ri-IE SCKANTOX TRIBUNE- MONDAY, JAXITARY 2, 1800. P i' mMmmiMMmiMiMmmMi PL 1IIA1 mmmmmmmmm?mmmmmm Btcol, leather, woo J, nmclilttory, chem icals, mineral oils, brcaelBtuffs, iro In terns, coal niul mw cotton, China Itn IHirtcd In 1897 $90,000,000 worth, and or that sum $11,000,000 worth caino fiom tho United States. Japan Imported in 1S97 JIW.OOO.OOO worth, and of that mim $12,000,000 worth rumo from tho United Stnten; ttrltlxlt Australnftla im ported Jfil.000,000 uotth, of which $12, 000.000 worth ramo from the Unltctl Btntc-H, and UiHIhIi India $10,000,000 worth, of which $3,600,000 worth vni 1 Matron lift, tl their ee.-lnuwn and youns lc-e "w honed" tin ouch their lips when Ueitlo WytiRram ingaKcd himself lo Mr?. James Taunton. After lastlnB thelt lioiocopeH, people wero jampnnt In pie-clli llmi, and went about, like itchliiK wt'in, jiniphithnlly heart full Huthlessb they ti and the coupled deMtlnles-thioimh gin to pltfall-from altar rait to heai-e. When a Joiiiik ImcIh'Ioi nuutles un old wife, what Is he to cxpectV" oil men eel Lady WytiRtiini to her dniiRh teis "You know dears, mv cieed in these mutilmonlal muttus Olrli should neer main an old man unless he Is i lih, and u inun should certainly not muiry an old woman unless she 1h liatulsonie." Her lads "hip shoolc her skills and mils iiml tvijuln". nnd they shltred and tinkled like a lieeih (tee In a No- ember wind Uut Mt Tauntnn's side of the medal no nne eaied to pee She imitd seaici.lv tell in hi'lu-lf how she h.id fallen In love In so unspi mlv and luatlonal a manner. Colonel Taunton. C Ii . of tln Indian staff corps, was, in his le-Rlim-nt, a hero and a Kintleman. Ho ptesemd hi (imps nnd kind moods for liN mess, nnd latiKlcd the other and the knotted side--f the btrlnu .it home. Only to her bed pillow, ut nlifht she turned her fine ii ml told hir niNe-ij in tubs. t.uek, nineitheless, bubbled lor lief wIkii nt tort -two he oinideted .1 IinliilsliiK i-nlcer burnt lo death by uir and Fic-ncli btnndy. I.UIhk now In tho Maine of Wi"l I.ii dr.ii uiili windows watchlntf on the i eon P.uk. she held open doois to m.sl who mini In enter. Hhe ukoil n iihliiK fiom tln women but clean bills, tin 1 fi in the men deft munneis and the fe. ully to talk A man In n wiape, oi wmtliiK to b" '- IlietlllllK', ol to K'-t Miim-W l'f le-, Vfi-5 uie of heln noni her Her far and influence) was e- I cjeil to sue )i. Her f i lends i.ild that 'tiipatliv with hf r w.is a fiallt lint Hi Kenetal she Judged llth iVttuliil. she lifted Ktv tie VviiKintii in bis Jet ietat ship to Mi WlMwoith. M 1'. wheieln he pios peied. And In the tipttilmr tlnio lie when led Into tin eeilonlal olllee at e'asv 1 .eltllllltc, t - nplllK the elbows of mm pi tltlon. Iteltle and 'l't e loeil in and wele e-MeedliiRly filendlv. They ate. plot ted and smol ed, and m lieine-d and con sidered humiinltv touthet In ueh relation, one. or other of the iiieetlii-: parties Is sine to moe sometimes lew, illletllllos man. dei?ii-e m arer to the l tiler III the beejli.iilnic she hail st'lled her rilspMtiRH In the mantle of Plato. Now us he steeled, she til If ted lie liaei found bej wealtln, kind and iniieinlt tilililv useful lie eilltlated hei .itll dlploinatie su.ilt, without he at. or hope, oi un-iiiniK led fancy. Hut he Minn times thought as he looVed and lWteiHd, what a pity InJetd she was -o unspeiakablj plnln. One .1.1 . at this time, I'eitli tllTim-d with hei at two. Holland net week." he said, sud-dc-nl Ses-lon done, thai women in the house- chief siioklui? sulphui at Until Holiday to the weaiv. lady. Isn t It woi th tiling to ic-t'' X. w lood loose i lot ho.