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THE SC ANTON TRlBUl!-MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1900.
NORTON'S BULLETIN.
Deep Cut in Prices
of the balance of strictly
Holiday Articles, all this week,
Gift Books, Fine Stationery,
Atlasses, Globes, Children's Books,
Art Calendars, Booklets, Albums,
Toilet Cases, Glove and Handkerchief
Boxes,
Toys, Soils, Games, Blackboards,
at greatly reduced prices,
to clear out "Odds and Ends;"
an excellent chance to get your
New Year gifts at bargain prices.
1000 Diaries and Office Journals,
1900 Peloubet's Notes on Sabbath
Lessons,
1000 Blank Account Books, all sorts.
M. NORTON,
322 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
1 NECKWEAR.GLOVESAND
THE NEW
SATIN LINED MUFFLERS
Are Very Proper.
Umbrellas and Canes
In an Endless Variety of
Beautiful Patterns.
X 109 Wyoming Ave.
ooooooooooooooooo
Lackawanna
"THE"
aundry.
jo8Penn Avenue. A. B. WARMAN.
PERSONAL
Dr. and Mra. Welrom C. Hnover have
returned from thelf hrldnl tour.
Richard Barnuin, of HnllsU-ud. was In
Scrunton, Saturdaj, vIMtlng friends heiv.
Miss Flora Levy, of Wtlkes-Harre, Is
vlcitlng at tlif luniio of ht-r brother, Jo
tcph Levy, of Vine Mreet.
Mrs. Martha Davis, an aged lady. Is
seriously 111 at the homo of her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Gelss, In South Scranton.
Simon nice, of Jefferson avenue, who
has been seriously 111 at his residence for
tho last two weelw, Is now convalescent.
Bradford county Is represented ut the.
Superior court this week by several of
her prominent attorneys.' Isaiah Mc
l'herson, William J. Young, William
Maxwell and D. C. DeWItt, of Towandn.
and K. U. Parsons. Albert Morgan and
H. K. Mitchell, of Troy, are stopping at
tho Rudolph: It. A. Mcrcur, of Towanda,
Is nt the Jcrmyn.
CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE.
Programme That Will Be Observed
at This Evening's Meeting.
Elm Park Chautauqua olrclu will
hold Its regular meeting this evening
at 7.4.ri sharp. In response to roll-call,
members will give quotations from
Nathaniel Hawthorne. The programme
'o be given will be as follows:
"Tho Chief Invents In Washington's
Administration"
Miss Margaret Torry.
"Review, "The Kxpanslon of the Amer
ican People," Chaps. 9-11
Prof. W. R. Graves.
'Benjamin Franklin" Mrs. A. Smith
'A Reading Journey Through France"
Miss Olmstead
COLLIDED VITH A CAR.
Inother Party of Coasters Have an
Accident on Pine Street.
About 3 o'clock, yesterday afternoon
an accident occurred on Pine street,
at the corner of Adams avenue, which
was a repetition of the one Friday
night, when a bob-sled coming down
the street collided with a street car
nd was entirely smashed.
Yesterday a party of young lad3
ivere upon tho hill with a "bob" and
wero coming down Tine street at i
terrific rates when they collided with
a Green Itldgc bound street car at
Adams avenue. The sled was entirely
destroyed, but, fortunately, no one was
hurt.
Reliable Canned Goods.
Corn, 10c. to 15c; peas, 12c. to 25c;
succotash, 12e. to 13c. j asparagus, 18c.
to 25c. Coursen.
Our store will close at 6 o'clock every
evening except Saturday.
Hand & Pavne.
Smoke the "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c.
Bargain Day
Every day will be
Bargain Day till all
of the stock of
THE
WHMWANNA HARDWARE
COMPANY .
is sold. We have a
large stock and in
vite the trade to
help us close busi
ness quickly.
91 Lackawanna Avenue,
1 I
TWO FIGHTERS BADLY OUT.
Knives Effectively Used During a
Free Fight In a Saloon.
At 1.30 o'clock yestordny morning a
stabbing affair oictirrfiJ Hi the Plats,
which nt first seemed likely to havn
deadly rffoets. Itempno Kowskl, of;
South WnshlnRton avenue, and Joseph
Catwnskl were the victims. Thoy
wero taken to the Lackawanna hospl
tal.
