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Mechanic
Can nffnrd to use poor tools
they'io Pimply a waste or
time and money. We can
supply ynu with the host
CARPKNTEIIS' AND MA
CHINISTS' TOOLS made.
Every tool made of tho best
material and warranted.
Our window display Is
only a sample of what's In
side. Como and bcc.
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JJ9 N. Washington Ave Q
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Some Knit Garments
for Babe and child that will
make a mother happy and
the child lestful. Wo are
specialists in this line nnd
have everything in the ad
vanced styles for infants and
children.
Th? Baby Bazaar,
510 Spruce Street.
Whenever
You have occasion to
open a bank account,
please bear us in mind.
THE PEOPLE'S BUNK.
uniom(&i'i:asel
PERSONAL.
Pr Chirk II lilton his returned from lili
cimpinc trip.
Mr II framer loft jcstenliy afternoon for
ISIrhtlelci fprtns. N .
Attnrnej A. I. olhorn hi returned from a
business nip to Nc" iiik ntj.
Miss llinnih Hushes ami Miss Horothv Thom-n-
are iaitini; at uliiiur prItiR( N. Y.
I 'iin Itiptuel. nf the fiuWn Diamond com
piti. Is lick In the citj, alter spending scleral
dj. 'n Nv tl. cit.
Mr II. limner ind Mm Kramer, of Wyoming
.Uftme. left xrMcnli.x tor, I tour weeks' fctay at
HichfirM Fprlnss, N. .
Mr and Mr. I'lpdeilrk V,. Mece, uhn lmi
resided in this rlij for some time. hie left for
New York tit, white the will permanently ic
tide S I.eirojil, illiMnn fieizlit nient r( the
Peliwne, l.uUu.inn.l and Wotcrn romp in fit
1 1st-n, wis a xl.-itor at the I.aiAjttjnna tlation
xet, nhy.
Mr ind XIis IVrcx- ftelinont Kee, of nv
Vmk ne Iicinj rntrrtiiiinl at the home of Mr.
iirrl Mil Thomis Hauounun, of Noith Willi.
irct m nenue
Oeorse I Tilor. Oorce M. Kecfer. M I
KelW. Mr and Mrs V K. Fljiiri and V. L
i me weie ieelterrd at the Hotel Alhert, In
Vw Vrk, this week.
Ieph II leuls, formrl of tlilsrl.x, hut mm
of Wuhiricten, I) ('., is rprniline his i irnti n
line Mr Lewis is In rhiige ol one of the iliu
einni of the cetsus Inireiu.
BRAVE SAM EDMUNDS.
Story of a Dramatic Rescue in a Coal
Mino in Wales of Local
Intorost.
The following Intere.sting story given
below appealed In a recent Issue of the
South Wales i:cho. The Sun Edmund
lefenod to xv.u the father of Mis.
James R. Evans of Noith Scranton:
The followins storlix (wrltei "Monen") re
lite to tlis tlist iflllirr) explosions m the Rhon
tl'U ijllej. The ttr.l to luppm us tint at
W liter Coiim'n Dun collier, i n Minl.it inurii
ins Ian I, I'll, .ml the othir .it In-ole iird
h- it Cj ii'incr. on lime 11, l50 In th
flst t-rltc lct their lltcii in llio ncuml 111
mm ind hojj periehetl.
'llice tliilllin; stoilri lure ciun im hy a
tri.nn who 't,n (resent at hnth expl-wciiis It
won d he i loss to Ic.nc tlitm tinehruniekd. I
l die, i in the dij of the intoinhniMit of
miners in Tinenidl. Rhonddi Valley, in April,
177 me diy loecning a lettir with enilonirc
cf .i fiom tie lite l.ul fuwford an I RjI
carret frrm Pilermo The moniy m plaenl in
m.t hand for rt iril to whom I imcht ilemi
ninn deserting ef "the hrntst of the Irate"
While all were taliant I could not r!litinul'i
one i no more cieemnj thin tho ether, nn I I
In r.ivrpicnr. l iccl tint ,i,i1 mm, nimil ir
Hitns In all ihout x'V-ln tie handi of the lo
cal romirittec, of whom the late Ret. II. W.