-. pilitiunl eomfoitfe ps In the benlnnlni!." You'ii le-ij filud to go'' she asked I (oillil Mlnir inv eap to tin stais. P' tltlons. bazaaif. deputations, 'stltu ents erd all the wheels of Hnnsni.l S" pot inil lring. And I tei be a Pagan ournni. Shut in eyes and die-am pur ple wondeiH that the woild is hi.ivc with sinlllnt,' flow eis. nnd spin my top in the sun just foi the spinnlni; sake " He was thiitv something and eieas d In the face anil somewhat puckMcd in the eje-s. but his tonmie cut at the i nds ot uiitli and swept beond the inuli of lotfie. He was lltfullv outh-lul- in his lsltlrt; houis his fiiends i nihil him "The Hoy." She bade him the cheerU't of Kood bes, smiling till the door closed Then she fell back on the Kif.i, and eiled as a child might from tho heatt You see, although she man led, she had never a husband On the morrow, then, AViiBiam, In ulster and sott shlit, Katheied papei.s at Victoria bookstall to while the ted ium of this !i "0 to Queonboio'. there to Join the- "iam'ou, elamn-jou" Her man boat to PlushliiR He beini,' of a versatile turn, lolled In .plaint cnmpanj the (.Juardlan and tin Sporting; Times. Afteiwaid ho stinde up the platfoim Theie wele tie usual lounRers the ladles who ari se i ever humliiK fiom cottaiti aftei shells; the tush of trolles, and nil tin means and machlneiy lor whlsk lin: tiled peoples fiom soots to &outh-t-i n sunshine. WynKiam tossed his pouch and pup-in on his cushions and settled hlm m If in hla cap. A hand touched his shoulder irom the door I couldn't let j.-u tfo quite away without siiylnK rtood-liy iikhIii " she mid In a voice all too broken by humll U .she htood at the door as she sat within, one hand unKloved, and some stones burning at her throat. She had sunt a nlKht she onl knew how. He asked her to come In and sit there wete still two minutes. Ho was poniewhat Brawled foi lack of talk inn matter, but he was as hospitable ns a tented Arab, ivcn on a lailway I lolfoim Then a lonp whistle, a slam ined door, a snort Moin the engine. Oli, I must ko now," she said I'oine and see the- Dutch'" lo said with u light IuukIi. She looked at 1 m foi a monicnt, not understanding. TlKll. Oli, roy dear, m dear J II go with jmi nnywheie! anywhere." she cried. And tho truiud luidied Into the van. Hut three hours In an only modei rtdy heated railway ou lingo and rt-a- mi Is nun- to woik down tho hnio 1'ieter. AIih Taunton returned to town In tho next tinin, and Uertle went to Uiiland. There he concluded thut pet haps, fitter all, a ueli wife is tho sur fs' r ; lit lent sails And fiom Atns tcrlani, with a rU-un -J" pen and a legal fnim of mind lie started the first of the Utttrr, that ended In tho THAT DULL FEEING nftor oatlng rollovod by Horsforti's Acid Phosphate iakc no Substitute. aforesaid llftltu," of femlnlno oyebiow.si fuinluhed by the rultcil Htatcs, nnd "whoolng" thiough feminine lips. . - ' ENOIIMOUS PIPE LINE, 11. There Is a man In a doublo hi ass buttoned fioek loat a costunio be tween that of n French gendarme and a seeiet agent at St rotcisburg who opens cab and cnirlage doois at a val lety theuter In a London Bquure. lie Is a (jre.it man In many ways, lint as a Judge of feminine benuty he Is an eplcuie. Ills name Is Hob. When, two months later, .Mis. Taun ton's niece Margery enme to stay with her from ono of those dull, somethlnir-over-sand parsonaces In Yorkshire, tin" two went to this theater together. It was a plnih of clandestine pleasure. Hob offered Mrs. Taunton two lingers, to Margery a whole hand, leimlng, the girl passed the vestibule. All was delight -spinning, ptoscrlbed, poig nantly fresh. The shoulders of women, the ofterlng eyes of men. dancing lights nnd fumes of mush -the drllilut), of life's wheel Ashes, ivmyh-p, to tho one but danilng hopes and hidden dienms to tho other. When, th'ti, they settled In Hull" lo-:. Mirgeiy watched over the hoitoc with her glasses, jds. Taunton sat In a cuitalncd .oiner, her eyes on Mnr geiy, moie pleaded at the- girl's plia" me than hv nn thing the tnpe hud to olf ci . "Mow the i eople stare, roppj." sh" snld to her aunt. "Ono man Is bow ing to me. What am T to do? Do you t'.Irk he Is mistaken?" "I think perhaps he is mistaken, hlld," she said. l,atei then- was a knock at tho door. Mis Taunton leaned to meet the walt ei. On a ttay lay a card and a full gla-s winking bubbles at the brim. "It is foi the young lnd," snld th" man. .Mitt get. v womleilngly took the caul. On tho lront was engrave el a man's name and club Penciled on tho back wcie the llms of the- old IJllznhethan lvrlc 1)1 Ink to ine only with tlilin- t'jes. Leave a kln but la Hie .up. Anil I'll not look for wine. The glil spelt over the wot rig. and the man stood stiff and waited. At last with blazing glnss Ftein-hlgh on the tuiv. 