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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJ&-FKIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1809.
STATE BANKERS
IN CONVENTION
Concluded from Pago 3.
Following- this came tlio nnmtul re
port of the treasurer, John J. FulkroJ
of 1'hllndclphla. The report Is append
ed: Philadelphia. Oct. 16, 1899.
To the Pennsylvania Hankers' Ass'n.
Ocntlemcn: Your treasurer presents
the followhiK report of the receipts and
disbursements of the past venr:
Unlance on hand Nov. 11, 189S.. $1,808.77
To dues from 28S mem
bers at $10.00 each J2.850.00
To dues from IIS mem
bers at $6.00 each JVTG.00
Total dues 3,425.00
Total receipts I5.23S.77
By payment as per accompany
ing vouchers 2,119.00
Balance on hand $3,114.77
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J: FOUbKUOD,
Treasurer.
"What was '.he feature of the con
vention, the address of lion. Kills II.
Jlobcrts, treasurer of the United Slates
inext occupied nnd cdlflcd tile dele
pates. Mr. Koberts hud as his theme,
"The Treasury and the Currency," and
lie treated It In a mot Interesting and
exhaustive manner. By many his ad
dress vroa viewed ns an adir.inisl ration
utterance. It Is Riven hers complete:
TKBASUnER ROBERTS' ADDRESS.
Tour vocation as bankers nnd iriy"
position In the treasury of the United
States, determine the theme which we
shnll ronslder. Your Invitation Implied
that T shnll speak to your of the treas
ury and the "urrency. Plain ns the
topic is, It has its .attractive side. The
crass of the lawn, the meadow and
the hillside Is commonplace, yet kIIiti
merlti? In the sunshine it may well
rival the gaudiest garden. Out of the
niKced nnd ugly ore comes the yellow
metal which adorns, beautifies, en
riches home and theater, exchange, nnd
ratiiecirais. Ave are to make the best
of the theme which the occaslo i sns I
before us. Certain relations exist be-
twecn the treasury and the eirculnt- '
Jits' medium, and these it may be well
to define. The questions will follow .
whether these relations are such ns
they ought to be, and If they are not.
what remedies are needed and how can j
they lie npplled?
Tho currency situation hi's some fea
tures of real and robu3t strength. In I
the first place, as the corner-stone of
all our money rests a volume of (fold '
in the treasury larger thnn ever bo- i
fnre. It Is also true that In the banks I
nnd the lmnds of the people the yel- .
The gold coin in circulation increased
Ouring the year ending September 1st,
by $4C.2S9.!2fi. and during September,
including gold certificates, by a further
sum of $3,C12,B66.
The tide of gold has (lowed steadily
Into the business of the country
through the mln'ts nnd assay oflleers,
through customs and the general re
ceipts of the country. For many
years until March. 1S0S, the customs
were paid almost wholly In paper,
with many months showing not a fine
tion of gold. In the fiscal .year 189S,
the percentage of customs paid in New
York In gold wns 20.4, In the fiscal
y-nr ?8t;i, jt war 78.R. nnd from July 1
to October t. 1S9&. was 81,2 For all of
September lust past this percentage
rose to 91.5.
The contrast in th use of gold in
the general trans lotions of the gov
ernment In the fiscal years 1893 nnd
1899, Is noteworthy. In the former, out
of receipts of $2,0Tfi,7nfi.nsr. 10.03 p,t
cent, was in gold coin, and of $2,19.",
9"3.0i3 disbursements, 11 83 per cent.,
while In the latter year, of receipts
amounting to $2."3,lP9,7l7 37.6 vr cent,
was in gold coin, and of $2.371, 283. Ml
disbursements. 3r,37 wns in god coin.
In the nunrter from Julv to October or
the current year, the percentages of
gold were still larger.
SOME RIO FIGURES.
The result has been that the treas
ury held the first of Oetnber, 1S9S. in
gold S27P.fi91.452. gross, and this became
$253,002,379 at the opening of the cur
rent month. On the 17th of October
the gross amount stood at $373,122,915.
the largest sum before the present
year being $?.12,rn.306, while the maxi
mum net wns renched October 12. at
$25S.08l,rC5. The gold certificates which
explain the difference between gross
nnd net had not been if.uel for sev
eral years and hid long stood at from
Sr.,000,000 to $38,000,000. Since August
7, when the Issue was resumed, cnlil
certificates have been pul out to the
amount of $ll?.iCi.T30. and stood Oc
tober 17 nt S117.ft0fl.nso.
