THE SCRANTON TRIBUiNJS-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 189D. Published Dally. Except Sunday, by Thn Trlbuno Publishing Company, nt 1 lfty Cents a Month. New York Ofllcei 150 Nufmiu St.. fl. 8. VIinnl.AND," Bolo Agent for Foreign Advertising. Entered nt the Postoince nt Scranton. I'n ns Seccnd-Class Mnll Matter. When Fpnco will permit. Tho Trlbuno Is always Rind to print short letters from Its frier ds bearing on current topic but Hh rule Is that Iheso mint bo Digued, for publication, by tho writer's real name. TEN PAGES. SCUANTON. OCTOBKU IS, 1899. KEPUBLIOAN NOMINATIONS. State. Justlco of the Supreme Court J. HAY IIKOWN, of 1-nnctiHter. Judgo of tho Superior Court JOSIAII It. ADAMS, of I'hlliulelphln. State Trcnsutor-MKl'TENANT COL- osv.u james e. eaknett, of Washington. County. Commlsslonrrs-JOHN COUIUCn MOR- JUS. of Scranton; JOHN PENMAN, of Olyphant. Auditor WILLIAM E. JOHNS nnd ASA i: Kinrnit, both of Scranton. Election day, Nov. 7. Tho t'nttcd States has nn undoubted right to Manila. Cnltc nnd bay. and tho flng should bo there maintained. Sernn ton Times. Hero Is certainly a queer straddle. Tho Times wants part of tho hellish programme of "expansion by conquest" to remain unchanged, but tho sovereignty acquired, as Judge Day explains, by purchase from tho only recognized owner nt tho time of tho transaction, It repudiates with ecorn, wants tho sjmbol of It hauled down and propos-es, we Infer, n kind of go-as-you-please lot of tribal trouble In the next-door nelghboihood of "Ma nila, Cavite nnd bay," with the United States continually in hot water, but powerless to Interfere. Wp fear our flag-low eilng, lobel-lovlng contempor ary is becoming slightly confused. hi . - The Roberts Case. n PHIXT with pleasure the letters submitted by tho corresponding nocro- tnry of the salt .aue Ministerial association, IJev. William Ii. Campbell, explaining tho basis of the demand for tho expulsion of Grig. him II. Roberts from tho next con Brcss, and urging general mass meet ings of citizens In behalf of a constitu tional amendment prohibiting pnlyjr amy and polygamous cohabitation In every state and territory in tho Union. And wo desire to say upon this subject: Tho outcry against Roberts is not, as he tries to malto believe, n. persecution of a particular rellglouj sect becauso of any doctilnes or dogmas that It may hold, but a simple demand for the vin dication of an outraged law. linnet ts Is a law -breaker who gloiles In his ills obedience of law nnd whoso retention In congress would give the effect of federal nulllllcatton to tho law forbid ding polygamous cohabitation In Utah. Utah gained statehood upon tho repro sentatlon, and would never have gained it but for tho lepresentatlon, that polygamy within Its borders had been outlawed and abandoned, and that those having lived in a polygamous re lation would so live no more. Hut hero Is Roberts holding tho credentials of an elected member of congress who not only has not given up tho polygamous cohabitation as agreed, but who makes open lioast of his Intention to continue to defy both tho spirit of Utah's pledge to the pooplo of the United States and the plain letter of tho Utah state con stitution, which forever forbids and In hibits the very practices which Roberts parades as his chief claim to distinc tion. The highest law-making power in tho nation cannot lend Its Indorsement or Blve its acquiescent sanction to con duct of this kind. Roberts' credentials will have to be accepted and Robeits Blven a seat nt the organization of congress, hut immediately afterward lie should bo expelled by a unanimous vote. Sir Thomas LIpton may not he able to win the cup, but he has already cucceoded in winning the friendship of the American people. Get at the Truth. I T IS NOT our wish to m-nlnnr the controversy regarding Rear Admiral Schley but wo heartily agree with tho suggestion of tho correspondent who elsewhere advises that congress conduct nn Inquiry Into tho facts, to tho end that there bo n final and an nuthorltatlve determina tion of tho whole matter. It Is charged In tho public prints and evidently believed by many people that Schley