THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJ4-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1809.
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SCIIANTON, NOVEMBEH 10, 1899.
Itcturns from Iowji show that Leslie
M. Hlinw, who ran for governor on a
platform nquat;ly upholding the presi
dent's Philippine policy and demanding
n specific enactment perpetuating the
Kold stnndard, has received the largest
plurality ever cast for a gubernatorial
candidate In the history 01 the com
monwealth". How will Brother Bryan
explain that?
Tlie German Naval Programme.
IT IS PKOUABLK that too much
Importance has been attached In
the United States to the article
recently published In the semi
official Polltlscho Nnchrlchten of Ger
many In favor of the German emper
or's programme of doubling the Ger
man navy. This article among Its ar
guments called attention to trr "ic
ccnt misuse of power by two great na
tions toward weaker nations: the sud
den giowth of certain navies; and the
prevention of Intervention on the part
of European powers In favor of .1
weaker state through the veto exer
cised by the enormous sea power of a
particular nation" references of too
obvious meaning to need explanation.
But It does not follow, becauso the
Krupp armor plate and ordnance In
terests, which dictate the policy of the
l'olltlsche Nachilchten, nre eager for
more business, and willing to play on
the popular prejudice of Germany in
order to get it, that the increase of
Germany's navy would be a menace to
the United States. The reasons which
Impel these two powers toward mutual
conciliation and good will arc growing
steadily with the expansion of their
respective commercial Interests among
the maikct of the world, the proxim
ity of their territorial and adminis
trative spheres of Interest and Influ
ence In Samoa and in the North China
sea, and, above all, the Increasing part
which men and women of German
parentage and naturally of German
sympathy and pleasant recollections
are playing in the political, business and
social life of the United States. There
would have to be powerful motives of
statesmanship to bring two such pow
ers Into conflict and where do such
motives exist? Certainly not In the
United States.
Nevertheless, our relations and ex
periences with Germany emphasize the
need of a naval programme which shall
keep the navy of the United States In
effective strength at all times superior
to that of every other nation in the
world, except England. This is neces
sary, not to gratify a national vanity
or to "satiate the lust of militarism,"
but to make absolutely certain the pro
tection of American Interests and the
preservation of American prestige
among the powers which respect the
cannon above all other earthly things.
The size of the German navy concerns
us only so far as It does not tempt a
repetition of the hectoring that both
ered Dewey at Manila.
The result from Nebraska Illustrates
that it pays sometimes to let the other
fellow win.
The Washington View.
(Hon. Charles Kmory Smith In the Phlla
delphia Press.)
J "HE ELECTIONS of Tuesday
uu 1101 cnange conditions
and prospects. Thev nniv
make certain what was al
ready probable. The knowing political
weather forecaster, marking1 out the
chart of the coming year, would on
Monday have prognosticated: "No
storm signals, settle! weather; exist
ing conditions will continue." Today
ho finds assurance doubly sure.
The geneial law of politics Is reac
tion. It is the almost invariable rule
that midway In an administration the
pendulum swings the other way. This
was true even under Lincoln and In
the great crisis of the war for tho
Union. It has been true under every
president since till now. The admin
lstratlou of President McKinley pre
sents the first exception to the rule In
more than a generation. Had there
been political reverses last year they
would have followed the long line of
precedents Such defeats this year
would nave been no more htrango
or
lo.i
nbnormal. Hut Instead of rennti
and reverse, both last year and thi
year, in the congressional elections
and the state contests, wo have the
must brilliant, sweeping and decisive
victories. These elections settle sov-
eral things:
. , First. They settle the renornlnatloni
and substantially settlo the re-election
of President McK'lnlev. There win i
no other name before the Republican j
. .xyiuiiui convention, wo other candl
. dttto will be renominated by acelama
- f,(on, as Grant was In 1872. The battle
2'M fought under his btandard and on
the endorsement of his administration
and his policy. The crucial and slg-
jjlflcant test was applied In his own
J)fcte. The splendid triumph In Ohio
and' very nearly along the whole line
Is a McKinley Republican triumph. It
makes him not only the logical but
the undisputed candidate.
y Second. The result also conftrmn th
insurance of Mr. Bryan ai the Demo
crats nomlnep. It settles that ln
fight of 1900 will bo the tight of 1898
over again perhaps with questloni
sompwhat modified, but between the
. same chieftains, and with the eame
. elemental Issue of public safety. Had
.Kryan lost Nebraska and McLean
ffalnVa Ohio, the horoscope might pos-
Hlbly have been affected. But as It is,
no new orb Hashes on tho political sky
no new metsortc figure and forco up-
pears, as Bryan himself did In 1836,
, Jip. change the calculations. It is
'Bryrfrr'agtttnst McKinley ence more.
