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REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
ECHOOli DlRi:CTORSC. C. Kcrbcr, K.
. Fellows.
At the crucial hour in our crisis with
Spain, whose Judgment wuh Invoked by
the president? A modest man In pri
vate life Charles Kmory Smith.
The Kentucky Settlement.
IN OIIDKR, to understand why the
Republicans who negotiated the
Joint ngrtement with the Demo
crats looking to a peaceable set
tlement of the Kentucky contest were
willing to accept the llrst aitlcle In
the compact (namely, "that If the Rent-nil
assembly ,ln Joint session shall
adopt a resolution ratiiyliiB their re
cent action, adopting the contest re
ports' Ncatlnjr Goebel and Ueckham,
tho contestees, Taylor and .Mai. shall,
shall submit without further protest")
It h necessary to know that the seat
Ins of Heekhani as Kovurnor, under
tho Kentucky constitution, would hold
Rood only until the next ensuing bcii
ernl election. Had Goebel lived and
been seated he would have hold the of
llce for the entile term of four years:
but a lieutenant governor succeeding
to a vacancy holds only until the llrst
succeeding general election, when tho
people must again vote for a governor.
In other words, Taylor's voluntary
retirement In obedience to the forms
of an admittedly unjust law fiom an
office to which he was undoubtedly
elected will be only until such time,
nine months hence, as the will of the
people can agaln.be expressed at the
polls. If In the meantime good faith
should prevail In the agreement of all
parties to "unite in an effort to bring
about such a modification of tho elec
tion law as will provide for non-partisan
election boards and Insure free and
fair elections," the oppottunlty might
be afforded to get an honest expression
of the majority's will. What likelihood
there Is that this part of tho agree
ment will be kept In good faith can
be decided more accurately by those
on the spot than at this distance; but
If the Democrats should violate their
pledge it would supply additional im
petus to the Republican cause next
fall.
This settlement Is not entirely to the
public's liking, for It savors too much
of Republican acquiescence In legalized
Democratic theft. Thts was made
necessary, however, by Judge Taylor's
unfortunate blunder In meeting sinful
yet lawful Ingenuity with unauthorized
force. The Democrats kept within the
law; Taylor overstepepd It. Goebel was
shrewd, Taylor was stupid and his
retirement is the penalty, regardless
of equity. The equity of tho situation
must, however, work out In time; antf
for this reason the Republicans of
Kentucky can afford to wait.
The true meaning of expansion Is
nptly expressed by tho Jloosler poet,
James Whitcomb Rlley, In tho poem,
reproduced elsewhere, in tho line: "For
God and man, and space to kneel and
pray."
Open or Closed ?
UNLESS SIGNS FAIL, there
will be a tight in tho senate
'to amend tho new canal
treaty so as to assure the
right of the United States to fortify
the waterway. Some of those who
favor an open door Into China declare
In favor of a closed door through tho
isthmus of Darien. Which Is the wiser
policy?
"To hold the canal as the exclusive
possession of tho United States would
Involve," says the Philadelphia Time,
"the establishment of a territorial sov
ereignty in Central America, tle con
struction of impregnable fortifications
at each terminus of the canal, strongly
garrisoned, and the maintenance of a
tleet able to cope with any that could
be sent against It, and all to what
end? To prevent the passage of an
enemy's ships in tho event of war. Rut
In the event of war the fleets assem
bled off the approaches to the canal
would accomplish just as much, and
the defense of the canal itself, Instead
of .falling upon tbo United States alone,
would be -assured liy the interest of
every neutral power.
"The hostile control of such a water
way by any power would be practically
Impossible. If It were so held, an en
only would need only to get near enough
to throw one dynamite shell to block
ade either entrance. The guarantee of
neutrality removes entirely the burden
of military protection. The canal and
Its' approaches are secured 'completa
immunity from attack or Injury by
belligerents.' Otherwise, in the event of
war with a maritime power, a great
squadron must bo occupied In defend
ing each 'end of tho canal to keep It
open for our own use. Under this
guarantee to which It Is not doubted
that other nations will subscribe our
control Qi. the West Indies und our
stations on the Pacific give us abso
lute strategic command of the ap
proaches and In the event of war we
have every possible naval advantage tu
intercept the approach of tho vessels
of an enemy.
