THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1900. (Se cranfon ri6tme PuMl.licil DuIIt, Ewpt Sunday, by The Trlb. cne 1'ublUlilng CJonipan, it Hfty Ont Montli. MVY 8 lllCIIAni), Tilltor. U. 1". l)Y.ULi:, III sIiicm Manaecr. Kcw York Odlcet 150 Nau St. 8 8. I1FXI.AVD, Solo Aftnt (of l'orcltn Aihertlslnj. LntcrcJ at Hie l'otomc at Scranton, Ta , as Second Clasi Mall MatUr. When fpace will pormlt, The Trllmnr li J wan Rlad to print iliort letter from Its frlrmlj brarinft on current topics, but It rule li that thee mint be nlgncd, lor publication, by the nrllor' real name! and the condition precedent to acceptance li that all contilbutloni ahall bt subject to editorial rctlalon. SCKANTON, JNt'E li, 1900. For Vice-President, CHARLES EMORY SMITH, OF PKNNSYLVAN'IA. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. State. Conirrewmen at I irse flAM'SHA A (IROW, iioiii i r ii i oi itni r.i n Auditor (ienral-K. II IIUIimMirnOil. Legislative. Tlrst DMrlct-TIIOUVS I. lll.SOTl)S. Second I)ItrIrt IOIIV s("lll ITU 111 Third Ilit.ict ri)l Allll 3 MI S, JR t'vurtli DMrltt 1' A l'llll 11IK. IlPKliinlnfj not Saturday nnil con tlnulnR foi olio em, The Tribune print ueM a piIp of Pitiable lot tois on "Munlrlvml Affalts" wiltton by Mi. William H. Onmlnll, editor of City CJocrnment, the orpan of the Ij.iBUt' of American Municipalities. Mr. ('rnmlall Ins spent two j.iais nnil traveled sepial tliouniiul miles in tlio colleetloii of stntltles and other In foimatlon lelatliiB to municipal con ditions In tile United States, and Ills letters Mill 1)0 replete with timely in fill uctlon The belief Is held by many tint Sc iinton will become a second cl,is city under better condltlnns than Inve recently prevailed, It certainly will if the work of the Municipal lenRUe Is cat lied thiough as planned. ThPco letters by Mr. Cranilall will supply data for numerous lmproe ments in the methods of dohiK city Innings in Bcmnton and tliey will de spre to be lead with caie The toplo of the llrat letter will be Street Clean ing. Palmer for Congress. IN A CHARACTERISTICALLY Ikoioiis open lettel to the ihc tors of I.U7erne county, ex-At-toiney CJeneral Henry W. Pal mer announces his candidacy ifor the Republican nomination for congress in the Twelfth district. Ho declaics for protection to Ameilcnn industries and labor and for a sound and stable cuireney, and adds: "1 bellce the people aie willing that capital shall combine Its eneigles to cany out great enterpilses that are too costly for individual effort, but they aie not willing that any set of men shall monopolize the production oi dlstilbutlon of the necessaries of life, or di'iiy to any man the privilege cf doing business They are willing that labor shall organize for self pro tection and to better the condition of the workers, but they nre not willing that any man shall be denied the right to pursue his own happiness in his own way, or that nny great essential privilege of fteo government shall be set at defiance. I believe they favor a governmental policy which shall maintain the power iuuI honor of the nation at home and abroad, and which shall never deseit or dishonor any man who weais the Union blue, and stnnds in defense of the Stars and Stiipes In anv land under the shining stais." To this stiong plitfoim ho contrib utes one other pl.inlc. "All men whose opinions aie entitled to icspect agree," he "-ays, "that th pin chase of public olllce Is degiadlng to nil concerned, the bner and the bought, and that, unlor chucked, will In the end ruin the lepubllc It Is a eustom 'moio honored in the breach than the ob-s-eivaiue' It Is the chief agency by which the political bos clinches his grasp upon the paity mat ninety and tienches on the light of the people to elect theli own mleis. It nuitures a brood of vampires who fasten on nil candidates and tender the attainment of high public positions substantially impossible foi a poor man, To at tempt to get lid of it and to demon strate that an election can be held without It Is worth a trial I pioposo to offer ms self as a candidate for con grest' with the ellstlnot declatntlon that no mote than my share of the legitimate necessary legal expenses of the campaign shall be paid by