THE SCRANTON TRIBUJS IS-TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1899. (5e crcwfon CnBtme Published Dully, Except Sunday, by Tha Tribune Publishing Company, at Fifty Cents a Month. New York omco: 160 Nnssnu St.. B. 8. VHEI2LAND, Bolo Aeent for Foreign Advertising. Entered nt the Postolllca nt Scranton, Pa., as Scccnd-Class Mall Matter. Whtn rpace will permit, The Tribune l always Kind to print shurt letters from Us friends bearing on current topics but It rule Is that these must be olgncd, far publication, by the writer's real name. SCR ANTON, OCTOBER 17, 1899. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. State. Justice of tho Supremo Court J. HAY IIROWN, of Lancaster. Judfie of tho Superior Court JOSIAII P.. . ADAMS, of Philadelphia. Stato Trcasurer-LIEUTKNANT COL ONEL JAMES IJ. UAKNETT, of Washington. County. Conimlssloncrp-JOIIN COURIER MOR ItlS. of Scranton j JOHN PENMAN, of Olyphnnt. Auditors WILLIAM K. JOHNS and ASA B. KIKKER, both of Scranton. Election day, Nov. 7. Yneht rnce day was nlao char ncterlzed by a breeze sufllclpntly "spanklns" to blow some of tho In fernal soft coal smoke from the faco of Scranton, for which all suffering citizens are no doubt thankful. The Gem of the Ocean. T -HE VICTORY of tho Ameri can cup defender Columbia Is none tho less welcome for being unexpected. In a fair spin, before a good breeze she out pointed nnd outstripped the UrlMih challenger unmistakably and won a clean victory, concerning the dimen sions ami significance of which there Is no possible doubt. JVc are sorry for Sir Thomas. He Is a game man, who for his liberality, enterprise and patience, does not get the most encouraging kind of a return. But what he misses In triumph lie gains In general good will. If it is Ills' fate to be beaten In the present porles, It will be Just like him to try again. Meanwhile, three cheers for Colum bia, the gem of the ocean! Mr. Fllnn will now have opportunity to demonstrate how an aggressive fighter looks on the defensive. Admiral Schley. TF THE request In another column that wo give some further evl- II donee In support of our unwill ingness to join in adulation of Admiral Schley Is meant to imply that tho evidence already on file Is lnsulllcl ent to justify our opinion of him, then wo give up. If it means that our cor respondent has not ccen the evidence or has not given careful heed to It, then we can do no more than to ad vise him. as we advised Colonel Hitch cock, to send to the navy department for copies of all the documents bear ing on the case, to .study them care fully i'lid to foun his own opinion from them. Those records show that Schley, from the moment of Ills assignment to the command of tho Flying sauad- I ron, down to and Including the naval battle off Santiago, was an uncertain nnd a disquieting element to the navy (lepaitment; that he not only disobeyed its orders but so actod. in the conduct of the blockade, as to Indicate irresolu tion, want of steady policy and, wo assume, fear. These facts are all clear ly piesented In th. olln-lnl records uf the Government over the signatures of the commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic fleet, Rear Admiril W. T. Sampson, nncl of the secretary of the , navy, Hon. John D, Long. Other facts also official, tend to corroborate them. The way In which Rear Admiral Schley tiapped Lieutenant Commander Ilodjr ton Into signing a lying letter Is known to all who have followed bis caso close ly, and It indicates, put very plainly, that Schley Is not honest. For our cor respondent's Fake we will review tho circumstances of that eplFodo briefly. In the presence of a reporter for the New Yotk Sun Lieutenant Com munder Hodgson, executive olllcer of tho Brooklyn, had said that when at Santiago the Brooklyn, under Schley's orders, executed Its famous "loop," be (Hodgson) had warned Schley there was danger of running down the Tex as; to which Schley had replied: "Damn the Texas. Let the Texus take care of herself." On Hodgson's auth ority the Run printed the colloquy. Schley then wrote to Hodgson asking lilm to deny it. Hodgson replied, af firming Its substantial but not its verb al accuracy. Schley then wrote an In sinuating letter holding oer Hodgson's head nn adroit threat and asking him to deny In brief tho quotation of lan guage printed In the Sur and this de nial Schley caused to bo published, putting