'Take that to the ireiitlp. man." she said The raid she tore- Into three phce-s. and it llutteied Into the stalls below On the e.ud was engiavid- MI! Al.MHUT WV.NllKA.VI. N'iw- Travelers- club "We will o now, Mnrgei.v," jul.l her aunt, siowlv. fc.li.- had ie.nl the caul a. mis the girl's shoulder Thev drove- home loi;elher In the chill night air Pog wus stilling the Ftretn light", and London was tiylnt; fitfully to sleep. Alone- the eldet woman i-.ime to her bed-reiom f-nd Hung aolde hri wrap. Tin n she staled at hers, p in her glass. "11 elon'' blame him," she cii. d, and fell on her lu.l and Mihhe.l .I. P. Wake. MANILA AS A TRADING PORT. Enoimous Quantities of Good3 Im lioi ted Into Commies Adjacent to the Philippines. Washington Letter in tin Sun Moie than a billion dolluis' woith of I An Australian Water Conduit Over j Three- Hundred Miles Long. I'i'im the Hngliierrlng News. The? roolgardlo pioject ptopose the dJllvery ot five million gallons of water I per day at a point In the mining re gions of Australia, 3J8 miles from the j lesetvolr In the mountains near the i const, where It is Impounded. To foi re water Ihiougha pipe lino foi this long I distance, not only must Its friction be j overcome, but It hits to ho actually I uilsed a total vertical distance of 1,310 feet. Further, the dlstilct through I which the pipe line passes Is a deseit I whoso soil Is Impregnated with salts, 1 which aie said to bo so coiiosive to Iron that It is deemed safest not to I bury the pipe In the gioiind at all. Another reason foi having It expoiii d Is that in a pipe line of such Kiev I length avoidance of leaks Is ei.seutl.il. If an oidlnaiy pipe lino leaks a thou I sandth pait of Its How In a mile the loss may bo a trifling niattei , vet ev -n , so small a lois In a pipe line of t'l-s length would amount to neaily a th'ttl or Its flow. In the in Id deseit thunigh i which this pipe line will pass It (s thought that the soil might weird refrain, nnd for thirty-three sec onds badly scared people on the side walk. When they had calmed her down sho looked Joyfully at her hMry husband, nnd said- "Hln make In plenty bob bery longn white pfollcr' If Sir Hoince Tozcr had not been quite witlsllcd the llght-hcaitc.l young thing would piobahly have continued her hnppy song, but Queensland's gen ial lepicsentntlvc had heaid enough to convince him that his best Inlluenco should bo employed to get the couple hack to their sunny southern humpy as soon ns possible. Thanks to the klnrilv action of Sir Hoi neu Tozer, nnd the rendy responBO of the Salvation Armv nuthoritlci the poor blnck fellow and his hi bra nre nt present being well cnted for until they depart for Townsvlllo In one of the 11. 1. boats. POLITICIANS' WEALTH. small leaks, so that they would nut j show at all on the urfaie of Hit- I mound If the pipe wele bulled. l-Vuil- l Ity of inspection, thoiefoie-. Is aneith -r I linpoitunt teason foi keeping the pipe. I above giound Instead of bui.vlng it. j llesldes this, the oidlnaiy t.iisniis Itr burying wuter pipes to get them out 1 of the way, and to keep theni from i niUi. i lieezlng in wlntei do not obtain nt . TlaiWsou Mr. Carnegie Tries to Inform Eng lish Opinion on This Subject. In a lecent Issue of the London Spectator the following letter from Ml. Andrew Carnegie was printed Sit: "Mi. Pnyaid has the hotiorablo distinction, laro among pi eminent Ainerlmn politicians, of having died a poor man " These words wo find In the Spectator of Oct 1 foiemost and most poweiful of all the otguns which h'bor for the unity of our race Never woie more surprising words written. So fat fiom Mr. ltayaiel being n poor man as "prominent Anieilcan politi cians' go he was able to accept tho ambassadorship to lliltnlu, vvhbh veiy few an- and was quite well-to-do. Piomlnent American politicians of hi rank (cabinet minister, senium, nin bussadoi) lately die as llch us he nbsoib i -I'lieie Is not in the senate today more WifiiiufVMWiiiiVMVV'IWVI'VV n.mn.ntiFiiji,iijiLmjin.iinMMpiM.tipnjipi'iin.FHiiiiiiiwFm.fiFrmFn.vi.n.M.uxTk ," n than poi Imps half a doz. n out ot the ninety who have the assured lmoni" which the lamented Mayaid possessed, and In the Inu-i of representatives not pcrh'ips moie than a rcoie out of the thiee huudied and fifty-four Oonsid ei even the past presidents In out day Lincoln had no foi tune neither had rfleld. luiyi-H, Cleveland or These wele fill velV milell all In the legion ovel which this pipe1 L, ti present pi.