me, and that with my consent no money shall be paid to influence any iote or voter." General Palmer has. the ability, the experience and widespread ncquain tahco. .with public men which would make' 'film a foimldable lepresenta tlre In congress. I.ateU advices concerning tho whereabouts of President Kruger in dicate that the greater part of Ills baggage is within easy distance of the most rnpld trunk line leading to the holders. An Object Lesson From China. IN CONNECTION with tho recent visit of the Chinese minister to the committee room of the sen ate committee on appropriations, tlie statement has been widely olteu lated that this form of communication between foreign ministers and con cressmen Is in violation of diplomatic proprieties. Major Carson, the ac complished Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger and ona of the best Informed ambassadors of journalism at the national capital, dots not wholly ngreo with this opin ion. "It would," he writes, "be manifest ly Impioper for a foreign minister to appear befoio a committee of congress as on attorney or lobbyist, 'but there Is no Impropriety In such appenancs merely to glvo Information deemed necessary to the committee In older to assist t In nmVIng Intelligent and proper decision, Of course, a minister vould not anuear before a committee to advocate or oppose a measure, when such appeal anco would place him In antagonism to tho declared policy of the administration, nor would ho even lespond to an lnvltntlon from a committee to appear under nuch clr cumstnnc.es. Hut there are numerous lnstnnoos of foreign ministers appear ing before committees of congiess, just ns Mlnlstr Wu appealed a few days ago. I remember to have seen tha Italian minister nt the capltol before members of the ways and means committee during tho consideration of a tariff bill, the put pose of his visit being to fuinlh farts nnd arguments against the imposition of duty on paintings and sculptutes. And I re call a islt fiom tlie Austllan minis ter to the room of the ways and meann committee In connection with a bill ieltlng to the valuo of the florin. In each case the st was vol untaij on the part of the minister. Other Inst-iaics might be cited where mlnlsteis weie invited to the capttol without the intervention of the stato deportment, to furnish Information, that was desired in connection with pending legislation. The communica tion of foielgn mlnlsteis with commit tees of congiess Is, of course, capable of spiIous abu'e, but the reptesenta tlvcs of foreign governments r.ro men of large and vnrlnd experience with the nfftlrs of government, familiar with the usages that obtain In methods of communication, fully np preelute thj Mil lie of cultivating the most coullal relations with tho gov ernment to which they nre accredited, and nre not likely to pass the boun dary of strict pioprlcty, nnr to make such a blunder as has been enon etiusly attributed to Mlnlstei Wu." Tlie Anieilcan style of diplomacy has long been famous for its dlsre gaid of red tape. When it has hid an object in lew, It has gone toward It In a stialght line, scorning the twists, sinuosities and circumlocutions e lull act 'llstlc of the old stjle diplo macy of continental I'm ope. Our ex ample has giown In favor among pei sons who put common sense and ef ficiency above precedents. Why is not iMtnlstv Wu'r plan of placing infor mation immediately wheie it belongs a good innovation for Amei leans to Indorse? Tho Nay Aug Park commissioners can add to the nttiactlons of the place If they will provide for extia police men on Sunda to look after the hordes of clgaiette dudes and cuibstono toughs who fieciuent the paik on that day. The many working men and wo men who seldom have oppoitunlty to visit tlie pirk except on Sunday after noons should be piotected, if possible, f loin the insults of hoodlums. Roosevelt's Torn fiessage. IN TIIH June number of McClure's magazine appeals an inteiestin study, fiom nn inside point of Ieu, of the fit st ndmlnlstiatlon of Governor Roosevelt. WUtten by J. Lincoln Steffens, a personal filend oC the governor, It natuially presents tho subject In a favoi.ible light; but is moi e notable foi new facts than for pai