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Trancls U Claik, D. D., president of the United Society of Christian Kn deavor, furnishes an authoritative and t'Arcfully piepated paper, A most Im portant national FUbJoet Is elaborately treated In an article from the pen of Commodoie O, W. Melville, thief en gineer, United States Nnv , on "Our I'uturc on the Pacific What Wo Have There to Hold and Win," while Charles r. Thwlng. D D Piesldent of Western Heserve Unlveislty and Adelbert Col lego, contiibutes an esay of timely Interest on "Peisonal Morals and Col pgo Government " Tljo Hight He Wil liam Creiswoll Donne, Mshop of Albanj wrlteH oleiiiuontlv of "I'.itrlotlsm; Its Defects, Dangers, nnd Duties," and Lieutenant-Colonel Kognlla von Hie beistciiii of the (let man At my, deals with the Impoitont problem "Could Russia Take Hiltlsh India?" Space Is devoted to a consideration of "The Need of Postal Iteform," by the Hon. U r Loud, chali man of tin Commit tee on the Postolltee and Post Uo.ids, and an absorbing topic of the du, the "Intervention of the Unlttd States In Cuba," receives luminous ttenttnent from John II Latane. A second lnstal inmt of "Hecollfctlons of the Civil War," by Sir William Howard Huscll, 1Ai D., Increases the Interest which attaches Itself to these vivid sketches of that sill ring1 time. Other topics In terestingly treated are: "To Puigc the Pension List," by J. II. Glrdncr, M. D ; "Have We Too Many Chuiches?" by JIie Rev. A W. Qulmbv; "Some Social Vspects of School Teaching," by M. V. O'Shea, and "Masters and Slaves In the Old South," by the Itev. J. 11. La Itoche. o Th Century opens with a paper on "The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky," written by John 15. Proctor, formerly State Geologist of Kentucky and ini tiated by Castalgne. John Sidney Webb describes "The lUver Tiip to the Klon dike," with pictures redrawn from pho tographs. Last summer Mr. Webb made a tour of Investigation along the entire const of Alaska, and up the Yu kon as far as tho Klondike mines, on behalf of the Alaska Commeiclal com pany. His Investigations, therefore, In cluded not only the famed Klondike, but the other ciecks and streams trib utary to the Yukon. Edward S. Cur tis tells of "The Hush to the Klondike ,nvcr the Mountain Passps," also Illus trated from photographs. Jonas Stad ling, the Swedlfch journalist who de scribed for theCentury"Andiee's Plight Into the Unknown," gives an account of the temnikable tecoveiy by the kill ing of a canier-plgeon of the bole mes sage from the aeronaut. Mrs. Sara Y. Stuvenbon, In her seiles of graphic papers dealing with the Trench Inter ontlon In Mexico, pictures "Mexican Society In Maximilian's Time, ISCtf " John Burroughs wntes In his most sympathetic vein of the "Songs of Ameilcan Hlrds " There Is a paper by Richard T. Kly on "Frntrnallsm s. Paternalism in Government" and Gen. James S. Olaikron tells of the clieum btances under which Gen. Giant wiote and delivered his famous Des Moines speech The fiction of this number is characteristically good. Gi rlie March number of St. Nicholas has for a fiontlspieee a drawing by George Wharton I'd winds. "A AII1K iinlil of Dordrecht " The opening paper is by W S. Hat wood, and is de voted to "Thf Grat Lake" " Mr. Har wood ha gathered many intoiestlng facts about tlie vast inland ens, thel- h'stor, peculiarities, and tcenlc gianaeur, ahd he also tells of the vast amount of commeiee that parses through them. There aie manv Illus trations, Including a numhci of sulk ing pictures of lake navigation. "A Giant Candle" Is u desciiplion of a spectacular feature of the Swedish Ex position, and Incidentally an account of candle-making in Sweden. Frank R Stockton tells of the adventuies and fitting end or the fame us French pirate, LClonr.ois, in his eiies uf imitative sketches of "The Puccanecis of Our Coast" In Clement Fezcndle's fatty tale of sclfnre, "Through the Haitli. ' the hero experiences home lomiukable effects of ginvltatlon Theie Is, of course, much other information and entertainment foi old leadeis as well js young. An entirely new and rcmaikable phase of Walter A. Wycoff's experience as a dav-laborer 