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THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-"WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1B lmf
lillj nd Weekly. "No Sundajr IMIUsn.
By Tlie Tribune Publishing Company.
WILLIAM CONNKI.L, I'rcildent.
SUUSCKIPTION PKICC:
D ally so cent a month!
IKTIRtD AT inn P03T0mCH AT 8CHANT0K, TX.. AS
CICOND-CUtSS UAIL HATTSR.
EOItANTON, OCTOBER 13, 1897.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
btntc.
Btato Trcasurr-J. 8. BEACOM, ot
Westmoreland.
Auditor Gencral-LEVI G. M'CAULEY,
of Chester.
County.
Shcrlff-CLAIIBNCB E. PIVXOn, ot
Scranton.
District Attorney-JOIIN 11. JONES, ot
Blakcly.
I'rothonotnry JOHN COPELAND, o
CarbonJalo.
Treasurcr-W. S. LANQSTAFF, ot Bernn.
ton.
Clerk of tho Courts THOMAS P. DAN
IELS, of Scranton.
Itecordor - CHARLES HUESTEIt, ot
Scranton.
Ilcglster-WILLIAM K. BECK, of Mos
cow. Jury Commissioner CHARLES "WIG
GINS, of Scrantcn.
Election day, November 2.
Hotter by far an open foo thnn n, cow
ardly skulker In nmhuih. Let the loyal
Itcpubllcans of Lackawanna lino up
Jinil show the enemy, without and with
in, the color of their eyes!
Kicked Out of Court.
Tho quashing yesterday of the Wat
eon petition by a majority opinion ot
court rendered by one Republican and
one Democratic judge disposes effect
ually of this carefully concocted scheme
to cast discredit upon tho Republican
county ticket and extend aid to tho
political enemy. fair-minded men re
gal dlc of party or factional Inclina
tion must approve this decision of
Judges Kdwards and Gunstcr. Their
position clearly represents tho law, tho
Justice and the common sense of tho
situation, and It will doubly convict
the petitioner of Insincerity and men
dacity that In tho decision as rendered
by tho court both political parties are
represented.
Tho sense of fair play which In poll
tics as In other relations ot life lc
ents blows below the belt will speedily
Insure a reaction of sentlmsnt against
the perpetrators of this manifestly fac
tional outrage. That after holding his
alleged strength for months before the
convention as a commodity vainly of
fered for sale this man "Watson, carry
ing with him Into convention less than
n tenth patt of Its total vote, should
afterward at n. late hour bring this
absurd charge Into court, not, indeed,
with any expectation that It would bo
sustained, knowing In fact that there
was nothing In It which any court In
Christendom, with regard for Its own
Integrity, could seriously entertain for
an Instant, but aiming solely to em-ban-ass
his successful competitor for
tho nomination and supply encourage
ment to tho P .noeratlc enemy wheth
er with or without a material consider
ation, must icmaln for tho present a
matter of conjecture presents, wo
think, about tho most contemptlblo
spectnele It was cer the lot of any
man to exhibit before public scrutiny
in tho history of Lackawanna county.
An open party traitor, frankly selling
out to the enemy, would in our Judg
ment 1 Infinitely superior.
If thl3 Incident is to 1)o taken as a
specimen ot tho tactics which the rule-or-ruln
factlonallsts who masquerade
In this county as Republicans only tho
better to contribute to the puiposes of
the Democracy intend to employ In
this campaign loyal Republicans ncccpt
the gage of battle and are willing to
push the fighting to the end.
Wcyler'b loyalty and submission nro
probably not wholly disinterested. Tho
Sigasta leglme Is likely to be short
lived; and if it shall collapse Weyler
will Inevitably come again to tho top,
the blggct toad In tho Spanish politi
cal puddle. There can be r.o question
that We lei Ism icpresents tho drift and
impulse of the Spanish character, hence
its dlscomfltuie will be but temporary.
Nerve.
Who arc the ringleaders in tho pres
ent campaign to ekct Charles Schadt
sheriff and turn tho Influence ot that
odlco for Demociatlc candidates In
coming congressional and national
elections? Iiiyan men, every ono. Fltz-
simmons, Schadt's rlngmaster.a Bryan
Ito ot tho most ladicaf type; Roland,
Fltzslmmons right bower, another
Rryanlte, who goes In for tho Chicago
platform, frco silver, Altgeld and all;
Mayor Bailey, tho sponsor for Horn,
another Bryanlte, and so on down tho
list. Not a sound money Democrat is
among them, or, if among them, not
one Is trusted by the inner clique. Tho
whole aim and purpose of Schadt's
light, apart from tho candidate's per
bqnal eagerness to capture the reve
nues of the shrievalty, is to gather
strength for tho cementing together of
a Bryanlte local machine, which In
coming campaigns, when the Industrial
and financial Interests ot tho nation
are at stake, they can utilize for pur
poses of their own.