both Hodgson and the Sun ln a false light and dellbeiatelv suppress ing the essential part of Hodgson's cor respondence, wherein Hodgson had nf tinned that the substance of the Sun's colloquy was truo. All this Is a mat ter of official record and can ba exam ined at flrst hand by any who may be bkeptlcal of our version of it. The? in cident reveals ScMey as a man of sub terfuge and trickery and, in our Judg. ment, dishonest. Yet other facts bear out this char acter for Schley. To a man, tho cap tains at Santiago give to Sampson the credit for devising the plans of block ado and of action ln uttack which re sulted ln the destruction of Cervera's squadron. It Is on record thut when Sampson arrived off Santiago and took personal command, the blockade had been conducted by Schley at a dlstanco from tho mouth of the hurbor so far as to be In effect no blockade at all; and thnt Sampson immediately ordered the ships to close In nnd that from that date, June 1 to July 3, more than n month, by day and by night, tho ships of war watched the narrow entrance as the cat watches the mouse and never gave to the Imprisoned enemy a minute's change for a successful es cape. Yet because Sampson in person was ubsont on other duty on that fam tus, morning of July a, and Schley was present (and incidentally came near rmntnlm; the Texas ln his haste to put more distance between his ship and tho Spanish guns) a conspiracy to rob Sampson nnd nil of Sampson's captains of their well-earned promo tions was .successfully executed in the Inst senate without opposition from Schley and by senators notoriously un der influences which Schley, had he been a man of fairness and moral cour age, could have vetoed. Captain Clark, Captain Evans, Captain Phillip, Cap tain Taylor (each one of whom did Just as much as Schley did toward win ning the Unlit and did It a good deal better) all, together with tho gallant Wnlnwrlght, Hobson and the rest every olllcer recommended for promo tion In the North Atlantic licet with but one exception went untewarded be cause Schley's friends, without con trary orders from Schley, fought the nomination of Sampson, the commander-in-chief, and, to down that, blocked the whole list. We cannot enthuse over a man like that, simply because he happens, on shore, to bo a ball fellow well met; effusive, gay and an artist In posing for popular applause. Those who like bumbuggcry In uniform may toss up their caps for him and build gift homes for him to their heart's content and no law can stop them. But we arc not built that way. As to the action of the president In recommending Schley for promotion In the face of his rec ord, we cannot reconclto It with the facts and do not undertake to explain or defend It. Another attempt at wholesale mas sacre at Manila lias been prevented through tho loyalty of some of tho Filipino police, who informed the nriny ofllclals of the contemplated uprising. This Is but new evidence that the en tire population Is not, as our nntl friends would insist, controlled by tho cut-throat element. The 'resident. E COMMEND to the carping Times tho fol lowing extract from Its report of tho presi dent's speech yesterday at Independ ence, Iowa: "The trenty of peace gave to tho United Stntes the sovereignty and territory of the Philippine Islands, nnd that territory, my fellow-citizens, the president has no power to alleiiate If ho felt disposed to do so, which ho does not. (Croat applause). Tho sovereignty of tho United States In the Philippines cannot bo given away by the president. The sovereignty belongs to the people, nnd as long as It Is our territory and so long as our sovereign ty Is there by the right of duly rati fied treaty, tho piesldont of the United States lias but one duty to perform and that Is to maintain and establish tho authority of the United States In those Islands." Tho Times abuses the president like a pick-pocket for what? Simply for doing his sworn duty as the chief executive olllcer of tho nation. The president did not ratify the treaty which made the Philippines American territory. A more than two thuds vote of the senate of the Unit -d Statu did that; Democratic senators Joining with Republicans to Indorse tne nace commission's work. Oneo ratified, the treaty became law, the nrcall'it In came ln sworn dut" bou"J 'nfcrco that law; to protect the uplifted Hag from rebellious nssault