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THE SCHANTON TRIBUJNE-MONDAY, DECE1MBER 4, 1893.
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FOHANTON, DH'T-'MnKll 4. ISM.
General Wood rldlculos the talk of an
outbreak In Cuba. In the cane of Cuba,
hb In other Instances, the testimony ot
tho man upon the spot generally dis
agrees with the long range theories
of yellow Journalism.
Work Before Congross.
Ly NUSUAL Interest 1h attache 1
. to the llrst resslon of tin
V fifty-sixth congress, which
begliiH today, not only on
account of the many comi. Heated ques
tions that nwnlt Its iKulclon. but from
the prospect that fop the first tlmj
since the close of the fifty-first con
gress tho Itepubllcan party will be In
complete control of the executive ami
legislative departments of government.
Although the Republicans apparently!
had a majority In the snate at last
congress, their power for effective work
was neutralized by tho unfertaln alle
giance of several senators of fice silver
proclivities. The new members who
will become fac'ore In the deliberations
of the body at the present senslon are
of political complexion, that will make
the senate reliably Republican without
the nsslHtnnre of Silver Republicans.
The Republican majority In tho house,
theiefore, places the complete control
of the machinery of the covcrnment
In the hands of the party and Its lead
ers will have to accept full responsi
bility for the use that they may make
of their power. It Is most fortunate
for the regular business Interests of
the house that the speakership conte.it
In already settled. Questions relating
to membership promise to attract un
usual attention. For the time being
the right of a polygamlst to occupy u
seat in congress Is exciting more Inter
est among the members than questions
relating to the l'hlllpplnes or to mone
tary legislation. There arc four va
cancies in the senate, due to failure
of the legislature to elect In the states
of Pennsylvania, Delaware, California
and Utah. The senate has previously
decided that In such cases the gover
nor of the state haB not the tight to
nppolnt. But Mr. Quay.of Pennsylvania,
who desires to be seated as senator on
the governor's appointment, will lead
a fight to have that ruling reversed.
The all-Important subject pressing
upon congress for consideration is tho
relation of tho United States to the
Islands which have como under lis con
trol through the war with Spain. Tho
Cubane, or part of them at least, are
clamoring for the arly establishment
of tho Independent government prom
ised to them. The riilllpplnes and
Puerto Rico await the formation of
civil governments for '.hem and con
gress must decldo whether to direct
tho task itself or to Intrust the whole
matter to the president. The question
of general permanent policy In the Phil
ippines must Inevitably come up for
discussion. A bill for tho organization
of a movement In Hawaii ought to be
pnssed at the coming htsclon. Tho Is
sue between the parties over the ques
tion of colonial policy must bo clarified
as a result of the deliberations of tho
coming winter and spring. The ques
tion of the maintenance ot the stand
ing army at Its present size must be
decided by the present cengrcss at on-i
of Its sessions, for, according to the
law of th'i last congress, the permis
sion for the increase to 100,000 men
runs only until July 1, 1901.
"The Indications are that a strong ef
fort will be made to pass a monetary
and currency bill early in the session:
and the trust problem Is expected to
come up for discussion In many ways.
Among other Important subjects that
will demand attention aie the Nicara
gua canal and Pacific cable projects;
proposed postal savings banks scheme;
the ship-subsidy bill and agreements
with Great r.iitaln and Germany re
garding the partition of Samoa.
The nearners of the next presiden
tial election will give great political
significance as well as national Inter
est to the results of tho deliberations
of the fifty-sixth eongreas, and It Is
encouraging to note that there nre nu
prospects of success before the ob
structionist and fllibuslerer of the op
position, who has In past consumed
much valuable time and cost this na
tion millions of dollars and nlso many
lives on fields of battle.
In saving the life of Lieutenant Gil
more and his men Agulnaldo probabl
won the largest victory for himself of
any during- (he campaign.
A Real Antl-riormon.
