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PCHANTOV, JANUA11Y11, 1S03.
What the Supremo court says socs.
Hut It will nevertheless bo dlfllcult for
disinterested r-ttidents of tho Quay ense
to reconcile Its iitllni; of yesterduy with
the statements of fact ami law made in
the plea of Senatoi Quay's counsel.
What Scrnnton Needs.
It If npputont to the most casual ob
servation that tin question ol Rood or
bail cltv jjovpinnicnt under the opera
tive municipal net for third class cities
Is becoming moie and more a auction
of the kind of man at the hind of that
government. Custom no lc limn law
iidds continually to the povveis and le
Mxinslbllltles of the olllce of imijot.
Whore the major of a city Is u man
who commands the respect of the city
and can brlnq t bear upon the solution
of public problems the force of public
sentiment exerted in his support ho Is
viitu.illv supnme In matfrs of munlcl
pil nilmliiltintlon. On tho contrary,
vvluii the major Is a vvenkllnir, without
convictions ol his own or the substan
tial help of otheis. confusion lel&ni
thtouKlHiut the city Roveinment. scan
dal surmounts scandal and there is rmi
nlclp.il chaos.
Tho lime has ome in S-innton when
aftei n -enon of the poorest and vveal:
ovt unvcrnnieiit in the city's annul it
is neicshaiy to eoiMder the city's fu
ture This is a subject supeilor to per
sonal loellniis- It I" one within the
hltfh sphere of dul v. A continuation
lor a few more mouths of the ratio of
d.'teilm.itloii which has prevailed ilui
init the last thiec? years would not onlv
send the cltv Into the abyss ol tunk
inptey and eflei timllv destroy Its cred
it abroad but il would also Incak down
.111 lestialnt opon vice- and glvu lloens'S
without limit to RamblliiK. jobbery nud
piostltutlon. Thus, miiv -ountl like
plain woids, but wel)cllee v,c can sub
stantiate oveiy one of thm.
Under thee circumstances, notoilous
as they have become, the question of
electing as Ihc nevt mavor some citi
zen who will offt dually halt this de
scent to niuuKip.il Minnie takes on an
unusual iinpoitanee. It becomes less a
inestlon of mere polities than n crave
one of the public vveltate. This giow
I ncr fit y Ins been held back Ions
noritth. Willi all slsrns auspiilous for
a new eia ol piop"rlt" rae In the
inuttci to which we bave alluded, it
will be a wiltul crime If public inclifter
inco us exemplified at the ballot bo
shall this year sunt up extension of
power to the fuices which make for the
i Ity's undoliif.
Kunnliiir two tir.ins on one tiuek In
oppoflte dlrettluns Is poor buslncts at
Lent.
Not Cowards and Tools.
The dlffetence In piiuclple between
Sir. MeKlnley, icprccntlnB the ex-
pririMonlhts, and .Mi'. !ian, Senator
Hoar or c"c-Siiintor IMmunds, ep
leseniiug tlie anti-expansionist", is
nunc npp.it cut than leal. The pres!
U lit. wc fancy, yields to none of his
c titles In icspeet for the piinclpk of
the Decollation of Independence or 111
lii willingness that when the people
ef the Philippines me qualllled to main
tain Independently a stable and Im
mune government In aciordanee with
Hie obvious nereshltlij of the Oiiental
nittuitlon they tlmuld be uecordoel am
ple opportunity to du i-o All this talk
about his wanting to toiee Ameiii.in
uile on reluctant natives lh vapid and
pointless. We aie compelled to force
our lule upon the Filipinos until a per
manent soeieignlv Is established;
there Is nlmply no alternative. 'What
shall follow afti-rwuul Is a matter for
determination In the light of collateral
conditions and responsibilities and
v ery manifestly not a matter to be
settled by a few lugnmentatlve Amei
lean theorists offhand and in advance,
ff we go to lilstmy for Instruction
we llnd that natives when of an In
ferior iace huvo uirelv been taken In
to serious u"ccumt an obstacles to the
piogres3 of a higher tpe of ii nida
tion. Our I'ilglim forefathers are
nowadays n counted, ovon by the 1M
mundsos and Hoars, respectable peo
ple, who combined Intense piety with
a good deal of chr.wd piactlcal wis
dom: yet they did not betray the cause
of civil and religious liberty because
the aboriginal Indians objected to the
white mull's Intrusion upon this con
tinent. They went ahead in iplte of
native oblectlons, and the lesult of
their hardihood Is the triumph of the
Institutions sinec! extended over the
broad expanse of the Ameilcan main
land and soon to be installed in far-off
Islands In thn PaclHi nep.m. Every
outreach of civilization h.i.s been taken
In despite of tho opposition of the
seml-barbailan Inferior race, affected
by It, and yet the sum of this pro
grerH has benellted supeilor and In
ferior alike. This .. as tiuo In our
own country as In India or Egypt or
Japan. It is true of the Louisiana ter
ritory, of the Noithwvst tenltory. of
the teriltoiy of tho Gadsden purchasi.