and to use the whole strength of the army and navy If necessary to establish In the teirl tory under his administration as speed ily as possible the sway of law, order and respect for vested rights. Under this compulsion he Is doing his best and while so doing is entitled to the sympathetic support of every l0'al citizen. If he were to follow the lslc of the Times' talk and give over tn" new territory to insurgent torch, loot and chaos, necessitating foreign Intervention and Invasion ln the pro- tectlon of European Interests, bo would not only violate his oath of office, stul tify the American name before all the world and deserve Immediate Impeach ment but ho would live In history as the greatest failure ln the list of American misfits. If the Boors can have the satisfac tion of laying hands upon Cecil Rhodes they will doubtless be willing to suffer subsequent defeat with equanimity. The Same Everywhere. ENATOR CLARK, of Wyoming, spent bis summer vacation looking over Hie Hawaiian ... , . .1 Islands, und we qu'.to some of , tho observations nnd opinions expressed, by him since his return: "There is a substantial basis for the prosperity of the Islands. The land la immensely fertile and vlll grow every thing that we produce in the United ! state3' Some of the cornclas l saw the Islands were as fine as any that Kansas or Nebraska could show. The sugar plnnters are on the hood tide of fortune, for profits on cane nro heavy and everybody In the business is get ting rich. Coffee planting has net been so proP.tuble, but I think that cventu ully It will be made to pay. The ma terial development nf Hawaii has been greatly assisted and accelerated by uw nexatloti. Coming under our flag has been of enormous benefit. It has giv en 'confidence to tho people, and the guarantee of a stable government brightens their whole future. Even the most ardent royalltts are forced to admit that American supremacy In the Islands ls the best thing that could haev happened. Honolulu Itself is get ing rapid strides ln the march of pro gress. Its harbor Is crowded with shipping, nnd Its business men report unprecedented activity in trade." It will be perceived that the senator's observations agree thoroughly with the facts as set forth ln contemporary correspondence from Honolulu, soma of which wo have heretofore reprinted. Tho islands nro fertile, their people aro prosperous nnd contented, capital ls confident and venturesome nnd among tho converts to expanslpn are some of the once bitterest opponents of Hawaii an anexatlon. It is the old story over again old, but over new. The Hag's permanent advance brings everywhere the bamo happy results. Lord Roseberry, the opposition lead er In England, sets an examplo which w s American Democrats might well fol low. His party opposed war with tho Boers, but when the die for war was cast, Lord Hoseberry accepted It loy ally and advised the withholding of party controversies until a more con venient season. He Is no Copperhead. Tlicro Is evidently trouble ahead for tho American newsboy who attempts to announce street editions contain ing latest war Intelligence from IIe tormarltzburg nnd Schwclzerrenck. The man with a fortune of $100,000, who committed suicide In Indiana the other day, "because life was a failure," must have been n member o the ca lamity wing of the IG to 1 faith. When wireless telegraphic messages are in general use there will probably be a demand for some Instrument to keep them off. Boutkc Cockran evidently wishes to make Boer and anti-Boer planks nec essary In tho next convention plat forms. War news from the diamond fields thus far seems to be of the uncensored nnd wireless variety altogether . For mi nntl-lmperlulist city, Boston gave Expansionist Dewey q,ulte an ovation. Columbia seems also to be the gem of the yacht race. The base ball season ended dead calm. ADMIRAL SCD.LEY. In a A Request. Editor of Tho Tribune Sir: Llko many other readers of Tho Tribune 1 am un enthusiastic admirer of Ailmlial Schlej and us )fct 1 hac seen no reason, or heard no arguments ad vanced to chango my opinion ot his hero iHin and gallunt cor.duct displayed at San tiago, and 1 am mure than pleased at tho manner In which tho people of this country show their appreciation of him whenever cpporturlty offers. Llko Col onel Hitchcock, I am qultu disappointed nt tho criticism of Tho Tribune, New York Sun