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REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
Conliollcr-r.VAX It. MOIIIIIS.
I'.lccllon I'ehiiiary IS.
For tho benefit oC tho Scrniiton Times
we will say th ut The Tribune's circula
tion was never so larRo, substantial,
loyal or nrolltable as It In today. And
the best of It is that it Is glowing
steadily, In all directions and union'
nil classes.
Appeal of the Delinquent Tax
Case.
B
V THE appeal which Is to bo
made to the Supreme court
In the mutter of the delin
quent tax colleotoi'shlo it Is
hoped that a clearer view may be had
or tho law In tills case. The opinion of
the local court leaves the mutter In
pretty much the position that it found
it. From a. rending of this opinion it
Is Impossible to say who Is now the
lawful collector of delliKiuont taxes or
whether his compensation Is to bo com
puted on the basis of the tux payments
made to .the city treasurer subsequent
to September 1 last, at which time
unpaid taxes became delinquent, or
whether the city is liable for double
payment for one service.
It is, indeed, an open question whether
Article XVII of the charter, which pro
vides that "all city ofllccrs and em
ployes shalt receive a fixed salary for
their services," makes possible a basis
of compensation for the collector of de
linquent taxes resting on a percentage
of collections, especially If the total
amount received in one year by the
percentage arrangement should fall be
low tho .$2,500 minimum which the char
ter requires to bo paid to tho head of
each executive department. The mani
fest intent of the new charter act was
to establish the municipal service on a
ilxed salary footing, using the word
salary in its commonly accepted sense
of an Invariable sum, payable in equal
instalments. Tills Intent Is defeated if
some cltv ofllccrs are to be paid llxed
sums and others paid variable amounts
on a percentage footing.
These and other uncertainties In the
premises make it desirable that the
court of last resort should define clearly
the purpose and meaning of the law.
Not until that has been done can Us
enforcement in this direction proceed
confidently.
If the groundhog saw his shadow yes
terday ho must have been gifted with
second sight.
Light Breaking- for Cuba.
GltADUAl.IA the muddle at
Washington over what should
be done for Cuba is clarify
ing. It now appears that the
sudden determination or the Hepubllcan
members of the house ways nnd means
committee to take off the war tuxes
before considering tho Cuban Issue was
In pursuance of a political play, TU--cogiil'.liiK
that concessions to Cuba
would be made In any event, If In no
other way than by an amendment
tacked on to some appropriation bill
by the senate, the house leaders, so
the story goes, concluded that thry
might, as well do what they could to
save from defeat the members repre
senting beet sugar and tobacco dis
tricts. By washing the house's hands,
it was thought that some districts,
otherwise doubtful, might bo saved in
tho coming election.
This plan does not seem to be satis
factory to the president, who Is instat
ing' upon tho parly standing up to its
'duty without fear of tho consequences.
On Saturday ho sent for Speaker Ilen
..dorsou and ono or two other house
leaders, and had a frank tulle with
thein. Its purport lias not been dis
closed; but it Is safe to guess that ho
called to their attention how disas
trous It would bo from n political
standpoint to liavo tho administra
tion's declared policy, McKlnley's us
well as Roosevelt's, sandbagged iu the
house of Its friends. The result of this
talk, or of It In combination with other
Influences, Is that thero Is now u feel
ing at "Washington that concessions
will bo made to Cuba at an curly dale,
and that they will not have to be
forced on the house, but will orlglnato
in thut body,
In tho meantime, thut accomplished
legislative architect, Senator Spooner,
'&g Revised whut may prove a useful
compromise measure, Ho proposes
"final the United States charge full
.fDingley rates on all Cuban sugar and
'tobacco coming In from Cuba, hut In
consideration of tho agreement of tho
'Cuban republic to reduce the Cuban
tariffs on American goods going Into
fCuba, tho United States Is to refund to
,the Cuban government, say 40 per cent.
'"of thi duties collected on Cuban sugar
and tobacco. If tho Cuban ofllclals
shall ieo lit In their turn to pay back
this 4a per cent, refund to the Cubun
planters, that would bo a matter In
which the United Stales would not bo
directly concerned.