-sld'-nt, Mr. McKln llne will pass: and ns the cost of ex- i iev, t-r poor men: not nne of them cavatlng and back filling a tiench 3J had sull' lent income to live at the rat miles long will be saved by placing the 0r ij,r,on iei year when they retired Pipe on the suifne-e, the ileclslon not , , ,. f them had nnvthlng lilt.- to buiy It seems, on the whole, a w 1 one. The one glent difficulty which Is In i Dived In keeping the pipe on the sm i face Is the necessity of providing for i expansion and contraction. In an oi I dinar continuous steel conduit, the j extremes of temperature of the water passing thiough It will piobahly not exceed :!, degrees i Turning now to the Coolgardle eon I dull, to be laid tiupiotci-tetl on the sui j face of the ground, and with a ills I tance between pumping stations as gie.it us seventv-llvo to elghtv mil. s, It Is evident that the water lon'lu. d i that nnd President McKlnlev is said I not lo In neaily as "rich." It Is not ' seldom that the most piomlnent Aineil- I can pollutions leave no piovlsimi for their families. Picsldcnt Otant's honk plovided fm his. Mr. lllalne's "Twenty j Ycai.s in Congress" .11.1 tin iime- (but fm- Pieslib-nt ll-ulleld's funlly a jiublli- sub'cilptioii was n.- i ssny. i l-x-Pi-elcleiit Hayes turned poultiv farmer fm a living i:-Preslileni I ilnulson and -PiclilPtu Clev. land have letuiiiel to the pin. tic i of thill pinfc-sslon Seiretuiyol Wai Stunt. in, and his suicesfoi, ein-taiv of War I Hawlliigs. left no piovlslon fi r tin Ir noni evapoiatlon mill exposed in a , families. Theie Is one letsnn win the steel pipe to the lleiee i.i.vs or the Alls- I I,V)l .i,itilK public- men .In not s,., k tiallan sun may leach a veiv high loin- wealth. It Is fatal bet. in- a nominal - peiatuie In Its passage Horn one pump- . Ing station to the net. which In the case of the longest conduits will le- ' quite neaily tin..- ela.vs. The 1'ngllsh ellglneeis estimate the lunge- of lem- I peiatuie- which will ociiu in the pine' line at "." degiees, and wo should think this lather un undei estimate. It will1 j bo seen at once that with uch a liinge-l of tomperntuip Intel mil sttalns vould ' be set up in the pipe which might be- I nine so gn-nt as to cause movement I and leakage at the . lie umfeieiitlal i I joints j ' Hxpansloli Joints nie, theieteile, e-s-' sentlal to the satetv of the- pip., and I the Kngllsh engliieeis ptopose that i such joints shall be placed at Intel vals j of about 120 feet foi the whole length , of the conduit, which would mnke a I ' total of about 1". 000 expansion Joints 1 In the length of the conduit ! , The engineering problem piesented I them (and one which we need banl'v goods are every eat Impoi tod into the sav is without piceedenti Is the de- e.iuntiles comtnei daily adjacent to th Philippine islands, and mure than half that amount Is composed of the class of articles produced or manufaetuied in the United State- and offeied for sale bv her people. Two tables Just pi--p.ued hi the trc.-isuiy buieau of sta tistics piestnt some staitllng facts as to the lonsuinlng powei of the countries In easy leaih of Manila as an entrepot and dlf tributing point Pioin Manila to Hong Kong and Canton, the gateway to southern China, is but half the dis tance fiom New Yolk to Havana, and from .Manila to Yokohama, Port Aithiii. bhanghal liangkok, or the Stialt Set tlements is in each case a distance' but little, if an, gitatei thm that trom Xew York to Havana The glent poit-j and titu-s of Hiitlsh India and Austin lasla. while somewhat nioie distant, rue much neiuei to .Manila than to any other geneial distributing point for the gieat classes of merchandise which the ei.untili-s in question piodute. The Impoitatlons into these inur coiintiies, Japan China, lliltlsh Aus nalasiu. and Hiitlsh India and Stialt settlements, as above Inillcnttd, amount to neaily a billion dolluis a ea, Tho1-. of Japan, which a decade ago wcte less than $."0,ei0u,000,ai e nov moie than $100,. 