1 b"gun In Sctlbnei's with "Tho Workers The West." A ceitaln Idyllic quality wis never far distant from even his most soidld ex periences in tho rural legions, which made the fitst division of this narra tive the. most talked-of sell il feature of the year Rut In his new expeilment ho plunges Into the "heatt of a con gested labor iratket" Chicago, before the Woild's Fair. Hero he Jeame4 what It was to look for woik and fall Y find It under the spur of hunger and cold Ills natrntlve dlfiets frem all previous accounts of tho slums nnd FACE Pirn pi os, blotches. M.icVhoails, rod, rough, oily, rnothy skin, Itching, scaly scalp, dry, thin, and falling hair, and baby blemishes proTonted by Cuticuba Soap, tho most effective skin purifying and beautifying soap in the world, m well aa purest and woetest fir toilet, bath, and nursery. (yticura ur ! Mid throughout tha wld. Vorrit Pros - "UowtQ rittint Fu. Humor.," mlld tn: EVERY HUMOR l'T, Wit MN slumming because ho ncltmlly lived tho life for months on th'e same conditions ns the pootc-st. He raided himself from the vagabond class by th'o only door that Is open to them the door of labor. He entered Into their organizations labor unions, Mielnllst meetings, nnd annichlst societies. Ho does not be lieve that wo are on tho eve of a "So cial Revolution," and he tells why. o Tho leading article In Tho Forum this month Is by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Is entitled, "Should the United States Ptoduce Its Sugar?" A writer In the November Forum ques tioned th3 desirability of establishing In the United Stntes tho beet-sugar ln dtistty. Mr. Wilson's paper is strongly In favor of the pioposal. lie points out that, In addition to keeping at homu the $100,000,000 now paid for Imported sugais, the production of beets would be found profitable for stock-feeding. Mr. Wilson giew beets by the ncrc fiom loll to 1S9B at tho Iowa Agricultural college, mil found the nteuile quite remunerative for this purpoo alone. He shows, further, that whereas cer tain other crops tobacco for Instance are exhaustive of plant-food (none of the by-products being returned to tlie soil), with the sugar-beet no plant food Is lost to the soil, ns the root is taken to the factoiy and tho pulp re turned to the fnim. Mr. Wilson pre sents statistics showing that If our lm poits of sugnr from cane-ptoduelng count! Ich were wholly discontinued, theie would still bo left a trndc balance in favor of those countries of more than $00,000,000 a j ear. Hon. William J. Stone, ex-governor or Missouri, con tiibutes a crisply vviitten article em "The Demnciatic Pal ty and Its Fu tute" After tracing the origin of the jpattj, Mr. Stone urgues that, for the Hist time In many ears. Democracy was itself ogaln in ISflfi. He piopheles that the battles of the futuic will bo substantially along the same lines as those of the past The Chicago con vention, he contends, wns absolutely light "both light nnd Democratic," are his words upon the epjestlons of tho coinage of silver, tho Issuance of bonds, the Income-tax decision, nnd govern ment by Injunction. "Defeated." ho .sas, "but not dispirited, tho Demo ctatle party will go forwatd more leso lutely than ever" Another article which Is sure to uttiaet wide attention is that by Senator Frank D. Pavy, on "State Contiol of Political Parties " Mr. Pavey gives an exhaustive analysis of the ex isting evils, nnd claims that no remedy can bo found for them until the rights of every member of a party, at n cau cus, primary, or convention shall be legally fixed beyond question. Mr. Pavey insists that the state should In sure the great engine? of political ac tion from internal decay or external destruction. They must no longer be the tools or toys of the political bosses; but the light of every member of every political part to tho full use and en joyment of every piece of the patty machinery must be protected. Other papeis are: "China's Complications and American Trade," by Mr. Claience Cary, "England and Egypt," by Mr. A. Sllva White; "Our Duty to Cuba," by Senator II. D. Money; "The Duty of Annexing Hawaii," by Senator John T. Moigan, "Some Recent Municipal Gas