Theso are the men who beat tho
heads of tho sound money Democrats
at tho recent convention, Jumped all
over tho Lackawanna friends of Wil
liam F. Harrlty, fired T, J. Duggan off
tho ticket because Schadt "didn't want
so much Irish on it," and now have
the subllmo nerve to pass among these
victims of their past highhandedness
asking for votes on the score ot party
regularity. Thero Isn't a man In tho
group who hasn't on his hands the
blood of some fellow Democrat ruth
lessly slaughtered In past campaigns.
Thero isn't one who does not smell to
heaven of past Jobbery, dickers and
sell-outs. There isn't ono who could
look the shade of Thomas Jefferson
straight In the face and repress a blush
of shame. And yet these are the men
who now havo tho cheek to ask anti-
Bryan Democrats to support their
clo&e-corporatlon, Bryanlte ticket bo
cause of Its alleged regularity.
That is tho argument they uso now,
three weeks before election; but It will
not bo a fortnight until you will see
these ;ome flnq specimens ot party
regularity passing tho word down the
line to trade the life out of tho rest
ot tho ticket in order If poesiblo to
savo Schndt and Horn. Though some'
of them claim to bo Irishmen their
motto In this campaign seems to be:
"No Irishman need npply."
It Is u suspicious coincidence that
nearly every man prominent in tho
Pnth Low Independent movement In
New York city Is a. Cleveland worship
per and a free trader. How any true
Republican can stomach such a crowd
after tho teachings of tho past flvo
years is more than we can Imagine.
A Commanding Duty.
Thero Is on phaso of tho Cuban prob
lem which deserves to bo taken nt this
time Into very careful consideration by
American statesmanship and public)
opinion. It 13 nn established utom of
tho higher politics to which this prob
lem belongs that no ,rre.it question of
morals In settled finally until it Is set
tled aright. Americans hold .theso
truths to bo self-evident: that every
man Is endowed bv his Creator with
certain inalienable rights, among which
are llf', llbeity and tho pursuit of hap
piness. So lone os all if these rights,
or any ono of them, are abridged by op
pi esslon from an alien source, tho germ
of trouble Is ImpKutid and the risk of
revolution is prolonged.
Having made Itself, morally It not
legally, a party In Interest to tho Cuban
controversy tho United States for Its
own security no less than for Its own
honor must not coi2 from lis partici
pation In tho negotiation until a settle
ment Is reached which hoHs out rea
sonable promise of becoming perma
nent. Even though tho Cuban Insur
gents of their own volition were dis
posed to accent from Spain a settle
ment Involving tho grant to them ot a
limited autonomy, It would In our Judg
ment bo wJthln tho selfish duty of this
government to satisfy Itself as to
Spain's ability so to administer tho pio
posed scheme of government ns to In
sure In Cuba peaco among tho Inhabit
ants of that Island and futuro security
to American commerce. In other words,
our rights arising from tiade nnd pro
pinquity are of a character infilling
and requiring us to bo a satisfied fac
tor in tho contract.
This being, from the American stand
point, capable of invulnerable defence,
how much more is It tho duty of the
United Slates to stand for liberty in
Cuba when it knows and tho world
knows that an lndoiscment by It of a
Spanish oveitiue to tho Cuban people
would be tho deciding Influence that
would cause them to accept' For tho
Spanish word and promise Cubans have
nothing but scorn and contempt. It
would bo our recommendation alone
w hlch would cause them to accord to It
tho slightest consideration. Can we,
then, In morals as a Christian power
dedicated to the principle of human
liberty, or In expediency a3 a nation
that if Spain should hereafter break
faith would have to assume tha brunt
of her not improbable peifldy, afford at
this critical Juncture In the affairs of
Cuba, when its entile freedom from
Spain is almost within tho grasp of tho
patriotic men who have made so noble
a fight for It; can we, wJth these con
siderations before us and before the
world, afford to give our Indorsement
to any scheme of Spain extending to
tho Cuban paople a proffer of less
than the entire freedom which Is their
moral right?
