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THE SCBANTON TRIBUNjS TUESDAY MORXITTO, DECEMBER 15. 1S!.
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SCRANTON, DECEMBER 15. 1896.
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Aa the time for the convening of the
legislature draws nlh, there Is a re
newal of the disposition of the people
of Hack-ton to seek county seat honors.
But have they any assurance that a
new county bill would not again en
counter on executive veto?
Take Things Coolly.
There were introduced In congress
yesterday the expected number of de
clamatory resolutions calling for accu
rate intonnntlon concerning the death
of Maceo. and some speeches were
made that probably did not soothe the
temper of the Stanish minister; but
on the whole congress rose admirably
to the seriousness oE Its position and
earned Increased public confidence. It
goes without saying that In an emer
gency such as Maceo'B death has occa
sioned In tha Cuban situation nothing
should be done In haste. A fortnight
at least will be likely to elapse before
official Intelligence will flow through
regular channels from our representa
tives In Cuba to the government at
Washington. In the meantime pru
dence should check sympathy and dis
cretion from the larger part of valor.
We do not for an Instant believe that
a conflrrrntion of the damaging reports
now current as to the manner ot Ma-
eo's death would fall to inspire effect
ive American Intervention against
Spain und in Cuba's Interest. Public
Fentlment in this country would so
Imperiously demand it that even were
congress lonth, instead of eager, to act,
both It and the executive would be
forc-Pd along by the tide of popular
clnlcn. Therefore, there Is no possi
ble excuse for haste now. The case for
Cuba Is Irresistible If it can be verified.
Until the arrival of corrorative or con
tradictor authoritative testimeny.con
gress and the public will do well to
compose themselves. Strength hus
banded now by the avoidance ot undue
excitement may soon be needed fot
more serious purposes.
During the war for American Inde
pendence the British force In the thir
teen colonies at no time exceeded 50,-
000 and rarely Went above 30.000. In
Cuba today, within an area scarcely a
hundredth part of that which constitu
ted the theater of our own revolution,
Spain has stationed nearly J00,0'i0
piik'ed n.Micrs. or seven against one,
and in addition maintains a complete
naval esplcnage of the whole island.
That the Cubans have kept' their ground
or slowly gained for nearly two years
In the fac of such odds as the3e Is re
markable and proves conclusively that
they are not mere brigands fighting In
hope of plunder. It also proves that
unless we uld them they will eventually
fall. We cannot afford to aid them as a
' government without distinct and un
challengeable provocation; but once
let such provocation aprear, ns It seems
to have done In the manner of Maceo's
killing, and there is no reason to doubt
the character of our response.
The probability Is that Mr. Thomas
Dolan and his associates in the Wana
maker league will have the honor of
extinguishing for some years to come
Pennsylvania's pre-eminence as a state
of great Republican majorities.
Practical Christianity.
It Is conservatively estimated that
during this happy season of preparation
for the year's Incomparable holiday,
when throughout Christendom parents
and children In uncounted millions are
planning mutual surprises in the form
of Christinas gifts, 100,000 orphans are
homeless, naked and hungry in Ar
meniathe innocent victims of the
Turk.
Writes Frances E. Willard: "Any
thing more piteous than their condition
it would be Impossible to conceive, and
1 pray with all my soul that our good
and true people may give their Christ
mas money not to fill the stocking of
a child tenderly sheltered in a Christian
home, but to put stockings on the bleed
ing little faet of pitiful Christian chil
dren who have no roof but the sky, no
bed but the ground, and no food but the
ground roots, except us we, who are
surrounded by every comfort, rench
out hands of help toward them and
their heart-broken mothers. Let us en
noble and enlarge the hearts of our
little ones by showing them how they
can on this lovd day carry out the
Christ spirit. What we do must be
done qul-kly. One dollar will feed,
shelter and care for an orphan for a
month; twelve dollars for a whole
year."
