P1pr5gftfrsnfflS- THE PXTTSBITRG DISPATCH, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1892. fpn &0 MORE MULE POWER, Steam Will Be the Feature of the Canal of the Future. LAND CARRIAGE IS KOT BETTER ffhen the Other Method Is Placed Upon a Modern Puis. INTERESTING IDEAS OF COL. ROBERTS Among the valuable papers read at the fifth International Congress on Inland Nav igation recently held at Paris was one from Colonel T. P. Boberts, of this city. It was devoted to a discussion o'f the respective positions occupied by the waterways and the railways in general transportation in the United States. Among the ideas de Teloped were the following: Canals were Introduced Into this country on the English models, and several thou sands or miles of them were Dutlt cotemrjo raneously with their development abroad, chiefly in the period between 1825 and 1850. Some were constructed with a capacity of about 40 tons, although the majority of thorn , were Intended for 65-ton boats, and they were often oarr.ei through hlllv reiio'is with frequent locks of very small lift (four to six feet) ana generally illy supplied with water. In the case of many of these canals it would have been impos-ible eier to have enlarged them to the capacity now required to enable, them to compete with the modern railway, and exces of lockage or difficulty in obtaining a sufficient supply of water must forever preclude the hope that many canals will be built in this country. In addition to the nitural obstacles al luded to, the great flrst cost of cinals such as would serve this purpose restricts them to routes where a heavy business is oertain y to be relied upon. Canal boats cannot, like railway cars, be taken into the ware houses, eta, and being n many cases not so convenient, their use for short carriage pre sents no advantages, hence they will seldom under any circumstances be built separate from main lines connecting important trade centers or lines connecting airgregiited systems of navigation, suoh as our Interior likes and the Mississippi river system. No "Victory for Llnd Carriage. It Is to be acknowledged, however, that many of the canals sold by the States or corporations which constructed them could have been made valuable in the future as branches of the main lines now 'contem plated. The competition between canals and rallwaj s in this countiy, never, in any fair sense, resulted in a victory of land cai riage over water carriaze the vlctorv was that of the steam engine over horse flesh and very poor horse flesh at that,. Wnen the properly constructed steam en gine is mounted npon the properly con structed vesssl and not until then will we see the corflict deciaed upon its real merits, and we need have no tears that anythlnjr but good big engines will ever be mounted upon our future canal boats: andjthat means deep water and a carrying capacity greater by far than is possiDle to put in single trains of cars. Up to the present time the Government has held itselt aloof troui undertaking any Important canal work, ir wo except the St. Mary's canal, connecting Lakes Supeiior and Huron, so that even with many j ears' continuance of the present policy of ex penditures in the desultory manner which has heretofore been pursued, no marked ad vantage if indeed, any at all to the "through freight" business or the country will be observable. The most that can be hoped for is that the large annual appropri ations will bring about a more intelligent consideration of the whole subject, and lead eventir.ll to the construction of deep water-ways, where actually needed. In the 'Way of Go d Work. In some resDects,tbe General Government really stands in the way of good work which mijht be done by private enterprise, lor, in cffect.it has given notice that it claims juris diction over the waterways of the country,' and as it has reached this attitnde by com mon consent, crivate capital Is not encour a.ed to invest in river works, though the l ight of State to charter private companies for such purposes is ell settled. 