. . TUlcd. The president's Philippine
DOllnv is sustained and will prevail,
The judgment and vote of tho country
arc with It. Much of the result Is
confidence in tho purity, the patriotism
mid tho sagacity of the man; much of
It Is distinct approval of what he has
dono and Is doing. Tills not alone In
Ohio, but In Maine, Massachusetts,
New York, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Iowa and other states where tho battle
was fought on the endorsement of the
president's policy as the central and
commanding Ipsuo and whero tho ma
jorities rise above the usual figures
and the victory is complete and con
clusive. Not only has tho country en
dorsed the president's policy, but It has
armed him with new strength to Im
press, and enforce It. It has practically
settled that ho Is not merely tho pres
ent president but the next president
not a president golnj; out of office but
a president with a fresh commission
and with all tho influence and power
which It means with congress and the
country, at homo and abroad. It Is
worth a new army In the Philippines
and will carry dlshcartenment to the
misguided Agulnaldlsts of Luzon as it
will carry rebuke and condemnation to
the pitiful Agulnaldlsts of the United
States.
Fourth. The elections assure the
continuance of business confidence and
prosperity. If this Is last In the order
of obvious lessons, It Is far from least.
All the other deductions lead up to It.
No change from tho present situation
of security, the anchoring of tho coun
try in its present faith, the renomlna
tlon of the president, the alignment of
the presidential battle in' such a way
as to make victory morally certain all
this is the bicath of life and strength
to business Interests. No clouds on the
horizon, no distrust, no waiting In fear
and trembling, but confidence and cer
tainty for all rational enterprise. Tues
day was a gieat day for the American
people and American destiny.
To Admiral Dewey, the married man,
and to Mrs. Dewey, his good wife, the
American people, without distinction
as to politics, creed or race, wish happi
ness long continued.
The Army Staff.
IT IS THE opinion of the adjutant
general of the army, as expiessed
In his annual report, that what
ever minor faults may adhere to
our present army staff system, the sys
tem Itself merits continued confidence.
He says: "Much has been written of
late concerning a better staff system.
Ours may be, and doubtless Is, open
to Improvements, but it should be
borno in mind that the present or
ganization Is the result of years of
legislation, born of tho best thought
and labors of our best military men,
and has stood successfully the test of
all our wars."
Here is a statement quite Important
If true. But Is it true? On a subject
of this character the opinions of mere
civilians must naturally give way to
the opinions of trained soldiers. One
of these, an army oillcer, In a letter to
the Sun in refutation of the adjutant
general's contention, from which we
shall make extracts, 6ays: "The ex
periences of the army in the camps es
tablished at the opening of the war, at
Port Tampa and at Santiago, In the
muster out of tho volunteers, and even
at the present time at the various sea
coast posts are too vivid in the minds
of those concerned to be forgotten or
passed bv, without a protest against
such general praise as Is involved in
the adjutant general's assertion. The
adjutant-general's department showed
tho weakness of Its organization, first,
in tho lack of Intercommunication be
tween the bureaus and offices of the
war department Itself, so that, for ex
ample, one of the adjutant-generals
would be writing or telegraphing to
some far-distant point for information
which had long before been furnished
to another adjutant-general In the
ame building, but in a different offlce.
This, I am told, was not accidental but
of constant occurrence, and Is certain
ly due to Imperfect organization. Sec
ondly, In issuing Inadequate or con
tradictory orders or In falling to issue
orders that were necessary; examples
of this point will be found In tho
official reports, In reliable newspaper
reports and In personal reminiscences
of reputable persons, such as those of
Captain Blgelow, nnd many cases will
be freBh In the minds of those who par
ticipated In the Santiago campaign or
were In tho camps where the troops
were assembled, as well as those on
muster-out duty. The complaints In
regard to this subject were constant."
