- ).,.7J-, THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY. FEBRTJRY 22l900, t .(5e ictMton Crtfiunc Published Dally. Except Sunday, by Th Tribune f'ubllihlns Company, t Kitty Cent a Month. MVT B. WCHAHD, Kttltor. O. F. BTXBER, Business Manager. Kot Tork OIHce: 1M NasAau Bt. B. B. VRKKI.AND. Bole Agent for Foreign Advertising. Entered at the PontofTlcB nt Scranton, Pa., as Socond-Closs Mall Matter. When space will permit, Tho Trlhunay in aiwnyn gian in prim unori icnern umii its friends bearing on current topic", but Its rule Is that theso must bo signed, for publication, by tho wrlter'n real name! nnd the condition precedent to ncceptnnco Is that all contributions shall bo subject to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. BCIIANTON, FEBRUARY 22, 1900. There la one supremo significance !n "Washington's birthday. It recalls that lie said: "In time of peace, prepare for war." Army ro-organtzatlon nnd en largement to meet the new condition') of our national growth, nnd a navy to match, would, If he wero alive, have the onthuslasUc support of tho flrrt great American soldier and statesman. Defeat of the Viaduct. THE ADVKHSn vote on ths viaduct ii eu'slly explained. The people hf.d no confi dent" In thu pioporii'd rlan of construction. They wero not dls jnscd to Indunto n niaUo" which, so far ns Uic D.. I.. & W. nnd Traction company weiv concerned r.s contribu tors, was in an unsettloJ plftJ, with sttlngs to both offers t;i subscribe. To close the Closing, in demanded by the D.. I,. & "W.. with tho viaduct Mioved over to the mmth bldo of tho street, meant a monstrosity In appear ance; to leave It open meant prolonga tion of the very dangers It v.-is fcought to remove. IlcnioniliPiIii'j how they had voted In hasto and repented at leisure In inference to the Linden street hi ids?, tho eltl'.on? evidently thought that It would '-o worth their while In tho viaduct matter to have nn acceptable plan well matured before going? ahead. Tho vote shows how general this feeling1 was. even In Ilydo Park. The Fourth, Fifth nnd Fifteenth wards, where the need of n viaduct Is felt most keenly, gave a plurality In its fnvor of only twelve per cent, of the total vote cast. The total3 were &S3 for nnd 752 asalnst. In the Fourth tho plurality was only 11; In the Fifth 224 nnd In tho Fifteenth It was 32 against. Tho remoter wards on tho West Sldo went heavily against. Tho vote in the central city wards, while adverse, showed a strong minority support; had tho details of tho plan commended themselves to the public judgment, thete can he no doubt that the cen tral city vote would have been largely favorable. Many Hyde Parkers voted yes with mental protest; they disliked the plan but thought It was that or nothing. The need of a viaduct wan not, how ever, dispelled by Tuesday's vote. There Hhould now bo a careful and intelligent study of the costs of an ele vated jiasage-way covering tho entire nvenue and nn early renewal of tha campaign along common sense lines. Thus handled, the viaduct proposition will win. In ten years the freight passing through tho Sault Ste. Marie canal haa mote than trebled. That Is tho way our foreign shipping will grow when the Nicaragua canal Is built and the subsidy law offers proper encourage ment. The Vote on the Sewer Question. Tin: naui which the tho exper, tROW margin by u public authorises , spenSitureB necessary to piovldo Fowoif. for tho uncAuwcil t.mtlnnc nP Mil. ilt- la ,int ' wo take It .in Indlcatlun of public skepticism as to iho need of sowers so much as a voto of lack of confidence In the general city administration. The people weio not sure that their money would bo rxpoudftl faithfully and economically. Tho imprerslon pre vailed among thni that city nffulis pre conducted hi a caicless, blip-shod manner; that log-iolllntr and favoi It ism lf not corrjiutlon have had too much part In such mattera in the past and that the prospect of nn eaily Im provement Is not bright. With the aveiage taxpayer confidence in the government Is a necessary pre cedent to the authorization of In creased expenditures. Had there been a widespread belief that tho men who arc paying tho tnxes were getting their ihoney's woith from the officials who do the spending of those taxes tho sewers would have carried verhclm lngly. Public