V ab THE SCRANTON TJRIBUNE- FJRIDAY, FEBRUARY Ut 1902. Je Scranfo.. dnfitme M.lMiM -IJjIU-, Kncpt SniitUy. t The Trljj. lit Puullaliliig domtitnyt nt I'llly tfiilnj" l.tvv h, iitcitAntv iMtlwr. , p. l nV.XUKB) nmlncii l.tnawr. t &w Voik'cfflMl ISO 'vK,lAS5, Sole Afrtnt for 1'orelRfi Adu'rllilns. Knitted at the I'ouofflcr nt Pcianton, l'J.. (ccotnl CIjm Mill Hatter. When spnco will permit, The Tribune is always glad to print short letters from Its friends lieav lig on current topics, but itJ rulo is that these must bo signed, for puu lication, by the writer's real name, mid tho condition precedent to uc ceptnnco Is that all contributions shall be subject to editorial revision. .mu rtiATjiATnj'on auviUtisin. "The ifliowftig laljlr nlwwiTtlie prfciTprr'Tm'li ricli In.vttjon, nuie In Iw Hwl wUliln "no y? 1'ull l'o-ltlon . .'it .1!) .f .19 Tor curds of tlmnk. rp-solutlom ot tonuolonse, nni flnill:if emit rl hut loin in the n.itmn 1 ml' crtlslng 'J'lio Tilbmie iiinkoi a charge ot 6 coml u line. Itiilei for C1iUIIU'1 A(ltcrtllnic fmnlditu en Application. SCHANTOX, FEnnUAUY M, WOJ. BEPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. Controller-WAN It. JIOItMS. Election 1'ihrii.iry IS, There 1st no excuse which will justify n Republican In u Republican ward in forgetting to vote mi election day be cause there's no light mi In his wnnl. To forpet In politics Is to lose. Next Tuesday's Election. TpVI13 kllK I.MPOUTAXCE to the citi zens of Scrnnlon of tho elec tion to he held on Tuesday next cannot bo overestiniat d. It Involves this handling' or super vision of the lmndlhiH; of nearly if not quite linlf.u million dollars of the peo ple's money; mid the enactment of laws which touch their dully interests nt ten points whore the laws passed at Washington or at Hnrrlsburgr touch them ut one point. Not only do tho councilmen anil controller to he chosen on Tuesday ot next week have much to do witli directing in what channels the 100-odd thousands of dollars it tnl'os to carry on tho government of our city shall be spent, but there are also school controllers to ho chosen in a number of wards, and these in their turn have practically the unchecked handling of nearly as much more of the funds paid into the public pocketbook by the tux Iiaying oltizens of Scranton. It would not bo true to say that this important election is approaching with out an appearance of interest among the men and women it most affects. There Is some interest: in some of the wards there is keen interest. But there is' not nearly ns much Interest as Hie magnitude of the consequences in volved would seem to warrant. In wards where a number of candidates are running for the same oltlco tho signs of public Interest are conspicuous, but it looks much more to the personal than to the municipal aspects. AVlth regard to tho one general ofllce to be illled that of city controller little Is beard and apparently little is thought. Yet the filling of this office with a. man capable of fulfilling' its duties in the letter and spirit of the new charter is ten-fold more important In its direct bearing on the welfare of Scranton than the identity of the next United States senator or, almost, we might say, than that of the next president of the nation. Some attempt has been made to mouse prejudice against Candidate for Controller Evan tt. Morris on the score of tho so-called "ripper" bill. It has not amounted and cannot amount to much. The rip per bill cannot bo repealed or amend ed by an. election held in Scranton. Tho ofllce of city controller would have had to bo filled had there been no ripper bill. flvnn It. Morris is the man to keep his eye on tho accounts of the city government and to see that things nre fuir nud square no matter' what opinion may be held by this Republi can or that on questions of politics at HarrJsburg. lie is a clean, a capable nnd an experienced city official now peeking promotion after years of good work In