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SCRANTON, NOVOturcn 15, 1809.
From present Indications AruIimMo
mny bo expected within a few dnya to
remark, "Amlo," niul mnke Ills final
bow ns iv dictator.
Extraordinary Powers.
T
-HE KXTISNT of the power of
tho presmeni 01 me umieu
Stntca In his capacity ua
rnmmander-ln-chlef of tho
army and navy exercising authority
under military rule In subject territory
has been a recent theme of discussion
in view of the announced Intention of
tho president soon to substitute civil
lor milltnry government In Cuba and
i'orto Hlco. The following has been
offered as the law upon the subject:
"Tho president, as commander-in-chief
of the army, stands In the posi
tion of the conqueror of territory. A3
a conqueror he has undisputed author
ity, under International and all other
laws, to prescribe whatever form of
jtovernincnt '" decides upon. It may
ho a government by the bayonet and
it may be a government without .a
bayonet In the whole territory. The
foundation of the president's power In
Cuba, Porto Wco and the (Philippines
Is tho law of milltnry government, but
this does not mean that soldiers nr
essential to the government. The presi
dent, In his position of commander-in-chief
of the United States, exorcises
absolute control over all territory held
through military occupation, and under
tho laws of this country ho will con
tinue that control until congress, with
his consent, prescribes some other gov
ernment." In nn opinion rendered on July 10, in
the case of Daily & Co., as to the con
struction of sewers and pavements In
Havana, Attorney Oenernl Griggs said:
"Cuba Is now under the temporary
dominion of the United States, which
is exercising there, under tho law of
belligerent right, all the powers of
municipal government. In the exercise
of, these powers the proper authorities
of the United States may change or
modify either the form or the constitu
ents of the munlrlpal establishments;
may, in place of the system and regu
lations that formerly prevailed, substi
tute new and different ones. Upon this
line the same authorities, exercising
sovereignty over the Island, have the
power to provide the methods, terms
and conditions under which municipal
Improvements which relate entirely to
property belonging to the municipality
or held by It for public use, may be
can led on. Tho old provisions of tho
Spanish law may be adopted, so far as
applicable, or they may be entirely dis
pensed with, and a new system set up
In their place. The municipal author
ities of Havana, in the matter of en
gaging In the construction of public
works, may be permitted to proceed
under such law as is now applicable,
If that be adequate, or they may, at
the will of the military commander, be
restrained from engaging In any such
works, or from permitting any such
works to be carried on. although In
choate or even completed contracts
therefor have previously been entered
Into."
Tho absolutism of the president, In
other words, under the war power of
the constitution, exceeds by far any
other absolutism In tho history of
earthly governments. For the time,
being he Is literally the czar of 10,000,000
alien human beings, with power over
property and life bounded only by the
restraints of precedents and conscience.
Yet, tnklng Into account the magni
tude, the complexity and tho newness
of the responsibility centering suddenly
upon one man only a short time bofoio
a common citizen, was over power more
benevolently and beneficently wielded?
"Was any mistake nmibi when this
power was entrusted by the people to
"William McKlnley, the mature, experi
enced and self-possessed veteran, and
denied to tho voluble, volatile boy ora
tor from Nebraska?
For n state boasting s many good
nin'iiematlclans, u'.ilo Is very slow
with tho olllclal it-turns. They are not
in yet.
Coals of Fire.
ATA0- PLKASK the yellow Jour-
R nals, Admiral CrnwnlnshlcM
JL has modified the phrases in
hlsofllclal repoit which spoke
,qf; Dewey's victory as having been won
'in" a "more propitious hour" than
Sampson's. As amended, the reference N ' , " ,. "". u;st ot u
.,, ,., . .. ,',''',ui American people's fitness for sem -reads
"In nn hour more propitious for i . , -,..,,,..
propitious for
reward"; which, of course, was what
Admiral Crowr.lnshield meant hi the
flrsf place. He wns endeavoring simply
to emphasize the humiliating and dls
reputable fact that, owing to the dead
lock in the last senate effected by Ad
miral Schley's friends, not a captain
who fought nt Santiago, much loss the
eommanulrg ofllcur who planned this
decisive naval battle of tho Spanlsh
Amorlcnn war, was promoted or re
Warded, whereas every sailor who par
ticipated In the battle of Manila
promptly got, a special medal of honor
.and every, .oillcor with equal prompt
Ties's got substantial promotion.
