THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1900,
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TEN PAGES.
SOHANTON, JANAUnT 3. 1000.
It wus a wise decision tn close No. 35
sehool until some of thu (llsonse serins
In It can bo exterminated, When tlio
hazard Is human life the school nu
thorltles cannot bo too careful.
Speculation.
TI1USR WHO DO NOT ordin
arily pay much attention t.i
Uuctuatlons In speculative
stocks will, as n matter of
lucre curiosity, lie Interested In some
of the ups at"! 'lowns recorded on the
New York stock exchange In 1M'9. Kor
Instance:
At the beginning "f the year the
American SURttr ItellnliiK ctmitiany'd
common stocK was worth $,"0,OW),noO.
During the year It reached a IiIkVi
water mark valuation of $112,000,000;
hut In the recent panic It dropped to
SIl'.OOO.OOO nnd at the end of the year
was worth, at exchange rating, ?!",
000,000. Metropolitan Street railway nt
one time during the year, wo learn
from the New York Times, was woith
J7C.000.000 and later was down to $,"$,
000,000. St. Paul, common and pre
ferred, sold as hlRli as $255,000,000 and
fell to $2".0,000,000. Tennessee Coal and
Iron, common and preferred, was as
high ns $57,000,000, and fell to $30,000,
00U. United States leather, two stocks,
sold as hlph as $1 I5,000,ij0 and receded
to $sr,000,000. Hurllngton sold as IiIrIi
ns $146,000,000 and declined to $111,000,
000. Great Northern got as high as
$175,000,000 and fell to $127,000,000. Man
hattan sold up to $63,000,000 nnd de
clined to $40,000,000. New York Cen
tral, beginning the year with a show
ing of l.u.uOO.000, sold up to $:',t,000,000,
then back to $26,000,000. llrooklyn
Knpld Transit showed on the first bus
iness day of the year a capital value
of $33,000,000, which later Increased to
$58,000,000, then fell to $26,000,000. Even
the D., L. & W. ranged between lf7Vi
and 19414.
Such unusual variations Indicate
both that money for speculative In
vestment Is more plentiful than for a
long time past and that the sharpers
are taking full advantage of the fact.
It Is unnecessary to tell any man of
sense thnt most of these variations
ore artificial; and certainly every In
telligent man knows that the stocks
of well managed and honestly capi
talized properties doing a -eputablo
business are actually worth moie today
than they have ever been worth before,
for the simple reason that business Is
bettor and earnings are greater. Th.
tendency to speculate was n?vcr mote
general than It is today but at the
risk of being considered old-fashioned
we venture to admonish our readers
against It.
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General Wood has doubtless discov
ered by this time that the Cubans are
sincere In their desire to hold all the
ofllces.
A Year of Trade fllraclcs.
UPON THE ESTIMATE that
our foreign commerce will
be pushed by the official fig
ures for December beyond
the $2,000,000,000 mark notwithstand
ing a decline In the foreign demand
for breadstuffs, Dr. William P. Wil
son, director of the commercial muse
ums ot Philadelphia, has prepared a
highly Instructive analysis of our in
ternational trade achievements and
prospects.
After noting that for 1899 the exports
of manufactures will exceed those ot
the phenomenal year 1S9S nnd will
amount to over 30 per cent, of the
total exports, he says: "While the Im
ports have increased twenty-live per
cent, the Increase has been mainly In
tropical food products, such as coffee
nnd tea, and In crude nnd partially
manufactured products for use In do
mestic Industries. This has aided our
manufacturers nnd enabled them to
Increase the amount of their exports
twenty-five per cent., offsetting i!p de
crease In exports of ngrlculUMl pro
ducts." The principal Items in Increased ex
ports ns given by Dr. Wilson -are:
Agricultural Implements iuereas-ed
forty per cent., mainly to Eurnp.,
British North America and Argentina,
the latter having almost doubled the
amount of Its purchases in this line.
