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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-14
MR.. HURLBUT'S POSTERS.
Display of a Number of Them at
Prendergast's.

Mr.. c. w. Hurlbut, the art illustra :
tor OF this city, has a splendid display
of posters and poster calendars in the
widow of Prendergast's store, which
is attracting much comment. The fact
that they are made in Scranton by a
Scranton illustrator, aside from their
merit, attracts much curiosity to see
them.
The calendar sheets are 14xo2, with
full figure subjects. Among the diff
ferent subjects are: THE Foot Bali
Man" "The Foot Ball Girls" "Winter
Girls" skating Girls and several
others. The work is done with u Glib
son finish. but with a strikingly origi-
nal effect which is purely Mr.. Hurl-
butts.
He has also series of silk pillow
tops done in the colors of the leading
colleges, which are beautiful and
unique.
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Four Anthracite Roads,

Cleveland. Dec. 13.--The Leader will
say tomorrow thar the mystery sur
rounding the purchase of the stock
e. the Pennsylvania Coal company has
been cleared UP. Il was announced
NY Il good authority today that four
anthracite coal roads have made the
purchase. They are The Erie, Phiia-
delphia and Reading. New York. On
tario and Western. ana the Delaware
Iacka wanna and Western.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-14

INoHIbucu IIoHi rage !.
thirty days thereafter, and will receive
cash therefor at the rate OF 552 per
cent, equal to S276 per share. each
share being of the par vaue of $50.
such sale carries no interest to us
in certain treasury assets OF the com.
pany, which have been reserved from
sale and which are to be liquidated
by the company and distributed as an
extraordinary dividend to the share.
holders of record on Jan. g. 1901, at 3
y. M.
I'VE have agreed to pay for account
of the company simultaneously with
the purchase OF the stock and dividend
out of such treasury assets which shall
previously have been declared and paid
over to us in cash for distribution to
the shareholders.
(Signed) u. =. Morgan < Co."
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Our warehouse property, corner West
Lackawanna avenue and Eighth street,
being about 25 feet front on Lacka
wanna avenue and 1870 feet on Eighth
street, and about 147 feet on the line of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern railroad. with five-story brick
warehouse. track and switching privi-
leges.
Also our barn lot on Dix court, about
So feet on Dix court by 80 feet deep to
Lee court, with brick stable and frame
warehouse; located between Lacka-
wanna avenue and Spruce street.
- The Hunt & Connell Co.
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1t Is an Exhibition at Mahon's Sho,
Store.

Store.
The beautiful wax figure of Queen
Louise, in Mahon's shoe store window.
is attracting widespread attention. The
Prince of Prussia, who was so fascjn-
ated with her beauty and the nobleness
of her character, asked her to become
his wife. AS Queen of Prussia she COM
manded universal respect and affection,
and nothing in Prussian history is
more pathetic than the patience and
dignity with which she bore the suffer-
ings inflicted on her and her family
during the war between Prussia and
France. No other Queen in modern
times has been SD sincerely mourned.
The famous Queen Quality shoe.
which is known all over the country
and which almost every lady in Scran-
ton is wearing, are named after this
beautiful Queen. MahOn are the only
shoe dealers in Scranton who sell these
shoes
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MORE ABOUT
QUESTION Of
ASSESSMENT
Possibilities Of Increase Opened bu
a Change to the Second Glass
Form Of Government.
SOME COMPARISONS
THAT ARE ELOQUENT

Allegheny with Only Fifteen Per
Cent. More Valuation Than scran-
ton Pays Twice as Much Taxes
While the Bonded Indebtedness Of
the Former Is Four and One Half
Millions as Against Less Than
Half a Million for Scranton-At
Present Councils in This City Can
Not Increase Taxation Because Of
the Practical Impossibility Of Dis
turbing the Valuations and the
Fact That the Limit of Millage Has
Been Reached-A Change Of Char
ter Would Change These Condi-
tions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-14

y resident taxable is any person,
man. woman or child who pays taxes
and lives in the city
The Republicans should have no diff
ficulty in having at least twenty-three
men in the expanded common council
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-14
Children S
Toy Furniture