spirit, recognising the In calculable value and economy of tho best municipal sanitation, would havo voiced Itself In well attended public meetings. ,in ravor or tne proposition and carried It through with a lush. Scranton is not a stingy city. Its citi zens ,ara not niggardly. They havo shown on many occasions their readi ness 10 'come to tho front with their inonoj; for substantial projects of public; Injnrovcment. But.ihey havo been told by well informed men that large wastes exist in tne'eity -government; they havu had tho figuVe's-vot such wusto and of ex travagance akin to waste put beforo them-ln letters like the one published in The Tribune several weeks ago by Colonel Sanderson, whose pioblty and accurato knowledge of tho city's finan cial r.ccuulltlon aro evciywhcie recog nized: w-Thoy hnve seen high jinks playedMn-counells In Vie matter of publlut'fiuuchUes. Tlioy have recog nlzeda leader Ices condition in tho ex ecutive' department and a frequently chaotic . condition in tho legislative branch and they concluded that it was a risky thing just now to Increase tho cIty"-bonded indebtedness. This feel ing kiept down the voto on tho sowjr ordlnuuco and almost defeated it. It is a voto of warning; a sign of troublo ufhead if methods be not radically changed. That'the American people have no, lost 'trie1 knack ' of invention Is proved by the fact that 25,527 patents wero Issued last year, n total which has been exceeded but onco In tho history of the government. Although the field, seems to bo well covered there Is Mill nmplo room for original Ideas reduced to practical form. "Tho Nicaragua canal Is to be and should be," says Admiral Dewey, "u neutralized commercial pathway be tween the two great oceans. To for tify It would simply result In making It a buttle ground In tlmo of war. Fortifications would bo enormously ex pensive and ought not to bo erected. Our fleets will bo a sufficient guarantco of the neutrality nnd safety of tho canal In tlmo of war as well ns In pence." Dewey's opinion on such a subject should have weight. Army Reorganization. o NK VERY MA11KEI) lesson of tho South African war, which can bo seen by lay men oven nt this Istance, Is the necessity of having In nn active army plenty of officers who have had nn all-round training, so to speak officers who know how to handle cav alry and artillery ns well ns Infantry and who can take hold with practical grasp under any conditions. There Is, of course, a certain quality of leader ship which Is not tho product of train ing or expel lence but which is Inborn. Wo do nut refer to that. Wo refer simply to the ordinary ability which comes from a professional knowledge of more than onowlng of the service, The rule "onco In the Infantry, always In the Infantry;" or "onco In the cav alry, always In tho cavalry," In other wauls, specialization carried to an un practical degree has been the banc of more armies than one; and England's experience supplies a new example. In tho bill for our own tirmy's re organization which hns been drafted by Secretary Root and submitted to congress ns a basis of action, this com mon defect Is effectually remedied. Tho personnel of tho staff organization Is changed from pcrmnnont appointment to a temporary transfer of officers from tho line for a period not exceed ing four years. Tho same change au thoilzes the transfer of officers from one branch of tho service to another, so that any army officer's service will Include each branch of tho line and a period In tho staff in addition. Tho purpose of this change Is to glvo army officers ns broad a military experience ns possible. It is Intended by this means to make an Infantry officer equally efficient In cavalry nnd stuff duties. Another Important change ad vocated by Secretary Hoot Is tho dis continuance of tho artillery arm of the army as a regimental organization and Its reorganization as nn artillery corpa belonging to tho lino of tho army. It Is to bo organized In two branches, the -r. - - oast artillery and tho field artillery. Tho former Is to be charged with tho care and use of the fixed and movable dements of land and coast fortifica tions, Including tho submarine mlno and torpedo defences; and tho field artillery is to bo that portion accom panying an army In tho field and In cluding field and light