"TJf-'-l' "W Jw- kV 3 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1899. jir)" (Je Ikranfcm CrtBune Published Daily! Exctpt Sunday, by Th Tribune Publishing Company, nt Fifty C'cntB a Month. New York Office: 150 Nassau St., H. S. VIIEKLAND, Bole Acent for Foreign Advertising. Untried nt tho Postolflce at Scranton. Pa., as Scccnd-ClU9 Mali Matter. When tpacr will permit, Tho Trlbuno is nlwnys glad to print short letters from Its frier ds hearing on current toplrs but ItB rule Is that these must bo olgned, for publication, by tho writer's real name. SCItANTON, OCTOUKIl 2, 1839. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. State. Justlcn of the Supremo Court J. HAY I1BOWN, (if Lancaster. Judce of tho Superior Court JOSIAH It. ADAMS, of Philadelphia. Stato Trensurer-LTEUTENANT COL ONEL JAMES K. UAHNETT, of Washington. County. Commissioners-JOHN COUIUErt MOR RIS, of Scrnnton; JOHN PENMAN, of OI pliant. Atnlitnrsi-WJLT.,TAM E. JOHNS and ASA K. KIKPEK, both of Sctunton. Election day, Nov. 7. It Is wort j' of note that there woro 1,400 bidders for tin- creel Ion of a $20.00.) K.if plant at RinRor, this Htnti'. and that n Serunton firm w.is uwaiderl the ton tract Philadelphia Press. Scranton la noted for Its winning; w!ys. National Guard Reform. KCtnmiNCJ to the admitted need of a Benetal reorgan ization of the National Kuard under federal supcr ls so as to brlns about Identity of formation, discipline and equipment, the WnihlniTton Star suggests that the approaching congress would be ad vanclnpr the matter to a practical stage if early In the forthcoming sewlon It were to cieate a commission composed of its own members, military ofllcetq and civilians to inquire into the prob lem thoroughly nnd to foimulatc a plan for the reorganization of the guard upon an effective basis of re liability In both peace and war. Such n body, tho Stnr thinks, could survey the field pel haps mote effectively than n committee of congress, and Its deduc tions would hae the gieater weight because fortified by professional as well as legal views "Whatever ac tion might later result fiom this inves tigation would," our contemporary adds, "be moio likely to lepresent the needs of the time than a statute hast ily drawn In some separate interest and put through the house In the midst of the turmoil of general legislation. The suggestion appears leasonablo. Although of the various propositions for actual amendment of tho laws which hae been submitted, the one intro duced by Congressman Connell last pi sslon and drafted largely upon th adlce of Colonels Hitchcock anl Holes seems to us to embody the most feasible Idea, yet the matter is of ample Importance to warrant thorough ranvas-sing by an expert commission, with a view to incorporating In a final bill the best features of all th- bills now pending or contemplated. "We slnceioly trust that this subject will not be permitted to fall by th. wiy sidr in the next congress. The convlr tion of Captain Carter on clnrrros of having swindled the gov ernment by collusion with contractors miries with it the necessity cf prore cutinf ('sitei's accomplices', and wo predict that thin will be attended to et-f-"(tlely in due feason. The Filipinos. CORROBORATION of Admiral Dewey's opinion of tho Fili pinos as a people capable of lapld development under fa orable conditions and s.usceptlblo to kindness when once convinced that It is sincere comes from a source almost equally entitled to respect. AVritlng from Ills headquarters In the Philip pines to a friend In Muncie, Ind., Major Oeneral Henry V. Law ton says: "This Is a beautiful country, and tho people, in my opinion, are not half so bad as they are sometimes pictured. Centuries of bad government and bad treatment have made them suspicious, and it will be some time before we an pei .made them that we are not hue for tho purpose of robbing them and making them slaves. As soon as th.-j aro assuied of our good will and intentions nnd wo are enabled to show them by example that we mean only lor their good and welfaie I think that we will find the Filipinos us good Americans as any of our foreign ele ment." Oeneral Law ton has had peihaps aa god an opportunity as any other American to study the Tagal race at first hand, and from a man recognized throughout the army as an ideal fight ing man an opinion of this pacific na ture Is tho more noteworthy. When In Cuba General Law ton took a similar view of native possibilities and the re sults aro coming about in the way he predicted. The ability which tho Fili pinos have exhibited in warfare and tho astuteness of much of their diplo macy certntnlyindicate qualities among them of an order superior to that prevalent nmong the mass of Cubans, and It would be a singular Illustra tion of