000,000, and steadily inci easing. Those of China have Inei.nsed L'O per cent, in tlu last decade, and now- amount to neaily $.'00.000 000 a ear. Those of Itilt Mi Australaslu are about $r.OO,000,OCO a eai, and those of Hiitlsh India and the Strait Settlements which show- an inciuaso of Aout 10 per cent, in the de cade nie $200,001,000 annual!. Moie than half this enoimous sum of the Impoits of these rour gieat cotin trks aie, as above indicated, classes of ai ticks pioduced In tho United States un.l orfpitd for sal by her peo pie Of cotton and cotton goods alono the imports into these fou.- countilpj amount In ioun.1 numbers to $130 000, DOO per unnum. and of this amount but little ovei $10,000 000 woith Is from tho United States, tho gieat cotton-producing country of the world. Imports ot lion and steel Into the four eountiles In question amount to over $'JO,0Oi,O00, and of this $7,000,000 woith mines tiom the United States. The imports of leather and manufactures amount to $7,000,000. and less than $1,000,000 of that sum comes from the United States; wood and manufactures there of to about $8,000,000 annually, and less than $2 000.000 of It fiom the United States; machinery not Inrluded under the bond of iron and steel mauufac tuns u $20,000,000, of which less than $2,000,000 weie fiom the United States; chemicals, drugs, etc , amounted to more than $10,000,000. with lers than $1,000 000 o' It coming front this coun ti of the $17 000.000 worth of mlneial cibs Imported Into tho four countries In question, wo lurnlfchcd ovar one-hulf Ion yeai Of the $13,000,000 worth of breadstuffs furnished to tl ose toun tiles our fchnro was h-sa than $.,00u,000 worth, and of the $G,000,000 worth of cod I wo lurnlfehed lose than 1 pr cunt. Of tho $3,000,000 woith of provisions wo fuinlBhed but little moio than $250, 00i) woith Of the eleven great ilnt-nos of ar ticle, liinnufactuiitH or cotton, Iron and sign of an expansion joint tor a pint e)f twenty-six to thllty-one Inches dia meter, which shall provide- lm- a motion i en. lilng five-eighths of an inch, which shall sustain plessures teaching 200 pounds pei .sqti.ue Inch, which shnll be and ii-innln tight, with little- or no at tention, and which shall be as neat I v as possible a peimniu-nt pan the pipe line TESTING ABORIGINES. i A War Danco Cariied on in a London Government Oilice. 1'ioin the London Mall Tht-te are at piesnt undei the cni--ol the Salvation Ann sh.-itei aut'ioii ties a biac-e ol Austiullnu aboillne-., a bin. k fellow ami hi- gin. The landed a few d.ivs ago limn a Swedish vessel, which had bi ought them acioss fiom Stockholm, and when a sympathetic Ain't Lilian met them the veio cruising around aimlessly In the ni'ighboihooil of the dock The man who dlscoicied them having elk ttei! tint the p ilr we-ie home-less and utterly destitute and had oilginally come from Tnwnsville tool; them nlon.; to the olllee of th. Queensland govern ment, where- thev weie picsentlv ush eied into the pi.scncc of Sh Hoinc-j Tozer. agent-geneial for the colon. That genial olllee r, vhose knowledge of the black fellow has been gained In the course of nianv veais as colonial secretary, proceeded to pin the dusky deicllets through a shaip catechlsin aa to their wandering. The black fellow was sninewhat letleent, and hsyond voluiitc-eiliig the infoimatlou that ho hid once been n member ol the Queens land ni'tlvo police, he could te.il little ot his expel lence sin. e he left his n.i tlu bush. Hut the woman with the volubility of her su.x, told Sir Hoiace that sumo sev en i eight yeais ago a. showman n imed Cunnl'igham (whoso poriult sho was uble to produce) obtained from tli Queensland gov eminent p.-i mission to take eight aboilgines on tour. Ho si lecl.