Hlsteny," by Piof Edwaid W. Uemls. "Organ M isie nnd Oigan-Plaving," by tho celelnated otganlst, M. Alexandre Gullmnnt. "It is Worth While to Take Out a Patent," bv Mr. Edwin J. Prlndle, Assistant Examiner in the United Stntes Patent Ofilce; "The Tiamp Pioblem; A Remedy," by Mr. II. E Rood; "Recent Astronomical Piogtess," by Pi of. Simon New comb; and "The Neo-llomantic Novel," by Pi of G R. Cnrpentet, of Columbia University. o The contents of the Maich issue of Woman's Homo Companion are char acterized by n breezy brightness thoi oughly in keeping with tho nrtistlo covet -page by Martin Justice, foretell ing the coming of spring. Among the attractive featuto articles aie: Olive McGtegor's account of the handiwork of ' The Indl-in Women of Alaska" and the description of "Zuniland Cus toms," by Edwaid Pago Gaston, "Tho Genius of Aspiration," by Floienee Hull Wlntetburn, and "A Waste of Ed ucation," by Rrand Runner Huddlefc ton. The Action Is a tefieshlng de pailuii? from the commonplace and hncknecd. The mes of John Tiacy Jonef, Ernest McGnffey, Tiedeilek Poyd Stevenson, Wir.wood Wnltt, Theodosla Pickering and Madeline S. Rrldges appear over verses appropilate to the season. Ella Morris Kietsch mar, under "Lent and Lenten Fare," gives some new ways to prepaie eggs and fish, and plans seasonable menus. The department devoted to llower-tnlk tells how to make the necessaiy pi op al utions for seed-bow lug, co.mir.itci: oij rm: j,.ki:s. Total TnnnuRe ( tho Son Double That ot tho Sue Canal. In the March St Nicholas there Is an article on 'The (3ie.it Lakes" by W. S. 1 Jut wood Tho author bas: For rannj yeais the great Suez Canal was looked upon as the most wonderful piece oC commercial engineeilng in th'e wot Id, cutrlng enormous cargoes through Its jatewaj fiom the east Rut In this newer land the commerce of the lakes has dwarfed the Suez canal Tho total tonnage of the Soo during the ear 1897 was lfi.roOOOO. The tonnage of the Sii"Z canal in ISOfi vas 7,000.000. This tonnage of tho Soo does not by nny means lepiesent the entire commeiee of the great lakes; It Is only n portion of It. Hundiedb of thousands of tons of merchandise and supplies of all kinds mo shipped annually up from l.akn Mlchlgnn points through the Stinits of Mackinaw eastward, which do not , ins thtough the Soo, and many thousandh tore go eastward from polpts below the Soo on the other lskes, to be exchanged for other sup plies foi points also lelow th'e Soo, Year by year this immense tralllc Is glowing Fiom the great West theie eome, to the gateway of the Soo, wheat and Hour and lumber and Iron ore all the natural pioducts from a vast area of countiy, diawn to the lake route be cause it Is so mue h cheaper to nvovo foot's by water than by rail. In re turn, the Eabt sends the West vast quantities of manufactured goods, and Immense supplies of hurd and soft coal. The West furnishes raw materials; the Eost manufactures these materials nnd sends back the products or her fac tories and mills. Then were iccelved nt tho porta of Duluth and Superior during the ear 1890 that Is, during the luko season 1,770,712 tons of coal. On the margins of these laics, par ticularly on the shores of Superior, thete are ore-buarlng rocks containing Iron, silver, copper, and gold. The Iron ore Is of rcmaikable commercial value, and practically Inexhaustible In amount. Immediately tributary' to Lake Superior, In sonic cases on Its very banks, nro Iron-mines the output of which' rivals that of nny mines In tho wot Id, and the supply In "sight," ns the mlncra say, will furnish the w'.nld with It on for oentuiles to romc. Some of tho lumber which goes east by way of the lakes Is sent away on to South American points without separa. tlon, taking first a Journey of perhaps several hundred miles, down tho rivers to th'o mills, then a thousand miles and more on the lakes to the St. Lawrence, passing through the Welland Canal to get to Ontario, and then trying a few thousand miles of salt water a pictur esque voyage Indeed. INDEMNITV VS. WAR. There U Very Little Lilcolihoott of Hostilities with hpulu. Prom the New York Sun. Whether the time Is near at lnnd when, In the Interest of