AVo Imvo liu doubt Unit substantially
what tho president asks and what
Rood faith and u clean national i;on
acleiico demand for Cuba will be
ti'vcirded by the present congress ut tho
present session dint with very little fur
ther dchiy, The opposite In incon
ceivable. Vk'n advise nil who nre open to evi
dence, argument and conviction in the
.Seh'ley case to got, read unit ponder a
copy 'of tho "comment" on Schley's np
peal laid before tho president by tho
Judge advocate of the court ot In
finity,', Captain I-oinly, and his legal
counsel, Mr. I J mum. li absolutely de
molishes tlw Schley myth.
Yankccdom's One Hundred.
IT MUST be conceded that tho
Oct main lcalser knows his busi
ness. Tlw latent proof Is em
bodied In the Now York Sun's
story of tho plans of n luncheon which
certain business men are to glvo In
honor of 1-rlnce Henry, Feb. 28.
From this It apcars that the kaiser
told the German ambassador that ho
wished his brother to meet ono hun
dred of the Americans who are chiefly
responsible for the wonderful advances
In Industry and commerce made by tho
American people In the past few years,
lie intimated that ho desired T'rlnco
Henry to meet and converse with theso
men us Informally us possible, so that
ho might learn as much about them,
their ways and points of view as possi
ble In a brief time. Tho emperor Is
credited with nsking his ambassador to
so arrange this meeting that not mere
ly those Americans whom the news
paers portray as among the foremost
men of their generation, but those who
actually are tho makers of America's
present proserlty will be present. Ho
wants his brother to go up against tho
real thing, to use a graphic slang ex
pression. The kaiser's wish will be compiled
with. It is not an easy task to pick
out the one hundred men of most im
portance In the business life of u coun
try so full of great men and men re
putedly great us Is tho United States.
II ut u committee of twelve Now York
ers, according to the Sun, have under
taken to make this selection. They aie
working In secret. Their names nre
withheld. Pull cannot reach them.
Nobody outside of the few who are
necessarily In the secret will know until
after the guests assemble who are to
constitute this temporary academy of
Yankee immortals. The first definite
knowledge that the public will have on
the subject will be when the names are
published the morning after tho lun
cheon shall have taken place.
Hence there Is nothing to do but
wait.
Uecatise, as the spokeswoman of the
legation women at their formal recep
tion by the Kmprcss Dowager, Mrs.
Conger, tho wife of our minister to
China, used kind instead of abusive
words, she is receiving sharp criticism
among tho foreigners at Pekin. And
yet, we are told, you can catch more
tiles with molasses than with vinegar.
Too Good.
AN A .MAN be too good'.' This
question may seem absurd,
but every little while some
thing arises which appears to
give point to it. One of these occur
rences has just taken place in Ne
braska. In the town of Hell wood there lived
for llflecn years a man by the name
of Could. Ho was an elder In a church;
he taught in the Sunday school; nml
his exemplary abstinence from all the
visible small vices that In other men
call for professional reprobation by
teachers of morals, was made the
theme of many eulogistic references.
Ho was the cashier of the village
bank; and here, again, ho supplied an
example for tho youth of the town. Yet
the dispatches now say that during
these fifteen years Gould has been ut
tering forged paper until tho total of
his peculations reaches the amtiKlug
sum of $100,000. The other day bo was
found out, ho confessed and Is now in
Jail.
Vo do.iot cite his case to furnish a
chance for cheap witticism at bank
cashUrs. Wo doubt that there Is a
body of men In the country uveraglng
higher for honesty than bank cashiers.
The point in (lould's case, and in all
other cases of a similar nature, Is that
It does not do to bo too good. In every
man thero Is about so much natural
oussodness which will have to find vent
during tho course of his lifetime. Jt
can bo dammed up for a time; but in
that event It Is likely to accuniulato
until it bursts tho restraining lnilu
eneos and eventuates In a Hood of
devilment.
Our observation Is that tho man who
does not try to bo unnaturally good,
but Is content with being Just healthily
good, or humanly good, with a vjiihou
ublo spillway fpr tho outllow of natural
tendencies, makes, in tho long run, tho
safer" fellow In a position of trust.
Those who Imvo traveled upon tho
historic James river from Norfolk to
Richmond will appreciate tho an
nouncement of tho Old Dominion
Steamship company that It will soon
put Into service two handsome new
steamers plying between these cities,
There Is no prettier ride In tho coun
try than' between tho memorable banks
of this noble stream, and thero (siiio
river of magnitude In tho country
which has such poor travel facilities.