The Injustice of the senate's treat
ment of the Suntiago heroes Is a mil.
MlcH,siulto aoart from the controversy
J jM'Iclf "his 'revolved around Reur Ail
J'mirn.HJe'hley.; linerlectsiin Schley oulv
to thO,.extgiX."tlhUt'.hi refrained from
using", His inlluehce to cut tho deadlock
so as to enable the president's nomi
nations for promotion to be ratified.
While he was rulturatlng that there
''ww glory enough to go around," the
'fact was. that his immediate friends in
the'tie unte, In their eagerness to punish
Sampson for having been made com-majwir-la.chlef
of tho North Atlantic
fleet Instead of Schley, an assignment
which, whether fair to Schley or not,
Sampson had no option hut to obey,
wete preventing the boasted glory
from going around; and there Is no
scrap of papt'r to flhow that Schley ever
tried to restrain them. If lie wns tin
willing to deprive Captains Cook, Tay
lor, Philip and Kvans, nnd Commander
AVnlnwrlght of their Indisputably mer
ited promotions for gallant service In
successful battte, he gave no audible
slsn of that unwillingness at a time
when senators were using lib? alleged
unfair 'trentment as a pretext for hold
ing up all of these promotions, Includ
ing Sampson's. If Dewey's promotion
had been Included In the same bunch
of nomination, what reason Is thcra
to believe that he would not have been
held up along with the rest? Ho was
simply more fortunate than these San
tiago heroes In the timing of the vote
which secured fenntorlnl ratification to
the promotion tendered In both cases
with alacrity bv an appreciative nnd
generous president.
This gross Injustice remains for recti
fication utterly Irrespective of the
olllclal character of Wlnflclcl Scott I
Schley. The nation Is shamed by tho I
fact that the Schley cabal In the last
.lennle worked this outrage; and it will
be doubly shamed and this time com
pllcltously guilty If It shall permit n
similar cabal In the next senate to
effect a similar conspiracy. Tho coun
try needs to be told until the truth
sinks deeply Into its conscience that,
leaving Schley entirely out of tho case,
It owes to William T. Sampson for his
faithful and efllclo.it work as com-lnander-ln-chlcf
of the largest naval
force over assembled under the Ameri
can ling fair and Just recognition and
reward; whereas, he has had abso
lutely nothing of this kind. Ills pro
motion from captain to Junior rear ad
miral came without roferonce to his
war service. It came through the nat
ural order entirely, In precisely tho
same way that the colonel In the regu
lar army becomes In course of time, If
vacancies occur quickly , enough, a
brigadier general and finally a major
general. For his c:tra work connected
with his war nsslsnment, work that
from tho time of tho explosion of the
Maine down to a few months ago kept
upon his shoulders the weightiest load
of executive responsibility held by any
officer of our navy, Dewey alone ex
cepted for all the weary hours of vigil
nnd sleepless anxiety that culminated
In the decisive battle at Santiago and,
mora than anything else, brought
Spain in suppliance to her knees, Ad
miral Sampson has had, from the legis
lative branch of the United States gov
ernment, not a penny of extra money
nor a syllable even of perfunctory
thanks. He, his gallant cantalns, and
the bravo men who served In varying
subordinate capacities In the circle of
operations of tho North Atlantic fleet
on- and al! have been held up, not by
masked footpads In a dark alley, but
by United States senators, and robbed
of the honors fairly promised them oro
the war began.