If It is true, as Is assorted by tho rep
resentative in Washington of tho Chi
cago Times-Herald, Mr. Walter Well
man, that theio Is in tho cabinet of
President McKlnley at Washington, an
clement which counsetehlm to let tho
whole Cuban issue drop as being nono
of our affair, wo blush for it and in the
name of Republicanism, Americanism
and humanity, wo repudiato and de
nounce It. Such counsel Is tho counsel
of the devil. It shames tho man who
gives It and It would Ineffaceably dis
grace the American executive who
should accept It and act upon it. Rather
Is it the duty of tho president to choose
the fitting time to act, once for all, so
that from tho futuro of American com
merce and diplomacy thre shall bo
completely eliminated a source of irri
tation which has troubled and embit
tered our entire past.
Chairman Elkln predicts that Penn
sylvania will go Republican next month
by 180,000 plurality. It ought to; but
to insure this desirable result every
Republican should begin at once to
hustle.
For Register of Wills.
When the Republicans of Lackawan
na named as their candidate for regis
ter of wills ex-Representative William
K. Beck, of Moscow, they mado no
mistake. Mr. Beck has been for years
a writable Republican war horse, per
forming service for the paity In all Its
campaigns and In the main modestly
waiving aside subsequent proffeis of
reward. He consented, It Is true, upon
one occasion to make the race for legis
lative honors In tho Third district, and
his record at Harrlsburg during the
Important session of 1893-4 speaks for
Itself; butwlth this exception the party
has been In his debt rather than ho In
tho party's. Ills many friends In all
parts of tho county, and especially his
friends and neighbors south of the
mountain, will therefore find especial
pleasure this fall In according to him
their emphatic support, whllo there Is
not in any locality a Republican pro
fessing party loyalty who can Justify
opposition to him.
m
It Is a fact of record that John R.
Jones has been ono of tho most effic
ient district attorneys this county has
ever had. Envy loves a shining mark.
Judge Edwards' Pointed Talk.
The opinion filed by Judgo Edwards
yesterday In tho Watson caso should
bo read with care by every voter In
Lackawanna county. Especially do wo
commend to tho public's attention this
portion of it:
"Not onlv would I quash this peti
tion because wo havo no power or Juris
diction to Inquire Into tho subject mat
ter of It, becauso the petitioner does
not ulloge any lr-egularlty In the elec
tion of delegates to this nominating
convention, but I would also quash the
petition becauso It Is so vague, so In
definite, so absolutely void of all ope
clflo allegations. Tho candidate whoso
nomination Is attacked Is charged with
ono of the most serious crimes known
in our statute books, a crime for whloh
tho constitution makers themselves
have seen fit to prescribe the penalty,
which Is disqualification from ever
holding office hereafter. A petition al
leging such serious transgressions
ought certainly to glvo somo facts,
thero ought to have been In this peti
tion tho names of somebody that re
ceived money or of somebody that of
fered money; there ought to bo somo
affidavit from somebody outsldo of tho
amdavlt on Information and belief
which is appended to tho petition,
which should establish prima facte at
least a fact which could bo Inquired
Into. But this petition, ns I havo al
ready stated. Is so general, so vague,
so Indefinite, and so worthless In my
opinion, as a paper upon which to predi
cate Important action, that It ought to
bo quashed on that ground alone."
What shall bo said of tho man who
because of his own Inability to com
pete successfully for n. party nomina
tion nfterward tries to use tho court
records ns a means for casting unsup
ported odium, first on his successful
competitor, and indirectly on the whole
party to which ho professes allegiance?
What do tho voters of Lackawanna
think ot such a man nnd what do they
think of the tactics ho employs? Tho
answer to this question can beBt bo
read on tho night ot Nov. 2 in tho voto
cast for John R. Jones and tho wholo
Republican ticket.
Wc suspect It has upon the wholo
been fortunate for Spain that James a.
Blaine is not allvo and in his prime.
In tho calendar of the best Republi
canism there is no such thing as an
off year.
Some Suggestions
flbotif Pensions
Prom tho St. Paul Plonecr-Prcos.