Willum?, l , I'anfiehl, was rhilrtnin. Hut
hit I w,n colnir to mj w i. the fullnwmj One
tf the sonieneia in tho noble pirl'i letter rm ,i
liowi "I rejolie tu leirn from .tour thrillin;
repoits in tho 'limes tint the imirnt heioiin
)f tour Kimmeilan Union nee is .till tho same
is in the dats of old "
Tills is the story alluded to. In 1-M there
Jwelt at Ifatod a renurkahle man named Sim
Edmunds. He wis tho fithir of Mr IMmundi,
uinifjfr of l'entre colli. riis. "im" (. f 4l
ulled h his lutlinitci) wax the l.et l.non
nan In the tallty He lm himself imdied
lerplv, and his imes.int elforn were uriln
Ji" ililn? tfineritifn of oiinc Welshmen ol tie
nllets ta ensaje In the study of scicntlnt liouks
,nd other llteiaiy hramhes.
The thin lUinc choral sln'ln, l.isf, u,-le
ll ileliiilit. In Ihot. he wis one ef thn my
prions ilass of Welshiiicn. who In tin urn
U8 would walls Inlf a dozen miles to mm'
piiet country villiu'f to iinpirt Kssntu In sintr:
in countr joiith cf both sexi In yr wn
."iin," without my other ictwrd thin the pleis
uro rf wltne.slns the suites. f his itfort.
Sam wis fiom Itrndreiorsfjn, filjnoKy, anyl
ii known by that mine JJ a surname, in jo
roi.lanie with a -.try old Welsh, cistern. In
mly Oiith Sim hid been attracted by lilfth
h.ibis to ninas collieries then the property of
Hr Waller PofTin, untie of Mr. Vrthur Williams,
lite M I', Onedy-Mw.twr.
On Mondiv mornln.-. Jan. 1, 1S, the first
xploslon In the Rhondla Vallei toil; pU
it rilnu, at the shaft Ju.t Mow Ulna, T. V. R.
Nation, across the Rltcr llhondda The pit wla
worked by water power The gearlnc of the pit,
riltlrled In the middle by a pirtlticn, down
rut nd uptast alrwa.ti. had been shattered t
items by the awful tornido which hd shot
Ihroujh from below. As soon as poflbln a r.e
it.i colled round the whim, the drum belli
itandlni; horltontallv around n sttuit vpriht
.iciiii The end of the tope ml pi.-ed thrmuh
I hile In the eablo ol t'ie house over tho pit'
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SaS'
mouth. To this end, dsnitllne. nter the awful
snoklnu ahn of the shslt, a ttlanitular chain
an! initow Iron bar, the Uttef aa a seit at the
base of the tthnsle formed by It, and the two
mull chains described.
nut no-v came the test of talor. Who would
dare descend to Hades, the sheol ol Wales, on
that slender bir? All the local community the
only one then In the entire Rhondda were there
In tears Who would dire, not the Kxielslor
heluliu fn snow and lie, but tho elflity-four
.tsrds tlirousih the smoke, and In possible fife,
below Who Who? Whnr There .tepped forth
from the werplnir when and mothers a stalwart
uallant son of old Sllurla, It was Sim Hendre
toresn. "I will go," quoth he, "fled holplm?
me,"
Uu was soon seated at the end ef the shnder
hempen rope. He was peine alone throueh the
t alley of death, without the shade thereof.
He was the fullest of the heroes el the coal
mines of South Wales. "Reidy," tried author
ity, and off shot the hone on his circular round,
around the whim track, shaped like the rlnij of
i circus, it the same moment xallint Sim
disappeared Into the d-ep. Thoughts were noiy
too Intense for tears. The altitude of the horse
attached to the whim wis lone remeniherid. He
aocimd to understand whit had happened, nnd
the iirgeni of the moment, He Ralloped at
such a rale around, proud tint his belly wis
riearlv funding the track Ilr seemed to fed
tho descending trlaturle and Its precious loan,
for the moment it tmrhed the bottom the Ril
lant steed Mopped suddenly of his own iirronl.
Sim alighted on the top of hundreds of teas ot
drbrls.
In totil darkness he crawled wearily down the
Mplne helsht Itelow he could hear palnlul
croans and other sounds. In i fen minutes le
met 1) Thomas, head manairer, fither ef the
lite Ldniurd Thomas, Maind Hall He hid
just reached the bottom of the slnlt when tli
explosion oiturred, and hid been blown In an
opposite direction, and hid now Just reentered
conselo'isi.ess He as' ended on the Iron bar.
