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To Every Man who Intends being Warm and
Comfortable this Winter.
We are selling hundreds of buyers now their Winter Suits and Overcoats. Wo
are getting word from all quarters in regard to these Clothes. People coming m
' telling us: I saw one of your $10 Suits. Looks like a fine Dress Suit sure.
Another : Neighbor of mine got a Five Dollar Overcoat here. If that's the price,
I'll take one like his. Another : Heard about your $5 All-Wool Suits. People
out my way say they wouldn't believe it if it wasn't in Wanamaker & Brown's
advertisement. V-..
The fact is leadership of low prices belongs to this house like its name.
The fact is leadership of low prices belongs to this house like its name.
Grain is low, wool is low, and it's against sound common sense to hold high prices ,
for manufactured Clothing. We ve recognized the situation for months, and
t doubled our business by promptly coming down to the new state of things. v'
You'll make no mistake buying our $5 and $8.75 Men's Suits for All-Woo!.
You'll make no mistake buying our $5 All-Wool Winter Overcoats. ,
You'll have Australian Wool, if you wish $10 or $12 Suit.
On account of handling the wool in raw state, these Suits receive special recom-)
mendation from Mr. Wanamaker.
You'll net former $35 quality in purchasing our $25 Overcoats.
You'll net $20 and $25 qualities in our $13.50 and $16.50 Black Suits.
Boys' Clothes, strong, stout, serviceable and lower in price than ever. All Wool
Suits for biggest boys, $5.00. Same for Overcoats. Little Fellows' Suits, $2.50.
Yes, All-Wool Overcoats, $3.50.
In addition to the very low prices, we pay Railroad
Fare on the purchase of a very moderate amount. ,
sixth0 market WANAMAKER & BROWN.
TWELFTH J22 MARKET WM. H. WANAMAKER.
PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON.
VTom our Regular Correspondent.
W ashing rox, Dec. 9th, 1895.
President Cleveland's statement of
what the administration had done to
maintain the Monroe doctrine nd his
intimation of what it was prepared to
do in that line was no play to the
grandstand. The paragraph in his
message which contained th state
ment has not a line or sentence of
spread cagltiim ; it merely notifies the
world in dignified and diplomatic
language that the Monroe Doctrine
is not a fantasy, but a fixed fact be
hind which is all the strength of the
United States. There is a cue far
President Cleveland in the unanimous
upport of that portion of his message
for democrats in both House and
Ser.ate. It shows the possibility of
uniting the democrats, notwithstand
ing radical differences of opinion oa
the financial question, and of the
party putting up a stiff fight in the
Presidential campaign. Net only are
the democrats all pleased with the
President's Monroe doctrine talk, but
some of the republicans have not hesi
tated to openly commend it nine
tenths of them are committed to the
support of the Monroe doctriue. For
instance, Senator Hale, of tee., said .1
u His treatment of our foreign affairs
seems to be conservative and satisfac
tory," and Senator Lodge, of Mass., a
radical of radicals, said : " Ia regard
to Venezuela, I am happy to say, the
President has taken an excellent and
sound position."
While President Cleveland's views
on Cuban affairs are not popular with
those who allow their sentiment and
enthusiasm to sway their judgment,
there are many level headed people,
in and out of Congress, who believe
that he is correct, but probably not
enough to prevent the adoption of
resolutions in both House and Seoate
declaring in favor of the recognition
of the belligerency of the Cuban revo
lutionists. At least that's the way it
looks now. Two such resolutions
have already been introduced in the
Senate and similar ones will be intro
duced In the House. There will be
some sky-focket speeches made on
thee resolutions, and unless some
thing now unexpected shall prevent,
one will be adopted.
It seems to be disturbing some peo
ple because the President devoted his
message exclusively to foreign affairs
and national finances, leaving the
routine affairs of the government to
the heads of the various executive
departments. The innovation is an
excellent one and ought to be kept
up. Why should the President go
over the same ground in his message
that s covered by the annual reports
of the members of his cabinet, some
of which are nude public in advance
cf his message ?
