THE SCRANTOIn TRIBUNE-FREDAY MORNINGr, FEBRUARY 20, 1S07. 0e cmnfon. CtCButtc 1 til Mid Wceklr. No Sunday Edition. Published at Scrantort. IM hy The Tribune Publishing Company. Ktw Yotk Jtcrrc.wntntlve: mmica okay co, Iloom 43, Tribune milMIng, New York City. MIRED AT TnK POSTOmcS AT SORAHTOS, PA., A3 sioono-cuiea uaii, wattuiv SCKANTON, FEBUUAUY 20, 1S97. For consul ucncrnl at Havana under McKlnley wo nominate General Fltz liugh 1-ce. Ho has shown the proper aplrlt for the place. Instructive Warnings. When Major McKlnley becomes pres ident of the United States he will grant olllclal recognition to the regular gov ernment of foreign countries, even though In some of them revolutions or attempted revolutions are In progress. He will properly hold that It is no part of his olllclal function to sit as Judge upon the merits of a civil dissension In a friendly foreign nation. In other words, he will concede to the citizens of that nation competency to regulate their own affairs, but he will not with draw American representation from such a government because there Is a minority in arms. It occurs to us that the relationship of the president-elect to the various Republican state organizations may with propriety be adjusted along sim ilar lines. As he is ex-oillclo the head of his party, It will obviously be Judi cious for him to treat with those who are the recognized and established lenders of that party In the several states, and where there are minorities in revolt he will bo wise to withhold recognition until by a decisive victory they establish that they represent the popular will. Any other course, It seems to us, would put a discount on party regularity and offer a deliberate Invi tation to party factionalism and dis integration. Every party leader who has the gift of command sufficient to elevate his personality and assert his authority above the common level must expect assault, revllement and detraction. That Is the price he is compelled to pay for political success. The question for a president under our form of party government to consider In deter mining his course with reference to appointments is whether It is for the best Interest of the country to encourage or discourage successful party leadership, to reward or punish edlcient generalship of party forces, to conserve or dissipate a political dis cipline. Mr. Cleveland as president chose the latter policy, and we see where It landed him. So, In some measure, did General Garfield. Their examples offer Instructive warnings. It can hardly be held, even by tho Mugwumps, that Mr. Cleveland Is end ing Rls term In a blaze of glory. A New Currency Plan. An Interesting currency bill was in troduced in congress, tho other day by Representative Lelsenrlng, by request. It authorizes the Treasury department to prepare a new Issue of paper money, to be denominated "the Interest-bearing bond certificate of deposit," and to be a full legal tender for all public and private debts. These certificates may be loaned to states, cities or coun ties at the loweBt rate of Interest that the government can borrow gold, or 3 per cent, per annum for the first five years. After the census returns of each decade It shall be the duty of the Treasury department to regulate the rate of interest to be two-thirds of the annual rate of growth in the wealth of the country, deducting loans from foreigners in the previous decade. No state, county or city will be allowed to borrow over 20 per cent, of their taxable valuation of wealth. If the debt of any state, county or city shall be above 20 per cent, of this taxable wealth the loan from the government must bo secured by first mortgage bonds. The Treasury department must supply the borrowers with sliver dollars and fractional silver money to meet all demands under this act, and to supply 10 per cent, of the amount In gold coin when demanded, provided tho party demanding gold agrees to return the same weight of gold coin when redeem ing the bonds. ThlB measure Is obviously a hopeless jumble of undigested Ideas, and Is not likely to receive much attention. But its central Idea at an Interest-bearing bond convertible Into notes of full legal tender is one that has engaged the at tention of financiers for some time and seems destined to reappear at no late day In the deliberations of congress. In the forthcoming March issue of the Cosmopolitan Magazine John Brlsben "Walker will devote several pages to an Impressive discussion of this subject and set forth a plan for a scientifically based, automatically regulated system of money which merits attentive con sideration'. The plan of Mr. "Walker has at least the virtue of simplicity. It Involves the retirement of present legal tenders, government bonds and nation al bank notes, and the substitution of a now fifty-year government gold bond bearing two per cent. Interest. As a recompense to national banks for the cancellation of their circulation the law shall permit these now bonds to be held by them In place of the 23 per cent, cash reserve fund now required, The new bond, furthermore, may