PIPBWTFiBI!.l, JiWlW lll.n iiRJHMW' i I j."" ' V'T Tir ," ,,.-,,,, . .( : -v -xwwf'V' j"$rv&r-.'v --si" , '4 "t .- ' THE SCRXNTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1900. n x h e deration r.6unc Published Dally, Except Sunday, by The Tribune Publishing Company, at Fifty Cents a Month. MVV B. RICHARD, Editor. O. F. B1XBEE, Business Manager. New York OfRcos 150 Nassau 01. S. 8. VREKLAND, Sola Agent for foreign Advertising. Entered at tho Postomce at Scranton, Pa., as Second-Clans Mall Matter. When spnee will permit, The Trlbuno Is always glad tn print short letters from Its friends bearlnK on current topics, but Its rule Is that theso must be signed, fur publication, by the writer's real name: and the condition precedent to acceptance is thnt all contributions shall bo subject to editorial revision. SCRANTON, MARCH G, 1900. STATE CONVENTION CALL. To the Republican Electors of Pennsyl vania: I am directed by the Republican state commltteo to announce that tho Repub licans of Pennsylvania, by thslr duly chosen representatives, will meet In con vention at tho opera house, In the city of Harrlsburg, on Wednesday, April 23, 1300, nt 10.30 o'clock a. m., for tho purpone or nominating candidates for tho lollowlr.g oHlccs, to wit: One person for the cfllce of auditor gen. cral. Two persons for tho oillco of congress-man-nt-lnrgc. Thirty-two persona (four-at-largc) for presidential electors, and to choose eight delegates and eight alternates-nt-laise to tho Republican, national convention to be held in I'hlliiilelphla on Tuesday, the tnetcentli day of June next, nnd for tho transaction of such other business us may be piesentcd. In accordance- with the rulo adopted nt the elate convention held In HarrNbtirg on August 21th, lost, tho representation In the stato convention will be based on tho vote polled at the last presidential election. Under this rule erch legislative dlbtrlct Is entitled to one delegate for eveiy two thousand votes cast for tho presidential electors, In 1898, and an adJI tlonal delegate for every fraction of two thousand votes polled In excess of one thovsand. Each district It entitled to the same number of delegates ns rep resented It In the convention of 1S98. By order of the Republican state com mittee. , Frank Reeder, Chairman. W. R. Andrews, C. E. Voorhces, Sec retaries. Should Quay be seafrd the esteemed Philadelphia Press fears that "a prem ium would bo placed on successful caballing in the legislature to prevent on election of senators so as to throw the appointment Into the hands of the governor." Comlne; from one of the Instruments of just such a cabal, this certainly Is rich. Efficient Representatives. IN TWO of the legislative districts , of this county candidates for tho nomination on the Republican ticket have been announced and tho lines of battle drawn. In the First district Speaker Farr is opposed by Thomas J. Reynolds and In the Second Fiederick Connell hns registered us a candidate In opposition to Represen tative John Seheuer. Neither Mr. Reynolds nor Air. Con nell hns hail experience at Harrls burg; npd if the forthcoming census should result In Scranton's becoming a second-class city, the election of these men would mean that the Import ant legislative Interests of this third largest city In the stale would be In absolutely Inexperienced hands. It is true in all legislative bodies, and es perlally at Hnrrlsbur?, that the new member is at a disadvantage, and tho eroater the Interests of his constitu ents tho less likely they are to receive the attention which Is their due. In Philadelphia and Pittsburg this fact Is so well understood that the delegations from these cities arq continued with very few changes session after session, until they virtually dominate the house. It is high time that Scranton profited by their" example. If It could honestly be shown that cither Mr. Tnrr or Mr. Seheuer had broken faith by their actions at Harrls buigr, or done that whirl) should for feit their claim to publlo confident'' the case ngalnst them would be differ ent. As it is, the only criticism madd ngalnst them p that they kept step with the great majority of their party, were true to Its caucus and thereby won for their constituent? the honor and prestige of tho speakership and liberal iccognitlon for city and county Interests. This being tho ease It Is no more than fair to Mcrsr. Fair and Seheuer to give them each a handsome re election. At the request of the congregation to which he mlnisteis, Rev. Dr. Paik luirst has retired from I ho avocations of u professional reformer, and It Is time. His was not the lemperameu; which conduced to success In that line. Cleaning House. INCK THE MAYOR caused the ejection of the slot machines, the gambling fraternity has exhibited much uneasiness and threats of political icvenge aro freelv bandied about. We doubt that they scare the mayor. He is under obliga tions, to no class or faction, leabt of all to the men who make their living by fleecing tho unwary. There Is In this city an aroused pub lic sentiment which demands that the house-clejMifruj thus berrun be carried forvardu"untll- notorious nbuses are abatga. The mayor Is naturally booked to for leadership In this