ri-IE SCKANTOX TRIBUNE- MONDAY, JAXITARY 2, 1800.
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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
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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
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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.
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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-:
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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. ."
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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.
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5c
7c
Ti
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Special.
IC
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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 . .
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, 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
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