tlality. One ot these new facts l elates to Roosevelt's battle for tho franchise tax It will be recalled that when tho Tord bill, embocbing the goveinoi'.s idea that the laige corporations earning a pioilt out of special pi Iv lieges ought to pa a tax on those pilvilege, was first Intioduced at Albany, it disappeared in committee for a time, was leported dead and bulled, and was not icsur lected until tow aid tho close of tlie session when the governor sent in a ilnglng special message that, like a San Juan clnige, pushed the bill through. Now to most persons famlllir with tlie wajs and means of legisi i tuies theie has alwajs been an ele ment of mjstfiy about this sudden resurrection of a bill which tho gloat coipoiatlons had supposed was perma nently Inteued. Mr. Steffens elucidates the puzzle He sas "the organiza tion" 'was ilatlj against tho bill and had ordeied its stiangulatlon, when one diy Roosevelt vent In a message and some one. in supei serviceable zeal in the oiganizatlon's behalf, took tho mes sage fiom the speakers desk before It li id been read and toie It to pieces. This gave Teddy exactly the weapon that he needed. Ml. Steffens does not say but his at tide cientes the infer ence that the governor secured the fiagments of the message and Indi cated to certain poisons Influential In "the oiganlzatlon" that the bill must either be called up and put on passage after a reading of a duplicate of the toin message, or the people of New York state would be asked to to upon whether messaged from the governor bent to tho legislature in constitutional manner weie to be suppressed by foice under tho ordeis of men having no official connection with the executlvo office. The icsult was that the dupli cate message was read, and tho bill called up and passed. Of couise such Independence as this, taken In connection with Roosevelt's stubboinness in refusing to re-appoint Lou Payn, has not had a tendency to Inciease his popularity among those who piefer governors to be pliable. Tho corporations hit by the franchlso tax. ns well as those having other Irons in the lire, have, Mr. Steffens tells us, setved fair notice upon Senator Piatt that If Roosevelt is lenomlnated they can be excused from suppoitlng him. Tho belief Is widespread that In offend ing these powerful Intel ests Teddy has sacrificed himself. One obvious leason why ho was so persistently pushed tovvnid thevlce-piesldentlal nomination was because those who wanted him out of the way at Albany could not discover n likelier method of effecting their purpose. Hut Teddy has held his ground nnd proposes to take his whole case next fall directly to the people. Their vote upon his candidacy will theieforo have exceptional inteiest ns. Indicating Just how much honesty and Independence the peoplo are willing to stand for. Thero s little piospect that tho noers, nfter the fall of Pretoria, will carry out tho Filipino plan of guerilla war fare that has beon threatened by Presi dent Kiuger, Dr. Helta and others. Tho mujoilty of Hoeis are far too prac tical to waste time In this buslnesi when opportunity Is afforded for them to settle down In peace and make money. It looks ns though congress would adjourn before anyone has had op portunlty to Introduce resolutions of sympathy for tho Chinese boxers. Uncle Sam's Balance Sheet. (from the ClilcaRo Tlmea Itcrald ) NO COUNTRY on earth has over shown such financial strength ns that which Is evidenced In the dally state ments of tho United States treasury. At the close of business May 31 last the treasury held the following sums: Heme fund ......ffSO.OQiKXK) Alallible cili 1'ilnrce Hll.dG.'i.S.lv Total $L,rMbV, Tour years ago the available cas'i balance at the end of Mny was $2G7, 191,211. Hut this balance was only maintained by freeiuent bond issues during tho eats 1S94, U3 nnd 1S0G. It giadually fell until at the opening of the Spanish war In April, 189S, It was only $2ir,810,022. Tho war cost J3SS, 000.000. including expenditures In Cuba and the Philippines and the $20,000,000 paid to Spain. Of this sum $200,000,000 was luised bj the issue of 3 per cent, bonds nnd the lemainder was met by revenue receipts under tho war tariff Piobably the best idea of the