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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

A railroad man employed at one of the
stations in this city Is figuring out the
number of tramps that sleep In freight
cars during the winter months. He be-
lieves he has struck a new and valuable
line of statistical work.
Paymaster Henry +. Atherton, Of the
Delaware and Hudson railroad. has occi-
pied the same position for over thirty
years, and in all that time never lost
cent by being held up, although he went
up and down the valley monthly all THESE
years and met all kinds of people
Two men got on the 4.45 Delaware.
I.ackawanna and Western train at Taylor
yesterday afternoon and took seat to-
gether I'm the smoking car. There were at
least twenty five other passengers in the
same car, and large number of persons
got off and others took their place. One
man said to the other: Lets see If ths
conductor will stop to take up our tick
cts. l know he did not see us getting on:
now let us take off our hats, and See II
he'll single us out" The conductor went
by few steps and returning tapped the
man nearest to him on the shoulder and
reached out his hand for the tickets How
conductors can so unfailingly pick out
the new passengers Is q mystery to the
average traveller.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
EYES
EXAMINED FREE,

You can save money by buying specta-
cles Of Silverstone, the eye specialist. at
SO9 Laskawanna avenue, Onely one flight
over the Lehgh Valley ticket office. The
following prices will satisfy you that they
are the cheapest in the city: Solid gold
trimmed spectacles at $3.50 per pair: filled
bows at 81; nickle bows from 50c. to 81 so;
aluminium bows from 75c. to $500: colored
glasses from 25c. to $l.25. We have large
line of reading glasses, the best In the
market. at 25c. per pair Opera and mag
nifying glasses at reduced prices Of
flee hours, a. m. to l2m.; to p. m.
Remember that your eyes will be exam.
ined free and satisfaction Is guaranteed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
GRIFfIN'S HOUSE BURNED.
Fire Last Night at Leggetts and
Rockwell Streets.

An alarm at $50 o'clock last night
from box "a was for blaze at the cor
ner of Leggett and Rockwell streets In
the Notch" district. The fire did dam
age to the amount of several hundred
dollars to double dwelling owned by
Edward Griffin.
The flames started from an unknown
cause in q bed room of the portion of
the building occupied by David Twiss,
burning the contents of the room and
its walls and creeping to the room
above on the second floor. The fire
companies quickly subdued the blaze.
Much of the damage was caused by
water.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

permanently in New York city. He
watches tor wholesale bargains and
arranges foI the importing OF dress
goods. trimmings and the like of cXclu-
sive design. He is also instructed to
be ON the alert for exclusive novelties.
EACH HAS ITS POLICY.
Among a given number of retail dry
goods houses each has its peculiar pol
icy i'm regard To its treatment of en-
ployes. The employees are an import
ant medium between firm and the
shoppers though the real import of this
fact Is quite generally lost sight of
by the shoppers. The Goldsmiths be-
lieve Il satisfied clerk will make Il buy
ar satisfied but that Il querulous, dis
contented employe will invite the same
feeling in IA customer. No clerk in the
Bazaar is discharged Or threatened With
IL number of departments. III the clerl;
isn't suited to the place for which she
IS hired she is transferred to another
counter. The transfer process is con-
tinued until the employe is found en-
tirely lacking in ability, and not un-
til then does the dismissal take place.
This plan has resulted in an efficient
corps of helpers who are personally in
terested in their employers business
ana are patient anu attentive. Inc
working force numbers about seventy
five persons.
There are large department stores
whose goods bear private selling
mark, thus enabling clerks tn make the
price tit the appearance or demand of
the shopper. The articles in Gold
smiths are all marked i'm plain fig
ures, making it obvious that but one
price prevails for all customers.
HAVE THEIR SPECIALTIES.
AS in the shoe, crockery and hat
stores most big dry goods stores have
their specialties, goods which the store
seems to sell the most successfully, and
with which customers seem most sat
ished. At the Bazaar the speciality is
ladies' and gentl .aiens furnishings.
With that line of goods the store has
had its greatest success.
The men who manage this large
store are good illustrations of the pro-
gressive, enthusiastic and thriving
Scranton business men. Their duties
are not so eXacting as to prevent them
from taking a lively interest in char
liable and public matters. They are
prominent spirits in the board of trade
and are Identified with several of the
city's leading clubs and societies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
1T IS AGAINST MCCARTHY.
Jury Returns a Verdict in Favor OF Mrs,
Scanlon-..Casc OF Spruks Brothers
Against Fannie D. May.