of Alaska, of Hawaii in shoit, of evety
foot of ground taken fioiii pioneer con
dition! nnd mud'j to bloom with the
woiks of American civilization.
The extension of American sovoielsu
ty over the mixed and antagonistic
racer inhabiting the Philippines will
ilepriva no honcbt Inhabitant of reason
nhlrt Ubcity, oppoitunlty or nutuial
light, but on the control' will be tho
strongest guarantee which can be given
that his leusonable liberty, opporlun-
Ity and natural lights will be con
served. .Such extension at this time and
for a time Is tho only escape from nn
Internal condition of chaos in those
IsViniin which will not only prove ruin
ous to the natives themselves, but also
menace If not openly disrupt the peace
of the world. Finally, from tho stand
point of self-lntotost tho United States
needfl these Islands or a part of them
to complete Its stratettle control of tho
North Pacific and to safetruatd Its pre
sent commerce and futuiu commercial
possibilities in tho rrront Chines'; elli
ptic, to which the Philippines are as
lmif h a key an ure Cuba and I'orto lllco
to tho potentialities of our eastern vvn
tots, l'n to has put this duty nnd this
opportunity Into our hnnds nnd wo
would be both cowards and fools to
tluow them mvny.
Antl-cxpnnsloii oi'KmiM seem to have
fulled entirely In their efforts to picture
J'lesldent McKlnlcv as the stern con
queror rldlnp over tho dead bodies of
the victims of greed for territory.
Even the most labld nrc now obliged
to admit that the policy of tho admin
istration Is humane and concillatoiy.
Cleanse Havana.
The scheme outlined by the late Col
onel Waring for the sanitary regenera
tion of Havana, whose fllthlness con
stitutes a peril worse than war, calls
for tho prompt expenditure of at least
$10,000,000. It Is necessary, In the first
place, to put In a complete system of
sewers, of which the city nt present
has none; to till up and close up every
pilvate vault, substituting modern
plumbing-, and to provide nn Intelligent
system of garbage collection nnd dis
posal, after which the icclamutlon of
mnlaila-breedlng marsh land sur
rounding the city and the repavinc of
the streets would become Imperative.
Ultimately, without doubt, although
this point was not mentioned In Col-
vonel Warlng's report, some plan would
have to be devised to cleanse and (lush
Havana's stagnant harbor, now fetid
with the solvent filth of four centuries
of Havana's drainage.
I'nlcso the main features of this work
shall be completed by June 1 It was
Colonel Writing's- belief that nn epi
demic of yellow fever would bo Inevit
able, the significance of which gains
emphasis when we reflect that not less
than Cd.OOO American soldlcis, to nay
nothing of the thousands of Ameilcan
(lvlllans seeking employment or gain
in Cuba, would be exposed to Its rav
ages. Hut where. It Is asked, Is the
money for this work to come from?
The customs receipts at Havana, which
have to support in gieat measure the
whole cost of our military rule, do not
on an nveiage exceed $13,000 a day,
and would not. in the period from Jan.
1 to June i, even though available In
whole for this puipose, defrav more
than one-fifth of the estimated cost
The people of Havana ure in no con
dition to endtne extraordinary special
taxation even If it were, on grounds
or policy, advisable to levy it; hence
the remedy cannot at this time come
fiom this quarter.
