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ticcoml Claw Mull Matter.
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Trlhuno is always glad to priiu
short letters from Ha friends bearing-
on current topics, but Its rule is
that theso must bo signed, for pub
lication, by tho writer's renl name;
nntl tho condition precedent to ne
ccptnnco Is that nil contributions
shall bo subject to editorial revision.
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.SCRANTON", JIAltCH 7, 1D02.
To hln I'ictllt It limy bo noticed that
Major Mlculi Jenklmt Ik not tmyiiur a
wonl.
The National Guard.
I Mi the Flfty-S2Ventli Con
gress follow tho example
of Its llfly-islx nroilu-
I'OKgois by fulling to in
(ift a militia law uniler which a body
of woll-tli'lilctl ami thoroughly elllci'.'iit
citizen soldiery will always bo available
for n.'itlnnal (Intense? says the Wash
ington Post.' The ronsllUitlon imposed
this duty on congress, and tho failure
of congress to perform It has cost mil
lions of dollars and thousands of lives.
Wo need go buck only four years to
see an example of tho fearful costli
ness of having mi organized bodies of
drilled, disciplined, armed, and equipped
citizen soldiers, ready for duty.
It Is true that the llrst congiess en
acted a militia law In 171'::, but it did
not meet the constitutional require
ments and soon became tho subject of
inori' ridicule and less respect than
any other piece of legislation that was
ever put Into the national statute books.
It is still a law. but far more obsolete
than tho spinning wheel and hand loom
with which our groat-grandmothers
made the eloth for clothing their fam
ilies. That .statute provides for the
compulsory enrollment of every ablo-
lodled citizen between eighteen and
orty-fivc years of age: that he shall
be constantly provided with a good
musket or firelock, or a bore sufliclent
for balls the eighteenth part of a pound,
a sufliclent bayonet and belt, two spare
Hints and a knapsack, a pouch with a
box therein to contain not less than
twenty-four cartridges'' or a "good
rifle, knapsack, shot pouch and powder
born, twenty balls and a quarter pound
of powder," and that "each commis
sioned olllcer shall be armed with a
sword or hanger and spontoon." Tho
citizen thus outfitted was "armed and
equipped as tiio law directs for military
duty." And when a few thousand of
him were assembled In "general mus
ter" the spectacle caused the judicious
'o grieve, while it impelled the less
thoughtful to indulgence in such "in
nocent merriment" as the Mikado de
rived from his brilliant experimenta
tions In penology.
"A bill to promote the elllcloncy of
the militia, and for other purposes," Is
now before congress. It is called tho
Hick bill, taking the name of tho chair
man of the House Military committee.
General Haw ley, chairman of the Sen
ate Military committee, Is sponsor for
it in Unit body. It has the backing of
Secretary Hoot and the officers of tho
national guard. It provides for arming
the national guard with tho same
modern rifles as are' used In the regular
irmy. Under its operation national
ofllcers will have regular army" instruc
tion and examination, and organiza
tions in all parts of tho country will
have opportunities for field maneuvers
at the cost of the United States.
There would be great satisfaction In
a positive assurance that tho long
hoped for congress has, at last, arrived.
The New York Tribune says:
"Tho passage of tho bill will give tho
organized militia greater importance
than it has hitherto enjoyed, because It
will become a national reserve, subject
to tho call of tho president to repel in
vasion, suppress rebellion, or to cnnblo
him to execute the laws. It iilms to
make the guardsman a soldier, and It
will receive the support or all thoso
members of tho national 4:111ml who are
ambitious In that direction."
The average German school boy just
at present wllfrio doiib't bo unahlo to
decide positively whether the honor of
discovering America should ho bestow
ed upon Clit'lutonhcr Columbus or
I'rlnco-Henry.i
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Prospective-New States.
IX a recent number tho St. Louis
Olobo-Dctnoornt discusses In 1111
Interesting way the possibility of
the adding of three new states
to Mip.ro I of forty-llvo before the end
of the "present congress,
The house committee on territories
hustrby-uj; unanimous vote, directed a
fuvjorijblci'repQrt to bo made 011 the
bills"? or ' the admission of Oklahoma,
Now Mexico and- Arizona to statehood.
ThpfJkIahomn bill has already been re
ported and the others will he reported
tn a few days. Tho action of tho coiu-lnlttee-slmivs
that tho bills aro likely
to ,p3s&,ih.e. liQ.isc wJthptU serious op.
postflon.