civilization, our government should tecognlzo the Independence of Cuba, and should In terpose by force to restore peace In tho island, Is ono question, AVhether It should foithwlth declare war against Spain, orovlded the rouit ot Inquiry shall ascilbe tl o loss ot the Mnlne to an outside explosive, but without at tempting to Indicate the authors of the catastrophe, Is a very different ques tion. The two Inquiries should be kept npnrt and dealt with each upon its merits. o If the llndlng of the court of Inquiry should be that the destruction of the Maine was due, not to any Internal ac cident, but to nn explosive applied from without by some peison or person, un known, a cert?ln measure of responsi bility would undoubtedly nttnch to the Spanish government. It was the duty ot tho Spantbh authorities at Havana to use more than ordinal y diligence In protecting the Mnlne, both bee-ante the wns tho war ship of a filendlv power, entitled to tho s-ame treatment as an anil-assador might claim, nnd also be cause she had Li'en ordered to anchor nt a pattlcular snot. Spain can no more repudiate lesponsiblllty or lcfuso tbe payment of an Indemnity for the los of life and propcity under such conditions than oui federal govern ment could ttfuso nn Indemnity to Italy for th" muider of Italian subjects In a riot nt New Oilcans. Fiom the moment that a government falls cither to safeguird the subjefts oi cltlens of n friendly state soj'ntrnlng In Its tet rltoij, or else to punish the pernetra tois of assaults upon them, a lack of due diligence Is presumed and a claim for Indemnity attaches. We do not be lieve that this position would be dis puted nt Madrid, provided the court of inquiry, while Imputing th'e .destruc tion of the Mntno to nn outside agency, should find no cause for analgnlng tho cpanlsh authorities at Havana ns. ac cessories before or after the fact We do not believe that tho Spanish gov ernment would refuse to pay a leafeon able 'indemnity for tho loss of life nnd pioperty.'niovided It weio held, not to a dlict nnd! legal, but rnly to an in dited and moial responsibility. o Let us suppos", then, for the sake of aigument, that the .Maine will bo ad judged to have been blown up by homo peison or persons unknown. In''hnt event, Spain must be tegurded, not cer tnlnlv as an nccelmpllce, but as charge able nt woist, with contilbutoty neg ligence. Assuredly our practice In such cases is not to declato war forthwith, but to put feirwarel a demand for an In demnity Slii was the course pur sued by Piesldent Renjnniln Hatnson, when sallots from an American war hip weio attacked in the stieets ot Valpnralso. Even where the ieponsl nlllty of a foreign government for nn act of nscre.5-,Ion was dlieet and un mistakable, we have t of rallied fiom a precipitate resoit to hostilities. In the case of the Vltglnlus, it was a Span ish man-of-war wh'lch captured on the high boas n vessed lljlng the American ".tig and took her Into the pott of San tiago de Cuba, where a large number of her crew and passengers, Including many Ann rlean citizens, vveie sumnnr llj shot. It was afterward alleged, In e'rel, that the papers of tho Vltvlnluj wera fictitious, but, of couise, the Span ish wnr ship was not Justifld In decid ing arbitral lly that this was (he case. The point to which we would draw at tention Is that this was an cxamnle, not )f contributory negligence and of constructive lesponslblllty, but of posi tive and Hagrant guilt, the Spanish war ship being the official agent of the Madrid government. Nevertheless, we did not go to war about the Vlr glnlus, but, after negotiation? had been ptoloriged nbout two jenrs, accepted an apology from Spain, together with th'e return of th" enptuted vessel and a 3inall pctunlai Indemnity. o This was not the only memoiablo Instance, when we have accepted nn In demnity In place of making war. Dur ing the first decade of this oentuty, when the United States and Gieat Riltaln were at pence, the captain of a Rtltish ftlgate Insisted upon search ing the American ftlgate Chesapeake on tho ground that certain Rrltlnh sub jects wete among the latter s boamen The demand b'dng repelled, the British frigate