has been mndo tho victim of so-called bureaucratic machina tions; that not onlv has ho suffered Injustice but that the secretary of tho nayy nnd, Indliectly, tho president of the United States havo been imposed upon by understrappers connected with tho various naval sub-departments, who havo distorted tho facts nn'd fnlsllled tho lecords with tho view of humiliating tho lute command er of tho Klyjnu squadron and causing undue glory to accrue to tho late com mander of tho Noitli Atlantic ileet. Heenuso of the exlstenco of this belief and tho active utilisation of it bv Schley's friends, all tho captains who fought nt 'Santiago and many of the subordinate heroes of that memorable engagement have been robbed of their well-earned promotions; nnd while Schley says "thero Is glory enough to go around" It has not yet gono around and should not go until tho Justice of tho respective nwntds is established beyond reasonable doubt. Instead of asking for nn Inquiry aa provided bv tho naval rules, to con sider grave ehargeo of record, Admiral Schley remained silent while fi lends and boomers havo tilled tho nlr with Stories of n conspiracy against him; yj madly assailed the honor and 'n- ky of the secretary of tho miy idlrcctly tho nrosldant of the 'fctrtt-3; and havo oven visited iter in d ku.itlons to suvixind U head tho threat of political w retaliation should ho dispose of Sehlsy In naval orders not to their lilting. All this brings forward the necessity of nn Inquiry by mi Independent nnd nn unbiased tribunal, having authority to summon na witnesses every txrty to tho controversy nnd power to order the production of every document nnd fact. AVe hope that congress will do thin, nnd we think that It Is necessary to tho best interests of tho naval service. Tho Wllkos-Harre papers are now worrying over tho conduct of tho af fairs of tho Lackawanna railroad and fear that a now ninnnger will have to be selected next year. With tho stoclt near tho 1100 mnrk and business boom ing all along the line; with new feat ures for tho accommodation of tho public, equitable lates on freight nnl passenger mileage and other signs of progiess almost too numerous to men tion, It looks a though the dissatis faction In legard to the road would have to bo limited to Wllkcs-llarro for isomo time to come. A Condition, Not a Theory. POINT which some of tho pponents of tho national Jl. nil administration havo over looked In their attacks upon the McKlnley programme was made by tho president In one of his western speeches when he called nttentlon to the circumstance that expansion Is no longer a debatable theory but nn al ready accomplished fact. The Philip pines, In law, ate as much American territory ns is Alaska or Hawaii. Tho manner nnd form of their acquisition f.re unquestioned by any nation nnd re bellion in them Is ns much rebellion against American authoiity as would be a lebelllon In Alaska or Hawaii. The question Is now, Shall wo keep tho tetrltoiy already ours by treaty cession, by occupation, and by tho gen eral consent of the sovereign powers? If the answer bo that we shall not, then must be detei mined whether to give tho Philippines back to Spain, to sell or give them to some other power, to trade them off, or simply to pull our soldiers nnd sailors away from them and let them go to tho bow-wows. If, on the other hand, tho answer bo that wo must keeu them, theio can bo but one interpretation of the meaning of that reply, and that Is that the Ametl ean pooplo intend to civilize them, to establish nnd to maintain In them gov ernment or governments founded on liberty wisely regulated by law, "hon estly administered without oppression, taxation without tyianny. Justlco with out bribe, education without distinc tion of social conditions, fieedom of religious worship nnd protection In life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." What objections nro offered to this last-mentioned prozramme? The theo retical arguments against expansion me incompetent because the expansion against which they warn us Is already nn existing condition, a confronting and an Imperious fact. To change that condition we must llnd