a. subordinate position; and It is very essential to tho city's interests that n man of that typo should have control of tho auditing department. It Is to bo hoped that the controversy lietween the alleged friends of tho United. States at tho beginning of tho Spanish war will not be construed as bearing upon tho Schley case. The Nc.w Ballots. THE UUCISIOX' or tho secre tavy oMho commonwealth to Jho cffppt thajt. there can bo ito-ciuestlon of the adoption of tho constitutional amendment nulli fying tho provision requiring the num bering of tho ballot, may bo considered nmong.tho important political develop mentB of (he day, While the secretary does not instruct local officials respect ing tho municipal elections, It is under stood that all will take advuntago of the decision. Under (ho new order of nrrangoments the ballots ut tho coming ejections In this county will not bo nunU)rd, and, us further required by luwSwiyoter ym personally deposit tho IVrilot n tho box. It Is true, ns tho Philadelphia Ledger suys, that, under the new system, the balfoi- loses Its -, identity and cannot "We individually verified or ills provilin the event of a contest, but coijte&ts will henceforth prob ably be more rare, and whatever ills, ndvaijtugo ntlaches to tho omission of the number is more than coinneu Futeiby the greater secrecy in voting which Is secured by such omission' It has (happened occasionally, if not fre quently, that the paper used for 'the official ballot bus befu. pf Mich Minify texture that tho number, even when folded-over and tho corner sealed, could liaveleon readily ascertained by hold. Ing the UiUlot up to tho light. Thw.t the ballot-laws of Pennsylvania lluti of SMIns on IHSIT.AV. IMJcr HcMilInt! I.f-M thin 601 Inches .'i"i .-") K1 Indies 0) .'!! jonu " id ,t". :noo " 115 .17 WW " .1,5 .1115 nre vacuo and Insunirlcnt Is demon strated by tho limny questions concern ing such laws that confront tho courts at nlinnst every election. The election laws should bo revised both In tho In tel et ot clarity unit fair dealing and should bo adjusted In u manner thai will do away with tho constant ohmigo of system thut Is puzzling I" I bo voter who does not make it study of politics. Xlnlh ayd Seventeenth ward Repub licans must show on Tuesday next that their politics Is In the right place. A Stimulus to Pride. 1 -IW. VISIT of Prince Henry, taken In connection with tho publication ot a treaty of al liance between England and Japan on the exact llni-s of the policy laid- down by the United States In Its correspondence with tho other powers on the subject of tho "open door," nnd also In connection with the extraor dinary pains which nearly all of the powers are taking to establish that they were not unfriendly during our war wllli Spain, goes to chow conclu sively that no mistake was made when this country "expanded." Xo doubt our great natural and cul tivated advantages would In time have won from tho other nations tho recog nition they arc all 'now so eager to bestow, had there been no war with Spain nnd no sudden bursting forth of tho reserve strength of this great peo ple. Expansion was in progress quite Independent of the war; tho war was an incident of expansion, noL expansion an Incident of tho war. lint the war gave us an introduction to the masses ot the people ot Europe sufficiently telling to make it now feasible for tho foreign chancellories to piny openly and assiduously for American favor when such recognition of democratic institu tions a few years ago would have been inexpedient if not disastrous. It Is certainly a long step In the education or evolution of European diplomacy from the blunt cynicism and brutal stolidity of it JJIsnmrck to the shrewd sensing of values shown by tho present ruler of Germany in his treat ment of the proposition of a Joint Eu ropean intervention to prevent our in terfering with Spain in Cuba. While it would be easy to make of tho kaiser's part In