And tho man in whoso ostensible be
half this gigantic outrage was plannej
and consummated; the man who, with
(his work of his otllclous friends staring
him continually In tho face, has made
no effort to prevent the bouquet-throwing
multitude from considering him the
martyr which they allege; tho man
who stands convicted on the records of
the navy department over the rlena
ture of Its honored chief, not alone of
disobedience of orders and unreliabil
ity of ofTlrial conduct, but also of hav
ing falsified the correspondence of a
hrothe.' ofllccr; this "chief hero of San
tiago," as his friends delight to ac
claim him, Is on Saturday morning
next to take a flag command In the
United States navy by grace of tho
very secretary whom the Schley clique
reviles and threatens. We question the
logic and the wisdom of Secretary
Long's mngnnnlmlty; but Schley and
Schley's friends certainly ought to feel
Intensely grateful for it.
As the days pass, Hon. Billy Mason
seems to be more and more thoroughly
convinced that tho props of un nntl
expanslon platform would bo too weak
to hold up a heavy weight for re-election.
Breakers Ahead.
ET NO MAM think that tho
task of establishing civil
government In Cuba and
V
I'orto Rico, which the ad
ministration is about to undertake, Is
a simple one. Tho problems, for the
must part, are both new and dltilcult;
and It will be several years before our
authorities, even If unexpectedly suc
cessful, car. hope to present a per
manent 1-alcnre sheet of results. They
will not have, under a civil regime the
glory and glamor of militarism to help
them to keep In touch with the Imag
inations of their niend.-i at horn;;
thelr's will be tho hardest of hard and
prosiest of prosy work, to bo accom
plished patiently and elowly, a little
at a lime, in face uf difficulties nut eas
ily appreciable at a distance. The red
fire period having passed, the era of
minute details Is at hand nnd it Is this
which will afford the real test of tho
tropical responsibilities,
An idea of some of tho kinks which
will have to be unraveled in these now
island territories if thoy nre to have
civil government on the American plan
Is conveyed In a statement of condi
tions presented In the Washington
Star by a careful student of tho sub
ject who modestly withholds his name.
For one thing, ecclesiastical relations
aro likely to prove hothersomo at best.
Although tho clorgy In Cuba, and
Porto Rico no longer receive pay out
of public funds, thoy mill remain In
control of church property, schools'
and nil the cemeteries on the Isl
ands. Under the law cemeteries have
been paid for and improved with pub
lic money, and all persons, according
to tho American Idea, ought to bo en
titled to equal burial privileges, but,
notes tho writer In tho Star, "the
grounds have boon nil 'consecrated'
and none but good Catholics are en
titled to bo burled in 'consecrated
ground,' so there is no placo but the
sea for a Protestant. A heavy burial
ttx is also Imposed and inuny are
too poor to pay It. This tax is ktpt
up even after builul, and If not paid
each year the bones are dug up and
piled. In the 'bono yard' In one comer,
or thrown over tho wall, nnd another
body Is placed In tho grave, provided
the friends of tho deceased can pay
the tax." This law and these prac
tices uro still in vogue, and how to
change thcin without exciting ran
corous denominational prejudice will
be a problem.
The recasting of the tax system Is
another labor calling for Inilnlte pa
tience. A particular feature of It In
Porto Ulco requires non-resident prop
erty owners to pay double taxation.
This applies to Amerlcuns as well as
foreigners and even to native I'orto
Hlcaiis who live elsewhere than, on
the Island, -Discriminations of this
character, It Is obvious, cannot bo
permitted in American territory. Other
conditions are thus summarized:
"The courts do not possess the con
fidence of the people. The Judges are
op- nly charged with favoritism nnd
corruption. They are dilatory In try
ing enses. Judges and even other of
ficials can order arrest without
charges, and can hold nt pleasure
without trial. The Jails are full of
prisoners who hnve boon held for
months nnd years with no attempt to
try them. At the pleasure of tho Judge
or committing officer a prisoner can bo
held In solitary. confinement, nnd no
one allowed to see him, nnd he Is al
lowed to see or communicate with no
one. A sentence for a term of years
or for life may, and sometimes does,
include being chnlned down ind shack
led. There is no such thing as tho writ
of habeas corpus, and with, tho legal
right vested in a single Judge to Im
prison nt bis pleasure without glvlr.R
his reasons, no other Judge could re
lease if n writ wns authorized.