If the advice of Colonel Valine, In
the giving of which he sacrificed his
life. Is to be heeded and the cost of
another siege of yellow fever saved,
the money must be nppioprlated dl
ietly by the 1'nltod States. Vo could
lelmburse ourselves hereafter, either
by charging the expense against the
Cuban government which is to be or
by other fair means. Yet though we
had no ultimate prospect of diiect re
imbursement fi om a Cuban source, the
expenditure would be economy. It
would save the lives of our soldiers,
nnd it would be a measuie of piotec
tlon for our Southern coast cities. It
has been estimated that single epi
demics Introduced Into the United
States from Havana have cost In the
Mississippi vnlley alone $100,000,000 In
loss to Industries and to lommeree,
aldc from the loss" of life, amounting
in 1S7S and 1S79 to 13,911. In addition to
the enormous cost of the sickness of
thewo who recovered. Finally it would
infold to the woild a substantial proof
of the sincerity of our humanitarian
piofcsslons and add to Ameilcan his
tory a splendid achievement in the be
half of elvillzatlon.
Canned meat dealeis will bo plow if
they do not take advantage of the free
advertising the business has been re
ceiving thiouzh the discussion pro
voked by the war dep.utmtnt.
Suffrage Restriction.
An interesting suffrage proposition Is
under consideration by the North Caro
lina legislature. After specifying that
evcrv native or naturalized male adult,
In older to vole, must have acquired a
two-yeais' continuous residence in the
state Immediately pi lor to date of vot
ing, the measuie piovides:
Hut no person may vote that has been
convicted or confessed his guilt in open
t nut t upon indictment of the follow Im,
iiiinei; Ilribery, burglary in any degree,
l.nceiiy, receiving stolen goods, arson,
obtaining money or gouds under false
pretensei. perjury, forgciy, embeiv.le.
incut, rape, assault with Intent to com
mit rape, fornication and adultery, bls
amv, incest, removing crop before p.ij lug
lent or beloro satisfying liens thereon,
disposing of mortgaged propcity, crime
against nature, sale of cotton within pro.
hlhitcd boms, dueling, gambling, conduct
ing ii lott'-i. Injuries to hou-ns, ehuicUes
and felloes; shooting at or thi owing Into
ears, locomotives or tialns; sinnder of an
Innocent woman, .-eduction under prom-I-.-
of marriage or of an attempt to com
mit any of said ofreusf-s, or ot any felony
piohibltrd by tho laws of Noith Carolina
or wlileli rniiy hereafter '" prohibited by
i'ie laves of North t'aiolhiu, or of any
iiinie whotcof the punishment muv bo
Imprisonment In the penitentiary, unless
the prison hall be lust re.it.cd to em
s', nshlp In a maimer piecill?d by law.
And It shall not bo iuicssuiv that any
punishment has been Impo d o uilng
peisoni within tho prohibition of tlis
section. Thoso under suspended JihIr
nunt tiro prohibited as well i.s hoM un
der sentence.
In addition tho measure Insists that:
llverv pei son presenting nlmsclf tor
leulsttutlon shall bo able to read and
wiiln intilllgeiill. and he shall demon
sliule his ubllity to do so when hn ap
pliis for ii glntr.it Ion by making oath to
thn facts; but II tho applicant be nut able
to read and vvtlle, thin ho shall bo en
titled to register and vote If ho shall at
the tlniH ho offers to register bo too ac
tual and bou i lido owner of property
licensed to him In tho statu at a valua
tion of not less than t"f on the tax lists
of tho current jcur in which be olior
to icglster, or on tho tux lists of the pre
ceding year. If tho roll of the current
jear shall not have bctn completed and
hied. No person less than sIMy yours
of ago shall bo permitted to vote at uny
election held by the ppoplo of tho btito
who shall not, in addition to the above
(itiallllcattonH, huvo paid on or bctore
December 31 of each year for tho two
years preceding the car In which ho
offers to vote tho poll tax assessed
against him for thoso years, which lax
Is Imposed on ovory malo resident of tho
state between tho ages ot twenty-nun
and sixty years not otherwise exempt
according to tho constitution, ,
It is safe to predict that It this prop-
osltlon shall prevail tho number of
voters In Xorth Carolina will bo mater
ially decreased.
Thus far none nave tho patent med
lclno manufacturers have been able to
discover u preventive for grip The
troublesome disease Is no respector of
persons nnd attacks the prudent and
cnrelem nllke. It Is believed, however,
that the person who Is careful as to
diet and docs not worry over the pos
sible consequences of nn attnek v. Ill
have but little trouble with the disease
under proper care.
The appointment to tho vncant Rus
sian ambassadorship of Hon. William
Potter, of Philadelphia, who seived un
der President Harrison to admirably
as United States minister to Italy,
would be a move which neither thn
chief executive nor the country would
ever huvo reason to regret.