1 he gov ernment's jurisdiction, reierred to, is Ql lectedto the rights of navigators, protec tion of channel, etc, it being held, also, that all rivers should be tree, and the Gen eral Government has obtained by gift, or purchase, the fieedom ot several magnifl cent river improvements, and Is moving in the mattei oi the purchase ot the more im portant ones. It is manifest, however, that either the Government should contruct some of the great improvements demanded by the times, or encourage private capital to invest In them. As has been alreadv stated, the region of the country where commerce is most active Is embraced in the area lying between the lakes and the Omo river, east of the Missis sippi to the seaboard. In this district are located the chief commercial and manu facturing cities: it includes all of the devel oped coal and lion ore fields, excepting that ot the recentlv developed districts in Tenn esSLe and Alabama, before spoken of; It is also the region or the greatest production ot the leading agricultural staples, such as wheat and corn, as well as the seat of the lumbering interests. An Empire Within Itself. It would burden this piper unnecessarily to enter into the statistics of the internal commerce of this large, fertile, highly de veloped, wealthy and populous region. It is an empire within itself, nowhere else on the globe equaled in respect to the magni tude and value of its productions and in the extent of its internal commerce. Of the total CSj.541,617 tons of freight car ried by rail for the fiscal j ear ending June SO, 1S9U, it it impossible to state hou much is to be credited to each gronp These figures can, however, be approximately given from other sources. In addition to thu 636,000,000 tons or railwav traffic, the cenus report (Bulletin No. 179 April, 1892,) reports that during 1889. 172,110,123 tons or merchandise were transported by water, exclusive ot canals, (or which the census report gives no statistics). The marine business is dis tributed as follows: Tons. Atlantic Coast 77,597.626 Gull oi Mexico 2,804,950 l'aciflc Coast 8818.J63 Great Lakes 53,421,2 Mississippi Valley 29,405,06 Total 172,110,423 With an internal commerce, without in cluding the coastwise trade of more than 700 003,000 tons annually, the foreign trade or the United States binks into insignificance. Is it a wonder, then, that schemes for the betterment of the conditions environing this mighty deluae or commerce should be engaging the minds or some of America's most far-seeing statesmen? Is it not, rather, more a wonder that, with the in centive to action, so little has been done! V here Tankee Enterprise Is Lacking. On this point it is to be confessed that the Tankee nation, held abroad to be so resort lul and quick-witted, bigs woefully behind the nations of Europe, and it is to France, Germany and Italy, as well as to England and her colony Canada, that our people must turn their gaze to witness the le viral of methods so long nexlected South or the latitude of New York the Allegheny Mountains present an effectual barrier to the construction or modern canals, which might otherwise be projected to con nect the Mississippi Valley with tho At rtntc The great valley can only be con served with the Atlantic seaboard via the lakes, and thence through tho proposed New York canal, and, -very fortunately, such lake and river connection is practica ble at several points. Whilst, therefore, the demand for en larged facilities of transportation between the East and the West is now urged mostly by shippers engaged in business in tbe ex treme West and their axeuts in NewTork, tbe intermediate cities have most at stake, because their trade with the terminals and with each other (which, in fact, is the local trade, as here considered) is vastly greater than the through trade. But, as it may be argued that as the possible saving per ton will be for much of this local traffic small, as compared with that which meets a mileage reduction on the through distance, there