IT IS SAID that through the of.
forts of Miss Helen Gould about
twenty tons or printed matter
has been sent In protect against
tin? seating of Roberts In congress. It
la. almest Impossible to estimate tho
number of people thus reached, but the
rrjost -conservative places It at 5,000,000.
Clergymen all over the land have been
urged to preach on the subject and n
countless number of responses have
been made to this request. All socie
ties devoted tn religious wotk have
ben approached and a petition has
been received from Japan containing
the signatures of 13S AinirluJni who
declare that the uttcinnta of the mis
sibnaties to inculcate a higher stan
dard of morals will be gru.itly ham
pered If It Is known that an avowed
rolygamlHt' e& sit In our national leg
islaturo.' "Jllss Gould has not taken up this
AtUe In the hysterical uninformed
UtaJif mind Which oftr lends women
i espouse w cause, rih.j has pcnt
montlMj, jli .accumulating knowl
eajro sr'the subject, and Is prob
ubly today the boBt authority In the
worldon what renlly ciimiltutoH .Mor
monism. Bhe ha n v.ut llluury Jo
vjtcd entirely .to that tellglon and In
her crusade has the valuable assistance)
of n son of nrlgharu Young, who
loathes the system as propagated by
his father. The menacing feature of
the Mormon fnlth she considers Is to
be found In the absolute belief exist
ing that polygamy Is the vital point
and In the blasphemous r.postollo
teaching that Christ himself was u.
polygainlst.
Reports from San Domingo Indicate
that the people are now dissatisfied
with the administration of .TInilnez. If
the new president has carried out to
any extent tho reforms promised when
ho became chief executive. It Is dltn
cult to see how any cause for com
plaint can be fancied. Until further
Intelligence Is received, therefore, it Is
safe to wager that members ot the
lleureaux party may have brief con
trol of the San Domingo end of the
cable.
A Purpose In Life.
THE DEATH of John I. Blair
removes a personality whlcn
Illustrates perhaps more sig
nificantly than any other of
this period the unique character an 1
possibilities of American clslllxntlon.
hiving through three generations, Mr.
Blair's entire career was such as to
have been a marvel In any other coun
try lut this. A poor boy iv'th no pros
pects beyond those which lay before
any farmer's lad, he has for the past
half century been one of the richest
men In the world, and In his own pe
culiar way has Influenced national his
tory to a marvelous degree. Probably
the Infinite number of enterprises In
which he was engaged might some
time have been promoted had he never
lived, but his keen foresight and ability
to see opportunities led him to attempt
things at the right moment and to thus
be of more benefit to his fellowman
and to his times than almost any ot'ier
f.nanilcr who can bo named.
He caused the waste places to bloom
and his aggressive methods made
homes for thousands whoso children are
now Vnjoylng the results of these pion
eer efforts. If the man who causes
two blades of grass to grow where but
ono grew before Is a benefactor to his
race, the man whose energy spans the
livers, levels the mountains and con
nects all points of a vast continent by
two shining bands of steel is one to
whom should be accorded the respect
of a nation with at much willingness
as Is given to tho hero and tin states
man. John I. Blair's history shows the
possibilities that await any youns
man who sets forth with a special pur
pose in life. He made up his mind
to be rich. This nmbltion In Itself
may not bo the noblest In the world,
but Its achievement has wrought bene
fit to untold multitudes. Ho bent ev
ery desire, every energy to that one
end and succeeded, as every man must
do If he concentrates his aim and ef
forts. But In the pursuit of wealth,
which was expended on no personal
luxury, he has systematically aided
many causes, notably that of educa
tion, which large benefactions have
constantly promoted. In hl3 long life
and almost unprecedented success may
bo found the text for numerous ser
mons to young men who would gain
such a colossal fortune without his In
dustry, his sobriety, economy and per
severance. Incidentally it may be men
tioned that In only one thing was he
ever Known to fall. That was politics.
When a $60,000 campaign failed to elect
him governor of New Jersey he never
again meddled with that expensive
form of advancement.