that matter more than it deserved from tho American stand point, nevertheless the publication of the fact that tho kaiser with his own hand endorsed on the proposition his terse and sufficient dissent will lay a foundation for a. better feeling in tills country for him and for his govern ment than has prevailed heretofore, and possibly count for much In the mutations of the future. In any event, tho American citizen today lias a feeling of pride in his citizenship which exceeds any exper ienced before the guns of Dewey and Sampson invited Europe's present un exampled homage; and though lie has outgrown the vanity of this nation's primitive days and no longer thinks it necessary to exalL his Americanism by depreciating tho other great nations oL the earth, the enlarged view of obliga tions and opportunities, resulting from what the caviling minority calls "Im perialism" and tho run of mankind ex pansion, Is certainly very new, very pleasant and very promising. The statement of tho engineer, who fell asleep at his post and caused a fatal wreck near Pittsburg, that he had been on duty for thirteen hours, ought to furnish food for relleetion. Xo en gineer should bo allowed to remain at his post continuously Tor that length of time even upon a yard pusher. The flilk Problem. r 0 REGULATE the move ments of those who endan ger public health by the sale of unwholesome milk, in the large cities is a task that taxes tho In genuity of health authorities both In tills country and Europe. While it Is altogether likely that the class of un scrupulous dealers who disregard hy giene in the preparation and sale of milk Is not ns large as has been as serted, it Is true that scarcely a city of medium population In the land does not furnish examples of tho dishonest mill; dealer. The movements or tho milk man who .'deliberately Increases his product at the town pump are not as dangerous to tho consumer as tho care lessness of the Individual who keeps his cows In dens of filth upon Improper food; bottles up warm milk, and doc tors the fluid with chemicals lo keep It "sweet." In Europe and America milk Is prac tically a universal article of food and Its consumption Is perhaps greatest among tho weaker members of society the very young, tho very old and tho sick and feeble of all ages. As the Washington Star aptly says: "Ono might not go wide of tho truth In mak ing the assertion that there is no other common article of food which Is chosen by consumers with such reckless dis regard of hygleno as milk. It would appear that with a largo percentage of consumers anything that Is sold as milk Is milk. The only points upon which he Insists nro that the article sold as milk shall be lluld, white and not sour. It may unswer nil these requirements and yet bo poison. And It may be poison without criminal de sign on tho part of tho dairyman, Ho may bo Ignorant or cureless, Milk Is a most sensitive lluld to careless or un cleanly handling. It may bo from an unlit cow; It may have been exposed to tho odors of a dirty utabloi Its teniperaturo may not havo been main tained at tho proper degree, and It may have been poured into unclean cans or bottles, Then there Is tho question of deliberate adulteration and the Introduction of chemicals to Im prove tho appearauco of tho stuff and to delay tho souring process," Xo greater evil to mankind has been promoted than that by the discoverer of tho formulas for preserving food products by chemicals. view of tho muss of preserved meats, vege tables, etc, thut has Hooded tho mar kets during the past few years It Is u wonder that dyspepsia, the disease that drives men to drink and suicide, Is not more prevalent. Milk at least should be protected against the rural scientist who lias learned that stuff can be jirocured ut the drug store that will render his wures lmperlsh able. Xatlonnl nnd municipal law makers cannot too soon enact measures to regulate- this evil, Mr. CameBlo will