The National Armenian Relief com
mittee, of hich Hon. David J. Brewer,
Justice of the supreme court. Is presi
dent, und whose membership comprises
many of the foremost citizens of the re
public, will, through its treasurer, ac
knowledge und forward all contribu
tions. Those who give should address
Brown Eros. & Co., 69 Wall street. New
York. Their offerings will be distribu
ted among the Armenian Bufferers by
American missionaries working with
out pay. The opportunity is a magnin
cent test of practical Christianity.
Coxey wants a new party. Coxey
chould confer with Bynum.
Concerning Overhead Wires.
The decision of the Metropolitan
Traction company of New York to
adopt the underground trolley system
on all Its lines beginning next spring
answers In the affirmative the question
whether it Is practicable to do away, In
American cities, with the dangerous
and unsightly overhead trolley wire.
The Metropolitan company has found a
system which will enable It to bury all
its wires In conduits at less than half
the cost of the cable system and with
no loss of efficiency.
If the trolley wire can be put under
ground It seems reasonable to conclude
that there is no other form of overhead
wire which cannot alto be lowered be
neath the surface without sacrifice of
usefulness. A number of American
cities now require telephone and tele
graph wires to be burled; others have
adopted ordinances requiring the burial
of such wires within a certain future
period, thus giving the electrical com
panies a reasonable time In which to
make the substitution. A third form ot
procedure is to provide by ordinance
that while present franchises are not
to be disturbed, all new ordinances and
all renewals of old ones must provide
for underground wlrts. Those cities
which have given away their fran
chises In perpetuity without reserving
the right to lay down conditions of
operation and there are many such
have, of course, no relief and probably
deserve none.
When the councils of Srranton get
ready to take action In this matter,
we suggest thut It Instruct u Joint com
mittee to make inquiry, by correspond
ence, concerning what has been done
In other cities and to Incorporate tills
Information in a public report. It will
then be possible for the pub
lic to co-operate with councils
In the framing of a measure
which shall deal fairly with present
vested Interests and yet not unfairly
with the community Itself. The over
head wire nuisance must come down,
some day, und it is worth while trying
to hasten its descent.
A baker's dozen of Quay-haters met
In a Pottsvllle hotel the other da- and
drew up a set of resolutions pledging
their support to John Wanamaker for
United States senator, "to the end that
this government of the people, by the
people and for tha people shall not per
ish from the earth." The patriotism
with which Mr. Wanamaker's agents
are distributing means to keep the gov
ernment alive ought to give these
Pottsville enthusiasts u great deal ot
hope.
Quay's Ultimate Ambition.
A Harrlsburg letter in the Philadel
phia Inquirer, a Journal specially
friendly to Senator Quay, hints at a
programme of considerable interest. It
is to the effect that the senator con
templates retiring from the senate at
the expiration of his present term In
1819 and proposes then to use his Influ
ence to have Governor Hastings suc
ceed him. Should a Philadelphian be
chosen for Cameron's place this winter,
the governor's locat4ffa, as .well as his
qualifications, would be strongly in his
favor. In that event, the Inquirer In
timates that Colonel Quay would of
fer himself as a candidate for gov
ernor. It adds:
This may be a surprising statement
to some people, but It is known very
well among his more intimate friends that
Senator Quay has expressed a desire to
round out his career as governor of Penn.
sylvanla. It Is his thought that having
filled about all the offices worth filling
except president he would like to retire
after being elected governor of his na
tive state. Such an election after his re.
tlrement from the senate, would mean the;
Indorsement of his state at tha close of
his career. In certain quarters the Idea
of Quuy getting out of the swim of active
polities is treated with scorn, but Just the
same he has been thinking seriously of
quttlng public life. Senator Quay Is tired
of fighting and would like to live peace,
ably with all factions of his party, but he
is the lust man to cry for quarter.
Those who are Quay-haters will no
doubt scoff at this suggestion, but
among his friends it will be received
with general credence. As governor of
Pennsylvania Colonel Quay would un
doubtedly give an administration con
spicuous for its effective safeguarding
of the people's interests. This is said
with due memory of past charges of Ir
regularity against him. Whatever the
senator's faults may have been In ear
lier years there has never been a suc
cessful challenge of his ability, his sag
acity or his thorough command of po
litical situations. The struggle to
maintain himself against desperate and
often unscrupulous opposition has no
doubt at times carried him beyond the
bounds of prudence, but as chief execu
tive if Pennsylvania, with the purpose
of rounding out his public career in a
way to cause earlier mistakes to be for
gotten, he would be not only Incompar
ably able but also rafe. We believe,
too, that his candidacy for governor
would command a large majority of the
popular vote.