Cittwnskl only suffered from a mere
scratch, but Kowskl received four
wounds nn the head and one nf the
face, The affair occurred in a saloon
and seems to have been the result of u
free fight.
Patrolman McMullen, who arrived on
the scene of the fracas, took both men
to the hospital, but did not succeed In
capturing any of their assailants.
At 3.30 a. m. John Koszty was ttr
restcd by Patrolmen Sartor and Con
ncry and taken to the Centre street
police station, and about 9 o'clock yes
terday morning Mounted Officer Burke
arrested Charles Muslnsky.
These two men were accused of being
Implicated In the stabbing, but when
Mayor Molr gave them their hearing
and confronted them with one of their
accusers, who was brought up from
the Lackawanna hospital, It was found
that there was no evidence that tho
men were tho guilty parties and they
wore both discharged. D'urlng the day
Catwaskt was discharged from the hos
pital, but Kowskl was retained there,
and late last night was resting easy.
DANIELS WAS CHOSEN.
Catholic Total Abstinence Men Make
Him District President Proceed
ings Quarterly Convention.
W. J. Daniels, a member of the St.
Aloyplus Temperance society, of South
Scranton, was yesterday nftornoon
unanimously elected president of the
first district of tho Scranton TMocesan.
union of Catholic Total Abstinence
societies. He was elected at the
twenty-second quarterly convention of
the district, held In Pharmacy halt
on Plttston avenue yesterday, after
the resignation of Timothy Burke, tho
former president, had been read and
accepted. '
The convention was vory largely at
tended, over 100 delegates fiom the
tey's, Father Whitley's Cadeta, St.
Irene's, St. Cecilia's, Father Whlt
tey's, aFther Wblttey's Cadets, St.
Patrick's, Father Matthew's. Father
Matthew's CadetF. St. Paul's, St. Paul's
Cadets, St. Peter's, St. John's, .?t.
Joseph's. St. Aloyslus. St. Aloyslus'
Cadets, St. Leo's and St. Veronica's.
A number of the delegates reported
for their respective-societies as hav
ing voted the required amount to
wards the general campaign fund, but
as a number of the societies have as
yet not done so, the convention took
no definite action as to bow the money
was to be disbursed.
Quite a little discussion was pro
voked by a motion made to conduct
the two temperance rallies ordered for
this district by the dloceslan union,
In the central rart of the city. Some
of the delegates objected to this pro
position because they thought the var
ious sections of the city they repre
sented should be given the meetings
and others because of the proverbial
lack of Interest In tho central city In
the temperance cause. Tho motion
was finally adopted, but no definite
time was ilxed for the holding of the
rallies.
The. following list of questions which
bad been previously submitted to tho
various societies were answered and
discuKsed by a number present: "What
is the best method of extending tho
cause of temperance?" "How do you
reclaim fallen ivemlnts?" "What
spiritual nld do you give your pas
tor?" "What action have you taken
on Father l.ynett's paper on 'Sunday
Closing,' read at the Hazleton conven
tion?" Many valuable suggestions on tbesj
topics wero given by those who spoke
and were heard with Interest by those
present. '
Jut before the convention adjourned
Mrs. K. E. Lasher, of West Scianton,
was elected ladles' district organizer
and North Scranton was chosen as
tho place of meeting for the next con
vention, to be held In April next.
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
Annual Session Tonight Will Be Pol
lowed by Lunch.
The annual meeting of the board of
Trade will take place tonight. Officers
will be elected, reports read, and the
discussion of wuter rates to manufac
turers will be continued.
At tho close of the met-tlns lunch
will be served.
NOTICE.
Patrons of the Scranton City Di
rectory are warned to sign no con
tracts not signed by Taylor's Direc
tory Co. J. James Taylor, Mgr.
LETTERS PROM THE PEOPLE.
Under this heading short letters of In
terest will be published when accompa
nied, for publication, by the wrlter'i
name. Tho Tribune does not assume re
sponsibility for opinions here expressed.
Challenges Proof,
Krlltor of Tho Tribune
Sir: I nm accused by Mrs. W, K. Jones
and children of trying, through a pro
cess of law, to take possession of prop
erty belonging to her. I defy any one
to prove that I am guilty of said offense,
or that she has to pay any of my debts.
Respectfully,
Evan P. Phillips.
Taylor, Pa., Jon. 13, 1M0.