-d four men and four women, and f.u a time they tiaveled thiojghout the cnlonles. Then thev went to .meiica, where they threw spenis and boomer nnt's and things, and did coimboiep.i for some time Here some of the party died, and the remainder went lo Oei niany. wheie others exptu-d fiom vail ous tauscs, nnd then Sweden was vis Ited, and a few more became deceased, for leasons so tar unexplained. According to tho woman, she and her blK-beatile.l spouse received somo money in Stockholm from Cunningham and weio then shipped to London.whero they arrived some days befoie they weie found. Still doubtful un to theh place of origin, Sir Hoiuc Tozer decided to put the quoHtlon to n piactical test. Theie foio he aioso from his chair, and faith full leproduclngtheantlcsof the black fellow during the wildest periods of the ceuioborce, sang In a plaintive dlige, "Uoain, heoia, nrrnh, beera, arrah," or vvotd to that offeot. That settled It. Catching tho woll-ioniombiod howl of the native sons', the gin took up the Ing eoriventli ii. No . andlilate f u th picsldoiu y. lor install, e. would b thought o! who had s Lug. lm nine Tlieie never has been a i-ompitutlv lv ileh piesldeut sin. e Washington (.nl I think Mnillson), who had liglnla estafes The choice ill the people fm an high ullli . . and psp. elallv lm tin-piesieleni must have a retold of haul woik plain llviug.simple tastes and honest pow-itv. The onl ileh vh.'-inef'Iilent in mil time was Mi Mm inn. whn-e c-xti. imdiii.it ln'is.inal cliai m made him n uulvvisil favorite and excused his foi tune Sonic "t the extlemp VV Stcl II States nt sni,l population hiivesput a 1 1. h senatni in. and then, but this tlats' passes awuv as the states become populous In -.Iiml, Ml IMItm. theie- Is n lcconl lm hon est ixiveitv' among piotnlnei t linlltle- I inns in any count!- enmpaiaiile to that i of the glent republic Whetllel It I well for tin- polltl. til leadtis of a nation to ell. gene rullv US pom Us elle the I piomlnent publl. men u th-- 1'iiti. .1 I Stut. s tun be- a question, but ihut iov -i erty ban ''pen and Is tin ii lot almost without ovcpiitliili ndinlts of no ques. tlm 1 have known many .! the pi.unl- liellt politicians of the tt-publl. . "f both , paitles. and peihatis as much ot theli iilTalis as most, mid 1 innuoi tec .ill the nnnie ot inmo man one- m- two wim .in u lieh, and not one who made an thing but pecunlni loss through polltltnl life. They have had to live upon tlie-ii sahules. and hav.- ibme n, ini.ly leiv Ing ev.n modest provision fm tln-li famlllfs. If the- Spcetatm will invesii gate the fnets I mil confident It will ie-gu-t the winds quoted which aie bit ter! unjust and .annul tall to sting. 1 nm, sir. etc., Aiidiew ('mingle Sklbo Castle N II., Octobei 1 STORYETTES. A (lev. I mot Of hold h-isi bill v s Is n pcuti'd lij Miss ele- l'ou-st In the l!a u Al a dlnu.-ir not one, ngo sunn mi. asK d Un owtiti of llolus and prime nilulst. r what munoiy was. "ilimnn ' i.pll. 1 hoid llos.'li. r.. "Is th. ti.llni, tli i stiaii iiv 1 1 us hen wo listen to mil fiuiuls oi l-jl nul storli s " Tom O'Donnill was telllns a imwel if fi lends about tho Villngimi ci-m.-t.-iv In Washhigton. "You sa th. rt Is m, sin n a thing ns a good elcuioeiat." said (i'I)o i mil. "but I suw an epltupli on one of tin tombstones that dlsslputen anv such l.le i ns thut." "What was It' iiskul on. of the llxteuers 'It lead vny simple unu slmph snld 'lice lies n de-mo. I. it and a good man. " Uvi-rjboe'v saw Un pnliu t tlu iro.il but one mini who lioblt.'-l u moment anil tin n asked "Wo it nnnie tin-in Inuy them so iVie losetliet" Nothing sulls 'he nnluial pilile i,r lh tliie.blue Scotilmiiin HUH' th n to huvu Sceitlnnd overlooke-.l. A Milkhn, lnst.inc-o of Ibis feeling Is said to luivo ncenirt.l .a th. battle ot Tiafalsm. I'wn Siotnuii, messmates nnd hosoiu cmnies, liuppene.l to be statl.il c.l neut each other when he ci t. brut eel signal was given from Admlnil Jf.