When Americans how cor patrlotlo
ami however willing to Indulgo Uio ecntl.
ment of gratltudo toward tho men who
periled life, health, and tho welfare of
their families In tho nation's defense
contemplate tho Ptlll swelling aggregate
of our pension rolls, now mounting to
wail $1 u.000,000 annually, tliey may bo
pardoned If they seem Inclined to assjmo
a questioning attltudo ns to whether all
tho legislation under which that immense
outlay is being mado has been sulllci-mtly
well considered. This attltudo has be-
como moro and more pronounced slnco
It Is seen that thousands of voung widows
nro being added to tho rolls, to tako tho
placo of tho eterans who aro Cropping
off, and whoso pensions, which nro for
life, seem likely to prolong for another
full generation a largo part of the na
tional burden liltherto bo patiently borne.
Tho bold stand taken by tho present com
missioner of pensions in objecting to this
class of beneficiaries is looked upon with
general commendation. Whllo tho peoplo
arc willing nay, eager to savo from
want tho women who sent their husbands
into tho Held In tho critical days of the
"sixties," they cannot easily discern what
claim tho woman who has married an
ex-soldier long after tho war ended can
hao upon tho nation. Marrj Ing a veter
an for Uio sake of getting a pension a
practice which has now bocomo common
cannot bo classed among tho acts of pa
triotism for which pensions aro usually
boston ed.
o
Whllo In this critical mood, peoplo aro
also inclined to push tho question a llttlo
further, ai'd to ask on what ground tho
government f-hould continue tho payment
of pensions to peoplo who plainly do not
need them. Especially, why should pros
perous and well-to-do men, In business
and In tho professions, draw an annual
stipend from tho government, whllo oth
er veterans who served their country
equally well, or better, but who now find
It hard work to mako a living, receive
nothing whatever, becauso no rebel bul
let happened to hit them, or becauso their
health remained so good that they woro
nblo to servo their country to tho end of
tho war without contracting a disabling
or even a constructively disabling dis-r-aso?
If tho pension rolls were cleared,
first ot tho names of all Individuals who
aro in no need of aid from tho govern
ment to enablo them to llvo in comfort,
and secondly of all widows who havo
mairled veterans since tho war, tho enor
mous burden of pensions which tho
American peoplo are now bearing would
bo vastly reduced so much reduced that
tho nitlon could perhaps then spare some
thing with which to sweeten tho last
days and perhaps savo from tho alms
house somo splendid soldiers, who did
grand service, but wcio not lucky enough
to "get lilt" whllo doing it.
o
Thero Is no doubt that tho larger por
tion of tho men now receiving pensions
wcro good soldiers. Wo aro glad to ad
mit that all ot them havo deseivcd well
of tho government. But tho popular sen
timent Is that pensions should bo bo
stowed, not to match deserts, but to ro
llovo necessities. Whero no necessity for
relief exists tho claims of tho man who
was hit by a bullet or Injured by dlseaso
In tho eervlco aro no greater than that
of his comrade who fought equally well
andi perhaps longer, but w h went through
tho war without getting mi and with his
health unimpaired. And it Is a matter of
common notoriety that In almost every
neighborhood thero nro men who were ln
eftlclcnt soldiers, but who aro now rich,
who aro receiving pensions from tho gov
ernment, whllo men who wcro good sol
diers, but who aro now poor, recelvo noth
ing. All well-to-do soldiers ought now to
bo willing to consent to a readjustment.
Let somo honorary medals bo struck oft
and bestowed upon theso in lieu of fur
ther pensions.
SURPLUS OF LEGAL TALENT.
Prom tho Philadelphia. Record.
Aro American institutions tending
to
tho dovelopment of a learned proletariat
clasaV That Prance and Germany aro
suffering from an ovcrsupply of physi
cians, profossors, lawjers and preach
ers 19 a complaint frequently heard. In
this country, w hero thoso laborers aro al
together out ot proportion to tho amount
of labor to bo dono, It 13 not unusual for
a man to prolong his studies Into mldJlo
llfo simply becauso, from excessive com
petition, no Held of libor has been opened
up to him. Tho Parisian student has
brilliant opportunities for tho study of
art; but ho finds llttlo demand for tho
product ot hl3 efforts. Ho can study archl
todturo; but no ono asks him to build
houses, for It is so much easier to estab
lish schools of art and architecture than
to maintain In a densely populated coun
try a healthy proportion between supply
and demand.