"A prisoner has no compulsory pro
cess for witnesses. Tho theory of the
Spanish law Is that every man charged
is pronounced guilty, and he must
prove his Innocence. There Is no uni
formity in tho decisions of the courts,
tho laws nre not codified, they are
mndo up of various 'royal decrees,'
and are hard to understand, and it is
difficult to tell what Is the law now li
force. The supreme court decisions
are not published, but nre filed away
without any index or subjects, so each
Judge decides for himself and the su
premo court decides each case without
reference to what hasgonebefore. Such
a system would work utter confusion
In this country. None but 'notaries'
can make deeds or mortgages; they are
very few, and charge excessive fees,
Tho whole system of recording titles
is defective and . extortionate. Mar
riage has been so expensive that ove
half the children nre born out of wed
lock and parents live together in dis
regard of all form of marriage. There
is no divorce law at all except for
adultery, and on tho part of the hus
band that must be 'accompanied with
scandal' to be a cause for divorce.
There Is no redemption from tho Judi
cial sale of lands and no minimum
limit. Tho property can be sold by tho
sheriff for what It brings, nnd that is
tho end. Municlpaltles have practic
ally a free hand at taxation. They
have been in the habit of taxing the
necessities of life, bread, meat, mlllc
and all kinds of provisions, giving
a monopoly to some favorite of the city
markets."
These errors, omissions and excres
cences will all yield, In course of
time, to patient and Intelligent Ameri
can treatment; but they will yield
more quickly In Porto Rico, where
the native mind is not distorted by
tho mirage of an Impossible indepen
dence, than In Cuba, where American
intervention, by premature pledges,
has foolishly given to every half-baked
Cuban the opportunity to dispute our
right to amend the evils of a country
not our own.
Tho surrender of the Irish Fusiliers
nt Nicholson's Nek was caused by a
timid member of the regiment who
held up a flag of truce without author
ity and placed his comrades in a posi
tion from which they could notretreat
with honor. A good many unauthor
ized spokesmen in the "anti" class
would like to get this nation into tho
same fix.
Immediately following tho battle of
Manila, Admiral Dewey demonstrated
that he was one of the most patient
men upon earth. Ho may soon have
another opportunity. Mrs. Dewey owns
a parrot.
The Russian-Japanese war situation
has been rendered less threatening
through the difficulty experienced by
the czar In pawning his overcoat.
PERSONALITIES.
Slam's Crown Prince having completed
bis education at Harrow, his brother,
Pilnce Itangslt, has now been sent to
KiiRlund to hdiool.
Henry ClewB says: "For one who looks
well after tho original investment. d,i
health, a clear head, work and economy
will declare big dividends."
Charles K. Uttlelleld, who succeeds
Nilson Dlngley in congress, will be tho
tallest man In that body, being e feet 5
Inches In hi-lsht.
Tho Earl of Yarmouth will act under
the plain name, of Krio Hope. He will
make his debut in a furce entitled "Muko
Way for the Ladles."
New York has a new negro poet who Is
said to be making a nume for himself.
Jumes S. Corrothers Is his name, and ho
Is a elergynmn and an athlete of mature
powers.
William nonny, tho hospital steward,
who was the lust survivor of Stanleys
white companions In the Emln relief ex
pedition, Is dead In the Guards' hospital
In London.
King Menelek, of Abyssinia, Is descrlb
ed as a dlgnllled nnd courteous chieftain,
lie U C feet tall, stoutly built, and though
hla face Is very black nnd badly pitted
by small-pox, It is nevertheless pleasing
nnd intelligent.
Prof. Rudolph Srhwlll has been op.
pointed to a chair in tho department of
modern languages In Ilucknoll university.
He Is a grnduato of Yale, and later re
ceived the degree of Ph. D. from Heldel
brrg university.