artillery proper, horse artillery, slego nrtillery, moun tain artillery and also machine gun battel les. A considerable Increase in the nrtillery force Is provided for, not by tho enlistment of new men, but by tho transfer of men from other arms of tho service. In commenting on tho bill a state ment given out by tho war department says: "An additional feature of tho legislation asked for provides for ono thlrd of tho promotions to bo made by selection. This Is to enable the presi dent to reward specially gallant and meritorious services.. This appeals alike; to the service and the country and yet maintains in a reasonable degree pro motions by seniority. It recognizes both length as well as special fitness of service, and its provisions are so Kuar.'id that -only the most des-ervlng Hh&'si receive special recognition nnd In no case be tho creatures of personal or political Intervention. Tho bill gives the president control of the tenure of office of the heads of staff depart- ments, and ho can, by nnd with tho advice nnd consent of the senate, mako a now head of a department at any time when in his Judgment the effi ciency of tho service would be In creased thereby tho officer relieved being transferred .to tho retired list. This places the at my staff on about tho same footing as tho heads of the navy staff departments. Tho only Im mediate result, under this provision would be the probable retirement of General Eagan. commissary general, now undergoing suspension. In the adjutant general's and Inspector gen eral's departments there will bo no further appointments, but by detail from the next tower grade of tho lino for a term of four years. Tnls will glvo a largo number of experienced staff officers to meet futuie rertulre- ments and tho emergencies of uctlve service. These selections, too, aro to j bo made on leeommendatlon of boards of officers appointed to ascertain the records and fitness of officers for theso details. Tho quartermasters and sub slstance departments, tho ordinance and signal corps, nre also to bo fllle-1 In a llko manner. None of tho provis ions for details In any way interfero with tho tenure of officers now In tho tegular stuff departments, or with their promotions as now provided by law. They will, however, serve one year In five with such branch of the lino as tho secretary of war may desig nate. This Insures all having exper ience with troops of the line and keep ing the line and staff of tho army In close touch and sympathy." How great the need Is for such sym pathy nnd mutual understanding was Illustrated very forcibly during tho Santiago campaign. This matter Is perhaps tho most Important subject which can eomo beforo congress and tho Intelligence of the country ought to make sure that It will receive ade quate and favorable consideration. The middle-of-the-road and side-path Populists ate In onothoi low. If left to themselves the Populists can usually get up an Internal conflict nt any tlmo of sufficient magnitude to keep th'o members of tho party in condition to gesticulate. THE FURIOUS ENMITY OF DALYAND GLARK COFFER KINGS ENGAOED IN A DEATH TUSSLE. Story in Detail of the Feud Which Has for Years Kept the Politics of Montana in a Ferment and Led to the Bribery Charges Under In vestigation at Washington.- T HE INTENSE fued which has for several years existed between Senator Clark, of Montana, and Marcus Daly, the Anaconda conner king, has been exploited to some extent at Washington in con nection wllh Daly's attempt to havo Clark unseated; but the full story of the fight between the two men Is not generally known and reads llko a pago of fiction. Below will be found tho re sults of Walter Wellmnn's researches Into tho matter, as set forth In a letter to tho Chicago Times-Herald. Twelve or thirteen years ago Daly and Clark wore friends and business associates. Daly and Clark's brother had married sisters. Their career had In n measure been Blmilarjr-through poverty to oflluencc. Daly had set out from Ireland a barefoot boy. Ho vas first an office boy In a New York bank, next a stevedotn on a steam boat landing in New Orleans and thence had gone west to seek his for tune In the mines. He began as a common miner, but displayed abilities .which lifted hltn aboe the level, at ti acted tho attention of wealthy men and thus brought