-ls.m's sl'lp, "llngliind cxpetts ..n innn to do his dut. ' "Not a word nboiit poor Scotland" dolefiillv uniaikod D 'i clil Ills f i lend cock. el his eye and turn ing to his eonipinlon. suld. "Man, lJon ulil, Scotland kens wcel eiipoiieli that n.ie sen ' he's ne-eds to be 1.11't to lne his .bill That's Just a hint to the Hng litdicts ' Money Spumed by Two Popes. A nice little sum of nearly time millions sterling, belonging to the pope lies un claimed In the Italian triusur. When Hie ltnllun goM-rniiietit tool; posscsslnu uf homo un annual civil list of some 1I(ji)i) wus assigned lo tho pope as (umprnsi tlon for the loss of tho tPinpoial povvn Hut neither Plus IX nor Leo XIII would touch tho mom j le at they should on knowledge the lunrplng powei and ho the Income has been accumulating ever since CASTOR 8 A Per Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought orW Bears tho Siunaturo GREAT SALE 0 fA flt i The time of our annual inventory is near at hand ; in order to re duce stock, we offer the people of Scranton and vicinity the opportunity of buying Dry Goods of good quality at the Lowest Prices ever quoted in this city. The quality of ever article is warranted to be as represented. Honey refunded to any dissatisfied customer. Sale Commences Tuesday, Jan. 3, And continues until goods are sold. O P 9 p o a 0. . on ,o ! ' l I V fvv I Htf 1 tfH I o :X 1 tr I ' ' on o tin on IO 0 no on no on no ! on no on no on no on no on no on 0 on no on no on no So on I no l , n i no on '6 on no 01 no 0 no no Otl no on no on i no on no on no on no on no on no o on no e on no o on no Q on no on no Men's Underwear. Men's 50c Jersey Ribbed Underwear '19c Men's tide. Random Underwear '!)c. Men's (!0c. Natural Wool Underwear i"ic. Men'-? $1.00 Natural Wool, sizes broken. . . .7Jk Men'.-, $1.(1(1 Natural Wool, extra quality. .S!)c. Men' $1 .'."; and $t."(l. double breasted... $1.00 Ladies' Underwear. llc. J."c. tie. Ladies' Wc. Ileece-linod heavy Underwear Ladies' 't."e. ileece-lined fine Undei wear. . Ladies' ."do. ileecc-lined. Ecrvptian Cotton Ladies' Tfic. Natural Wool 07c. Ladies' $1.00 Natural Wool b!)c. Ladies' $.'2o Xatural Wool, assortment broken $1.0(1 Ladies' 1.00 Oneila Natural Union Suits.. bOc. Ladies' $1.50 Oneita Natural Union Suits. .1.25 Ladies' $1'.(I0 Oneita Natural Union Suits..!. (Ml Children's Underwear. We offer a bargain m Children's Underwear, Cotton, Cotton and Wool and all Wool, at a big reduction from foimer prices. Hosiery. In Men's. Women's and Children's Cotton and Wool Hose. Cotton 1 lose for l."c. Cotton 1 lose for 10c. Wool 1 lose foi -."c. Wool I lu-e fur '!5c. Silks. iO-inch Mack Satin Duchess, S."ii'. goods ..00c. U7-inch Mack Satin Duchess, l.U."i goods.. OSc. Fancy Waist Silks, 75c. and SI. 00 goods.. 50c. 20-inch Changeable Taffeta Silks -lc. 50c. Figured Surahs and Pckin stripes for.. 10c. 50c. Urocade and Roman stripe Satins for..'J!)c. 75c. Uright Plaid, U7-inch Surahs for '5!e. All 75c. Fancy Figured Silks for 10c. All if 1.00 Fanev Figured Silks for (M)c. .'5 shades of lyons Silk el vet, $1.00 grade, for i-: ,.0!lc. Dress Goods. liOc. .Tie. :t."c 50c Comforts. erv latlv in the County knows that we keep the most stylish Dress Uoods. Ii5 pieces of Mixed, Check and Plaid Dress One lot of very desirable Dress Goods, big variety of stjles. .'5c. and "15c. values. ...19c. Another lot of better grade of Dress Goods, neat, dtiiet mixtures and novelties, 50c... 20c. All 75c. and $1.00 high-class novelties and mixtuies. a counter full to select from.. 50c, Yard wide, All Wool Seiges and Henriettas. complete line of er desirable shades ..U5c. A big reduction on all Dress Goods. Anv woman needing a dress will stirclv find the above to be desirable goods, and the values as described. Coinfoits worth 75e for (i-c. Comforts worth $1.00 for 70c. (. omforts, line silkalme worth SI.75 for. . .$1.10 Coinfotls ranging in price from Jj'J.Oll to $t 00 at greatly i educed prices Blankets. Sl'.:.'.") W'hiu- or Gre P.Iankets for s,:,..75 All W ool lilankets for xl.511 Ml Wool lilankets for S5 75 ll Wool lilankets for .... Sundries. silk. Cloak Department. We have a great variety of Children's Coats, Ladies' Coats and Capes, which are not ouh stilish and of good material, but also fit perfectly, giving a style to ladies wearing them not found in all garments. We have made this remarkable niaik down: S15.0O Garments for $10.05 1.'.5() Garments for $ bJ5 i $ 7 50 Garments for $ 5.50 Children's ."SS.50 Coats for $ 5.50 . .SI .75 I Children's $0.50 Coats for $ 1.50 , .$:!.()() I Children's $5.00 Coats for $ :!.."() ,.$.'