President W. II. P. Fnunce, of Rrown,
had one of tho most brilliant careers
while a student nt Hint university on
Its records. He won the Greek prize on
entering, took nn oratorical prize a year
later, a mathematics prlzo while a Junior,
and was clnrs orator when ho graduated
I with llrst honors In 1SS0.
! J. Plerpont Morcun behoves tlmt tim
! two great charities for a rich man to In
dulge m aro to buy good pictures for
publlo museums and to endow freo hos
pltals. "When one lookK ubout," ho says,
"and sees the misery nnd suffering cauned
by sickness nmong thoso who havo not
themselves tho menus to relievo it, ho
cannot holp feeling that to allevinto a lit
tle of It Is the duty of thoso who havo
been fortunate or successful, Tho caro
of tho sick poor Is, In my opinion, our
most practical charity."
ENGINEERS HEARD
PROF. II. E. STONE
HE SPOKE LAST NIGHT IN THE
ALBRIGHT LIBRARY.
Told of tho Advantage to Bo Derived
from Joining tho National Associ
ation of Stationary Engineers tho
Principal Purpose of Which JIs tho
Education of Its Members Said
That Steam Engineering Is One
of tho Greatest of Professions and
Showed tho Necessity of a License
Law.
Probably ono of the most entertain
ing nnd practical lectures of tho kind
ever heard in 'this city was the one
delivered last evening in tho lecture
room of tho Albright library by Her
bert E. Stone, professor of stationary
engineering in Harvard university, to
tho local members of the National As
sociation of Stationary Engineers nnd
their friends o.n the benefits to be de
rived from membership In that associ
ation. R. J. Foster, president ot the Inter
national Correspondence Schools, in
troduced Mayor James Molr as tho
chairman of tho evening. The mayor
made a few happy remarks In his us
ual characteristic vein nnd Introduced
as tho first speaker Dr. John P. Cof
fey, of the International Correspond
ence Schools, who spoke admirably
upon "The Value of a Technical Edu
cation." Dr. Coffey has a truly wonderfut flow
of language which cannot bo classed
ns "flowery." He emphasized the fact
that thorough men ore In demand to
day and that tho cultivation of tho
host in man can only be nchleved
through education and especially tech
nical education.
The next speaker was J. W. Lane,
Jr.. of New York, the manager of the
National Engineer, the olllclal organ
of the association, who spoke on the
wonderful progress made In the last
few years In the publishing of tecn
cal papers for engineers and the neces
sity ot tho engineer rending these to
keep In touch with tho progress of en
gineering. MR. STONE INTRODUCED.
Mr. Stone wns then introduced by tho
mayor. He Is a tall, erect, open-faced,
blue-eyed man, who has served h's
time In the engine room nnd who, al
though he now occupies an honorc'.
position, says himself that he's always
glad to mingle with the "boys." He
has an easy, conversational, good
natured method of speaking which car
ries force with every word. He dwelt
principally with tho benefits to be de
rived from Joining the association nnd
upon the necessity of self-Improvement
along technical lines by the engineers.
He spoke, In part, as to'lows:
"The advantages to bo derived f'om
becoming a member ot tho Nnt'onal
Association ot Stationary Engineers
cannot bo overestimated. The organ
ization is primarily nnd above all de
voted to the education of engineers in
their own profession. This Is the corner-stone,
basic principle aid tho prin
cipal purpose of tho organization. If
this world of oiirs has made great pro
gress In this nineteenth century, It has
made It because the Individual men
who have lived in this century have
made progress.
"I speak of stationary engineering as
a profession and such It Is Just us
much, and perhaps more so, than law
or medicine. I know of no profession
which gives such an opportunity f.ir
nggresslve educational Improvement
from day to day as does engineering.
"Twenty-five years ago tho engineer
of a large building didn't cut much of
n figure. He stayed down In his en
gine room and drudged, nut this Is
changed now. Go into ono of the New
York skyscrapers and you'll find that
tho engineer of the building is an im
portant personage and that he cuts loo
four feet thick. He has a private office
of his own and he's monarch of all he
surveys to a great extent.