-Cflght will probably take place
against some of these hills in the sen
ate,, but tho chances are that all of
thejn will pusb. The tidvocates of all
three measures have joined forces, so
that they will liavu whatever strength
cun come from union. There Is 110 valid
reason for opposing New Mexico's an
peal'for statehood, und of c.gupie Okla
homa won the right to admission sev
eral years also, though alio Is the young
est of the three. Now Mexico had a
pojiaiaTTolFoTabotft'lfilittoYri W, which
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Is nhout the number required for a
representative lit congress from tho
slates. She has boon n territory for
over half a century. Oklahoma had
303,000 Inhabitants In .1900, or enough tn
entitle her to I wo votes In the house of
representatives, though Bho has beetf'u.
territory for only a. dozen years.
Arizona Is tho smallest of till the ter
ritories, having only 12:',O0O population
nt tho time tho census was tiihoit two
years ngo. As her growth In tho
decade, however, was 103 per cent., the
chances aro that sho has In tho neigh
borhood of liiO.OOO people now. Tho
outlook for nil these territories Is
bright. This Is particularly true nt
Oklahoma. As the silver Issue has
been shelved for good there will bo hut
little incentive; for opposition to tho ad
mission of these territories. Partisan
reasons tho aiobe-Domocral thinks,
may swuy some votes, and this may
delay the admission of some of tho
three. Oklahoma, even with I bo new
accessions mado to her population in
1001, Is likely to be carried by the Ite
publlcaus, though the Democrats have
the better chance In both Arizona, and
New Mexico. Counting four electoral
votes for Oklahoma and three each for
the other two territories, the Demo
crats would gain two votes for Presi
dent by the admission of the three ter
ritories, yet this will hardly he sulllol
ent to give them the election.
Maryland has taken a steli towards
placing a check upon the cruel practice
of "docking" horses' tails by enacting
a law that makes the operation a crim
inal offence In that state. Uy the
Maryland net the "banging" of horses'
tails may be indulged in by thoso who
imngino that It is an Improvement upon
nature, but it will bo dangerous In fu
ture for the enterprising oqtllne sur
geons who saw off the ends of the ani
mals' tails. Other states should follow
the example of Maryland in this In
stance. It is dlfllcult to see how tho
barbarous practice of mutilating; these
noble animals could ever have been in
troduced or tolerated In any civilized
country.
Prosperity of the Pennsylvania.
X probably no other manner Is the
financial standing and prosperity
of the country so clearly demon
strated as in the reports that in
dicate the volume of t radio of the great
railroads. In our own state the balance
sheets of no corporation are as signi
ficant as those of tho Pennsylvania
railroad, whoso interests aro Indentical
with the chief industries of the com
monwealth. When in contemplation of the recent
statement that this road has as in
come of nearly two hundred millions,
with net earnings of sixty-five millions,
one cm scarcely realize tho magnitude
of the enterprise. The additional report
that L'13,00O,U00 tons of freight were mov
ed over its various lines during the
year, and that 104,000,000 passengers
were carried seem almost beyond tho
grasp of tho reader. It is undeniable
proor that the year 1901 was one of tho
greatest business years; that the Penn
sylvania railroad had its share In the
general prosperity and that the Key
stone state received proportionate bene
fits from the increased business. AVhat
will leave the most favorable Impression
upon the minds of thoso Interested Is
the fact that notwithstanding the net
increase In earnings of nearly ten mil
lions, the conservative management of
the road has been content with an
extra dividend of only one per cent,
reserving the surplus for improvements
and extensions. To this careful policy
tho unusual prosperity and strength of
the Pennsylvania railroad is undoubt
edly duo, and it furnishes a rare ex
ample of ideal business management.
As 11 corporation' that keeps abreast it
not ahead of the demands of the ago
In the way of equipment and excellence
of service, the Pennsylvania stands al
most without a peer among the great
enterprises that contribute to the
wealth and development of our state.
The fact that a pickpocket attempted
to relievo Admiral Evnns or his valu
ables at Niagara tho other day shows
that the spirit of the unrelenting catar
act cabman is not dead.
Ending Tribal Relations.