and other papers. Will you kindly glvo your readers some further cAidcme such us jou refer to In your cdltoiiul In tho lttuo of Oct 11, and oblige those who favor Justice and talr play? Yours truly, Fred C. Hand. Scranton, Oct. IG. Colonel Hitchcock Again. Editor of Tho Tribune Sir: Referring to my article on Admiral Schley of the 11th Inst, you advised me to read tho documents and then let jou hear fiom mo again. In reply I beg to say that I have read tho documents In question and all that havo been pub lished In tho chief Sampson bellclapper, tho New York Sun. It Is fair to assume that tho Sun has aired all tho "soiled linen" It could find. These "naval docu ments" havo left an Impression on my mind I would gladly avoid. They charge Admiral Schley by Implication rather than by direction, with dlsobedtcnco of orders, and It is truo they appear over the blgnnturo of no less a man that Sec ictary of tho Navy Long. Now let us look at tho facts. These "documents" aro sent to tho United States scnato In an swer to a resolution of Inquiry of tno latter asking why Sampson had been advanced In promotion over Schley. This was somo months after tho events In question transited. It follows that the navy department were In possession of all these facts nt tho tlmo Schley's namo was sent Into the senate for confirmation nh a rear ndmiial. Wo havo then a most anomalous situation, viz , Socrotnry Long, lepresentlr.g ln his position of cabinet nlllcer at tho head of tho navy, the presi dent of the United States, deliberately taking up a man whom, If his subse quent statements nro true, he believes to bo guilty of flagrant und wilful disobedi ence of orders and recommending him for court-martial and dismissal from the navy? No but for actual promotion! Shades ot nil discipline! Was such a thing ever heard of before? Could such a thing havo occurred In any other navy ln the world? Certainly not, nor In the American navy If the offense actually ex isted. What, then, Is tho Inevitable conclusion? Tho answer Is politics and bureaucracy undoubtedly, und very low down at that. Tho latter Is not a new disease ln either branch of the service. A lot of fossil bureaucrats set themselves up to run tho service It was tried during the re bellion, and actuaUy did run things al most to tho ruination of tho country, un til Grant took tho reins and threw the crow overboard. Farragut did practic ally tho same thine for tho navy, and both had abundant success thereafter. Tho samo thing has been the curse of tho lato Spanish war. It Is an open se net that Dewey's success Is largely to bo credited to tho great dlstanco ho was away from tho navy department. Tho pulling and hauling of theso bureau crats to seeuio promotions for friends nnd favorites is a well known nnd most disgraceful feature of both branches of tho sol vice. A veteran field oftlccr of thu jegulnr army, who was ln tho hottest of the flfiht at San Juan, and badly wound- ed. told mo that of tho eight brigadier generals appointed nt the commence IliClll tl WIU riMHICll Will. Utl Ullt UIIU YVL'IU cnptllred uy Junlor omcers occupying bureau pcsltloiib nt Washington through tho well known manipulation of poll tics nnd social relations. Many of theso ofllecrs bad Fcived scarcely a day In tho real work of tho urmv. whilst ho and a bundled senlcr otllccrs had uncorr plalnlnuly siieut their lives on the fron tier flshtlng Indians and taking tho rough of nimy life, if Secretary Long believed theso Insinuations ngalnst Schley to be truo as the head of the navy whoso prlda ls lts discipline-, what was his duty In tho jii e-iuiEr .r n-.tiiy unu inuiK only wus in order, viz., court martial, and on con viction dlhmlssal Falling to do this, but actually promoting him, does he not put himself In it most remarkable position, af terwards In sending Mich a document to the senate? Tho explanation ls, tho bureaucrats of the navy havo resolved to push Sampson up, nnd Schley down, nnd Becietnry Long was used to do the work. o Tho editor of Tho Tribune has the honor of having been on both sides of this con troversy. If ho will open the Inner door to the navy skeleton closet, where tho bureaucrats "mutt and do congregate," ho will doubtless get at the real truth underljlng this question, ln the mean time let mo contrast for his edification the narrow, spiteful spirit of Sampson with the broad and generous utterance