old Trundle Bed.
Oh, tho old trundle bed where I slept
when a boy,
What canopied king might not covet tho
Joy?
The? glory and pcaco of that slumber of
mine,
Ilko a long, gracious rest In tho bosom
divine;
The quaint, homely couch, hidden closo
from tho light,
Cut daintily drawn from Its hiding at
night.
Oh, a nest of delight, from the foot to tho
head,
Was the queer little, dear little, old trun
dle bed!
i
Oh, tho old trundle bed, where I wonder
ing saw
The stars through tho window, nnd lis
tened with nwe
To tho sigh of tho winds as they trem
blingly crept
Through the trees where tho robins so
rostlesslj- slept.
Whete I htard tho low, murmurous chirp
of tho wren,
And tho katjdld Hstlcsslj- chirrup ngaln,
Till my tired fancy slowly but gently was
led
Through the maze of tho dreams of the
old trundle bed.
Oh, the old trundlo bed! Oh, tho old
trundle bed!
With its plump llttlo pillow nnd old-
fashlonrd spread:
Its snowv vLlto sheets, and tho blankets
abov e,
Smoothed down nnd tucked round with
tho touches of lovo;
Tho -.olco of my mother to lull mo to
sleep
With the old falrj' stories mj- memoiles
keep
Still fresh ns tho lilies that bloom o'er
tho head
Once bowed o'er my own In llio old trun
dlo bed.
James Whltcomb Itllej-.
A Transformation.
A hat an' a skirt an' somo overalls,
The m s pkntj' of clothes fur rne
An' a bit o' bread if the hunger calls,
I'm olf to bo joung and free
Ivo tended tho crops .in' I'vo helped 'eta
glow,
An' tho cares from ray back kin roll;
I ain't no longer tho man with tho hoc;
I'm tho boy with tho llshln' pole.
A loaf nn' a fish are nil I nsk,
An' I know that they'll bo enough,
To lighten tho weight of tomorrow's task
An' to brighten tho road that's rough
My heart won't shrivel with envy's glow,
Not ponder on gold's control,
I ain't no longer tho man with the hoe;
I'm the boj with tho llshln' pole.
Tho jt-Welcd waters aro jes' tho samo
As when mo nn" mj- hopes were j-nung:
Tho birds hain't forgot tho way to frame
One note of tho songs they sung.
An' my nerves will thrill as my lino I
th row
Straight Into tho finny shoal:
I ain't no longer tho man with tho hoo;
I'm tho boy with the llshln' pole.
Washington Star.
Candor.
"I know what jou'ro going to pay," shs
said,
And she stood up, looking uncommonly
tall;
"You nte going to speak of tho hectic
fall,
And saj' you'ro sorry tho summer's dead.
And no other summer was like It, you
know,
And I can hnaglno what made It so.
Now aien't you, honestly?" "Yes," I said,
"I know what jou'ro going to saj'," sho
said;
"You aro going to nsk if I forget
That day lu Juno when tho woods wcro
wot,
And jou carried mo" hero sho dropped
her head
"Over tho creek; j'ou aro going to saj",
Do I remember that horild da
Now arn't you, honestly?" "Yes," I said,
"I know what j'ou'ra going to saj',' she
said;
"You nro going to say that since that
tlmo
You havo rather tended to run to
i hj me,
And" her glnnco fell nnd her cheek
grew red
"And I havo noticed your tone was
queer.
Why, everybody has seen it hern!
Now nrcn't jou, honestly?" "Yes," I
said,
'"I know what you'ro going to say," I
said ;
"You'ro going to say jou'vo been much
annojed,
And I'm rather short of tact you will
say devoid
And I'm clumsy nnd awkward, nnd call
mo Ted,
And I bear abuse llko a dear o)d lamb.
And you'll have mo anyway, Just ns I
am.
Now nten't you, honestly?" "Ye-es," she
said,
Harper's Weeklj'.
PASSING SMILES.
Making a Compromise,
"Don't call mo a Jail bird," protested
Meandering Mike.
"What do ion want to bo called?" In
quired Plodding Pcto.
"Well, jou might compromise nn' call
tno a bird o' paradise. After one o' deso
long trips over bad roads, Jail kind o'
seems llko paradise." Washington Star.
Comparing Notes.
"I'vo got a hatpin rmdc out ot a nuggot
fiom papa's copper mine "
"That's notbln'. All my pnper dollies
Is cut out of mlnln' stock." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Maud Plays Golf, Now.
Maud Muller, on a summer's dav,
Itakcd tho meadow sweet with hay.
Maud now has better fun, methlnks,
Chasing a golf ball round tho links.
New York World.
Auricular Evidence.
"By Georgel Nlbbleson has Just missed
another noble buck."
"How do jou know ho has missed? You
can't seo him, can vou? '
"No, but didn't jou hear him shoot?"
Chicago TImes-Itorald.
Trom Different View Points.
The Citizen Rvcr notleo how a police
man Is never around when ho Is wanted?