tho caprice of fato if the race least In our minds when wo went to war with Spain should develop under American tutorship Into the finest fruits of that contest for humanity. In spite of subiejuont disclaimers1, there was a very energetic nnd formid able episode with Germany a year asp In Manila bay, of which cx-Mlnlster Barrett promises yet to publish the de talis; but alt 13 well that ends well, and wo can well afford to let It go at that. Bishop Potter's Mistake. WHILE1 THE need of social and legal vo.'crm aa to divorce la paJnful ly evident to the thoughtful, considered from the start points of both morals nnd science, It docrt not follow that Hlphop Vottei's sweeping demand for the absolute pro hibition of tho remarriage of divorced persons fits tho necessities of the situ ation, looked at In Its human aspects. K The bishop's argument in support of his radical proposition Is in sulistnnco that whllo some divorces may bo Just ified, so many of them nro obtained by fraud that the easiest way to discour age fraud Is to remove Its Inducement, punishing tho Innocent and guilty nlllce. In other words, the fhortest cut to tho euro of disease is to Mil tho pa tient, n proposition which may be truo but whoso establishment In medical practice would be attended twith dim -cultlcs. Tho bishop, to bo logical, should go further and call for the'prohlbltlon nf divorces unconditionally. Such a posi tion would at least In consistent, how ever harshly It would bear upon ln tllvldunl cases of marital unhnpplnras. The moment we admit the Justice of divorce, that moment we re-establish the right of the Innocent party to the divorce to remarry it ,he or she shall afterward desire; foi If this were not so, divorce would become nothing mora than a convenient separation, for which there is amplo fncl'l.y outside the divorce courts. I T3lshrp Potter, It seems to if, is evading tho real point. The nond foe different legislation concerning divorce, though urgent In a few states which' boast and tralflc In designedly lax laws, Is not one-hnlf so pressing, con-1 sldered generally, as Is tho need for the church and for .soolcty to put the! heavy seal of their severe.se joint1 condemnation upon thnpo who commit! adultery or otherwise practice the crimes which chiefly feed the divine' courts. This Is a icmody Immediate1- ly at hand, inquiring no additions to' the already over-burdened statute books and ns sure In Its consequences ns Is any device of human origin. When the ndultetor is spurned; when th theoretical sanctity of the marrlag? vow is impressively nmetlfled In fact, when n clean tono Is given by profess edly clean people to the social life ot the time and a strong emphasis placed upon purity both of deed nnd thought, there will cease to bo .1 divorce prob lem In any serious degtce. President McKlnley has aprrovcl tho sentence of th court mattUil lti the celebrated case of Captain Cuter, which disposes of the misrepresent i tUn that pyll" would fre; Carter, but he did not t-ike 'his ivivmcabli action until ov-ry feature of the case had been exhaustively rvli wed by dis interested experts. Ills punas' wa3 Justice, regal dless -if cjsU. A Turning of Tables. IN CONSEQUENCE of recent cap tures In Great Britain ind cer tain British colonies by Ameri can firms of contracts for sup plying locomotive and stationary en gines, steel bridges and other manu factured products of iron, witn the rude shock which these 'Plso-'ei havo given to England's fancied .suprem acy In such lines of industry, a chorus of protests is being surp by the M.it ish trade press. One ilVjil-ation will sulllce. Recently the city ot Glasgcw had occasion to purchase foj generating engines for the power plant of its electric street railway systavi. Sp-e-fi.. cations were drawn by '.he consulting ei i eer of the Glasgow Traniwav con'mittee a gentleman ramed Par-Hir-ll and bids were -reived. Two llrnis. in England, one Aim in Glasgow mil 'le E. P. Allls po.iipnn of Mil waukee, Wis., submitted bids. The English version ot what happened may best be told in the words of the Trade. Journal's Review, which must be In terpreted with recollection of tho fact that this Journal is in a sense the or gan of the manufacturing interests of Great Britain: "Mr. Parshall Is an American, with a high reputation as an electrlcla:i. and we doubt not that he wished sincerely enough to pldt Glasgow In possasj'on of the best engines for the purpose Intended. It is not surprising, ther, that he should specify dimensions that accorded with American practice, or at least, with the practice of tho A Mb company ot Milwaukee. But some of these dimensions were so absurdly at variance with what Is regarded fs good practice in this countrv, that our engineers were puzzled, as they