of Schley when ho said "there Is glory enough In this victory to go all around." I havo no desire to detract from tho repu tation of Sampson. His friends, with thu Sun at tho head, aro making u big ef fort to boom him. Put him under tho tearchllghts and boo how ho looks. Tho fcamo splilt that has been dragging Schley might find food for criticism, e. g.. In his stenmlng away from his fleet ten or moro miles on that fateful morning when a most desperato buttle was to be momen tarily expected. Can It bo well said that his own absence and with him one of the best Ehlps of his equadrnn nt that tlmo of supremo danger was Justifiable on the ground of a conference with Shatter? I hope so, but I may bo permitted to say that such action under thoso circum stances Is very unusual. A staff officer could havo communicated with Shatter and tho commanding oflleer with his pow erful ship would have shared the honors of the light. Respectfully, -P. L. Hitchcock. Rrrantnn. Oct. 10. CONGRESS WILL BE REQUESTED TO ACT MOVE TOWAItDS INTRODUCING ANTHRACITE ON SHIPS. A3 an Entering Wedge to Realiza tion of tho Fondly Cherished Idea Scranton Board of Trado Will En deavor to Have National Board of Trade Request Congress to Fro vlde for Its Use in Navy Won derful Possibilities in Cheaper Power Big New Industry. The board of trado last night hold ono of the most Important meetings It has held In years. A movement was projected to have anthracite made the fuel of the navy, through congressional action; nn In vestigation was directed into ths cheap fuel possbllltics of combining J. fluid ner Sanderson's culm gas scheme and the newly Invented gas engine: tho es tablishing of a new Industry employ ing 225 hands was reported nnd many other matters of an unusually impor tant nature dealt with. For years It has been n fondly cher ished Idea of the board of trade here nnd of anthracite coal men through out the whole region to have anthra cite substituted for bituminous as the fuel for ships. The special commit tee appointed to draft resolutions for presentation to the national board of trade hit upon what Is considered nn entering wedge to the solution of the problem of realizing this idea. Tho scheme Is outlined In the following: THE ENTERING WEDGE. To tho President nnd Members" of tho Scranton Hoard of Trade. Gentlemen: Your committee nppolntcd to present, for the consideration of tho boaid, topics for hubmlssion to tho Na tional board, for Its action at tho next annual meeting, would respectfully report that after carefut consideration they re port tho following: 1. Banking nnd Currency. Whereas, The government, not being a a party ln trnde, cannot rightfully ns sume or exerclso tho functions of a bank, und that tho truo basis of all money cir culation should bo posltlvo value given for Its issue, and v hlch valuo should al ways bo kept as a fund for Its redemp tion; therefore, tho National board of trade declares that It has beeomo nbso lutely necessnry that a consistent and deliberately-planned national monetary sys tem slmli be lnaiguratcd, tho funda mental basis of which should be: First That the standard money of tho commercial world Is gold coin, nnd that our country cannot and should not sepa rate Itself from other atlons. It, there fore, Is nnd must lcmaln upon a gold basis, and Its obligations should bo paid In gold. Second Thnt steps should bo taken to Insure tho ultimate retirement of nil classes of United States notes by a grad ual and stendy process, so as to avoid In jurious contraction of tho currency or dls- turbnnco of tho business, Industrial or agricultural. Interests of tho country. As a means to that end, wo decloro In favor of permitting tho national banks to lssm currency to the par Milue of their bonds, nnd wo favor a reduction of tho tax on their circulation. And further wo fovor tho repeal of so much of tho present law as compels na tional banks retiring a portion of their currency to wait six months before they can again Increase tho same. 2. Interstate Commerce Law. Whereas, By reason of various decisions of tho United States Supremo court many of tho most Important provisions of the Interstate commerce law aro lnoperatlvo nnd fall to afford that relief to the busi ness Interests of the ccuntry which tho law was enacted to secure; therefore, bo It Resolved, Thnt the National board of trade recommends that congress Imme diately enact such amendments to tho Interstate commerce law as will give to the commerco of the United States equit able, stable ard uniform rates of freight, or falling to secure these, that tho ln tcrsato comrrerce law bo repealed. 