fore their interests are not so great in pro posed waterways. Fraught With Great Consequences. It has, however, dawned upon the minds of many that the.saving in cost of even a few cents per ton upon some commodities is fraught with great consequences. Within the past year rooro than 80 Iron smelting furnaces in Eastern Ohio and Western Penh sylvanla remained closed for a number or months, on account ot the inability of tho railroads engaged in supplying thetn wjth coke fuel to meet their demand for a reduc tion of 25 cents per ton in freight rates. It has been oroposed to connect the Ohio river and Lake Erie by an enlargement of the Miami Canal, extending from Cincinnati to Toledo. The report of the United Stales Engineers, who examined Into the project in 1830, state that a canal the same size as the Erie, of New York! viz., double looks 110 xisreet. with 7 teet depth, overcome in 258 mlle, 882 eet of lockage (370 'feet up from lake to summit, 513 reet from summit down to the Ohio river.) A canal or thissize, viz., 300-ton boats, is probaly as large as could bi supplied with water on tlii3 route. Its esti mated cost was $28,557,000. In, 1589 the State of Pennsylvania ap pointed a Ship Canal Commission to report upon the feasibility or a ship canal to con nect the Upper Ohio river with the lakes. The business of Pittsburg and adjoining districts along the rodte or the proposed canal with tbe lakes now amounts to more than 5,000,000 ton of Iron ore and about 2, onocoo tons of coal annually, besides avast grneral commerce. There Is no coul whatever along the lake, and it is convex ed to certain lake harbors in Pennsylvania and Ohio by rail, and there transferred to vessel for distribution; and the mines of West Virginia and Kentucky, as well as those of tbe States beiore named, are taxed to supply the demand, whlon is growing witii wonderful rapidity. Pitts burg ships about 1 000,000 tons of coal annu ally to the Southwest by river, and with the proDosed lake outlet could VHStly increase its trade with the Northwest Nearly one third of the pig metal production of the United States ponies from ft lew counties surrounuing Pittsburg in Pennsylvania and Ohio, hence the action or the Pennsylvania Legislature In directing its atten.ion 16 the roiibilitiesof ashio canal connection be t een the Ohio and Lake Erie is one worthy of attention, and a Mills now pending in Con gress for the further examination of the project; A Feasible Koute Found. The engineers of the State Commission reported a feasible route fiom near the State line of Pennsylvania on the Ohio to Lake Erie, via the Beaver river, etc The canal, suggested is 152 feet wide at tbe sur face, 100 feet at tbe bottom, with 15 feet of water. Locks were proposed having an available length of 300 reet by 5 feet wide, with 14 feet on their miter sills. Distance from lbo mouth ot the Bi-aver to summit level (which is 20 miles long throngn a msrshy country). 71.1 miles; lilt, 316 7 feet In 25 lock. Distance (Including summit level) to Lake JJrte at uonneaut harbor, 12 miles; descent, 443.1 feet, also in 25 locks. By means of reservoirs on streams tribu tary to the summit level, 15.000,000 cubic feet r water for daily supply at tuat point can be provided, The wntcr supply mav be incieased so that its total will be 45,000,000 cubic reet per diem, by drawing npou largo streams and reservoirs located east or the summit. I ii estimated cost or this project is $27, 000,000,000. Most or the route is in natural waier courses, and no cuts more than 20 reet deep above water level appear on the profile. Pittsburg and the great manufacturing dis tricts along the Beaver river, through which the canal is projected, with more than L-C00,-000 of population directly interested iu cheapening the commodities which give them employment) look at the lakes with the same longing eye that. Manchester looked at the ocean. Bringing as it does the great bulk of the commerce) of Lake Su perior to its doors, and making up lor sev eral lake ports