Of the breadstuffs tho only Increases
ivere In barley and in corn, which Is
tteadlly growing In favor, and, once
't becomes better known In Europe, It
i-lll exceed wheat In the amount ex
orted. Iron and Its manufactuies, In
. M9, Increased 30 per cent, over the
ixtrnordlnary year IMS. Steel sheet
la(es Incrcnsed 100 per cent.; wire,
00; structural Iron-steel, 30; wire, 100;
ullders' hardware, SO; electric ma
shlnery, 25; metul-worklng machinery,
': pumping machinery. 30; sewing
. nachlnes, 25; Implement machinery,
nalnly to Europe, 30; wlro nails, 100;
jlpes, 'tubing, 50; leather other than
lole, ' mainly to, Europe, 20; boom,
hoes, one-third to' Europe, one-third
to I.atlitTAmerlca, one-sixth to Aus
tralia;, 100; oil enke, 100; mineral oil,
25; cotton seed oil, 15; paralllne, 20;
leaf tobacco 25; lumber, 33, Carriages
and cars have increased 25 per cent.,
.JIftTin'o' cycles have decreased 25 per
cent., being nbout the only manufact
ured article In which there has been
a largu decrease. Chemicals, drugs,
i 3yos and medicines have Increased .'5
peiv-eent. -Coal, un Item in which
PennsVlvnpl.i 1s largely Interested. Is
itea'dlly increasing, lis exports In 1S98
sclng 20 per cent, over the preceding
rear. Copper Increased 25 per cent. In
1899. Cotton, rnw, decreased In vnluo
10 per cent., and In quantity exported,
about 15 per cent., while exports of
cotton goods Incrcnsed SO per cent.,
China taking more than one-half, nnd
Increasing the amount of her pMichase
25 per cent. Kertlllzcrs Increased 50
per cent., almost entirely to Kurope.
Glassware Increased 30 per cent. In
dia rubber goods 25 per cent. Instru
ments nnd apparatus for scientific pur
poses, Including telegraph, telephone,
Increased almost 100 per cent.
"For the first time In our national
history," says Dr. Wilson, "our manu
factured exports have climbed up until
they are Just about one-half of our
agricultural exports. The proportion
of manufactured exports to total ex
ports during the eleven months end
ing with November last, was 30 per
cent.; the proportion of agricultural
exports to total exports was 61 per
cent. It Is very clear that the day Is
not far distant when the products of
our shops nnd factories will be sold
abroad as freely and In ns great value
as the products ot our farms."
During last year the range ot prices
was steadily on the Advance: gross
railway earnings Increased 10.7 per
cent, and net earnings 12.1 per cent.;
there was a large and well-diffused
harvest of agricultural crops bringing
good returns; tne output ot the mines,
Including metals as well as coal, was
high above the average; wages gener
ally advanced and arc still advancing;
and tlmt the American people nre sav
ing some of their earnings Is shown
by the figures of the comptroller of
the currency which Indicate a gain of
nearly 50 per cent. In the number of
deposit accounts In the national banks
within the decade just ended, nnd a
gain In the value of those deposits of
neatly $3,000,000,000. On this basis, to
predict for the new year a prosperous
business Is simply to announce the In
evitable. Germany's despatch of a cruiser to
Delagoa bay Is not necessarily slgnill
cntit unless on board It Is another von
Dledorlch.
For a Moody Memorial Fund.
UPON THE EVENING of the
funuiwl o" D. L. Moody, a
meeting of his friends and
co-workers was held In
Northfleld and It was resolved to make
public a statement concerning tho In
stitutions founded by Mr. Moody.
These consist of the Northfleld semi
nary nnd training school for young
women, the Mt. llermon school for
young men and the Hlble Institute in
Chicago, all of which offer exceptional
opportunities for young men and wo
men of limited means to equip them
selves for special usefulness In life.
By request we reproduce a portion of
the statement:
"The Northfleld plant consists of
about 1,200 acres of land and about
thlity buildings, beautifully situated
nnd excellently equipped. With pres
ent endowment it Is valued at one and
a quarter millions, and ' practical1
free from debt. At Chicago the build
ings, land and endowment exceed
$250,000 In value. The Northfleld schools
have about 400 students each, who nre
charged $100 per annum for board and
tuition. Tho actual cost Is nbout $200.
At Chicago the amount required ap
proximates $150 each for 300 students.
In brief, therefore, a sum of about
$125,000 is annually required to main
tain the work Inaugurated by Mr.
Moody on the principles successfully
pursued for the past twenty years.
"This sum has heretofore been large
ly raised by his personal efforts. We
believe his friends will now wish to
express their appreciation of him and
their gratitude to God for his accom
plished work by sharing the responsi
bilities bequeathed to his children by
raising the present limited endowment
to $3,000,000. the Interest of which, at
four per cent, would guarantee tho
perpetuation of his work in all Its
present prosperity. Such an endow
ment would bo a monument to his
memory more enduring than brass or
marble, and just such a memorial as
he himself would have most desired.