There will be 215 Republicans in the
next senatorial caucus, and while the
latest Wanamaker claim was only 60
the Penrose claim Is now 175.
College Athletics.
Much of the outcry ngajnst college
athletics is founded flatly on ignorance.
President Haruer, of the University of
Chicago, puts the case tersely when he
says: "Our theory is that by empha
sizing physical culture we accomplish
two things: First, prevent that im
morality and rowdyism among stu
dents which fifteen years ago was com
mon, und for which excuses were In
Vented; second, give these young men
and women strong physicul bodies, and
fit them not only for mental training,
but for the struggle of lite."
College athletics have certainly re
duced Intempernnce, and for the very
simple reason that college teams will
not admit to membershlo young men
given to alcoholic or other excesses.
Another strong point In this connection
is cited by the Chicago Record when it
Bays:
The fact seems to be lost sight of that
many young men today must develop
heulth and strength by athletic training,
or not at all. Their-iegular work U not
of a kind that furnishes Incidentally
healthful exercise. Many young men are
graduated from college every year with
constitutions that will be as valuable, to
them in later life as the information they
have acquired, who would have been phy
sical weaklings but for the opportunities
for development that the football field
and the gymnasium afford. Athletic
training Is of great Importance to college
students, and to all other young persons
whose dally occupations are not such as
to furnish healthful exercise for the
body. In order that this training may re
main effective In accomplishing the object
desired every effort should be made, of
course, to keep It free from the taint of
professionalism, or any other abuses that
may creep In.
Those who decry physical training,
whether In or out of college, decry
that which can be made vastly bene
ficial and not at all injurious. Conse
quently they are in the wrong and
should Instead try to build up safe
guards against athletic abuses,
Illinois Is about to have another
wrestle with the convict labor problem.
The convicts there now "earn their
keep;" but their labor, It Is claimed,
competes with free labor. But suppose
It does. Is It to the advantage of any
honest citlxen ot Illinois to be taxed for
the support of convicts kept Idle? The
honest workman who fsars the compj
titlon of a convict evidently lacks self
confidence. The new congressional library build
ing at Washington, In wtilch Mark
Hanna wants to hold the inauguration
ball, is pronounced by experts not only
the handsomest modern edillc-e In the
United States Lut also hi the world.
Its cost is $6,000,000, or 60 cents a cubic
foot; the cost of Philadelphia's city hall
Is $1.56 per cubic foot and the cupitol
at Albany, which isn't done yet, $1.80.
But the Philadelphia and Albany struc
tures were built on a political founda
tion, while the congressional library is
strictly a business production which
mukes a. difference.
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Says Brother Watterson: "The Re
publican party cannot stand on protec
tion. Piotsetlon cannot stand alone,
and never will be able to sustain itself
whenever the country gets a crack at
it." It is easy to see that Colonel Wat
ti.rson is rusty In his memory.
Representative Lelsenrlng is to be
congratulated upon the probability that
his $150,000 Wllkes-Barr public build
ing bill will pass. Wllkes-Barre needs
an architectural prod.
The latest proposition Is that a Pan
Amurioan electrical exposition shall
be held at Niagara Falls In 1899. Why
not tap our culm banks and have one
In Scranton?
Twenty out of Kansas' 105 counties
now have women county superintend
ents. Women overseers of Instruction
are women within their proper sphere.
Governor Plngree, of Michigan, is ac
cused of harboring a presidential bee.
A race between Plnsree and Bryan
would be a spectacle for the nations.