Stalwart health Is shown by the fact
that of the total money In circulation
at the beginning of tlilr month ?S2l
per cent, was In gold, including gold
certificates. The strength of govern
ment paper is proved by the guarantee
held ngalnst the legal tender of fi0.44
per cent, in gold, excluding gold cer
tificates which stand dollar for dollar
of the yellow metal.
nother factor of strength in tho
currency Is the Ftrict limitation In the,
volume of government paper. The sta
tute prescribes that the United Stnt-i
notes shall not go beyond $34R,0Sl 01K,
The silver certificates can .not exceed
the standard dollars against which they
are issued. The treasury notes re
stricted to the nmount of bullion pur
chased for them, are retired when re
deemed In s'lver dollars. The gr'd
certificates can only stand aollar for
dollar of gold coin. These limitations
nre like the dikes of Holland, a de
fense against a threatening sea which
might otherwise sweep over land nnd
city, farm nnd home.
While these dikes endure the In'la
tlon In demand obligations other than
gold Is prevented, peril It kept ot the
minimum, nnd the whole volume ot
currency Is maintained at a level, so
that no dollar Is worse than the best.
Hut these limitations pcmlt no elas
ticity. Under the practice of tho
treasury, denominations nre exchang
ed, small for large nnd tho reverse, but
not one kind of current for another.
In tho absence of legal restrictions,
government paper could only be put
on the
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A common expression is:
"The human race is grow
ing weaker and wiser."
That we are growing weak
er is proved by the large
number of pale, thin and
emaciated people.
That we arc growing
wiser may be proved by
overcoming these disorders
with the timely use of
Scott's Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos
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fat.
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SCO IT & 110WNE, ChcmUli. New York.
out In public disbursements and could
return to tue treasury oniy lor cus
toms, for taxes or miscellaneous re
ceipts. The system does not provide
for an ebb and How according to the
tides of business, The height of wis
dom fixes bounds within the field ot
safety, of necessity.
GOVERNMENT NOTES.
Although not strength Itself, fitness
for use in nny direction Is its foster
brother. That quality government
notes possess, because one denomina
tion can readily be changed for smaller
or greater, kind for kind. Exchange
of ono kind for another is prevented
by thv limitations of volume. Bankers
well know the convenience of securing
$1. $2 nnd $5 notes for those so large
that they do not serve tho convenience
of customers. By redemptions of un
fit currency nnd direct exchange the
denominations are ndjusted to tho
varying demands of the different busi
ness seasons. This process causes (u
constant flow of notes In and out of
the treasury. It nffeets every year at
least one-hnlf of nil tho government
paper. A certain elasticity Is thus
produced, for th large notes nre us'd
more ns reserve thnn for current pay
ments, while the smaller denominations
are active currency.
The treasury during the past two
years has always held available dr
nominations suitable either for division I
or concentration as business has re-
quired. The nppeals for exchange of I
one class of notes into another of dlf- I
ferent size, nre constant proof of the i
advantage of such transactions kind
for kind
Weakness is fundamental in our cur-
rencv from tho vnrv return nt nn. !
secured demand obligations. Tho
debtor must respond not nt his pleas
ure but nt tho will of the creditor.
In the case of government paper, tho
notes go out for disbursements, ns they
come In for redemption or exchange.
The whirl Is that of a merry-go-round.
Except for this rapidity of movement,
government paper does not differ from
bank notes or tho obligations of In
dividuals. With banks the putting out of cur
rency is a profession, a trade. It Is
practiced for direct profit or for in
direct benefit in tho service of the
community. In the case of the gov
ernment It can be justified only bv
such necessltv as led to tho original
Issue of the legal tenders. Borrowing
on demand Is a make-shift, outside of
stock operations. Strong, wise gov
ernments take time for their obliga
tions nnd thus guard ngalnst the peril
of pressure and of panic.
debts; of government.