now do well to in clude lVilcrson on the list for distribu tion of libraries. Poor Saint Valentine. AIXT VAMONTIXH, says tho Chicago Trlbtyio, Is another of those nuctcut and honor- nlilo gentlemen In whoso iiumo many follies and absurdities are com mitted, lie was a bishop. of rare vir tues, one who stood for sulntllness rather than Tor sentiment, and It Is a little hard on him thut lie should bo held responsible for so much modern sentimentality and spltcfuiness. For any one who has a grudge against an ovor-sicnloiiH golf player, or who wishes lo show scorn for some self-elected spinster, may express his feelings In memory of ihu beheaded bishop, and every smitten swain Invokes his name when ho pours out his lovelornnoss on lace paper. Tho edict lias gone forth against tho comic valentine, but tho sentinicnlal ono Is hero to stay. Yet the modern valentine frequently has substuuee as well as sentiment; It may take the form of a volume of love poetry, and If It bears tho somewhat hackneyed as surance that violets are blue and sugar Is sweel, It may emphasize these state ments by accompanying bunches of tho real llower and boxes ot genuine con fectionery. It Is perhaps just ns well that there be set aside a day when sentiment may have a legitimate outlci, and if this sentiment should be expressed In real poetry instead of tlte execrable twud dle which is usually to bo found be neath the gilded paper, good literature might be disseminated and a belated justice done to tho poor beheaded bishop, whose martyrdom ought not to extend beyond his death. There Is no reason why the House should not pass ut once the Senate joint resolution changing t.he date of the presidential Inauguration. Every body wants the date changed and there is no call for delay or tho wasting of eloquence upon the proposed measure. If the Xew York nolico have really discovered the anarchists who hatched the plot to murder the late King Hum bert it is to bo honed thut legal tech nicalities will not permit the fiends to escape punishment. The Pittsburg reporter who attempt ed to interview Minister Wu the other day discovered at tho finish that nil in formation gained had been furnished by tho interviewer. Marconi's backers have had his life insured for $130,000, and now-some of tlte skentieal ones insinuate that the inventor would be worth more dead than alive. If the government could be persuaded to make promises that could not bo ful filled regarding the Philippines ques tion, no doubt Senator Teller would be satisfied. The advanced prices of opera boxes at tho entertainment to bo given In honor of Prince Henry show that music is not tho only thing that "hath charms." The Democrats who believe that all tilings conio lo him who waits, evi dently also think thnt they will coino quicker If the candidate is noisy while waiting. Although the war In Africa is prac tically at an end, tho occasional escape of General Do Wet proves that (ho game of hido-and-heek still continues. Tt seems that it was the German press and not tho German government that was fighting the United States ut the beginning of trie war with Spain. At present the United States seems to be about the only nation not in hys terics over tho possible future moc nients of the Russlnn boaie man. It might be a good idea if General Kitchener would employ u squad of IJulgarlan brigands to round up Gen eral De Wet. THE SLEIGHRIDE. Tor The Tilliune, Speeil along;) Sucnl ulungt ll.nk lu ihu inviry uiiie, ll.nk to Ihu (-lelgli hi-lU, Now loud and now low, I.Ui' to the ciuinliliitf oniiil, A o'er the Miqw-c-lail ground, liibhlni," the tli.y colli, Onw.nd wu no, Fpml .iloiii.'