Powell's Is the music house where
tho best Pianos may bo Been. Exam
ine, particularly the new scale Mason'
& Hamlin, 131-133 Washington avenue.
Palmist Has Returned.
Martini the Palmist is stopping t
his old place, 200 Washington ave.
Florida Oranges. Florida Oranges.
Nothing as good, f 4.50 box. Cour
sen. Flatulence is cured by Ccccham's
Pills.
CASTOR I A
lor Infants and Children.
Tki Kind You Hivi Always Bought
Bears the
Sigaataruof
2U&
ANNUAL MEETING OF
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
INTERESTING REPORTS TRE
SENTED BY THE OFFICERS.
Circulation Among Those Who Raad
for Recreative Purposes Has Fal
len Off, Because of the Rush for a
Few of the "Best Selling Books,"
Which Librarian Carr Character
izes as Being Over-Rated Far Be
yond Their Real Merits or Perma
nent ValueOfficers Re-elected.
The ninth annual meeting of tho
Scranton public library tri'tc.'S took
place Saturday afternoon In the Al
bright Memorial building. There were
present' thirteen of tho sixteen trus
tees, as follows President Alfred
Hand, Vice President James Archibald,
Treasurer Henry Belln, Jr., Colonel II.
M. Holes, Thomas H. Dale, Itev. W.
J. Ford, Hev. C. M. Gllltn. Xi. D II.
M. Hatinnh, Itov. Itogers Israel, Itov.
S. C. Logan, D. D., Itev. I). J. Mac
Goldrlck, Dr. George V. Phillips, S.
P.. Price. The absentees were Hon.
William Connell, who la In Washing
ton; Hon. F. W. Gunstrr, who is HI,
and Hon. James Molr.
Reports of nn unusually Interesting
character were read by President
Hand, Librarian H. J. Carr and Treas
urer lielln. They are printed blow:
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT.
To tho Honorable, the Select nnd Com
mon Councils of tho City of Scranton.
The severnl detailed reports of the sec
retary, librarian and treasurer, herewith
presented, show the oillclal actions of the
board of trustees, and tho work und care
of tho library, the. building and tho
finances of the Scranton Public, library.
The Imperative demand, which tho
spontaneous efforts of tho children have
made, upon us to provide for tho wnnts
of this most hopeful class of our readers,
collided with tho foresight of our librar
ian (seconded by the board) la persistent
and successful minor iconomles in the
administration of the several funds com
ing to our hand, have enabled us to plan
and undertake certain beneficial Improve
ments In the building and library, and
thus promote tho convenience of nil con
cerned. Your attention is called to the
provision mado for these Improvements
under the nnmo of "Tho Young People's
Library Fund." Wo have been able to
accomplish this without calling for pub
lic special contributions, or extended ap
propriations from tho city treasury other
than for books.
It Is evident that wo have been able
to Increase tho elllclcncy and value of
the library; and with a less relative ap
propriation of mpney, ns compared with
Increased valuo of assessablo property,
than tho amount first obtained at Its be
ginning. On this basis wo nro not dif
fident In asking the public and the city,
to trust us with moie Individual royal
gifts and larger appropriations. Wo have
no Institution which more worthily Jus
titles our pride nnd reputation, among
visitors to our city, than this Public
library and its building. Small as It is.
our standing among librarian experts is
not insignificant.
Our success Is duo to the widespread
favor we receive from all departments
of our homo social life, and the absence
of ungenerous criticism. Cosmopolitan as
It Is In its nature nnd outwork, its friends
are also cosmopolitan In their treatment
of us. We may all flatter ourselves that
It Is a quiet bond of peace among our dl
versllled population. Statistics and lig
ures in our report, show one tiling that ts
more or less tangible, for good; but thc.
silent Influence of the books visiting our
homes, and the children and adults vis
iting our library and memorial home,
cannot bo estimated, or tabulated. We
ask every resident, old or young, from
every class, to cherish and support, this
Institution as a public benefactor a
thousand fold more beneficial thnn the
computed aid It receives In gifts and
money.
The appropriation which our success
compels us to nsk, for tho coming year,
Is as follows:
For salaries and labor ($500 per
month) $0,000 00
For Incidentals (J22. per month).. 2,700 00
For books ($223 per month) 2,70)00
For delivery stations and branch
reading rooms (J15Q per month).. l.MH) 00
Aggregate $13,200 00
We may remark that In asking for the
appropriation for delivery stations, etc.,
It is not our purposo to limit their juim
ber or oillclency. We would hall spon
taneous action of the councils tending to
Increase these by a sufficient appropria
tion to suit your own enlarged views of
necessity or benefit, promising on our
part the most rigid economy in spending
the money.