IMPROVEMENT NECESSARY.
"I cannot impress too fully upon you
the necessity nowadays of keeping In
touch with the changes in the profes
sion. We are only in a probationary
period now and who knows the changes
the twentieth century mny show.
"The national association doesn't of
fer a plnn by which you can open your
mouths, and have technical knowledge
miuvc.icu in irom a bucket. It does
offer you n plan, however, by which
you can dig it out for yourselves. It
offers an opportunity for you to gitther
with a number of others ot your pro
fession and exchange practical Ideas
regarding your work.
"It Is a lamentable- tact that you
have no license law In Pennsylvania,
for licensing engineers. It took us II
years to get one In Massachusetts
but we've got it now and the improve
ment in the personnel and general ef
ficiency of the engineering profession
In tho state has Improved 100 per cent,
ns n result. Not only this but the
danger of serious explosions In schools,
hotels and other larcrn hiilMlnrr i
greatly minimised because the engi
neer to obtain a license must pass an
examination nnd Incompetents aro thus
prevented from holding responsible
positions.
"The national association Is not n
labor organization in any sense of tho
word and Interferes in no way between
the employer nnd his employe. Its
principal aim Is the better education
of its members in the art and science
of steam engineering and to protect tho
Interests of competent engineers In
their vocation.
"We never call a strlko and I desire
to state hero that I am a firm believer
in the statement that 'hotter qualifica
tion Inevitably brings better compen
sation.' The man who is compelled to
take his employer by the throat to ob
tain something Is not a man In my
opinion who is an honor to nny trads.
AN OFFER TO JOIN.
"We offer the engineers of this city
nn opportunity, to Join the organiza
tion with the understanding that they
themselves can make or break It, as
its success depends entirely upon tho
Individual work done by each mem
ber." In the course of his remarks, Mr.
atone spoke of the International Cor
respondence Schools In this city ns ono
of the greatest seats of learning in tho
country nnd referred enthusiastically
to the great work It is doing for tech
nical education.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES TWO
Croker's Reply.
Ono of Richard Croker's duties as a
party leader Is to listen to all sorts of
visionary promises of support at elec
tion time, says the New York World.
When, early in Heptombor, Mr. Croker
was returning tn tb United Statos for
tho municipal campaign, there were
lots of wouid-bo politicians on board
tho New York with him. The same
ridiculous offer of assistance wero
made to him on tho steamer. Ono
man, who said his nnmo was Gross,
told tho Tnmmnny boss that he con
trolled no less than 10,000 votes In New
York city.
"I have them right hero In the palm
of my hnnd," ho said, "They nre nil
yours for the mere asking." Mr. Croker
gravely thanked the man.
"Will you keep those 10,000 votes In
mlnd7" persisted Gross.
"Yes," replied Mr. Croker, with a
twinkle ot his eye nnd a wink at a
friend, "I'll have thoso 10,000 votes In
my mind, Just where you havo them
nowl"
Paid In Her Own Coin.
There Is a story going about town
Just now concerning a famous man
of letters who visited Washington re
cently nnd wns fairly deluged with In
vitations to breakfasts nnd luncheons
and dinners nnd suppers, says the
Washington Post, during his stay. Ho
accepted almost none of them, and ap
peared at but ono dinner party. Then
ho sat next to tho young daughter of
a noted naval ofilcer. Her vocabulary
is of a kind peculiar to very young
girls, but she rattled away at the
famous man without a moment's
respite. Ho for his part wnnted to talk
to his hostess on the other side of
him, but the talkative girl didn't rive
blm a chance. She asked him all sVs
of questions. It was during a pause in
tho conversation that she said to him:
. "I'm awfully struck on Shakespeare.
Don't you think he's terribly interest
ing?" Everybody listened to hear the great
man's brilliant reply, for ns a Shakes
pearean scholar ho has few peers.