direction and In any Just measures which ho mny take lor the cleansing of tho city he will have the publlo's earnest support. This is not and should not be a ques tion of factional politics but one ot law-ehforcement and when tho mayor acts courageously for tho whole city ho Will h&ve ample backing. Thelpresent executive in party mat ters has not always been well advised; It woald pay him to take counsel of men who have no axes to gilnd. But the people do not believe that ho Is dis honest; they. "commend him for the start that he has mnde In tho matter of the. slot machines and they await the opportunity to commend him still further. ,. Tho Democratic party Is always put tlngitsfootin.lt, Within roventy-two hours After" tt 'Kid howled so furiously nt the Republican majority in congress (or refusing t,glve, Puerto Rico free vS trade It voted In o body against the president's recommendation to give, to Puerto Rico nil the tariff money col lectrd on Puerto Rlcnn goods Imported Into this country slnco her occupation by the American troopi. This shows very conclusively that tho Democratic pnrty, ns represented nt Washington, cares not n tap about tho welfare of the Inhabitants of Puerto Rico: Its solo nlm Is to go "agin' the govern ment," Scctetary Root's visit to Cuba hns no ulterior significance. It Is simply tlvj wise step of nn ofllclil who wants to know the details of his work. Philippine Conditions. o N NKW YKAR'S day tho editor of the Washington Evening Star, Mr. Theo. W. Noyes, who Is making a Journey of observation In tho Orient, hnd tin ex tended Interview with General Otis in Manila, In the course of which much light was shed upon features of thn Philippine situation that have been Im perfectly understood hero at home. One point, for example, which has been the subject of considerable criti cism Is the fact that for many months tho policy of tho Eighth army corps seemed to bo to capture and abandon towns repeatedly, making no visible progress. General Otis explains that by saying that tho vital point of attack was not tho town In any case but the Filipino Insurgent soldlcrs.concentrntcd in or near It; nnd more especially their arms and ammunition. "Our compaia tlvely small force occupying a long thin line could not afford," the general te marked to Mr. Noyes, "to permit the enemy to concentrate at any adjacent and threatening point, nnd was com pelled to take the Initiative and to strike wherever he showed a disposi tion to assemble In force. If tho con centration movement was prevented, If the Filipinos were dispersed with losses and nrms nnd nmmunlllon wore cap tured the notion was successful, even though through lnck of garrisoning force or on account of the undeslrabll lty of its occupation for military pur poses tho village of nlpa huts at which the engagement occurred wns not held after the Filipinos were chased out. With the Increased force of soldiers now In tho islands It will bo possible to garrison and hold all points of strategic value." In a military sense tho dispersal of tho Insurgent force has proceeded so far that with the exception of a few bands of from two to live hundred which turn "amlgo" when pursued and scatter, only to re-assemble when the Ametlcan pursuers have gone, the act ive lighting may bo said to have ceased. "This kind of warfare," General Otis confesses, "Is exasperating to tho sol diers and from Us apparent unpro ductiveness of results arouses the Im patience of the public. Two or three regiments could march anywhere In Luzon and destroy everything which Agulnaldo could oppose to them. While the real war Is over the need of a large and vigilant army here has not passed. The process of weeding out the robber bands will bo slow and tedious, but the result Is sure. With nn Increased cav alry force, with a steadily enlarging knowledge of the topography of tho Islands, with a vlgoious pushing policy on our part, and with a. decrease of Filipino sympathy for the robber bands, which llylng before the Americans have brutally turned their weapons ngalnst their countrymen, tho pacification of the Islands will be hastened. Whole sections need only to tie 'convinced of tho permanence of American protection ngalnst the local banditti to co-operate heartily with us. They have been deterred, and are still to some extent, by tho fear that after a while tho American soldiers will be removed to some other point nnd that they will bo exposed to tho murderous fury of tho cutthroats who are threatening with death all who show a friendly spirit toward Americans. The contrast be tween our conduct toward tho people and that of Spanish or Insurgent sol diers Is appreciated and confidence in us Is steadily Increasing. Insurgent leaders themselves while In the field huve placed their families In the secur ity of American protection at Manila." The general says thut patience on the part of public opinion toward this necessarily slower and less vxcltln? phase of the military occupation Is very desirable. The upbuilding of civil government Is already, to General Otis' mind, the pre dominant need. "The problem." h? points out, "Is to build up a structure republican In foim upon an Inadequate and unreliable foundation. Tho start upon