The President evidently did not ex
pect t'ongiess to accept his recom
mendation for the retirement of the
greenbacks and Treasury notes and
the issue of o:ip; time, lo'.v interest
hontU, 111-0:1 which National bank
Botes minht be is,i:ei1, to redeem
them. That its why he s'ul af;er
wakiiift the rcroninicnd.iiion : "I
have buggcited a te.nedy which my
judgment approves. I desire, how
ever, to assure the Congress that I am
prepared to co operate with them in
perfecting any other measure promis
ing thorough and practical relief."
Now let Congress devote the time it
is giving to jumping on the President's
plan to the production of a better
one. That's the way to convince the
country that it is mcrre interested in
our nationtl prosperity than in trying
to elect the next President.
The republicans in Congress will
probably have an early opportunity to
show how sincere their recent shout
ing for the Monroe doctrine has been,
England's reply to the demand of this
government for a specric answer as to
whether its demands for the territory
claimed by Venezuela would be sub
mitted to arbitration is now on irs
way to Washington. Should it be a
refusal to arbitrate, as it is sii 1 to be.
President Cleveland will at once seni
a specia! message to Congress, an !
the republicans will hove a chance to
show whet they are willing to do for
the maintenance ef the Monroe
doctrine. .
It seeus that at last President
Clevelani has succeeded in nominat
ing amaa for a seat on the bench of
the U. S. Supreme Court who is satis
factory ta everybody end whose nomi
nation will be unanimously confirmed
by the Senate. The lucky man is
Judge Rafus W. Fcckharn, now a
member of the Appellate Court of
New York, a lifelong democrat, and a
brother of W. H. Feckham whose
nomination to be justice of the Su
preme Court by President Cleveland
was rejected by the Senate because of
the opposition of Senators Hill and
Murphy.
Among tr.s numerous bills introduc
ed in the House and Senate last week
were a number providing for the erect
ion of public buildings in various
places at an aggregate -cost of more
than eight millions of dollars. If
that sort of thine is going to be kept
up, .and the bills passed, it will cer
tainly become necessary far Congress
to provide some additional cevenue for
the government.
Cough and Headache.
" My boy was afflicted with the
grip and a cough nearly all winter, two
years ago, and he did not get over it.
He complained of headache and all
that we could do for him did not seem
to do him any good, until we thoueht
of Hood's Sarsaoarilla and ffarui'n
Pills. After he becan usine this
medicine he improved." Mr.. Jesse
Hess, uuava, Pa.
Hood's Pills cure all liver ills.
Buckwheat Cake Accewcry.
The Question as to who killed ihe
lamest oorker is nnw pn.rir-'n,r
minds of many of the residents of this
place. George Yost killed three, the
total weight, of which was 1083
pounds. Elijah Cromley followed
with f iur which weighed 1420 pounds.
A lot of r.ew judgment exemption
note?, vith attorney's commUiion,
an l v.aivin cventhicg, just printed
at this oll'ce. So'd sinele. or in
tf.
Important to PeLsicrers.
The Pensioa Agent ol Pittsburg Gites
Veljable Advice.