might well be. Accordingly, they ,'olt con strained to follow their own Ideas, and to send In their own designs. It may be assumed that the committee knew nothing of the merits of these designs; nor was it necessary. It was s'lfllclont to know that the British firms rfor'ti to are all of the highest standing, and well able to carry out anything they undertake to do. Tn the matter of price it might have been expected they would be high, but In fact they were considerably lower than the Ameri cans. The highest of the British ten ders was nearly X 20,000 less than thn sum named by the Allls company. But strange to say, Mr. Parshall recom mended the acceptance of Messrs. Al lls' tender, on the ground that their engines were the best offered. Cu- -ously enough, the committee, by a ma jority of one, agreed to Mr. Pars'iall's recommendation; but when this was submitted to the general council It was. 1 ejected, and thus was tho corporation of Glasgow saved from making an eg greglous blundpr. Had time permitted, a complete specification would have been drawn up, so that all competing firms might estimate on the same basis; but tho Indefinite delay this in volved and the fear of not having the engines at work In time for the ex hibition ot 1901 lendered a hasty de. clslon almost obligatory At a subse quent meeting tho commltteo advised that two engines bo got from Messrs, Musgrave & Sons, Bolton, (at 21,000 each) and two from the Allls company, Milwaukee (at 28,000 each), and this recommendation has been adopted by the council." Proceeding fiom this painful state ment of fact to un expression of Its opinions, the British trade Journal thus "beefs:" Reviewing tho whole circumstances, we cannot but think thin decision, to glvo half of tho contract to America, exceed ingly regrettable. It Ib flltllcult to uvuld the suspicion thnt It was a foregjuo con clusion, nnd It looks very like nu nt. tempt to crush a great British industry and to throw It Into the hands of power ful rivals That an extra 8,000 should be paid for cnglncn that will In all prob ability bo Inferior to thoso of British niuko is incomprehensible. Wo are as tonished that bo many hard-headed Scots men should have been Influenced in this matter by the opinion of an American engineer. We have nothing to say aealiibt Mr. Pnrshall. Ho may be an excellent electrical engineer, unci quite conscien tious In advising us ho has dona. But nro wo to infer that ho In possessed of all the professional skill nqulslte to guide others In tho selection of steam engines? American electricians huvo had larger cx pirlenco In elcctrlo tmmwayn than we, but in tho construction of Hcum cnglnis they cannot approach the engineers of this country "Stands Scotland whero it did," when its chief commercial city must 11 fk tho ndv'Ico of an American in a mat ter of mechanical engineering? There Is no problem In electric traction engine that cannot bo worked out on other than American lines, nnd there Is no illlllculty as regards the condition of working, or Fpeed regulation, that does not present lt 'ulf In stronger form In engines for driv ing rolling mills or spinning machlnoiy, in both of which classes of work tho firms wo have named stand In thn front rank. Much Is mado of tho Importance of carlv delivery; but nro we sure that this will bo secured with moro certainty from a foreign than from a home firm? Wo doubt It very much If one English firm could not undertako tho whole contract within tho tlmo deslted, there are others, of tho highest repute, In Britain, quite prepared to do tho work, not only cheaper, but in loss time than the Americans. Wo can foresee soma trouble in store for thoso nf the Glascow courclllois who voted In favor of sending the work abroad. They will, or should, have a few bad half-hours In trvlng to explain their conduct to their ronstltuents ero another municipal elec tion cemes round. This Is little different In spirit from the temper displayed by that other "beefing" Britisher, Lord Dunraven, when the American yacht Defender beat his yacht, tho Valkyrie. It does not represent Englishmen at their best. To disinterested observation It would appear that If nn American firm could go 4,000 miles across an ocean Into a Glasgow council and, in competition with a Glasgow firm producing the same lino of goods secure the lion's share of a large contract at a higher price than was asked by bidders who lived on tho scene, there must be some better leason for this triumph than a presumption of Ignorance or crooked ness on the part of the men all Scotch men who made tho award. The fact that the consulting engineer who rec ommended the use of American en gines was himself an American does not Justify an insinuation that all was not fair and square. There