substantially self-suportlng mu nicipal governments has been made, nnd at many points these are groping toward the light. The outline of u simple form of local government has been framed and put In practical oper ation wherever feasible. Theio Is a steady, though slow, Increase in the degree of Filipino co-opetatlon In such governments. The mass of Agulnaldo's followers are young nnd irresponsible. i Property owners of intelligence alt eady sympathize with the Amei leans, but they are In many cases tenorlzed by the Agulnnldlsts, who promise death to them as soon as the Amet leans re tire. With tho gai rlsonlng of the towns this fear will bo dissipated, and the progress ot civil government, of edu cation nnd of the reign of reasonable nnd fixed law will then be hastened." American protection, schools and local self-government will go hand In hand. Thero are many Intelligent Filipinos, In whom I have tho fullest confidence as tho developers of tho future of tha Philippines under tho protection nnd with the inspiration of the spirit of the great republic." Of the larger difficulties In the way of tho civil administration General Otis gives first place to the relations be. tween the Filipinos and the friars. On this subject he says discreetly: "In surgent leaders, In order to keep allvo hostility to Americans, havo pictured us to their followers as tho allies of the friars determined to restore them to power, and havo Inaccurately rep resented mo as an ardent Romanist In the power of the priests. In pursuance of Instructions I tried to secure the release of the friars Imprisoned by the insurgents, and I was accused on that account of being In partnership with tho archbishop. The question of titles to rent estate In the Phlllpplns,whcther claimed by ecclesiastics or laymen, will have, I believe, to be very thoroughly nnd exhaustively examined and studied, and this will bo no quick and easy task, I do not believe that there will bo confiscation by the government of any property held by the monastic orders or by anybody to which record title Is perfect. So far ns the return of tho friars Is concerned, the matter would seem to be really In the hands of the Filipino Catholics themselves. Tho ftlars are now practically expelled, and unless the Filipinos, undergoing u cluingo of sentiment, assent to their re turn it would seem that the Roman Catholic church in Its own Interest as well ns for the welfare of the Filipinos would see to It that the church's recog nizor! representatives In the islands were not violently distasteful to tho people whom they seek to guide." Mr. Noyes prefaces his remarkably Interesting letter with an appreciation of General Otis which credits him with being one of the busiest men In the world. We quote It as a fair offset to the criticism which Otis has received: Tho duties and responsibilities which burden tho commanding officer of the American nrmy In tho Philippines and tho military governor of the Islands aro almost crushing In their weight. Military operations hero Involvo the direction of a forco of 65,000 men, so scattered as to cover numerous points In the vast area of tho Philippines and confronted by varying conditions In the different Isl ands. When distances and difficulties of transportation nnd numbers of men equipped nnd moved uro considered this expedition ranks among tho most notablo In military history. Civil administration ns governor Involves tho task of creating a sound and wholesome system ndapted to existing conditions and of gradually substituting It for that agnlnst which tho people havo levolted, nnd, in tho ln tervul In order that anarchy may not exist, of enforcing with absolutely essen tial modifications tho old Spanish laws nnd customs. The combined general and governor hns been beset at ono time or another, simultaneously or In succession, not only by the Insurgents, but by our own Impetuous volunteers, who under tho Impression thut tho war was over and arxlous to get lirmo developed (un til tho situation was made clear to them) tho possibility that the republic might be left without nn army at the time when ono wns most needed. Undo Sam hns pel formed tho dlfllcult manoeuver of swapping war horses midstream. Tho governor was beet also by the strong foreign mercantile firms In Manila, who resented the limitations upon their trade necessarily Imposed by tho war. Ho was pulled this way and that by persons with axes to grind and jobs to develop. He had to creatu a ludlclul sjstem, and to assume somo of the functions of a law giver, compelled to enforce the confused Spanish laws while btrlving to codify, correct nnd revise them in gradual prep aration for tho substitution of a modern and American system. He had to become tho tax gatherer of an empire, sitting at the receipt of custom, enforcing Spanish Internal revenuo nnd customs laws nnd studying them carefully In order that through judicious modifications a reason able nnd honestly administered system mlcht bo evolved. He hud to creato local civil government and un educational sys tem, with hardly an atom of foundation upon which to build. Too often the labor set by tho Egyptian of making bricks without straw was Imposed upon him. General Otis has