Owing to the fact that many mieis
trates, before whom pension vouchers
are executed, have been in the habit
of forwarding such vouchers to the
pension agent for payment eocksed '
in envelopes which do not have the
proper a.nount of postage, therein,
thus putting the pir.sion arer.ts to
the trouble and exper.se of pants
the overdue po:sze before sach
paciaet can be def:verei, it has be
come aecc.5x.- tie plosion &
pirtJBtr: 13 i.yri 1 jjrrsgest rele for
tie correct-;! c: izc'i itzsei. Prr.s-Oi
aeat Kn t-.rs::r; t-t-n isstractei
by tve itzi.--?z iz vYis-ur.i-.oa o
hrKi-;T r;:; - it ci sich ct-t-Clit
pyiZxZi I lZjW i.I such
pickijci tor r to the eVii letter
ottire. Speiitr? area t'lis subject
Capcaic Skicnjr, the pension agert
at Pittsburg, says : This abuse has
grown to such proportions that I have
been obliged to pay as much as three
dollars in one month on account of
such deficient postage. The fauh is
not with the pensioners who mail their
own vouchers, because a single letter
stamp 43 always sufficient for the
transmission of a single voucher, but
with certain magistrates and claim
agents ho are in the habit pf trans
mitting each quarter a large "package
of vouchers with a single postage
stamp thereon, evidently expecting
that the pension agent will pay the
deficient postage rather than delay
payment o the pensioners. We have
sought to correct these petty abuses by
saving the envelopes and returning
them to the senders thereof, but this
course has had little effect in stopping
what might be called 1 a system of
petty swindling,' because we are in
formed that many of these magistrates
collect two cents for postage from
every pensioner whose voucher 'they
execute and then fail to use such
stamps for the purpose intended. In
view, therefore, of this recent order
from the pension bureau at Washing
ton, I trust that all pensioners and
magistrates in tbe district may pay
close attention to this matter of postage
in the future. If they do not they
may expect great dday in transmission
of checks, because all such packages
deficient in postage will surely go to
the dead letter office."
Another Compnlsory Law.
The effect of the new factory law
which is now in effect, will be far
from being an unadulterated benefit.
It belongs to the class of compulsory
laws, which however good their object
may be, are necessarily attended with
a good deal of harm. The factory
law, as a specimen of compulsory leg
islation, is a companion piece to the
educational law that is intended to
compel all the children of the state to
go to school.
There are thousands of youths in
the state under sixteen years of age,
employed in mills, factories and shops,
who, by the terms of this law, will be
compelled to stop work and become
attendants at school. The general
effect may be beneficial, although that
is problematical, but such an inflexi
ble rule is likely to work hardship in
many cases where the labor of boys
of fifteen and sixteen is helpful to de
pendent parents. It is doubtful wheth
er the little schooling forced upon re
luctant boys of that age will compen
sate for the loss of wages brought a
bout by this compulsory interference.
That children of tender age should
not be put to daily labor cannot be
questioned, and it is equally unques
tionable that the children of the State
should have the advantage of the pub
lic schools, but it is far from being
certain that the interests of the rising
generation can be most effectually
secured by compulsory means.
Bclltfonte Watchman.
We know of but one community in
the worUi where dyspepsia is practic
ally unknown, and that is the Shakers
of Mount Lebanon, N. Y. These
good people have been studjing the
subject of digestion for more than a
hundred years, and that they under
stand it pretty thoroughly, is evidenc
ed in the forgoing fact. Their Di
cestive Cor -Hal is the safest and best
' remedy in cases of indigestion that we
I know of. A trial bottle can lie had
through your druggists for the trilling
sum of 10 cents.
The Sniker Digestive Cordial sup
plies tSe system with food already
digested, and at the same time aids
. the Question ot other focds. It will
almost instantly relieve the ordinary
The Philadelphia Press
For 1896.
Pennsylvania's greatest Republican family
newspaper, The Philadelphia Press, will enter
upon the new year under the most favorable
conditions of its history.
A powerful agent in the national com
munity, it is now more than ever a leader in
news and able comment.
Its various departments have during the
past year been greatly strengthened.
Pennsylvania is covered county by county,
city by city, town by town. No other news
paper covers the State so well.
The Woman's Page of The Press has be
come one of its most prominent features and
is eagerly sought by ladies.
In the matter of Amateur Sports The Press
is also far in the lead and publishes more
news on that subject than any other paper in
the country.