Secretary Alger states that ho re
gards General Wood and not Colonel
Hoosevelt at fault In the cae of the
"round robin" of Santiago. In this
respect Secretary Alger seems to stand
alone, as he Is about tho only citizen
of the United States who regards the
"robin" ns a faulty
The argument of Senator Hoar
against expansion consists of lmpaB
tdoned rhetoric aflirmlng, what our own
history effectually refutes, that It is
contrary to our principles to acquire
new territory. Mr. Hoar Is very man
ifestly the victim of a hallucination.
A number of guests nt a recent hotel
fire were suffocated by smoke. As fire
proof hotels are not always smoke
proof, the usual means of escape
should not be omitted in the construc
tion of a laige house of entertainment.
The much-heialded keynote sounded
by Mr. Bryan nt Chicago the other
night did not produce a Jairlng sensa
tion of lasting character In the ear.
It has been noted that the leaders of
the nntl-expansion movement were not
very noisy when the bugle sounded for
patriots to nvengo the Maine.
Although the war Is over, Senor Sa
gasta Is the busiest man in Spain,
warding otr the periodically threatened
cabinet crisis.
Congressman Roberts, of Utah, will
piobably soon be obliged to admit that
in a political eense mairlage Is a fail
ure. It Is possible that Aguinaldo and his
followers found that the courted union
with the United States came too easy.
The government has forgotten to ask
Aguinaldo if he hns a price.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
Spctlaj Coriespor.dencc of Tho Tribune.
llarrlsburg, Jan. 10. Governor and
lr. Hastings have Issued Invitations to.
a luncheon to Governor-elect, and Mrs
Stono and Miss Stone at 'J.'M o'clock next
Monday afternoon at the executive man
sion. Coveis will be laid for twenty
guests, Including the retiring cabinet of
ilclals and their ladies, Mrs. Richard J.
Haleleman, daughter of General Simon
Cameron, and other personal friends.
After tho luncheon Governor Hastings
and family will retire from tho mansion
In favor of tho Incoming governor and
his family. Colonel and Mis. Stono will
come to llarrlsburg next Monday morn
ing from Washington and will slay at
tho Lochlel hotel until It Is tlmo for
them to go to tho marslon.
o
Governor and Mrs. Hastings villi be the
guests of Colonel and Mrs. A. J. Dull, ot
this city, until after the inaugural ecie
meiiiles. They will go fiom Harilsburg
to New- York city and may possibly muko
a. short visit to Jamaica, bifore settling
down ut Hcllefontc. The governor's ilno
new roldcnic will not be ready for oceu
pjney before lVbruary. ami he will not
bo In a hurry to move into It. Secretary
of the Commonwealth and Mrs. Uavll
.Martin will bo the inter is of tho Hastings
tit the executive mansion until they le
tlrt. Governor and Mis, Hastings will
tender a farewell dinner tomonow even
ing to tho cabinet officials and their
w Ivcu.
o
l' V. Gcrivig, whom Governor-elect
Stono has selected for his privito sec
tary, will come to Hariisburg em Thurs
day to spend a few dajs with Prlva'o
Secretary and Mrs. fieltlor. Mr. Ileltler
Is on of the most capable and popular
otHelals connected with tho Hastings ad
ministration and his numerous friends
throughout tho stato would be pleased if
he should bo taken earo of by Colonel
Stone. Mr. Hcitlcr will remove to Phila
delphia whet he retires Horn ofllco on
Capitol Hill. Guvernor-elre t Stone has
not Indicated to his frlena3 here wh it
changes. If any, ho will make lit tho
eieilcal forco In tho executive depart
ment. o
Adjutant Geneinl Stewart Is at ranging
to take care of tho sl regiments ot' the
new National Guard which will bo
brought to HarrlburR to tako part hi
the Inaugural parade. The troops aro
Hilly armed and equipped, and the adju
tant general Is anxious that thoy saal
make a good showing. Thero Is nmplo
room in thn new cupltol building and tho
public halls In tho heart of the city to
comfortably house the boys dm lug their
bilef visit. Tho Hnrrlsbuig (lie dcpilt
ment and numerous political and civic
dubs over the state have written o
Chief Marshal Ohnstcud for a placo In
tho procession.