In your hurry and hustle of Christ
mas shopping, the children are not
to be forgotten. We know you have
thought of toys-but now honor
bright, don't you get tired. year af-
ter year, buying those useless, poorly
constructed tin or wooden toys. which
are thrown away or broken in a week.
How much more suitable tour kind
would be. Did We say, toy furni-
tnre--thats hardly the proper name
for it. 1t is real furniture. made in
real furniture factories and sold a.
real low prices. 1t is made right and
will give the children many days OF
honest enjoyment. The stock Is COM
plete and includes Bureaus, Dressers.
Refrigcrators, Tables, Bookcases and
dainty Couches that will delight amy
little girl. AS AN induGement fo,
your coming. we offer Child's Nor
ris chair at 9Sc.
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Xmas Photos.

With double the usual force in o,lr
studio, we are prepared to make photos
for Xmas until December 81. No mat
ter what the weather may be, you can
be sure of them. The Griffin Art Co.
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Given Away.

With every pair of kid gloves sold at
81 or more. we will give a beautiful
glove box. Mears & Hagen.
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PERSONAL.

The Rev. Richard lliorns is again conhned 10
his home by illness.
Sol, Rice was in the city yesterday, preparing
for the appearance OF 'Thc Highway,iann Comic
Opera company at the Lyceum tonight.
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Fifteen Nmas presents for $3.50.
That's what You can make with our
Platinette photos. They are superior to
the Rembrandts.
We can deliver all those taken before
December 81, The Griffin Art Co. So
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-14

is regular Slipper palace" Thou
sands of pairs of Xmas slippers from
soc. to 50. sos Lackawanna avenue.
Open evenings. ~
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Presidential Nominations.

BY Exclusive Wire fiom The Associated Press
Washington, Dec. lathe president today sent
the following nominations TO the senate Jud-
son G. Clements Of Georgia, to be an interstate
commerce commissioned reappointment. John
W. Yerkes, OF Kentucky, to be commissioner OF
internal revenue ('The nomination OF Mr. Yerkes
to be collector Of internal revenue for the Eighth
district of Kentucky withdrawn)
Fancy Box Stationery. Reynolds Bros.
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What to Buy for Your Brother.
A pair of Mahon's Xmas slippers. 5Os
Lackawanna avenue. Open evenings.
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Mahon's Shoe Store

Fancy Box Stationery. Reynolds Bros.
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Bon BonS
and Chocolates

The finest confections made
we display today. Fresh re-
ceipts daily. Two specialties
this Christmas: Fancy Bon
Bons and Chocolates 35c;
worth soc. Finest Bon Bons
and Chocolates aud glace
fruits SOC; worth Soc. Pure
Candy Toe to Isc per lb. Old
fashioned chocolates csc lb.
Sunday Schools supplied at
lowest wholesale prices.
{. G. Coursen
Wholesale and Retail.
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Teachers oxford Bibles. Reynolds Bros
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For Sale.

Fancy Office Baskets. Reynolds Bros,
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Fifteen Xmas Presents for $3.50.

Teachers Oxford Bibles, Reynolds Eros
Nh,
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QUEEN LOUISE IN WAX.

Newest card engraving. Reynolds Bros
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Sterling Desk Blotters, Reynolds Bros
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aCkaWanna
"THE"
S Penn Avenue. A. b. WARMAN
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY

Local data for Dec. 13, 1900:
Highest temperature ............... 10 degrees
humidity:
a. m. ..................... 81 per cent,
Snowfall, 2t hours, ending S p. H., trace
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-30
THE GREATEST CORN CROP.