.75 'SI. 00 Fancv Plaid Waists for 50c. , .SI.75 ' SI 50 Plain' Wool Manuel Waists for 05c. I Fanev Silk Waists, best Taffeta Silk, for. .S:5.05 Ribbons Nos. ." ic. Oc. 5c. Roman stupe and check, all I'J'e. and 15c. qualitx for Ml Silk, Satin. Gios-Grain Ribbons 7 and 0 Ladies' and Children's Ml Wool Mittens . . Men's and l!o's Scotch Wool Mittens and ( .loves, heavv . warm and durable , (.cut's Silk Fmb Jap. Initial lldkfs. :! for. .:25c. .'(-inch. I-'ast I Hack. Small Serge l'tnbrcllas.:t!c. gent's complete sample line of Ladies' Mus lin Underwear, about l.'JOO pieces. All choice, neu stvle. Garments beautifullv trimmed and perfect in fit and make A few of them ven slightly soiled. The lowest prices ever made m this section on Mm- Gowns, Skiits, Corset Cover and Drawers. About ".'5 doen Ladies' tine embroideied lldkfs., have been used for trimming, slightly creased. 15c. for S. A bioken line of sies of our $1.00 J. II. Cor set, vour si.e mav be among them, at half pi ice 50c. Fui-prices. Clusters and Collaiettes at verv low Linen Department. for Turkev Red Damask for Turkev Red Damask for Dice Check Table Linen Cream Damask for Cream Damask for German Linen, extra heavv, for German Linen, etra heavv. for :50c. 10c. ,5c. :55c. 50c. 05c. 75 c. 05c i Napkins, Pure Linen . $:!.00 ' Napkin. Pure Linen $125 Napkins, $'.00 Napkins. )0 pieces Cotton lwul Crash l!lc. .2Sc. .ISc. 25c. .;i!)c. .4Sc. .50c. (50c. . . .pl . el 05c. SI. 05 i Ic. Silks. A huge assoittnent of fine Silks in desirable styles, all at reduced prices. Roman Satins, Lt. J'lue, Pink. Yellow. Car dinal and White. 50c. quality for Light Stripe Wash Silks, best grade, :S0c. goods for 20c Oc Pure Linen Crash (Shaw's Shrunk) ....(He Kle. Pure Linen Crash (Shaw's Shrunk) ....be. Hie. Ptue Linen Crash (Shaw's Shrunk). .0c. 10c. Cotton Toilet Towels 7c. 15c. Cotton Toilet Tow els t 10c. So. Turkish P.ath Tow els 5c. 20c. Turkish Bath Towels .. ,15c. 15c. Linen Damask Towels ..10c. 20c. Linen Damask Tow els 10c. Great variety of Linens and Towels at equally low prices. ISc. Figured Swiss, -10-inch, for Cm tains., lie. $1.25 White Hemmed Toilet Quilts for 05c. $."..00 White Satin Damask Marseilles Quilts for $2.25 Look. DomestlCS. Look. We offer remarkable bargains in all Muslins, Sheetings, Outings, Calicoes, Ginghams, Cotton never again will you have at such low prices. Unbleached. Good Mi own Muslin for onlv :?c. Fine Ilrown Muslin for lie. tlantic 1' Muslin for 4c. Extra 1 leavv Muslin for 51c. Veiy Fine Muslin for 5tc. lies! Lockwood .-! p. C. Muslin for. . . .be. Mic. Rest Lockwood (i-1 P. C. Muslin for.. 10c. l(!c. Rest Lockwood s-1 Sheeting for. . . . 12U ISo. Rest Lockwood 0-1 Sheeting for 1 Ic. 20c. Rest Lockwood 10-1 Sheeting for ....Hie. IC lie 5c 7c Ti ll c. Special. IC (ic 5c 5 c Rest Lockwood 10-1 Sheeting for (ioikI Apron Gingham for Rest Apron Gingham for ( iood Prints for Rest Indigo Rltte Prints, for (ic. Good Shaker Flannel for (ic. Good Canton Flannel for '.c. (ic. Good Outing Flannel for Jc 10c. Good Outing Flannel for 7c. on ready-made Sheets and Pillow Cases ..Hie. .lie. ,.:ilc. ,.:ie. ,.:tlc. Bleached. (ic. Good Muslin for onlv (He. Finest Muslin for only 7c. Hill Muslm for onh 7c. Lonsdale Muslin for only 7c. Fruit of Loom Muslin for onlv Fine Cambric Muslin for only Lonsdale Cambric for only Rest Lockwood 5-1 P. C. Muslin for. Rest Lockwood (J-1 P. C. Muslin for.. ..Ic 12c. 12c. 12c. 14 c. 17c. 20c. 22c. Rest Lockwood b-1 Sheeting for lie. Rest Lockwood 0-1 Sheeting for . . , Kic. , ISc. All Muslin and Sheetings are full width. Qual ity guaranteed just as stated. Special Prices earir Fine (ioods ami Low Prices nro attrnctlvi, tills will be tin- (Jreutc! Sale of Dry (foods over occurring In tills CII. tircrj thing Just lis represented or monej refunded. MEARS&HA Nos. 415 and 417 Lackawanna Avenue, January, 1899. SCRANTON, PA. Flannel, Shaker Flannel, Etc. Perhaps the opportunity of buying these goods Jj . . .i)C. . .5le. . .5Je. ..5Ac. . . . sc. ...0c. ,0c. lie. 0. 10 o ve o PX Xi.0 110 e o 0. X0 ft "6 PA. 0X iwi Fm m timi JF wHi-vr U m. H rLn 3 v. k 6 X000XjXa0000000000X00X00X0X00000X000)l0 00jifo0MJIX0X0A00tt0p00X000l00K00MjhK00j.PX0 0. PH.
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