-o
General Gobhi will not qualify as lieu
tenant governor until after ho has voted
for Senator Quay next Tuesday. Tho voto
will bo taken In tho morning and tho
same afternoon tho general will resign ns
a member of the senate and assume, tho
duties of the other ofllcc. A wilt will
probably bo Issued Immediately there
after for a special election In Lebanon
county to elect asenntoi. Quay's fi lends
aio In control In tho county and the Incd.
atlons aro that Dr. F. P. Gcrberleh will
bo chosen. Tho anti-Quay people huvo
not' yet selected a candidate, nnd unless
they sen a chance to win they may i,ot
muko a light agulnst tho doctor.
--o-Governnr
Hustings hns aeeejitcd the
resignation ut ( oloucl Gllke'son as com
missioner of banking, and will hold the
position open to be lllVd by his succeshOi1.
Deputy Pommlssinncr Morrison Is still In
thargo of thn depntnient, and his friends
huvo hopes that Colonel Stone will pro
moto him. The cantulti hns always been
loyal to Sen tor Quav, and If ho Is not
appointed commissioner thcio do. s not
seem to bo much doubt ao to his reten
tion ns deputy. Ex-Marshal Hurrah, of
Heaver, will bo retained as an examiner,
unless Senator Quay asks that ho be giv
en a better position.
o
The ruial members of the legislature
will renew their light of the Inst session
for u tax on blovdes und vehicles, to be
applied for the Improvement of I ho pub
lic highways of tho commonwealth, Thy
'will also muko a vigorous effort to secure
an appropriation of fl,Kfi,W to enforce
tho provisions of tho Hamilton good
roads law, passed by tho last legislature.
Deputy Hecrotary of Agiiculturo Hamil
ton hns been preaching better rendu to
tho farmers of the state (hiring the past
two years and has winked up u stiong
sintlnunt among them In favor of the
tniasiito which bears his ntune. If ho
thuulil bo nppotutid secretary of astl
culture, and Ids ftleuds suy he will, ho
may Induco the legislature to Hppropri
ato enough money to enforco tho law In
certain localities. Wimbaugh.
LITERARY NOTES
The new jcar of Scilbuer's Magazine
opens hi tho Jt.J.uiuy number with sev
eral features of distinction. The placo ot
honor Is given to Governor Roosevelt,
who will contribute not only his con
tinued story ot "Tho Hough Riders," but
other articles oir the naval preparations,
the ttratcgy and oilier linpoitant sub
jects growing cut of tho war with
Spain. Tho frontispiece of tho number
Is a drawing from life by Ch tries Dana
Gibson of Colonel Hoosevelt, and it Is it
most satisfactory Interpretation of ho
salient qualities in tho lace of tho new
governor of New York. The tlrst chap
ter of "Tho Rough Riders" i.s entitled
"liaising tho Regiment," and from thn
very start It reveals those qualities of
vigorous description that have become
associated with Colonel Rooyevclt as nn
author and soeaker. It has been isald
that ho knew almost every man In his
regiment, and this article l filled wttli
the colonel's anecdotes of notable men
from east and west who composed tho
most picturesque body of fighting men
of modern times. Tho Illustrations,
which aro to bo a feature of this serial,
have been chosen by tho colonel himself
from many hundreds of photograph.
The completed narrative will bo tho most
striking book of the year, written by n
man holding one of tho most exulted
positions In tho government of our coun
try. Thero are several noteworthy aitlcles
in the January Homo Magazine, W.
V. Alford, tho Central Ameilcan ex
plorer, tells about the nnelent city ot
Copan, with many Illustrations. Gllson
Villous hns an Illustrated article em
George Francis Tiuln, the ino-d eccen
tric man In tho world. W N. e lute, of
the New York Uctnntent Guldens, de
seilbes some wonderful vei quite com
mon "Plants That Eat Mi it ' "Christ
ma in tho Philippines ' is the subject of
an Illustrated artlclo by V G. Irwin, the
Home Magazine's correspondent nt Ma
nila. Mr. Irwin sends some Interesting
photographs which aro here reproduced.
There nro also Illustrated articles on
Porto Rico, on tho "Bazaars In Constan
tinople" and on tho "Failure of tha
Hertlllon System," while Henry Chadwick
tells tho story and points tho moral ot
tho base ball campaign of ISOb. Tha
fiction of tho number Includes tluco un
usually good seasonable stories, and there
ate the usual editorial departments.