tbe remarkable figures of "arrivals" and departures" and their glow ing figures of imports and exportB, it has thus come that an interior community is not only urging a connection with, the lakes, but improvement or the lako navigation, and extension or it by means or a new mod ern canal eastward to tide water.. Portraits for the Holidays. Cabinet photos $1 60 per doz. Panel pict ure, given with every doz. better grade. Cravons from $2 50 up. Large asortment of frames. Lies' Portrait Studio, 10 and 12 Sixth stieet. Fine Pocket Books, Card Cases, Etc, In morocco, seal, lizard, calf and Bussia leathers, with and n Ithout sterling silver and gold mounting"; altogether the choloest and handsomest collection ever in Pitts burg. Jos. Eiciibaujc & Co 48 Fifth avenue. Come and Look Around Oar Store. Whether you wish to purchase or not, you are always wl come. B, S. Davis & Co . Booksellers, 96 Fifth avenue. Open Every Evening Until Christmas. Call and see our beautiful display of holi day goods. Sheafer & Lloyd, Jewelers. Peculiar Shades Are matched in gloves at tbe Louvre. Any style, any price. The only place the Louvre, 24 Sixth street, directly opposite Bijou Theater. Perfect action ana perfect health result rom theuseof De Witt's Little Early Risers. A perfect little pllL Very small; very sure Open Every Evening Until Christmas. Call and see our beautiiul display of holi day goods. Sheafer & Llotd, Jewelers. Marriage Licenses Issued Yesterday. ome , Residence. ( Frank S. Rhode Pittsburg X Louisa I. 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JT-M -l ukat.. jh jfflji .,wa-Mm-' "- AJMiaaimMBiiajiaixaMiMwmawBSKjvjTf rpfcil Tifc iffr Mirr IMMTIlMMlMiMiMMMnM i lift Unft JTM1 THTl iMTilMlMltMhTl -mnil t II Mij il,. x&wtfnr iftlMiraMTaMMfl1iWMBMMMBWTMMMMMT lilih iiTlMmnmriiraflarM1i iii MBaBMBBiMMillMI iM MARRIED. ,V BROWNE AGNEW At Phlladelphia,Pa., December 6, 1892, by the Bev. Robert H. Ful ton, D.D., Miss Ella Browse, of 'Hunting don, tO CHARLES N. AQ1TKW, Ot" this City. DIED. ALLES On Wednesday, December 7, 1S92 at 8 p.m., Sophia, -widow of the late Adam Alles, In the 65th year of her aie. Funeral from her late residence, No. 85 Knox avenue, Thlrty.flist ward, on Satur day, DecemDer 10, at ! p. n Interment private. S BRATT Suddenly, nt IPSO A.K., December 8 at family residence, 1G6 Lacock street, Al legheny, Wilhak B. Bbatt, son ot Matilda P. and tbe late, Thomas Bratc, aged 37 years. Funeral services at Trinity Episcopal Church, Satubdat evemiko, December 10, -at 7.30 o'clock. Interment private SmjDAYat 8 p. M. Please omit flowers. Philadelphia, Ta., and Ventura.CaL. papers please copy. BUECHFIELD At his residence, Edge Water station, Allegheny Valley. Batlroad, on Tliur-d.iv mcirnlng, December 8. 1892, Levi EcitCHFiEi,rj,.in his 83d year. Funeral on Satubdat, December '10, at 1 p. if. Friends or the family are respectfully Invited to attend. CONNOLLY On Thursday, Deoember 8, 1892, at 8f.ii, Catherijie, wiie of R. B. Con nolly, nee O'Brien, aged 35 years. funeral from late residence, BeUfield avenue, near Ridge avenue, Tbtrteetb ward, Satubdat, December 10, at 8.30 a. m. Will proceed to bt, Johns the Baptist Church, where high ns will be said at 9 A. M. Friends or the family axe respectrully in vited to attend. FOSTER-On Thursday, December 8L1S92, at. 6 45 j. jl. Birdie W., Iwlfe or Dr. W. S. Foster. Funeral services at her late residence, 133 Wylle avenne, on Satubdat. December 10, at 1.30 r. M. Intorment private at later hour. GALLAGHER-bn Wednesday evening, December 7, lb92, at 7.30 o'clock, DoiIekeo Gallagher, in ins 58th year. ' Funeral from his late residence, corner Roberts and Enoch streets, on bATUiiDAT morniko at 8 30 o'clock. Services at St, Bridget's Church at 9 a. k. Friends are in vited to attend. 