ITH the division of lands
In Kansas anil Oklahoma
It is probable that tho
J
Indian will coaso to have
the personality that has for generations
made him envied by the squatters who
have swarmed that part of the country,
looking with Jealous eyes upon the pos
sessions of Uncle Sam's wards. Ac
cording to reports from Washington,
the secretary of tho Interior has receiv
ed for submission to congress an agree
ment reached with the Kansas tribe ot
Indians In Oklahoma looking to aboli
tion of tribal existence. The agree
ment gives each member ot tho trlbo
a homestead, which shall bo Inalienable,
and non-taxablo for twenty-live years,
and provides equlpablo division of the
remainder of tho lands among tli
tribe; reserves of 1(!0 acres for school
purposes, eighty acres ns town slto,
twenty acres for a 'cemetery, segrega
tion of tribal funds and their pro rata
division among the members of tho
tribe, public sale of tho remaining un
sold tracts of Kaw trust and diminish
ed reserve lands In Kansas and control
and supervision of the members of tho
tribe by tho superintendent of the Kaw
school, There are 100,13" acres In tho
Kaw (or Kansas trlbo) reservation and
each of tho 220 members of thu trlbo
would get approximately 153 acres and
$S(iO of tho tribal funds. Tho ICuws
took this action without Intervention or
urging from the government.
Through the restraints placed upon
them by tribal relations tho Indiana
who might have ero this become tho
victims of real estate sharpers huvo
been secure In tho possession of their
lands which are the richest and most
valuable In that section of the country.
Whether under the new conditions they
will be able to retain their holdings re
mulns to he seen. The red man of
Oklahoma, however, who has hud am
ple opportunity to become familiar with
the business methods ot the white set
tler, Is much better equipped to deal
with tho problem than his more Ignor
ant brother of the far western reserva
tions, and it Is better that the division
has bean made in these days of peace
w
ty than at any other period
in our hlsto
y
The succc sot tho efforts ot the Klll
plno Munch itiseii, who slates that this
country Is u the throes of civil war,
ami that a iloody battle has Just been
fought nt c llcago, should not occasion
much sm-prW. When tints considers
what an exuert campaign liar can some
times accomplish in this land ot en-
llghtcnment
tho Ignornn
It Is not marvelous that
I population of tho Orient
should bo if
rcelvcd by tnles of condl-
tlons In a li
callty ot which they know
practically tiothlug,
The Clgurctte-Hnbit.
It. (Klsk, the head ot the pro
pttrulory department ot the
Northwestern Cnlvcrslty.one
of tho leading Institutions
of learning In that progressive section,
says tho Washington Post, Is convinc
ed that tho cigarette habit results In
both physical and moral deterioration.
This conviction Is so thoroughly es
tablished In tho mind of the veteran
educator that ho has asked any boy In
the school who cannot or will not give
up cigarettes to leave, and further
offers to refund all that has been paid
in fees or tuition to such students.
The Post docs not profess to be nn
authority on tho question raised by
this striking Incident, but no Intelli
gent mind can fall to bo seriously Im
pressed by the course which Dr. Flsk
has taken, and In many minds hitherto
undecided firm conviction is likely to
result from the statistical facts which
Dr. Fisk presents. He has prepared
statistics covering a period of sevcrul
years, showing that of the boys who
smoke, only 2 per cent, nro among the
23 per cent, of students who stand
highest In class scholarship. On tho
other hand, 37 per cent, of the smokers
aro among the 23 per cent, lowest in
class scholarshius.
That is a kind ot argument which is
not easily refuted, and it is backed by
an overwhelming preponderance ot
scientific opinion. Antl-clgaretto legis
lationthe prohibition of the sale ot
cigarettes to children has almost In
variably had tho earnest support of the
leading medical practitioners. I5ut Dr.
Fisk goes further than appears In
those figures. It is stated that at tho
present time the boys in his school
who smoke nro entirely incapable o
passing examinations or keeping up in
their studies. And here is an addition
al assertion of great weight: Two out
of every nine boys in the school con
fess that they smoke cigarettes, and
not one Is In good standing in his
classes.
In this city the cigarette habit among
boys, many of them not long out of
the nursery, is widely prevalent, and
one need not investigate extensively
in order to be convinced that It is de
structive of their physical health, and
therefore inimical to sound mental de
velopment. The song of the first robin is yet to
come, but the pipe of the hopeful indi
vidual who promises to promote lirst
class base ball next summer is heard on
all sides.
Tills Prince Henry enthusiasm must
make Mr. Wheeler feel as though ho
had been trying to wag the dog.