are other consulting engineers in Europe, not Americans.who are being forced to offer the same recommendation. What a turning of tables does this Glasgow episode suggest, in compari son with the time, within easy recol lection, when American manufacturers were fearing loss of homo markets through British competition' In the frame ot mind to which Pres ident Kruger has worked himself un der tho hallucination that the Boers are martyrs, actual war between Great Britain and the Tiansvaal M n t a question of months but of minutes. Theie has been too much electioneering for trouble to warrant fuilher expec tations of peace. DEWEY STORIES. She Rattled Dewey. Dewey once attenOed a wedding break fast at which tho altablc Baroness de Struve, wife of the Russian minister at that time, was present. Dewey had met this famous woman several times before, 'the facial plainness of tho baroness was qulto beyond belief, but sho was one of tho most brilliant, lovable and kindly women over elected to guide the social iffairs of tho diplomatic corps in Wash ington, says the Post. A lady who over heard It tells of an amusing passage which tho baroness and Dewey (who, if memory serves, was then a commander) had at this particular wedding break fast. 'Refcrilng to leather," said the baron ess amiably, after some playful remark ns 10 the spick-and-span polish of Dewey s sword-belt-he was in dress uni form "the mest icmarknble bit of Rus sian leather in the world Is my face." Dewey was as quick a thinker then as ho Is now but this stalled him. "Madame," ho said, after a pause, "I am but a rough sailor man, and this Is a heavy demand which you make upon me. I nm not equal to the emergency." "Of courfe," said tho baroness, tap ping him with her fan. "I should have to consider you hopelessly rude were you to agreo with me. But nu can preserve our neutrality naval officers are taught to do that, are they not? by telling what really fine cjes I have. They are tine, are they not? " Thus assisted, Dewey roso to tho oc casion. Tho baroness' eyes were, in truth, magnificent. A Dainty Dresser. Admiral Dewey's exceeding care in mat ters of dress gained for him at ono tlmo tho reputation of belrg something of a fop among thoso who did not know his raro and sterling qualities. Apropos or this Is tho description given by a Wash ington correspondent of Dewey's arrange ment of his wardrobe. Everything had Its place, and ho know exactly, it is said, whero to find .1 handkerchief, shirt, or col. lar. In fact, he might be called a crank on this subject, hnvlrg Invented an odd custom for keeping his shirts so that ono could not be worn nftener than another. They are all nun bered, ranging from ona to 21 Ho had a chiffonier containing an equal number of drawers. Just wide enough to receive a shirt. IIo begins at tho top and wears tho shirt In drawer No. 1, then tho garment in drawer No. I, nnd so on down the line. Ho is Just as particular about other parts of his ward robe. Dewey and the Liar. A blue-Jacket who mado a cruise with Dewey some scars ego tell Leslie's Week ly, this characteristic story "Wo hadn't been to sea with him long before we got next to how ho despised a llnr. Ono of tho petty officers went ashore at Gibral tar, got mixed up with tho soldiers in tho canteens on tho hill, and camo oft to the ship paralyzed. Ho went before the captain nt tho mast tho next morning. Ho gavo Dovvey the 'two-becrs-and-sun-struck" yarn. " 'You're lying, my man.' says Dewey. 'Vou were very drunk . I myself heard you aft In my cabin I will not have my men lie to me. I don't expect to find to tal abstinence in a mun-o'-war crew. But I do expect them to tell me tho truth, and I am going to have them tell me tho truth. Had you told me candidly that jou took a drop too much on your liberty you'd havo icr forwaid by thU time, for you, at least, returned to the ship. For lying, you get ten davs In irons. Let mo havo tho truth hereafter. A good sea man has no business lying.' "After that thero were few men aboard who didn't throw themselves on tho mercy of tho court when they waltzed up to tho stick before Dewey, and none of us over lost anything by It." Took All Responsibility. Speaking ot an ofllcer whoso ship had run aground whllo cruising In waters whero tho charts were undoubtedly In accurato, tho admiral said: "IIo wanted mo to order a court of inquiry. I told him to take his ship to Hong Kong and havo whatever repairs she needed mado at onco. I didn't want to wasto three! or four days over a court of Inquiry. I was sat isfied thnt he had not tun her ashore by Intention or ignorance, and I wanted to get her back to duty as soon ns possible. Hut he begged for a court to clear him of 1 expansibility. I told him I would tako tho responsibility, nnd