0
A study of tho statistics of the law
yer's profession is likely to leavo tho Im
pression that if tho laborers in tho other
learned professions bear tho samo ratio
to tho demand for labor our own country
is already in a radder plight than aro tho
lands of 'the offeto aristocracies. Thero
are now 90,000 professional lawyers in our
"Model Republic," or ono lawyer to ev
ery SOU of tho population. In tho center of
population the ratio Is as high as one to
every 3J0 inhabitant!. Such is said to bo
tho condition In Chicago, whero a recently
compiled directory shows that nearly f,000
lawyers aro struggling for existence.
Franco, with a population of 40,000,000, can
manago to exist with only 1000 more law.
ycrs than aro needed in Chicago; and
Germany, with more than 15.000,000 popu
lation, has but 7,000 lawyers. Tho prolltlo
law schools, many of which aro main
tained not to make lawyers but rather to
furnish professorships to halt-mado law
yers unable to mako a decent living In
tho prectlca of tho law, are largely re
sponaiblo for tho surplus of lawyers. Tho
law schools have multiplied at an amazing
rate, tho number last year having been
reported nt S5, with a total of more than
10,000 students. In 1S70 the law schools
reported 1,611 students: In 1SS3. 3.051: In
1S31, 6,100; In ISO I, 7,000. Nor has this in
crease been tho consequence, ot a corre
sponding demand; on tho contrary, in
tho opinion of Mr. Edward, In tho Michi
gan Law Journal, it is "safo to Ray that
approximately 10 per cent, of tho ordinary
tovenues of tho old-tlmo law olilco havo
been cut off In recent jcars."
o
In viow of facts such as havo boon pre
sented It Is somewliat discouraging to
read tho lato criticism of a well-known
Columbia collcco nrofossor: "When ma
chine shop and factories and all tho para
phernalia of tho applied sciences nro Im
ported into tho academic shades, and
when tho perfumo of tho nttlo violet is
stilled by tho stenches of tho chemists'
crucible, tho truo purpose of tho uni
versity, Is forgotten," Tho professor's
rhetoric seems better than his Judgment.
As to what constitutes tho true purposo
of a university thero Is apt to bo a wldo
dlftcrenco of opinion; yet few aro so
warped by prejudlco ns to maintain that
tho truo purposo of our (higher schools Is
to prepare young mon for a llfo of inac
tivity. To tho outsldo observer It looks
as though tho universities equipped with
"tho paraphernalia of tho applied sci
ences" and tho "ctuclblo" of tho ohcmlst
aro doing better service In educating men
to bo mechanics, designers, engineers,
electricians, agriculturists nnd chemists
than Is being done by thoso which aro
helping to Increase tho largo "crop" of
American lawyers.
'
A STltOKC; CANDIDATE.
From tho Carbondalo Leader.
C. E. Pryor who has been nominated
by tho Republicans for tho olilco of
sheriff of thin county will undoubtedly bo
tho next incumbent of tho shrievalty.
Mr. Pryor Is tho peoplo'a choice. Ho is
ono of tho best known men In Lacka
wanna county, and wo uso tho term "best"
In ovcrj' light In w hlch it can bo placed.
During tho last few years lie has had oc
casion to como Into official contact with a
goodly portion of tho voters of tho coun
ty. Of each and every ono ho ha3 mado
a friend at once. His popularity is wlde
rpread and tho p'.aco ho holds In, tho
hearts of the people was not won more
by his over genial disposition than by tho
admlrablo way ho has served tho public
in tho past.
Mr. Pryor has been a pronounced and
recognized success In a publlo capacity
nnd tho ability displayed by him ns pro
thonotary will bo taken Into tho office of
sheriff. Tho two offlcoa aro closely alHcd
and In electing him this fall tho peoplo
will reap tho benefit of nn experience that
guarantees a, moro thnn creditable execu
tion of tho important duties of sheriff of
such a great county as Lackawanna,
Mr. Pryor Is ono of tho strongest can
didates over nominated for an office In
this section of tho state, and his election
in November is nlrcady assured.
IS LOVE WITH HIS WIFE.
Prom tho Washington Post.
"Tho man who is in love with his wlfo
is perhaps not so raro a specimen as most
people think, but ho docs not always
show It In tho pretty way that camo un
der my notice a few days ago," said tho
good-natured clerk at tho Hotel Johnson.