It Is asserted by tho London corres
pondent of the New York Sun that a
settlement of the South African dlfli
culty on tho basis of as conmlota au
tonomy for the conquered republics ai
Is enjoyed by the people of Canada
was recently possible to tho Doers, who,
through their foreign agent, Dr. T.eyds,
threw it uslde, with the assertion that
they would accept nothing short of un
conditional Independence. This Is mag
nificent; but It Is not sensible.
"Blessed," says Thomas C. Plait, "is
ho who has u . flue stomach." And u
goed liver.
L
HE IS THE WORLD'S
GREATEST MERCHANT
lllclmd Ltnttilcum In Alnjleo's.
I.V Till! 1,0X0 Hit of American muttl-mll.
llctialret am a lew names that have llttla ur
no alffiilflcatice to the Average leader, Ilteon.
Fplcuoui anion? thcte I titer tiaine- ot .Marshall
field, 11 (i teiilom hcaid ouWdo of Chicago,
cicrpt Irt mercantile el relet. Vet Martliall l'ield
lii the greatest iniuli.iiit in the world, ami, pot
slbly, the third richest man In tho United State.
Th supienio achievement of M.irahal! l'ield'a
life hai hecii tlm aictnmihitlun ot mi Imtnciua
fortune. When the arlrty and mairnftndc. of hi)
IjuiIiicsj opeiatlotw am eonldcicd, it li marvel
oiw that one man In hU uuklnit inomoiiU can
exercise even n general aupciiMon of them,
HU wholeale and retail iliy rooiIi ImiiIiicm I
In cJiccm of ?50,000,000 u year. Ho inatnifactiirc.1
ft large percentage of tho goodi hu sells, nnd the
rattle of his looma 1.5 heard in the manufacturing
centers of doth hemisphere, lio hua factorlc.1
In Kngland, Ireland and Scotland, in Trance,
Italy, Spain, Germany, Amtrla and lliusla, in
CI 1 1 n.i, Japan nml India, 111.4 woolen mllla (ur
liLsli a local market for tho Audrallan wool'
grower, and the lcvolulloni of lib spindles In
South America rim races with tho govcininenU
of that part of the world.
When J, I'lerpont .Morgan oiganlzed the United
Ptcel corporation" commonly known ai the Steel
trust, there .was no public mention of tho mino
of Marshall l'ield, although ho It one of the
largest stockholder in that coiporatlon.
'ilio extent of liLs holdings iu tho i;reat lines
of railroad In not definitely known. It lu? been
stated with tome color of ntitiiorltv that he has
IftO.tKM.tXW Imi'.stcd in Il.ilthnorn and Ohio, nnd
lib holdings In Milwaukee nnd fct. l'.ml nnd the
Northwestern nro known to he large. In tho
Pullman Car company he Is the hngest indi
vidual stockholder, and has controlled the aHalr.s
of that gieat corporation for a number of year
in i cat cslate alone lihi wealth exceed that of
many multl-nillllotialres who are more widely
known than himself. A conservative estimate of
the real cslate owned by Marshall Tlcld in Chi
cago alone, Including land iu the vicinity of
tho Calumet ilVcr, peculiarly ndapted for manu
facturing purposes, places It nt 10,000,000. In
addition to this he has a gieat deal of valuable
iron mining laud In tho northern peninsula of
Michigan.
Although not known by the titles of banker
and llnaucier, his banking and purely llnaiiol.il
Intel ests arc large.
Conservatively stated, Marshall Tield's wealth
exceeds a hundred millions of dollars; how
much in ecc!s cm only bo surmised, anil it is
doubtful whether lie himself knows.
In this ago of cnotinous indiviilu.ll fortune,
it is not so marvelous that one man bhould have,
acquired this great nun, ns it is that it is all ,
clean money, made honestly, in a legitimate bus
iness To cicdlt it solely to tha ability nnd busi
ness methods of Its owner would be an error,
though Mr. Field takes pride in tho belief that
the basis of his business micccss is CASH. His
entire business is conducted upon a cash basis.
There, is no evidence that he ever owed a. dollar,
nnd it is certain that he never borrowed one. Ho
never gave a note or a mortgage, never bought
or sold a dollar's worth of stock on margins.
Ills nearest approach to speculation has been in
mining investments.
Although a heavy Investor in stocks, Wall
street methods are obnoxious to him' as are those
OUTLINE STUDIES
OF HUMAN NATURE
Ono on Ingalls.