The appeal Is therefore made now to
Mr. Moody's friends throughout the
world to contribute, without curtail
ing their support for current expenses,
to n Moody Memorial Endowment,
notifying his elder son, W. 1$. Moody,
East Northfleld, Massachusetts, of the
amount they nre moved to give."
Money given for this purpose will
bo well placed and It will do good for
both time and eternity.
Several days yet may bo devoted to
tho recital of what we accomplished
In tt'.'J.
A Princely Giver.
ANDilKW CARNEGIE'S latest
gift of an endowment fun J
for a mechanic arts school
In Cooper Union Is among
his best; and It recalls attention to
tho splendid good sense with which
this shrewd product of self-education
In disposing his benefactions.
Some men blessed with great wealth
hoard It while alive and In dying give
it Into unknown hands for disposition
as fate may decree. Their Intention?
are benevolent nnd In their wills they
enumerate a number of charities to
which they desire to contribute; but
they have no means of assuring them
selves that their bequests will reach
the proper destination In the desired
way. Where there nre wills there are
usually contests, and where wills get
through without being contested there
Is always the possibility of misman
agement on the part of the executors
or ot carelessness or breach of faith
somewhere along tho line.
Hy his policy ot giving his surplus
money away while alive and well, M-.
Carnegie not only averts all these
risks and assures himself that his pur
pose will bo carried out, but ho alio
contributes to the causes of his choice
the benefit of his counsel ns well as
of his cash.
Note, too, that ho gives less to char
ity, as the term Is generally under
stood, than to the establishment or de
velopment of educational means, iits
theory doubtless Is that It Is better
to prevent the multiplication of unfor
tunates than to try to alleviate the
consequences of misfortune attar these
have ripened. It does not follow that
there will not always be need of ho
pltals, asylums and homes of shelter
or that contributors to these nre mis
directing their philanthropy. Far from
it. Nevertheless, there Is a practical
Bide to the Carnegie plan of empha
sizing self-help.
Great should be the honor paid to
such a man. Would that hla example
might Inspire universal emulation.
If It be true that Secretary Hay has
succeeded In securing from all the
powers written assurances thnt Amer
ican commercial privileges In China
will be respected no matter how that
venerable empire may hereafter be
carved and partitioned, the achieve
ment wilt redound Incalcuably to the
credit of his diplomacy. But much of
the credit will also belong to Admiral
Dewey; for, had we not the Philip
pines and a navy men respect, the
continental despollcrs of China. would
politely laugh In Uncle Sam's face.
Treasurer Hershey, of Lancaster, t
missing nnd his accounts nre about
$05,000 short. Wall street, It Is said,
absorbed one lump of $20,000. Her
shey Is probably one of the speculator
who had "tips" nnd got in on tho
"ground floor." Ills is tho usual fate
of such.
General French, drawing pay from
thu English, inn do tho Boers walk
Spanish, nnd still folKS say there's
nothing In a name.
TOLD BY THE STABS.
Sally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 4.0S a. m., for Wednes
day, January 3, 1910.
MI
t
A child born on this day will noto thnt
tho reluctance to play one's own cornet
has often been a bar to success.
Many of our fitting friends who bet
on Jlaher doubtless feel that they have
been "Kidded."
NctldnjT looks so shocking as the flir
tation of suino cue cite.
IMItois often realize that It Is easier
to hhupe public opinion with tha shears
than the pen.
.Man Is most generally Judged by his
mistakes.
Distance lends enchantment to every
thing save wealthy relatives.
Ajacchus' Advice.
It Is well under certain conditions to
preach contentment, but tho contented
man seldom feels dispos-cd to hustle for
tho currency.
Review of the Work
of General Ofis
Manila Dispatch In the Sun.
Tho closo of tho year ilnds General
Otis' work rapidly approaching the point
wheru President McKlulcy can safely
permit him to name the date for his re
turn to the United States. When General
Otis assumed command hero he found
an extremely complicatul situation,
which steadily became worse until tho
outbreak of hostilities with tho natives.
Since then the re-establlshment of peace
and order has been the tlrst essential.