him his chance. Ho Is now worth two or three dozen mil lion dellars. Clnik, a native of Pennsylvania, and distantly related by marriage to Sena tor Quay, had taught district school, read law nnd then diifted out west. He began ns a stoto-kecper at Vla glnla City, bloeoineil Into a banker, bought winning propel Iks and to pre vent being fooled, came back east nnd took a two years' course In mln cialogy at tho Columbia school of mines. With this knowledge ho bought the United Verde mines, then suppose 1 to bo worthless, and made millions out of them. Contrasts. Daly Is a horso-fanclcr, rough, dom ineering, Illiterate. Clark Is smooth, polished, educated and a lover of art and tho fine things of life. They are naturally antipathetic. One wns a copper king and tho other was not satisfied until he had become a copper king also. Clark started to build a palace for his daughter In New York, whereupon Daly bought one of the As tor mansions in Fifth avenue. Natuiallv each of tho principals In this vendetta of tho millionaires must have a newspaper organ out In Mon tana to defend himself and abuse tho other fellow. Daly owns tho Anaconda Standard and Clark the Butto Miner. It Is said Clark bought tho latter one day because a cartoon that appeared .-. ..w .. ...... . . .,,,,... In It with himself as the subject mado hlm angry. Tho paper was owned by friends of Daly, who had greatly en joyed putting tho sharp end of tho knife Into Clark light In his own town of Butte. But ulthln forty-eight hours Mr. Claik had secured possession of the property, and when Mr. Daly picked up his copy of tho Miner the next morning and settled himself back In his chair to enjoy" the usual dally at tack upon his rival ho met with a great and painful surprise. There was tho attack all right, with Its fine flow of adjectives' and blunt western sar casm, but Marcus Daly, not William A. Clark, was the victim. The ilval newspapers owned by tho rival millionaires are handsome, ex pensively published sheets. Neither of them pays a dollar of profits But and here a stilklnz difference between tho two men shows Itself the Claik paper comes near paying Its expenses, while tho Daly paper swallows up from $200, 000 to $300,000 a year. Daly does not care for expenses, and runs tho Ana conda Standard "wide open." He prints pretty nearly as good a paper as there Is In the city of New Yoik, and pays a tidy sum for tho pleasure of doing so. Anaconda and Butto nre near togeth er.nnd ono of the Joys of Daly's life Is to put tho Standard by means of a special train every morning Into his enemy's town of Butto befoie the enemy's hated sheet Is off the pi ess. Clark Is hot like Daly in this respect. Ho "has a money mind." He is "close" with his bank , i,00k, except In great emergencies, like the puichase of n legislature or a chef d'ouvro. So the Clark newspaper has to wouy along with a petty loss of only $10,000 or $50,000 a year. The cop per kings have their fads and fancies, each necordlns to his bent, but hatred of ono another appears to be their rul ing passion. Origin of the Bow. Many stories nie told of the origin of the feud between Clark and Daly. One Is that when Daly was superintendent of tho Alice mlno Clark wrote a letter to Walker Brothers of Salt Lake, the owners, savagely criticising Daly's management, and that this letter the Walkers promptly forwarded to Daly. Another Is that In developing the Ana conda mines he had to have a certain water supply, and tried to oust a ptlor claimant. This man declined to sell j for $15,000, and being poor wns unable to tight Daly, but being shrewd went to Claik and sold out for $2.",000. Clark then turning round and making Daly put up a cool $100,000 for the property. Montana men who know both men well doubt the accuracy of both these stories. Another and more probable ono Is told, and It camo from Mr. Daly himself. On tho occasion of ono of J. II. Huggln's visits to Montana ho nnd Duly wanted to talk with Clark, and sent for him; but Clark was not In good humor that day. and was stand Inir on his dignity. His reply, there fore, laid unnecessary emphasis upon tho apparent fact that if Haggln and Daly wanted to s?e him they know where he lived. In some such trifling matter ns this, no doubt, came the flist bieak of friendly relations, tho begin ning of