At the opening of common pleas court
yesterday morning the jury in the case
of NJ. A. Mccarthy, of Wilkes Barre,
against Margaret Scanlon. administers
trix of the estate of Martin Scanlon,
deceased, brought in a verdict for the
defendant. The case was given to the
jury at 4.3O o'clock Tuesday afternoon
and at 7.30 o'clock in the evening they
had reached an agreement. The first
poll was ten to two in favor of the
defendant. At the former trial of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

two retailers from Bellefonte. They in
troduced the Monday bargain sales. es-
tablishcd free-delivcry system that
now embraces Dunmore and Minooka,
and started the plan of marking goods
$l.49, $l.9S, etc, a cut below an even
figure. These features were i'm opera
tion at the time i'm the large cities and
Scranton finally came to it.
Customers are attracted to store
without being able to explain the eX-
act reason. They are better satisfied
with one store than with another-the
customer will say that much, but cam
not offer more explicit explanation.
One fundamental and established prin-
ciple or policy of the GOldsmiths has
been to closely watch for declining
prices. The firm of course protects
itself by hurriedly disposing of its
stock, but the benefit falls uoon the
buyers as well. The same system is
applied to unsalea5les goods
Women especially are always looking
for something new. That is a fact
which the Bazaar prOpri rtors have
borne in mind, and which caused them
! years ago to establish a buying agent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
SOMETHING ABOUT
A DRY GOODS STORE
II Has Many Features Which III. Public
Don't SEE.
GOLDSMITHS BAZAAR AN EXAMPLE
How Two Energetic and Progressive
Brothers Conduct Their Large
Bnsiness..Thcrc Are Tricks Of the
Trade, but They Are Not Secret.
buying an Important Feature.

In considering Scrantons advance
ment to Il position among the foremost
business cities in this part of the coun-
try, it should be borne in mind that
aside from coal no one industr.' nor
line of trade has alone accomplished
the great step forward. All lines of
business have been developed by the
city, and the city has been developed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
DEATH OF FLORENCE c. DRINKER. (
Was n Public School Teacher Until
the Spring Term Closed.

Miss Florence c. Drinker died yes
terday morning at her home, 43O Madi-
son avenue. She was a teacher in the
public schools until last June. when she
was obliged to discontinue work on ac-
count of poor health. She first taught
in Park Place and later at No. 30.
Miss Drinker was a devout Christian.
member of st. Luke's Episcopal
church, and an active member of that
church's Sunday school and Girls
Friendly society.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
THE DRArERY DEPARTMENT.

business experience was in New York
city, where they We're i'm the wholesale
trade. There is something of interest
attached to the methods by which the
GOldsmiths conduct their business
There are systems, policies and plans
which do not appear on the surface,
but which. nevertheless are requisites
of success. Otherwise, any person with
Il little ready capital might buy a
stock of goods, hang out sign and
sell his goods. There Is something
more than that to the retail dry goods
business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

DON'T WORRY about your health.
Keep your blood pure by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla and you need not fear the
grip. colds, bronchitis, pneumonia or
typhoid fever.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