Sim, freh from almte, entered the wo-klnjts
He wis neirlt done up, when he camr to a
door standins on an unused trick, which hid
not been touched bv the thunderome blast. Tne
ten K wis iin as a short footpith from the in
terior of the worklncs
n the other tide nf the door, which, nlis! he
was unable to open, he oierheard tie xolee of
priier In Welsh It was tint of Thomis Row
lind, the flrt man to start a Sundit- school, by
the (nt'lntlon of Vlcir l'richard, In Ystrnltf
edwir He was the head diacon with the hull
raltinlstn Methodlts Sam wis compelled M
retreat, and went baik to the surfiee and told
the easier throng he hid otcrheard Tlvmns Ho
lind at priver
The sieiie whlih enstied was oxeiwhelmlrc In
Its pathos II appear"!) as if he hid heard the
xoleo of Prnnmer bidding farrwell to his coun
try from the fires of inirttTdom Snmr di'
later Thenns Rowland was found dead on his
knees, with his two little hots, one on each side
of nlm Thus the thro- hid ascended "O'r d.irus
anlalwrh. i'r benldd bandw.ts i fiw." Ills
grnii'lsona reside at Tontrefall
On the morning rf .lime 1, lslrt, 'sain, ai
eempinied In his little boy, descended Into
Porth Orninir pit. He worked upwards of 1
mile tr.tond the bottom the shaft, ittcnoVd by
bis hot Ml the morning after the explosion
propl In all directions were asking. "His Sam
escaped'' xhout 3 o'rlrck In the daj the ex
plorers. Including T)mlel Thomis and T T. Mor
Kan, l'entgnlg, rime upon twrntvfour ileil
miners lilng on their balks, hatint mh i limbed
to the afirt damp
mone them xt is "Mm llendretorjin," with
bis stiffened arm, like an Iron bind, around tho
frame of his dear little bov. Alter muili dlf
tliiiltv the bov wis tiken fiom his fither's tight
rmhriee, and both were placed In a trsm. xthlrli
wis pushel towirds the bottom of the shift.
"Sim," sild my Informmt, "wis pla ed In i
sitting posture, ind as the trim triteled the
shaking cirsed the bent aim to shake also. The
moieru-nt of the arm was like rne eagerly
beikoning the rei-cucrs as If f.ijlnc, '(lite me
back my moi "
A MODERN OTHELLO.
Wild Deeds of Jealousy Committed
by Peter Mnrsincavitch Tried
to Mar Wife's Beauty.
Immortal Shakespeare has trans
mitted to posterity the sombre trappdy
of Othello, the Moor and his blind, un
leahonlnc dlsttust of the pine Desde
monp. which culminated when the erst-
xxhlle Rall.int soldier nnd lover slew
his blameless wife, but It renmlns for
u twentieth rcntm y poet to chronicle
the wild deeds of jealousy of n resi
dent of the cl.ixslp precincts of Ferdl
n.tnd stteet, North Hcinnton.
There for many months dwelt one
Petei M.us-lnciilti'h. known unto f.ime
us "Polish Pete," In peace and har
mony with his wife, the beautiful
Hnsalle. She .was fair and virtuous
and her husband, stionpr of ntm and
brawn, whs llRhtly fond of her. Three
months npo Peter klscrl his wife fate
well and left for the soft coal legion,
whence ho tetuincd two weeks nRo.
He found his home peaceful, clean
and quiet ns of ore, his lone pipe
uniting him on the shelf nnd tho bot
tle In the closet. Put In his wife's
gteetlnK the mighty Peter detected
something lacking. He gazed at her
Wng and then It donned upon him that
pet chance her loveliness might be as
visible to othets as to himself.
Straightway the gt pen-eyed monster
entered his soul, nnd etc long Peter
hail worked himself Into a vetltable
Betserker's wiath, ns he thought of a
good looking joung boatder In the
houe and made him the Casslo of this
modern Moor of Venice's frenzy. In
his anger he vowed that P.osalle should
not retain that beauty, which was
causing him tho loss of his happiness.
One morning, about a week ago, he
nw likened her long before sunilse and
led her out Into the woods near the
Pilsbln colliery. Theio ho drew a knife
nnd, hnldlnrr lt keen blade under her
white throat, held out out In his other
hand the baik of a tree, which he bade
her swallow, lest she would die. The
effects of tho baik, he knew, would be
to cuipp a swelling and discoloration of
the lip.., which would effectually alter
the handsome contour of his wife's
countenance.
The poor woman pleaded hatd, but
her obdurate husband commanded her
to eat or die, nnd when she had obedi
ently swallowed the batk, he exclaimed
fleicely and abruptly. In Polish: "That
Is not enough. Sit down and I will cut
those accursed locks, which lender you
so fair to other men." He then rough
ly cut her long tresses, and walked
home with her, uttering fierce threats
all the way, once when neighbors re
monstrated, angrily shouting that If ho
so desired he would cut Rosalie Into
small bits and stow her away In a
chest.