bo converted, at the will of tho holder, at the nearest sub-treasury or Important postolllce, Into government notes, which are made full legal tender for all dues, public and private. The claim made by Mr. Walker for this plan Is that It will supply an au tomatic currency of unchallenged soundness with none of the disadvan tages of the present system. Business men will invest In the bonds for the reason that it will give them Interest In good times and enable them to get ready money promptly when finunclal scares jirlse. Tho pledge of gold re demption will glvo'the bond stability, and the fact that the bond stands be hind the local tender government note will sustain tho latter. Mr. Walker adds that ho has discussed this propo rtion In detail with men representing all classes of society anil has not fount! from any quarter Insurmountable ob jection to It. There are minor details that would require adjustment In the llKht of experience, as, for Instance, whether It would ho desirable for con gress to Issue a fixed per capita quan tity of these bonds, subject to revision after each national census; but Mr, Walker Is confident that the central principle Is sound and that It can be developed In application so as to do away with much of the present liability to periodical money famines arising wholly from fear. Wc must confess that from a theoretical standpoint thu plan has allurements. What have the practical financiers to sayY The proposition to create a special committee of legislative revision has many strong points In Us favor, but It would seem practicable to appoint such a committee from tho regular member ship without Incurring extra expense. The legislature must now save every possible penny. More Light on Spanish Ways. The character of Spanish government Is vividly shown In nn Incident nar rated by William K. Curtis In a letter from Havana to tho Chicago Record. Mr. Curtis was. secretary of the bureau of South American republics during the Harrison administration and Is one of the men most prominently mentioned for the proposed secretaryship of com merce. We cite these facts to show that he Is a witness whose testimony merits consideration. He went to Cuba prejudiced In favor of Spain, as his published writings show, but since his arrival at Havana his dally letters be token a radical chanse of conviction. In the letter before us, bearing date of Feb. II, he explains that the women of Cuba are unanimously In sympathy with the rebellion, and cites numeious reasons therefor. The episode de scribed below Is one of them. We now use his language: Fernando Cuslo, a man of the middle class, of excellent reputation, living In one of the Interior provinces of Cuba, Was arrested some months ao, and sent as a prisoner to the Isle of l'lncs, Just south of Cuba, which is used as a sort of penal colony for political prisoners. Thuro was no overt act charged ngulnst him, but ho was suspected of 'discontent" ntul communication with the Insurgents. Ills fumlly consisted of one daughter, Evnn Bollna Cuslo, between 1G and 17 years old, and he was permitted to take her with him. The girl Is remarkably b?.iutlfnl. Several people who have mude her ac quaintance agree that she is the most beautiful creature they have evt-r seen. That is the opinion of Consul-General Lee, who has good Judgment in such mutters. Unfortunately for her, the beauty of Evangellna attracted tho attention of young Colonel Berrlz, soon after she passed under his charge, and he began to make love to her. Tho girl admits that she encouraged him, llrst because his at tentions nattered her vanity, und seon 1 because she thought It was good policy to do so, as ho might use his Influence as governor to assist her father and herself to secure a pardon and to return to their home. But tho passion of the governor mastered him, and one evening, when she was alone with him in tho room that had been assigned to her for lodgings, he as saulted her. She resisted, escaped, and ran screaming Into the street. Hr fathpr, who was near by, excited by hor frantic exclamation, run Into the room and attacked the governor with his firsts. It Is said that he tiled to seize tho gov ernor's pistol and sword. It was perfect ly natural if ho did so. Prisoners are not allowed to have arms. A numbor of other prisoners came to his assistance, and, al thought Colonel Berrlz escaped with his life, ho was very badly battered, and was laid up for several days. In the mean time the sentinels on duty gave an alurm, a number of soldiers ran from tho cunrtii to the rescue of their commander, llrcd Into tho crowd, and killed three or four men. Fernando Cuslo and several others were arrested for mutiny and conspiracy to kill the governor. They were sent to Ha vana, and are now awaiting trial In the fortress of Cabanas. The newspapers re ported a serious Insurrection nmong the prisoners on the Isle of Pines, und the governor made a similar report. Evan gellna Cuslo was sent to Havana with her father, but, Instead of helng impris oned In tho Cabanas, sho was committed to a woman's