THE SCRANTOIn TRIBUJSTE-TIItT.RSDAY MORNING-, FEBRUARY 85, 1S97. t$i cranfon CriBune roily end Weekly. No Sunday IMItloa. Published at Scranton, Pa., by Ths Tribune Publishing Company. n Yotk ItrprCHcnlntlvo: 1'IUNK a OKAY CO.. Itoom , Trlbuno liulldlng, Now York City. H.'TinSD AT TUB rOST07KIOB AT SCHANTOH. PA., AD BEC0ND-CLA83 tlAlt MATTIR. SCItANTON, HEimUAKY 25, 18D7. In the year ended June SO, 1S9G, Penn Bylvanla's atciun railways, with a mlle :iko of 10,000, Ullled 37 persono while Its street rallwuya Ullled 32 with only 15G1 miles of track. It Is evidently time for the public to Insist upon fenders. Some Comparisons. It Dr. Ruiz had been a citizen of Groat Britain and had been done to death by Spanish Jailers In a Cuban prison, whither ho had been conveyed without warrant and In Ignorance of any charge against him, it Is safe to say that no disagreement or friction would have arisen among the olllclals of her majes ty's government, but every one of them, from the premier down to the lowest subaltern In the royal navy, would have used his bust energy to expedite a de mand on Spain for satisfaction, and as a guarantee that such an outrage would not be repeated, would have put a well armed warship within shooting dis tance of the captain-general's palace. If among the victims of Weyler's pol icy of arresting every resident of Cuba not willing or prepared to buy relense, and thrusting him Into some foul dun geon to be slowly starved or driven in sane by the vile surroundings were numbered a score or more subjects of Great Britain, In whose bchrtl' the British consul-general at Havana had vainly Interceded with the Spanish au thorities, it would be about llfteen sec onds before the British secretary of state for foreign affairs would cable to Madrid a peremptory demand for the surrender Into British hands of those prisoners, whether their naturalization papers were exactly correct or not. If any nation on earth except the United States were subjected by an other nation to the provocation which Spain ha3 apparently with Impunity of fered to us, time and time again, In con nection with the Cuban revolution, Its hand would be lifted to strike back and It would not be at all particular to lighten the blow. The superiority of American civilization over the civiliza tion of Europe may perhaps be shown, among other ways, In the willingness of this republic, when smitten on one cheek, to turn the other. The differ ences which we have pointed out be tween our course toward Spain and the course which history teaches would have been England's under similar cir cumstances may be points In our favor. But it will require a mental struggle to get us to believe so. The Philadelphia Inquirer concludes an editorial with the ejaculation: "God bless the women!" "We hasten to record a hearty "Amen!" Pennsylvania and the Cabinet. Writing upon a theme of present in terest, a special contributor to the Phil adelphia Bulletin remarks: It is a fact that there are probably not more thnn two presidents of the United States who huvo not offered a. Pennsylva nia, man a seat in their cabinets; but this time tho state does not oven get the com pliment of an offer. And yet, let us stop to consider that this Is the one great stato outside of Now Kngland that has never wavered for a Ilepuhllcan candi dacy for the American presidency, and that It gave McKinley a greater majority than all the states combined which will be represented in his cabinet by Sher man, Gary, Gage, Wilson and McKenna. "With the utmost possible respect for the president-elect, for whom overy honest citizen wishes a successful and harmonious administration, this treat ment of the bulwark state of Repub licanismthe stato which literally gave more than half of Major McKlnley's popular majority has nil the appear ances of a mistake. It Is true that Pennsylvania's devotion to the princ!-, pies of the Republican party rests on a' more substantial foundation than 'appe tite for ofllco, and is not likely to be chilled even by exclusion from the cab inet councils; yet to have the impres sion go fortli that party service is not appreciated can hardly be otherwise than unfortunate. It Is not that Pennsylvania lacks cab inet material. No one can for an in stant suppose this to be the reason of Its passing by. Nor is It that the state's political, Industrial and commercial in terests are insufficient in magnitude to warrant cabinet representation. "With Maryland in while Pennsylvania is out, this conjecture also will not serve. Thero remains for consideration the third hypothesis that Pennsylvania has been ignored because thero 1ms been factionalism within Its borders, but there was factionalism in Illinois, and that did not militate against Mr. Gage; in New York, yet Mr. McCook was se lected; and in Ohio, yet Mr. Sherman's transfer to tho premiership was de cided upon long before the new dis pensation of harmony in that state. In each of these three cases, it is worthy of notice that the invitation to cabinet honors tended to hen! rather than to irritate the factional party