a quarrel that has had such tremendous consequences, Dal Is a tyrant by nature. Every man who comes In touch with him must bow the kneo or havo his head cut off. He will rule, absolutely and tyrannic ally, or he will ruin. But ho Is gener osity Itself to all who servo him. Clark Is gentler, more civilized, but proud, sensitive, resentful. Both men aro fighters. Both havo nerve. Daly Is forceful, Impressive, masterful, Ha Is tho noisier, tho mote blustering, Clark Is quiet, diminutive, seemingly without much force, but lie has neives of steel. If tho two men hud fought one another in a business way the state would havo been tho gainer, be cause then each might have achieved the ruin of tho other. But instead they turned their attention to politics. So far .as Is known Daly has never as pired to public office, but Clark has long had an ambition to shine In the halls of state. Tho First Claoh.i Twelve years ago came tho fitst ctash between them. Montana was and al ways had been a Democratic territory. Settled largely by bold Irishmen from across the sea and by lank men from down in Missouri Just the people to build un a wonderful little common wealth out there amid the Rockies tho Republican party had never a show. In 188S the quarrel between Clark and Dnly was In its infant stage and was not generally known. There fore, when tho banker and mine owner waB named by the Democrats for con gress against "Tom" Carter the Repub licans never supposed ho would be elected. To nil appearances Daly suppotted tho nominee of his party, and a few days before tho election congratulated his wife's sister upon the certainty that her husband was about to become Montana's representative nt Washing ton. But according to this story, which seems likely enough to bo true tho night before election Daly called his mine bosses and foremen about him nnd said to them: "Boys, It haB been Clark for the past two months. It has been Clark all day. It will be Clark till tho polls open tomorrow morning, and from that on till they close It Is Carter nnd nobody but Carter." To the general amazement Claik was beaten by 5,000 votes, though the Dem ocrats had cart led tho preceding elec tion by 4,000. The Second. Montana had to wait but a single year for nnother outbreak of the war. Tho territory became a state In 18R"), and the legislature elected that year was to choose two United States sena tois. At first It was supposed tho Democrats had carried the legislature. From Silver Bow county the commis sioners had certified that ten Demo crats and one Republican 'had 'been chosen. But there was a prospect that finrk wns to be mado one of these senators, and so Daly sent men to the Republi can commissioners of Silver Bow and induced them to chango their decision ns to tho canvass of the returns from a certain precinct the thirty-fourth 1 and by this recount six Republicans and only five Democrats wifce returned as elected. The result was a big row In the legislature nnd two sets of sena tors sent on to Washington. C'nrk was unanimously chosen one and Ma jor Maginnls tho other. But the Re publican senators, Power nnd Sanders, wero given the seats by tho senate. The Third. For four vears now there was no Iolent outbreak of tho Clark-Daly quarrel. But In 1S9S a UnlteJ States senator was to bo chosen, nnd Clark was again a candidate. The Dem ocrats had a small majority on joint ballot. Clark was named In caucus by 2C out of the 3G Democrats, but of the remaining ten nine wore employes of Daly, and Daly served notice that Clark could not be elected. The result waB a deadlock, which prevented an election, though Clark came within three votes of It the last dav of the session. There wero charges of bri bery then, and tho legislature 'broke up In a row. The legislature having failed to elect, the governor appointed Leo Mantle senator, but the senate would not give him his seat. The Fourth. Ono of the greatest struggles of all between the rival copper kings camo on in 1894. That was tho state capital contest. Helena, tho capital, and Ana conda wete the competing towns. The people were to decide between them at a special election. The ranle of '93 had left Helena's leading men In bad financial condition. Daly, on the oth er hand, was richer than ever. He practically owned Anaconda, and It was his joy and pride. He had there the finest hotel west of St. Paul, and the town was enjoying a great boom, copper on top. while the silver town of Helena was down on Its luck. In her distress Helena appealed to Clark of Butte, and the cry was heard. Such a contest few states of our union have ever seen. I have the authoilty of Governor Hauser for tho statement that It Is known Anaconda spent $1. 