A good story from the New Yoilt Times is told
ot tho lailroad magnate, M. H. IngalK ingalls
is allied with the Vandcrbilt sjstcm in the .Mid
die Wc-t, and like all prominent lailroad men,
ho maintains an antc-ioom, wheie callers aio re
rpiiicd to slate their errand befoie being admitted
to the great man.
A few weelrs ago, however, an individual fnvvpt
aside all ante-room arrangements, and stalked by
the outer guilds with an air of authority which
completely ut3et tliem. On he went, boldly
pu-died open the door of the sinctum nnd entered.
Surprised, Ingalls looked. ii! and behold a tall,
bionzed peiion surveying the apartment with a
keen eye, after which, looking at Ingalls, de
manded hharpH :
"Is Ingalls hero!"
"I am 'Ingall.' " relumed the magnate lacon
ically. The stranger strode to the dele and threw down
mi envelope.
"Letter lur you," he said cuttly.
Mi-. Ingalls lead it and frowned.
"Do you know- what is in this letters" he de
manded. "yep. The station agent iu my town said if
I'd fettli thai to you I'd get a job."
"Indeed! Don't you think it would be mora
becoming in you as an applicant for employment
at least to knock at the door befoie entering and
nniove your hat while iu the olilce? And. fur
ther, would it not be more seemly in you to iu
qulie for Mr. fngalls lather than for ingallsS"
Ucneath thi3 merited lebuko the man moved
not a inibclo.
"filve me ihe leltir," cald he, sobeily.
Mr. Ingalls pioinptly banded over the letter,
and his visitor went out, closing the door be
hind him without a word. While the clerks were
still grinning over tho Incident there was a timid
knock nt the door. The door was opened, 'i'lieie
stood the same individual. He entered with an
obsequious bow, caicfully wiped ids feet, removed
his hat, and meekly said:
"Is Mr. Ingalls here!"
The magnate beamed. "All, my young friend,"
said he, graciously, "that is better. What can I
do for youf"
The countryman drew himself up with n fero
cious gl.ue. "Do for moi" he jelled. "Do fur
ine? Yon ran go to h , you little bald-headed
duller! That'll v. hat yuu kin do for me!"
Wnd ho withdrew, damming the door behind
him.
That Biscuit Story Again.
He icidicd home the otlur 'evening iu a
frame nf mind far fiom cheerful. Affaiis at Ids
otllcc had not exactly suited him, and ills linii.'i'
was milled, When ho f.ic down to suppir his
wife noticed his dcpictslon, but nudo liu coin,
limits,
"My dear," ho began, as he broke open a bis
cuit of a ileh, golden color, "why don't you
learn to nul.u bl-nll? You should eat some that
my mother used to mike. Ah, she was a rouU
fr J on! You must have dumped a whole box of
sud.i in tliac, and they are as UcMy as lead. I'd
halo to iroe llio bayou alter rating a couple of
tliclll."
HU wife said liotliinj, but ail uiiul-ciI smile
was playing niouiid her mouth, ami biipprcB-ed
iiieriiiueut shone fiom her eyes,
"Jly t lio way," ho continued, "I lud a letter
from mother the other day, and tho says she will
visit us one day this week, 1 lud foigotten to tell
yuu about it. When she comes you can take u
tew lesions iu tho nuking of biscuit, and "
"Yes, I know, John; she eamo this iiioihlng,"
interrupted his wife, unable to longer keep silent,
"ami she In.Uteil on going light Into the kitchen
and baking"
"What I You don't mean to say she ia,hi-ic ,ind
made theso bNeuiU"
"Yes, 1 do," icplled the wife, laughing heart
ily, "and I hear her coming downfall now."
"Jly dear, hue's a live." tjld her husband,
opening his puikethook, and hastily taking u
bill tlicicfinin. "And I gnes-i I can man.igo to let
von have that Kjhv.- bonnet. Hut, uilud, not a
word to mother."
"John, dear," said his mother, after the luual
salutations wore uu-r, "i Ihcu'jht it would lu
a ple.uaut eurprUe to .von to bako bUcull as I
did when you were a boj-."
"I was jiit compliment Ing Alice on her biscuit
vvhen yo'i tame In, Jly dear, please pass mc an.
other, They are delicious." Memphis Sclmilar.
What Justice Is Like.
While Jl, ConsUns, the artUt, was sptiiding
a day with President Loubct at Itauihoulltet he
was asked by his host upon wli.it subject he was
now- engageil. "JI, lu President," wld the ether.