Jtisf a Word or Two
of Castial Mention
The New York Herald ' of yesterdiy
contained the following concerning Rica,
the plucky Wllkes-Barre boy who won
second place in the alx-day bicycle race In
Madison Square garden:
"RU-e's headquarters were at the Put
nam House. He was sitting at a table
with a pound and a half sirloin steak In
front of him. -I feel like a fighting eock.'
said Rice. -There Is nothing the matter
with me except my right knee and ankle
are sore, but they were both weak before
I sturted. I wouldn't mind taking a SU
mile run this afternoon if there was a
purse at the other end."
" "H;- Campbell, who came on from
Wllkfc. ine to look after Rice on
Thursday, said he was disappointed be
cause Rice had not won. From the time
'Mike' Breslln took him in hand on
Wednesday Rice began to improve. He
did not lose a pound during the race, and
has gained two pounds since the race was
finished. He tipped the scale at 141 pounds
when he left Wllkes-Barre, and that was
his weight when he was taken to the bath
on Saturday night.
" 'I feel sure,' said Campbell, 'that Rice
can beat Hale, and we will match him for
)10,UU0 a side if Hale Is willing.'
"Rice then chimed in and offered to bet
$5,000 that he can ride 2,000 miles in 142
hours.
" 'I know I can,' said he, 'for the rea
son that I know how I felt at the end and
how I was hampered at the commence,
ment of the race. They did not feed me.
All I got was chocolate eclairs and pie un
til "Mike" Breslln came along with some
chickens.'
"Breslln said he never saw a man eat
like Rice. On Saturday he consumed three
chickens, three bottles of ginger ale, two
cups of beef tea, a bowl of oatmeal and
three lamb chops, with coffee.
"Great ere Jit Is due to Rice. He paid his
own entrance fee In the rave and worked
in his machine shop until Saturday, some
times as late as midnight. His only train
ing was a 40-mile ride over a trotting track
every now and then during the week pre
vious to the race. He built all the wheels
he used himself, and added attachments
of his own Invention. He Is an electrician
as well as a machinist, and will back him
self against any long distance rider and
post his own money. This was his second
attempt In a long distance race, having
started In a like event in 1892.
"Rice slept less than ten hours during
the week, and awoke yesterday morning
after sleeping four hours and a half, aris
ing of his own free will. He ate his
breakfast and walked around until half
past three yesterday afternoon, when he
sat down to dinner. He will return to
Wilkes-Barre after he receives his check
for UW today."
An Interesting feature of the Methodist
ministers' meeting nt Elm Park church
yesterday morning was the reading of a
paper by Rev. Dr. Uitlin reviewing Harold
Frederic's strong novel, "The Damnation
of Theron Ware." Dr. (SH'.m dissected
this alleged portraiture of Methodism with
a critical thoruut;hne?s and effectiveness
that ltft little to be desired. It Is his be
lief that one of the clergyman's chief du
ties is to keep abreast of the fanciful as
well as the solid literature of the times.
To him this perhaps Is less difficult than
with most clergymen because of the fact
that for many years he has at leisure mo
ments put sued the avocation of the book
reviewer for leading rellxlous and secular
papers. One point brought out yesterday
morning by Dr. Olffln Is worthy of notice.
It Is a peculiar and noteworthy fact, suUl
he, that in no prominent work of fiction
produced within the past ten years. In
which there has been a clergyman among
Its characters, has there been an effort to
picture him save In repellent or objection,
able colors. The doctor thinks It is. high
time that the creditable ministers as well
as the decent women who certainly exist
in real life should get some show In imag
inary literature.
Professor W. M. Boley, the founder of
the Lowry Institute at Maysvllle, S. C
Is in the city for the purpose of raising
funds to complete the building necessary
to carry on the work of the institute.
With reference to the Institute Mr. Boley
yesterday made the following statement:
"There is na trouble now in regard to
the statement that was received from Rev.
Mr. Stevenson, of Mayesvllle, S. C and
published last year in November. Our
friends will remember that he said he was
informed, etc., but he had no accurate
knowledge of the situation of affairs. The
fact of the matter is acme of the new
officers had been getting my mail und
tried to have a check cashed In the Firm
National bank of Sumter, S. C and the
president, Mr. Wallace, called my atten
tion to the fact. That is where the trou
ble began and the officers tried to put
me out 'of the school, but In this ihey
falled. The school Is In operation with
Professor F. Haver and wife, of New
York, both white. In charge of the edu
cational department of the school."