! ,Sice;l aloiiKl Now for another onir, bet'B iiulio tho tielkiu lins llolh fur and near, Kucii ot yon lend ,i iiqiq, K'eii UwjsIi you lend jour tluoat, S-ouio Jtiyom oltiililif Ill-Ins wllli jou Iicjv, fein-wl aloii;;! Speed alous) uli! wh.it .i luppy llirongt Mlti'liicf ami mciilniciit Mingled tojcllicr. " W.UIII 'nc.ith tho luilljoi", No Iwr of 1I0.CH toui, 'Ihouuh Old llaini scut Mem wintry weather. S-'pccd idonsl Ki'lrd akin;! Nittlc-d In aim that ate ftrviis; No one can poipj IVr tho IjutUloes litilc, Hut Utile would ns rare, I'or each and tvfiy pair bove's l(siU keep, Mde uy side, Speed utoiiBl Speed ulwnsl Surely It U not Mluni;, l.'iu though the old ohm Their wUo licjih way thake, (line, too, they did tho Mine, They why do they lilanio Their daughter and their oni If tl.ey )uitjkv. Speed utui'grt Speed alunjjl IkJits that ale t'lad and joiiiuj:. No need to boriow 1'ioni mi low or paie, They will conio toon enough; '(hey will lulus lulu ruiigli; And of Life's tonow ll.icli new a thaic. Speed alonsl Speul aUm:) HraiU Liavo ami true and ttrongl Out l.lfu'tf rugged toad .i moQtli tujy yoiigllde, A-i on lhl ttauy iilglit. WilU thi) iihioii bhiulu bright, Tld Ijgvhliig, jncny load Take tlii'Jr-jMsliiWv."" w, u. i Sciquten, l'tli. V). v!5 A VALENTINE. for The Tribune, , ,j A (IAIN tho fuuttccnlli ol l'chnury had arrlicil. I'or toino reason, known wily lo hrrjelf. n tcrlaln youmr lady bought tho retirement of her room Miller than liiual. About her were many pretty reni;ui lirtnicM o( the day, here a rose-bowl filled with choice lilosom, there n ller lipped m row. Hut ono wm mliilns;. Kneeling down, she Unlocked n trunk, ami look out a liov. TI1I1 ulio opened, and stood Raaltiir fondly at three tokens of by-gone daja. She wai old-tiishloiicd to prefer ttic-e lohein of love, became they did not perl.h In 11 day. l'oih.iin there weio other le.isoiw nlfo. Seating herself by u table lie iemocd tho lonlotiU ot the box, ono llilinr nt a time. Tho Unit was a dalidy vnletliie with a dear llltlo cuphl In the center, paitly concealing In .1 fold a picture of a pivlty (Oltnjto In tho illslnntc. 'llili bad been the l!it revelation to her that the tliounliti uf the cue who nave it were connected Hum with the dilute for them both. At thU lime no woid of loie had been tpoken but (.oniehoW It v.M cisler nicer that, nnd the next jcar the valentine was blue. Hue, inclining to be line, and she had Intended to be true: nay, she bad been true. Tiicio had been no necessity to doubt llil, jet how exuding he had been. She iciuenibeird how ."he had told him nil tills nnd mote, "Now please don't a-k me lo bo the only FIrl without 11 p.iitner In my school pleasure-)." She had argued ftilther. "Von know only Hie fitudenU can attend lhe.e reecpllun-t, and its jou ale not in tho school and cannot no with me yon would not nk me' to slay ill home, Mirelyf 1 rnnnol co alone nnd jou know I rare for my elavnulo only at a friend." He did object, however, nnd the next valentine win a delicate creation in yellow. Soon after that, there wai a nuaircl; the relumed the iluif and be Immediately left the city. Theie bad been plenty of time for repentance on both Mdc, but love's enemy, pible, still separated them. Xi she Kit looking at tlih last token, It deemed to grow indistinct In her hand, and somehow liU face seemed lo tjaze through the pictty card lio.nd. Ye', this suggested Ids natine best; pas donate Jc.ilou.-y. It fell fiom her gi.up lo the table-; nerosi the back as lie had written It, waa her name nnd the date ono year ago. Itcllectlug on the p.it, che could see things more clearly now limn then, lie bad regarded her love nnd honor from an ideal standpoint. She, lacking yens and expel lence, could not fully icalizc the high nllilbute of love and (nut lie placed within her. Not knowing this ideal she could not lhe up to it. Ah! thl.s I1.13 been the cauc of many lovers' quarrel. Tlicie wa-i a ring of the door bell and the good nilincd servant announced to the young lady, ".