"I am pjlutlng a big canvas sj inbollzlng Justice,"
"Indeed, and how do jou conccivu her!" Where,
at the painter began to describe his ideal in
flowing woriU, tpciklnir fiom the Iicait as only
an aill.t cau when delivering his soul to a sympa
thetic listener. Hut the president quietly In
terrupted him vvitli a twinkle iu his ck. "I)
that how jou conceive Justice!" ho wld, "I'ji.
fall I Aijd now would you like to know what the
really U, in flJnt cf fact, ojud in actual life!"
lie ruiniiujt1 ni his pcokct and produced a coin,
; of any other guma 6f chance, The Inloxlcalton
of the wheat pit is as unknown to him as imy
other form of drunkenness, in an Indirect )
the Tllnnla slrugglci on tho board of trade ham
been nt profit to lilni, tor he has supplied the
vlctlma of wheat, ribs and lard comers with the
cash to nettle their loisea by buying their Inside
glltrdged downtown real estate and adding It to
his lucrative permanent Investments.
Another foundation si one of his micccm has
been business integrity. The house ot Marshall
l'lchl fc Co, Is as far above suspicion as Caes
ar's wife. The great meichant has escaped tha
kobrlquct of "Itonesl" Marshall l'ield, but the
adjective Is indelibly stamped upon his business
reputation,
Marshall Held has lived tho self-centered life
of the strenuous buslne.s.1 man. I'ubuicfty of any
sort Is distasteful to him, nnd lie regard! the in
terviewer ns an Intruder. Ills persistent refusal
to tallc for publication or to consent to pose
ns the subject of the biographer or character
student is not chargeable to excessive modesty,
lio Is modest enough, but 'it would be more ac
curate to nay that his dislike to nppearlnx In
print is the natural resentment of a reclusive
spirit to a seeming Interference with its nltalrs.
It may be charged In, part to the sensitive pride
that Is so apparent In people who live much to
tlieuisehcs or nru wholly absorbed in tliclr own
affairs.
Only of lato years has It been possible to ob
tain his photograph, but the best counterfeit
presentment the photographer' art can produce
docs not do him Justioc. It Is faithful only In
showing his white hair and mustache, nnd the
well-preserved features of a man who lias lived
an abstemious life. It can give no idea of his
dynamic, presence, suggestive ns well of unlim
ited reserve force. It shows the general contour
of features, but not their animating keenness
nnd fhrewdness. It cannot put the rapier glances
in tho cold, gray eyes, ect far back In the head.
If Marshall Field were in the midst of a Stale
street crowd on bargain day any student of char
acter would single lilm out of the thousands ns
a master of men. Ills erect military bearing
might causo him to be mistaken for a retired
ndinli.il or major general, -but no ono would ever
mistake him for an ordinary man. Xo young
blade of a soldier carries himself better than
tills man of sixty-six, as ho walks to his place of
business iu the early morning, ills commodious
and old-fashioned residence Is about a mile from
his great lejall store. It is not so large or Im
posing as the Pullman residence fuither down
the street, yet Ccorge M. Pullman In the latter
j ears ot his lafe was only a kind of head cleric
of Marshall Field's car business.
There is a library In the house, but the mas
ter merchant docs not rani: as a book-lover;
there are pictures on .the walls good ones, too,
but the owner can scarcely be called an art col
lector or a connois.-cur.
la this home of his younger dais the nun ot
many millions dwells alone. His wife Is dead,
nnd ills children, a son who bears the same name
as himself, and a daughter nre both married.
Mr. Field is not publicly identified with church
affairs, ns nre Itockcfcllcr nnd Morgan, but
whenever Ids religion is expressed iu any act
it reveals tho old Puritan niirlt of literal ob
servance. He is the only big merchant in Chi
cago that does not adveitise in tho Sunday pa
pers. ,
which ho spun in the air. "Head or tail!" he
said. "That is Justice." Am Francisco M'lve.
Heuter.
Pailiuilaily polite and gallant was the young
man who was sauntering down Withered street
one day not long ago, when tho sidewalks wcio
covered with slu.li and tho ditches vvcie Hood
ed to the toi of the cmb. Ho wore a pink
carnation in his coat lapel; bis trousers were
definitely creased; his shoes had lately been pol
ished, although the wealth of slush on tho
walks had dimmed their brilliancy. He was ap
pleaching a dossing, .lust ahead of hiin a
young woman was wheeling a baby carriage in
the same direction. The gutter was more than
ankle deep with ice cold water. The young
woman hesitated. To the rescue came the yuung
man.