The pernicious policy of leaving med
ical remedies, In the shape ot pills or
powders on verandas and at front
doors should be emphatically, prohibit
ed by the board of health. It Is no In
frequent occurrence that serious Illness
among children results from devouring
these preparations and more than oc
casionally is death recorded. Satur
day a girl of 12 years died In Philadel
phia from eating the contents of sam
ple boxes of pills found at the door.
An autopsy revealed the presence 'if
a quantity of morphine, which was the
chief Ingredient of these pain-killers.
It Is reasonable that anything which
can almost Instantly relievo a severe
headache must contain some principle
of a powerful nature. These headache
powders and pills are usually made up
of phenacctlne as a special Ingredient,
while In certain preparations mor
phine Is the quieting dose. It Is said
that many women have grown to be
hopelessly addicted to the use of drugs
by first becoming dependent on the
sample boxes of powders for the cure
of neuralgic pains. This danger Is,
however, a minor question as com
pared to that of children who find the
"pain-killer" on tho piXzza and eat
several doses.
Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamber
lain has always been somewhat theat
rical In his utterances. His famous
motto to the effect that "those who
sup with the devil should have long
spoons" and referring to Russia will
long be quoted, although It Is a ques
tion whether It waB ever taken very
seriously except by the French people,
who have flung themselves Into spasms
over the remark In Mr. Chamberlain's
recent speech regarding a trlplo alli
ance. As far as America Is concerned
there Is no need for a trlplo alliance,
and oven tho most unforseen circum
stances to be Imagined at the present
time would scarcely give an excuse
for such a step. The tie between
America and England Is as strong to
day as transfusion ot blood and the
mighty Influence of a great common
history can fasten Its links. No formal
paper signed by the resplendant
names of cither nation could servo to
add another cable to the closely woven
chain. There will bo no official alli
ance, triple or otherwise, but there
can be no question that the days, of
susplclo-' and Jealousy between tho
mother country and this nation uru
past and that toward England a friend
ly feeling exists which future events
arc not likely to annihilate.
The life of tho good Samaritan In
New York city seems to have Its draw
backs. A 15-year-old messenger !.y
recently found a child 3 years old on
the streets, evidently lost. He I d th
child to the bureau of Information and
at that placo wuh directed tn the Mid-
berry street police station, thieo Monies'!
away. The llttlo ono was tlrei out
by that time and thomessentje ''"'
was obliged to carry h'lm most of the
way. But he was cheered by tho
thought of having performed a worthy
act. Imagine his dlsgUBt when the
door-man at the police station said to
him, sharply, as ho took tho lost onfl
away from tho boy none too gently:
"Here, you get out of this quick. If
you go 'round plckln' up kids, the first
thing you know you'll be arrested for
kidnapping!" Good Samaritan Sunday
school lessons In future will probably
fall upon that boy like seeds upon
stony ground.
The manufacture and sale of oleo
margarine continues to Increase, In
spite of the opposition. Tho edibility
of oleomargarine has been a subject ot
much discussion. The dairymen hold
that the bogus butter Is made of hot?
fat, soap greaBe and other unpalat
able If not unwholesome materials,
while the manufacturers contend that
the at tide Is but a preparation of puri
fied tallow and Is every bit as nour
ishing as tho high-priced creamery
butter. While It may be difficult tn
give a decision as to tho truth of ths
arguments for and against oleomar
garine, the fact that the manufactur
ers continue In business with Increased
trade seems an Indication that they
have the best of the debate so far as
the masses are concerned.
Eastern cotton manufacturers havc
been enjoying the benflts of Increased
orders and high prices for over a year,
but the llrst announcement of the ad
vance of wages has Just been made.
On Dec. 11 about 28,000 operators will
receive an Increase of 10 per cent. In
wages. This advance should have
been made months ago, but as the old
adage Intimates, "It Is better late than
never."
Chicago, refuses to- support grand
opera. There Is no music after all to
pleasing to Chicago ears as the squeal
of the fattened pig In the stock yard.
Tho Individual who would oppose
gallant Joe Wheeler's right to a seat
In congress evidently has no regard
for the good will of the public.