somebody else to take the Job of governing tho Phil ippines off our hands. To whom shall we offer It? To Agulnaldo, who planned to massacre pv ry white resident of Luzon, who killed off his chief lival by nssasslnation, who ordered his follow ers to attack our soldiers when they were quietly standing between tho na tive Filipinos and a general looting of Manila? To Germany, whose ndmlral exasperated George Dewey? To P.us sla. Trance, England or Japan? Let us look at tho mittor Just as It stands. Hold What theoiy wo may, the responsibility for keeping otder in this group of distant Islands Is on th? United States and upon tho United States alone. Wo must discharge it or fall utterly In the world's contempt. Wo must dlschntge it or score our first failure in tho extension of American principles over territory foimerly the abode of savage or seml-clvllizod peo ples, no must discharge it or pm.fnsa to ourselves nnd to mankind at largo that the Idea personified In tho famous statue of "Liberty enlightening the woild" is inapplicable to a sroup of races having today no other protector or Instructor nnd is simply a beautiful conceit of tho imagination which wo have not tho courage to transform into a llvlnjj truth. Hut, if wo do discharge It; if, follow ing tho pr'sldent's patriotic leadership, wo shall provide for those "iluttorln? children if a tioplc clime" a govern ment which will "bilnsr them bless ings." "nroinote their material inter ests" and '"advance .-li.m n (he path of civilization and Intelligence, " n gov ernment of "liberty er,'ilsi:j by law, Immestly ndmlnlsterej without oppres sing exaction", taxation without ty ranny, Justlco without brlb. c duration without distinction of -o-l.il tondl. tlons, fioedoni of relifliusj worship and protection in life, liberty r.d the pur suit of happiness." as .' have done to the inhabitants of rvry oris of tho neaily r.000.000 square iip3 ove which tho Amu: lean llaj; lio- j,oi In I enefi cent expansion since (list it proclaimed mo nirtii ot tne Anii-rk-iu topubile if wo do this, who Is it '.hat will suffer, whoso will bo tbo ultimate loss? Not tho Filipinos, surely, whoso most nd vanced Ideas of self uilo nro crude and clumsy dreams beslda tho accomplished tenor of American sovereignly. Havo we tlio ability, the strength nnd tho fidelity to principle nnd duty to accomplish this task'' This is for tho future to deter mln. but with all our faults and shortcomings It ;s on glorious roeord that wo havo never failed -vet. Some of our contemporaries bavi been printing extracts from Dr. Living stone's books upon missionary travels In South Africa which plnco the Iloers In a new light before many who onco regarded them as much-abused victims of English greed. Dr. Llvingstono was not In search of gold, diamonds or political aggrandizement in his Af rican travols, but by Ills uniform kind ness to natives gained their good will everywhere and was Justly entitled to his reputation of being one of the most humane of nature's noblemen. The stories of cruelties heaped upon tho peaceful nnd dofoncelosg Inhabi tants of the countiy claimed by the "sturdy, rlshtoous Doers" would seem almost Incredible from any other source. If but a fraction of tho calm nnd unbiased statements of Dr. Liv ingstone are true, It must Indeed havo been tho hands of God which shaped events in the way which will In time deliver the unhappy land from tho donilnntlon of the race which Just now Is appealing for tho sympathy of tho world ns nn oppressed people. A number df neighboring villages and cities nro now threatened with a water famine. Tho press nnd pooplo continue to discuss the subject of tho lnci casing scarcity of water each year, but few seem to reallzo that tho only solution of the trouble Is tree-planting nnd forest preservation. Unless laws are mndo In the near future to re strain tho rapacious lumberman nnd enterprising farmer who are hewing, hacking nnd burning the few tracts of timber that nro left In this vicinity, the water question will unquestionably become even more serious than at pres ent. , A plot has been discovered at Santo Domingo that might have resulted In the