Twenty-four hundred millions, The
sum is astounding. It is difficult for the
human mind to conceive of what such an
enormous number means. Yet it is esti-
mated by the governments weather crop
service. and by well informed men in the
grain trade, that this country's corn crop
this year will be that many bushels. It
staggers the mind to try to imagine how
big a pile 24OO. 100000 bushels of corn
would moke. The belief, indeed, is that
that estimate Of the crop. from the pres
ent outlook is moderate. Should no unto
ward incident occur previous 10 she har-
vest. to cut off the yield, the grand total
of bushels will be even greater. AS to
The money value of the crop il may be
stated that corn is now quoted at IS to
10 cents bushel; but supposing that the
great crop will cause a decline in price,
the countrys corn this year will repre-
sent an enormous sum Of money.
1t may be that after a while neither
cotton nor iron will be king, but that
corn viii WELD the scepter. Twenty-Five
years ago Samuel J. Tiiden predicted that
il would eventually become the agricul-
tural monarch of America He foretold
that Europe would dose its prejudice
against corn, or maize" as it is called
there, and come to realize in full meas
ure the excellent qualities of the grain.
That prejudice is now rapidly losing
ground, through the instrumentaity Of
the corn propaganda" which the agri-
cultural department is maintaining at
the Paris Exposition and elsewhere in
Europe. In Ireland American corn has
heretofore been associated in she public
mind with the plague because both made
their appearance there in the year or the
famine. But the Irish people are learn
ing that corn is wholesome, nutritious
and palatabe- as good as wheat and bet
Ter than potatoes as a staple article of
food. In Austria and Belgium, also. corn
is coming into favor as it becomes better
known. In one or two of the European
armies corn is being experimental with
as an army ration. That it will prove lis
virtue can not be doubted by those who
know the grain.
The prospects are good therefore for
the opening up of large foreign market
for corn. And with such a market. there
would be little danger of very tow prices
even if the American farmers raised crops
larger than twenty-four hundred million
bushels.
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What the Great Man Needs.

The ohevalier, Gerard de Kampis was
very rich and a very proud man, says an
exchange. Soon after the completion of his
magnificent castle he wished to have a
house warming, and accordingly ali his
great neighbors were invited TO a great
feast. AT the conclusion of a sumptuous
repast his guests made speech after speech
in which the host was lauded to the
tunate man alive. As the chevalier loved
hattery, we can imagine how proud and
delighted he was.
One among the guests, however, said
nothing for time When each man had
made his speech he uttered the following
singular observation upon the happiness
of the host:
Sir knight, in order that your felicity
should be complete, you require but one
thing, but this is a very important item. ="
And what thing is that?" demanded the
knight, opening wide his eyes.
"One of your doors must be walled up"
replied his guest.
At this strange rejonder several of the
guests began to laugh and Gerard himself
looked as much as to say this man has
gone mad Wishing, however, to have
the clew 10 this enigma he continued:
But which door do you mean?"
Il mean that through which you will
one day be carried to your grave" replied
the other.
The words struck both guests and host,
and made the latter reflect most seriously.
The proud man remembered the vanity of
all earthly things. and henceforth he no
longer thought only of the perisha BILE
treasures he had once gloried in. He was
completely altered and made good use of
his riches
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BRIGHT BITS.

-Hoax-"What made the elevator fan?"
Joax-"The elevator man took a drop too
much. '-Phfladelphia Record.
-Jinks-"I don't believe Dante's descrip-
ton of the Inferno is correct" Winks-
'Why not?" Jinks-"Not one of the
shades said to any other shade: rs it hot
enough for your New York Weekly.
Inferred. Mrs. Hatterson-"I don't
know what I shall do. My husband has
been so disconnected lately over his meals
at home" Mrs. Catterson-"Why, I
didn't know you were without a cook
Detroit Free Press.
-Sef-Interest. -She-"The author evil
IDENTIFY believes in the principle of the
greatest good to the greatest number; 90
you agree with him." He-"Oh, yes;
only | believe the greatest number is
number one. "-Brooklyn Life.
Mother (angrily)-"Did I see you play
ing pitch and toss with that little Dougan
boy?" Tommy-"Yes. ma" Mother
We'll, don't do it again. DO YOU hear
me?' Tommy-"Yes. ma. / won't do
it no more. He hasn't a ha'penny left
Glasgow Evening Times.
Wit Enough.-First Bookkeeper-
THAT links is the wittiest man in the
Officer Second Bookkeeper-"I never
heard him say a bright thing" First
Bookkeeper-"No; but he's got wit enough
to laugh heartily every time the boss tells
that stale Old chestnutty joke of hist
Puck.
Absolute Faith,-'Have you faith In
your theory about Mars being inhabited?"
inquired the skeptic. Il should say I
have faith in it, answered the man with
the telescope. why. that theory is good
for $50 q thousand words every time I
choose to write an article on it."-Wash-
ington Star.
His Rowing Experience.-A Pittsburs
physician who thought of taking his col
ored servant with him on projected fish
ing "trip interrogated him as to his ac-
quaintauce with aquatics. After a few
preliminary questions. he asked: Have
you ever rowed. James?" "Only on the
cYahs, sah."-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph
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Buying n Fan.