The fifty American cavalrymen who
"rounded up" eight hundred Filipinos
at Bayombang the other day must
have been cowboy recruits.
Sanguine persons still believe that
by tho Introduction of a cake walk at
each performance grand opera can be
made successful In Chicago.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES.
Couldn't Catch the Old Man.
Mr. Kuhn was thrifty In money mat
ters and cared little for his own per
sonal appearance. He had worn the
same old shabby overcoat until his
sons were ashamed of him, and tried to
Induce him to buy a new one.
"Oh, no," the old gentleman would
always say, "I would rather have the
$10 that It would cost."
One day the sons detei mined that he
should wear a new coat, and, believing
that If he could get one at a good bar
gain he would buy It, arranged with a
tailor to sell him a $10 coat for seven
dollars and a half, they to pay the
difference. They then went home and
told their father what a handsome coat
they had seen, and what a bargain It
would be to buy It. So the father went
and looked at It, and after beating the
tailor down to $0, took 11 and started
for home.
But when he reached the door he had
no coat with him.
"Didn't you buy the coat, father?"
"Yes; got It for J6," replied the old
man.
"Where Is It?"
"Oh! I was showing It to a friend
on the street car, and when he offered
me $S for it, T let him have It." Col
lier's Weekly.
Rejected with Thanks.
"Good-day, gentlemen."
A very nice looking young man stood
In the doorway of the editorial room,
and gazed In a benign way at the oc
cupants of the apartment.
"Would It be possible for mo to sell
you a story?" he continued.
"What kind of a tale have you
ground out'" asked the assistant sub
editor. "The story," said the visitor, "is one
In which the triumph ot love is de
picted nnd "
"Well, let me hear how It comes out.
Read us your last sentence."
The visitor seated himself and read
as follows; "For answer Gladys' beau
tiful eyes dropped, but she gave him,
both her hands; and there, under tho
heavy-fruited trees, the irolden beea
flying all about them, and the air filled
with their dreamy monotone, ho drew
her upon his breast, and, raising her
long ringlets to his lips, kissed them
reverently."
"That's the last sentence, Is it?"
asked the editor.
"Yes, sir."
"I should hope It was."
"Why, I don't see " began tho
author.
"Of course you don't. Now. what
do you think or a young man that
would go nibbling a girl's back hair
when she had her face with her? Such
stories do not possess the fidelity to
nature that should ever charneterlza
the works or genius published In our
columns."
Too Much of a Good Thing.
"Now I want you to write me a let
ter every day," said his young wife,
departing for a fortnight In the moun
tains. In a weak moment ho promised
to do so, though he knew at heart that
letter-writing was not his forte.
Ono day elapsed without a letter.
On the second he resorted to a des
perate expedient. Ho summoned a
stenographer and dictated ono good
sized affectionate letter.
"Now, I want you to use that letter
as a model." he said to the shorthand
writer, "and typewrite twelve others.
u)l differently worded, but containing
tho samo thing. Dnte each one a lay
ahead the other, put each In an en
velope properly nddressed, and attend
to the posting for me. Here's ten dol
lars for your trouble."
Three days later thu husband re
reived n telegram from his wife. "Will
be home on first train. Meet me."
Time passed slowly, but at last ths
train aritved. When his wife stepped
out of the train he grasped her nnd
asked:
"What's tho matter, my dear?"
Tho wife said not a word, but walked
Into
the waiting room. Then she'
opened her handbag and quietly hand
ed to her husband a bunch of letters.
Tho typewriter had followed his In
structions, but had posted all the let
ters on the same day. Exchange.
Spoke Too Soon.
Isaac Parker, of Fort Smith, prob
ably sentenced more men to be exe
cuted than any other Judge who ever
lived, not because he was so relent
Ingly severe, but becauso he had the
hardest lot of criminals to deal with
that ever camo within tho Jurisdiction
of such an official, relates a writer In
the Green Bag. one day the Judge
looked compassionately over his spec
tacles at one young scamp and said:
"In consideration of the youth nnd
inexperience of this prisoner I shall
let him off with a fine of $25"
Before the Judge had done speaking
tho very fresh young man coolly ran
his hand Into his trouser pocket, re
marking, nonchalantly, as he did so:
""That's all hunky, Judge, I've got
that much right here In my Jeans."