differences, and It is our Judgment that a cholco could easljy haw bUen made from Pennsylvania which would have pro duced a similar effect. Tho right of a president to choose his official advisers In accordance with his own Judgment is freely conceded, und it must also bo said that if the new cabinet shall ultimately be constituted as at present seems probable, it will possess many elements of strength. But the one fact remains that tho back bone commonwealth of tho Republican party lias been rewarded for the big gest majority ever cast for any ticket in any state by what on tho surfuco looks very like a slight. In all kind ness we trust that surface appearances In this matter, as so frequently hap pens In politics, are deceptive, While the course of tho federal au thorities In prosecuting Editor Dunlop of tho Chicago Dispatch for printing vllo advertisements was thoroughly justifiable and while hits two- years' term In tho penitentiary will doubtless have tin exemplary effect, It 1b curious to recall that the hluh-toned James Gordon Bennett permitted for years a disreputable "personal" column to ap pear In tho Now York Herald, In which tho lowest of trnillcs was unblushlng ly exploited, nnd not a move was mndo to bring him to account. It would bo Interesting to know th'o basis of this apparent discrimination. Because Utah wishes to place In tho capltol at Washington a statue of Brlg lmni Young, .a howl is rnlsed. Why? The privilege which Utah seeks Is one that by law belongs to each state In the Union, and her selection of a sub ject Is simply a ratification of history's' testimony to Young's greatness as tho conqueror of a wilderness. Grant that his religious views wore out of Joint. What has congress to do with thorn? Protect American Citizenship. There is uonio ground for affirming that the alien who wishes to acquire American citizenship ought not, after ho gets It, to uso It simply as a shield to facilitate intermeddling with tho politics of tho country whoso sover eignty he has renounced. It Is possible that a good many Cubans, after acquir ing naturalization papers In this coun try, have treated Uncle Sam shab bily by rushing back to their native Island to stir up trouble-. In other words, their American citizenship was not as sincere as such citizenship should be, but was lightly sought and won for an ulterior purpose. We quite agree with these who alllrm that If any way Is open to prevent such naturali zations, It should be adopted without delay. But we must dissent from the proposition that, having granted such naturalization, It is not our duty as a nation to assume the full responsibil ity therefor. Whatever tho errors in our present method of adopting aliens Into citizen ship, ono principle needs to be empha sized In our diplomacy to the very utmost, and that Is that the rights of American citizenship must be protect ed, on overy land and sea. Wo uso tho word "rights" advisedly, for It should not bo our intent to encourage swag gering and offensive conduct by Amer icans In foreign countries. The bully Is none the less a bully for being an alleged Yankee, nor is it proper to sus tain In an American abroad actions which we would not tolerate in that same American at home. But in every country we have otllelnl representa tives to make Inquiry concerning these points, and when through ofllcial channels our state department learns that nn American citizen has been ill treated In another land, its duty is not only to exact satisfaction, but to do so with such dispatch and ilrmness that the incident will have educational value In preventing a recurrence ot tho indig nity. It is a notorious fact that for one reason or another the principle of which we have spoken has obtained in our diplomacy more often in theory than in practice. The result is that an American who travels beyond the con fines of the United States, though he be ever so inoffensive, is likely in many places to be treated, If not with some conspicuous form of abuse such ns can be brought to tho attention of the American government, then with petty disdain and annoyances all the more exasperating because not of suillclent magnitude to court olllclal investiga tion. The fact that Americans are singled out for such scant courtesy while Englishmen, on tho other hand, even when they give cause for offence, are treated with marked deference and consideration, proves that the differ ence arises from political grounds rath er than personal, and Is to be account ed for solely by the superior virility and decision with which the English for eign olllce punishes contempt for tho British passport. Tho time has come for a new deal In American diplomacy. It might but ter take tho chance of occasionally go ing wrong in Its Insistence upon for eign respect for American credentials than, by shading its policy on the side of caution, to entail upon the whole number of Americans abroad frequent occasion for humiliation. Now that tho spirit of satire Is abroad at Ilanisburg, can't we also have a resolution of sympathy for Spain? Amen! From