By order of the board of trustees,
Alfred Hnnd, President.
Scranton, Pa Jan. 13, 1900.
LIBRARIAN CAHR'S TtKPORT.
To the Hoard of Trustees.
There is presented herein tho customary
annual review of tho work of the Scran
ton Publlo library during ISO'.), tho sev
enth year of Its current public operation.
The routtno undertakings of tho library
have been carried on la tho same willing
spirit as In tho past, with every desiro
for effectlvo public servico nnd benefit.
The development of certain delivery
station and branch reading room features
hus continued, nnd thereby made tho use
of the library more convenient for the
localities where thoso are now placed.
Further stations aro desired yet In other
parts of the cltv.
registration.
Tho use of a borrower's card, under
tho rules of tho library, Is limited to two
years from Its date; for Its coulluuaiico
a re-reulstratlon Is then required. Tho
library Is thus enabled to verily each
borrower's address at stated Intervals.
Such practice, too, results In obtaining a
more nearly correct numbering of the
actual users of the library, as recorded,
than Is otherwise possible.
Registrations of ISM were ns follows:
New, 1,710; re-registered, 1,843; total,
3,fSt of which 3, till wero city resident.,
u4 non-residents, and 73 of teachers or
other special cards. Divided as to sex,
1,603 were males and 1,003 females; us to
ages, 3,002 wero persons of 10 years and
over, end KM under that ago.
There wero 120 cards surrendered, and
4 lSii expired by limitation, making a total
of 4.30U canceled; nnd leaving 7,218 cards
In force ut tho closo of tho year VAf).
There are also WO extra or students'
cards now valid (Issued to regular cant
holders, but not Included in the flguies
above), upon which may bo taken out for
homo reading additional books other than
prose, fiction or Juveniles,
ROOK CIRCULATION.
From tho circulating department, open
SOI days, 121,0! volumes wero issued for
homo uso, nnd 5,500 for consultation in
tho library; a total of VXffW volumes.
A Pure Food Product
Is Self-Raising
H-0 Buckwheat
Mado from tho best Southern whlto
flint corn. Carefully refined and cleansed
from nil impurities. Put up In 2 pound
packages. Price lie. per package.
The Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co.
411 Lackawanna avenue, 123 South Main
avenue. 'Phono 732. Prompt delivery.
Dally averago for tho year was 410, which
wns exceeded by that of tho first four
months. That of March, G19, wns tho
highest of nny ono month. . -
Largest Issuo of nny ono day was t90
on Saturday, Feb. 11; smallest current
dally lysiio WW, on Uept. r.', except that
owing to a blizzard Feb. 1J, and u lire
men's parade. Oct. 0, but I'm and 172 vol
umes respectively wero Issued on theso
days. Smallest dally number of volumes
in the hnlids of readers was 2,1s on Mon
day, Autf. ts; nnd tho largest similar
number was .1.R15 on Saturday, March IS.
As in tho year 1SDS tho total Issues from
tho circulating department still show a
considerable deercaso from thoso of pre
ceding years. Tho tcasons lor this re
sult are not dlillcult to find, nnd llko
effects will probably be felt lor somo
time to come.
Tho Increased reading of newspaper and
niHL'njInn literature, rnoken of last year,
rtlll serves the, wants of many who read
most for rccrentlvc purposes. '
Again, tho somewhat marked stress laid
upon a few of tho "best belling books" or
tho day, has cnuscd a feverish rush and
demand for certain four or flvo extremely
advertised and over-rated novels, far be
yond their real merits or permanent
value. It Is not within the scope or
mums of any public library, nor just to
its other users, to t-upply the hundreds of
copies that would sufllco Tor sucn excep
tional demands. Lacking such fret sap
ply, largo numbers of individuals have
purchased and read the books In ques
tion, nnd thereby lessened by so much
their borrowing from the public libraries.