"Thus trom the narrowest view ot
national self-interest, not only is tho
neutralization of tho canal most ad
vantageous;; It may bo said that a
canal wbuld be Impracticable on any
other b?sli- And beyond all this, tho
inarch of.enllnhtVned opinion has car
ried the world beyond tho narrow con
ccutlons involved In the idea of a for
tified canal. This enterprise is only in
a subordinate degree a military one,
H Is In the Interests of commerce. It
Is undertaken by the United States
because our dominating power on thin
continent lays the responsibility on us,
but every nation that sails a shit) will
contribute to Its support and will be
Interested In Its defense. It will be not
less entirely and securely American
It will be nil the more Ameilcan le
cntise It Is dedicated to civilization and
the peaceful progress of the world."
It seems to us that this view of the
subject is the correct one. The United
States, in Its recent diplomacy, has
taken broad giound In favor of fair
play In the world's commerce and all
Its Interests lie In tho direction of dis
couraging nntl-Amerlcan discrimina
tions on tho part of other nations. Our
export tr.ulc, which Is developing with
such astonishing rapidity. Is gradually
cutting Into tho competing trade of the
continental nations of ICurope. Among
the people of those nations Is a grow
ing Jealousy of American enterprise nnd
nn Increasing Inclination to combine In
measures of self-protection. How can
wo best safeguard the future of our
commerce" Hy setting up bars or dis
criminations against our competitors In
foreign fields or by holding fast to tho
doctrine of equal privileges and ths
open door?
Tho administration, In negotiating
this new treaty, has not acted blindly.
It has looked ahead.
General Lawton was a fighting man
who fought humanely, intelligently and
Indefatlgably. He knew neither blttot
ness nor envy nor guile. He did with
out complaining all that he was asked
to do, nnd he asked no subordinate to
go where he would not lead. These
facts, coupled with his line personality,
his kindness of heart and the stead
fastness of his nffectlons, explain why,
In death, he Is honored nbovo any sol
dier now living; nnd why, to his widow
nnd children, the practical sympathy
of tho people has been extended In a
manner almost without precedent. The
nation exalts itself In showing its co
teem for such a servant.
The riayor and the Taxes.
IT IS EVIDKNT that the present
mayor of Scranton Is taken more
seriously at a distance than ho
Is at home. In this week's Issue
ot the Insurance Press K a lone edi
torial levlewlng that portion of his
honor's recent message which related
to the fire department and to the tax
ing of Insurance companies; especially
this paragraph:
Wo rejolco In the excellent condition of
our fire department, but wo mint not
forget that It now costs over fifty thous
and dollars. This sum Is drawn from the
tax rate of the whole people. It seems
to me manifestly unjust that the wholu
boily of taxpayers should pay the r
penses of the fire department, while the
Insuranro companies receive and enjoy
the prollts. Some plan should be devl)- d
for taxing Insurance companies a sum to
Hj-slst In tho annual expense of main
taining the tiro department and keeping
up tho high efficiency about which they
nave so mucn to say.
The Press, among otner things, says:
"Why the amount for tho maintenance
of a Are department should not be paid
by 'the whole people' has not been ex
plained satisfactorily, certainly not by
tho mayor ot Scranton. The companies
can pay the taxes because the amount
can be recovered from tho premium
receipts. Policyholders pay the pre
miums, and those that own real prop
erty pay tho regular taxes also. Ac
cordingly, the prudent property-owner
pays taxes twice for the support of a
lire department when the insurance
companies are taxed for that purpose.
If revenue for the support of flro de
partments be needed anywhere, what
Is the matter with getting it from per
sons who are responsible, to a certain
extent, for the losses by fire? Tax
smokers! Cigars, cigarettes and to
bacco pipes caused more than 000 fires,
Involving a loss of more than $SOO,000.
Tax builders nnd house-owners! De
fective flues caused 10,530 fires, involv
ing a loss of $7,500,000. Tax house
keepers and servants! Explosions of
gasoline stoves caused 1,300 flies and
a loss of $235,000; the explosion of
lamps, lanterns, etc., caused 2,100 fires
nnd a loss of more than $1,000,000, and
lamp nnd lantern accidents caused 2,
000 fires and a loss of nearly $1,000,000.