"And one year In the penitentiary,"
continued the Judge. Then, looking
over at the convict In a quizzical sort
of a way, he added:
"Do you happen to have that In your
Jeans?"
A Joke in Court.
The other day Judge Arnold laughed
heartily at a little episode which, oc
curred In his court, says the Philadel
phia Record, and which was relished by
all who heard It. Representative John
Fow was attorney for several people
who had been charged with some trif
ling violation of the law. The real de
fendant wos a man named Cannon, and
as the matter was settled before the
trial began Cannon did not think his
presence necessary, and, therefore, loft.
As there were several others jointly ac
cused Mr. Pow asked the court to dis
charge them. "Well," said Judge Ar
nold, briskly, "where's Cannon?" "Oh,"
replied the Seventeenth ward states
man, with a twinkle in his eye, "he Just
went oft, and I'm trying to discharge
the rest of them, although he was the
big gun of the party." Judge Arnold
laughed heartily at the Joke, and en
tered Into the spirit of it. "Well, Mr.
Pow," he responded, "where there Is so
much smoke I think there must have
been some flrlnsr, but as Cannon has
gone off I'll discharge the rest of them
for you."
Pleasure Was One-Sided.
Mandoll Creighton.the tlshop of Lon
don, has a horror of lending his favor
ite books, says a London correspond
ent. The bishop Is n charming wit as
well as a great scholar. A fellow
clergyman once visited the blshon and
took a fancy to an old edition of
Shakespeare. He borrowed the volume,
and did not think to return it for sev
eral months. Finally the minister re
turned It with a letter saying:
My Dear Bishop:
I have great joy In returning tho vol
ume you loaned me.
Tho bishop answered:
My Dear Brother:
All the Jcy is mine.
NUBS OF KNOVv .LEDGE.
Thore nre. It Is estimated, about 5,000
doctors In London.
Of tho COO clerks employed In Cuba by
the postofllco department fully BOO are
Cubans.
Tho Klmberley diamond mines pay
410,000,000 a year profit, on a nominal cap
ital of double that sum.
London has 13,561 policemen, or 19 to
every 1 of Its 6SS square miles. Sixty
per cent, of them nre on night duty. '
Another of tho periodical attempts to
produce a. universal language Is contem
plated In connection with the Paris Ex
position of next year.
Thero have been more than 5,900 sui
cides In this country during the last
twelve monthB, which breaks the record
for this or any other country.
The Klondike Nugget Is a semi-weekly
paper, tho subscription price of which Is
in per year; single copies, 25 cents.
Rough lumber Is advertised at $100 per
1,000 feet.
It hnB lately been reckoned that M.
Paderewskl Is tho quickest pianist on
record. He has been known to strike
ns many as l,03O'!O0 notes In twelve hours,
thereby outdoing all rivals.
Thanks chiefly to the use of the serum
treatment, tho mortality In Pruimla from
diphtheria has been reduced from a rate
of 15.5 per 1,000 In the years lSS5-l$;q, to
7.0 and 6.2 In the years Utiii and 1S07.
Already a half dozen American engi
neering plants have" been established
In Europe, and somo twenty more Amer
Icun firms have tho matter of building
European plants under consideration.
Australia offered a prize of 23,000 to
any ono who would rid tho country of
rabbits: but after several people hart
tried their hands 1.0 more satlsactory
.lolutton was found than that ot eating
them.
According to a London Journal, tho
number of stamp? now current In tho
world Is 13,511. England has 131, her
colonies 3.813. Tho United States has
2S.0 different kinds, tho Republic of Sal
vador 272.
Under the Belgian law unmarried men
over 23 havo one vote, married men and
widowers with families have two votes
and priests and other persons of position
and education have three votes. Severe
penalties are imposed on those who fail
to vote.