prison, where her only com pany was negro prostitutes. When General and Mrs. Lee recently visited this prison on olllclal business, their attention was attracted by the ex traordinary beauty of the young girl, and they learned her story. Although she Is not u citizen of the United States, and ho had no olllclal authority for interfer ing in her behalf, General Leo brought her case to the attention of the Marquis Ahumuda, who at onco promised to mako un Investigation, and, if possible, to order her release. At the same tlmo Mrs. Leo Interested a number of Influential Spanish ladles in tho girl. They went to see her. brought her suitable clothing and com forts, secured a separate apartment for her, and persuaded their husbands and other gentlemen In high authority to in tercede with tho acting captain-goneral. It was arranged to place the girl in '.he care of tho nuns as soon as her release could bo secured, and If that were not satisfactory to the authorities they would send her to some convent In tho United States or Spain. Somehow Colonel Berrlz learned what was going on, and hastened to Havana, whero ho made formal charges against the girl. Ho described her to bo a very dangerous character, and accused her of "enticing the governor of tho Isle of Pines Into u houso In order to enable her father to assassinate him." By cabling to Genoral Azcarruga, his uncle, tho min ister of war nt Madrid, he secured an or der committing the girl to solitary con llnement 'In the fortress of Cabanas, to await trial for conspiracy. Although the Marquis Ahumada used all tho Influence he possessed, ho was powerless. Tho or ders of tho minister of war hud to be obeyed. The ludles whoso sympathy had been aroused are still at work in the girl's behalf. They are writing to friends In Madrid, and will appeal to tho queen regent. Meanwhllo Colonel Berrlz Is at his post, and has summoned KW of his sol diers to testify that Evangellna Cusio in a desperate and dangerous character, and should be shot fcr conspiring to kill him. It Is against government conducted on these principles that Cubans have rebelled, and It is In exaggerated de ference to such government that the Cleveland administration has Ignored the command of congress to recognize Cuban belligerency and has virtually maintained an anti-Cuban alliance. How do Americans like It? The curious fact appears in the re port of tho secretary of Internal affairs that there are In Pennsylvania over 200 "paper" street railways, with a nominal value of 523,000,000, but repre senting an actual cash expenditure of only $2,230,000. Many of these roads comprise speculative schemes similar to that worked by the organizers of the Valley Passenger cqmpany, while oth ers are tho anchors cast to windward by established traction companies that wish to forestall possible competition. It perhaps wpuld be unfair to call all ot theso projects fakes aimed at the spoliation of the public, but It Is Indis putable that ninnj of them deserve such a characterization and exemplify how the law can Itself sometimes 1) twisted so as to facilitate robbery. One of the Important legislative problems of the near future will bo whether n better safeguarding cannot be provided for public tlKhts as Imperilled by humbug charters. Section 2001 of the Revised Statutes reads: "All naturalized citizens of the United States, while In foreign coun tries, nro entitled to and shall receive from this government tho same pro tection of person and property which Is accorded to native-born citizens, Whenever It Is made known to the president that any citizen of tho United States has been unjustly deprived of his liberty by or under the authority of any foreign government, it shall be the duty of the president forthwith to demand of that government tho rea bons of such Imprisonment: and If It appears to be wrongful and In violation of the rights of American citizenship, tho president shall demand the releaso of such citizen, ami If tho release so demanded Is unreasonably delayed or refused, the president shall use such means, not amounting to acts of war, ns he may think necessnry and proper to obtain or effectuate the release." This language, It will be observed, Is mandatory. It says the president "shall" and public opinion also says he "shall." After next Thursday he will. The Rochester Democrat and Chron icle advises "any American citizen who finds it necessary to trust himself with in tho jurisdiction of Spain to safe guard himself against Spanish brutal ity by first acquiring citizenship in England, France, Greece or some other nation strong enough and brave enough to protect its citizens." The worst of this is the truth. The suggestion that Wllkcs-Barre's new hotel be named in honor of John Welles Hollenback Is nn appropriate one. If Wllkes-Barre bad a few more men like Mr. Hollenback It would not now be so excited over the prospect of getting one slight public Improvement. It is true that the tariff should have the right of way in the Fifty-fifth con gress until It Is disposed of. But the McKlnley administration need not