Tax the users of matches! Careless use
of the tiny things caused 3,900 fires
that Involved a loss of $1,500,000. Tax
tramps! They caused 753 fires and a
loss of nearly $1,000,000. Tax careles
persons! Carelessness, besides that In
dicated above, caused thousands of
fires and a loss of million upon mill
ions. All of tho cases referred to wera
in 1S9S. Tho possible revenue that
might be collected In a year has been
Indicated very faintly. The Idea Is re
spectfully submitted to certain politi
cal economists, Including the nujyor of
Scranton."
The suggestion of tho Press Is not
amiss; but our esteemed contemporary
should not worry too much over tho
opinions of the mayor of Scranton upon
the subject of taxation. It Is well
known here that he has a mania for
devising unique, plans for vicarious
taxation.
Judge Schuyler, of Northampton
county, has bravely subordinated gal
lantry to Justice In a damage milt in
which a handsome woman won from
a susceptible Jury an award out of all
proportion to the established facts. Tho
Judge has announced to the comely
plaintiff that unless she shnll volun
tarily accept a reasonable sum In set
tlement he will older a new tilal. Why
It Is that seasoned nun of the world
always go to pieces In the Jury box
when conf touted by nn atti active wo
man litigant it is one of the mysteries
of juilsprudenee; Judgo Schuyler will
deherve a medal If he can overcoma
this tendency.
m
"Oneral Wood," writes an American
correspondent now In Cuba, "Is too
busy with actual administration to give
much tlino to abstract political discus
sions. He listens courteously to all thu
political talk which delegations and
committees make, and then ends by
offering practical suggestions regarding
tho furtherance of their objects." The
Wood? plan Is a good plan for all coun
ttles. Congressman Sibley Is certainly ex
hibiting fruits meet for forgiveness and
a re-election.
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I Id Woman's Realm I
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APROPOS of the much discussed
milk question, tho basis of com
plaint in tho case of a largo dairy
company has recently been discovered
after some weeks of careful detective
service. A great deal of fault was
found by the patrons of ono of the
chief routes in this city and the com
pany was unable to locate the difficulty.
Finally very closo watch was Bet upon
the delivery man, the detective follow
ing after him and exchnnglng the bot
tles altcady left for these ho carried
with him, nnd tnklng the ones under
suspicion back to the depot for exam
ination.' In many cases they wero
found to bo far under requirements
nnd after considerable trouble It was
discovered that the cntet prising em
ploye had a large 10-quatt pnlt full of
water, by judicial mingling of which he
was causing a little milk to go n long
way. The sudden change In tho qual
ity of the milk supply on that routo
nearly caused a collapse of the pat
rons. AS FAR ns Scranton Is concerned
ordinarily, the moon might a3
,aI1 err rti.f nt duett ti nan 7i nnrt
pays much attention to her here. Onco
In a long time we may pause long
enough to decide whether It Is a fire,
a rellectionfrom the steel mill or the
rising orb of night which appears to
the eastward; but generally speaking,
the exceptional Illumination of Scran
ton by electricity quite puts her out.
It is CTfTferent in the eountry.where they
plant potatoes and beans In the moon
and make up most of the social calen
dar according to her vagaries. Then
ono realizes, after stumbling In Inky
daikness for three weeks, why a moon
was ever created to make glad the
fourth.
Tuesday night the Hill people had a
brief oppottunlty to appreciate the ef
forts of a well-meaning, thoroughly In
constant moon. About 7 o'clock the
street lights went out nnd only a ghost
ly, soft radiance slipped down like a
benediction, over tho dimness. In that
pale light the city took on an appear
ance almost never viewed before. The
picture seemed entirely unfamiliar, and
a vague poetic beauty bathed towers
and roofs where white gleams of a frail
snow fall accentuated the details.
.Straight overhead sailed My Lady
Moon something more than a bow
but yet like tho fair little canoe on a
silent sea where here fathomless path
was marked by star tipped light. It
Is a pleasant thing now and then to be
lemlnded that somewhere following
our mad haste In a stately fashion of
her own, we have a light that Isn't
set on a polo and turned on or off nt
the will of some man down in tho
power house by the river.