assassination of General Jlmlncz. Tho men with the razors were all em ployes of tho former government who had been thrown out of oltlce by the new administration. Unless Jlmlnez can institute a civil service system which will make olllceholders secure in Hnytl politics down that way will probably bo accompanied by bloodshed to tho end of the chapter. The Dewey celebration in New York, it Is said, was not a success financially. The majority of visitors brought ginger-bread In their pockets, viewed tho street parade, avoided the sldo shows, and made no contributions save to the railroads. The Iowa Bohemians recently held a meeting denouncing ns false tho charge that their fraternal societies had encouraged suicides. They do not believe In urging any man to kill him self unless ho feels like it. Unless these wrist-wrenching ie monstratlons of welcome soon cease. Admiral Dewey announces that ho will piobably be obliged to extend tho corlc hand to the balance of tho nation. Newspaper artists these day usually take ci few turns on tho merry-go-round when desirous ot getting Into condition to make illustrations for the South Afilcan battle grounds. Tho Boors of South Africa have shown strange discourtesy In begin ning the war befoio Richard Harding Davis had had time to arrive on the scene of operations. People who go to court these days need not expect to have much char actor left after tho scratch-awl artists have had a chance to produce their so-called portraits. If the Transvnal possessed a base for naval operations Oom Paul's fam ous remarks regarding his Intention of "sinking with tho ship" might not have been uttered. iff the Anglo-I3oer war continues very long people with a few millions can make money by buying up dia monds and holding them for high pilces. Admiral Schley is as much tho hero ot Santiago Harbor i.s Dtwey Is of Manila Hay. Scranton Tiuth. George Dewey does not deserve this detraction. THE ROBERTS CASE. Editor of The Tribune. Sir; Would you plnieo kindly insert this letter in n, picmlntnt plnco in your valu able paper so as to correct certain false rumors which ato ntloat in regard to the Iloberts ruse, which will como betore tho next session of congnss? Also pleaso pub ll?h tho neconipnuv ing letter from the Salt Lake Ministerial association, -o 1. It Is friquently stated In the public prints that tho light which Is being mndo against Mr. ltobirls is prompted by par tisan motives. Tho utter falsity of this charge becomes nup.-rent when wo re member that his pridecessors belonged to the samo political patty that Air. Iioberts dues, and that no f.uht was ever mado to havo him expUltU from tho house. Such a thing was r.ot even thought of In connection with .Mr. Klnr. Moreover, tho present political condi tions in this stato cleally indicate that, if Mr. Roberts Is expelled, tho man who Is elected to 1111 tho vacancy will also bo u member of the samo party. Heno neither party has anything to gain or to luso In numerical strength In tho present Houso by tho expulsion of Mr. IiobtNfc,-); but both would lmIii in prestlgo before tho country and bilure tho wholo civilize t world by doing tlnlr full part in promptly vindicating the histoiic position of the American congress In its attltudo toward plv Kant, tho ureh-enemy of tho homo and tko greatest foe to our civilization. Tho non-partlsati'-hlp of this movement Is further evidenced by the fuct tint a largo pcrcoritnt,c. If not tho majority, of its staunchest supporters belong to tho uemocratle party to which Mr. Itobcrls professes to belong. Thcso men strongly lesent tho Insult offered to tho party ot jpucrson nnu JucKson ny tho proposition that it shull becorno tho champion of tho polysumlbt; and well they may, for as every Intelligent person knows, thero Is nothing In tills country which Is more nritl-de-moeratic, or antl-republlcan than a polygamous aristocracy, such ns Mr. Roberts Is seeklnsr to havo established upon our American soil. o 2. Agnin, it Is frequently stated that we are lighting Mr. Iioberts becauso ho ii a Mormon, that our campaign is there foro a species of religious persecution. Tho falsity of this i hargo Is evident