3. Nicnrauga Canal. Resolved, By tho National board ot trade, that reaffirming Its utterances for tho past five years, It respectfully, but earnestly, urges up.n congress such ac tion ns will securo tho Immedlaio com pletion of tho Nlcarauga canal under tho absolute control of tho United States. That the building of this canal ls not only a commercial and military necessity, ln view of our Interests In the middle Pa cific nnd tho far cast, but Is demanded by every consideration of common pru denco for the protection of our vast const lines upon both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 4. Department of Commerco and In dustiles. Resolved, That tho National board of trado respectfully uiges upon congress, tho creation of nn nddltlonal executive department of tho government, to bo known as tho department of commerco and Industries. C That ho National board of trado re spectfully urges upon the. navy depart ment the necessity of construction nnd equipping nil our ships of war, for tho excluslvo uso of American coal, for tho following reason: First Its smokeless quality, the ab surdity of using a coal tho combustion of which advertises the presenco of tho ship for miles beyond the ordinary vision of tho ship Is too patent for argument. If tho use of smokeless powder has become an absolute necessity, equally so ls tho use of smokeless coal. Second Its absolute safety from spon taneous combustion. All of which Is respectfully submitted. F. L. Hitchcock, W. II. Pock, J. A. Lansing, Committee. CHEAPER POWER. The cheaper power scheme wns sug gested by Secretary Atherton ln his report on tho commercial congress tit tho National Export exposition in Phil adelphia, which ho attended as a dele gate of tho Scranton board of trade. The newly-Invented gas engines, on exhibition there, which furnish one hundred horse power at an expendi ture of less than a dollar a day for gas that Is furnished from the city plant suggested to him the wonderfully pos sibilities ln tho way of cheap power that a combination of tho new engine and Mr. Sanderson's culm-gas offer.and he asked the board to take It up for investigation. Tho matter was referred to the man ufacturers' committee with instruc tions to look Into the matter and re port. If the scheme Is feasible, Mr. Atherton said It would mean more In dustries for Scranton than the city would have room for. Secretary Atherton reported that a company of local capitalists headed by George 13. Jermyn, had secured control of tho Freemun Overall company and were negotiating with Dunmore & White, of Rlnghamton, to bring their shirt, overall and jacket factory ( Scranton to consolidate It with thu Freeman factory and make of it one largo concern. Mr. White was pres ent and In an address to tho board Bald his firm was anxious to como to Scran ton, and that If $18,000 worth of stock was subscribed to be added to tho $22,00') which tho projectors are ready to put In, the consolidation would be effected I and Scranton would be given a new Industry that would employ at tho outset 225 hands. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE. Tho matter was referred to the man ufacturers' committee with power to act. Sol. Goldsmith and Joseph Levy, who havo done business 'with Dun tnoro & White, advised the board to glvo the scheme Its hearty support, Tho following resolution offered by Secretary Atherton was ndoptcd: Resolved, That tho Scranton board of trado heartily endorses tho action of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ilnllroad company ln creating tho depart ment to bo known us tho "Industrial Commission," tho object being to pro mote tho Industrial growth of tho cities and towns nlong tho lino of their road, and bo It further Resolved, Thnt tho officers nnd mem bers of tho Scranton board of trndo here by pledgo their hearty support to any movement that will tend to mnko this department a success, and a permanent featuro of the administration of this rail toad. Secretary Atherton, who attended the International Commercial congress as tho delegate of tho Scranton board of trade, made an lntei sting report of what had transpired u,s