filed on the American, which was entliely unpiepired, and kept on filing until n great loss of life was In clined on tho defenceless vessel, and the stars and stripes vveie pulled down. If over nn Immediate outbreak cf hos tilities wete justllld by public wrong, unquestionably it would have been Jus titled by the treatment of tho Chesa peake. Nevettheless, our government did not tesort to wat, but bote the out rage with meekness, ns It did many other Injuiles and Insults iccelved from England In the ytats preceding IMS. o Rut few Americans will desire their government to bear agnln what It bore ttom England In the '-abo of tho Ches apeake, nor ate thno manv, we Im nglne, who rgaid with complacency the outcome of the Vlrglnlus affair We havo mentioned those incidents.because In them the responsibility of a foreign government for the wrong experienced was. direct, kioss and undeniable Of u dlffetent kind nnd weight In tho eth ical Fiale, und In the forum of intei na tional law, Is the responsibility Impos-ed by contributory negligence, the only kind of responsibility which could at tach to Sptln, should the couit of in quit y full to connect tho destruction of our battleship with the Spanish au thorities at Havana, the jji:;i:t gu.. .Vow llolng It ii i 1 1 nt Wntervllot-.It Anton InIiImc I'oivor. From New Ideas. The "biggest gun ever made" has been written about so many times that It doubtless becomes weaiUome to thobe who try to keep tiuck of them all. Rut the slxteen-lnch breech-loading gun now being built at Watervllet Arsenal will be the largest ever yet built by the United States, and It Is the first of eighteen similar guns which it Is nro- J posed shall In time constitute u part of DRESS GOODS AND SILKS DRESS GOODS AND SILKS DRESS GOODS AND SILKS A Vision of Sprfleg' Prettimesg DRESS GOODS AND SILKS ; Presents itself in the "Great Store" this morning and the time is ripe for it. Whether balmy March days or proverbial March blizzards shall rule the month of uncertainly, nothing can daunt the attractiveness of certain things in certain seasons. Thus, today, we announce our First Spring Opening of Dress Goodsjand Silks The stock justly demands attention. In it is represented the choicest ideas that the brains of American and European designers have brought forth for the Spring and Summer of 1898. Colored The season's ( Dress Goods demands turn largely to col- ors not bright and daz- zling, but soft and lus-, t ous. Among the nov-; elties to be much in favor Linen Dress Goods aie: (5 French Surah Seiges, Pure Wool Henriettas, Tricotme Plaid Etamines, Silk Stripe Etamines, Novelty Check Etamines, Two-Toned Canvas Cloth, Fancy Check Suitings, Worsted Crepe Etamines, Muscovietta Novelties, Velour Etamines, Fancy Cheviots, Figured Melanges, Covert Cloths, Dentelle Cheviots, Persian Suitings, Shepherd Checks, Figured Barege, and many others. Observe the linens in our Dress Goods stock, and you'll wonder at the exquisite creative rrpninc thnf lvic trnirli hi; j,.... ....it,. ,,n, vU,. VJ touch added to and im proved upon the original mesh, until it is hard to recognize in the airy, dain- tv woof, the fabric that is dubbed "linen." The special novelties this season are Linen ChilTons, cob webby in texture and strewn with delicate tints clustered 1 into blossoms or conventional dots or dashes; then there are those with bordered lines in contracting color to the body ' of the fabiic, tinsel lines and , sombre effects.and Linen Gren adines, all of which are choice, i chic and replete with that ap-( pealing newness that makes , , this years display seem hand somer than ever. Black Wecommand Dress Goods 'S ' i best and ' choicest weaves in Black , Dress Goods, many of the ' 'styles being exclusive to 1 this store and that means i exclusiveness to vou in dress. Among the novel-' ties much to be admired 1 are : Silk and Wool Grenadines, Tissue Melanges, Natte Vigorueux, Bayadere Novelties, Bordered Grenadines, Whipcords, Broadcloths, Poplins, Silk and Wool Crepon, Granite Suitings, Mohair Sicilians, Black Figured lndias, Asiatic Foulards, Canton Crepes, and many others, onUc High colorings pre- Oirna Jrt,;f :,, o.lt. uuiiuiiuiu iii oiiiva. Some extreme novelties have silk backgrounds with woven surface, giv ing an open-mesh effect. No matter what you may require in silks, we can supply the demand. Some or tne leadeis are: Rustling Taffetas, Imported Changcables, Satin-Bar Taffetas, India TalTetas, Gros Grains, Rich Moire Velours, Brilliant Satin Duchesse, Peau De Soie, Ombre Bayederes, Ribbon Grenadines, Ciepe de Chines, Polka Dot Grenadines, Pompadour Eflects, Rich Brocades, and many others. O TN THIS MATCHLESS COLLECTION are styles for every requirement -- no matter what the taste may be. We have the finest Dress Goods Store in the city one of the finest in the country. Every part as light as day permit the matching of the most delicate shades. Competent salespeople will acquaint you with the stock gladly and introduce you to the prevailing styles. This is a Personal Invitation to you to attend this opening, whether or no you wish to buy. Diffused through the stock are attractions and prices that will please you. DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT COR. LACK A. AND WYOMING AVENUE MAIN FLOOR. JONAS DONG'5 SONS Greater Scranton's Greatest Store. DRESS GOODS AND SILKS DRESS GOODS AND SILKS DRESS GOODS AND SILKS DRESS GOODS AND SILKS the defenses of New York. The Heth lehem lion company has the eontiact for the foi Kings or this first test gun, the iirogress of which has been much delayed owing to tho tardiness In the dellery of the nickel-steel necessary for the laige foiglngb. It Is thought, hoeer, that the parts will all soon he assembled, as the foiglngs have been regulaily arriving nt Watervllet for some weeks past, and It is a matter of but a few months when the gun will bo ready for testing at the proving grounds at Sandy Hook. The gun will be mounted In a tunot on Homer Shoal, along with live others, to protect New York harbor. The es timated power of this new gun Is that the impact of a shot from one of them on an aimoied ship the size of the "Paris," at n distance of live miles, would be eepial to the concussion of that ship going nt full speed Into an other of 10,000 tons going at the same rate. It is also estimated thaa a shot at such a distance would penetrate twenty oak essels chained together. Guns like this abroad have caused a breach twenty feet deep In solid ma soni v. Probably no ship will ever bo built that will be able to withstand tho Hie of slxteen-lnch guns at a range of four or fle miles, and a vessel could not enter New York harbor without pass ing In dlieet iniigo of the gigantic death deullng pieces of oidnnnce of the shoal. Aiu or aiA'imo rii cavh. So I'uro mid Urucing That It .Might lie Utilised lor u hiinUnrium. In the March Century there Is an article on "The Mammoth Cave of Ken tucky," by John H. Proctor, foimerly State GeloglBt of Kentucky. Mr. Proc tor, In describing the tour of the cave, says: Some distance on we come upon two btono cottages built against one of tho walls of tho aenue. Theie are the temalna of a number that weio built In the cave In 1813 for the abode of con sumptive patients It was believed that the puio air of the cave would effect a cuie, and fifteen consumptives took up their abode here, and remain ed for lle months without going nut side. It is said that when they did go out thiee died before they could teach tho hotel. Something more than purity Is rceiulied sunlight. It Is said that the sultpeter-mlneis had remarkable health while working In the cave, and persons with weak lunga are certainly benefited by short walks in this at mospheie, I bellee, In time, that these Immense leservolrs of lry, pure anti septic air will bo utilized for the cure of consumption nnd asthma, not by sending tho patient into the cave, but by bringing the air Into sunllghted sanitariums on the dry, woll-dralned elevated sandstone plateaus above the caes. Wo know the air Is dry, because the timber curried In In 1812 has not de cayed, and Iron hinges havo been licie since 1843, nnd show no sign of lust. We know the air Is pure, because heie animal matter does not decay, but simply dries up The mummies found In the caes were not prepared mum mies, but simply desiccated