As to tho quartermaster's depart
ment, quotations are presented from
the reports of General Merrltt and
Major Story of Merrltt's staff showing
how, In time af peace, with no extra
ordinary labors on hand, this depart
ment, in Its treatment of certain parta
of the little regular army, has been
grossly negligent or Inefficient or both;
and the writer adds that it is "not
necessary to recall tho confusion in the
transportation of the troops to the
points of assembly In our ldte war,"
notably at Tampa. Gunntanamo and
Daiquiri, for with respect to this, while
there were special excuses, the break
down of service was In no way cal
culated to bear out tho adjutant gen
eral's assertion that tho present staff
cjstem "has stood successfully the test
of all our wars." One great trouble In
tho quartermaster's department, this
army officer believes, Is the excessive
centralization. "For every little action
of a quartermaster ho must first obtain
authority from some distant chief
quartermaster or tho nuartormnster-
general. Indeed, the quartermasters
who succeeded best were thoso who
took responsibilities on a large scale,
Kave orders and made purchases and
contracts without tho proper authority,
trusting to havlngthelrnctlon approved
afterward. But their Buccesa was not
due to the system In vogue In the quar
termaster department, but to a viola
tion of it."
In relation to the subsistence depart
ment, the adjutant general's attention
Is called to tho "storm such as has
seldom gathered over the head of a
special department otT supplies or
administration" which broke in forces
shortly after tho Cuban campaign
under the charges preferred and
sustained by the major general
commanding. No doubt this Is some
thing which the adjutant general
nnd war administration would be gldd
to forget, but It Is too plain for con
cealment that things wero rotten In
the subsistence department a year ago
last summer. The correspondent of the
Sun continues:
"Tho ordnance department has had
Its attention called to its Imperfections
in such strong terms, especially as re
gards Its failure to have on hand a
proper supply of smokeless powder,
that it li hardly necessary to mako any
further comments. But there aro a few
other points, not so well known to the
public, that should he referred to.
There was some excuse for tho coast
artillery heavy guns not being supplied
with sufficient projectiles, for the ma
terial was new and recently Installed,
and the field artillery was also In
good condition (except as to powder);
but the siege artillery was In a pitiful
state, nnd Gen. John T. Rodgers had
a stupendous task to perform to get it
Into any sort of shupe at Tampa be
fore It could bo taken to Santiago. It
was slow to arrive, wrong parts wero
sent, the carriages did not fit the
pieces, and everything went about an
wrong as It could. Indeed, after arrival
at Santiago hardly a single piece could
have been used. Again, the depart
ment had failed to adopt a rapld-firn
gun for the coast forts. Now, It is a
principle, laid down by our best au
thority, Gen. Abbott (formerly of the
Englnceis), that the rapid-fire guns of
a fort should at least equal those
which any fleet can bring to bear on It.
But the ordnance department had
provided none, and yet our government
bought what It could of the English
Armstrong kind when the war opened.
Why did the department not have a
supply or. hand? If they have no good
rapid-fire pattern of their own, why
not recommend tho best foreign pattern
obtainable nnd ndopt It until they do
have one of their own? Turning to
Major Story's report again, we And that
'not a single nrtlllery flre command In
tho United States Is properly equipped,
that Is, the equipment for position
finding, control and direction of flre has
not been supplied by the ordnance de
partment. Tho net of March 2, ISO?,
provides for two machines for each
battery of heavy artillery, but thj
ordnance department has not yet sup
plied the tools to render this act ef
fective. Orders of tho war department
and aimy regulations Indicate that the
ordnance department should supply the
blanks for target practice, but It has
not dono so. Of course, these points
bear only in a general way on the sys
tem and efficiency of the department,
but they serve to Illustrate that even In
peace time there Is room for Improve
ment, and in war time several of tha
departments have not been all they
could have been."
Now these charges, given In detail
without personal motive and typical of
many brought In similar spirit by re
putable army men having In view
simply the good of the service, are too
Indicative of faulty staff organization
to Justify letting them pass. Wo doubt
if there are ten men In the regular
army not personally Interested in main
taining the staff on Its present basis
who agree with the opinion expressed
by Adjutant General Corbln. In fact,
General Corbln gives his own case
away when he proposes the detail of.
an extra flrst lieutenant from each
troop, battery and company for ser
vice In the several staff departments, In
order to fit them for work in thoso
departments in an emergency. But
there Is needed, moreover, a general
staff college for the special training of
officers in the higher tactics, strategy,
organization nnd mobllzation; a great
er elasticity in the organization of tho
staff, with the staff personnel subject
to the orders of a chief of staff remov
able at tho president's option; and,
above all, opportunity in time of peace
to drill and manoeuver the regular
army In brigade and division masses,
so that, when It has to work in mass
Its officers and men will know how to
go about It.