Last Sunday ho beat her so cruelly
that friends, henrlng her cries, notified
the police and "Polish Pete" was placed
under nrrest. Rosalie then Informed
Patrolman Hockenberry of the barbar
ous treatment afforded her and pointed
out to him the tree, of which she had
eaten tho bark.
Peter was committed to the county
Jail last night by Magistrate Fldler,
nfter a hearing at which the prisoner's
father corroborated tho wife's state
ments. Three hundred dollars ball and
a JIO fine were Imposed on Murslnva
vltch, who denied the charges.
Moro Automobiles,
Florey & Brooks received another
consignment of Mobiles yesterday
Anions' tha lot Is a handsome sur
rey. Call nnd Inspect the now ma
chines, Is It Hot Enough for You P
Hanley's Ico Cream will cool any
body, and it does not leave a bad
taste In your mouth. 420 Spruce street.
IT'S UP TO
THE COUNCILS
PRESIDENT SCRANTON WHITES
TO THE RECORDER.
Announces That Ho Has Tired of
Waiting for Councils to Ratify tho
$12,000 a Yoar Contract and With
draws His Offer, with a Further
Announcement That the "Tompor
ary" Rato Will Be $18,000 aYear.
Agitation for Municipal Wator
Plant May Be Started.
The expected has happened. Presi
dent W. V. Scrnnton, of the Scrnnton
(las nnd Water company, having tired
of waiting for councils to forte tho
ordlnunce providing for n flveyearcon
tract for the supply ot water to the
city, yesterday sent n letter to Re
corder Connell withdrawing the com
pany's former olfer of $1J,000 a year,
nnd setting a new temporary figure)
of Jl.i.noo n year until councils nrc will
ing to enter Into a new agreement.
The full text of Mr. Scrantnn's letter,
which makes most Interesting reading,
Is printed below :
THK SCRANTOV (I S AMI WATI.lt CO.
Si ranton. Pa , .luly C'i, I'm!
Honorable Wllllim L. Connell, Kciunlir ot
Sirintun.
Dear Sir: On Sipt 2, lino, I wrote M.it r
Molr, s.illincr hi attrntion to the fact that th
last of the Uty'a tontraits with m foi water ex
plieil Oct 1, lit!, and that, owing t'i the growth
of the cit and the mnrmoiislv lnrrrisd usj
nf water for stieet washing, flushing the sewers,
etc, the pretlous rates were no longer ie,ult
able, and suggrMin;: a new- contract more in
uuordanic with exlstlns fails.
NAMKI) LOW FICHirtK.
loiter In the seison I met by request a com
mittee of the seleit coiuull appointed lor the
purpose, end, b order of our board, turned a
xer.t low flcure, compared with the priies paid
bi oilier citl'a cf about this i-le, at whlih we
would agree to furnish the lilt gotemnient
with watrr for either flic or ten .tens at ita p
tion This price of l,nnn per month we under
stood to be entirely satisfactory, both to the
lommittee and the ceuniils. U the special re
quest cl Mr. no-he, now director of public
works, we also. In cider to show our good will,
agrerd to continue the then existing rate till
April 1, looi
Mthough the matter of a new contract could
enlly hue been put through In the two or
three Mlowlng meetings of muni its, in my
month! hate niw pissed ami the iltt authori
ties hate et brought the milter to no conclu
sion. On one pretext or another the matter
las been held up till it Is quite etldent to us
that fo- some reason or other unknown to us,
the i lit- does not dislr- the rnntrait allied upon.
We also learn that the councils are loivldiring
the imposition on us cl a speclil liiense tax,
amounting to .1 per ien. of our gross receipts.
Anv thinking mm, who will reflect that watrr
tales in Pirmton are ihout 21 per cnt. lower
Hi in at an oilier place in this region front
I'ore.t Cite to Nantlcoko, and who knows any
thing of the tost of tiippltlmr watrr In lhsi
coil regions, sr tint the onlf wav In
which we cnuhl meet si.clt an Increise cf our
expenses would be by raising our rates, either
to the city gotertiment, rr In our other custom
ns, or to both, to the lex, 1 of other plaies in
this xillet. t'nder these ciiiumstances, we re
quest our honor to notify the louneils tint our
late ofler for stater to the city Is bereb with
driw n
Should the councils choose to take the mit
ter up aeiln, we shall be pleased to meet, at
their contenience, such commlttfis as may !
appointed Tcmporirllf, beginning Aug. 1, we
will Mipply uih wiler as the city gotenunent
may nred at 1,'.'V) per mi nth, prmided our
bills aie pild promptly I beg to rill tour
honor's attention to the fiei tint ot r bills for
April, Mat nnd .June are not et paid
Youns Irulv,
W. W. .vranton, President.
OKDINANCK HKI.D VP.