The political portrait of Hon. David
C. Hill begins to show the need of re
touching. ROOSEVELT AND THE NEWS
PAPERS.
t'loni the lirooU.ui Kjglc
I'rcslilfiit lioo-'cfU, unlike tlic Lite I'ltiihut
MuKinlcy, H not much of a ic.nlcr of Hie nrn,.
papi-itt. lie will take u paper anil urn Ills rye
iniri'ietiiy over It, oiy much 114 ono of our
Xtw Yoik biiMnHs men nihjlii do on Ids v.iy to
liU olllco in tho illuming, l'lc-iilent Mi-Kinley,
on tlic otlier lian.l, was .1 perfect glutton lor
u'udliKf tho ucwpapci.4. He not only pmwd
tho principal Itppublltau paperi of llu- tounliy,
but ho uln lead the Dviuotiatio timet, lie
inner dopciuietl upon hk Miboullnutei or no
dales in ollito fur his inhumation a-i to what
the people ot thu country, through their news
paper, tliniudit of his luhninlstrathe action.
It has been t.iltl lli.il JkKliiley Kept his car to
tho giouml. It a careful pciusal ot the jiow
papcrs of the country meant Keeping his ear 10
the Kiouiul, he coitainly ilhl.
On ono occasion the propiietor of a gnat
Kastciu independent lliiucu'.itie paper tailed on
him. In the couim.' ot tho tomcrsation betueen
tlic pich!ent anil the ueui-papcr man, 1 lie lattor
ihl:
"What i.s Hoirtlng me, Mr. 1'iesiihnt, in not
that my paper Mipporlcd thu llepubllcan thl.et
liming tho last two prfshlciillitl electioin, but
what I- ilisliulilll',' 1110 is how we nro lo Ret
bad: again Into llu Democratic fold." McKIn
ley Kinillugly replied:
'.My dear sir, my object will bo lo in.ikc it bo
pleasant for .urn that you will not want to go
bach lo tho Deiuotiatle paity."
Probably no man who ever occupied the white
house was ill thisor toiuh with the people of
the touiitiy Hun was l'ie!dcnt McKiulcy, 11ml
he frequently remarked that lie never ccm-ddercd
as lout the time he --pent in leading the liew
papei), for It win the uewvipapeis' that l.ept him
in ttmcli with the people. Although 1'ros.hleiit
Hooievell h. not .1 newspaper leader In the tcno
that 1'ic.sideiit Jlcliinley was, ho has a niunlr
of w.i 1 1 1 1 blends anion;; tin newspaper Millers
of tho lountry. Theso men fieipiently wilte him
per-onal lellii.s, incluiiii; their rilltoii.il com
meut.s on the tuiieut ciciiW of Ihe day. '1'lusc
letter the iiv.liknt iilaj.s peru-es himself, hi
imuuetlou being thai lutein of this Kind hall
be luouirht to hlui. '
OUR GERMAN BLOOD.
1'iom the Atlanta fomtilutlon.
Today Iheic aro few (uimniiulilf of any ton.
ciucnie in tho l.nited Mates wlicie clllteiu if
(ieimau birth cannot be found, whilo Iho.-e of
(teiman descent me still more numciou. Lot ut
bihlly consult Dm statistics of immigration.
1'iom l?i(l In l!JU we lecelved fiom lUVinany
CiU.ijlT Immigrants: tioin leU) to 1S7H, 7cT,l7i
f 10:11 1S7D 10 UM), "IS.lsi: during iho decade
from 1"0 to J&1M the number went as high in
1,152,(170, and hum H'JO lo 100(1 we icicivcd
uH-Vllc!. Altogether since we began to keep any
ollleial leiouls not leas than 3,000,000 Iiiimi
giants. llieat Ililtain and belaud combined
huu' siipplleit us with larger number j, but taken
repaiatcly Ihry rath fall shoit of the coutilhu.
lions whli li the fathctlaiut has iii.ulu to our
population,
So. when we con.lder the debt of siatliude
whlih wo owe tn ficrmany for Ihe part width
she has taken in the building up ot our Ami il
eal iilUeiiihip, we can etc no fiupropiiety in
the eoi dial giccliuz whloh we aro giving Prince
Unity. Iml: on tho rontiuiy wo sco cvciy icaon
why wo should make our gicctlng Just m cor
dial as poiilhlf. lhtii the common ),iw of ho.
pliably constrain u to be lonshleiate of the
stranger within our site.