Edmonel Kelly, a Now Yoik lawyer,
describes In the January Century the
experience's of "An American in Madrid
During tho War." When he announced
hln Intention of going from Paris to
Spain, on tho outbreak of hostilities, no
ono encouraged him to attempt It. Min
ister Voodford's secretary a Spaniard,
who had quitted Madrid with his chief
wan consulted by our ambassador to
France, and asserted positively that Mr.
Kelly would not get bejond the frontier.
Tho Spanish Chnige-d' A italics quietly. In
formed him that If he was a "py he
would bo treated as a spy. Hut, dls
f,ulscd ns a Frenchman by wearing a
foulard cravat ticxl In a loose bow, Mr.
Kelly slipped through the Spanish cus
tom houie "with a facility that was
positively humiliating." and spent seven
weeks In Madrid. Though known to bo
an American, ho was absolutely unmo
lested. Tho Forum begins the new year with
an excellent number. Sir Charles Dllko
writes forcefully on "The Future Rela
tions of Great Iiritaln ana tho United
Suites"; Adjutnnt-Gener.il Corbln con
tributes a paper on "The Army of tho
United States," showing the wonderful
improvement of lato jears in Its per
sonnel; and Mr. G. Everett Hill, who
was private secretary to tho late Col.
O. E. Win In?, gives tho substance of the
Colonel's, report to the United States
government "On the Sanitation of Ha
vana." All ot tr remaining articles aro
eminently readable.
A very rurlou pieentntlon of tho
number of Irishmen, of tho stamp ot
Wolseley In England, the Duko ot Tertian
In Spain, General O'ltnitschelf in Rus
sia, Viscount T.uiCo In Hungary, who are
liuders In many nations, Is given lit tho
.Tn mi. uy Cosmopolitan under the title,
"Irish Leaders In Many Nations." it
villi, be found interesting to all who huvo
even a drop of Iilsh blood In tluir
veins. "Tho Jews In Jerusalem" la an
other article in tho same number pos
sessing interest for a largo class.
The Woman's Home Companion oltcis
$200 in prizes of 1100, J'W and $10 for the
tlnee best shoit stories submitted befoio
March 1st, The competition Is open to
all; tho onlv icquiremcnts are that oil
stories entered for the prize keep within
the 2.W0 word limit, and bo addressed
Price Competition, Woman's Home Com
panion, Sprirgfield, O.
The North American Review for Jan
uary gives Andrew Cainegio the position
of honor with nn earnest nrguruent
against exnanslon, "Cuban Reconstruc
tion" bv Richard J. Hlnton is a most
Informing paper. Scrutor Vest also op
poses expansion and the lemalnlng topics
treated aro well selected.
HAS DECEIVED NO ONE.
From tho Phlladelphl t Press.
If trade and civilization, personal lib
erty und material progress wcro possible
In tho Philippines today by the unaid
ed action of its I'lhibltants. all ouM
wclcomo this solution; but tho problem
presented Is similar to that In tho
Egyptian Soudan on tho Upper Nile. Tho
Philippine archipelago must n main merei
wusto and savugo tropical tenltory lull
of Inconceivable niassuen, bloodslud ttnd
misery unless somo civlll.ed nation like
tho United States establlshi s order. The
alternative Is not between nn otdorly
and organized civilized slate and the
Ameilcan Hag, but betw.ui Malay
piracy from tho south, savajjc l.ilils
lionr tho north and civil win on eveiy
Island, or the flag. the. rule and the Jus
tice of tho United States. Tho country
sees this and knows It. The pestilent nt
tempt ot newspaper which know bettei
to deceive tho public by declaring that
tho United States is suppressing na
tional nnd independent aspirations at
Hollo haa deceived no one.
THE MUGWUMP.
Oil, lie's worried and lie's flurried and
lio'w liotlicicd mout to death;
llo'll talk about Ills tumbles till lio'll
nearly Ufo Ills brr-.rth.
Ho love-s lils country truly, liu'a a patriot
stout .end strong1.
And It hurts lilm to ronltss It every
thing Is solium wrong.
1'rofpM-lty. lie told us, would tuna out to
lio (1 myth,
A political Invention to deceive the poopla
with;
Hut tho steam set up its piilllnu nnd tho
wheels becuu to turn.
And tho farmers wcro astonished nt tho
money they could earn.
He wept about Hawaii; Cuban matters
rrmilo him blue.
And ho made his calculations of disaster
throiiKh and throuch.