attacked tho task set for him conscientiously, sclf-sacrlflclngly nnd with a tremendous capacity for hard work. A fourteen hours' day, Jnstead of ono under the eight hours" law, repre sents his period of labor. A weak man would havo been completely overwhelmed with tho multifarious duties Imposed upon hint In conducting nn active military campaign In Uio foplcs and In caring for n great army of men In part unnccub tomed to war and confronted by now and strango conditions, and In terving at the samo time virtually and temporarily as president, congress nnd Supremo court in relation to millions of Asiatics. It Is doubtful If any of Otis' critics could have done so well. So great has been the Increase in trade at Honolulu plnco the annexation of tho Hawaiian islands that wharfage facilities are Inadequate and make shift arrangements have to be used. Thero Is no trnde tonic equal to the Stars and Stripes. The Advice of Cowardice. M R. WANAMAKER'S Phil adelphia newspaper Is now ready to cry quits with tho Philippines, to pull up stakes and mov.j on. Listen to Its wail of woe: "Wo bhall not bo surprised should many Republicans from now on feel dis posed to confess that a gravo mistake lias been mado In taking tho Philippines. It is probable that there will bo a grow ing demand for a correction of that mis take us speedily ns possible, for our own Hikes. It will bo argued that since tho retention of tho ltlands Involves us In so many illfllcultics, moral, constitutional rami political, and that as the relinquish ment of the islands to tneir inhabitants would emanclnuto us from nil of these dllllcultles, tho strongest telf-lnterest en joins tho latter course." We doubt that our contemporary has gauged correctly ths temper of tho American people. It certainly has not rend understanding their history If It Imnglnes that "because a duty In volves dlfllcultes the American way Is to throw up the sporgo and chooso only the easy tnsks of life. It Is u degenerate nutlon which Is nfruld of responsibilities; nnd while the nntlcs of such publlcatlonsus the North Amer ican look like symptoms of degeneracy wo do not credit the dhiease to a very huge propottlon of tho population. Pull out of the Philippines? Throw nvvny the woik of Otis and Lawton and McArthur? Undo in far what Dewey nnd bis snllors did so bravely? Adver tise to mankind thnt the United States of America Is a cownrd among tho na tions, ready whenever complications arise to default on their International obligations? Mr. Wanamaker would make a flno representative of Pennsyl vania In tho United States senate If theso are his views. CONVENTION CALLS. First Legislative District. Notice Is hereby given that u conven tion ot tho Republicans of the First leg islative district will bo held at 3 p, m. on tho 20th day ot March next, at Co-operative hall, Wckt Side, for tho purpose of nominating u candidate for tho legisla ture to represent said district and elect Ing two delegates to attend the Repub lican stato convention to bo held in liar rUburg on April 25, 1900. The primaries will bo held on Saturday afternoon, March 17, between the hours of 4 und 7 o'clock. According to tho rules govern ing the Republican primaries of this leg islative district rotlco of tho date ot said primary election must be given by the district chilli man at least twenty days before snld primary election and each caudldato must register with the dUtrlct chairman his fidl numo and postofneo addrtss and pay his assessment fifteen days before the primary election or his namo will not be plticed on the official ballot. No votes shall bo counted for any person ho -hit not compiled with these conditions. W. A. Paine, Chairman, Attest! Joseph Jeffrys, Secretary. Beranton, Pa., Feb. , 1900. Itcond Legislative District. Notice Is hereby given to the Republt can voters of tho Second Legislative dis trict that a primary election will bo hold on Saturday, March 17, 1W0, between the hours of 4 and 7 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing two delegates to rep. resent said legislative district In the corn Ins Republican state convention to be held In Harrlsburir, and to nominate a candidate for the legislature. The con vention to compute the vote will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 1900, at 1 o'clock p. tn., In the court house in Scranton. In accordance with the rules governing this district the candidates will bo voted for directly by the voters at the polls. Each candidate must register with the district chairman his full name and post office address and pay his assessment twenty days before tho election or his name will not bo placed In the official ballot, neither will any votes cast for him be counted. Tho district vigilance committees in tho various precincts wilt conduct the election and the result will bo reported by the return judge to tho district con ventlon, which will be composed of the return Judges of tho various districts. A written notice containing further In structions will bo sent to the members of tho said district vigilance committee. Frederick W. Flcltz, Chairman. Attest: Walter E. Davis, Secretary. Third Legislative District. In pursuance of a resolution of the Re publican standing