differ ence between the flnnnclal condition of the government four ycais ago and now mny be gained from tlie follow Ing table of receipts and expenditures for the month of May in 1898 and 1900: HeoilpK 1 jpendlturei Ma), 1S"S $2J,04J,T17 $JS,42d,')2 Ma), MOO 45,100 Oil 40,330,000 It w ill be perceived that while there was a surplus of $1,S3C,053 last month there was a deficit of $3,7S2,S5 in May, 1S9G. Tlie sin plus for the eleven months ending May .11 last was ?C3,3r.6,142, against a deficit of $27,552,070 for tho same period in 189C. That this happy condition of national finances Is not due to tho war tax can be leadily understood from the follow ing compaiison of customs receipts for the months of May, 1900 and HOG: Custom receipts Mav, MOO ?17,1W,,S7t Ma), 1M 10,P4!),7!)1 Inrrriie $ C.,418,7M) Vetlly the DIngley bill Is Justified by the receipts from customs, which aie not affected by the war tariff except in the matter of a small duty on tea. One mote table to show why the finances of the nation are in such splendid condition in the face of the unusual expendltuie on account of the war and despite tho fact that the ex penses of the at my and navy were $1.1, 785,000 last month, against only $3,274, 19G In May, 1S9C. This table gives the Imports and exports of meiehandlse foi the nine months ending March 31 dur ing the past three years and for the twelve months ending June 30, 189G: Imports. 1'xports Nine months 10(10 ....C11,50S,411 $1,0M,SW fi0 Nine months WiO .... 500,022,571 0l7,UU2,'ij'i Nine months IS'S .... 4u.IV.1C 92V,W VA Twelve months 1SW .. 770,724 C7t 882,0),') One does not have to be an cxpeit with figures to see from these that the total trade for tho last nine month" was gi eater than for the whole fiscal ear ending June 30, 189G; and, more impoitnnt still, thnt while the balance of trade in our favor for that year wa only $102,SS2,2G4 for the first nln months of the cm lent je.u- it reached the enormous sum of $412,252,189, nn.l this in spite of the fact that the im ports have Increased over 30 per cent. These are tho figures of national financial stiength and popular piosper ity against which Hrynnlsm will have to buck its head next November. The walking delegates in the Dairy men's strike do not seem to be very successful in holding their men to gether. Many Methodists in Prominent Position Prom the f hlcago Triliune. THi: NOMINATION of Richard Yates by the Republicans of Illinois strangely filled nut the trinity of public men who nre dele gates to the general conference of the Methodist chuich now In session In this city. One of them, Shaw, of Iowa, is a piesent governor: another, Pattlson, of Pennsylvania, is a tormer governor; and now Yates has been made a pios pective governor. The number of men now prominent In public life who are members of tho Methodist chuich is surprisingly large. Beginning with tho present occupant of tho White House, there is a long list or senators, con giessiiien, governors nnd other officials who are stanch adheients of the doct rines taught by John Wesley To go no fayther than Indiana, for instance, the Republicans hav e nominated as candidate for governor Col. Wlnfleld T Durbln of Anderson, who, like Judge Yates, is a consistent Methodist. Like Mr. Yates again, Colonel Durbln Is a tencher in a Methodist Sunday-school. He has even acted for a year or two as supeiintendent of the Sunday-school of tho First church of Anderson, of which ho Is a member, v o Hoth of the United States senators from Indiana are Methodists. Stranger still, both Senator Tali banks and Sena tor Beverldge are connected with the same church the Meridian street church of Indianapolis. Roth senators seive the church as tiustees. Among the Indiana delegation to tho lower house of congress G, W. Farls of Terre Haute Is active In chinch vvoik, while Congressmen Steele and Watson have Methodist affiliations. In Iowa the stanch Methodism of the present gover nor, Leslie M Shaw, has never been questioned. So thoroughly does he be lieve in and practice the rules of dis cipline as laid down by the chuich that when he was Inaugurated he over threw all precedent and astonished peoplo by refusing to allow an Inaugur al ball Judging