2 HELBLTNG On Wednesday, December 7, 1892, at Jacksonville. Fla , Michael IIelb Hi.a, aged 25 years. Notice or funeral berea'ter. KALKHOF On Welnesday, December 7, 1892, at 10-20 a. it., Eva KALKHor (nee Alles), wife of Einll Ealkhof, in her 63th year. Funeral oii Fbidat, December 9, 1892. at 2 p. x., from late residence, 12 Knox avenue, Soutbside. Friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend. 2 LUTZ On Tuesday morning, at 1 o'olock, Ottillia Cbezentia, only .daughter or Anton nndPtfJine Lutz, aged 15 j ears 1 month and 25 days. Funeral rrom residence, corner Chestnut, street and Spring Garden avenne, on Fbidat. December 9, 1892, at 9 x. v. Solemn high mass at 9-30 at St. Mary's Chnioh, Liberty street, Allegheny. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. 3 MALEY At Mercy Hospital, Thursday. December 8, Mocuis Malet, aged 50 ears. The members or Division , A O. H . with which he has for 16 years been connected, as also members of sister divisions, are respectfully Invited to attend. Funeral services at St. Paul's Cathedral at 8 o'clock, P. M., FBrDAT. MALONEY At parents' residence, corner Thirtieth and Preble streets, on Wednesday, December 7, 1892, at 11:30 a. m., Daxiel, son of Jeremiah and Mary Maloney, aged 10 years 6 months. Funeral Friday voRsnro at 9 o'clock. Friends or the family are respectfnlly'ln vfted to attend. McLAIN On Thursday, December 8, 3892, 2 o'cloolc-A-M., at Dravosburg, Pa., Joseph Miltos, son of Hon. Joseph R. McLaln, of Claysville, Pa., aged 31 years. Funeral services Sattbdat; December 10, at 2 o'clock p. x. Interment later at Drav oburg. 2 NIEMEYER At his residence, No. 15 Wal nutstreet, Allpjrheny.on Tuesday afternoon, December 6. 1892. at 215 o'clock, Chbistiak .niEXETZK, in tuetutn yearoi msage. Funeral will take place from St. John's German Lutheran Church, corner Madison avenne and Liberty street, Allegheny, Fbi dat aptebkoot at 2.30 o'clock. Friends of the family aro respectfully invited to at tend. 9 PEEBLES Suddenly, at Warren, Pa., on Wednesday mornlnar, December 7, 1892, Fbabcis Hebron Plebles. Funeral services at tne ohapel of II. Sam son, Sixth avenne, on Fbidat, December 9, at 12 o'clock. Interment private. Yonngstown and Sharon papers please , copy.) RANKIN On Wednesday. December 7, at 12:10 a. m., George W. Eaneix, in his 40th year. Funeral from his late residence. No. 920 Fourth avenue, McKeesport, Pa., on Fridat, December 9, at 3 p. u. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. EITTER On Tuesday, December 6, 1892, at 6.15 p. v.,Fbakcisoa, danghtor of Sebastian and Katherine Bitter, aged 21 years. Funeral from the parents residence. No. 716 Main street, Sharpsburg, on Fbidat at 8 A.V. KOBB At 6 45 r. M., December 6, 1892, Mrs. Mabqarjt Rons, widow of the late James HarevRobb, tsq.,in the 79th yearprnerage. Funeral services at her late residence, Mt. Lebanon, Pa., Fbidat, December 9, at 11 o'clock A. ic Friends of the family respect fully invited to attend. SCHUCHMAN On Wednesday, December" 7, 1892 at 8 15 p.m., Carrie Stosir. wife of J. W. Schuchman, in the 29th year or her age. Fnneral at residence, 2606 Carson street, Southslde, on Fridat, December 9, 1892, at 2 p. M. Services will be held in tne Union Baptist Church, Nineteenth street, South side. WaLDE On Thursday, December 8, 1892, Mrs. Elizabeth Walde, in her 68:h year. Funeral will tako place Saturday morniko at 9 o'clock rrom St, Joseph's Church, Mt, Oliver. Friends or the family are respect fully invited to attend. ANTHONY MEYER (f rccessor to Meyer, Arnold Co., TJm.) ' CNDKRTAKEB AND EMBALMER. Oflce and residence, 1134 Penn avenne. Telophone connection. mvll-57-xwrsn JAMES M. FULLERTON, UKDEUTAKER AND E1IBALMEK, ho. 6 Eighth street. Chapel rorprivato lunerals. mylO-99-vi rsn Telephone 1153 VIOLETS. All Fine Flowers in r-eason. A. M. & J. B. MURDOCH, Tel. 429. SlObmithfleld street. nov!9 irwp HOLLY AND HOLLY DESIGNS-LAUREL and Michigan pine wreathing, moun tain moss, Xmas trees, all sizes; roses, car nations, hyacinths, Tlolets. Floral decora, tlons made at my stands, 217-220 Market, Allegheny. Telephone. E. C. LUDWIG. de3-D EEFKESKNTE DIN P1TTSBDRG IN 1801. INS. CO. OF NORTH AMERICA. Assets, Rr8.ro DC Losses adlnsted and nald by WILLIAM L. IUNE3. 