-litirc, mi-, and a young glnlleni.m U waiting below!" "t do not wUh to be ilUlmlicd tonlghl," was tho answer. "Did be send a raulf" "Sliure nnd be did not, mum, nicer a wurd did I think to ask him for wan, but Jc-t ye wait. I'll fetch wan directly." A short silence followed and then "llcio'rt lhe bit n' e.iid-board ni'v, an' shure, iU 11 iiuero name lhe giiitlcmait be after liiviu'." On the card were these word, "A- Valentino." The gill glanced nt the wouls and with n joy. om lausli ran from the loom and dowii the stair--. The seiv.inl. much adlonMicd, picked np the card and placed it carefully beside the tlnee valentines on lhe table. Theie was a marked simil.iiily between tho hand-writing of the name on the valentine and the word.) on the card. "Slime," lemarkcd the servant, "Its veiy strange, and by the way young lni-i-tis laughed, it mu'-t have bin a comic valentine!" Dora M. Ibiwe. A TRANSIT OP VENUS.. On their way between Telriz and Teheran lhe members of an expedition Edit to Persia by the tinman government lo ob-ervo tho transit of Venus met a solltaiy l'uropuan lady riding in the opposite direction, a member of the b'ngli-h colony, who was as clever a.s she was beautiful, liming been long a resident in Persia, shu was fe.ule-5-ly riding alone a long way ahead of I.er caiavim. Tho (iennans marveled at such an ap parition in such a die.uy waste wondeicd she wasn't afraid. Wouldn't she let some ot thc-ni stand by until her scnanU and baggage came up? No, she was piite at ease, and Usually in her tiavels was far ahead ot lur attendant,., wha-o mule', more heavily laden, could not keep her pace. "And now, gentlemen," she said, "who aio you and where are you bound foi i" They intiodnced each other. One was the ntronomer, another the photogiapbi-r, another the archaeologist, the natui.ill.-t, and so on, and Ibey were going to I-pihan lo olncivc the tinii-.lt ot Venus. The lady willed, st.nted her pony and waved her adieu, saying: "To observe tho "transit of Venn-,? Ah, well, jou can go home, now, gentlemen! Your duly i.s done, (,'ood-by." The fair vijlon dlsappcaied at a canter toward the horlrpn. and it uasj said that the Germans did not see the joke till a long time nfer Venus had disappeared fiom their ken. Mfe of 'Mnlor fie11er.1l Sir llobeit Miudoch Smith, K. C. M. (J. TO A SWEETHEAHT AND WIFE. You aie my Valentine, Sv.ecic.-t in all Hie line Of Humanity. You are jny Valentine, JlakluV my thought sublime Of );tcrnlly. Whrji in my dteams I see You me my Valentine to be, .My nihility; And, waking. Unci thee mine, -My guidons Valentine My tovcrclsnty, Anoiij nious. Always Busy Our February 1902 Sale 1902 Honest vShoes for Honest s) Men, from 95c up. Ladies Dress Shoes, 95c up. Miss and Children's School Shoes, 50c up. Lewis&Reilly 1 14-1 1 6 Wyoming Ave. t t M. .J. J. .. .. .j. .j. ; .j. .j. j. .j. 41 SPECIAL PRICE ON ALL STERLING SIL VER ARTICLES OF ToiI?f War?, Manictir? Pieces and Desk Far nishings Tlit'.c yuoil mu nit cooil lu'jvy uclglil, Midi as we jhvajs tarty 111 loclc 5. Alercereau & Connell, 133 Wyoming Avenue. j. .j. .5. . Foulard s The Prevailing Dress Fabric for This Season. Every woman is interested, nnd anxious to know what tho predominating; dress material for this season will be. Dame Fashion answers and reiterates. Silks, Silks, Silks Silks of every description will bo worn in preference to nil other fabrics. Plain Silks,Fancy Silk, Moire Silk, Brocade Silks. Pre-eminently tho silk of the season will be the beautiful, soft, clinging; foulards. Here we have a pleasant surprise for you. We will show you the largest line ever placed upon our counters; most varied as sortment of designs in nil the popular fabrics as PRINTED PEAU DE SOIE, PRINTED SATIN BROOHE, PRINTED LIBERTIES, PRINTED SATIN TWILLS, JACQTJARDS, PRINTED PERSIANS. 