Plain words are best. Wc need to
sec clearly that government notes are
debts of the government, payable on
demand. Current names have become
so familiar ns to hide the meaning be,
hind them. United States notes and
treasury notes In spite of their legal
tender quality, nro blood kin to In-
uiviuuni promises to pay on uemanu.
Without resources immediately avail-
able, no person has n right to put out
! bis demnnd notes, governments are
bound by the some principals as In- j
I dlvlduals With actunl coin behind
i them worth their face in the world's
markets, gold certificates can safely
be Issued Indefinitely. As standard ,
, dollars can. not be sold in large qunn- !
. titles nt par, tho volume of silver cer- j
tlllcatcs is properly limited, For
' other paper an adequate percentage ln I
a guarantee fund at once available ln
all markets, can not be dispensed with.
With tho present supply of gold the .
treasury can easily meet any probable, !
even any possible demand for the re- ',
demptlon of Its notes. Yet even the
great resources of the government do
not give guarantee that the mtlow of
gold into Its vaults will continue at Its
v -.- - i , -
present raie or mi" not turn mm u
serious drain. Such experiences nro
not so far In the past as to be forgot
ten. It Is tho part not only of good
financiering, but of common sense to
guard against their possible recur
rence. The war In the Transvaal can
hardly fall to cut oft for awhile entire
ly the contribution from that source
to the world's supply of the yellow
metal, which wns last year nearly $80,
000,000. Two obvious steps are necessary to
prevent a serious weakening of what
is really a safety fund. First, the vol
ume ol unsecured demand obligations
should be guarded against Increase or
even should he reduced; and, second, a
sulllelent reserve of gold coin should
be set aside for their redemption, to
be used for no other purpose. Exist
ing laws effectually limit the volume
of paper currency.
THE IMMEDIATE NEED.
The Immediate need Is to set apart
and fortify an adequate guarantee
fund for both classes of legal tender
notes. This Is the wise recommenda
tion of President McKlnley. Just now
no Inconvenient contraction would fol
low an Increase of the gold reserve.
A fund of $150,000,000 could be spnred.
nnd that would provide n ratio of a
little more than one-third of all out
standing United Stntes and treasury
notes. By definite statute this could
be rendered as secure as by locks and
bars. Without additional officers, or
separate vaults In Washington or other
treasury offices, this fund could be
provided and preserved. The mini
mum of $100,000,000 was trenched upon
In past years on several occasions be
cause no positive statute shielded it.
The certificates of June 8, 1872. life
gold certificates nnd the sliver certifi
cates have always had back of them
every dollar of the funds pledged for
them.
By simple, clear, positive words an
Increased reserve can bo protected ab
solutely. It can be made self-sustain-Ingy
by the requirement that notes
once redeemed in gold shall never be
paid out except for gold. That Is
President McKlnley'a suggestion, and
It can not fall to bo effectual.
As bankers, you have a right to say,
that another problem arises: How
shall moro curicncy bo .provided In
periods ot neuto ciemana, for tho move
ment of the crops, for transactions
concentrated Into special seasons" This
should be a question ot public con
venience and not merely of direct
profit. Aside from considerations of
Immediate earnings, the door is wide
open for the national banks to act.
Under the laws ns they exist, these
banks can by the deposit of bonds add
$345,020,413 to their circulating notes,
The national banks of Pennsylvania
alone could add $37,628,130 to their cir
culation. New York city alone could
ndd $29,181,S0, while Chicago could
add $15,025,700.
This Increase In bank notes could be
made nnd Is not, because the respec
tive Institutions reckon that hcy can
use their' money t6 bettor advantage.
The high price ot bonds taken as se
curity at only" 90 per cent., nnd the tax
on circulating notes lead to this con
elusion. The pressure for more cur
rency has then a money measure in
tho difference between the earnings
from circulation nnd from loans in
the several localities.
BANKS' OPPORTUNITY.
This Is a statement of what the na
tional banks might do, not what they
ought to do, of opportunity rather that)
obligation. The officers of these insti
tutions nre the Judges of their duty.
Of the possible Increase, the real addi
tion to the volume of bank notcs.based
on bonds has been $2,258,110 since Sep
tember 30, 1898, to tho beginning of the
current month, and of this sum $1,140,
S24 was during September.