Alderman C. C. Donovan, of the Twelfth
ward, stopped at a fruit stand the other
night and bought a bag of apples to take
home to the young ones. When the Stone
avenue car came along It was crowded
and he had to stand up. Before the con
ductor came around to collect fare, th
alderman felt some one putting his hand
In his overcoat pocket, and thinking it
was fcr the purpose of taking an apple
out of the bag, the alderman buttoned up
his coat tightly and said nothing. In a
few minutes the conductor came along
and a man sitting down alongside the al
derman refused to pay and Insistently de
manded change. The conductor didn't
parley much with him, and with the as
sistance of the motorman the passenger
was soon bounced off. When the bag ot
apples was emptied at home the alderman
found the dime, which the passenger
thought he had given to the conductor.
The city of Boston is about to establish
at public expense the finest public baths
since the days of ancient Rom?. There
will, at tirst, be tifty bath rooms, or suf
ficient to accommodate Mj persons every
hour. These baths are to be absolutely
fro., end if li 13 foun 1 that the public re
spimls to the new l.ka. It Is Intended tj
establish s!ir.!':ir bath houses in utlur
parts or the city. A time may come when
measures of this kind will receive mur.icl
1 al attention l:i Scrantoii, but the proba
bility of its early arrival Is not brlvjht. m
view of the fact thai w apparently can
not ecn Ke: rr.un y enough to equip tt city
park.
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The University of Pennsylvania Olc.
Mandolin ami Uultur clubs, numbering
sixty persons, are to be ut the Acudemv
of Mi-slc on Dec. 29. A committee of
alumni, resi ling In Scranton, ha the mat
ter In charge. They ursanlxod Saturday
nisht In the ulllee of Dr. Logau, with Rev.
F. S. ilallentlne chairman, und Dr.
Blar.chard. secretary. Other members of
the committee are: Dr. Logan. Dr. Dan,
Russell Dlmmick and Ueorge IS. Davidson.
"Captain Dick" as Captain Edwards is
called by his brethren on the force, has a
remarkable memory for faces and he can
pretty nearly tell when a person is ar
raigned In police court whether that was
the first oti'ence or not. Intimate acquaint
ances of the captain say he is a diamond
In the rough, and that his chief fault Is the
gruff way, or catohlng-the-bul!-by-the-horns
style he has of going at things.
Miss Marie Donovan, the soprano whose
magnificent singing with Ollmore's band
will be remembered with pleasure, will
te a guest of Mrs. R. D. Brown, at 410 Jef
ferson avenue, during the holidays.
SHORTSIGHTED.
From the Flttston Gazette.
If the Business Men's league recently or
ganised. In Wllkes-Barre to help down
Quay really had an eye to business, in
stead of taking sides In a Philadelphia fac
tional light, they would cultivate the sen
ator's favor. In view of the fact that Con
gretsman Lelsenring's bill appropriating
$iT0,ooo for a Federal building at the coun
ty seat, which Is likely to soon pass the
house, will theh be In Quay's hands, and
cannot be expected to pass the senate
without his active and vigorous support.
GETTING EVEN".
Artist (Just completing a portrait of his
wlfe)-l do hate that Mr. Shelby sj much,
Clara; Is there no way of getting even
with him?
Clara (thoughtfully) I don't know: you
might paint a portrait of him. Truth.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajaceb.ua
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 1.33 a. m tor Tuesday,
Dec. 15. 1896.
& c $$
A child born on this day will observe
that those who are most anxious to re
form the civil service, or In fact any other
service, are generally the fellows who are
not in It.
Notwithstanding hornets are out of sea
son an ominous buzzing sound continues
to reach the ears of some of our school
controllers.
It Is to be regretted that the public does
not always share the opinion of men who
believe that no subject of current Interest
has been thoroughly aired until they have
had a hand In the discussion.
It will evidently be a waste of time for
Mr. Boland to hang up his stocking In
the school board apartments of the Muni
cipal building.
Mrs. Sparham's vindication by the
school board last night reminds one of
the applause near the close of a very
length literary entertainment by home
talent.