that ended it." It is In llttlo touches llko this that the admiral shows tho real greatness ot his quality as a naval commander. He doesn't fear to tako any risk or burden that he believes to bo essential to tho success of the rreater object that ho hns In view. Joseph L. Stlcknoy In Chicago Record. A Wise Press Cnsor. Thero had been an occurrence which was fairly pregnant with sensational pos sibilities. It was assuredly teeming with news. It concerned, as such Items usual ly did for a considerable period, the Ger man squadron's movements. All tho cor respondents prepared vivid but oven then accurato descriptions. Brumby referred so Important a subject to tho admiral. Quotlcg again frtm notes made at tho moment, I find that tho admiral said, tn substance. "If you gentlemen wish, you can send these telegrams Just as you havo written them, but I hope ou will not. If you forward yt.ur dispatches at this time, when our people nro excited to the fevcr polnt, your newd may be the Influence that will inspire them to demand actl.ni on tho part of the government that would not only seriously cmbanass It nt Wash ington, but mo right here, and might lead to further scrlousi complications or war. Now If you will let tho matter all alono nnd lcavo it to me, I will settle It all right, we will savo great excitement at home, and avoid oil chances ot war. Do Just as you think best." It Is needless to add that there was no further argument, and even today that affair has not been fully described. Ex Mlnlster John Barrett in Harper's Magazine. CURRENT VERSE. Tho Country Fair. We havo reached the happy season Of tho good, old country fair, When the rural population Breaks away from toll and care. There is hitching up of wagons, Buggies, surreys, traps and carts, And a packing up of baskets With bread, meats and cakes and tarts. Now the farmer lad and lassie, And the mother and tho sire, Start away on brief vacation, Every ono in best attire. City cousins often join them And autto mcrrijy they go Whero aro seen tho varied wonders Of tho famous rural show. There are apples, pears and pumpkins That are noted for their size; Thero are porkers, whoso dimensions Cause expressions of surprise. There aro horses, sheep and cattle, Stock of all tho fancy breeds; There are samples from the harvests, And all kinds of fruits and seeds. There the sweetest kind of elder By tho press Is freely shed; There to stop the pangs of hunger Is tho best of gingerbread. There are fakirs by tho dozen. With all sorts of things to sell, And there prowls the artful stranger With the game of pea and shell. Thero the horses are displaying Speed in run and trot and pace; Thero is often change of money As tho sequel of a race. But, though pockets ort aro lightened, Not a bit the farmers care, For they'ro taking in all pleasures At the good, old country fair. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Autumn Twilight. The low wind sounds a million drowsy lutes, The ellowing sunlight on tho hillside falls; Alone, aloud, one lingering robin flutes. And from the elm our golden oriolo calls. This Is the season that she loved of old. Saying with darkened eyes that Au tumn turned Her homo-sick heart out past tho evonlng gold, Sadly to some old home for which sho earned. Gray hills and norland homes! perhaps 'twas best From her own homo she had not long to wait; 0 evening stars that waken in tho west, O happier worlds, came sho jour way of late? Arthur J. Strlrger, in Atnslee's. tx Masquerader. Love that came In Pity's guise, Could I say him nay? Down he dropt his radiant eyes, Veiled his pinions gay 'Neath a mantle gray, Hid his bow and arrows, too. What was a poor maid to do Lovo that came in Plty'B guise, Could I say him nay? Softly knocked he at tho door, So I looked to see; Lovo I knew had knocked before, But this was not lie Pray, who might It be? "Pity is my name I" ho cried; So the door I opened wide Lovo that camo In Pity's guise, Could I say him nay? In my empty heart he came, Filled each coiner, too, Till ono day, with look of flame. Off his coat ho threw, And Lovo's self I knew. With a laugh of ciucl glee, "I nm master here," quoth he Lovo that camo In Pity's guise, Could I say him my? Love that camo in Pity's guise, Who can say say him nay? Maidens, an' yo would be wise, Turn tho roguo away. Lest yo And, some day. Cruel Lovo your tyrant grown, And, like me, yo mako your moan Love that comes in Pity's guise Must as master stay. Llpplncott's. Fair Inez. Oh, saw ye not fair Inez? She got upon a bike, And folks that saw her btart declaro They ne'er beheld tho like. She wore n. pair of bloomers, A dickey and a vest, The neighbors held the wheel for her Fair Inez did the rest. And with tho lovely Inez A gallant cavalier Rode down