"It happened this way. A gcntloman liv
ing out In Colorado wroto us that his wlfo
would bo passing through Washington on
her way homo from a southern city; to
glvo her tho best room In tho house, and
to spare no pains to mako her comfort
able Ho Inclosed a bill to pay for a mag
nificent bouquet of expenslvo flowers and
also his own card. Well, on tho date ho
named tho lady arrived, and when sho was
shown to her apartment, thero on tho
tablo stood a lot of roses that any wo
man In Washington would havo envied.
At first sho didn't seem to rcallzo that
they woro Intended for her, but when she
stooped to exomlno tho moro closely her
eyo fell on her husband's card. Then sho
realized what a graceful and thoughtful
act had been done by him, and tho happi
ness that shono in her eves was moro elo
quent than words. Tho kiss that fell on
ono of tho flowers was undoubtedly vicar
ious. To my mind llttlo attentions llko
this go a long way to mako life worth liv
ing." A TALE OV THE SEA.
From tho Brazil Nut.
Tm) American captains woro recently
relating their experiences on different
v oyages. Ono of them told tho following
story: "About 1 p. m. on March 2 my ship
was proceeding under full sail when a
cloud about, tho size of a man's hand was
observed on tho horizon. It camo on, and
as it ncared tho ship wo discovered that
It 'was composed of locusts. They settled
on tho sails and ou couldn't sco a bit of
canvas for them. When they flow away
thero was not a stitch of canvas left on
tho yards." "Ah," said tho other captain,
"I can qulto bellovo that, for at about 3.J0
p. m. on JIarch 2 my vessel was proceed
ing under full sail when wo observed a
small cloud on tho horizon. As it ap
proached tho ship wo discovered that it
was a cloud ot locusts, and as they passed
our vessel wo saw that every man Jack
of them had a pair of No. 1 canvas trous
ers on."
THE FAR3IEK AND PROTECTION
Prim Gunton's Magazine.
Tho truo friend to tho American farm
er Is tho ono who supports thoso policies
which will tend to enlarge tho proportion
of non agricultural population, tho con
sumers but not producers of farm pro
ducts. Every new factory, every now
railroad, every now town or city contri
butes to this result. Thus it Is plain
that a protective policy applying mainly
to manufacturing Industries, does not
Involvo unfair discrimination against
agrlculturo at all, but provides for tho
very thing which agrlculturo from hence
forth must depend upon, namely, an ln
creaso In tho non-farming population. If
tho foreign market delusion wero aban
doned, and no further lncreaso mado In
tho ncrcago devoted to farming, It would
not bo many years before our own manu
facturing and urban population would
consumo tho cntlro product of Ameri
can farms.
THE l'UHLIC'S DEDT.
Prom tho Courier-Progress.
Prlonds of education owo a debt of
gratitude to W. S. Langstaff for his splen
did work In tho interest of educational
work In this city. It was Mr. Langstaft's
voto that elected Professor G. W. Phillips
superintendent of our schools, and en
abled the board ito reconstruct tho meth
ods then in voguo and placo our schools on
tho high educational basis they now oc
cupy. Hlevcn votes wero necessary to
lnstltuto the reforms so badly in need
at that tlmo and In every forward move
ment Mr. Langstaff was a potent force.
Por fourteen years Mr. Langstaff has
given his tlmo and energy to school work,
and though unremuneratlvo to himself,
his efforts hxvo been of great valuo to
tho public.
WHAT IT JIIMNS.
From rtho Courier-Progress.
Ttepubllcan success in Lackawanna
county means more than tho placing In
offlco of tho nominees of that party,
though that 'would bo a guarantee of
faithful performance of duty. It means
an additional stimulus to prosperity's for
ward movement by keeping In control tho
party whoso administration alviys in
spires conlldence in tho country and keeps
tho wheels of Industry moving,
niTTKH ANH SWEET.
Tho apple that grows highest Is tho best
upon tho tree;
The rose that Is tho most fragrant al
ways has tho sharpest thorn;
Tho pearl that is the purest lies within
tho deepest sea;
And the deeds that llvo tho longest aro
of hardest efforts bornl
Tho lovo that's won too lightly Is not
treasured as a gem;
Tho words that flow freely never have
the greatest weight;
Man appreciates his blessings It he has
to strlvo for them,
Dut never knows their value If they're
passed up on a platol
Cleveland Leader,
GO
LISMIT
In accordance with our usual custom, the book Department will be open from nowl
until after the holidays, and you will find it rich in values. I
i
io mo series handsomely bound in Library Cloth, printed on good paper and in I
large type, the paper and binding alone costs more than we ask for the books. Your
choice from 264 titles of the best authors, 36 cents.