If tho foregoing conclusions nro correct
tho decrease spoken of would naturally
be looked for In tho lino of light, or fic
tion, reading. That proves to bo tho case
here, slnco tho percentage of Issue in
such classes has fallen from 79.8 In our
years of greatest circulation, to 71.9 In
nm. And, too, tho total number of vol
umes of all other classes Issued In 1SH9
f::2,272), Is equal to, or more, than llko
Issues of pievlous years when our total
circulation wns at "high water rnalk,"
and one-fcurth larger In volume than in
tho year Just ended.
It should be said, further, that tho "era
of prosperity" which has given employ
ment to many who were out of work.hus
also decreased the number who found
more time for reading than otherwise.
At no Eensoh are libraries so well pat
ronized, In this country, ns when work
ingnien aro coffering from "hard times;"
nnd It Is In one cense a mntter of giatl
ficntlon to bo able to now report a con
trary condition, even though the statis
tics of tho library shrink in consequence
of it.
RKFKHEN'CK DEPARTMENT.
It Is not deemed essential to nttempt
to keep a statistical record of the uso
of tho several thousand volumes placed
on open shelves for freo public access.
To do so would tend to Interfere with
and restrict, rather than encourage to
aid It. The same is true with regard to
tho current periodicals In tho reading'
room.
Tho constant attendance of persons
mnklng avail of this department has
evinced no falling oft In the number of
readers. It has of'.er. crowded tho rooms
and taxed nil facilities in that respect,
nnd been dlillcult at times to Justly servo
them, owing to our limited sufficiency of
skilled reference assistants. It Is to bo
hoped that Improvement In both those
particulars may be found possible during
tho coming year.
Tho regular issue of 31 we;kly. 81
monthly and S quarterly periodicals were
received during tho year 1899. As prom
ised in the report for 1&&S, a considerable
number of tho periodical accumulations
wero bound Into volumes nnd thus made
more available. Llko treatment of re
maining material of that kind. Including
tho current yearly additions, is planned
for the coming year.
CONTEXTS OF THE LIBRARY.
Report for 1S98 showed a total of 33,739
volumes In tho library at tho closo of
that year. Accessions of 1899 Included
2.G13 volumes, of which 10.1 wero by gift
and exchange, 2.007 by purchase, 241 by
periodicals bound, and 142 by United
Stntes documents deposited.
Deductions of tho year numbered 620
volumes, of which 503 were discarded be
cause of worn and dilapidated condition,
and 17 on account of other damago or
less, a portion of those latter being paid
for by tho persons responsible. Balance
on hand Dec. 31, 1S99, numbers 33,832 vol
umes. Thenet Increasoof tho library (2.093 vol
umes), was one-third less than in tho pre
vious year, although tho book purchases,
as usual, Included a considerable num
ber of volumes to replace or increase
copies of stnndnrd works. New publica
tions of the year were numerous, espec
ially In Its closing months; but those
of a notablo or very essential library
character did not predominate.
The decrease In circulation of light
reading, already spoken of, served to les
sen our bills for reblndlng, to nn appre
ciable extent. On the other hand tho
prevailing spirit of greed nnd "commer
cialism" has led nearly all publishers
Into a pernicious nnd regretnblo use of
flimsy binding, nnd Inferior paper. Thts
Is the enso with both cheap and high-
HAND &
Inventory Sale of Hats
and Men's Furnishings...
We believe in closing out all odds and
elids before the season closes at a time
when folks appreciate a good bargain. You
must agree that these methods are wise and
to your benefit.
All 50c Neckwear to go for 39c. 3 for $1.00.
1.00 Neckwear to go at 50c.
Paris Dress Colored Shirts, formerly sold at i.jo, now
$1.00.
All $1.00 Colored Shirts, 75c.
2596 reduction on all grades of Winter Underwear.
50c Fancy Half Hose, in
3 pair for $1.00.
25c Half Hose in wool
for 1.00.
Any Hat in window $1.00, formerly 2 and $3.
$4 and 5 Fancy Vests, reduced to $3.00. These vests
are the latest style, double-breasted and cut high.
Bath Robes and Smoking Jackets at two-thirds their
value.
HAND &
ON THE SQUARS,
To the Musical
We beg to inform the' musical public of Scranton
that we have placed the agency for the sale of Mason &
Hamlin Pianofortes and Organs" with
L. B. Powell & Co.
In their magnificent warerooms, at 131-133 Wash
ington avenue, may be heard and examined a stock of
Mason & Hamlin Instruments. The new scale Small
Grand and Uprights recently so highly recommended by
Nikisch, Paur, Sieveking, Sherwood and others, are par
ticularly noteworthy.