Tho Mendicant I've noticed ho Is al
ways nround when ho Isn't wanted, In
dianapolis News.
Its Only Drawback.
"Wlngfleld snys that new trotter of his
Is tho most Intelligent horso ho ever
owned."
"Yes; tho horse enn do everything but
trot." Cleve'nnd Plain Dealer.
Tnirly Chopped Out.
What mostly hurt poor Clarlbel
In his heart she's now no place
Was to bo so ruthlcst.lv cut out
fiy a gill with a hatchet face.
Detroit Journal.
Ornamental Floors, such as we
offer have been in use in Europe
for generations. They are no ex
periment, It is safe to consider that no out
lay will so furnish and enrich a
dwelling as these ornamental floors.
They are cheaper than carpets.
Floors laid and finished in best
manner.
Fine line of patterns to select
Irom.
Estimates furnished and all work
guaranteed.
Hill & Commell
121 N. "Washington Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
Did Yom
Ever Try
Ordering a suit of clothes
a few weeks before you
needed it? Better try.
Better business conditions
this Fall will mean a big
rush of business for tai
lors for good tailors, at
least. Try giving us your
order before this rush
begins.
Wo Jo Davis,
213 Wyoming Aratie,
Arcade Building
mwMWXm
fMkUmr
Every pretty woman wants a good
complexion. This may be assured by the
occasional use of Ripans Tabulcs. They
promote perfect digestion, which means
good health, and good health means a good
complexion.
A new rtyl porket conUlnlncr tk utriMR tabclm In a rpf r carton ( fihmit $Ut) U new for Ml a at Mint
Irusr tortw-roK five cxrrra Thtilow priced wrt U1nlndnl fur Hie ioor&n1 the fi onoiUl On cinema
f l bo live-rent crtoui llto Ubulm) ran bf had y mail by wild In (orty--igbt tv-uti to the Kipans CukkiclXi
tour ax Ti 2o. 19 bprucc Street, New VorW-r a HiiU cartoa (tcm IABIH-cs; lli l tent tvi live tenth
1 ' " - ' H ' ' 'I ' I
Ym Camiot Ulik
No matter how hard you try of a
better place to buy your office sup
plies and stationeiy than at our es
tablishment. We carry our lines as
near complete as possible. We cater
for the up-to-date trade and if its a
good thing in office wants wr. iiavi
it. We still put the planitary pencil
sharpener on trial in any offiicc for
ten days free of charge, Our line of
btationcry and bngraveu work is as
dainty as ever and wish you to in
spect our lines.
Rey molds Bros
STATIONERS nnd UXGRWER3,
Scranton Pa.
The Hmnmt c
Cooiedl Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 LaclOTaiM Aveitis
-a
Tub Moninv Hardware Stok1:
Kfl
Econmicnl Gas Heaters.
"Owci-'o ' II. iti i -. tonMimo a
om.ill amount ol (,as- but will licit
:i room nuliKly, a tluy have
law titillating surface. Wo havo
suveral felzis
FOOTE &. SHEAR CO.
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
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Liflther Keller
LlflE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Vnrcl and Onlca
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
vftw a wr sttikTa
FINLEY'S
AUTUMN
L11E1 SALE
This annual sale has been
somewhat delayed on account
of several of our "Finest
Numbers" in damask being
delivered later than we ex
pectedbut now they're here
and arc well worth waiting
for, as you will attest on an
inspection of our line. Never
have
Table Umiemis
been handsomer than now,
and this importation contains
some of the "Choicest De
signs" in "Fine Double Satin
Damasks," that have ever
been produced. We have
Napkins to match all of our
Finest Goods generally in
5s and $ size. Special prices
will prevail on all numbers of
TaMe Bamaste
aid NapMis. . . .
A special feature of this
sale will be the finest exhibit
of Hand Embr oidered
Squares, Tray Cloths, Pillow
Shams aud Bureau Covers
in pure linen that we have
ever handled.
5IOand512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
A Tfeity-Year
Go!d-Fillcd tee
Witt a 15-Jeweled
Walflam Mevemeat,
Both
Omiairaeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
HERCEMAU k MKl
1 30 Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
Plenty of thlnprs right liero to makn
tho hot v pather not only cndurablo
but enjoyable.
Antl the nrlco at which wo offer them
Is not polnfj to mako nnyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a hlghop
julco for equal quality, and ho la nu
merous. Just think of tlieso and get cool,
ItefrlEeratois at 1 educed prices.
mmm & forsyth,
S-327 TENN AVENUE.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Oenerul ABentrortha Wyotulai
DUUIoU'j:
Uiulne, HlnttuR,Nportlns, Smoltulau
uuil tho ltcpmno Onerutc-t.
Company 1
HIGI EXPLOSIVES.
tulelv Kums Cnp nntt NtploJucw
ttoont 101 t'omtoll Uulliliu.
cicruataa.
FOR $10
DUP0MT8
roue.
AOKNCIKi
runs, ronn, - jpntston.
JOHN 1) SMITH &. SON, Plymouth.
V. U. MULLIGAN, WllkM-Baxro.
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