wait that long before beginning the perform ance of Its duty toward Cuba. It Is fortunate that the next secre tary of state - ill be a man to whom the sentiments of his intelligent coun trymen are not a subject of Indiffer ence. Jlisf a Word or Tuto of Casual Mention The subject of this sketch, Robert Jones, of the West Side, was the peer of the best musical conductors of his day. He Is tin old-time rival of the late Robert J. James und Is the winner of as many elstcddfodlcal tiophies as the most suc cessful competitor In the country. Twtn-ty-llve years ago he stood at the head of his profession und was a victor In all tho splendid musical struggles of former years. It Is u well-known fact that tho great musical festlvul of 1S73, held under tho nusplces of the free library of the West Side, was pre-eminently .tho grand est over held In northeastern Pennsylva nia. Mr. Jones figured prominently In the various contests, and his superb choi'U3 of 150 voices captured one of the princi pal trophies of tho great event. Owing to an unfortunate mistake by tho altos, his mngnlllccut chorus was disqualified taS&n.fS&si AWl ,-jfhf,: O&ivi. fcNS '? W -1 ROBERT JOXE8. from winning the main prize, which, how ever, In all other respects, was easily within their reach. How well do musi cians remember the intense enthusiasm of the great Zerhann over that brilliant contest! Mr. Jones suidom met a foeman worthy of his steel In solo .competitions. He possessed a wonderfully rich baritone voice of phenomenal compass. His Penn sylvania male voice party was the musi cal ptido of the city In those years mil easily vanquished all competitors. He laid to rest many years ago the baton of many conquests. His ptido In his old days Is to watch tho successful strides his distinguished son Reeve Jones Is making In tho field of music, and vwfi may tho foii bo proud of tho well-grounded lessons he received In earlier yoara from so thorough a niastor. O Martlnus Sleveklng, the great pi.anlst, who has created such a furore in this country and Europe by his masterly p'ajing, will be heard again with pleas ure by Scranton music-lovers. Tho press of both continents are unanimous in pro nouncing Sleveklng one of tho greatest of living pianists, and characterize his play ing as poetic, graceful and masterly, with a peculiarly subtle, lingering charm ot tono which vibrates with feeling. Every pianist has his own genre of playing, and Sleveklng Is pootlo as well as a teeh nlelst. TQLD BY THE STARS. Daily HoniBcopii Drawn liy AjuccIiuh, Tliii Trillium Astrologer. Astrolabe caBt: 1.10 a. m,, for Friday, Feb. 2o 1&37. & 3k A child born on this dny will wonder what Mayor Bailey Intends to do about cheap street car fares now. Raster eggs and Itobert Veal will arrlvo about the same tlmo this year. It geneially pays to hold on to almost any good thing but u eake of ice. Captain Delaney evidently proposes to make the editor of the Pennsylvania Methodist Swallow his words. The lazy man can always become weary over Imuglnary tusks. Blang Is brainless man's substitute for wit. Prosperity Is often destructive to friend ship. Ajncclms' Ailvico. Do not kick a man vvho is down. It isn't safe, unless tho man U dead, SI, . IM i '1 N J A-R! STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. A bill now before tho houso of repre sentatives, and which Is attracting a great deal of attention from members of the bur of this und other cities, is en titled, "An not providing for tho appoint, incut and payment of legislative commis sioners," etc. If the bill becomes a law tho governor Is to appoint three persons possessing all tho qualifications of Judges of tho Supremo court, to servo from tho 1st of December prior to tho assembling of tho leclslaturo until after the session, to redraft and leport upon proposed bills upon tho request of senutors or repre sentatives, or when such bills aro re ferred to the commission for report us provided in tho act. This report is to con tain: First, a concise statement of tho existing law, If any, and the change pro posed; second, a reference to Blmilar legis lation, If any, pending before the legis lature: third, suggested amendments of substance and tho leasons therefor; fourth, suggested amendments of lan guage and the reasons therefor: fifth, whether constitutional and statutory re quirements. If any, have been complied with. A Philadelphia Ledger reporter recently had a talk with Representative John F. Keator, who Introduced the bill (which was drawn by a committee of tho Bar Association of Pennsylvania), about the scope and purpose of the measure. It wus suggested to Mr. Keator that some mem bers regard tho proposed law as one that would Interfere with their rights and duties. "On tho contrary," was the re ply, "It will bo a great aid to tho legisla tor. It Is ministerial und directory. In preventing mistakes and Ill-advised legis lation the law would be extremely valua ble." lie explained this point more fully by saying: "It Is well known that there aro orten several bills pending In the houso or sen nle upon the same