Masoittlamuitij.
priced books alike. Such practice entails
an unreasonable burden upon all librar
ies, nnd ono likely to grow to largo pro
portions. It Is already a dlfllcult matter
to make more than five or six Issues of a
current new book without calling upon
tho bindery to rc-scw and replace It In
tho covers. Nor aro tho other wearing
qualities of most books ns now produced
at all equivalent to tho prices asked for
them.
PRINTED LISTS.
Bulletins N'os. 13, 11 and 13, similar In
form to preceding ones, wero printed nnd
Isi.ued for freo distribution as heretofore.
No. 13, listing additions from September
to December Inclusive, probably ends the
present series If something moro plenrlng
or satisfactory can hereafter bo afforded.
GIFTS.
Tho appended list of gifts and ex
changes for 189'J (numbering 40S volumes,
2,817 pamphlets and current numbers, 12
map sheets, nnd 10 geologic atlas folios),
Includes many reports, catalogues and
bulletins from libraries and other Insti
tutions, ns usual.
Whllo individual donations were not as
many ns In somo previous years, they
were no less welcome. Tho following,
among other such favors, wero most no
tablo In quantity: From Edward K.
Sancton, 901 numbers of magazines nnd
pamphlets; Mrs. Walter S. Tripp. 01 vol
umes and 203 numbers; Charles E. Lind
say, 17S magazines; Homer Greene, esq.,
02 magazines; Rev. Walter Marvlne, V.
S. A., 23 volumes; Colonel Henry M.
Boles, 19 volumes and 233 numbers and
pamphlets; Taylor's Directors Co., 10
volumes; Henry Belln, Jr., G volumes;
D. F. Murray. 'J volumes.
Hon. William Connell, M. (7., favored
the library with tho daily Issues of the
Congressional Record, and 2 volumes of
Messages of the Presidents.
Similarly, to Hon. Jnmes C. Vaughan,
stato senator, tho library Is Indebted for
tho current Issues of tho Legislative Rec
ord during the session of 1899; and for
sundry Pennsylvania state documents.
Bound tiles of tho Scranton Republican
and tho Scrnnton Tribune, twelvo months
each, wero received from the publishers
of each, as in the past. Also, as like
gifts from their respective publishers,
current Issues of the Diocesan Record,
weekly, Mines and Minerals, and Science
and Industry, monthly.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
With a desire to co-operato In efforts
for the preservation of material for local
history and news records, tho library has
received from tho coal department of tho
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road a conditional deposit of 52 volumes
of bound newspaper illes (1S72-1S9S). It
would possibly bo well If otlier concerns
or Individuals, having boutwl llles of vari
ous Scranton newspapers of past years,
took similar steps for placing them In
such a fairly safe building as that of this
library.
A moderato provision for delivery sta
tions nnd branch reading rooms was in
cluded In tho city appropriations for tho
fiscal year 1899-1900. By that means It has
been possible to continue those already
begun exi erlmentally, on tho South Sldo
at 1418 Plttston avenue, and In Hyda Park
at 121 South Mala aenuo. Current num
bers of various desirable periodicals, and
a dally bosket exchpnge, havo been main
tained at each place. Also servico und
open rooms In tho afternoon and evening
of each week day. Miss Evelyn Sweet
Is In charge at the South Side, nnd Miss
Reblo E. Thomas nt tho llydo Park
rooms.
Rending room nttendanco has averaged
largest, at tho South Sldo branch, limited
nt tlme3 only by tho lack of adequate
PAYNE
lisle and cashmere, 39c pair.
and cotton, 19c pair. 6 pairs
PAYNE
203 Washington Ave.
Public
space, Book deliveries through tho llydo
Park branch have naturally exceeded the
4ther, because of morei central location.
Tho Qreon Rldgo library has also con
tinual to net as another delivery station,
but at Its own cost for service.
Totul Issues through tho delivery sta
tions wero ns follows: Hyde Park, G.l'JC
volumes; dally average, 20: nnd lnrgest
single day, 1C. South Side, 3,077 volumes;
dally average, 12. and lnrgest slnglo day,
33. Green Ridge, 1,510 volumes, dally av
erage, C, nnd largest single day, 27.