the. Philadelphia Times. It Is not surprising that the entire newspaper profession suffers greatly from tho Just public criticism that comes alike from tho pulpit, from in telligent and self-respecting social cir cles and especially from the homes of the land, on the tendency of a few prominent papers to make their col umns teem with tho most nauseating scandals of the day, and to mlnglo with their news every possible appeal to tho most prurient tastes of their readers. This degradation of Journal ism is conspicuously exhibited In two of tho most widely circulating dally newspapers of Now York city, and un less self-respecting journalism shall vindicate itself by the manliest expres sions against such prostitution of tho great educating power of tho nation, our journalism must steadily and rap idly decline, not only in tho lespect of tho public, but In tho proper and wholesome influence it should exert. Two Journals now leading In this reckless prostitution of ono of the noblest professions of tho age, havo usurped the place of tho plnk-tlnted Police Gazetto of a few years ngo, that nevor found admission into a de cent American home, and of which no rcputablo citizen was willing to bo known as a reader, livery scandal of society, Important or unimportant, Is magnified Into columns of sensational text, profusely Illustrated, and Innocent homes aro shadowed with sorrow by connecting them with the crimes or follies of thoso who happen to bear re lation to them. Indeed, almost every page of theso journals has tho flavor of tho brothel, and every real or Imaginary evil of tho country is por trayed in language that Is lltted only to bo read by thoso who love to revel In tho degradation of every noble at tribute of man and woman. It Is not surprising that In all Intelli gent and law-loving circles thero Is profound disgust for such Journalism, and it logically teaches disrepute for Journalism as a profession and great ly lessens tho power of our newspapers to perform their high duties as Instruc tors of tho American people, If tho press shall beeomo degenerate, It must mean that tho peoplo are becom ing dogenerato also, and the fact that two leading newspapers of the nation can so wholly prostitute themselves to tho worst possible uses and pour out each day steady and subtle currents ot moral poison fully Justifies the general alarm that Is felt for tho dignity nnd Integrity ot the American prep. Thero Is no such prostitution of Jour nalism In Englnnd or In any other country of the world, nnd there cannot bo such prostitution of American journalism unless tho American people are willing to submit to It. Whonever they shall demand clean journalism they will bo certain to have It; but as long ns they tolerate sensational vul garity nnd Indecency this mornl mi asma of Journalism will steadily ex tend itself until ,tho homo nnd the nowspupcr must becomo strnngets. Although Mr. John II. Converse ot Philadelphia denies that ho has been promised tho new cnblnet portfolio of commerce, should It bo created, and In timates that ho has no wish to hold nubile office, he cannot deny that his selection for that position would give exceptional satisfaction. He Is the man for the place provided tho place Is opened. The South All Right. There were two Incidents of AV.ash Ington's birthday In New York that de serve to be retold. They occurred In connection with tho celebration of that anniversary by the Southern society, an organization of prominent men of southern birth who have made tho met ropolis their home. In the first in stance, the charlman of tho society, Mr. Thompson, was speaking and In the course of his remarks ho said wo quote from the Sun: "Wo Southerners aro all back In our father's house, and wo aro thero to stay, and thero will be found no one more loy al or uncompromising In defense of the constitution than tho members of the old Southern states." Tho effect of this was electrical. Thu entire company rose to their feet nnd sang In a louRlng chorus tho first verse of "My Country, "J'ls of Thee," and thoro was a rattling burst of applause to finish up. A little later Theodore Roosevelt was Introduced. "Washington," ho said, "was a man or peace, but ho fought. If we follow Wash ington's example we will vote for tho ar bitration treaty and a large increase of tho navy." Tho remark was unexpected, and it produced an unlookcd for effect. Men rose In their seats and waved their napkins, and many of them cheered. Hut this outburst was nothing to tho sensation he moused when Mr. Roosevelt snid that he was glad to see that tho United States took no part with ISnglnnd, Germany, Franco and Italy in demanding, at tho mouth of the cannon, that Greece should stop her patriotic struggle. It was sev eral minutes before Mr. Roosevelt could proceed. "When wo think," he exclaimed, "of what the Armenians have suffered, you can understand why I rejoice that the navy of the United States had no part In this demonstration." There wasn't a man In the banquet hall with the excep tion of the stenographers who didn't clap his hands