to Satur day, when he left. The convention Is attenleJ by T.Of'O delegates, he sild, about tbrjj hun dred of whom tire from fi reign c.iun trics. Every country of any Import ance on the face of the globe Is rep resented. Most of them nro buyers nnd many of them havo already placed largo orders for Amerlcnn goods. Mr. Atherton wns very much Im pressed with tho gathering and sug gested that Scrantonlnns who are en gaged In the manufacture of goods for expoit could do nothing better than spend the next four weeks ln Phila delphia associating with theso foreign buyers. E. E. Loomls, superintendent of tho mining department of tho Lackawan na company, wns elected to member ship and tho resignation of Major W. S. Millar was accepted. A resolution requesting the mayor to abate the nuisance occasioned by the blockading of North Ma'.i avenue by the sewer contractors, paving com pany and trolley company was intro duced by Secretary Atherton and adopted. The resolution contain a provision asking tho mayor to direct the street commissioner to compel tho removal of the paving company'3 curb lng, which ls Btrewn promlscuouM:' along the thoroughfare for ovr a mile and which has been there nil summer. The manufactures committee report ed having considered the tin plats pro position and that L. K. Torbct. the projector, would be hero tomoTow to meet with the committee. MANUFACTURERS' COMMITTEE. Will Meet Mr. Torbet, of Chicago, Tomorrow Afternoon. The manufacturers committee of the Scranton board of trade will meet to morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock In the board rooms and have a talk with L. K. Torbet, of Chicago, relative to the proposed new tin plate industry. The committee decided some time ago to Invite Mr. Torbet here, and ho has consented to meet the members and explain some matters which have not been clearly understood. Ornamental Floors, such as we ofler 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 & ConoeJl 121 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, P.i. TOT JffewC fe " I have tried a good many kinds of medicines," said a man whose post-office address is Blue Mound, Macon Co., 111., "but I never came across anything that gave me the relief that Ripans Tabules did. Before I took them I couldn't sleep, and had to stay up most all night. After meals I felt like I had a heavyweight on my stomach ; my breast and bowels pained me, and my clothes seemed tight all the time. In the morning my hands would be cramped shut, and it would take quite awhile to get them open so I could use them. The Tabules relieved me in a short . time. I don't want to keep house without them." lui (tjle pacVtt contalnlnir TM BiriKS iabciii In 1 p'PW, eartou (without plau) U now for tale at n, dnurtorca-roiimscftj.Ts. Ihl iuw-pnul wn I IniandeilfurtUuitooramJiaet'cunuDilail. OneloKea ct tin mo-mat nitouj (1 t.ibul.'O can ho bad l.jr"aU Uy Mnillnir fortj-vlgbt wiitaUitliKiriKaCuuu&u . COMraxr, No. 14 bsruoo Btrint, New Kork-or a alugle caf too, tin Iisvixni will bo KUt f or m 0 ctut. I II llli Ull I Yon Cannot Think No matter how hard you try of a be'tcr place to buy your office sup plies and stationery 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 we have it. We still put the planitary 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. Rey molds Bros STATIONERS an.l KNGRAVER3. Scranton Pa. Tub Monrnx IIardwaiir Stohs Bimtclhers9 Supplies Scales, Cleavers, Steels, Black Brushes, Boning Knives, Splitting Knives, Steak Knives. We sell Nichols Bros.' Cutlery. Every piece warranted. FOOTE k SiEAit CO. 1 19 N. Washington Ave. The Hunt & Come!ll Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 lac&awama Aysne Liuither Keller L1HE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. lard and O.IIcj West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. F1NLEY Infants' Department ID ALL OF Hats9 Cap l3 t Goats, Eteo, It is unnecessary to elabc rate on what we have to show you in th's line. Will only say that never before have we had as choice a collection of iuvitiug and exclusive thiugs for the Baby as N6W, and you do yourselves an in justice if you fail to see our SPECIAL EXHIBITION of them this week. We cor dially invite you to this open ing and as it is something of special interest to tl.o "Little Folks," also, brinr them with you. 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