THE ABSENCE of little children
from the streets, the cars and the
shops Is marked nowadays In this
city. Pel haps we haven't quite reached
the stage when a stranger visiting
Scranton would Involuntarily think of
Hamelln town and wonder if hero, too,
had tho Pled Piper entered to lure
away the little ones Into the Enchanted
Valley. Mothers are timid about tak
ing the small people of the house
hold with them on shopping tours, in
crowded enrs nnd stores nnd thus the
scare of contagious diseases Is having
its effect in unexpected ways. The
street car company notes the difference,
likewise the toy-dealers and confec
tioners. "THEY HAVE PASSED ON."
A Retrospect.
Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Tho article in your paper of today
containing the account of the commence,
ment of the tearing down of tho "Old
Hlnir HnmcMond" pardon my nssurince,
but properly tbo "Old Sanderson Home
hlead" called up numerics, tho recuiil
of which will recall familiar buenes to
not many of present day Serantonlans.
It Is still vivid In my mind, the day my
father brought us over fiom Tnwnndi
to our now home. I recollect driving up
fiom tbo old wooden depot via I'enn
avenue and wondering, as wo stopped In
lront of the old house now to bo lorn
down, why father built so far out m tho
country. Scranton In those days bore lit
tlo resemblance to tho city of today.
Down between Mulberry and Spruce
sticets was u dense wood, except where
the t-wnmp opened out Into a pond lam.
mis for hkatlng. This pond extended
trom nbovo Linden street to Spiucu
street, and occupied about half the block
between Washington and Wyoming ne
nues. Dr. Tbroop occupied at ono tlmo
n house on Washington nvenuo between
Spruce street and Lackawanna uvenue,
nnd one of our winter excitements was a
nightly struggle with him to keep tho
pond Hooded. The water backed Into his
cellar and he would send a man around
to tear away our dam located nearly
opposite wheie the Westminster stands
and immediately on his disappearance
we would rebuild it. Boyishly wo deem
ed skating of more lmportanco than a
dry cwllur for the good doctor.
o
Then Washington avenue, between
Linden and Spruce streets, was but a
narrow corduroy road through tho
swamp In which frogs croaked and
turtles basked. Wo played ball on tho
i-outheily side of Lackawanna uvenue
between Wyoming and Penn and nlong It
ran a high plank walk It was all plank
then. tTp tho avenue, near Adams, was
a row of small houses, In ono of which
I think J. J. Albright lived. Where the
residences of John Jermyn ami J, A.
Scrartton now are was father's corn
Held: opposite, and In tho rear of whore
Dr. Council's tesldence now Is, was a
spring from which water was piped to
our house nnd the next block between
Mulberry was a Held and old brick yard.
Colonel Holes' and William Connell's res
idences are In tho hay field, from which
wo laid In our yearly supply of hay and
pastured tho cows. Nay Aug Falls
"Hearing Hrook" then was more beau
tiful than tho present generation can lm
iiglne. How well I recollect the celebra
tion up there over the laying of the first
Atlantic cable a dinner on tho plateau
and fireworks from rafts In tho chasm.
How 1 was impressed by tho eloquence
of a young Connecticut lawyer, E. N.
Wlllurd by name, who mado his debut
In an oration and shook tho folds of
tho Hag over his head as he glorified the
Stars and Stripes. I have heard the
judgo orato many times since, but first
Impressions am tho deepest, though wo
know ho Is not gentlo when he gets well
btartrd.
o
Then the dally battles with tho Hydo
Ii keis at tho swimming pool In tho
Lackawanna, under whero tint Linden
street bridge now Is-how tho blood
warms as I think. As I look back I re
call tho old quotation: "There wero
giants In those days" for there walked
our streets thoto upon whoso early
work was upbuilt tho Scranton of today.
Colonel Oeorgo W. Scranton, J. A. Scran
ton, J. C. Piatt, J. J. Albright. Dr.