Tho admission feo to the Paris Expo
sition will be beforo 10 a. m., 2 francs, or
about 40 cents, to thn entire exhibition;
between the hours of 10 n. m. and 0 p.
m., on week days, 2 francs, whllo nn
Sundays the fee Is not to be raised for
tho evening hours.
Onn of the most curious dresses ever
made wns probably that worn by a lady
at n ball at Baltimore, It being entirely
covered with portage stamps. The stamps,
30,000 In number, wtre pasted on a tl.ln
foundation and represented the poslase
of every civilized courtry.
With ull his Inventive genius and per
fect machinery, man can move In a train
at tin outside speed of sixty miles nn
hour, and that he cfnnot keep up for
great distances. Vet the swallow lilts
eighty, the duck 100, tho gray crow
(when migrating) 10S; tho twift 150.
Important deooslts of rock salt have
been found in Louisiana, and prepara
tions nre being made to develop tho mines
on a large scale. The deposits occupy
elevations of from SO to 230 feet above
tho sea level, nnd are known as sllauds,
being surrounded by low marshes.
California promises to become one of
thu leading manufacturing states In the
union. Its backbone, the Blerra Moun
tains, Is the home of Innumerable
streams, which are being harnessed to
generate electrical rower thirty to forty
miles for light nnd power purposes.
It Is the opinion of u German occullst
that tho use of the ordinary slates by
school chlldien ttndb to produce short
btghtedncss. As a substitute ho recom
mends pen and Ink or un aitlllclal whllo
sluto with black pencil. The Utter have
hern Introduced In some ot tho German
schools.
An odd monument was desired by an
elderly maiden lady who died a few
years ago tn Athlouc, Ireland. Mho left
a fortune of JIK.OOO to he spent In the
erection of ti church, provided thnt her
body Bhould bo converted Into ashes nnd
used In making the mortar for building
the edifice.
A correspondent In New Zealand reports
n stranga dislike to tho medical profes
sion among tho working classes there.
They never apply to a doctor until ull
other means have failed, and then as
mime n hostile attitude, refusing to glvo
their symptoms nnd expecting the doctor
to find out what Is the matter with them
by simply looking at them.
Gettysburg Is now the most carefully
marked battlefield In tho world. Though
tho number ot men engaged on both
sides was 160,000,- tho iioaltlon of every
regiment, battery nnd squadron has been
accurately lornted. In addition to mon
uments, atones have been set to define
actual positions.
Tho poulatlon of Greater London Is
more than six and a hnlf millions, ot
which about four nnd a half millions arc
accredited to Inner London, nnd about
two millions to tho outer ring. The
whole nrcn Is equal to a circle having
a radius of nearly fifteen miles.
Krupp, tho great German gunmakcr,
recently completed a number of paper
field pieces for tho German Infantry.
Their caliber Is five centimeters a llttlo
less than two Inches and tho pieces are
so lleht that n soldier can easily carry
one. Yet they ore stronger than BtccI
cannon of tho same size,
THE SEATING OF QUAY.
From tho Chambcrsburg Public Opinion.
The question of seating Colonel Quay
by the United States sennto upon tho ap
pointment of Governor Stono Is not ono
of mere personal or political considera
tion, but of national polity. For fully
three-quarters of a century tho scnato
httB been avcrso to scattng renntora ap
pointed by a governor in cases where
tho state legislatures had failed to act.
It often happened. In consequence, that
great states like Pennsylvania, hae been
without full representation In tho senate
for one or more years. In this state,
however, although there havo been somo
bitter and prolonged contests thero has
been no failure to elect, whero the gov
ernor thought It necessary to mako an
appointment, exrept In the case of Quay
nt tho recent session of tho legislature.
Tho question Is not whether Colonel
Quay shall be seated becauso ho Is Col
onel Quay, or becauso a sufficient number
of votes can bo obtained to seat him,
but whether tho senate Is prepared to
mako a precedent that will govern Its
action In n)l similar cases In tho future.