subject with different phraseology, and perhaps differing in many other respects. Now, this commit tee would suggest amendments of sub stance und give reasons therefor, and also amendments of language and reasons therefor, and also whether constitutional and statutory requirements had been compiled with. This brief report is to be printed and to bo given with the bill to each member of ouch houso during Its pussagu through either house. There aro bills that often pass through the houu which cover many pages of print, und the only way one bus, without devoting a great deal of tlmo to It, Is to get his In formation upon the spur of the moment on the lloor from the person presenting the bill. As a matter of practice this Is hastily done at times, and the laige num ber of the body are voting upon some thing that they are not entirely familiar with, and, perhaps, do not learn the full effect o" the proposed act until. It Is too late. Tho result Is, there has been In this state and other states a great deal of hasty. Improvident, haphazard and worse legislation." "Where did tho Idea ot this bill origi nate?" Mr. Keator was asked. "A law similar to this is in effect in parliament, England," ho replied, "and has worked admirably, and the liar Asso ciation of this state favored It last sum mer, when it was freely discussed at Bed ford Springs. It would prevent hasty leg islation. Most of nil, It would be an effec tual quietus upon nil Improper or crooked legislation. The report would be given to tho newspapers, and the light of day would be shed upon the proposed acts ot assembly before they were passed, and while It is not too late. It would certain ly prevent many mistakes. There Is r.n Instance, I believe, whero two contra dictory bills were unwittingly passed by the same legislature. There Is anothei In stance of where an act, covering nearly 200 pages In the Pum.ihlet Laws, was de clared unconstitutional when it reached the Supreme court; and still another act was passed, drawn by an attorney, and when It reached the Supreme court was rendered unconstitutional, and report had It that It was drawn with the object of making It unconstitutional. It passed tho legislature all the same, and accomplished the purpose desired by the astute lawyer, who was working In the Interests ot his client, who did not wish to be affected by that law." Concerning the new prison refoim bill Introduced by Representative Seyfert the Phlladelnhla Ledger editorially says "As to the necessity for thorough reform In the management of the county prlsuns, there can bo no question among those who have given attention to the subject. The board of charities year after year have animadverted upon tho wasteful, vicious and discreditable prison methods in vogue in the great majority of tho counties. The general agent of the board In his report for 1695 declares that the sys tem which exists In fifty counties Is de plorable. The Jails aie conducted by sheriffs who know and care nothing tor penology, and are interested chiefly In tho perquisites in the shape of allowances for 'the daily support ot prisoners." Tho general agent says that the prisoners us a rule aio allowed to congregate In tho corridors, und thut tho Institutions aro nurseries ot crime, from which prisoners emerge worse than they were when com mitted. The general agent aveis that 'ho cost of conducting one of theso jails in charge of inspectors would be no greater than that of one under the old system, and Inasmuch ns the state, by the passage ot a law providing for the county prison inspectorship system, would lip saved the hoavy expense Involved In tho construc tion of a new penitentiary, It might be possible to allow each county a small amount toward the payment of Its ofll- cers. as Is now tho case In the peniten tiaries. The proposed act deals with the counties with greater liberality, in that It provides that the expense of convict maiu tenace In the counties shall bo homo by th estate. There are grave economical questions involved In this feature of thy act which will, of course, be exhaustive ly Investigated before tho bill becomes law. "There is no uniformity in the per capl ta weekly cost of maintaining prlsonois by the counties. In Chester county in HM3 the average weekly cost of prisoners per capita was $2.10; Delaware county, $2.M. In Bucks, where the old system Is in use, the per capita was $1.10. In the adjoining county of Montgomery, where the Inspec torship system is In use, the per capita wus only $2.32, The per capita cost at the Philadelphia county prlFon for 1S93 was onlv $2.11: at the Allegheny county prison. $2.01, the lowest in the state. In the small counties the per capita Is very high. But ler county's per capita was $8.11, but there were onlv eight prisoners In Us Jail In that year and the cost was Insignificant. Tho average weekly per capita cost for keep ing piisoneis, taking all the counties Into consideration, was $1.18, which could doubtless be greatly reduced by more eco nomical methods of prison government. Certain It is that if the cost of prison