The Idea that war can be prepared
for after It has been declared ought
by this time to be pretty well ex
exploded In this country.
According to General Ludlow, mili
tary governor of Havana, the death
rate In that city, which last year was
lw in 1,000 01 the population, Is now
only a fraction over 26 in 1,000. Ha
vana, says he, is substantially as
healthy a city as Washington or New
Orleans. General Ludlow adds: "Wo
are weakening the Inherited proclivity
for cruel and bloody forms of sport
by substituting horse racing for bull
fighting and cock fighting. Something
has been dono toward the codification
of the laws, and a school system in
which Spanish will be used is being es
tablished. The charges upon the pub
lic support are decreasing. At the be
ginning of the year we wero feeding
25,000 persons. Now the number Is
T.OOO. Tho Spanish Immigration con
sists of laborers and will prove bene
ficial In the end, I think. The island
will nttract few Americans. Aa yet
there is no comprehensive plan of de
veloping railway communication. Time
and money are required for the re
habilitation 1.. the sugar Industry. The
tobacco industry Is recuperating more
rapidly, as It requires less capital. The
general outloo.t for Cuba Is good, but
much is still to bo done." That bo
much has alieady been done certainly
speaks well for the men who have
done It.
Befoie the true facts concerning the
situation at Ladysmlth can be learned,
it Is probable that tho liars will have
entirely exhausted Interest on tho sub
ject. The Philadelphia Times suggests that
Mark Hanna might as well take tho
Democratic management also. Wo
don't think Maik has quite deserved
this.
Mr. Goebel, of Kentucky, proposes to
have his political fate decided tn the
last ditch. Ho will get the funeral he
seeks.
Nows from Klmberly proves without
doubt that the Boera still have the
South African diamond nfarket "cor
nered." Colonel Bryan Is now convinced that
it was nn off year for missionary work
In Kentucky
BAPTIST FIELD
DAY IN THIS CITY
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE IN
PENN AVENUE CinJHGH.
All of tho National Officers of tho
American Baptist Publication So
ciety Are to Speak ln This City on
November 20 and 21 Conference
Has Been Arranged by Rev. Robert
P. Y. Plerco, Pastor of the Church.
Those Who Will Participate la tho
Various Besslone.
Since the coming of Rev. R. F. Y.
Pierce to this city he has been In
close touch with tho pastors and
churches of his denomination through
out the northeastern part of the state
and has materially aided In all de
partments of education connected with
the Baptist churcheB of the state. At
his suggestion an educational confer
ence has been called to meet at the
Penn Avenue church Monday and
Tuesday, Nov. SO and 21, at which the
ortloers of tho American Baptist Pub
lication society will be present and de
liver addresses, assisted by several
pastors from this part of the state.
The grand chorus of the church, un
der tho direction of Prof. Haydn
Evans, will furnish the music. A por
tion of tho provisional piogrammo Is
as follows:
MONDAY EVENING, NOV. 20.
Dr. L. M, Gates, PreslUinc.
Organ Voluntary Prof. Evans
Scripture Readings,
Rev. S. G. Reading. D. D.
Prayer Rev. J. D. Ellis
Grcetltfs Rev. R. F. Y. Plercs
Anthem, "Hallelujah Chorus-' Choir
Addiess, "Moulding Forces of Denomi
national Life," by Rev. A. J. Row
land, Geneial Secretary of tho
American Baptist Publication So
ciety, Philadelphia.
Bolo, "The Holy City". ...Mrs. Brundage
Address, "Nlr.eteerth Century Meth
ods of Missionary Work, or the
Gospel Hitched to Steam." Illus
trated with tho Stercoptlcon Views,
by Mr. W. K. Krlpp, of Phllade!
phla, Chief of tho Department of
Accounts of tho Publication So
ciety. Benediction Rev. J. A. Evans
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Rev. Elkafnh Hulloy, Presiding.
Devotional Services,
Rev. Thombs Da Gruchy, D. D.
Address, "Our Friends, Tho Books,"
Rev. S. J. Arthur, of Plttston, Pa.
Address, "The Making of Our Books,"
Rev. Philip I.. Jones, D. D., of
Philadelphia, Supervising Editor
Department of Publications.
An Hour with the Books: Brief Book
Review n by Rev. J. R. Ellis, Pas
tor Blakely Baptist Church; Rev.