"Can's I assist voili" he n-,kcd.
"Thank you, very much," was the reply, so
appreciative In its tone that the young man bold
ly stepped into the watery ditch and ferried the
lady ncioss-. Then ho picked up the carriage and
carried it over.
"There," he said, as he set it down, "I guess
guess I haven't wakened It." He said "it" be
cause he didn't know whether there was a girl cr
a boy under the shawl.
"Oh, it i.n't a baby," volunteered the youn?
lady. "I was down nuikctlng and this is such
an easy way t get the groceiies home, you
know. Detroit Fiee Press.
SOME BRIGHT IDEAS.
From the Saturday livening Post.
Women nro tho real scientific experts; they
break men's heaits without hurling them.
The author of many editions shows a cUspo-d-Hon
to let fame take all the time it wants so
long as the royalties are prompt.
The heroes of the Philippines are those who
wcio tent thcie Hist. There seems to be noth
ing but hard, dUmal work left lor the others.
Jlr, Lewis Xixon, who succeeded Crokcr as the
head of Tammany Hall, dee-lares that the corner
stone of the building shall bo honesty. If it Is
to bo as big ns tho old cornerstone they will
have to erect a new building.
The good newspaper has circulation; the good
preacher has ciowded congiceatlons; the good
doctor baa many patients; tho good vvoiker has
big wages; and tho complaints about thu lack
of success aie almost always dua to the lark of
some necessary quality, to somo fatal inclination,
or to clou-might lazlncsa.
There Is often unexpected humor found in tho
Industilal news of the win Id. A consular leport
fiom l.'nglanil states that recently there vias a
striko ot teamiteis in an IhiglMi town because
their employer lefucd to discharge a diivcr who
had made a Journey to a nelghboilng town In
tlneo houm" less time than thej; themselves
had been nci ustonicd to lake.
IT TIIXS THE BILL.
There a in numerous directories before the pub
lic; designed for tho benefit of advertiser, but
liono Is inuio compact or handy for u-ferenco
than tho "Ilhio Hook," issued by the J. Walter
Thompson Co., Times building, New York. It
contains in small spam n-ally all that the aver
age advertiser wanM tto know about newspapers
and inngaiiues.
Always Busy
A shoe thut fits the eye
should fit the foot or you
don't want it. There is style
effect of smartness iu our
shoes which appeals to good
dressers but more impor
tant ever' pair of our geu
tlemeu's $5 shoes are at this
time $4, which is important
to the economist.
Lewis&Reilly
1 14-116 Wyoming Ave.
lii
The New Spring
White Wash Fab
Hcs and Embroider
ies are here in pro
fusion, they have
just been opened, and
are ready for your
inspection.
When you have
seen them you "will
certainly pronounce
them the prettiest
collection you have
ever seen.
It is unnecessary
for us to go into a
detail description of
these lines, suf
ficent to say, they
are up to our usual
high standard of excellences-containing
all that is new and
desirable.
510-512 Lackawanna Ave.
New and Complete
Assortment
Being the
LARGEST PURUITURE
DEALERS IN SCRANTON
We carry tlio greatest assortment
of up-to-date Office Furniture.
You are invited to examine our
new line before purchasing.
121 Washington Avenue,
in hue mi
OF SCRANTON.
Capital, $200,000
Surplus, $550,000
Pays 30& interest on
savings accounts whether
large or small.
Opeu Saturday eveuiugs
from 7.30 to 8.30.
FRED R. SMITH,
ELECTEIO AND OAS FIXTURES,
GAS STQVES,
507 Iiinden Street.
Board of Trade Building.
Allis-Chalmers Co
Successors to Maclilno lluslneaa ot
Dickson Manufacturing Co., Scrunton
and Wllkes-Barre, Fix.
Stationary Engines, Boilers, Mining
Machinery, Pumps.
1
ifiil lie
Db Fits
0
I Office Desks and
I Office Furnitoro I
li&tan
SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES.
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AMD SATISFACTORILY
BUILDING CONTRAOTOR,
El or m s.uh and ilonr.i, florn trout, office and
etoro futiiltute, In haid or soft Wood, and Job
bing. SStf W. Waahii. ve. U tiOMMAK.