"Yes," he said, solemnly, "I do think
he is interesting. I think ho Is more
than that. I think Shakespeare Is Just
simply too cute for anything."
He Knew by Experience.
In a rural district of Scotland an old
farmer had been elected a member of
the school board. He called at one of
the schools and nsked If he would be
allowed to put a question to the class,
says a writer in Pearson's Short Stor
ies. On receiving permission, he
thought he would severely test their
intelligence by asking:
"Noo, boys, can ony o' you tell me
what nnothing Is?"
For a moment there was perfect still
ness. Then a small boy in a back seat
got up on his feet.
"Noo, my lad," said the farmer, "ye
seem to be the dunce o' the class, sit
ting awa' doon there; but ye're mebbo
nne. Let's see foo yo can answer, and
tell me what nnothing is?"
"It's what an old farmer glo's ye
for haudln' his horse," replied the boy,
with the sad air of experience.
Married and Settled Down.
Ernest MeGaffey, nn American poet,
is accredited with a fairly good bon
mot, says the Scottish American. A
lady said to him "Oh Mr. MeGaffey, I
have Just seen your wife for the first
time since your marriage. Hut I had
supposed she was a taller woman. She
sooms shorter than when I saw her
last." "Certainly." replied the poet,
solemnly, "she has married and settled
down, you know."
Ornamental Floors, such as we
offer have been in use in Europe
for generations. They are no ex
periment, It is safe to consider that no out
lay will so furnish and enrich a
dwelling as these ornamental floors.
They are cheaper than carpets.
Floors laid and finished in best
manner.
Fine line of patterns to select
from.
Estimates furnished and all work
guaranteed.
Hill & Cornell
121 N. Washington Ave,
Scranton, Pa.
The Hyot &
Come!! Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Lackawanna Aveno
Lmtlher Keller
LIHE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Vard and Ollloa
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON. PA.
For
PresemitSo . .
The largest and finest -As
sortmeut of
Sterling Silver-ware
Prices ranging from $1,00
to $100.00.
MERCIEMAU k CDMEit
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Heat tag
Stoves,
Ramges,
FimriMce9
PtamlbSeg
aed
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n mi 11 en sro
GMSIlEiR & FOKSYTH,
825-S27 PENN AVENUE.
0
Tub Modeiix Hardware Sroaa.
New arrivals pat
terns that will surely
please you. If you
want the best, come
here.
&s
119N. Washington Ave
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Ueneriu Agent for ttia Wyuiulax
District. .-
Allnlne. Blasting, Sporting, Smolo.ali
aiid the Repauua UUeuilcX
Company'
MM EXPLOSIVE.
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Itoom -11)1 Uunnell Uulljlu;.
ticrautji.
AUKNUIbii
TH03. FORD, - - - Plttaton.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. Wllkei-Barre.
noo
Chafing
Dishes
iireirs
POIM.
'Ir'i'ffTI
A young man in Barre, Vt., twenty-two years of age, had
acquired the horrid cigarette habit, and for five years was
such a slave to the craving that his health was all used up.
He was finally influenced by a good woman, who took an
interest in him, to make an effort to break away from the
disgusting practice, and for the headache, heartburn and
other ills incident to the loss of the accustomed stimulant
she induced him to take a Ripans Tabule whenever occa
sion required. He is now entirely cured, and for the good
health he now enjoys gives R'I'P'A'N'S all the credit. He
still takes a Tabule now and then if any craving or other
indication of his former weakness threatens or overtakes him.
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The
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of the
Seasomi
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
AT
69c 88c $Hog
worth worth worth
1.00. $1.25. $1.75 to $2.25
Sale Opens Saturday Morning.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AYENUB
TIMB SAVED IS MONEY EARNED
SometMmg Hew.
AM We lave If.
Pee Cariboo
Letter Book
No Press.
No Water.
No Work.
No Time
Any Ink.
Any Paper.
Any Pen.
A Perfect Copy.
Reynolds Bros
Office Supplies Our Specialty.
539 Wyoming Ava
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