Tho difficulties under which General
Otis has labored will never bo known in
full, although tho ultimate publication
of the war department recoids will make
them clear to some extent. Suffice It to
say now that when criticism of him was
most virulent last summer, ho was con
ducting the transfer of the army from
volunteer to regular under conditions
sometimes reducing the force to perilous
ly small commands. Meanwhile, Impor
tant civil problems wero constantly de
manding decision, and harassing compli
cations were constantly arising. Regard
less of public nbuso and vituperation Gen
eral Otis pursued a steadfast course,
hammering the enemy wherever It was
possible to gain nn enduring advantage,
smoothing difllcultles, adjudicating civil
questions nnd pressing undevlatlngly to
tho fullest performance ot his public
duty. Now that the end Is practically In
bight a condition will soon bo reached
where General Otis will bo enabled to lay
down his heavy burden with great honor
o himself and tho consciousness of hav
ing performed a tremendous task well,
wider almost tupcrhumnn difllcultles.
Considered nt large the present situa
tion Is very satisfactory. Tho northern
provinces of Luzon are practically
cleared of Tagals. Thu natives there wel
como the Americans, and aro anxious to
recommence business. They are heartily
desirous of peace nnd quiet. The estab
lishment of two military governments In
tho provinces east and west of tho moun
tains will soon be followed by tho estab
lishment of provincial civil governments,
with courts. Reconstruction will soon bo
undertaken In Pangaslnun Province,
whoso capltol Is I.lngayen. A court ot
llrst Instance has already been arranged.
The Zaflro returned at midnight last
night from Ratan, nu island which lies
to tho north of Luzon. Aboard the vessel
wus General Tirana, who was formerly
tho rebel commander In C.igaynn, who
accompanied the Knllro to liatan and
used his ,'utluencc to bring about the sur
render of thu garrison there. All tho
rllles of the rebels wero confiscated ex
cept ten. These and a dozen smooth-boro
cannon wero left for tho protection ot
the Inhabitants npnliibt Chinese pirates.
Until General Tirana landed, tho liatun
lans proposed to resist tho Americans,
but his representations caused them to
lay down their arms, liatan Is it beau
tiful Island. Tho people aro clean and
peaceful. Their principal occupation Is
the raising of cattle and poultry.
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It Is dally becoming clearer how ah
tolutely the iusuirectian Is confined to
the T.ipals. Outsldo of their influence
tho country would soon bo moro peace
ful than ever It was under thu Span
iards: Tho T.ignl provinces nro liable
to cause t-omo trouble In a small way for
some lime. Tho pf.rtlng ndvlco of the
Indcpeudencla, tho insurrectionary organ,
which died miserably, was a fervid ap
peal to tho "blood-crowned" soldiers to
continue, their guerrilla warfare, Thero
Is some evidence that this will bo at
tempted, but only In tho Tagal provinces
ur by 'i'ugiils. Possibly it will bo necec-
sary to adopt tho same tactics In these
provinces that were found so successful
In tho Island of Negros. These Tagil
guerrillas constitute only a part ot tho
population of their provinces, and they
are confined to tho naturally lawless cle
ment which hns found war better than
work. Their possesflon of guns enables
them to levy tribute on tho peaceful na
tives. They aro actually only brigands.
Their suppression Is a matter of police
work, not wnrfurc.
Thero reiralnb Cnvlto province, tho tra
ditional homo of the Insurgents. Tho
Tngals hiivo many titles there. Tho men
aro now occupied In harvesting tho rlco
crop, but they run to tho trenches when
ever tho Americans tppenr. There are
many reports that Agvlnaldo Is working
his way to Cavilu province, Intending tn
muko a great stand, and promising to
capture Manila. Thero is little hope,
however, that ho will stand. If he wnulo,
oao fight might end everything, Prepa
rations iiro now being made for u cam
paign In Cuvlte, which will piobably be
gin nu soon us thu southern ports arc
opened. That will bo tho first work to en.
gago General Oils' attention. Tho open
ing of thu southern ports Is ulready ac
complishing good results. It Is reportid
tlmt tho hemp crop Is very large. Tho
opening ot thu southern ports will boom
business.
o
Outsldo of Luzon the conditions nro
bright everywhere. General Hughes has
chased tho Tngals almost completely
from Pniiay. That Island will soon bo
ready for tho establishment ot a civil
government. The Island of Negros is
quieter than ever before In Its history.