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We have been kcd It our kpn-l.il ll.iiir.iiiM attr-irlvtl 1 iistuiiiore. The imi-Mion is .m-wcicd. The business i- coming our w.iy. Why not? The uuson U apparent. HOWS' VK't KID SIIOKS Thec are fine Ires Shoes, rooJ quality imdj better than you'd expect for lhe Kfl-. for money l'oimi-rly .VI (i.iir, now . YOUTHS' VICT KID iTIOHS- K.lr.i qiLillty, well made weui'. Conner pike " cent. arc now nnd nt for They SOc 01 roiii-je theie are people who feel .krptlenl about (heap Shoes. Tliese are not cheap; Fiinply low plirecl. And the moie the price-) go down tlio mole the sales go up. Styles mean money's woilli a-t well as quality, especially monej's worth. d nnnv mmi , wmm t aiuguaj un &'iq "A "A 'A ', l "A "A 4 U Vt "$ 'A "A 'A "A It "A Trray.-. i Are You a Lover Of the Beautiful? Do you wish to Juno pretty rinsi? Wo will bo plea-ed to show you i-olltaiie Diamond ninsi1. Diamond and IJtueiald Itini:-), Dia mond and Ituliy lth:??. Diamond and Orul llins", Di.imond nnd Sjpnhiie l!lu, Dia mond and TurquoW 11Iiib. We will mou.it any desired combination to cider. E. Schimpff 317 Lackawanna ave. emsi H&smawara EDUCATIONAL. wartnmor Swarthmore, Pa. Under Management oi Friends Offers a wide range of elective studies within the four courses that lead to degrees in ARTS, SCIENCE, LETTERS AND ENGINEERING. .Swarthmore College has extensive campus; beautiful situation and surroundings; superior sanitary conditions; adequate libraries, laboratories, shops, etc. It provides for sound and liberal scholarship and intelligent physical culture while It at tends to the needs of individual students. Catalogues on applica tion to the President. in for Incandescent Gas Mantles, Portable Lamps. THE NEW DISCOVERY Kern Incandescent Gas Lamp. 2.13-321 i'omi AveniiD. m HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for the Wyoming District (or Dupont's Powder Ululns Illiitln;, Sporliu;-, f-mol.clfo tii'J Htii2uuo Ciicinlcal Company' (lit HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Siffty Fiiic, Cain suit l.'xplodcr. Itcora 101 Cou ncil DullJIns (Scranton. .uiuxciisa, I Headquarters B M GunsteraForsyth TH03. FOnil JOHN 11. SMITH k SOX W. V. HUI.L1UAN .,,, PHUton ...l'lymouth WllkfUirr Hanlevs AKERY. 420 SPRUCE ST, Bucccnor to HUNTINGTON Wo male a tpeclalty ot flns bread ilttflj. Orders lor Salad. Oyitcrs, Croquettei, etc., promptly Illled. A full line ot Lee Cream and Ice. I PETER STIPP. General Contractor, Builder nnd Dealer In Dulld'.ng btone. Cementing ol cellars a ppc ilully. Telephone 2G02. OIAcc, SU7 Washington avenue. The scranton Vitrified Brick and tile manufacturing! company Jlakrri ol ravine IlrK-k, clc. SI. 11. Dale. Ocreral Sales ApjeM, Ofllce H2D Washington aviv Works at Nay Auc P 11. k W. V. It. It. V.f. J 6 fc V. fc V. t V V, t KJ tt tt tt tt tt Understanding 99 rices MUX'S fiOODVIUU WKI.T SIIOHS- Tlieso aio double soled anil extra pood nihility, titiial pike J.;t), but CI C now mo oiler them at !' ill'.X'S WOIIKIXC! biioi:s Stiouc;. bcivke.iblo shoes Hut wear well, lnok v.ell.iind'uic A Xo. I for tho C I (Ilk price; formerly ijl.ji), no.v l,uu Connelly frl.23, now ,...3Jc. 330 Lncknwanua Avenue. 'A"A 3 H 'Q "A "A A 'A 'A "A A 'A "A "A "A 'A "A A "A A Difference There is as much difference in Diamonds as there is in human faces, and not infrequently as much hidden deception. When you wish to buy a, diamond come to us. You can rely, upon our judgment and representation. E. S 317 Xacltawanna ave. taaaiaKEaaigJSZB EDUCATIONAL.. irf wu By a recent act of tho legisla ture, free tuition Is now granted at the Literary Institute nud State Normal School Bloomsburg, Pa. to nil tlioso preparing to teach. ThlH i-chool maintains courses o study for teachers, for tlioso prcpurliiK for collefie, and tor those (studying music. It will piy fo wrlta for parllculsrs. No other tchool often such tnncrlor ! vanUt'cs at eucli low ralci. AJdrm ( J. P. Wclsb, A. H., Ph. D., Prill. SCRANTON COUnESPONDENOE B0n00L9 SCRANTOV, I'A. T. J, Taster, President. Elmer II. Law!, Ire. It. J. Fojter, Stanley Allen, Vice President. Secretary. HOTELS-ATLANTIC CITY. Hotel Chelsea Atlantic City, N. J. 300 Ocean front rooms. 100 pri vttto sen water baths, Send for booklet. hjiiuu u Jiauiu aiM College Free Tuition J. 11. THOMPSON & t'O. W "K" (