maintenance could bo brought to the Del aware and Chester county basis In all tho rural counties taxpayers would feel the benefit of the change." "To show In a general way the financial dllllciiltles thut confront the common wealth just now,' says Chairman Mar shall, of the house appropriations com mittee, "I may mention that the commit tee has made a record of all tho appropri ation bills Introduced up to this dine. There are more to come; hut theso amount to $27,571,720. This Includes no money whatever for the new oapltol, and yet the total' revenue for thp two years, available for appropriations, Is only 519. OCO.OOO in round numbers. Of this, the general appropriation bill, lnclullng the school money, calls for about ill.OOO.Ot'Q, the National Ouard $700,000 and the cure of tho Insane 1,'.'50.000. These three Item-j nggiegate only about Jl.0u0.000 less than tho total avollMble revenue. Besides omitting the now cnpltol, this calculation makes no account of such appropriations as those to hospitals not understate con trol," An Important bill has been drafted by Senator Sproul, of Delaware county, at tho Instance of the Philadelphia Trades leasue and other organizations of bual- A glance at our center window will give you a partial idea of what we carry in Woolen Novelties, and in the west window 3'ou will see a few of our silks displayed, such as floire 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 E3gr Brewery manufacturers of the CAPACITY 100,000 ness men. It places telephone companies so far under common carrier restrictions that they may not discriminate agalnsi applicants for service who comply with reasonable regulations of the companies, and establishes maximum charges. It makes the rate $1 pur month for each tel ephone within two miles of the exchange In ull cities with 10,000 population or more, 'and $1 In all other cities, towns and vil lages. An additional charge of $1 per month for each mile beyond the 2-mile limit Is allowed, however, and vvheie two telephones are subscribed for by one par ty, the two maximums within the 'J-nille radius are to be and $3.50 apiece, ac cording to which side of the 100,000 line tho population is on. Tho penalty for vio lation of the law Is a lino of $300. oni: i;xci:i"i'io.. Krom the Sun. In a paper rend several years ago be fore tho Social Science association, John C. Bullitt, author of the present system or government In Philadelphia, said: "I care not how bold, how reckless, how defiant a man may be, let him be placed In the chief executive otllce of a govern ment, where public sentiment can be concentrated upon him, and he can be held up to the censure and scorn of his fellow citizens If he departs irom ine pain of rectitude, and he will quull under Its rebuke. No man who has over attained to high ofllee In this country has had the hardihood to brave it." It ought to be observed here, in Justice to tho Hon, John C. Bullitt, scientist in civil service reform, that he made that declaration be fore Mr. Cleveland became president. lIKTTKlt TIMES AT HAND. From the Brooklyn Standard-Union. There Is reason to behove that better times are at hand, and thin la not merely the growth of public opinion that the worst Is over-it Is not the effusion of a political sentiment or tho exultation of partisans over a victory decisive as to the policy of the executive for some years It is tho production of the confidence that Is felt In the solidity of material con ditions. . A ICING WORTH HAVING. From the Washington Post. Three cheers, we say, for Ocorge of Greece. If there were a few more kings of his type kings for humanity, for hon or for clvillzation-klngs without hypoc risy or greed or fear tho world would bo a hotter and a cleaner world, and honest men might have less contempt for mon archy. , . AS IT OFTKN HAPPENS. We'd often warned her not to light the lire with kerosene. And emphasized the warning, since the girl seemed rather green. This morning, while my wife and I en Joyed our breakfast nap That poor girl tried tho coal oil trick Wlthout the least mishap. A darky preacher bought a mule whlen balked and wouldn't go, And how to start the animal he really didn't know. "Why don't you twist tho critter's tall?" laughed Beubeu, from the farm. Tho pastor instantly complied and It worked Just like a charm. He took a rusty musket down and thought it wasn't loaded; He pulled the hammer back and found the works were quite corroded; He then blew down the muzzle, hard, to see If aught was In It There wasn't so he loaded it In less than helf n mlnete. Frank S. Plxley, in Times-HoralJ. (karamoiS' COVHKIJD A LARGE HOOKS. New Lino, .lust In, All nalected, 50 cent Hooks at 35 cents. 25 cent ISooks at 15 cents. 35 cent Uooks at 10 cents. .THE -(37 Spruce Street. Opposite The Commonwealth. Q.E3? G5.E3. fiiir I H U Li Celebrated PILSNER LAGER BEER. Barrels Per Annum. There is Always a Demand for goods at a resouable price that will GIVE SATISFACTION We have just received a new line of JAPANESE JillERS at Moderate Prices. 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