The ordinance piovldlng for the $12,
onn contract, refened to In Mr. Sctan
inns' letter, was tltst Intiodticed In se
lect council last summer and lind not
been passed when the councils lemgnn
led Inst April. Tho icstilt was that a
new ordinance had to be Introduced.
This- was done, nnd the measure wins
quickly passed by select council, It
went over to the common branch and
has not been seen or henid fiom since.
As far ns tan be learned, It Is still In
the hands of the light nnd water com
mittee. Just why the common council
has been so dllatoty In considering the
measure Is not known, but ask anybody
In city hall and a couple of dozen of
dlffetent icasons will be advanced.
The company's bills for April, May
anil June, leferred to In Mr. Scranton's
letter, have not been paid for the rea
son that Recorder Connell, In the ab
sence of a contract, has refused to
countersign any warrants for their
pn.x ment. These bills are at the rate of
$1,000 per month.
The action of Mr. Scinnton In an
nouncing nn Incicnse of the rate by $.'30
per month piovoked no end of com
ment yesterday nnd sened to make one
Very prominent member of the select
council dcsitoiiB of starting once moip
the agitation for the pstabllshment of
a municipal water plant.
"1 think that Just about one more
letter along similar lines would cieate
a public sentiment In fax or of the es
tablishment of n municipal itater
plant," said he, "which would ennblo us
to secure an overwhelming majority at
the polls. If wo could ever get councils
to vote on the proposition."
hi; has statistics.
This councilman stands ready to
bring the question, to an Issue, If he can
secure the support of a few of his fellow-members
In the select council. He
has a series of statistics In his posses
sion showing tho npptoxlmate cost of
bringing water to thin city from the
Susquehanna. These figures are based
on surveys made by certain interested
parties some few years ago,
The estimated cost of bringing the
itater within the city limits and of con-'
structlng and equipping a pump house
is ?3S5,000. The councilman In question
believes that the issuance of $.100,000
worth of bonds at the outset would he
sufficient, allowing, ns he does, the sum
of $115,000 for the laying of distributing
mains.
Recorder Connell will send Mr. Scran
ton's letter to select council Thuisday
night.
' IS III
PRINCES OF BAGDAD.
They Conducted Election of Officers
Last Night.
Tho Princes of Bagdad met last
night nnd as Is their wont were mer
ly nt Mnlta hall. Tho annual nomi
nation, election nnd Installation of of
llceis xvns held, tho ceremony being
Look for the
"HARP AND
THK ROOK" In
the strept cars.
Conservatory
furnishes best
courses for piano
Instru otlons.
First year course
$30.00. Numerous
recitals. Rapid
progress -ted. Write for catalogue.
J. Alfred Pennington, Director.
entirely of a. public nature nnd wit
nessed by n largo number ot specta
tors. Many ladles were among those
present, the occasion being, In fact,
ladles' night. After the Initiation
sen Ices, refteshments wore served and
a general social session ensued,
Thomas: Stewart was re-elected sul
tan, nnd the other olllcers nro: Caliph,
Frank Reee; khedlve, J. M. Jones j
pasha, T. II. Henshawj vizier, Henry
Moore: orlentnl guard, W S. R.irt
lett: ecratchcr, K. T. Hone; grasper,
Fred Myers: Inside guard, Ira P.
Ives, The Inltlntlon rites were prin
cipally of nn amusing nature.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS,
Thoy Will Bo Hold in This City
Oct, 10.
Departmental civil service examina
tions will be conducted In this city
Oct. 19, nnd nil applications for posi
tions must be filed with the civil ser
vice commission at Washington, D. C.
Tho positions to be filled nre ap
pt entice book binder, book typewriter,
clerk qualified ns stenographer and
typewriter, compositor, electrotyper,
elevator conductor, guard, Internal
revenue messenger, messenger boy,
press feeder, pressman, promotion to
clerk, stenographer, stenographer nnd
typewriter, stereotyper, tagger, type
writer nnd watchman.