Entire
Sets
Marie Corelli's Works. 5 Volumes, only 85c.
Hall Caine's Works, 5 volumes, only 85c.
Conan Doyle's Works, 6 volumes, only 98c.
Edna Lyall's Works, 6 volumes; only 98c.
Front Counter. Northwest Aisle. Main Floor
FINLEY
FOR FINE
Dre
Goods
Has always been pro
verbial, and our constant
ly growing trade on lower
and medium priced goods
only tends to show that
we are also to the front
on this line of goods, as
well
To demonstrate this
fact more fully than ever,
we have placed on sale for
the next TEN DAYS,
Three Great Specialties,
that are well worth the
attention and scrutiny of
the closest buyersas we
guarantee them the best
values in NEW GOODS
offered this season
1, is a line of Mixed Chev
iots, strictly wool and
an A 1 cloth for general
wear. This week, $1.98
a Dress Pattern
2, choice line of Jacquard
and Camel's Hair
effects. An imported
cloth and shown only in
the newest color-combinations.
This week,
$3.35 a Dress Pattern
3, a line of high class
"Crepon" effect. "Nov
elty" Suitings, also in
the latest Color-Combi
nations. Looks equal to
coods at more than
double the price.
week, $4.85 a
Pattern
This
Dress
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Lamp-
To Btaf m
We have them in all
colors with globes and
silk shades at prices that
are right and goods guar
anteed. Also a fine line
of extra Globes, Shades
and Chimneys to fix up
your old lamps 3f you wish.
THE CIEMQR
MAIXEY CO.,
422 Lacka, Ave,
'CE. ?
Bool Bargains
For Boot Lows
"m'w'A- WM JSIrST
ft
ft
ft
BaflySeg' Fall
Aed Wtater
II
II
ft m
' ft
1 ft
See our line now arriving. It sur
passes all past efforts and represents
novelties that are absolutely exclu
sive, as well as all the staples made
by the best tailors in the clothing
world. Everybody buys at the same
price.
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1
4116 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
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ti"VnWHirWwW1f"-Wl'r'-Mr"rf1'W
Lewis, Reilly
& DavSeSo
ALWAYS BUSK.
FOR THE LADIES.
Burt's Shoes, of New York; Laird, Schober
& Co. Shoes, of Philadelphia, havo more
friends than any other bhoes made. We sell
them and warrant them In every way.
Wholesale and Retail Shoes and Rubbers.
LEWI& WEBLLY &BAVIES
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
'fli 11 J o,
Office DuatSes
Are accelerated nnd time U saved by having
the proper Stationery, Blank Hooks, Letter
Files, Pens, Ink, Paper, that are used so con
stantly by largo business houses and offices.
We hnvo a splendid assortment of nil kinds
of office and mercantile stationery and eve.
rything needed for all business and profes
sional men. We also carry Typewriters' Sup
plies and Draughting Materials. We are
agents for tho celebruted Udlson's Mimeo
graph and supplies.
ReyeoldsBros
Stationers and Engravers.
Hotel Jermyn Bldg,
100 w y t wire At., Eci8ntrn,ra.
iAZAAJL
Qothtag
iUGKLOW
FOQIE
y i
110 WashlngtonAvenua.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
Butchers' Saws
" Cleavers
" Steels
" Knives ,
" Block Scrapers
" Block Brushes
44 Wagon Scales
44 Counter Scales
44 Lard Trowels
it Ham Stringers
Enterprise Lard Presses
and Stoffers J
Enterprise Meat Choppers '
Enterprise Smoked Beef;
Shavers. '
We give exchange stamps. J
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyomlnj
District for
Mining, Blasting, Sporting Bmokeleil
and the Repauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
fc'nfety Fuse, Caps and Exploders.
Rooms SI?, 213 and 214 Commonwealth
Uulldlng, Scranton.
AGKNCIE3:
THOS Font),
JOHN 11. SMITH & SON,
K. W. MULLIGAN,
rittston
Plymouth
WUWes-Barr
II PiEASAM
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the beet Quality for domestlo us
and ot all sizes, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered in any part ot the city,
at the lowest price
Orders received at tho Office, first floor,
Commonwealth building, room No I
telephone No. 2624 or at tho mine, tele
phone No. m, will be promptly attende
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
T. SI
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DUP0IT8I
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