Thero were no changes among the li
brary staff during the year: It being
composed of Misses Decker, Keofor.Ilmv
ley, Edwards, Millet, Hnrdenberg and
Dale, all on full time. Misses Estcll,
Pettlgrew and Salmon, havo assisted at
times as substitutes nnd for extra ser
vice, and Samuel Xctiman as Janitor.
Tho intelligent nnd faithful attention to
duty, on their part, has continued un
abated. They have, each and all, worked
earnestly and In harmony to forward tho
Interests of tho lnstltutlcn nnd diligently
servo its patrons, tho public.
Respectfully submitted,
Henry J. Carr, Librarian.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Tho report of Treasurer Henry Belln,
Jr., presented, gave tho expenditures
of the twelve months as $12,221.43.
Tho balances on the several funds on
hands were given as follows: Mining
section, $30; city appropriation, $011.28;
improvement fund, $1,993.31; young
people's library fund, $1,331.93; total,
$4,20S.54.
The officers of last year were re
elected and then the board held Its
regular monthly meeting for tho trans
action of routine business.
Librarian Carr announced that the
Delaware, Lackawanna nnd Western
Railroad company, through Superin
tendent E. E. Loomls, of tho coal de
partment, had presented 'the complete
files of the Republican from Its first
issue, all neatly and substantially
bound, A vote of thanks to the com
pany and Mr. Loomls was tendored by
the truatees.
It was also announced by Librarian
Carr that it had been found necessary
to omit from the library purchases the
books of a number of popular authors,
owing to tho unreasonable cheapening
In material quality by the publishers'
use of inferior paper, ' poor or worn
out type and flimsy binding. Theso
books are mado up now only for cheao
trade and it Is Impossible to secure a
durable copy of them for a reasonable
price. As a rule they have to be re
bound after a few Issues, and, ns thU
item of expense Is growing to unwar
ranted dimensions, It wns deemed ex
pedient to cease purchasing any more
of these publications until s"uch time
ns the publishers put a better quality
of material into them.
We wish to call your atten
tion to the celebrated
White
Beauty
Dour
This is the Finest Flour
that can be produced at any
price, and is the result of
over thirty years' experience
in making flour.
We are the Sole Agents
for the State of Pennsylvania.
Try it and you will use no
other.
Clarke Bros
IIMELY SKCESlliS.
Fur and
Woolen Gloves
Sweaters,
Mufflers,
Fur and
Cloth Caps.
CONRAD,
305 Lackawanna Avenue.
The quality of the oils uied In mlxlnis
colors determines tho durability of the
paints.
Oils
uch as wo offer will make paint of great
smoothness and durability. A large sur
facp can bo covered and the coating will
not peel, crack or wear off until It has
dona Its full duty.
Theso prices will show that good oils
arc not expensive.
MATTHEWS BROS., '"SSZ'""'
KNOCK
Their knuckles sore
that is what your friends
do when your
ELECTRIC BELLS
Are out of Repair.
WE REPAIR
THEM.
Chas. B. Scott
1 19 Franklin Ave.
TELEPHONE SSS.
Tho Popular Ilnuso Fur
nishing Store.
Special Jale
To reduce our stock of
Wash Boilers we ofler'i
for one week only, com
mencing Monday, Janu
ary 15th.
No. 8 Copper Bottom Tin
Boiler and Tin flO
Cover 70t
No. 8 Ml Copper
Boiler and Tin tf J0
Cover P O
No. 9 All Copper
Boiler aud Tin $'") QQ
Cover 1)a.70
Foote & Fuller Co,
Hears Building,
140-42 Washington Ave
Pierce's Harket
Receiving dally Turkeys. Fowl.
Springers, Ducks and Squabs; also Rock
away, Maurlco River anil Rluo Point Oys
ters; Kvery thing the market affords In
fruits and vegetables.
Your orders will bo filled promptly with
best goods at reasonable prices.
PIERCE'S MARKET
110-1 1 2-1 14 PENN AVENUE.
'
The
I Economy's
I January I
l Clean Sweep !
I Sale I
Is making history. This
time for cleaning out broken
lots is well utilized. We
make the prices so low that'
quality-wise economical peo
ple cannot resist buying.
A Hint
One hundred cane seat, oak
frame Rockers haven't the
chairs that match them that's
whv we sell them at
$1.38
Each t
I Credit You? Certainly, J.
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