enthusiastically. A num ber of tho diners got upon their feet again and cheered and waved napkins frantically. It Is true that he might also have said a word for Cuba; but when we ro lled upon the unanimity of sentiment among the southern senators and repre sentatives in Washington, in favor of according to the Cuban Insurgents some token of America's ofllcial recog nition, it becomes apparent in connec tion with the incidents narrated above that In matters ot foreign policy nt least the south Is decidedly all right. Now If It would only purify and civilize Its domestic politics! After a fair trial Captain Hart of the Iauradn has been convicted of provid ing means for a military enterprise or ganized In this country and intended to bo carried on against Spain. Tho conviction is a result of plain evidence and the statute under which it was found is a wise and necessary one. In Hart's sympathy for Cuba ho clearly broke tho law and therefore deserved conviction, but the next president of the United States will find his a suit able case for speedy clemency. It is said Mr. Bryan is receiving In royalties from his book $100 u day. When we recollect that the poot Milton sold tho whole of "Pnradlst Lost" for $73 the backwardness of tho ancients in the matter of free advertising ap pears additionally plain. Senator Sherman is quoted as having declared recently that senators and rep resentatives should be prohibited by law from seeking government places for their friends. This is easy to say when one Is about to run a pie counter of one's own. A Spanish organ at Havana eulo gizes President Cleveland for his at titude toward the Cuban fllllbusters. Thero is no doubt in the world that Mr. Cleveland lias earned Spain's undying gratitude. It is reported that General Alger favois the "retirement of the green backs." It would bo more to the point If the public were informed just what ho would put in their place. A man named Altgeld, living in Illi nois, continues to ehanre that McKin ley was elected by fraud. It Is his last hope for keeping his name In print. TO MY PI PIC. Oh, I lovo the merry gurglo of my pipe, Drier pipe; When tho ilavor of tho weed within is ilpo; What a lullaby It purls, As the smoke around mo curls, Mounting slowly, higher, higher, As I dream before the lire, With a Ilavor In my mouth, Like a zephyr from tho South, And my favorlto tobacco Hy my side Near my side, With the soothing necromancy Sweetly linking fact to fancy, In a golden memory chain To tho gurgle, sweet refrain, Of my pipe, brier pipe, To tho fancy-breeding gurgle of my pipe. Oh, whnt subtle satisfaction In my pipe, Drier pipe; Nothing mundane can Impart Such contentment to my heart; She's my Idol, she's my queen, Is my lady Nicotine; When In trouble how I yearn For tho Incense Which I burn At her shrine. How I pine For the fragrance of her breath; Robber of terror e'en Is death By her harmless hypnotism; Healed Is overy mortal schism. Foo nnd friend Sweotly blend At tho burning ot tho brier; Oreod, cupidity, doslro Fado nway within tho smoke, In tho fragrant, fleecy smoko From my pipe, muglo pipe, From my glowing, peaco-bostowlng, gurgling pipe. Slgel Roush In the Sun. STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. In correction of some misapprehensions which have, arisen as to some of tho pro visions ot the new IIbIi bill urged upon tho leglslatute by the Pennsylvania FUh commission, tho Philadelphia Ledger ex plains that "among tho vltnl changes In tho proposed law nr the raising of the minimum size of brook trout which may be legally caught from live to six Inches, nnd of blnck bass from six to nine Inches. It Is with respect to tho raising ot tho minimum limit ot black bass three Inches that some misapprehension regarding thu motives of the commission has arisen. -Many people, while admitting that six Inches Is too small, think thnt seven or eight Inches at the most would bo qulto suillclent. Hut the commission has amplu evidence that tho black bass doe3 not ordinarily spawn until It has becomo eight inches long, and thus to fix a limit of less than nlno Inches would not afford any inoro protection or promote thu In crease of tho species than the present limit of six Inches. The black bass aro steadily decreasing In the streams ot tho slate, notwithstanding their wonderfully reproductive character, nnd the loasou Is thnt fully nine-tenths of this species of fish killed have never reproduced thulr kind. Protection Is given tho sunllsh. This Is a now nnd desirable provision, for the game little 'pumpkin seed,' as thu llsh Is sometimes called, Is fast disappearing from the Mtreams. Fishing with outlines or set lines Is specifically prohibited, nnd persons are forbidden to ask for trout fry with which to stock private waters. Hy fur tho most Important clause in the proposed bill Is one to encourage thu erection by pilvate parties of hatching houses. If this becomes n-luw It Is esti mated by tho commissioners that at least 2,000,000 trout fry In addition to the 2,000,000 now nrtlllclnlly hntched will be available for distribution