tho pike, to teach her To pedal and to steer. Ho whispered airy nothings. Ho boldly scouted fear, Until ho struck a Jagged rock And landed on his ear, 1 saw tho lovolv Inez Descend alone tho shore, And thero was dust all over The bloomers that she wore. Upon her faco sho landed She's beautiful no more; I'll wager such a mlxed-up mess Was never seen before. Alas, alas for Inez! Sho went away with song, With ribbons on her handle bar, And shoutings of the throng. She came back all disordered. Nor brought her wheel along; Tho doctor says 'twill be a month Before she's well and strong. Cleveland Leader. I Down He Goes. The merry hunter now goes out to hunt the nimble deer, And patiently he tramps about until the gatno Is near; At last tho antlercd monarch bounds along tho mountain sldo, Tho merry huntsman's rifle sounds down goes another guldol Chicago llmcs-Ilrcald. MERELY IN FUN. Nothing to Take Back. -uiun t vou ten mo," said tho man i with tho skinned nose, bruised eyo and ! arm In a sling, "that this horse wouldn't ocnro ui nn auiomoouo "No, sli," replied tho former owner of tho animal. "I said ho never had 'enured at one. I knew exnetly what I was talk ing about, sir. I got that horso from tho country." Chicago Trlbuno. An Anclont Difficulty. "There was a. time," remnrked the af fHblo pendant, "when people used nothing but simple pictures when they undertook to mako a record of anything." "It must have been hurd," sold tho lawyer, thoughtfully. "Half tho tlmo you wouldn't know whether to summon a witness ns a handwriting expert or nn art critic." Boston Globe. A Stipulation. Sunday School Teacher In order to bo saved wo must bo botn again. Now, Rob ert, wouldn't you llko to bo born again? Robert Ycs'm; If I could bo named otter Dewey! Puck. The Higher Criticism. Sunday School Teacher What did the finger write upon tho wall nt BelshaEzur'B feast? Boy You havo been weighed In the balance and found wanting. Sunday School Teacher Ani what did that mean7 Boy I guess ho forgot to drop n cent In the machine when ho got on! Puck. A Feminine Flaint.. Wife You are so different! Husband How, my lovo? Wife Well, you aro so Indifferent Detroit Free Press. A Truth Twisted. " 'It Is a woman's lot to suffer in si lence!' I wonder what Is tho origin of thnt sentiment?" "Perhaps It Is a corruption of the truth that a silent woman suffers a lot." De troit Journal. Farpet Fleers mi into. 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 from. Estimates furnished and all work guaranteed. Hill & Connell 121 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. Au offer this week' that you will appreciate. We Will Make A. Fall Overcoat Light or dark goods, elegantly trimmed aud tailored. Fit and goods guaranteed, FOR $20.00. Wo Jo Oav5s9 JO Wyemtag Avenue, Arcade Building IE MAKE Eva: Every afternoon about 5 o'clock I begin to gape and yawn and I yawn and gape and yawn till bed-time. If I nip one yawn in the bud the next follows almost im mediately and is bound to be a regular jaw-breaker. -; May: I had such an experience myself one time, and I re member asking the doctor whether one should try to keep from yawning, and he said no, that the act of gaping gives to the blood more oxygen and acts by mechanical pressure on the heart and lungs. If one has chronic gaping it is a symptom which should cause the affected one to look after her general health, tor it is a sure sign that something is wrong. MRS. Moore : It is pretty well understood that yawning is an ailment that comes from indigestion or lack of tone in the system and may be cured by taking a Ripana Tabitle before retiring.' After a few days of this treat ment the tendency will disappear. ;rf5S7?SJS I V'rirA Yen Caiaol No matter how hard you try of a belter place to buy your office sup plies and stationery than at our es tablishment. We cany our lines as near complete as possible. We cater for the up-to-date trade and if its a good thing in office wants vn havh IT. We still put the plnnitnry pencil sharpener on trial in any offiice for ten days free of charge, Our line of Stationery and Engraved work is as dainty as ever and wish you to in spect our lines. Reynolds Bros STATIONERS anl EXGRVVER3. I Scranton Pa. The Hymt c& Coeeell Co0 Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 04 iac&awaiM Avenue Econmical Gas Heatora. "Owcpo" If enters consume a pmnll amount of gas, but will heat a room quickly, as thev havo larso radiating surf.ice. Wo hao sevcial tUus. FOOTED SMEAR CO. 1 19 N. Washington Ave. Lmtlher Keller LiriE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Vnrtf nnd Otllca West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. Think The Mode hn Haudwahk ttroitn FINLEY MTUI! 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