Ajacehus' Advice.
Do not expect that Santa Claus
Can bring peace and contentment
If In your heart, for little cause,
Are hate and sore resentment.
1
Do not wait until the last minute
but conic and select your Rifts be
fore the rush.
Fine China,
Bric-a-Brac,
Silverware,
Lamps,
DINNER, TEA AND TOILET SETS
All Make Nice Presents.
THE
Clemons, Ferber,
O'Mailey Co.,
I'll LZCWWfifM AVE.
OPEN EVENINGS.
Cuss tht Buttonholes I
Even Santa Claus would do It, If he had
to tussle with the shirts that some men
wear.
Be a sensible little Santa Claus. Buy
your husband something that he really
needs. For instance, a half-dozen good
shirts, and a really pretty tie, instead of
the monstrosity he wears. Zero prices.
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twenty-four departments all marked at prices that
cause wonderment by reason of their extreme lowness
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas
Every Street Car Stops at the Door
BUT NONE IN SCRANTON which can compare in any way with our
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already the loweat in Scranton,
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Tha moit complete equipment of Electrical
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With every pair or Skates
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Chance on a Spalding
Bicycle, 1897flodel.
We have a full line of in
door Games tor the Holidays.
Florey's,
Avenue,
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Our Holiday Display of useful and
ornamental articles was never i)
large m this seasjn's exhibit. The
advantage of having sj large and
varied an assortment to select from
will be apparent to all who contem
plate giving presents of a substantial
and artistic character, or buying for
their own use.
Writing Desks.
Dressing Tables,
Chcval Glasscn,
Couches.
Kuckcrs,
Kcclining and Easy Chairs.
.Musis Cabinets,
Parior Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
Vernls-Martin Cabinets,
Parlor and Faruy Inlaid Chairs,
Gilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres,
Book Cases,
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices in plain
figures.
HILL & CONNELL,
131 & 133 Washington Ava,
WOLF & WENZEL,
SJl Linden., Opp. Court Home,
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
Sols AgenU for Richardson Boynton't
Furnaces and Rang,
SKA
II i ill S
KOYELTIES FOR THE EDMS.
BAZM,
Pa.
Branch 14.
Our Line of
Holiday fioods
Are now ready for your
inspection.
Prang's, Dutton's, Tuck's Iiiu3 of
irs i Bottls.
Gold Pens and Pencils, Book
Stands, Celluloid Goods, Leather
Traveling Cases, Mounted Card
Cases, Etc.
Reynolds Bros.,
Stationers and Engravar?, '
139 WYOMINU AVENUES.
Philadelphia Manufacturers of
Cloaks and Suits
4ai Lackawanna Avenue.
HAYE YOU VISITED
OUR WIDE-AWAKE STORE
Where new and attractive goods are of.
fere J every day at prices exceptionally
Ion-. If you want to buy a good, sensible)
Christmas gift you can And It hers.
BEAVER AND BOUCLE JACKETS.
well tailored; 4 silk lined, latest effects.
equalled to the best J7.W coat g QO
ever retailed; marked by us ...
FIXE ASTRACHAN CLOTH JACKETS
IAV HE I O
fronts; "4
. $4.98
dressiest effects, new shield fronts;
(Ilk lined; splendid value;
marked by us
ASTRACHAX BOt'CLE AND KER8EY
CLOTH JACKETS, best tailoring, silk
lined throughout, most correct styles,
equal to the regular $15 coats 7 Q8
sold elsewhere; we mark these wftwO
SPECIAL LOT OP LADIES' DRESS
WAISTS in stylish checked effects.
dressmaker made, an lined,
usually ll.it: this week
$.98
EXTRA FINE SILK PLUSH CAPES, full
sweep, trimmed with Thibet, 33-lnch
length, lined with Rhadam silk; 7 QO
good value at $15; our price ,. $ltwO
Very fine curl Astrachan Cnpe, lined
throughout, trimmed with Thibet
fur, cheap at $12, our &C QO
price 9li90
No Charge for Alterations
Z. WEINGART, Proprietor.