from this occurrence his fellow -delegates to the conference uigue that If the question of removing the official ban from dancing comes to nn Issue in the piesent conference the vote of Governor Shaw will bo found against It. His home Is In Denlson, a small town In tho western part of the state, where he Is prominent In church work. In addition to being elected gov ernor, Mr. Shaw attracted public at" tentlon when, In January, 189S ho was chosen permanent chairman of tho In- MRS. LUNA E. KELLIE. n . ,- . i , - ' li I ' it? jtJTV ' 1 r-BjEgffilfiB'- Mrs I.utu i:. Killle, the ulf i( a VIh i-k liimer'iuJ editor ot the l'ralrie Home, a Popu llt newspaper, lias the couriKc ot her convic tions hhe attended the 1'opulW convention in Cincinnati and ivirtul her lnllurnce In (nor ol mihcrj.ll nufiraRc, urdauntut l) the fitt tint he wai olllired to carry her hahy Willi her during tho lone Journey. ternatlonnl Monetary conference nt In dianapolis. Among the strong men of tho lower house of congiess who be long to the Methodist faith Is Jonathan P. Dolllvor of Iowa. He Is noted par ticulate as an orator, and his name has been prominently mentioned ns a candidate for vice president on the Rp publican ticket. It is interesting to notice that in the stirring cnmpalgns he makes In his congiesslonal dis trict he uses methods which may have been suggested by n Methodist camp meeting. Instead of renting halls In the towns for campaign put poses Mr. Dolllver takes a tent and starts out to hold meetings nlong the count! y cross roads. Often ho makes speeches out In the open nlr, with nothing hut tho shade of a tree over his head. Another Methodist is at present pre siding over the destinies of tho stato of Kansas. Governor W. H. Stanley has been a member ot wie same Meth odist church In Wichita foi the last twenty-five years. He came by his Methodism naturally, for he was born In a Methodist family nnd educated at tho Ohio Weslejan University. He Is extremely nctlvo in chuich work, hav ing been for a quaiter of a centuiy the superintendent of the Sunday-school, w hlch Is the large st Sunday-school in the state and one of the lnigest In the West. Gov ei nor Stanley also follows the strict letter of the church law In re gard to amusements and personal con duct. He does not di Ink, smoke, chew or hwear, and vet nt tho same time he Is, as the politicians say, .i good "mixer" and knows how to make a ruttling campaign. Tho Methodist bn'thien at the conference point to him and to Governor Shaw of Iowa as two good examples of practical politicians, who have demonstrated that profanity, whiskey nnd cigars aro not necessary factois In political cam pilgns. In Ohio Senator Joseph H. Foraker is a Methodist, and he comes fiom one of the oldest Methodist fami lies in the state. His mother was a pioneer Methodist it Hlllsboro, O., and one of the leadeis of the crusade movement there twenty years ago. o Robert 13. Pattlson, twice governor of Pennsylvania, Is hald by his brother delegates to be the most prominent among the Methodists ot the Kcj stone state. Ho served ns a lay delegate In the geneial conferences of the church In 1SS4 nnd in 1SSS. In 1890 ho was sent as a fiaternal delegate to the general confeience of the Methodist chuich South, and in 1891 he was a delegate to the commercial council of the church nt Washington. His lecord ns a re former in politics his biethien point to ns an Illustration that a man brought up In tho tents of Methodism is not apt to go far astiay. Among the moie piomlnent members of the United States senate who are Metho dists may be counted Henry M. Teller, the free-silver leader fiom Colorado; John T. Morgan, of Alabama, the champion of the Nicainguan canal: Louis 13. McComas of Mar land, and John M. Thuiston, the Nebiaska ora tor. I3ach of them Is either a member of the church or hns decided Method ist ainilatlons. Benjamin R. Tillman, senator from South Carolina, better known as "Pitchfork" Tillman, is also a Methodist, though he owes his al legiance to the Methodist church South. So far as the White House itself Is concerned, President McKinley is tho first Methodist who has occupied It, President Hajes was not himself a mpmber of the Methodist