ME Weissman. of Irving avenue. was
bridesmaid. \ wedding supper was
served at the home IT the biide on Irv-
ing avenue. and Mr.. and Mrs. Storr
were the recipients of wishes of mary
years of happiness. The groom IS "a
son Of Alderman Christian Storr. of the
Nineteenth ward. and is employed in
his fathers undertaking business. Mr..
and Mrs. Storr will reside on Alder
street.
Miss Minnie We:chel of Hickory
street. and James Miller. of Peters
burg. will be married this evening at
Miss Wetchers home. by Rev. Mr..
Nordt.
At II o'clock yesterday morning Miss
Agnes Kelley, of South Ninth street,
and Frank McHugh, Of LuZerne street,
were united i'm marriage at st. Patricks
church by Rev. j. Il. Whelan. The We'd
ding march, Mendelsschn's, was played
by Miss Rose Conway. n large conG:e-
CATION of the friends of the contracting
persons Witnessed the ceremony. Miss
Elizabeth White attended the brlu",
and James Devine was groomsman. Tne
wedding dress of the bride-elcct was a
very handsome travelling suit. MISS
White carried pink crysanthemumS. ~
reception was held after the ceremony
at the brides home. at which the CON
gratulations were profuse and the least
sumptuous. Mr.. and Mrs. McHuga lett
on the 1855 train on IL wedding tour I"
New York and Philadelphia. Mr: NC
Hugh Is master mechanic Tor the rag
ton company. His bride is lopuEif
among her friends. They will nNe on
the West Side.
A surprise party was tenderedMr. anu
Mrs. Sig Roos. of 5l3 Pine street, on
Tuesday evening.
PERSONAL. MENTION:
c. T.. Ritten, of Carbondalc. was yes
terday in this city.
j. w. Dimmick. of Carbonate. was
Scranton visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilroy, or Wilkes
Barre. are at the Wyoming.
The Misses Donnelly and Misses MalS
ney. of Pittston, spent yesterday III 'h's
city.
Miss Jessie Fuller. the weil-known milli-
ner, has severed her business connection
with a. Il. Sawyer.
Arthur Thomas and family. of Mulberry
street. left yesterday morning FOR fio:i-
da, where they will spend the winter.
Rev. d. c. Hughes, d. D.. has accepted
call to the pastoratc of the !'ilsrim zap
tist church. of Brooklyn, n. Y. Dr.
Hughes was formerly pastor OF the jack
son Street Baptist church of this city.
Dr. George Blanchard, senior house
surgeon at the Lackawanna hosI~tal'
has resigned and will be succeeded by DR..
John McGrath. the junior house surgeon.
The change will so into effect Dec. l. Dr;
]. NJ. McAndrew, of Brooklyn, n. y, Will
be the new junior house surgeon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
THAT LAW BOOK

THAT LAW BOOK
l' OF course can be printed at some
other office, but If you want a good
job done quickly by expert work
men, you'd better consult The Trib-
une job department. Its facilities
for this kind Of work are unsur-
d passed In Northeastern Pennsylya-
mia. Let US submit estimates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
New Plot.

Mechanics buy now. Opening day
Saturday, Nov. q. Next the Driving
Park.
- GEO. w. FINN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

HOODS PILLS are the favorite fam
lily cathartic, easy to take, easy to ope-
rate, ss
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Make your wants known through our
want columns. Only one cent a word. y
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

To Cure Cold in One Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL It
fails to cure. CSC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

TEN YEARS AGO AND NOW.
When the Goldsmiths opened their
store ten years ago, the city's empor-
iums were on a scale much more prim-
tive than now. Much of the change
that has taken place may be attributed
to the new ideas established by the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
Crepe Paper.

Just opened another lot of i'm
ported crepe paper. The new
shades in great variety. Plain
tints and tinted edges; 10, IS and
25c. the roll.
FRAMES, TOO. for making lamp
shades. Five shapes to choose from:
25c. each. Just think! We sell YOU
frame and paper all complete for
making large lamp shade for 3oc.
Show you how to make them, too.
Glad to DO it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19
I HE
5RA[N]|E
SALE
Fair Warning

The special lots are going fast.
Some of the best sizes have sold
way into the last dozen. If you've
been thinking about bringing that
picture in, stop thinking-it's time
to act. Buy the frame now before
it's too late to get what you want.
Picture frames at these prices are
next thing to gift. Two picked
at random will serve to show the
saving.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

Miss Minnie Weichel. of Hickory
street. and James Miller. of Peters
burg. will be married this evening at
Miss Weichel's home, by Rev. Mr..
Nordt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

Try a Tribune want advertisement. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-19

A FRAME, 15x2s, takes over feet
of moulding to make-including cor
ners. Eight feet of moulding at I5c.
foot, comes to SI.ao. These 60 for
3Sc.
A FRAME aoya4 takes over feet
of moulding, at, say 15c. foot.
Again We have SI.ao. These 60 for
DO.
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permanently in New York city. He
watches TOR wholesale bargains and
arranges for the importing of dress
goods. trimmings and the like of cXclu-
sive design. He is also instructed to
be ON the alert for exclusive novelties.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
Loyal to the Republican Party.