Tbroop, Mr. Archbald, Ira Tripp, Judgo
Merrlfield, my father and others have
passed on. I lecolleet E. P. Kingsbury
young, handsome and spilghtly and to.
day I met him on the street, not qulto
so young, not qulto so sprightly, but
still E. P. Kingsbury. I wonder If ho
ever lenllzes what a link between the
old nnd the new he Is, nnd If ho does
whether It Is not a pleasure It would
bo to me, At the old High school, un
der Profeisor Lawrence, wero tho sons,
W. W. Scranton tho wondrous possibil
ities of tho meter not yet thought of
Walter Scrnnton, I think; Harry nnd
J, J, Albright, Jr., Woodrow Archbald,
now judge, and others, among whom a
llttlo later was Fred Gunstor, whoso
death has sa lately saddened those who
knew him so well. He was my Intimate
In young adventures nnd together wo
fished, swam, skated nnd walked. A
gentle, pleasant, faithful friend, thirst
lug for knowledge und marked for tho
future. .
o
The years have passed, the stalwart
men of old have becomo memories as
ever must be, and ns I sit nt my desk
In the tenth story of the Menrs building.
I can look down on tho court house,
where was then a wooded swamp; tho
Hoard of Trade building, the city hall,
the building of tho Colliery Engineer
nnd see tho Innumerable Jets of steam
up tho valley as far as eye can reneb,
und I wonder. And ns I look up tho
avenue at tho old house soon to bo re
placed by the beautiful building of the
Young Men's Christian association, I
rejoice nt progress but also sadden over
years "agone." George Banderson,
Scranton, Feb. 7.
THREE OF 'EM.
A Hard Fact.
Fax The diamond Is the hardest
known tubstiince.
Do Wlttc Ycs-to got.-Colllcr's Week
ly. Kept Buy.
'They say tho men In the British War
Office nro worknlg day und night."
"Just so. Mobilizing explanations."
Puck.
' Eternal Possession.
Quoter You can't cat your cake and
have It.
Dyspeptic Tho deuce you can't.Llfc.
THE HOME VOYAGE.
(tn Trlbuto to Henry W. Lawton.)
Rear with us, O Great Captain, If our
pride
Show equal measure with our grief's ex
cess In greeting you In this your helplessness,
To countermand our vanity or hide
Your stern displeasure that wo thus had
Hied
To praHe you, knowing praise was your
distress;
But this home-coming swells our hearts
no less
Recnuse for love of home you proudly
died.
Lo, then: The cable, fathoms 'neath the
keel
That shapes your course, Is eloquent ot
you:
The old flag, too, nt half-mast overhead
We doubt not that Its gale-klsscd ripples
feel
A prouder sense of red and white and
blue,
Tho stais nh, God, were they Inter
preted! In strnngo lands were your latest hon
ors won
In strungo wilds, with strange dangers
all beset:
With rain, like tears, the face of day
was wet,
As rang tho ambushed foeman's fatal
gun.
And, ns you felt your final duty done.
We feel that glory thrills your spirit yet,
When at tho front, In swiftest death, you
met
Tho patriot's doom and best reward in
one.
And so tho tumult of that Islnnd war.
At last, for you. Is stilled forevermoro
Its scenes of blood blend white as ocean
foam
On yon rapt vUlon as you sight afar
The sails of peace; and from that alien
shore
The proud ship bears you on your voy
age home.
Or rough or smooth the wave, or lower
ing day,
Or starlit sky you hold, by native right,,
Your high tranquility the silent might
Of the true hero so you led the way
To victory through stormiest battle fray.
Because your followers, high above the
fight.
Heard your soul's lightest whisper bid
them smlto
For God and man and space to kneel and
pray.
And thus you eros tho seas Into your
own
Beloved land.conveycd with honors meet.
Saluted as your home's first heritage
Nor salutation from your state alone.
But all the states, gathered In mighty
fleet,
Dip colors as you move to anchorage.
James Whitcomb Rlley.
FURNITUR
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
froni.
Hill &. Connell
121 N. Washington Ave.,
LWAYH BUSY,
They Mtust Go
That's the order we gave
to 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole
Shoes for ladies aud gentle
men. Prices from
$1.50 TO $3.00.
Lewis. Rellly & Davies,
iH-UC Wyoming Avenue.
IFF
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Jonas Long's Sons
OOfl CO
From the Famous Factory of
Tie Eugene F. Peyser Collar Company
Go On Sale Here
atnrday
Here Is the Reasons
rwnu ctmAwttirmm rgrmimwtrrtci rit
new tojTm. . "HwHfMir
&L.Z2lMr
titters. ';eh.i'Leti(' 5en,
scranton, Fa.
contlsnsni-
fa have decided to aoeopf yourloffsr rer.our'entim'evar
tosjt of Hon'B collira or this eweon's nwufaoturer lnelullnz.all tns
leedlns atyloo.