The way they'vo been upset has loft tho
burden ot his pone
Kxtrenuly melancholy everything Is iro-
Ins wrong.
' Washington Star.
TTPirs
yWLDMW
Great Cat Price Sale
Of leal Lace Cirtaiis
The money you save this mout in buying your Fine
Curtains of us will astonish you. when you see the
Curtains and the prices that we have put upon them
in order to relieve us of an over-stock. The Curtains
we allude to are not the trashy kind only the real lacea
Now $1.45
Now 1.85
Now
Now
2.27
2,63
Real
Now
Now
$ 5.00 Were $
7.00 Were
Now 1 3.75
ALWAYS BUS!
Stand more kicks than
any other shoes made.
Lewis Rcilly & Mvies,
1H AND 115 WVOMING AVENUE.
WK II.VVU A N I'M HER OK I'INB
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money.
TIE QJIONS, FERBEfc
Q'iALLEY CO.
4U'J Lackawanna Avenu
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE,
Drop
lights
We have made
ductiou of 25 per
on our line of
a re
cent. Drop
Lights as we wish to
close them out before in
ventory. These are .ill
new goods and bargains
at the prices we have
marked them.
FOOTE & SIEAE C.
IIP WAblllNOTO.V AVE.
A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE.
I'rom tho New York Run.
Tho raising ot tho line over the Philip
pines has loiirfd tho people of tho United
States suddenly to o consciousness tli.it
their duty to theim-elvcs demands tho us
sertlon of their povvof In relation to the
rest ot tho world. An event so momen
tous naturally collects In opposltlpl'r n
mighty forco of dormant prejudice's new
ly ci fated fears and partisan strategy.
itraft
boys9 irUiUiE
Ill
lire
'S
fJS. lS5
Real Irish Poiet Cmirtaies,
Were $1.98
Were 2.9
Now 3.00
Now 4-25
Were 3.19
Were 3.J9
ituvy -t jo
Now 5.75
Brassels Cmtalej
7.00
9-79
Now
Now
For
Holidays
Hill & ConneJl,
321 Washington
Avenue,
Have an unusual huge ttssorlnisilor
Chairs and Rockers 8cri$0n
Ladies' Desks lnalUhewood,(
ParJor Cabinets
and IVIusIc Cabinets
lu Mahogany and Vcrnls-Mftrtln.
A FKW CHOICE
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a iarge
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
Hill&Connell
121 Washington Ave.
fi
flO
Various styles and
bindings. The larg
est assortment in the
city to select 'from for
office and pocket use.
Rey molds Bros
STATIONERS and IiXGUAVIiKS,
THE
& COMEIL CD,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Flxtures,s
Builders Hardware.
Mirnr
m
.nuj
BAZAA!
,
.Were
.Were
4.00
5-79
6.65
7.98
were
w
Were
10.50 Were
' 75 Were
e 1S.7J.
x?-59
17.8s
HNLEY-
Great
WiedSmgUp
Sale on
Faocy Silks
To make a complete
clearance on all lines
that have been broken
up by our holiday busi
ness, we have arranged
our entire stock of Fancy
Silks into four lines, as
sorted as follows:
Assortment 1
All of our Faricy Silks that are
suitable for waist, petticoats, dress
and coat linings, etc., etc., and
voith from 85c to $1. Now
Assortment 2
Everything in our stock of Fancv
Silks worth from $1.00 to 140.
Now
88c
Assortment 3
All Fancy Silks ranging in prict
from $1.50 to S2.00. Now
$1.00
Assortment 4
A few choice things in Fancy
Brocades, etc., mostly In short
lengths of from two to six yards
each; were S2.50 to S3. 50. Clos
ing at
$L25
The first three lots are in
lengths ranging frqm four
yards to twelve and fteen
yards each, and we unhesi
tatingly say that, so far as
silk values are concerned,
this is au opportunity rarely
to be met with.
FSMey's
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
(jcncial Agent (or tus Wyomlaj
JJlstiktrj.-
DUPOHT
Jllulns, Ulnitlns, Hpoitln;, HmoUa'.eli
mid tlio itep.mno Chemlciii
Loutpnny'4
era explosives.
tiitcty 1 use, Caps nnd I'.vploJeci.
lloom 101 Comiell Ualldluj.
dcrautax
AUENCI&
mm. Form
JOHN II. HMITHA40JC
V. U MUliMUAN,
runts
Plymontti
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