A Helena special to the Mime.
apolis Jonrnal says: Lieut.. Gov.
Alex. G. Botkin, the Ell Der oil
the republican national committee
for Mont tana, when asked to give
his views on the action to be taken
by Montana republicans in case
the national convention declares
against free silver, said:
"The republicans of Montana.
are loyal to the party and it's
principles. They did net go off
with Colorado, Idaho and Nevada
in 1892, but gave the electoral vote
of their state to the republican
candidate for president and vice
president. However, if the con-
vention at st. Louis adops gold
standard platform and nominates
candidates of that faith, l would
not like to enter into recogni-
zance that we accept its action. 10
that event the succession of all the
republicans in all the silver states
is greatly to bc feared"
In further conversation Gov
Botkin said that he ferveptly
hoped that any such exhibition of
folly and bad faith would be
avoided. He said that the conven-
tion might as well put its resolu-
tion in this form:
"Resolved, That when the re-
publican party of this country,
represented in national convention
at Minneapolis in 1892, demanded
the use of both gold and silver as
standard money, it did not mean
anything of the kind and was only
attempting to work confidence
operation Oil lilc ~ ulcl lCdh lItOplC'
'It is already in evidence that
thousands of republican voters ir
New York have been alienated by
the Raines liquor law, We have
not carried that state for years
without the aid of divisions an(
, factional contests among the demo
, Gratis, and now they are harmon
. ious. 1t is more than doubtful
, whether We can carry that state
! and with it's 36 ELECTORAL vote
eliminated from the republican
column, the free coinage states ar
likely to be vitally important, Z
= secession in the west will max
: trouble. We have relied too muc'
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

When system has been followed
by a corporation or firm for thirty
years, and is found to pay, they
are generally very charry how
they change it. The matter OF
protection has been in vogue in the
United States for that length of
time, and never in the history of
the world was a country found to
be more prosperous than ours. A
dollar was easier obtained and
bought more of the necessities and
luxuries of life. But the election
of democratic free trade admins
tration changed all this, and now
the country to man, almost,
wishes to see the word protection
written on our statute books again,
and with that idea in view will &c
to the polls this fall and cast theil
votes for the party that promises
them what they ask,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30
State News.

The coroner's jury in the case of
the six men killed by a powder ex-
plosion in the st. Lawrence mine.
two weeks ago, returned verdict
this evening. The verdict merely
relates the manner in which the men
met their death, and reither GEN.
sures nor exonerates the company.
Henry Keohler, of Livingston
who was convicted at this term of
court of burglary in the first degree
was to day sen fenced by Judge
Henry to four years in the peniten.
tiary.
For the third time within the
past week, the Montana Central car
wheels have claimed a victim. Geo.
Amos receiving injuries at Allen at
8 o'clock Monday morning, which
resulted fatally.
The Butte Bystander, for many
years the labor organ of that city,
begins its sixth year by changing
the day of publication from Tuesday
to Sunday, and the name to the
Sunday Bystander.
TIE Basin Times has changed its
place of publication to Butte, and
hereafter will be issued as the
Butte Times.
Lottie NJ. Stevenson has been
named as correspondent in a di-
vorce suit at Lewistown. Lottie
is well known in Teton county,
having acted as stenographer Tor
the democratic county cen ntral COM
mittee during the election of 1894.
Harry O'Neill had very mar
row escape from death at the Ara
conda mine. He tainted while
coming up on the hosting cage
and was caught between the cage
and the wall plate and sustained
a badly fractured jaw and several
ugly scalp wounds.
b. e. ST. Charles, formerly
editor of the Butte Miner, will
shortly commence the publication
of a new paper in Butte.
Dan T. Shea and Peter Smith,
day>shift partners at the Gre"r
Mountain mine in Butte, WI rn
terribly injured by blast on the
1,4OO leve, of that mine which re-
suited in the loss of the left arm
to shea besides having his face
badly cut up. His partner was
not seriously injured.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

The statistics annually prepared
by the Engineering and Mining
Journal for The Mineral Industry
are doubtless the most valuable
and accurate published. They are
likely to be more reliable than
the government reports, as the
publishers of The Mineral Industry
keep i'll close touch with metal
production
It is an enormous task to com
pile these statistics and Mr.. Roth
well, the compiler, is entitled tC
great praise for The results OBJ
tanned. We are in receipt of an
advance sheet giving the statistics
Last week we published the figure:
on copper. Following are the
figures of the total metal produc'
ton Of this country last year:
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NTariaS.