commltteo of tho Third Legislative district of Lackawanna coun ty, adopted at a regular meeting held on Baturday, the 24th day of February, 1900, the district convention will bo held on Tuesday, tho 10th day of April, 1900, at 2 o'clock p. m., In tho arbitration room ot the court house, Scranton, for the nur- poso of nominating a enndidato for tho legislature and electing two (2) delegates to repnsent said legislative district In the state convention to bo held at Har rlsburg on April 25, 3900, and transacting such othor business as shall bo brought before It. Vigilance committees will hold primary elections on Saturday, tho 7th day of April, 1900, between tho hours of 4 and 7 p. m. Each election district shall elect ono person, a qualified elector of said district, to act as a member of the legislative standing committee for tho next ensu ing calendar year, whose name shall be certified to on the returns to the district convention. Candidates who have thus far regis, tered their names with the secretary at 903-904, Mearsi building, Scranton, Pa., and those who are desirous of registering will observe the requirements of rule 6, which reads as follows: "Each candidate, must register his full namo nnd pnstof tlce nddress with the chairman of the legislative standing committee, and shall pay his assessment to the district chair, man at least twenty days before tho pri mary election, or his name will not bo printed on the official ballot." Saturday, tho 17th dny of March, 1900, is the last day for registering and paying the assessment. T. J. Matthews, Chairman. Attest: J. E. Watklns, Secretary. Scranton, Pa February, 28, 1900. Mention of Some Hen of th? flolir PROBAiBLY about as hard working and as thoroughly conscientious an official as may be found in the municipal building is Assistant City Solicitor David J. Davis. Upon him de volves the large amount of intricate detail work connected with tho 'city solicitor's office, such as tho filing of Hens, etc., and to this Mr. Davis gives his time and attention from the tlmo the office is opened in the morning un til It closes at night. He Is uniformly courteous and gracious In his treatment ot the nu merous visitors to the office and that means more perhaps than It seems for It's sometimes very ctftlcult to soothe down the ruflled temperament of an Irate property holder who thinks his sewer assessment too hlifli, or to ex plain the Intricacies of municipal law and Its bearing on the citizen to some dear old lady who, though she owns piopcrty, knows more about knitting socks and other things than she does about such matters. As an evidence of how much Mr. Davis' services are appreciated, It might be mentioned that after decid ing that there should bo no Increase In salary for any official during the coming year the estimates 'committee reconsidered Its action and gave him an increase of $200. Ho Is prominent In military circles, being adjutant of the Third battalion, with the rank of first lieutenant, and Is one of the most popular oflicers among: the 'rank and file in the whole command. 01 NK of the men who will take a prominent place In the next select council Is D. W. Vaughan.who was elected to represent the Nineteenth ward In that branch of the city legis lature at the last election. Mr. Vaughanis no stranger to councils. He represented that ward before and did it well, although some of his con stttutnts did not tako kindly to the flagstone sidewalks he wns Instrumen tal In having them lay. They thousht they could get along without them as well ns not, and because, of his enter prise they told Mr. Vnughar. ho had better not harbor an ambition to suc ceed himself. Ho had tired of councils nt any rate and dropped hack Into private llfi again without a murmur. Now ho has been called to serve his neighbors again. The blessing that good side walks are to any community Is now realized In tho Nineteenth and Mr. Vaughnn Is asked to help convey further Wesslngs on his wnrd. He Is un able, quick-witted debater and dur ing the heated sessions of the next select council D, W. Vaughan will be one of the men who will have great weight In shaping: legislation. a: I FRANCOIS, or "Alec," as he Is familiarly called, who was re elected school controller from the Second ward at tho last election, is one of tho most popular residents of North Scranton, and the fact that though he Is a Democrat, ho has many Republican friends, waa evidenced by the fact that he had over 100 votes moro than tho Demo cratlo candidate for common council, for whose election the Democrats were working tooth and nail. Mr. Francois' first venture In city politics was made some four years ago, when he ran for common council and was defeated by a few totes. The following year he ran for school controller against Charles Von Storch, the retiring president of that body, and was elected by over 200 majority in what has always been a strong Republican ward. The nsxt year Mr. Francois was himself elected presi dent of the board. Ho was for many years Interested In the Scranton Beef company and was for a time the general manager of tho concern. He Is now retired from active business life, but has numerous prop erty and other Interests In this city, which