000,000 In trying to win the capital away from Helena, -and Helena spent $350,000 In trying to keep It. Most of tho Anaconda money came from Daly, probably one-half or more of the He lena monev came from Clark. Ono million three hundred nnd fifty thou sands dollars Is a vast sum of money to spend In nn election to be partici pated in by E0.000 voters. It Is exactly $27 per vote, and ns there must be several men In Montana who cannot be bought there was a harvest for those who could be and were. Thanks to Clark's help Helena won out by a scant 1,200 votes, and when Clark went up to tho capital they gave him such a reception as Roman con querors used to get on tho banks of the Tiber. Men hauled his carrjage over carpets of roses, and the Rocky Mountains were Illuminated with fire works. As for Daly, his clllgy was borne through the streets In a hearse. The Latest. Next came' the great senatorial bat tle which has resulted In the existing situation. It began In 1S9S. Clark was not at first willing to become a candi date. Ho had practically removed to New York and threatened to leave Montana altogether. Ho had had a full tasto of Daly's power and ma lignity, nnd was not eager to get an other dose. But by this tlmo most of the Republicans of Montana had tired of Daly's domination. As between Daly and Clark personally there was no great choice, but the latter was not a tyrant. His fi lends believed he could be elected despite Dnly's opposition, and, well equipped with funds, they went to woik. Tho details of their work have been pretty well exploited during the Inves tigation at Washington and need not be reviewed in detail. The Daly ver sion Is that Clark simply bought his election. The Clark version is that the money that Clark spent (he admits having spent $163,000, while Daly says It was a million) was spent mainly to prevent Daly's money from buying tho election away from Clark. On Jan. 23, 1899, Clark was elected. The sixteen Republican members of the legislature decided In caucus to go to him, and on tho final ballot ho re ceived fifty-four votes out of nlnetv four cast, or six mora than were need ed to elect. The Contest. Then Daly carried tho war to Wash ington. Tho memorial agulnst Clark charges that "uald AV. A. Clark paid to C. C. Bowlon in consideration of his voting for him for United Stat03 senator tho sum of llO.OOt)." Tho mem oilal goes on down through the Hat of members of tho legislature, name? thirty-eight of them as havlncr re ceived sums varying from $5,000 to $50,000. and ndda that "others unknown to your memornltsts" wero also bribed. When it Is remembered that there were only ninety-five members of the assembly tho charge that thltty-elght of thorn "and other" wore bribed In dicates cither mendacious memorallsta or a miserable condition in the Mon tana legislature. Kat tho men charged with receiving bribes a largo number did not vote for Clark, and If tho charges bo truo the Clink people bought a great quantity of goods that were not delivered. In addition to tho thirty-eight "and others" who aro chnrged with taking Clark's money, Clark and his lloutonanttt aro charged with "offering" money to thirteen members of tho legislature who aro named, "nnd also to others unknown." A summary of this wholesale rascality, In case all these charges aro true, would be: Total number of legislators 95 Drilled by Clark, named 33 Bribes offered by Clark, nnmed ... 