J. V. Davies arrived home from
trip to Washington. He bought
some cattle there which he brought
to the Montana range. He reports
great destitution IN that state
Many families are leaving their
homes in the merciless grasp Of
their creditors and going forth
into the world empty handed
The 21st of April was observed
by the school as arbor day. The
teacher and children went few
miles down the river and procured
the trees, which they planted in
front of the school house, one for
the girls and one for the boys.
There will be two months more
of school, making ten months al
together. 1t was supposed that
school was out for this year, and
the final examination and exhi-
bition were held accordingly.
Settlers are busy plowing and
getting ready for their crops.
The entertainment which was
piveu at the close of school was
excellent; the children surprising
all previous efforts. Following is
the program:
Tableau, Welcome, Edward
Hughes, Verne Davies.
Motion song, school.
Speech, Give the little boys a
chance, Edward Sullivan, JOSEPH
Hughes.
Speech, The Geiger Grade, Johr
Sullivan.
Song, Ella Rhee, Mary Sullivan
Recitation, Michael Sullivan.
Speech, Little fred, VERNE
Davies.
Reading, Jimmy and the Owl
FLUID Hughes.
Song, Mountain Maid, Verni'
Davies,
Tableau, Hope, Mary Sullivan
Speech, Papa's Letter, Mar!
Sullivan.
} Speech, A Boys Rights, Flu
Hughes.
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Speech, A Little Orator, Arthur

Speech, A Little Orator, Arthur
Davies.
Song, Be Thorough, vernie
Davies.
Speech, Only Pin, Edward
Hughes.
Dialogue, Opening a Jackpot,
FLUID and Loretto Hughes.
Song, Uncle Sans School, Lo-
retto Hughes.
Speech, A Country Girl, Loretto
Hughes.
Speech, What I Can Do, Char
-otte Davies.
Tableau, Justice, Loretto Hughes.
Song, Sherman's March to the
Sea, Maggie Abbott.
Speech, Maud Muller, Nora Sui.
livan.
Reading, A Trial of Endurance,
Annie Hughes.
Song, See the Children, Maggie
Abbott.
Dialogue, The Ventriloquist,
Nora Sullivan, Annie Hughes.
Song. Hoop Exercise, School.
Speech, Am Rights Fred Sui
livan.
Speech, A Horseback Ride,
Maggie Abbott.
Song, Nancy Lee, Maggie Alb.
botU, Verne Davies.
Tablean, The Three Graces.
Nora Sullivan, Annie Hughes, Mag>
gle Abbott.
Dialogue, The Rival Editors,
Fred Sullivan, FURRY Sullivan,
Maggie Abbott.
Song, Our Flag, Mary Sullivan.
Tableau, Liberty, Verne Davies.
Valedictory, Loretto Hughes
The following prizes were given
out at the close of the entertain~
ment, to the school children. For
5 the best department among the
: boys. Furry Sullivan. For the
: best department among the girls,
Annie Hughes. For the greatest
progress among the boys, Edward
Hughes. For the greatest pro-
, gress among the girls, Nora Sui
) livan. For punctuality in attend
8 ance, Furry Hughes, Edward
8 Hughes, Edward Sullivan. For
. excellence in drawing, Annie and
Loretto Hughes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

Glass wash boards for sale at
Meningitis.
A car load of steel geared Rush
ford wagons has been received by
Mcknight.
Sixteen ounces Of New Idea
baking powder and a galvanized
iron pail for IS cents, at Nc
Knights.
One pound of chewing tobacco,
one pound of smoking tobacco, and
cob pipe, all for 80 cents, at
Meningitis.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-04-30

upon the reaction of 1892, whereas
there is such thing in politics as
a reaction from reaction, and
that is about due this year.
Lieut.. Gov. Botkin is candi.
date for the governorship, and his
long service and high standing n
the party, with his personal popu,
larity, make it possible that be
will receive the nomination as
against Gov. Richards. indie
pendent.