fully occupy his time. He was one of the organizers of the Dime bank and If one of Its directors. Of French extraction, though born in New York, he has that Innate courtesy and grace of manner which have made the Gallic race celebrated In all time. He Is gen erous to a fault and his numerous acts of kindness for his neighbors accounts In part for his big vote nt the last elec tion, NOTHING In the way of historical serials now finding their way Into the magaslnes meet with more favor than the colonial stories being printed by the Harpers for Wilkes Barre'a talented young writer, Perclval 9. Rldsdate, city editor of the Evening Leader. Mr. Rldsdate has many personal friends in Scranton, who watch his work with the warmest interest and who feel qutto ns much gratification at his success as can any of his fellow citizens. Besides his work for Harpers, Mr, Rldsdale has for several yearn been contributing stories to tho Evening Tost of New York, dealing with phases of life In 'the mining patches of this part of tho state. Tho benuty of his character sketches and tho faithful ness with which tho ntmesphero of th'j prosaic little hamlets are presented give these stories a peculiar charm. He has a future before him In the world of literature that Is full of prom ise. ooooooooooooooooo In Woman's Realm ooooooooooooooooo IT IS SAID that very few women pro servo their perpendicular carriage slnco a year of trailing skirts hns left Its traces on tho form dtvino and that ono shoulder will bo found to have ap preciably settled because of the con tinuous grasp upon tho heavy draperies. In many cases incipient curvature of tho splno may bo detected by a specialist, while the pain in tho side of which many complain after a shopping tour may be directly traced to tho necessity for grasp ing tho skirts. Generally speaking It It, tho right sldo which will bo found to be affected as the average woman seem3 to uso her right hnnd more for lifting her gown. The walking skirts for spring aro to bo much shorter ha&ten tho day. SHE WAS a little maid' and when she remarked to an older friend: "I want to know nbout Hades," the friend waS distinctly shocked. "Goodness gracious!" sho ejaculated. "Why don't you go and nsk Dr. McLood? I think the Presbyterlnns bellcvo In It yet. Or there Is Dr. Glffln. thoy'ro hav ing a sort of revival down nt his church, or may be Borne old soldier might know. You know they say war is that." "Oh I don't mean that kind," replied the little maid In a disgusted tone. Why on earth should I want to find out about that now? What I have to write some thing on is tho other place, tho 'Night's Plutonian Shore,' nnd all that sort of thing.. Didn't it havo a lot of different kind oT devils?" "Well, I don't know what we're com ing to!" exclaimed her friends, "but I suppose you may as well go to reading Danto' and Milton, and whllo you'ro at It you may as vveinook In the cncjclo pedla for 'Styx' and 'Ccrbeus' of 'Chnron.' Such things for a young girl to study. They didn't do so when I was young." ttl'M GOING to keep Lent very strictly," 1 said Tho Girl with the Innocent Eyes. "I don't Intend to havo any thing moro than a chafing dish party tho wholo time. No I shall not danco or play cards, and I shall not nttend a thlmblo tea, I'm going to sew for the poor and read religious books, such as Red Pot tago and "Tho Weaver's Heart's Dear est." They say 4hey both hnvo such good morals." "So has Quo Vadls," remarked the Tailor Maid, "but it is very nasty, nut say. dear, are you going to leave oft telling lies nnd saving mean things about your friends nnd using your brother's ties nnd then laying tho waitress did it, nnd being cross to your grandfather?" And because The Girl with tho Inno cent Dyes could well get along without tho Tailor Maid who usually praised her pompadour and said her fltruro was ele gant they again began speaking to each other the next day. Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & CooneM 121 K". WaabinKtoa Av&j, ALWAYS BUSY. More friends every day. Tho cause easy to buy, easy to wear. $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. Lewis. 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New York urailnclerartcii itkh takuuw) wQl besentfornvoceul lUfaMlaSVUS 3 uajr alto bo had ot roctr, gweral iitei tkecpent, news TTIT7 NLEI k We have ju9t opened our spring Hue of New Foulards, and take pleasure in calling your attention to the same, representing, as they do, tho 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. Oinr chhllies Are too handsome to de scribe and our assortment NOW is far more extensive than iu any season heretofore, but on account of the scarcity in all the finer grades, thi9 condition will only last for a limited time, and early buy ers will get by far the best selection. See our exhibit this week. 510-512 LACKAWAMA AYENUE 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 loo 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 peticil 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. agent, and at liquor etorc anii barber abopa, FUJIBUWRD ' SILKS ill CHALUE8 lie IPei CartoraLctter Book J 'if . WA ; 5 r 4i.ff mAMt'lmUC.aofJi ' ,'
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