W. J. Ford, Pastor Green Ridge
Bapt)st Church; Rev. S. F. Mat
thews, Pastor First Baptist
Church. Scranton; Rov. J. L. Will
lams, Pastor Forest City Baptist
Church; Rev. H. H. Harris, Ph. D.,
Pastor Calvary Baptist Church,
Taylor: Rev. Thomas Do Gruchy,
D. D.f Pastor Jackson Street Bap
tist Church.
Adjournment.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Dr. B. G. Beddoc, Presiding.
Devotional Services.. Rev. James Hughes
Address, "Tho Relation of the Publi
cation Society to Modern Mission
ary Effort, by Rev. B. F. G. Mc
Gec, of Wllkes-Barre, Pa.
Address, by Rev. O. F. Fllppo, D. D
District Secretnry American Bap
tist Publication Society.
Open Parliament. "Tho Society's Re
lation to tho Ministry," Discussion
Led by Rev. W. J. Ford.
Adjournment.
TUESDAY EVENING SESSION.
Luther Keller. Presiding.
Dovotlonal Services.. Rev. C. A. Spalding
Anthem, "Inflamatus" By the Choir
Address, "Tho Sunday School Its
Teachers and Its Literature," by
Rev. C. R. Blackall, D. D., of
Philadelphia, Editor of Sunday
School Periodicals.
Address, by Rev. Robert G. Seymour,
D. D., of Philadelphia, Blblo Sec
retary of tho American Baptist
Society.
Benediction.
M. Strlen, tha business manager of
the society, who has the charge of
the great store In Philadelphia and
the large branch houses In New York,
Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas,
Texas, and Atlanta, Ga., will be pres
ent and have nn exhibit of the various
books and periodicals and general pub
lications of the society, as well as
samples of the choice Sunday school
supplies, gift books, Christmas gifts
and novelties, etc., which are used so
extensively In Christian circles during
the holiday season.
Tho ministers at a recent meeting
cordially endorsed the plans proposed
by Rev. Mr. Pierce for such a confer
ence, and representatives of the
churches throughout this part of the
state will be present and participate
in the exercises. All tho sessions
will be open to the general public and
members of the various churches of
tho city will be heartily welcomed.
VICTORY FOR HIGH SCHOOL.
The Second Team Took v Game from
Dunmore High School.
The second team of tlif Scranton
High school, yesterday journeyed to
Dunmore and dfeated a team from
that district's high school by the score
of 10-0. Thi game had been sohPduled
for Athletic Park, but tho Dunmore
mep, finally deeded they would rath
er play on their own grounds, so the
High school boys had the pleasure of
defeating their opponents on their own
field. Tho game starlPd about 4 o'clock.
High schcol had the better of It all
through tho flrst half, and scored hr
touchdown through long runs by Cor
bott. nnd fine line-bucking bv Deans
who made the touch-down. They for
feited a kick for goal however, by let
ting tho ball touch the ground.
In the second half a second touch
down wan made. Corbelt and Atlen
dashing down the field In good simps,
and Deans smashing the lino In ter
rific style. Deans also scored this
touchdown, but failed to kick ths
goal.
The feature of tho contest were the
runs made by Corbett. Dean's Upc
hucking and Allen's magnliloent tack
ling for the High school, while Dun
more's star player was Tommy Pay
ton, the wiry little full back.
Under the coaching of Harry .Tonis,
the HlEh school boys have developed
Into quite a team and for an cloven
of Us weight plavs nn exceedingly
clever and aggressive game.
ORDINANCE RETURNED.
Clerk Jones Yesterday Brought Rack
the Telephone Measure.
At .last the. long-lost and much-talked-of
teleohone ordinance has been
found, or, rather, ha been returned to
tho offlce of City Clerk Lnvclle.
Clerk Hugh Jones, of common coun
cil, who took tha ordinance from the
city clerk's office at flrst, walked in
there yesterday morning In a nonchal
nut manner and catelessly laid It down
on the table, with tho remark, "Here's
that ordinance." He offered no expla
nation as to whv he took it, nnd In a
moment passed out of the office and
away.
POSTOFFICE MATTEHS.
R. C. Jr.ckson, of New York, superin
tendent of transportatron In the pustof.