Thus, then, under existing laws,
there Is practically no increase In bank
notes, Exccnt ns tho yellow metal
Hows Into tho treasury and goes out In
disbursements, the government has no
authority to add to the currency. The
banks will not, tho treasury can not,
put out more notes.
Somehow, somewhere should b
lodged power to meet pressing de
mands for additional currency. The
confession Is Inevitable that there Is
no general agreement how this can
be done In the best way. The task In
vites students of finance and especial
ly bankers to crystallize public opin
ion on this subject. They will be
unanimous In declaring that there must
not be any Increase of unsecured gov
ernment obligations.
In nil civilized nations industry and
trade require tho circulating notes of
banks. The American people have be
come accustomed to them and will not
dispense with them. For long years to
come the natlonnl banks must continue
to be a part of our currency system.
Wisdom directs that unnecessary re
strictions should be removed from
them. The anomaly Is patent, almost
a scandal, that the laws permit gov
ernment bonds bea.'-'ng a premium
as high ns 30 per cent to be used as
security for bank notes at only 90 per
cent, of their face. This discredit
should cense. By conceding the use of
these bonds at par, the banks could
nnd doubtless would add 10 per cent,
to their circulation, which today would
nmount to $23,158,111, scattered all over
the union. The concession could cost
nothing to government or people. The
prejudice against national banks
which we can not fall to recognize, al
though It Is so unreasonable, ought not
ln SI" "" '" ln wn. OI ,mre ao.
muph for tho benefit of all classes of
business.
TAX ON CIRCULATION,
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, " ?V 1)e ore, difficult to secure
legislative approval for a reduction of
the ax on bank circulation, which the
government could well afford. With
the high price of bonds no peril would
bo Involved In granting to national
banks the privilege of adding 20 per
cent to their circulation .in emergen
cies upon payment of a tax of 3 per
cent, to serve as a guarantee fund for
all such emergency notes.
The proposal to authorize the Issue
of notes on the general nssets of banks
advocated so vigorously, does not car
ry with it the judgment of a majority
of financiers or of tho people. That in
some form Is the method for providing
circulation beyond the suggestions al
ready considered and ln the halcyon
years when there shall be no govern
ment bonds.
With a gold standard established by
law. with fair treatment of the nation
al banks, all else will follow fcllcltous
lp. upon frank discussion and judicious
deliberation.
Reports were heard from the various
group secretaries and the recommenda
tions of the administration, council
were idopted, iftcr which adjourn
ment was made till 10 o'clock thin
morning.
Early in the afternoon the local re -
ceptlon committee relnfurcid by prom
lncnt citizens interested In our banks,
took tho visitors for a drive over the
Elmhurst boulevard and around L'ike
Scranton. Over thirty carriages were
required In accommodate the party.
Many of these were- private turnouts.
Upon returning from the mountain,
the visitors were given p. rids about the
city. Some visited the Country club
and others the Correspondence Schools
or like points of Interest,
EVENING RECEPTION.
The Scranton club has been famed
since Its organization for the elegance
of the largo social functions which It
has given. None, however, have been
moro entirely satisfactory In every re
spect than the beautiful reception last
night in honor of tho visiting bankers.
The handsome rooms of the club were
a" " nu . um u iruue
rooms wore also thrown nnen fop ilnnr.
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lng and for the pleasure of the guests. I
more than four hundred of whom I
thronged tho two floors. i
Probably never have so many out of
town gentlemen attended a society nf- i
fair in this city and every effort was '
made by the hosts and the reception i
committee to make tho event most '
pleasant to the strangers. Many of the
leading society people were present. '
There were lovely gowns, much merry I
chat, tine music and a delightful sup-1
per served by Steward O'Neill of the
club.
The ladles who received were Mrs. J.
Benjamin DImmlck. Mrs. Henry Belln,
Jr., Mrs. Everett Warren and Mrs. H.
W. Kingsbury. Mrs. DImmlck wore
a Paris gown ot black lace over blue
satin. Mrs. Belin's costume was of
handsome black lace nnd silk and Mrs.
Warren and Kingsbury were attired in
exquisite white gowns. Messrs. Thos.
E. Jones, F. L. Phillips and A. II.
Christy presented the guests to tho
ladles who received, while other mem
bers of tho local committee and direc
tors of the club assisted about the
rooms.