church, though his wife was nctlve In church work. It was through her Influence that wine was banished 'from the White House during the Hayes admin istration, Secietary of the Treasury Gage was for years a member of the Methodist church, and Mnco his resi ffr 4 h $ r2"& & & 'i" 4s 4 1 T1C5 3 1 t CALENDARS ewtyeeaR. , An opportunity to secure exclusive patterns and first choice. ..... .. OOOQWCXXJQWWWO Tinted Backs X 5 Hangers Colortype 185 White Backs Gold Embossed $ im q Mounted Pljotographs $ Half-Tones X 14X22 Lithographs 9 ooooooooooooooooo Prices From $12 to THE TRIBUNE has exclusive control of the finest line ot Calendars ever exhibited in Scranton. It is early yet to think of igoi, but it is necessary to place orders early (or the class of work here outlined The full line of samples is now ready at THE TRIBUNE office and is now complete, but the best will go quickly, and no design will be duplicated for a second customer. 4 4 TEE TMBUNE, Washington Avenue. J NOTICE Orders taken now (or December delivery. dence In Washington has again begun to icgularly attend its services. o West Virginia Is another Mate tho gov ui nor of which Is a consistent Methodist. George W. Atkinson comes of a Methodist family, ns Is shown by tho fact that his middle name is Wes ley. He wns educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which he grndtinted In 1S70. aftervvaul taking the degiee of Ph. Ii LI D nnd i. C. L. from different Institutions of learn ing. Governor Atkinson hns been prominent In chiueh vvoik nnd hns wiltten a hlstoiy of Methodism In tho Btnto under the title of tho "Pulpit in West Vltglnln." In the south there nre a numbei of prominent public men who nre tncnibeis of the Southern branch of the Methodist church. Among them is Governor Allen 13. Candler, who Is the chief executive of Ocoigla. Governor Candler, who also served for eight ears ns a lepresentntlvo In congress, is a hi other of Wan en A. Candler.blshop of the Methodist chuich South, nnd ptcsldent of 13mory college. PEBSONALITXES. General Thoniai II lluhhanl, ot Xew York, lias Khen T1W.O0O to Ilowiioln colli go, at Ilitinsulik, Me, for the construction oi a new llhrar) Imlldlnir. I'sSnator Sherman cordcmplatcd a visit to the Paris exposition, hut on his pli) fichu's nil vice he will spend the summer qnletl) at his old home In Mansflild, O Not many peoplo nre luire that the Prince ot Wales Is i memher ot the leual pre d islon, hav Im? hecn chosen a henchir ol the Middle Timple a mimher of jears oro lieutenant Colonel Slatkpole, who Ins super intended near) every cml irkatlon of tioops lor Smlli Africa, hid hecn promoted to Irevet col onel in recognition of his real nnd encrcv lllchant Croker, the Tammany boss, Ins a list colli rtion of the caricatures mule ot him dur ing his political cirnr, and occaicnilly sjends a more or less enJo)ahle hour looking oicr the late additions Senator Joins, of N'evads Is a strong helleier In a diet whldi lie Ins lilmsell iloWscd. Ills hreakfist never virlrs It Is alums eiten at 8 o'clock, ind Invariahl) consists only ot one cup ot black codec and a luge piece of citmamin hun 1'iesldent Tllot, of ILinard, cniied a sensa tion by appearing in the miiersll) "Vard" the other (hv In a soft Int. Heretofore h- hid never been ecn ahroid in any hut a stilt one, nnd now the rollcRC ilmcrs are rejoicing le cordlngl), much to President l.llot's ammo ment Admirers of the late John Hu'kln arc moviifr for the erection of a memorial to the preat trltk The spot mest In favor Is Irlirs Cue, ervcntwatcr, 1 nelind, the view from which ltuskin used to recird as cne of the finest in 1'urope, The memorial will prohihlv take the form of a suitiMy inscribed early llritlsh cross of native stone Central Itiiilnild lolo Carcw, who cut his w i) throuch tin' Iloer forces en his wa) to the relief of Wepmer, Hint out to frica is I.ieu temnt colonel of the Colditream guilds, hut was soon adianced to hrigidler genenl and then to mijor gmeril He fought in the Vfglian war of 1ST , when he served as aid dc camp to d.n oral ltohcrts. tSESs Particular Interest ccntcis around our $20 Thrce-PIece Bedroom Suites. And It Is not difficult to decide why. There is something about each piece which catches tho eye and Invites a better acquaintance. Then construc tion and finish aio observed and com parisons made. Tho decision generally is that these arc better In every way than anything ever offered at the pVlcc. Hill & Coooell 121 N. Washinrflon Ave, EVERETTS Horses '.nnd enrringes nre su perior to those of any other lively in the city. If you should desire to go for a drive during this delight ful period of weather, c.ill tele phone 704, and Everett will send you a (irst-cKiss outfit EVERETT'S LIVERY, 230 Dix Court. 