84 Fosrth ar. jiiw:-d - - 1' " ,-- -- " -- "i iTl NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ALL READY. WELL ARMED For the rnsh of the Xmas season. Fancy Evening Slippers, Ladies' Bluchers of Calf Skin, Ladies' Cork Sole Shoes, Childs' Wear-Wells, Boys' Iron Kings, Alen's .Slippers. We are well prepared to lit you out in any kind or a stylish shoe lor street or evening dress wear. LADIES' BLUCHERS $4 AT VERNER'S CORNER, v Fifth Ave. and Market St. de5-MW Cloth Top Kid foxing. All widths, shapes and sizes, AT $2.50. This elegant boot is a sacrifice at the price. The first day's selling was spir ited, and ..the expressions of satisfaction were visible all the way through. Be ing flexible they give the greatest comfort Add to this the saving of $1.50 on every pair, and your pur chase will certainly be a correct o'ne. HIMMELRICH'S, 430-436 Market St. de9-w MANICURE -AND BRUSH AND COMB SETS. For Children we hare Manicure Sets in Leather Boxes with Satin and Flush Lin ing at $2 apd S2.B0 per set. Larger sizes for Ladies $3.25 to $18. A beautiful line of Manicure Sets in Cellu loid on Trays at 53 to 54 per set. Silver Manicure Sets on Silver Trays at 15, ?1G and $20 per set A beautiful line of Comb and Brtfih Sets in Celluloid, ranging from $2 to $10. - HORNE&WARD 41 Fifth Avenue. i de9 Yon Slii Bs Ii II Or under it, in the ETJBBER MACKINTOSH! Or tinder the TJMBEELLA I "We " sell the, only Mackintosh that will NOXIEAK, And tbe only Umbrella that will KEEPyOTJDBY. J. G. BENNETT & GO. Cor. Wood St. and Fifth Ave. ' dm ' 117 HIMMELWS BUTT 11 N T SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. B. & B. MT MOTILITY Combine to make our Unsurpassed, if equaled, by any in the country. CLOAK ROOM AND CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT Showing something remarkable in the way of reductions. One lot assorted CHILDREN'S DRESSES, Jersey, Merino, etc., $4, $$ to $9 all to go at one price $3.50 EACH. Sizes 6 to 12 years. MISSES TWO-PIECE SUITS, Russian styles. Mixed Striped Camel's Hair, Cheviots, etc., Were $10, $12.50, $13.50 Are $7 arid $10. Those new SEAL COATS are being appreciated as we knew they would couldn't fail $125 to $300. TIE J COP 0' "HE-NO" TEA "For Auld Lang Syne," or for your own refreshment. It's dispensed FREE at the JAPANESE PAGODA, in center of UPHOLSTERY DE PARTMENT, and proves most re freshing after a shopping tour through these extensive HOLIDAY assort ments. BOGGS & BUHL, ALLEGHENY. de9-S3 DC ES! Just what you want for this miser able, treacherous winter. Warm to day, and you dispense with your jacket and wear a cape. Cold to morrow, and you get double protec tion by wearing both. Protect your pocketbook by buying your cape here. French Conayf Capes, $5.00. Pulled Coney Capes, $9.00. Astrakhan Capes, $9.75. ' Pullei Coney, Marten Collar, $13.50. Fine Opossum Capes, $15.00. . Electric Seal Capes, $18.00. Monkey Capes, $20.00. Marten Capes, $35.00. Mink Capes, $40.00. Seal Capes, $68.00. Military Fur Capes, 30 inches long, $15 AND UP. All these capes are good skins and are satin-lined throughout. See them for yourself in Cloak Depart ment first floor no elevator needed. & 81, 83. 85, 87 an! 89 Fifth Ave. di8 THE ONLY REASON For the continued increase of THE DISPATCH adlets is that they gie satisfactory returns. U OFFERINGS CAMPBELL IK 21KW APViJUtTiKorrcrres. CREDIT. Fancy Rockers. Over 100 Styles to Select From. Pictures, Pictures, ON CREDIT, But No Fancy Prices. x ON CREDIT At Rock-Bottom Prices. Too numerous to mention. Our expenses are small and we can save you money. tERBJ SOI F.P.TH0MAS Cor. Ohio and E. Diamond,' ALLEGHENY. det-12-wrau R "King out, wild bells" Tennyson. RINGING CHRISTMAS BELLES. RINGS. A handsome ring would make glad the Xmas of all Pittsburg belles. A ring 'from our immense variety would please anyone. We have all the newest styles, shapes and gem combinations. PENDANTS Are as desirable as Tings maybe more so. Ours are fixed that they qan be used as either brooch or pendant. See the jewelled en amelled pendants, imitating