Miss Katharine Lee Bates, who spent
some months in Spain last year, declares
according to the Youths Companion. that
the dark-eyed damsels of the fan and lace
mantilla are quite as charming as tradi-
ton has pictured them. Ignorant they
commonly are, their education being of
the most meager, but they are not dull
They are quick-wilted, high-spr ited, and
affectionate, and are possessed Of a grace
of speech and manner which rarely de-
serts them. Nor do they reserve their
pretty ways only for the ballroom or the
parlor; even ordinary shopping is lifted
into a scene Of elegant comedy by the
manner in which ii is transacted This is
how a Spanish senorita bargains for her
fan:
There is nothing sordid about it. Her
haggling is a social coudescension that at
once puts the black-eyed young salesman
al her mercy.
But the fan seems to me the least bit
dear, senorr
He shrugs his shoulders and filings out
his arm in protest
"Ah, senorita. You do not see how beau
tiful he work is. l am giving itsaway at
pc setas."
She lifts her eyebrows half-incredulous-
ly all bewitchingly.
AT ) esetas, senior"
He runs his bend through his black hair
in chivalrous distress
But the peerless work, senorita! And
this other, too I sacrifice it at four pese-
taS"
She touches both fans lightly.
You will let us have the two at seven
pesetes senor?'
Her eyes dance over his confusion He
catches the CLEAN, laughs back, throws
IN his hands.
"Bueno. senorita! At what you please!'
And the senorita trips away contented
with a sharp bargain, although-for Span
ish gallantry,even when genuine goes far
Their on the lips, than otherwise-the price
was probably not much more remote from
what Plea ed the smooth-tongued clerk
than from what she pleased.
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Personal.

Secretary of War EIihu Root is an OK
pert chess player. and he generally amuses
himself during his unoccupied evenings
ei her by a game with friend or in solV-
ing some difficult problem.
Rev Henry b. Smith. rector OF st.
Pauls Church, Ardmore I. T, who has
just been ordained TO the priesthood in the
Episcopal Church, is full blooded Cher-
okee Indian. He will soon leave ST.
Pauls Church to become member of the
staff of the Cathedral at Milwaukee.
The eldest son Of the Garkwar of Ba1o-
da, Prince Fatteh Sing Rao, is to be sent
20 oxford, England. for his education. He
holds the command of a regiment of cav
airy in the army of the Baroda state.
Some of the Garkwar's younger sons are
also 10 be sent 10 the schools of England.
Elizabeth Forster the sister of the
philosopher Nietzsche, has sent a protest
to the German literary papers against the
publication of any of her brothers letters,
either in books or periodicals.. unless by
earlier permission of the author or the
present consent of his literary representa-
tives.
Sir Charles Upper. perhaps the most
ulSNllS ulSleu OF 0dUdIa statesmen, 'ldS
no doubt inherited much of his ability
from his father. 1t is related of the lat
ter. who was a Baptist clergyman, that by
the time he was IS years old he had read
the whole Bible in eight language and the
New Testament in ten different tongues.
He died in 1881 at the advanced age of 81,
Or. Oliver Wendell Holmes prophecy
about the last survivor at the end of the
century of his loved Harvard class of %
that there would be only one left when
the twentieth Century's sunbeams climb the
far-off eastern hiH-has not been fulfill
ed" says the New York Evening Post.
There are two survivors of this class
Charles Storer Storrow of Boston, fellow
of the American Academy. and DIR. Ed
ward Linzee Cunningham of Newport, r.
l., both of whom have been unable to at
tend the commencement exercises"
Gen. Andre the new French Minister
of War is in his SD year, and is tall and
of great physical and intellectual vigor.
He entered the Ecole Polytechnique in 1855,
and was commissioned a sub-lieutenant in
the artillery in March in the following
year. After nearly thirty years of SER
vice he attained the rank of lieutenant
colonel in 1885, and of major general in
1888 Just year ago he was made
general of division. He is an avowed en-
envy of politics in the army, and ii is cx-
pected by the friends of the Waldeck-
Rousseau cabinet that the policy of ap-
peasement will find in him powerful
supporter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-30