from tho fact that Mr. King, Mr. Iioberts' pre. deeessor, was uUo a Mormon nnd a high olllci r in the said church, tho samo as Mr. iioberts, though no tight of this kind was er made upon him becauso ho respected tho laws nnd tho covenants mado by his peoplo In order to secure amnesty mid stntihood. -o 3. Then tho npoIoKlsts of Mr. Roberts 'n various parts of tho country nro still in dustrlously asseitlng that ho married all his "wives" beforo thero was nny law against polygnmy, and they therefore maintain that it is too much to expect a man to put away "wives" whom ho mar ried beforo It was unlawful for him to do so. This Is just as falso as tho other statements referred to. Mr. Iioberts mar rled all his "plural wlVes" long after tho law ugninst polygamy had gono Into ef fect; and ho married each of them rn willful deflanco of tho laws of his coun try as well ns In deflanco of Iho moral consclcnco of civilized mankind - o 4. Again It Is persistently clnimcd by Mr. Roberts' zealous but Ignorant chain. plotiB that ho has obeyed th laws against polygamy nnd "unlawful cohabitation" over since the rnunlfcHto of President Woodruff, of tho Mormon church, bv which tho said vicegerent "suspended" tho prnctlco of polygamy. Thero will bo abundant ovldonco presented to congress to provo that Mr. Iioberts has persist ontly detled thoso laws ever slnco ho was Imprisoned for this offense In 1W.I, and that his caso has become very much ag gravated elneo ills Imprisonment, btcauso ho tins slnco that ttuio tuktrr an additional "wlfo", nnd becauso of his continued, willful violation of tho solemn pledges which wero mndo by him and tho otlior Morinon leaders In rdcr that they might rigalu what they had lost by their pairt dctlanco ot tho luws of the laud. - o Thcso nnd other falsehoods which nro being Industriously circulated by tho sym pathlzers of Mr. Iioberts cannot do him airy possible good. Ho will not attempt to stand by them himself when his enso conies beforo congress; nnd tho perslst (nt circulation ot such glaring mlsrepro seritntlons cannot fall to react agalriBt him when tho real facts aro mado known. Mr. Iioberts Is belnjr fought becauso ho Is both a covenant-breaker and a law brenker down to date, not excluding tho tlmo that has Intervened slneo his elec tion. He Is mm cover todny recognized us the most forcible, most zenlons nnd most persistent mlvocnto nnd defender of pol.vgnmy slnco tho el.ivs ot lirlglmin Young, John Taylor nnd Orson I'rnlt. If Mr. Huberts Is not expelled It will not bo the fault of congress, for congress stands ready to do the bidding of tho American people, if they will only malo known their wishes, so that congress may understand what they vvnut done In this grave crisis, If Mr. Iioberts Is permitted to remain In congiess, It will be bccauo tho moral sense of tho American peoplo has become so dull dining the past lew years that they no lenger ic-cnt tho In sfilt offered them bv the piopo-dtlon to "lorce polygamy down the throats of tho American congiess," the v ry body which once. In response to the moral sentiment ol the nation, so rnbly stood for tho mon ogamous homo, which Is the nursery ot liberty and tho cornerstone of our repub lican Institutions. If Mr. Iioberts Is per mitted to remain In congress, nnd wo fail to get a constitutional amendment pro hibiting tho practice of polygamy, this nntl-Americnn Institution will fasten It self upon this inter-mountain region, vvhenco It will ultimately spread through out tho country, until some dny the American peoplo will havo to rlso In their mlsht nnd crush It In order to prevent tills nation from crumbling Into dust In the meantime thousands of hearts will bo broken and multitudes of souls will bo sacrificed to the demon of dolled lust, while tho very name of this fair land will como very near becoming a lepronch in tho e.ves of tho civilized world. Tho developments in the Dreyfus caso havo demonstrated that no nation in tills ilnv can afford to run counter to tho moral conseienco of Christendom. o In a crisis liko this tho effort to de grade tho campaign Into a paitlsan squnbblo wilt utterly fnll. The American peoplo uio a true