bodies. The uniform temperatuie ot from 53 to CI degtees the jear round has been dem onstrated, Consumptles take long I sea-voyages anu visit mgn altitudes to get the benefit of nceptlc atmosphere; but they suffer from variations of tem peinture, fiom storms, and at high alti tudes exercise cannot be taken, w hlle the cave air predisposes one to take everclse with little fatigue. I hae known delicate women to walk for nine hours In the cave, clambeilng up Bteep ascents and oer rocks, and come out of the cae feeling ner sense of fatigue until thev reached the warm, Impute air outside, chatged with the odors of decayed vegetation, when they would almost faint, and would requlie assist ance In ascending the path to the hotel. Wo think the atmosphere In the glen at the entrance remarkable for purity before we have become sensitive by hours In the pure atmosphere of the cave. I once went with a friend and a guide to Roailng Itlver and several other remote places, which required remaining in the e-nve over night. Wt become so sensitive by our stay of thirty-six hours In the pure air of the cae that we were almost overcome by the suffocating mephltlc odois and op piesslveness of the outer air. Wediead ed to Inhale It Into our lungs, and re turned ngaln and again Into the pure air llowlng from the cave Air fieed from bacteiia Is one of the main reasons for success in modem suigery, and a sanitarium into which this air could be pumped would doubt less be resoited to for difficult fiuiglc.il operations. Consumptives In high al titudes ate compelled to remain In doois In winter weather and breathe the vitiated nlr of closed rooms; while in sanitnrlums supplied with cave air, by letting the air in at the upper part of the rooms and out at the lower part, all exhalations would pass out, ami pure air would be constantlj lushing In nt a uniform temperature, winter nnd summer. Then, It would be a boon It we could escape the oppressive heat of summer Into hotels kept cool and pure by the air fiom these great dty caes. To Westmlnitorn Now Proprietor." On Monday last Mr. I. D, Crawford, ono of the most widely known hotel men of this city, Philadelphia and Chi cago, became pioprletor of the West minster Hotel on Sixteenth street and Irving Place, instead of Mr. George Murray, who hns retired. A brilliant future may be piedlcted for this house under the new management. Mr. Craw ford lias Just resigned from tho post of manager of tho Hotel Walton, Phila delphia, which he gave up In order to come to this city. This Is not, how ever, his first expeiience of Gotham hotel keeping, as he was foimerly manager of the, popular and well CLOSE The remainder of our line of Box Calf Shoes, we make the follow ing special prices : Ladies' Box Calf Lace Boots, $4.00 grades, Now $2.95. Ladies' Box Call, , Button or lace Boots, $3.50 grades, Now $2. 45. Ladies' Box Calf Lace Boots, $2.50 grades, Now $1.95. Men's Box Calf Shoes, $5.00 grades, Now $3.95. Men's Heavy Russet Shoes, $6.00 grades, Now $4.50. Men's Heavy Enamel Shoes, $6.00 grades, Now $4.50. Misses' and Children's Box Calf Shoes, $2.00 grades, now$1.50; $1.50 grades, now$I.I5; $1.25 grades, now 95 cents; $1.00 grades, now 75 cents. THE NEWARK SHOE STORE Corner Lackawanna and Wyoming Aves. known Hotel Albert on West Hleventh street. The present success of the Wal ton, which Is one of tho leading houses of tho Quaker City, Is tho best evi dence of Mr. Crawford's executive abll Its and fitness for hotel keeping. He handles everything a la Crawford, so to speak, and the patrons of any hotel with which he s connected tako to his methods and style as kindly as a wo man of fashion takes to the latest mode. The Hotel Heporte Now York, Januuiy 0, 1603, Another I'ronl., Prom the Chicago Newc. "That oung man of yours," bald tho observing pirent, as his daughter camo down to breakfast, "should apply for a Job In a dime museum' "Why. futlmr," exclaimed tho youiut lady In tones of li.dlguatiun, "what elo you mean?" "I noticed when I paired through tho hall lato last night," answered tho old man, "that ho hud two heads upon his shoulders." ff
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