CMli tny ar tomol slightly lnorfootty uo.-only th
X34rts In our.rnotor, wha sro ouployoi for that purpose, 'ean dloeorn
th dlfferone.
Tharo is three-thouatnd ceien In tho lot - erlthirty-ats,
thousand eollaaro
four o. vary truiy,
fh Bigor.8 P. Foyoar OollaiogKranyb
lMeia-.rt.- 'A'..
It is tair to you, though, to say that what they term "slightly
imperiect ana .-econas, many 01 tnc Dest maKers sen as i
"firtc " Ynn nrpt them nt tilst hrilf-nrfri nr ?
Cents Each. Sold Only an . .
Half Dozen Lots
New collars for only twice as much as it costs to get
the old ones once laundered there is no limit to the quan
tities one may buy, but as the collars are put up in half dozen lots
ol a style and size, we cannot sell less than that quantity but
who will there be who will want to buy less ? There is every
style and every size in the six thousand dozen.
Mall irtas promptly ffid, ifyou memiioi Tribune
lii!!!Ms!Ei
Eailroai lea
Get Ready
for Inspection
We have now a full line of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of an
old reliable house. Not some
agent who will open shop for
two or three months and then
skip out. We are here to
stay. Our guarautee is "as
good as gold." Prices as
low as any.
IMCMAU&OMNRt
330 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heatflog'
, Stovej
;sc
. ,r9
Rani
Fmirnaces,
Pltuiinnilbieg
amid
OJNST1EIR k FORSYTE
825-327 PENN AVENUR.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
beuuul Ageut fur t'ji Wyomluj
DUtrlo;
iJInlni, J!!utlU2,.Spertlij, amj;;j.j)i
wml lue ltcpauuj Cno;uic..
Co 11 puny' i
HIGH EXPLOSIVE.
tulety line Cup mul .: plu t.i:i
Itooiu 401 Coutiull LiulUiuj.
BuruuUo.
AUUNUIU1
THOS. FORD.
JOHN D. SMITH & SON.
W. E. MULLIGAN.
Plttston.
Plymouth.
Wilksi.Baric
DUPONrS
POWDER.
Jonas Long's Sons.
rr rr
ILlLi
imtervfso0 v
MwvMnifM
The Hunt &
Connell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, "Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 tac'OTauia Avcnus
is Youn
HOUSU VACANT?
ir so,
THY A "FOR RKNT" AD.
IN THE TRIBUNE.
ONE CENT A WORD.
ARS
Miring
Mr. F. A. Franklin, .1 traveling salesman, says :
" About six months ago I bought my first box of
Ripans Tahules
and was so pleased with the result that I have since
bought them in various parts of the State. Being
a traveling man, and compelled to drink all kinds
of water and cat all kinds of food, I find the Ripans
Tabules are the best aid to digestion I have ever
tried."
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Table Urnemis
Under ordinary circumstances
this announcement would be suffi
cient in itself, without further com
ment, to interest every housekeeper
in the community, but taking into
consideration the recent advances
on almost every line of Dry Goods,
linens included, and the fact that
all our stock of Linens was bought
early enough to secure them at old
prices makes it all the more so.
Our Table Linens, as usual, are
only of the best such celebrated
makes as
iarasley aM
Seotcli Bamasks,
:Hae Germai
"Silver Bleach"
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Etc., Etc,
All at our popular Last Season's
Prices, and in the choicest designs.
Almost all fine numbers in Damasit
both in 5-8 and 3-4 size. Some
very fine sets in 8x4, 8x10 and
8x12, at specially low prices to re
duce stock. Ask for our
Two Specials
in Crotchet Quilts,
Marseilles Patterns,
at 98c and $1.19
Teachers and superintendents de
siring for class use in picture study,
something that is substantial and
inexpensive will find these beautiful
new reproductions of great value.
We have 100 different subjects to
select from. The prices are very
reasonable and the assortment is
complete.
With this book the simple act of
writing produces a copy. Any
letter head can be used and a copy
produced from pencil or any kind
of pen and ink. When the book is
filled, extra fillers can be purchased
from us at very little cost. Two
sizes and bindings in stock.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Scranton, Pa.
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