Supper was served during the entire
evening and the arrangements were so
perfect In detail as to admit of no con
fusion at nny time.
The board of -trade assembly room
with its stately pillars and fine oil por
traits made a picturesque setting for
the dancers with tho musicians' plat
form screened by an elaborate array of
tropical plants as a background. The
guests were loth to leave and the re
ception was thronged until well past
midnight.
BANKERS' ASSOCIATION.
' The Pennsylvania Bunkers' associa
tion was organized at Philadelphia,
December 18-19, 1805. Its purpose is
to promote tho general welfare and
usefulness of banks and bank
ing Institutions, and to secure uni
formity of action 'together with tho
practical benefits to be derived from
personal acquaintance nnd from the
discussion of subjects of Importance
to the banking and oottnnorclal inter.
e3ts of the State of Pennsylvania, and
i .
'flaSW
Just before retiring, II your liver is
alutrglsh, out of tune and you feel dull,
bilious, constipated, take a dose of
S-lood'm PSBBs
And you'll bo till right In the morning.
especially In order to tweuro the prop
er consideration of quostlon3 regarding
tho financial nnd commercial tisagoa,
customs nnd laws which nffect th
banking Interests ot the state nnd the
entire countty, and for protection
ngalnst loss by crltnu br otherwise.
Tho membership ot tho association Is
composed ot banking Institutions nnd
Is divided Into eight groups, compot-sd
of counties as follows:
Group 1. Philadelphia.
Group 2, Rucks, Montgomery, Dela
wnro, Chester, Betks nnd Schuylkill.
Group 3. Wayne, Pike, Monroe, North
ampton, IChlgh, Susquehanna, Ijiiukn
wanna, Carbon, Bradford, Wyoming nnd
Luzerne,
Group 4. Sullivan, Columbia, Montour,
Northumberland, Tlogn, Lycoming,
Union, Snyder nnd Clinton.
Group 5. Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancas
ter, York, Mlniin, Juniata, Perry, Cum
berland, Adams, Franklin and Fulton.
Group fi. Centre, Huntingdon, Clear
field, Illnlr, Bedford and Cambria.
Group 7. Potter, McKenn, Cameron,
Elk, Wnrren, Forest, Eric, Crawford, Ve
nango and Mercer.
Group K Allegheny. Jefferson, Indiana,
Westmoreland, Somerset, Clarion, Arm
strong, Butler, Lawrence, Beaver, Wash
ington, Greene and Fayette.
Philadelphia, Heading, Scranton,
Wllllamsport, Hnrrisburg, Altoona,
Erie nnd Pittsburg are the respective
group centers. Quarterly meetings
arc held nt each ot these places on
the first Wcdensday In January April,
July and October. The groups meet
Jointly once a yenr. The present con
vention Is one of these meetings.
ITS OFFICERS.
The association has a president, vice
president, secretary nnd treasurer and
ench group hm a president who with
the nillcors of the association consti
tutes a council of administration ln
which )3 vested the full authority of
the association in the interval between
conventions.
The officers of the nssoclation and
various groups are:
President. C. A. Kunkel, cashier, Me
chanics' Bank. Hnrrisburg; vice-president,
S. R. Shumnker, cashier. First Na
tlonnl Bank, Huntingdon; secretary, D.
S. Kloss, rnshler, First National Bank,
Tyrone; treasurer, J. J. Foulkrod, presi
dent, Mnnnyunk National Bank, Phila
delphia. Officers of various groups:
Group 1. John B. Harper, chairman,
president Southwnrk National Bank,
Philadelphia; C. S. Tyson, secretary,
vice president Natlonnl Bank, German
town, Philadelphia.
Group 2. John 11. Maltzbergcr, chair
man, cashier Keystone Isational Bank,
Reading; Wallaco Guss, secretary, cash
ier First National Bank, Tamaqua.
Group 3. R. E. James, chairman, presi
dent Easton Trust Co., Bastnn; C. W.
Gunstor, secretary, rnshlor Merchants'
and Mechanics' Bank, Scranton.
Group 5. Grler Hersh, chairman, presi
dent Susquehanna Trust and Safe Depos
it Co., Wllllamsport; William II. Paint
er, secretary, cnsblcr West Branch Na
tional Bank, Wllllamsport.