Ilco department and who has clmigo of
tho cnrrylng of nil second class mall mat
ter, wns In the city yestcrfiuy nnd called
upon nil tho senders of larso quantities
of i.encl clots matter. Tho purpose of
his visit wt.s to' endeavor to havo theso
senders cinsflfy their matter Into stutea
In order that ho work of tho clerks at
tun postofllce might be tlmplilloil and a
better nnd quicker service) Insured. Mr.
Jackson i making a tour of ull large
cities in the country introducing and ex
plaining tho merits nnd advantages of
tho system.
A new order lately Issued by tho post
mnstcr general proWdos that n record be
kept of all tho mall matter passing
through each otllco In tho country. Tho
following Is n clnsillled list of tho mall
which passed through tho Scranton of
fice from October 3 to November 6, In
clusive: First class matter, 15.2M pounds;
postngo paid matter, 27,422 pounds; mat
ter frco In county, 2,079 pounds; third and
fourth class matter, 32,237 pounds; gov
ernment free matter, 014 pounds; equip
ment pouches. Hacks, etc., 37,401 pounds;
total, 110,170 pounds, or an avcrago of
over a ton nnd a half a day.
There has lately been Installed in tho
postofllcQ a now distributing cabinet for
city mall which Is three times larger
than tho ono formerly In use. Tho new
one has ninety compartments each about
2x2x3 feet In size. Thero It a compait
ment for each of tho canlcrs' routes and
ono for each of the large receivers of
mall such ns tho newspapers, the Inter
national Correspondence schools, etc.
THE DEFEATED CANDIDATE.
I'm glad I ain't elected; glad they didn't
put me in;
I'd neer tun If I'd a thought I had a
chanco tn win;
You see, I couldn't spare tho time the
office 'ud demard
Becauso of all the private kinds of biz-
ncss I've on hand
So lot tho other follow havo the "honor"
I don't care
But I'd 'a' got there alt tho samo If
they'd 'a' counted fair!
I'm glad I ain't elctcd-glad I'm out of
It and free,
Instead of havin' heelers come In droves
to pester mo!
Let them that likes suoh "honors" have
the worries nnd the cares,
I can always make ireire money 'tendln'
to my own ntitilrs,
But I want It understood that I'd 'a' won
without a doubt
If tho crooks and bums and gangsters
hadn't thrown my ballots out.
I'm glad tho trouble's oer glad tho mud
has all been thrown
Glad I'm not somebody's puppet glad
my soul Is still my own!
I'm glad my hnnds aro clean and that
my conscience ain't upset
Glad I've got no cares of office and I'll
beat thnt shyster yet I
I didn't. want to run, but thcro was no
ono elso would do.
And the other fellows' boodle wns tho
thing that pulled him through!
S. E. K'acr, In Tlmes-IIcrald.
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Scranton, P.i.
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"Being a travelling man, and com
pelled to drink all kinds ol water and
eat all kinds of food, I find
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the best aid to digestion I have ever
tried'
Shannon
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The most imitated aud best
recommended file on the
market today.
We arc offering the above
files at a special price for a
short time only.
AH Sims
in Stock
And enough files to supply
the greatest demand.
Reynolds Biros
STATIONERS and EXGRAVBK3.
Scranton P.i.
For
WeddSmi
Preseeteo . .
The largest aud finest As
sortment of
Sterling Silverware
Prices rauging from $1.00
to $IOO.OO.
MEIOTMAU & CONNELL
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Heating
Stoves,
Ranges,
Fuirnacei
Pltuiinnilbin!
and
Tinino
GUNSTJER k FORSYTE,
325.327 PENN AVENUE.
LMther Keller
UHE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
1 ard and O.'Ilcs
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
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The
of the
Season
A purchase of near
ly 2,000 yards ena
bles us to offer the
greatest value in up-to-date
silks that
that have ever been
brought to this city.
The lengths vary
from 5 to 15 yards
each, and for com
plete Dresses, Sepa
rate Waists or Fine
Wrap Linings, are
the opportunity of a
lifetime.
They are arranged
into 3 lots as follows
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69c 88 $Eo
worth worth worth
$1.00. $1.25. $1.75 to $2.25
Sale Opens Saturday Morning.
530and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENU3
Tub MoDEnx UAnnwAnK firoan.
New arrivals pat
terns that will surely
please you. If you
want the best, come
here.
FOOTE & SiEAl CO.
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
a
The Hnt &
Connell Go
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
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HENRY BELIN, JR.,
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District. 1'
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JOHN n SMITH & BON, Plymouth.
W. 13. JlULLIOAN. Wllke.B&rfe.