WILL CEASE0PP0SITI0N
Select Councilman Chittenden Is Con
tent to Have Railroad Alloy
Sowor Constructed.
Select Councilman C. H. Chittenden
yesterday announced that ho would
make no further oblectlon to the pis
sage of the ordinance providing for
the construction of a $12,000 sewer on
Railroad alley to relieve the L.icka
wnnmi nvenue sower.
Sunday night's heavy rain an I its
nttendant results demonstiated to him,
partly nt least, that his plan of turn
ing tho water from Adams, Jeffetson
nnd Madison nvonues Into tho sewer
running down South Washington kvi
nue, would not sufficiently relievo the
Ltickawnnnn nvonuo sewer as to pre
vent the flooding of basement. When
seen yesterday, Mr. Chittenden said,
"Yes, 1 have decided to make no
further opposition to the ordinance
providing for this new sewer. The
money Is theio and l'mi about con
iliiced that wo mlcht as well use It
for this purpose as for any other. The
water that came Into these basements
didn't do much damage, but as long
ns it keeps coming In we'll continue to
have- a gonoi.il complaint from prop
el t owneis. and If wo can prevent
this It may be for tho host. I'm not
nilcgether convinced that my ; I in was
not the best, ns Sunday night's rain
was a phenomenal one nnd we may
not have another like it for years."
City Engineer Phillips, with whom
Mr. Chittenden had such a discussion
rcgnrdlng the new sewer, said that
Sunday night's inln ptoved the truth
of his conclusions.
"The flooding of tho ccllirs along
Lackawanna nvenue," said hp,
"proved that Mr. Chittenden's plan
xtas not worth considering. I consider
that mv arguments are more than
borne out by the results of the stotm
nnd the only thing I'm worrying about
now Is whether my plans for the new
sower provide for one of suftlclont
size."
Mr. Phillips sent out several of the
members of his corps yesterday morn
ing with instructions to visit every
business place on Lackawanna avenue
below Wyoming and compile a list
showing tho height of tho water In the
hasements nf nil those which were
flooded by the backing up of the sewer
water. The list glvpn out ypsterdnv
afternoon, with the height of water In
each, xtns as follows1
J. 11. Williams ,ti Company, fi Inches;
Four Cent Store, 1 Inch; Goldsmith's
Shoe stote, l'i Inches; Scrnnton House,
li Inches; Cnssesse's hotel, 4 Inches:
Lohmnnn's hotel, G Inches; New York
Department store, 7 Inches; Krotosky
Brothers, 6 Inches; Hotel Scott, S
Inches; Coyne House, fi Inches: Fred
Ditrr's, 4 inches; Myer Davldow's, t
Inches; Hotel Carroll, I Inches.
Some of the "strict constructionists,"
who oppose tho construction of the
sewer, say that it cannot be legally
constructed,. They maintain that the
wording of the spwer bond ordinance
ptovlded for tho Issuance nf $12,000
worth of bonds for "tho eulaiglng nnd
recnstructlon" of the Flist district
main sewer. It Is contended that the
construction of nn entliely new sewer
Is neither "the enlarging or recon
struction" of the present one, and
maintain that It cannot bo done.
UNIQUE FISHING POLE.
Presented to Superintendent Robling
by Lieutenant Murphy.
Thomas P. Muiphy, of West Scrnn
ton, ex-lleutenant In the Forty-ninth
Volunteers, yesterday visited Supeiln
tendent of Pollco Funk Robling and
piesented him with a unique souvenir
nf the Philippines. When In composite
form It appears to be merely a quaintly
carved, rather bulky cane, but when In
working order Is really a splendid Ash
ing rod, about eight feet In length.
It consists of four sections, all made
of strong, light bamboo, and Is about
as neat a specimen of the skill of the
Filipino wood-carver as has been seen
In this section.
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. Howley,231 Wyoming ave.
The popular Punch cigar Is still the
leader of the 10o cigars.
Best Goods for Little Money
Boneless Sardines, quarters, fin
est imported fish. 15c per tin.
Boudet Sardines, full size tins,
19c, value 25c; quarters iac.
Boneless Sardines, full size tins,
35c.
100 dozen Salmon, 12 lb tins,
ioc; value 15c.
Beechnut Bacon and Beef, 15c
and 35c, glass package,
Deviled Meats, ioc and 15c.
Pressed Turkey and Chicken, 25c
and 45c.
E. G. Coursen
SCHWENKER
THREE AHEAD
HE NOW HAS A CLEAR TITLE TO
SECOND PLAOE,
Milos, Buckingham and Lewis Also
Brought in Points Yesterday in
The Tribune's Educational Contest.