NAVIGABLE BALLOONS.
l'iuui Ihe AiueiUau AichHuit.
In a mora peaceful Held, the uihent of the
ru!gablu balloon wilt lute impoilaiit and ex
tended consequences, iiipponlng JI. sauto.s-Dii
moiit, iusto.ul ot 14 jicrxon of scrupuloia integrity,
to be intent upon dishonest gains, it is dlitkult
to fee how he could 1uc beta prciented, after
flying iioni'NIce to Mcntone, from llying u few
milt farther, am lauding, ut soma point acio
the Italian froutifer, srnh tunable aitlcle m lie
might wish to injroduft) Into Italy without pay
iuc'Uiilr on thorn; or, to iiicr-osi. a case nearer
nnd prosper
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home, It a rival aeronaut were lo Mart at night
from some jmliil in Northern Mexico, nnd land
it bundled tlioitoand dollar' orth ol Jewelry
minettluip In Tc.va, ttlitic an agent uj New York
or llilcago Jen clem ivn. Walling to rrcello II,
ho poi.lblo Wgllance of riHtoui hou.'o ofllttiiU
tmlhl pipvdit Mm, The duly on Jcwclery
hiought into the lnlled Stales Is M) per tent,,
mi tli.it the lirollt nn path trip wnuM lie !i0,000,
ami 11 would ho cny to make a (rip rvciy night.
As In Ihd other e.ie, wo arc very far fiom nib
tiling an. nnd lo linnet it hit n,nl In iiieh rib
tentutei, hut It can do ho hmm lo point nut
that, that fiersoni deaf tn the '.olcc of wisdom
should Indulge In them, tho tnnseiuence would
be the cpaedy bankruptry of all, or nearly all,
llu Jewelers in the I'nllcd Stales not concerned
In the conspiracy, for Ihe obvious icason that the
conliaband dealer, having n Hi per cent, ndvanl
ngo over their cninpctllom, would soon have all
the hade. Ihe name sstrni would, undoubtedly,
he utilized for the Importation of other goods
hating hi cat value In 11 small comp.K. nnd bur
dened with heavy diitlc. and It w'buld not le
wirprishig tn pee mic of the tnot highly pin
Iccleil liiiliutrlex brought, by the Introduction ot
the navigable balloon, to the polllon of earnest
advocates of a change In the taillf, on the only
means ol paving them fiom ruin.
ILLUSTRATING THE LAW.
'I'hcie has been told of a Supreme com I Judge
of ono of our Western slatci a glory which,
whether tine or not, whether commendable or
not, ha been widely illfwmlnalod. Tho court
of the Judge In iiurotlon had tcccnlly announced
tho rule ot law known a.s "Ihe duly to atop and
look mid listen." That is, it had stated that it
wan tho duty of cvciy man, before he approached
a railroad track, to (.top, to llslen for approach
Ing train, and to look in both directions, and
Unit unlcM thin were done the doclrlne of con
tributory negligence would be comtmcil ngaimt
him by the court ai a matter of law, nnd ho
could not recover damaged even 1 hough run
over by tho negligence ot tho ntlhoad company.
The Judge In niicjtlon was on a hunting trip,
and was being driven by a countty law.vcr to a
place wheru 'panic was mipposed to abound. On
the way the patty nppioached a ialtro.nl tross
Ing; and, much to tho sutpn'c tif the Judge,
the lawyer, although, the lew was clear and un
obstructed, and no train was anywhere in sight,
Jumped from the buggy, ran loiward, lay upon
the I inch, put his can tn the talks, and then
standing up shaded bin eyes caiefully and looked
long and Intently in each dhectlon. Ho then
leluriied to the buggy nnd, without Faying n
woid, took up the lines ami dime over the trad
ing, "why," asked the Judge, "did you do
thatr" "Simply," replied the lawyer, "to
show your honor what a d rool n 'mm lias to
make of hlmelf In older to conform to tho de
risions of the Supreme court of this state."
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In order to make room
for now goods, wo nro now
selling our entire line of
Flno China nt n reduction
of from
25 to 5 per Cent,
off regular pi ices.
Mercereau & Connell,
133 Wyoming Avenue,
.j. $ ! .J & ! 5 . ! J J J ! ! .j.
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Rooms 1 aml2, Coiu'lth BTd's.