FOR SALE
IIUOalr.3 nnd WAGONS of nil klndnt Un
lloiwi nnd IlulMiner txiti at bargain!. 1IOKSKS
CMPPKD and OltOOSIKD at
M. T. KELLER
Lackawanna CarrlaRO Work
J. B. WOOLSEY & Co
CONTRACTORS
ANO
BUILDERS.
Dealers In
Plate Glass and Lumber
OF ALU KINDS.
-
COU?TV BUILDINQ A S11.MQQ llvinKI
8 Homo ofllce, 203-209 Hears llulldlni;, transacts a
m.m.F'.l l..M.1l '.1 1.... .....I.. . I. -i .
hi.ti.i huii-mi; Hiui .unit uu-iue'&f euruusiiuiu
thi tato ot Pennsylvania.
E. JOSEPH KUETTEL.
rear Sll Lackawanna avenue, manufacturer of
Wire Screens of all kinds! fully prepared tor
tlio eprins 6cason. We maka nit kinds of poreli
screens, ote.
j Your Last
I Opportunity ...
To take advantage of Our Great Re
moval Sale is this week, and per
haps not all the week either, as we
shall try and get into our new store be
fore Saturday, if possible, so come to
day or tomorrow and secure some of
these bargains:
Carpet
Department
This department offers the best
inducements in Ihe store. The
present prices vill only last un
til we move to the new store.
Kalga Rugs, 9x12 reet, assort
ed dark colors, suitable for office
or dining room.
Regular price 16.
Sale price
75c Ingrains 60c
Si. 00 Brussels.... 75c
$5r3 Watch for the
White Front Store.
aTBl B
W lilleMHB
126 Washington Avenue.
TsrTO-raS3t?CTM.-Ml-M
rJK
9 Are You a Lover
I Of the Beautiful?
; Do jou vvlfh to have pretty rhiRS? We will
tic pleased to show jou Solltalro Diamond
i Itlngs, Diamond and uneraiu ninBs, --
j 1110111I and Huhy Kings. Diamond and Opal
' ltins, Diamond and Bapphlro Jtliiw. Dia-
mond and Turquol ltlnc. Wo will inou'it
1 any desired combination to order.
E. Schimpff,
317 Lackawanna ave,
tSkaMrtffWW.Ti?"
2g To Clean House Will
11m
$ 20 Wi&m and Newmarkets
20 Raglans and Newmarkets
IS Rata and Newmarkets
Q
jg 10 34 Jackets at , .
S 20 3-4 Jackets at , .
l 20 34 Jackets at , ,
inn orr-Inrh .fnrfeot;
iStl ' . ' W W.W .,
wfrt Sm.on tn S2n.on. A
o '
2
I At
O
U
S 324 Lackawanna Avenue U
X Take Elevator. Jj
Hanlevs
Bakery.
4ZO SPRUCE STq
Successor to
HUNTINGTON
Wo miles specialty of flna bread stulTs.
Orders for Salads, Oj-ttcrs, Croquettes, etc.,
promptly filled.
A full lino ot Ixe Cream and feci.
PETER STIPP.
Reneral Contractor, Iliilldcr and Dealer In
Dulldlng Stone. Cementing ol cellars a f-po-clalty.
Telephone 2.O..
Office, 27 Washington avenue.
THE. SCRANTON VlTIIIFIED BRICK
AND TILE MANUFACTURING! COMPANY
Makers ol I'avlnu Ilrlek, etc. M. II. Dale,
General Sales Acent, Office 3.0 Washlnirton av.
Works at Nay Aug. I'a.. II. k W. V. It. II.
Unusual Reduction
In Wall Papers
Gilt and Embossed Papers,
worth from 10c to 75c a ,-
roll, reduced to 5c and 2iOC
Curtain Bargains
Bobbinet Ruffle, lace edge
and insertion," per M .
pair. $1.50
Swiss Curtains, plain,
65c
unusual values at.
Opening of Our New
33
A Difference
Thero is as much difference in U
.s.iiiiiu.Aeici uo w.-iu -a .41 Jiuuiuu
faces, and not infrequently ns
much hidden deception. When
you wish to uuy a diamond come hj
iu ua. uii wtui leijr ujuu uui
judgment and representation.
JQ. JUIIMIJO,
317 Xncknwnnna ave.
Sell as hollows:
at $6.90, All Wool J
ef
u
t
at
at
9.90, All Wool
14.90, All Wool
8.90, All Wool S
11.90, All Woolg
13.50, All Wool Si
,
.
.
from S5.00 to S 13.00 thnt
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felmliy,
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