Group (!. John D. Roberts, chairman,
cashier First National Bank, Johnstown;
E. B. Llndemuth. secretary, cashier
Clearfield National Bank, Clearfield.
Group ".A. J. Har.eltlne, chairman,
president Warren Savings Bank, Warren;
F. M. Wallace, secretary, vice president
Second Natlonnl Bank, Erie.
Group 5. A. C. Knox, chairman, cash
ier Pittsburg National Bank of Com
merce, Plttshurg; It. J. Stoney, Jr., sec
retary, Banker and Broker, Pittsburg.
Special Low Bates to Philadelphia.
Pa., National Export Exposition.
October 25th, November iith and 22d,
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad company will sell round trip
tickets to Philadelphia, Pa., at the one
way fare plus fifty cents for the admit
tance coupon to the exposition. Tick
ets will be good going on any regular
train on the above dates, nnd for re-
' turn within ten days from and Includ
ing onto ol saie. run wiormauon may
b obtained on application to any tick
et agent of the "Lackawanna" rail
road. A skin without blemish and a body nour
ished with pure blood, Such Is the happy
condition produced by CUTICURA SOAP
and CUTICURA Ointment, externally, and
CUTICURA RESOLVENT, Internally, In the
severest uses ol torturing, disfiguring,
Itching, burning, and scaly humors.
Sold ererrwhrrc. IMct.THa Srr.S1.I3i or, CoTicrm
Soir. VSc.i Oi.itmfiit.Mc i JusoivtxTfhalfilrf), uv.
POTTKR DRUII AMU CHEU. COR!.Ole PrODI., lloitOD.
car " Ucw to Curt Uumon," Cl-pue book, frsi.
Cleaning
Machinery of the very latest
puttern is used for cleaning tho
wheat of which
"Snow
a
Flour Is made, it Is wonderful
machinery, too. Takes every
pnrtlclc of dirt off tho wheat
and makes It ns clenn ns If each
kernel wcro scoured by hand.
Get "Snow White" If you want
CLEAN flour.
All grocers sell It.
"We only wholesale!!."
TIE WESTON MILL CO.
Scranton,
Carbondale, Olyphant.
Tho Dickson MauuFactnrlng Co,
fccranton and Wllkei-llarre, l'.
.Mauuructureri of
LOCOMOTIVES. STATIONARV ENOIN0S
Hollers. Hoisting and Pumping Machinery.
Qeneral Office, Scranton, Pa.
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VftricocU4Strloloro(nocutUoc). LotlYlfork
fc u..kh .MLinMl. Ptrti col&rfcd. noarltSS.l.
ct i 4 v7h. sij. Hour, fur loot .tufting and Oncnxii.
f ! ft , Hsn.S-lI. Iteurt frr loof iiuaina ana atncrrwi.
wi OitlT 10 BO to 1 39 Treih " nl 4 1, 1 0 dJi. r
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Linen
We are showing
cloths and napkins
Napk
from 2 yards to 5 yards long, and from 70 inches to 90 inches
in width. Napkins from 21 inches to 27 inches square.
Low
Medium and E
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Are shown in the assortment, and at prices very much
under the regular. Lovers of fine linens will do' well to look
this line over.
127 and
'TAKE TIME Bf THE FORELOSK."
Car load Just arrived. All styles,
and prices the lowest. Workmanship
guaranteed ev-n on
THE CHEAPER GRADES.
Keep us in mind and you won't re
Bret giving us your patronage you
will get goods as represented giving
you our easy terms of payment or very
lowest prices for cash. Immense stock
of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets,
Iron Beds, etc. Flva largo floors full
to the celling at
Thos, Kelly's Stom, nK,
t iiis $0
Lager
Brewery
Manufacturers !r
OLD STOCK
&fe
435 to 455
N. Ninth Street,
Telephone Cnll, 231U.
DR.DENSTEN
311 Spruo S:.
Timple Court Buitliij,
Scrautoj, Pa.
All acuto and chronlo diseases of men,
women nnd children. CHKONIC, NEUV.