BORANTON, PA;
ninfng and Blasting
lied at Moonlo ana Uuh lata Wof Hi.
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It has been one of the cardinal rules of this firm JJ
3Jj ever since we embarked in the Retail Dry Goods ?
j business to have a new store. What we mean by a
JJ New Store is a New Stock, because our Clearing 5J
j and "Mill End" Sales serve to cleanse our stock of $J
; everything that is "passe" and unseasonable. X
5f Over 100,000 worth of new and desirable
jjj spring merchandise is now within the four walls of Jjf
! the building we occupy. As carefully selected and as 5
appropriate to the requirements of our ever increasing Sg
trade as can be found in any .store in Northeastern S5
p rennsylvania.
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Special attention is called to our stocks of
Dress Goods, Silks, Wash Goods, g
Laces, Trimmings,
Ladies' and Misses' Ready-to-Wear Garments g
Such as
Tailored Costnmes, Separate Skirts, St
Waists and Petticoats, H
25 We specially request you to save up your checks from this C5
px day on. See that they are properly dated and when they reach S
S5 tho amount of $10.00 or more we will present you with a beau- S
2g tiful Steel Engraving, neatly framed and ready to hang. It is J?
ntf our desire and intention that every home in this City, County JM
3 and adjoining Counties he adorned with some of these excellent S3
5 pictures, which are exact reproductions of paintings executed by tw
Jrtj the world's famous artists. P
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SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES.
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OP EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISPACTORILY.
FOR SALE
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Hoiici ami nullilinc I.ot at Uaisalns. HORbLb
CLH'I'liD and CU100JIEU at
M. T. KELLER
I.ackaivaniu Carriage Works.
J. B. WOOLSEY & CO
cowr?icroffs
AND
I BUILDERS.
Dealers in
Plate Glass and Lumber
OF ALL KINDS.
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This now store of ours is a
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1 of the Advantages of
1 Buying iff faeeis Here?
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ions of tho freshest, stocks of tho stockiest, the assortment per-
5 feet in every detail; that's what you'll find hero.
5 It is something, much, to lead in. variety; it's more, a great
S deal more, to lead in values and prices. Put both together
2; have you any doubt whore the dry goods business of tho central
S city will be done?
Harbingers ol tiie Coming Season Are Here in Plenty
S Examine at your leisure, buy nt your pleasure. It's easier
to buy whero varieties are Inrgest. It's ploasantor to buy where
32 attention is spontaneous. It's safor to buy where experionco is
iS ripe. It's economy to buy where high quality is cheapest. That's
here.
5
See the Silken Silks
Home-made, foreign-made; chosen from wherever the choicest
could bo had, and the prices adjusted to tho purses of those who
are economically incllnod. The silken buds have blossomed for
the spring, In all thetv shimmering elegance they bloom upon
our counters, and in bewildering1 variety. ,
Bright as tho sun at mid-day, pleasing as the hues of the
rainbow, attractive as the prospect of plenty.
Foulards,
Imperial Taffetas
Cashmere Taffetas,
Plain Taffetas,
Liberty Satins,
China and Japanese Silks,
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Fancy Taffetas In Xace, Hemstitched and Open Work Effects.
urisp uuaranteea iitacK xauctas at moueat. pitces,
Make the acquaintance of this silk stock nntl you will want
continue it, You are very welcome.
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400-402 Lackawanna Avenue. I g
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alilu tciiii-juiiiuliy. AUlIiilT IIALIj,
Hoci clary.
E. JOSEPH KUETTEL.
rear 511 Lackawanna avenue, manufacturer ot
Wire Screens ot all klniN; fully prepared for
the Epiinjr seaion. Wo make all kinds ot porch
screens, etc.
PETER STIPP.
Ocneral Contractor, liulldcr and Healer in
Duildjif Stone. Cementing ot cellars a rpc;
cialty. Telephone 2592.
Olllcc, Z'SJ Woshlnston avenue.
the scranton vitrified brick
and Tile Manufacturing Company
Makers of 1'avlr.g Ilriok, etc. JI. II. Dale,
dercral Sales Ayent, Office 32'J Wiulitiiston av.
Works at Nay Aug, l'a II. & W. V. It. It,
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Black Taffetas,
Black Satins,
Peau de Sole,
Pesu de Chene,
Moire Velour,
Mo I ro Antique,
GOODS HOUSE.
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