The subscription price of Tl'ie Press, per
year, is: Daily, six dollars; Daily and Sun
day, eight dollars; Weekly, one dollar, 'f'i'-.fj
The Press is the greatest want medium in
Philadelphia and gives the lowest rates on
that class of advertising.
i symptoms ot" indigestion, and no
sjf erer need to be told what these
I are.
Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
p?ace of Castor Oil.
Tie Kindergarten cot a Fad.
A race that is said to take its pleas
Tires sad:v a branch of which, indeed
by inheritance, is inclined to look up
; on all am'us.en:eiit as sinful such a
( race very naturally produces many
zn:zds that cannot help suspecting
izs utity ct an institution like the
klzderanen, which to a casual ob
server seem merely organized pleasure.
; This kind of observer, seeing for the
, trst time a kindergarten "in full play,"
1 naturally asks himself, can anything
1 so delightful really be rwt of a crave.
scientific system of education, or is it
mereiy a pretty way of keeping chil
dren out of mischief?
That it is a thoro112b.lv accredited.'
successful, scientific and ranidlr
spreading educational device, and no
mere fad of the moment, seems to be
an established fact, as may be gath
ered from inauirv amonc the le.idpr
of education everywhere in America,
ana trom all the teachers who, wheth
er kindergartners or not, have come
into contact with the system. Cen
tury,
It is not eenerallv known hv our
readers, but we have o..e fully e-
quipped, and in excellent working
oraer in our town, it is located in
the Lockard Buildini?. and is under
the management of Misses Cohill and
Otto. A group of happy children are
there assembled, and it is remarkable
how rapidly thev aauire knowledge
under what is apparently play. Their
rooms are open to visitors, parents
and others intrested in this kind nf
work are invited to call and inspect
their methods. There is room for a
ew more children.
To Pray For lngersoll.
At noon on Thanksgiving day the
knee of every Christian Enceavorer
in Cleveland and there are ,over
3.000 of thra was bowed in prayer
that God may speedily convert Col.
Robert G. Ingersoll. The public will
anxiously await results.
books of a 5 and 50.
An attractive advertisement in a
pood, live, widelv circulated and nni.
versally lead newspaper like the
Columbian is one of the business
man's best helps in fact he can't
get along successfully without it.
We are in position to write "catch
ing " advertisements. The kind that
sells gotdj. If von den't believe it.
J tell ushtt you have to, sell, and
' tve will do the rest."
Chartered Companies.
The state department issued 7a?
charters during the fiscal year ending
last Saturday. Pour hundred and
seventy-eight of these were granted to
various kinds of manufacturing com
panies, eleven to insurance companies,
two to traction companies, sixty-four
to building and loan associations, for
ty eight to street railways and twenty
two to steam roads. The rest were
to miscellaneous companies. Permits
to do business in Pennsylvania were
issued by the department during the
year to 1,063 foreign corporations.
More than fifty per cent, of these
have headquarters in Philadelphia.
We observe that the city of Reading
wants a' Mayor who cm lecture. Not
a temperance lecturer, however, as
Readine is a beer town i but one who
can, on occasion, make addresses of
welcome ana such like, the party,
theiefore, that nominates t,ha most
versatile and "literary feller" will
triumph at the polls in February.
How would that do for an issue in
Blooiv.sburg ? ;
Will Forfoit Leases-
Consternation prevails among the
saloon and hotel keepers of West
Mahanoy township, Schuylkill county,
owing to a circular letter which each
of them received Monday, from the
board of city trusts of Philadelphia.
There are twenty licensed saloons in
the township, and nineteen of them
are located on the lands of the Girard
estate. The letter in question is terse,
but positive notice to them that, if
they shall continue to sell liquor after
the end of the current license year,
they will forfeit their leases and rend
er themselves liable to ejectment.
The leases under which they hold
possession contain a clause prohibit
ing the sale of liquor on the ground
of the Girard estate, but the clause
has been violated with impunity.
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