13 Total amount actually paid for votes $471,000 The Hearings. It is only fair to say that tho hear ings before the senate Investigating committee have ufsulted upon tho whole favorably to Claik. Money was used, but there is no proof that Clark himself used It or know tho details of Its use. Moreover, the hearings made plain that tho sympathies of the In dependent and decent ptoplo aro with Clark. They admit that his manager.) had to Indulge in some dirty work. Tho enemy wns strong, sleepless, un set upulous. If Clark wns going to do anything at nil ho hae1 to play the game under tho conditions which pre vailed. Ho had no cholre. Tho Mon tana peoplo do not bl.nno Clark for what he did. Their theory Is that tho end striking down tho ono-mnn power which Marcus Daly has sought to wield In the state Justified the means. Their only complaint Is at the mnnner In which the work was done. They think It wns done carelessly, reckless ly, stupidly. Tho men who thus condone bribery ns Justifiable arc In their business and private relations most estimable citi zens. They sympathize with Clark b"causo he hag never sot up ns a boss, because ho ,1s a man of gentlemanly instincts, and because ho refused to permit his enemy to dilve him out of tho state. The Verdict. At this writing tho senate commit tee has not reported its conclusions, but the verdict which neutral spec tators havo reached Is that Montana politics Is a little tho worst politics to be found anywhere .In this Union, that each side charges 'tho other with being guilty of most of tho 'crimes known to the statute and the moral law, and that both appear to be able to provo It: and finally, that tho only way for the good people of Montana--and there aro plenty of them notwith standing the nastlncss of this scandal to relieve themselves of disgraceful proceedings Is to put an end to tho vendetta between the copper kings by rousing the moral sense of tho community to such a high pitch that millionaires dare not bo felons and promoters of felony. THREE JEST-NUTS. A Lesson in Vanity. Llttlo Girl (to visitor) Don't you think I look just like mamma? Her Mother Hush, dear; don't bo vain. Ohio Stato Journal. Discovered at Last. 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IBroiTPS ronEH rs m mmwMmmm:wm&m m c . lPtJ&f? f.?ai 1 writ m rT?'-' in I if JL f'-flS jJurJS, I 3wNiW9w m II If XMmMM. 0 iiff(lllffi This statement is condensed from a somewhat extended testimonial of a roller coverer living in North Carolina, who had dyspepsia, so the doctors said, in its worst form, for seven years : "In 1S93 I had to give up work. 1 had nervous dyspepsia, palpitation of the heart, and couldn't stand any excitement. All I could eat without pain was bread and water I couldn't sleep a wink some nights, and three hours out of the twenty-four was all I ever got. I was a physical and mental wreck. I tried all kinds of sar saparilla. bitters, tonic, pepsin, liver and kidney medicine, but kept on getting worse. A friend prevailed upon me ,to try Ripans Tabules, and I noticed a change in a few days, for 1 could eat pork, cabbage, bacon or anything. Now I can sleep eight hours, and feel better than 1 have for years." A new itjie picket rantolstncTli wrisj Tisrixs lo rmntt oartoa (without tlm) la now for wle at ton druir .tore-rum l.ciTts 1 lu I j priowl ort Ii liuaiulnl (ur 1 1 poor uiO lb. scuiwiuic.il. Ouedosra of lbs n.o-cnt non nil uOj'ilo.1 cn Im !ml l,v in.ll lir ewiitiif t.'rtj- ilfUc cent t lb. lui'tn cttuucii CawKT, h. 10 fefrucu slrevt, 2r Vuri-or tiash cwloa uui luttiu will lu kdI for St, c.itU. FOLEY'S- 8H18 All GHALUE8 We have just opened ouf spriug line of New Foulards, and take pleasure in calling your attention to the same, representing, as they do, the CREAM of the best manu facturers' line for 1900. Dif fering from last season when most everything shown was in Blacks and Navys, this season's line comes in colors and shades more appropriate for a summer garment and comprises the New Blues, Greys, Heliotropes, Fawns, etc., etc., both in the ''Natu ral Foulard" and "Liberty Satin" finish. Omr ChaMies Are too handsome to de scribe and our assortment NOW is far more extensive than in any season heretofore, but on account of the scarcity in all the finer grades, this condition will ouly last for a limited time, and early buy ers will get by far the best selection. See our exhibit this week. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 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. Wc have 100 different subjects to select from. Tne 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 lrom us at very little cost. Two sizes and bindings in stock, Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, Scranton, Pa. WyirmfnW'WM Tie IPeiCarlboiLdfer mm
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