II suppose" said a government clerk
10 Washington Star reporter, that you
have heard of the Virginia family of Der
by which spells its name E-n-r-o-u-g-h-
t-y, well as the Chumleys of England,
but l came across one the other day that
I'll bet a hat you never heard of. The
subject of the sketch was a Virginian,
or claimed that he was. and he was so
youthful and unsophisticated that l guess
he was telling the truth. Children and
fools, you know, have a weakness in that
regard.
Il met the young fellow on a train be-
tween Richmond and Petersburg, and we
struck up quite an acquaintance. He told
me his name was Tolliver-Oliver Tolliver
and l very naturally asked him if he
spelled his name as did the famous f.
F. V. Taliaferros, and he said he did and
seemed TO be proud of it. 1 was rather
proud to be friendly with one of the name
myself and made myself extra agreeable
when he left me at way station and
babe me good-by he rendered me his
card and told me he hoped l would not
forget him. ! didn't look at the card
till he had gone, and would you believe
il. the young fellow had his name spelled
to match as il were, and it appeared
thus: Mr. Aliaferro Taliaferro,' which,
in my humble opinion, was getting Oliver
Tolliver down pretty fine. Don't you
think so tOO2f
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-Orginal Admission
Lime Andrew Hanley Company; Wall
Paper and Paper Hanging. Savannah
Building Supply Company; Ship Notice,
Strachan & Co. Consignees; Read What
A. Letter of Savannah, Ga, Writes of
Suwanee Springs Water; Levan's Table
d'Hote.
Business Notices-Harvard Beer, at De
Soto Bar; e. & w. Laundry.
Steamship chedule-Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company.
Auction Sales-Soda Water Factory, by
J. Mclaughlin & Son. Auctioneers.
Observation-Disclosures Acedamy. Near
Charlottesville. Va.
Ohcial-Special Proceedings of Council.
Legal Notices-In the Mater of Mrs.
Minnie l. Sims, Bankrupt.
Medical-Bar-B Ben; Hoods Pills; Cas-
toria; Hostetter's Stomach Bitters; Dr..
Hathaway Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted For Rent;
For Sale; Lost: Personal; Miscellaneous.
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The DPbutnnIP.

From Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Who has an arch and mirthful air?
Yet when her chaperone is near
Seems like an angel unaware?
The debutante.
Who loves TO be eXtolled and famed.
Yet bushes when you hold her hand
As if she didn't understand?
The debutante.
Who has a partner in advance
For every german, play and dance.
And Stays heart with every glance?
The debutante.
Who leaves a ball and german late,
And loves an allowed tete-a-tete,
And sees no serious side to Fate?
The debutante.
Who at the table takes her seat
In some grand banquet-hall complete
Yet is TOO delicate 40 eat?
The debutante.
Who welcomes with q ripping laugh
The many nattering toasts you quaff
And finds in them more wheat thar chaff
The debutante.
Who listens with a coy content
To words Of love from warm hearts sent,
Yet tells you they were never meant?
The debutante.
Who is II makes the veteran sage,
Tagging "superduous on the stage"
OF social life. forget his age?
The debutante.
Who Is II has unbounded fun
And sleeps not till the rising sun.
With all Of Cupids work well done?
The debutante.
\William Hamilton Hayne.