nature in flowers, shells, etc. , WATCHES, Suitable for everyone, of all ages, and both sexes. We have all the celebrated makes. Any kind of a case you wish. Gold or silver. Plain or chased. Plain, enamelled or jewelled. All sizes. FOR USEFUL MS GIFTS SEE ART ROOMS. TAKB ELEVATOR. fii 529 SMITHFIELD STREET. de5-xwr Fifty Years Settles It CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. If Dr. Schenck's treatment and care of n.msumntloh -were somethme new and un tried, people might doubt; bat what hai proved itaelf through a trial as old as our grandfathers, means Just what it is A Specific .for Consumption nndforall diseases of the Looks. No treat ment In the world can place as many per manent enres of Consumption to Us credit as Dr. Schenck's. Nothing in Nature acts so di rectly and effectively on the lung membranes and tlssaes.and so quickly disposes of tuber cles, consestlon, inflammation. colds,congbs and all the seeds of Consumption as Dr. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup When all else fails It comes to tbe resoue. Not until it falls, and only aer faithful trial, should any one despond. It has brought tne hopeless to Hie and health. It has turned the despair of ten thousand homes In to Joy. It is doing it no w.It will continue to do it through out the ages. Dr. bchencKt Practical TreatUe on Consumption, liver and Stomach Eiteata mailed free to alt applicant. Dr. J. H. Bchenck &Sm, PhUadclvhia, Pa. n60-uw PURE BUTTER, SOLD BY GEO. K. STJSVENSOy & CO.. Fine Groceries and Table Delicacies, Sixth avenue JyiOx-w s yigj. SHIDLE In new quartersbut going to continue our wonder ful low prices on Wall Papers. You needn't pay high for a beautifully papered room. See us and prove it We are right opposite the postoffice, and have the largest retail house in the city. GETER C. SHIDLELIM., 305 Smithfield St. HKW ADVKBTZSEaXKKTS. t4 ARRESTED AT LAST. THROUGH push and pluck, we hav? been enabled to put high prices out of sight. DO you know what buying cheap is? It is to buy the RIGHT goods at. the RIGHT price. Now, in order to do this you have to go to the RIGHT place. Of course, everybody advertises goods cheap no one will tell you he is dear so you must judge for yourself "which isjvhich." There's another thing to be considered "WORKMAN SHIP' oneofthemain things in a made-up garment. With us you run no risk. You know we are the makers of our Home-made Clothing. Every garment is guaranteed. If, perchance, a stitch rips or button comes off we are bound to repair it no loss to you. Besides, if you come in to look at our stock YOU ARE NOT PRESSED TO BUY. SEE our lines of 50, 510. SI2 AND 77iis week, bargains: Positively rare 954 and 956 Liberty St, Star Corner. de4-31-5wr THIS beauti ful 20-inch straight front Cape just received in the following popu lar furs, at prices attached. It is scarcely necessarytoadd that any well posted woman can see st a glance that tha prices are con siderably lower than any house has yet quoted for ReliaMa 1 and Absolutely Krst-Class l3l,irScftSjaP UOOQS. Mink Sable $50 00 Monkey 23 00 Genuine Marten 40 00 Russian Marten -. 30 00 Rnssian Sear 25 00 Labrador 3eal....j is 00 Labrador Seal with genuine Marten Collar 22 60 French Lynx v 12 CO We have not quoted the pointed-front Caper, but our prices, on them are from 15 to ?15. We cannot promise to quota such prices ranch beyond a week. PAULSON BROS. tSS1 deS THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R. G. Dun & Co., Westinghonse Building, corner Penn Ave. and Ninth St., Pittsburg, Pa This establishment sunulies all necessary Information as to the standing, responsibil ity, etc or business men throughout North America. It is the oldest and by Tar tho most complete and extensive system ever organized for the accommodation of Bank ing and Mercantile interests and the General Promotion and Protection of Trade. Debts Collected and Legal Business as tended to throughout the North Americas ontlnenb at ES3 ffimiill Inn fWmyMmfflrvwl tjw Jiwizmn x iu i $ -S St '!