Tho other Visnynn Islands nro In a simi
lar commit n. lienernl Hate's work In
Mindanao Is most tcmnrknble. Ho has
accomplished In rlx months moro than
the Spaniards ever drcLtncd of doing. Ho
has been unfailingly successful In estab
lishing friendly relations with tho Moron,
heretofore uniformly reported to be cruel,
savage and Intractable. Tho Americans
now occvpy towns that tho Spaniards
wero unable to enter and mlnglo compar
atively freely with tho Moro3. Tho Span
Inrds always feared to do. Tho result
will surely bo the development of thoso
Islands, which less skilful work would
hnvo delayed, perhaps for years. Gen
eral Bate's personal wish was to remain
In Luzon nnd to have a comnvtnd where,
thero was actual lighting. Ills work In
the south Is so valuable, however, that
It Is unlikely that anybody will rcllovo
him.
o
The military problem herctoforo has
necessarily been tho llrst consideration In
point of time. Now, however, tho civil
question, always thu moro Important In
point of fact, will cone to the front nnd
assume Its real place. With tho end ot
tho approaching campaign in Cavlto
province tho tlmo will bo Hue for tho
establishment of a military department
and the relegation or military work to
tho department commanders. General
Otis has already considered, nt least In
principle, practically every civil problem
that Is likely to arise. Tho results of his
work will bo vastly vnluablo when con
gress comes to legislate concerning these
problems. Tho most Important ques
tion Is probably that of titles to realty.
This question Is closely allied to church
disestablishment. Men who aro most
competent to judge say that a settlement
of tho land question Is moro Important
than tho church question, although It Is
practically Impossible to settlo onu with
out tho other, becauso tho gravest ques
tions concerning titles arise through at
tacks on tho church holdings. Many cf
tho church holdings wero originally
grants from the state, which wero given
to the church for administration. Dur
ing the past week nn urgent appeal of
tho residents of Pasag against the ac
tion of tho church in transferring land
which thev claimed. Undoubtedly, tho
appointment of ti land commission, with
power to quiet titles, similar to tho com
mission in the case of New Mexico, would
have tho greatest effect In convincing the
Filipinos ot the good faith of tho Amer
icans and the beneficent results of Amer
ican control. This question presses hard
est for settlement. It Is even moro Im
portant than the details of a govern
mental scheme. These three questions,
government, realty titles and disestab
lishment, uro tho first great problem
that tho Americans must solve. Tho cur
rency, commercial regulations, tho tariff,
and a franchise for a cable arc of sec
ondary Importance.
o
A general reform of tho laws Is urgent
ly needed. The Spanish laws under which
tho Americans nro now trying to worn
aro clumsy, uncodified and liicfilclcnt.
General Otis Is now having a working
code prepared, which will servo until
congiess relieve? tho situation. A vexing
question, tho legality of civil marriages,
was settled by a teeent order. It Is be
lieved that the friars will cause trouble
until they aro eliminated entirely from
all governmental fcnctlons.
It hns been Interesting during tho last
few months to watch the developments,
llopefulnisa Is evidenced by tho general
talk of the future possibilities of tho isl
ands. The Irevltablo topics of any gath
Ing aro Improvement schemes, business
chances, railroads, port woiks, nnd ship
ping. Everybody is looking toward tho
tlmo when American methods will oper
ate undisturbed. Manila is already pros
pectively rebuilt, a hill station erected,
roads opened, resources developed and
tho country explored. A great era of
prosperity la In full swing, nn easy pos
sibility In this wonderful country.
THE NEW 1EAR AT SCHOOL.
(From School Songs, by Oriana M. Wilt
lams.) Ding dong! vacation's done,
Fun Is over, work begun,
Christmas presents put away,
Llfo can't bo all holiday;
After frolic, fun, and cheer
Let's begin the glad New Year,
Hearts aglow and faces bright,
Study with nn earnest might.
Ding dong! Improve each day,
For the school months slip away
And when out in llfo wo find
All our Iclsuro left behind,
Let us then use all our powers,
Fill with work tho flying hours,
Make with earnest, hopeful cheer
Truly happy this New Year!
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Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
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NEW
YEAR'S
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UEfI5,RElIXYAVflES
Wish, the peaceful, honest
people of the world a Happy
New Year. We are happy
because we live iu one of the
most prosperous cities, in
one of the best counties, in
one of the largest states and
the greatest country that
man is privileged to live in.
Among the cities, towns,
etc., that we wish to remem
ber in a particular way are
the following:
Wllkes-Barre.
KhiRston.
Dennett.
Forty Fort.
Wyoming.
I'arsons.
Miner's Mills.