In any event Colonel Quay's applica
tion will deserve nnd rccclvo tho serious
attention of tho senate, Against It Is the
nlmost Insurmountable barrier of long
usage. In Its favor Is tho important con
sideration that no stnte should bo with
out full representation In tin senate at
nny time. It was tho duty of tho legis
lature to elect, but it adjourned without
performing this duty. If It was called to
gether In special session It would In all
probability be Impotent to net. When
congress meets next week tho stato will
be represented by only ono senator. The
senate will be called upon to decide
whether It Is better to allow tho vacancy
to continue until tho legislature nets, or
to fill It by appointment until such tlmo
as the leglslaturo shall bring It to an end
by nn election. It Is a question for tho
senate solely, lis affecting Its own privi
leges, and we bellcvo It will bo decided
for tho best Interests of the states and
tho country.
SONG OF THE PATBIOTIC.
From the Utlca Dispatch.
Tho citizen who has been saving two
cents and losing his self-respect every
tlmo ho drew money from the bank on
an unstamped receipt enn now slap his
breast and say: "I, too, am nn Ameri
can." 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
Irom.
Estimates furnished and all work
guaranteed.
Hill & Connell
121 N. WasMnEtou Ave,
Scranton, Pa.
Heatimig
Stoves,
Ramiges9
Fnnreaces9
Plylllb5eg,
aed
TflOfliiWo
GMSTra & FOESYTi,
825-327 PENN AVENUE.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for Hi? Wyomlaj
District
illiilns, lilA!lliiz,ttporllug. 3iua.ii.
and llio Ilopuiiuo OUo.iucX
Co upany'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tulcty l'u, Copn and Kxnluliti
lluom 101 Unnuell lUiUiu;.
ricrutJO-
ACllCS'lUtl
THOS. FOnB. - yittaton.
JOHN B. SMITH & BON, - Plymouth.
W. IS. MULLIGAN. - Wllke-Bane.
luroiTPs
pome.
For
Wedding
Presents
o o o
The largest and finest As
sortment of
Sterling Silver-ware
Prices ranging from $1.00
to $ioo.oo.
MERCEREAU & CORNELL
130 Wyoming Avenue.
The Modkiim llAimwAure Hro;u.
Do you have tlietn in
ycur house?
Perhaps you need new
Andirons or a Fire Set.
We have them from
$.00. up.
FOOT & SHEAR CO.
119N. Washington Ave.
The Hmt &
Comraell Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Lackawaana Avenue
Lmitlher Keller
L1HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Tnrcl nnd Olllo)
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
IS YOUR
HOlTSi: VACANT?
IF SO.
TY A "FOn nnNT" AD.
in 'run TitmuNn.
ONR CUNT A WORD.
Open
Orates
j.,,0y ,JL.i,i.,uIOTi,..s
A cotton-mill worker tells of some pretty expensive
misery. " I am thirty-five years of age," he says, " and
have been bothered1 with indigestion and dyspepsia about
five years. Have had several doctors, but none of them
ever helped me any. I spent several hundred dollars for
doctors and medicines, but instead of getting better I got
worse. Finally I heard of Ripans Tabules, and decided to
try them. After I had used them two weeks I commenced
to get better. In three months I was like a new man. I
believe Ripans are the only sure cure for dyspepsia.
A n;wtjr!eppkit containing Tsi mriv. TtBVii In rwpTcirtnnCwIthrait gv) I. nowforMlaii ..
riXT. No. 10 Kjinicj birwt. !er ork-or lnlecirtou iu tct.) will I wnt for rnt. ni?Sti KS
m.jr alio be hd. ut crocen, eencnU tokiri, new, xcnti ul at liquor Hoi Li UibeTiiofi ""
FINLEY'S
December
Sale
of
Ladies9
Hern's
Wool
Underwear
Opees
Today,
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
TIME SAVED IS MONEY EARNED
Sflmetfoini: New,
il 11 ild
Aiifll Wejave It.
Pee Car bo m
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.
339 Wyoming Ave
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