OUS. 1I11AIN AND WAHTINU DISEAS
ES A SPECIALTY. All diseases of tho
Liver, Kidneys, DlaiUlfer, Skin, Blood,
Nerves, Womb. 13ye, Kar. Nose. Throat,
and Lungs. Cancers. Tumours, lMlss
ltupturo Ooltro, Rheumatism, Asthma,
Catarrh, Varlococele, Lout Manhood,
Nightly Emissions, all Female Diseases,
Leucorrhoen, etc. Gonorrhea. Syphilis,
Wood I'oleon, Indiscretion and youthful
habits obliterated. Sursery, Fits, Ep.
lepay Topo uml stomach Worms. CA
TAIUUIOZON13, Speclflo for Cntnrrh.
Three months' treatment only 13.00, Trial
frco in oftice. Consultation und exami
nations free. Oillre hours dully and
Sunday, 8 a. m. to 9 p. ra.
DR. DENSTEN
BABY BIIIS HHD GO-GflRTS
Wallac
SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER.
Cloths
ins to Match
a particularly strong
to match in the various sizes. Cloths fl
129 Washington
Fall
Carpets
WILLIAMS
Interior
SPECIAL SALE
This Week of
Now is tho timo to get a bargaiu
at those prices. You cannot ob
tain them iu tho future Call and
sco thorn.
Fine Diamond nines at J5.00, worth
$10.60.
Solid Gold Band IlhiBS at $1.25, worth
J3.E0.
Solid Gold Band Kings at $1.00, worth
$2.25.
Gold Filled Cut Buttons, 00c., worth
$1.23.
Cuff Buttons, previous prices $1.00, now
S7c.
Gent's Solid Silver Watch, Elgin move
ment. $3.50.
Ladles' Sterling Silver Watches, worth
$3.50, now $-1.73.
Gont's Nickel Watches, S. W., price
$3.50, now $1.75.
Rogers Bros'. Spoons, warranted, 50c.
Itogers Bros". Butter Knives, Sugar
Spoons, Pickle Forks, 37c, previous prlco
75c.
Ladles' Solid Gold Watch, Elgin move
ment, $14.50.
Ladles' Gold Filled Watches nt $0.50,
worth $15.00.
Wo also havo about thrco hundred La
dies' Solid Sliver Rings, worth 50c. and
75c, will elope them at 10c. each.
Special sale now going on nt Davldow
Bros. Attend as wo am offering goods
at one-fourth their orlKlnal value.
Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles at
19c.
OS
227 Lackawanni Ava.
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fu-licf or rfund tUa inonwr. Price'
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wyuivin
PACCICti or BIS mbci iiuii eaimiui jit W-Ja
iAlI. Iu plain wrarTr, nrxm ric(pt of rk. ( Ircal -
A-lAX KEMBDY CO., V.'.Y.'n.F
For sale In Bcrantcn, Pa., by Matthewa
Bros, und II. C. Sandtrrcn, druggists.
f
Utrmtin
man'
line of Linen Sets
Mnk Damasks
J Wis XS6 H IS lkVoli xfi)r Ba' IH
Avenue.
We offer better induce meats
to the carpet buyer this season
thnn ever before.
Paying less for your carpets
than we ask is getting thread
bare spots and dissatisfaction
that you do not bargain for.
Everything iu Wilton, Ax
minster, Velvet,. Brussels,
Savonerrle, Ingrain.
& M'ANULTY.
Decorators.
129 Wyoming Avenue,
iHi:i9i!iniiianiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuiuiEiiu
r
mf
n
U
S Hunting season for g
Wild Turkey, Quail,
Grouse, Pheasant
I Partridge.Woodcock
or Squirrel, opens.
3 You will want a
j GUN OR AMMUNITION j
I You will find a most 5
i complete line at S
I FL0REY & BROOKS I
jii Washington Avemis. 5
!5 Opposite Court House. jS
HmUaiiumuaaiKiiiBiniaitiiiiiiiiiiin
THE
WolC POWDER CO.
ltooms 1 aml-.Coiu'Uli BTd'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
nining and Blasting:
POWDER
Mide nt Mooalc and lluab lal Work.
LAPLIN & HAND POWDER CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Kl'drio lluttorlaa. Kleotrln tSxplodtr.
lor exploding bltnti, .Safety Puis u;i 1
Rspau.iQ Chsmlcal Co's cxiSves