Mill Creek.
Lailln.
Yatcsvlllo.
rittston.
Duryea.
Lackawanna.
Taylor.
Avoca.
Mooslc.
Mlnooka.
Hancock.
StnrllKht.
Conklln.
Great Hend.
Now Mllford.
Alford.
Oeorsetown.
Hnwlcy.
Ilonesdale.
Wnymart.
Klmhurst.
M03COW.
Oouldsboro.
Tobyhunna.
Mount Focono.
Pocono Summit.
Cresco.
1 lenry vllle.
Sprasuevlllc.
Delaware.
"Water Gap.
Mauch Chunk.
Preston Park.
Lako Como.
Poyntelle.
Delmont.
Pleasant.
Fnlnndalc.
Forest City.
("arbondale.
White, nrldge.
KliiKsley's.
Foster.
Fnctoryvlllo.
Nicholson.
La Plume.
Dalton.
Glenburn.
Clark's Summit.
Chinchilla.
Vnyfleld.
Nny Aufj.
Dunmoro.
Wlmmcra.
Maplewood.
Lako Artel.
Jermyn.
Archbald.
Wlnton.
I'eckvllle.
Olyphant.
Dickson City.
Throop.
Scranton.
Hhicrhnmtnn.
1'ortlanu.
Conklln Center.
Stroudsburff.
May they live Ions and prosper Is the
wish of
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District.'.).'
JJlnlng, Ulasllnz.Hportln-, Smokelail
and tho Itepauuo Utieinlcal
Company'
IM EXHQ3IVB.
talcty Kuie, Cup and Ktploitci.
lloom iul Co n u oil llalldm;.
Scrum, ja.
AUK.NCmi
THOS. FORD, - Plttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wilkes.Barre.
lupoirs
ronESi
A joiner and builder of Karoraa, Oklahoma, who was employed in building
Bchoolhouso at that place, related tho fidlowiut; narrative to hU fellow work
man oao day duriug noon hour, while they wero eating dinner : " Before I.
came to Oklahoma, I usod to livo in Chioago. I worked at tho bricklayer trade
au.l was troubled with dyspepsia a great deal. My head achod terribly at times,
and I durst not eat raw vegetable3 of any kind. I triivl all kinds of metlicind
with no effect. My case grew rapidly worse ; I had to quit work. One day M
old friend of mint) visited mo and asked ma what klud of msdicine I was tak.
ing. I uamed n whole list of modicinoi that had been prescribed for me, all
having little or no effect. 'John,' said ho, 'try lUpaus Tabule Youcaa
get them at tho corner drug store.' I Bent my littlo boy to tho store and toltt
him to get mo some. lie soon camo back with them and I commenced to nee
them. Hefore I had used half of tho box, I Iwgan to get better, and whcnl
had used it all, I was well and went to work again. Since then I have alway
kept them in tho houne. And if you will como to my house," ho said, turning
to a man who had complained of headache, "I will givo you a medicine thai
you will have faith in."
ill. fttyl iMcket rnatalninn Tttf MrAvvTiMTiis In n.r carton (without cLwr) la novfaraAaaaipflaBt
dniftaumt rn ri'tccaTa. flil.o.rticJ..rl UlnUi.du-l t.irlhi. iHrauJ tl tconowtcai. OmxtoMa
of tUe ave-m.tranoiu(4J0uLuii)raii l hail hj moll ly oMln,rfurtj-.leht oeut.lu Ua Ku-iwCJumoi
ConrAUT, N. lODpruva Mrmt.ticw Vufk-ur aulu vutu UU xiivu U twnaat nrSacta,
FINLEf
Blanket
Will claim particular at
tention during the first
week of
Jantwary, 1900
And we intend unloading
the bulk of our stock at low
er prices than will again be
possible probably in years.
There is nothing wanting
in the assortment from th
sl h
To the Finest
made, and with zero weath
er this sale ought to be inter
esting. We still have a few
Silk Covered
Down Quilts
Which we now offer at
from $3.00 to .$4.00 below
actual value our reason be
ing we never carry this line
of goods over. Best value
offered in everyday Comfort-
ables, of fine selected cotton,
from One Dollar up.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
iXCdSMH
00000
A complete line for 1900,
for office and pocket use,
numerous styles of Cal
endars, Pads and Stands
to select from.
Blank Books
and the largest and most
complete line of office
supplies iu Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building,
Scranton, Pa.
Manes
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