None of tho Young Ladies Heard
from Loaders Are Progressing
Slowly Still Time for a Few Ear
nest Workers, but Thoy Must Be
gin Before August ID.
Standing of Contestants, f
TABLE NO. 1.
T If this wia the lilt day, these would win!
Point.
Z 1. Meyer Lewis, Scran-
ton 000
I 2. Henry Schwenker,
South Scrnnton. . . 300
i, 3. M i s s Wilhelmina
Grlflin, Providence. 363
( 4. William Miles, Hyde
Park ubu
5. Gnrflcld Anderson,
Carbondalo 208
0. R a y Buckingham,
Elmhurst I4's
7. Miss Norma Mere
dith, Hyde Park .. Ill
8. Miss Vidn Pedrlck,
Clark's Summit. . . OO
TABLE NO. 2.
J How many of these will be In Table No. X
sjii tilt. ViW3lii -J .JL
roin'.s, T
o. August Brunner, jr.,
Carbondalo 05
Z 10. Frank Ksmmerer.
- . ..i
inctoryvlllo 63 f
ii. avavia u. .tsmery,
Wimmers. Pa. ... 45
I 12. Arthur C. Griffls,
Montroso 30
I 13. W. H. Harris, Hyde
arnrK xij
14. Miss Minnie Wallis,
Carbondnle 20
15. E. J. Sheridan, Haw-
s lev a
I! 16. Miss Jennie Ward,
Olyphant 6
, , j.i. itiiueri unmpDen,
Green Ridge 3
-W-H-s4Mtj-i.H.
Henry Schwenker has a clear title to
second place In The Tribune's Educa
tional Contest this morning, as he leads
Miss Wilhelmina Grlflin by thice points.
It looked last week as If Miss GrifTln
would easily take second place away
from Mr. Schwenker, but she has not
turned In any points since Friday nnd
the young man Is again drawing-ahead
of her.
None ot the young ladles scored yes
tetilay, but William Miles, Ray Buck
ingham nnd Meyer Lewis Increased
their .coios materially. Mr. Bucking
ham Is gaining on Garfield Anderson,
he being fifteen points nearer that
young man than he was three weeks
ago.
While there Is Just now a sharp con
test for second place, still the leaders
nto not going ahead very inpldly, and
there is a good chance for some new
contestants to enter and fotge rapidly
to the front. The contest does not close
until August 31, and jiew contestants
will bo lecelved until August 15, but
entries will positively close nt that
tlmo. An one who Is Intetested should
send a postal to "Kdltor Kducatlonnl
Contest, Tribune, Scranton, Pa.," and
full partlculais, Including a handsomely
Illustrated booklet, will be sent by re
turn mall. If you wish to enter the
contest, address the same as above nnd
iH'-l"t4"r-Hr
Get Your
Straw Hat Now !
This is the best opportunity
to buy you will have this sea
son. Don't wait. Knox $3 and
$4 hats, both rough and split
braids, reduced to
$2.00.
All $1.50 and ?2 Straw Hats,
any shape or style,
&1.0o.
oNSi
rao3
Wa.hlniUa .
X
: Oils, Paints
.jytos-vj
r Wa.Waalaa HnHT
Jvlbsjtsysi
MaIon?y Oil 5 Maniilacfiiring Company,
X 141-149 Meridian Street. X
TELEPHONE 26-2.
Steer Si
CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
a book of subscription blanks will be
sent so that you can begin work at
once.
HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE.
E. B. Sturges Suffered a Painful
Accidont While Crossing
the Ocean,
Word received by friends In this
city has made known the fact that
n, B. Sturges, of Green Ridge, the
tireless head of the Municipal league,
Miffeiod a serious accident on ship
board, ns a result of which he hns
been partly crippled during his entire
Journey.
It was first rumored that Mr.
Sturges had broken a leg, but the au
thentic Information Is to the effect
that he painfully sprained his knee,
and ns a result had to have his limb
enensed In a plnster cast, Mr. Sturges,
wife nnd daughter, left New York
June 20, on the Doulschland, nnd It
xtns during tho first few dajs of the
outward trip thnt he slipped on ship
board nnd sustained the Injury. Since
then the party has visited Venice,
Dresden, Berlin and other European
points of Interest and will leave for
home Aug. 15.
SEE THE SCOTCH DANCING.
At the New Armory Next Monday
Afternoon and Evening.