and patriotic people. In the fnco of a deadly foe, all sections, creeds and parties will rally ns ono mill to tho defense of their cherished institu tions. This campaign will demonstrato that this holds good not onlv in the pres ence of a foHbjn foe, but nlo when tho foo sprln?s up in our midst, espi dally when tne attack i made upon the home, which, to every true American, Is the clearest Institution on eaiih. Feeling sure that ou v. Ill be glad to glvo space to cotrect the inlsiinderstnnd lnp which exists In tho public mind In regard to tho Important issues involved In this cnmr&lgn, and thanking jou In nd vanco for tho favor, I am, Yours for tho welfare of the land that we love. Wm.'K. Campbell. Salt Lake City, Oct. 7. Tho letter from the Salt Lake Minister ial assoclr.tlcn is as follows: "Sept. S), 1S9D. "Rev. Wm. 11. Civr pbell, Uox 10,1. "Salt Like City, Utah. "My Dear Urother: The Salt Lake Min isterial nsscclatlon. Including In Its mem bership the Methodist, Ilaptlst, Congrega tional, Presbyterian, Eplpcopnllnn and Lutheran mlnlsteis of Salt Lake City and vicinity, hereby sends greeting to all Christian ministers of every namo throughout our land. "Enrreitly protesting against tho threatened perpetui.tlon of tho practice of polygamy In Utah, and In behalf of tho Christian homo end tho fair namo of our beloved land, wo ask you. If OU can consistently do so, to preach a ser mon In defenso ot the Christian homo on tho last Sabbath of Oetcher, IS'19, and to see that a general citizens' mass meet ing is held in each county the following week to arouse public sentiment In favor of tho expulsion of "Elder" Urigham 11. Iioberts, of Utah, irom tho House of Hep resentntlves, nnd In favor of a constitu tional amendment prohibiting polygamy and polygamous cohabitation In every stnte and territory of our I'nlnri. "Hy order of the said Ministerial asso ciation. "William R. Campbell, "Corresponding Secretary." OUR FIGHTING BRIGADIER. O It was the breast of tho mighty West That mothered him, everv part! Sho gavo him luck, and tho gave him pluck, And hho pave him a hero's heart! From tho tioplc eilmo to tho Arctic rime. Ho never held tost with fear; Then out for him with a shout for him, Our fighting UrlRadlcr. What ho lacks lit strength, what he wants In length, Why, ire makes It up In grit; Once ho llddled tho rules of the scolds and schools, Like the foes nt Calumplt. It was "go as jou please," or "take your case," Through tho whole of tho "grinding" year, With a merry scoff at tho frovvnlnji prof. Our lighting Brigadier. Ho was never fain upon tiall or train To shrink from tho faco of strlfo; And ho quaffed tho breath of tho "Vale of Death" As though 'tvvero the halm of life. O'er tho grim back-bono of tho Yellow -stono Ho was ono of tho first to peer. Then a cup for him brimmed up for him. Our lighting Urlgadler. Thero was no fright In tho northern night or his rnro and rov ing soul With the samo uuliasto that ho ranged tho vvasto Ho'd havo parllcd with tho pole. Ir canoo or camp, In dry or damp, His courngo bhono clean and clenr; Then hero's to him tlrrco cheers to lighting Brigadier. Not long could ho bldo tiro roaring tldo Whcro tho city's canyons pour, So ho joined tho few of the Dauntless crew, And was off for tho Cuban shore. Ho raised rare fun with his dynamite gun, And ho scattered tho Spaniards sheer. So a song for him ring strong for him, Our lighting llrlgadter. Though wounded, when there was call for men To sever n t rant's bars, Who but ho to tho foro should bo To strike for tho "Stripes nnd Stars?" From Florida's sand to Oregon's strand Was no vnllnnter volunteer Than this horo-nrm from tho Deer-Creek farm, Our lighting Brigadier. Kvcry ono knows how at Mnlolos Ho charged with his reckless Ire; How ho swam tho stream In tho wicked gleam Of tho Filipinos1 fire. Wo'vo but to namo 1dm for all to claim him, Our "Mndcnp Anthony's" peer; Then hall to the man of Caloocan, Our fighting Urlgadler. -Clinton Bcollaid. In tho Sun. THE POLITICS IN IT. Editor of Tiro Tribune. Sir: Hcfcrrlnc to your Admiral Hchley editorial of this morning nnd to Colonel Hitchcock's lottsr In the tamo issue relat ing to tho nnomalous action of tho ex ccutlvo department resulting In Schley's promotion, politics were no doubt in tho case, though scarcely In tho sense Colonel Hitchcock Indicates. You will recall the lino nnd cry that aroso from Democratic sources that Schley was to bo robbed and crueltlcd becauso ho was a Democrat. Ono can readily conjecturo tho posslblo anxlct of the president to eliminate par tisan politics from tho caso by promot ing Schley. Let congress order a commis sion nnd glvo the Santiago captulus per mission to initio their tongues. Yours truly, Theodore H. Dibble. Scranton, Oct. 17. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. Lnko Superior Is remarkable for tho fact that It never gives up its dead. Professor Oainer promises to furnish some talking moiikes for tho Pan-Amcrl-can exposition. Japan, not to bo behind European stntes In civillrulou, Is going to send out an Arctic expedition. Tho Savoy hotel, In Kansas City, has a dog that acts as bull boy for tho mall and carrying notes to tho clerk. Alcohol was llrst distilled bv the Ara bians, nnd when wo talk about colTco und alcohol wo nro using Arabic words. 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What you nay is true, l"Var two successive yearn she has not failed ono day in her attendance at the oltloo nnd ban novor ouco been even lato in the moinlng but tho takes Ulpans Tabulc. What floes a prrwm with t temperament of steel and a constitution of iron, as ) cu dweribo atxl aa abo seems, want of a patent medicine 'I Tbatlwhat asked hor one day. and sho saldt "Sometimes I do haron DwEcron. rnisiriKKT. Director. 'kesident. maaacne, and that Is wnat 1 take mpans lunuies ior. i urai kihiw mo cause of the trouble, but I do krvuwthat, I can Ret rid of u headacho t-hortlr after taklDS u Tabule, aud that Is tbo result I ant to uccom pUsh," Hho Bays thoy aro all tho manufacturers claim for them, , 1 now rtyl ret eonUlnlna nt Bin ta tibcuh In. par"' carton (without rUm! la now for mle at mm, drag t.torm--ok nril CKKTtt I hU low priced enrt Ii lDTtiii4M! for the pour antl tin, m ouumtr. Ono ituztia iert,aUviMrtrrten(Lutii!i)rAnlwlu4bi null b j trndinir f.rtj-olclu cvntthitbv lllriHSfiismui. CuJir.nr, t.u. lOkprumutrwi, Nv York-vra dig-In curtnlTIx Tnviis Uir etat fur At emu. I, i it ii Yon Cannot Think No matter how hard you try of a better 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 havc it. We still put the planitary pencil sharpener on trial in any oltiice for ten days free of charge, (Jur lino ot Stationery and Engraved work is as dainty as ever and wish you to in spect our lines. ReyeoldsBros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, Scranton Pa. THE MODEKN IlAnniVAUK HTOltt) aead aMan xhiblt Showing the "Sterling Range" at work, Friday October 20. FOOTE k SHEAR CO. 119N. Washington Ave. $ The Humt & Coo eel! Co Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 04 Lackawanna Avenue Lmither Keller L1HE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. lard nnd o.lloj West Lackawanna Ave,, SCRANTON, PA. L 1NLEY FALL OF 's Hats, Caps, Coats, Eteo, It is unnecessary to elabo rate on what we have to show you in this line. Will onlv say that never before have we had as choice a collection of inviting and exclusive things for the Baby as NOW, 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 somethinr of special interest to ti e "Little Folks," also, bring them with you. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE For Weddleg Presents o e The largest and finest As sortment of Sterling Silver-ware Prices ranging from $1.00 to $ioo.oo. MEMEMAU & CONNELL .130 Wyoming Avenue. Heat 5 ng Stoves, Ranges, Fmireaces, PlMinnilb5eg Tloflinig'c GMSTER & FORSYTH, ;.3I7 PENN AVENUE. HENRY BELIN, JR., Oeucrut Agent for tna Wyauilaj District. 'Jf DUPOUT Jllulnr, Blastlnjr, Rportlug, Braolcslstl aud trio ltepnuns Ulretulca: Company 1 HIGH EXPLOSIVES. talcty J' trie, Caps nnd Kploilscu Itoom 10 1 Connoll UalUluj. ejerautau. OPENING PIIIE1. AOLNCliii TIIOS. FOHD. - - - Flttiton. JOHN . SMITH & SON, - Plymouth. W. V. MULLIGAN. - WilkeB-Barro.
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