'Near City Hall.) y & 4 4 J' 4 rl rZ" 4 4 4- 6 Back3 $ from Sx? $95 per 5 spL- -b-E.jr'-- .i ' ri y- I -ty?. ' r) so r -,-"-. .)' w " -sa" jpti-ed . g m r 33 )7 ALWAYS BUST. Yom Know We Grow Eelargemeait Sale of moc For Boys and QlrlSo Lewis &Reilly Established 1888. 1 34-1 1 6 Wyoming A ve. For Wedding Presents ? Yes, we have them, in Sterling Silver, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Etc. An interesting variety of the richest goods in America. Prices the low est, guarantee perfect at 1E1RCEEEAU &NELt 330 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. The Hunt & ConeeH Co0 Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas y an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 lackawaina Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., Ueuerul Agent for tin Wyoinlut Dlsiuo: 1' lilting, liltmins.sportlns. HiuaiCQlui unci tho lto.umo Uuo iulj. Co up 1 y 4 IM EXPLOSIVES. tiility I tit, Cipn nnd i,xploij:. lloom.iui Uonnoll UulUlui. ocruiitja. AUUMJIlvi TIICS. FORD, - . Ylttston JOHN D SMITH & SON. - Plymouth W. E MULLIGAN. . WllkeB.r.crra ItffOlTS POiDEB. "'-Si, 1 r:rf At the drug store of J. Milhau's Sons, in New York City, on Broad way, just below Dey, the clerk from whom a package of Ripans Tabules was bought, said : " Ripans is one of the best sellers in our line. We sell a great many gross a month, nnd entirely on their merits, too. The five-cent packages seem to sell as freely as chewing gum does." To the inquiry as to w hat seems to have created the demand, he said: " Next to the clever advertisements, which make the name known, the very oddity of the name assists the first sale. After that they go on their merits. Those who buy them buy again and again. The de mand seems to be on the increase constantly. The combination is O. K. ' I do not believe that anything could be added to or taken from it vithout detraction." A new it jln rxwkrt ront&lnlotr txh mriM TiBOT M In ft paper carton (without i-Ium) Ii now for ! at itnu dnifrerrtw roii nvK licmt Tbi low Drtred .on It Inteudmi for tha poor aa.t tnaeoonomio&l on. dot. n of tho.nT-'entartoiM(130Ubulei)uitMhft4by uvtll br Mrodlnar fortjih cenu to th lurixi CnuiCi& ttwi5I,Wo. Itttprucaeunot, Mew York-or a king lec&rtontnu luvua) kIU be traitor Bit owua. FINLEY' 01E1 ML From auy point of view this sale which opens ou Tuesday Morning will be one of the many at tractions offered by us during the mouth of June. In the first place the goods in themselves are attractive from the fact that no finer Hue of TAUI.K MNKNS is shown by any house in the trade. Then the prices will be at tractivebecause the good are bought right, and sold ou the same basis aud in order that you can make your se lections with ease aud com fort, our display will be lnadf as attractive as space wifll permit. 1 To enumerate all the good things we have to offer dur ing this sale, would be impos sible, so we only mention a few specials: 105 dozen German Silver Bleached Napkins, $3.25 doz Silver Bleached German Table Damasks, in 60, 6 aud 72 inches wide 72 inch Bleached Scotch Damask, 75c 72, 80 and 90 iuch Damasks from $3.00 to $2.75 per yd. Oue Case Extra Size Crochet Quilts, Special 98a One Hundred Extra Largo and Fiue Marseilles Quilts, at $2.90; worth $3.75. LACKAWANNA AVJENUE lis Largest Lime Si Come in and buy a Waterman Fountain Pen. Vi The only pen that never leaks. A most complete line. We are headquarters for this line of Fountain Pens and have all soits of points tor all sorts of hands. These pens are guaranteed in every par ticular. m Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, Scranton, Pa. I .
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