In tho free sti earns of the state." o Representative Doger, of Philadelphia,! has Introduced a bill designed to prevent the padding of the assessors' lists previ ous to an election. Tho vital provisions of tho bill require the assessor to give n bond for $1,009 for tho faithful perform ance of his duty, signed by two freehold ers of the eluctlon district, and to visit every house in the district at least three times to ascertain the names of the voters residing therein. The assessor is for bidden to place any name upon tho assessors' list except nt tho Information of the voter himself. Ho Is also required to sit at the polling place on four days, eight hpurs per day, three hours of which shall be In tho even ing, for tho purpose of assessing any voters who may have been missed In his visitations and who present thomselves for assessment. In addition, the assessor Is required to bo present ut the polls from the opening to the closing of each elec tion and shall be considered one of tho election olllcers. He is further required to sign an allldavit that no ono but bona fide residents of tho ward, borough, town ship or division voted at the election und to make out and file with the prothouo tnry a list of all persons who voted, with name and address, together with copies of the atlldavits upon which persons not on tho assessors' lists or who voted upon ago were allowed to vote, thus preserving a public record open to the Inspection of anybody of tho votes cast In any division and making It possible to ferret out fraudulent voting at any time after the election has taken place. Any assessor violating any provision of this act Is liable to havo his bond forfeited by the court. c At least $2.-,0,000 will bo saved to tho taxpayers of the state If the act presented by Mr. Nesblt, of Northumberland coun ty, becomes a law. It provides against the piling up of costs from the multipli cation of Indictments by district attor neys, justices of tho peace or aldermen In criminal cases. It mukes It compulsory upon them to lncludo nil defendants In ono criminal act in one Information or re turn, and to Include all offenses growing out of ono criminal act In one Indictment. The fees of theso olllcers of the law are greatly multiplied by the well known pro cess of preparing several Indictments for the persons Involved In one criminal act. o Two school bills have been presented by Mr. I.eh, of Northampton county. Ono provides that the minimum salary here after to be paid teachers of tho public schools shall be $10 per month, pro vided tho teachers shall have served for three entire terms as school teachers. Tho other bill fixes tho njlnlmum school term at eight months. o Two weeks after the Penrose banquet In Philadelphia tho friends and adherents of Hon. John Wnnnmnker will dlno ut Hnrrlsburg. Wednesday, March 10, Is tho date llxed. Messrs. Wanamaker, Dolan and many other Pennsylvania leaders will bo present and possibly some speakers from outsldo tho state. Senator Quay announces that he Is too busy with congressional duties to bo able to attend the Penrose dinner tomorrow night. Neither will ho be able to call on friends at Harrlsburg this week or next. o Tho legislative committee of tho state board of health has decided to present a pure milk bill to tho legislature and urge Its passage. It will also urgo thu estab lishment of township boards of health. o Tho judges' retirement bill is to make Its reappearance at tho present session of tho legislature. THE CASE OF DR. RUIZ. From tho Post-Express. According to all the ovidence obtain able Dr. Rlcardo Ruiz was an intelligent, law abiding man, pursuing his profession peaceably and honorably, and earning a livelihood for his family by honest work. Whatever may have been his sympathies, In tho Cuban struggle for independence, thero Is no evidence, which a court would for a moment entertain, that he had com mitted an overt act against tho Spanish government. Ho held, as his most preci ous possession, a eertlllcate of American citizenship, which should havo been u shield and buckler against any assault upon his rights as such, anywhere under tho sun, For somo reason, ho hud at tracted the hatred, cruel and venomous, of the miscreant Fonsdeviella who charged him with having nsslstod Colonel Arnnguren, on the night of Jun. 1C, In de railing a train nnd capturing ten olllcers of thu Gunnbacoa garrison. For this, he was arrested and thrown Into prison! o When the chargo became known ten men In Guunabacoa went Immediately to tho Judge of Instruction and asked that their testimony In tho case bo taken. They were prepared to prove an alibi for Dr. Ruiz, stating that they had been present with him, at the house of his father-in-law on the evening In question, thero being a family entertainment to celebrate an anniversary. At 10 o'clock Dr. Ruiz loft the house, accompanied by two of theso witnesses, nnd tho three went to his house, where they sat smok ing until 11 o'clock, at which tlmo they bado him good night. Doth these men aro Spaniards. The train was captured three miles