When the famous Kilty band opens
nt the new armory next Mondny after
noon nnd evening they will no doubt
be greeted by a large sized nudlence.
There xtlll be excellent music, music
that xvlll compare with anything eer
heard In this city; singing by n xoenl
choir of considerable ability, and last
but not least, several numbers of the
piogramme will bo Highland dancing,
by dancers of national reputation.
Don't fall to see this great aggrega
tion of Canadians, that have boon tak
ing us Ynnkees by storm. Tho Buffalo
Express spoke ns follows of their con
cert In that city;
A xxarm xtelcome wns given to the
kilted musicians. The audience was
of good size and very enthusiastic.
The band Is largo and gives fine evi
dence of careful training. It gave a
splendid programme. Realizing that
a continuous How of band music Is
apt to pall on the senses, the manage
ment Interspersed the bill xvlth char
acteristic dances of Scots and with
choius singing.
If Yon Have Headaches
don't experiment with nlleged cures.
Buy Krnuse's Headache Capsules,
which will cure any headache In half
an hour, no matter what causes it,
Price 25c. Sold by all druggists.
Your are always cool and com
fortable after eating a plate of Han
ley's Ico Cream. It's the best In
Scranton. 420 Spruce street.
Smoke the Pocono Cigar, 5c.
A LONG
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
The greatest commercial
economist in the world today.
Compared to any necessary
Investment In business,
Iheprofitfrom aTELEPHONE
Is Incalculable.
Residence and Commercial
rates at a moderate cost.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
TELEPHONE AND SUPPLY OO
Uinager'a office, 117 Adams avenue.
All Wool
Suits to Order
$15,00, Worth $30.00
King Miller, Merchant Tailor,
FOR LADIES AND (ICNTS.
433 SPRUCE STREET.
The Hotchkiss
Automatic Paper fastener, Fastens Paper
Together in a Jiffy.
Automatic, Neat, Attractive.
Guaranteed, Cheap, Reliable
This new machine is Improved In
every detail. The price, Including 500 O CJ
fasteners, Is P 4iJ
SCB OUR WINDOW DISPLAY.
REYNOLDS BROS,, Hotel Jermy.i Building
X
and Varnish
We arc steering straight for pops
ularlty and success. We could not
do this were it not for the confi
dence our patrons put in us. This
confidence Is gained by such offers
as
Our Bottled Porter
The only stimulant for that run
down condition.
h'l"t4-sl.sM.f4MH1,
Mid-Summer I
Sale of
IS HI,!
Our entire stock of
joe Sofa Pillows (ex
cept Gibson Pillows)
will be sold this
week only at
39c
E Cramer-Wells Co.,
130 Wyoming Ave. X.
M
Were never In greater demand than
are our
S h i rtAa i sts
this season. Our fourth shipment has
Just been received. Call and see
them. . . ..iA.iiahJ
Conrad,
"A Gentlemen's Furnisher."
305 Lackawanna Avenue.
Tlfi-vv"! I Real estate has
lYlUl L" I always been tho
most steady and
certain investment
to be had, but it
has been shunned
gages
by many because they were so
hampered in dealing with it. Many
mortgagees, when they have at
tempted to collect their loans, have
found out that their security was
worthless because of prior liens or
defective title. A Title company in
issuing its policy to the mortgagee
assumes all risks. If there has been
any mistakes, the loss does not fall
on the mortgagee.
title guaranty
trustc-
0P.5CRAHT0N.PENNA.
516 Spruce Street.
C 'A. Watresj, President,
A U. McCllntocL-,
.Vice-president.
II. A. Knapp, V.-Prei.
Italpb S. Hull,
Trust Officer.
"Coming Events
Cast Their
Shadows Before"
The "getting-ready" season Is
here. Every day carloads of mer
chandise nic unpacked at our
warehouses on Oakford court.
The stoio must he in readiness to
recelvp them Every additional
article that enters our rear doors
cries for space op our sales floors.
Vo find the pricp-lowprlng sjs
tem the ijiost effective remedy
for making new space. Tomor
row Clo-Carta and Baby Car
riages will be among the sacri
ficed. Moro of those Hu;socks here.
Somo covered In Velvet Carpet,
others In Tapestry,
Monday only we xvlll sell all
Mattings worth 30c. at
2-q.c
All 26c, crude win bo sold at
20c
Monday only,
OIVEDITYOU? CERTAINLY!
'"THE:
C0ROMY
2i21-223-225-227
WYOMING AVENUE.
Out-of-town buyers will do well
to write for our Illustrated Catalogue.
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