away at 10.30 o'clock. Upon tho flimsiest pretense thou, and In tho face of this direct contradiction, to which no attention was paid by tho authorities, Dr. Ruiz was apprehended and tho vengeance of tyranny succeeded. Under Spanish law und by treaty of tho United States with Spain, the uccused had the right to hear the charge against him and make a preliminary stutement within twenty four hours utter his arrest. This right was denied to him, and, It Is said, that our stato department was Informed thereof, hut that Secretary Olney ac quiesced In tho action ot tho Spanish government. Htill further under no cir cumstances cun a man arrested under tho Spanish luw of U21, which Is'h guar anteo to our citizens by tho protocol signed by Caleb Cushlng In Madtld In 1S78, bo held In closo solltury continement E t ) A glance at our center window will give you a .partial idea of what we carry in Woolen Novelties, and in the west window you will see a few of our silks displayed, such, as iloire Velours, which we carry in all the dark and evening shades and Changeable Silk Grenadines. When out shopping we would ask glance through our many different lines think the creations of this season are more and prices were never known to be so low. Lager Ber Brewery. Han ufacturers of the CAPACITY 100,000 more than seventy-two hours. This pro vision was violated ruthlessly In the case of Dr. Ruiz, of which fact our stuto de partment was Informed promptly by Con. sul General Lee, but again Secretary Ol ney made no remonstrance. o Then followed tho tortures and assas sination of this unfortunate man. Ameri can citizen as he was, the torture began on Feb. 12, while Ruiz was waiting pa tiently the assistance of the government of which ho was a citizen, and to which he hnd appealed for protection. No de scription of the horrors of the Inquisi tion, hi tho days of Its unrestrained do minion, exceeds in tho vindlctlveness ot Its persecution and the sufferings of Its victims, that which is told of the agony of this mnn, Immured in a Spanish dun geon, In those closing days of the nine teenth century civilization. Upon the awful punishment of the componte wo will not linger. It was repeated again and yet again, In tho presenco of the brutal Fonsdeviella, gloating over tho cries ot his victim, who added Insult to Injury by telling tho fnlthful wife of Dr. Ruiz, with grim Irony that she might ap peal for redress to the American consul. On tho night of Feb. 10, murder did Its full work and The tragedy of crime was ended. fl it appears that General Lee has done manfully nnd well throughout the whole of this sad drama. Ho has protested to tho Spanish authorities; ho has sought by every moans In his power to save Ruiz; he has made the strongest appeals to our government, but all In vain. Spain has treated him with Insolence, and Washing ton has treated him with neglect. No wonder that ho Is righteously indignant. No wonder that, nccordlng to tho latest dispatches ho contemplates, If ho has not already, resigned his trust, from sheer Inability to protect American citizens, In sulted, maltreated, assassinated. What a spectacle does tho administration pre sent! What a whirlwind of wrath against It will sweep over the country! What ex cuse can Cleveland and Olney make? What reparation can they offer for this crowning outrage? WHY HKCOVEIIV IS SLOW, From tho Altoona Tribune. A slnglo loud-mouthed, rattle-brained politician can do more hurm in a day than a dozen patriotic and dlscreot citizens can neutralize In a month. And a company of demagogues, especially If there bo a pos sibility ithat they may be In a. position to carry out thellr threats, can destroy con fidence, paralyze Industry, throw thou sands upon thousands of working people out of employment and Inflict upon the nation and its inhabitants losses aggre gating many hundreds of millions. TOLD BY THE STARS. Dnily Horoscope Ornvvn by Ajncelius, Tho Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.33 a. m., for Thursday, Fob. 23, 1S97. UK & A child born on this day will notice that nn American citizen can best preserve his patriotism and scalp by staying at home these days. If McKlnley's Inauguration does not sot tho wheels of industry In motion, tho In augural ball supper will doubtless agitate the wheels of Indigestion. Anxious days will soon arrive for tho man with a strawberry shortcuko taste who resides at a dried applo pie boarding house. If tho vvnlklng is good thero is no rea son why tho Pennsylvania National Guard should not attend tho Inauguration Many peoplo who attempt to get a liv ing by their wits have nothing to lose. Songs of Spring. The Lenten days are drawing near Tho dnys of expiation; When lieelzebub will disappear To take a brief vacation. COVERED HOOKS. A LARGE New Line. Just In, All selected. 50 cent Hooks at 35 cents. 25 cent Honks ut 15 cents. 35 cent liookJ at 10 cents. BEIDLEMN, THE BOOKMAN 437 Spruce Street. Opposite The Commonwealth. .ls ssm J 111 J Celebrated PILSNER LAGER BEER. Barrels Per Annum. 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