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THE SOKANTON T1U 13 UNE-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1899.
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Official Compilation of Saturday's Vote.
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First" Ward. First district..
Second dlstilct
Third dlstilct
Fourth dlstilct
Fifth district .
Second ward, First district
Second district
Third dlstilct ,
Fouith dlstilct
Fifth dlstilct
Third wnid, First district..
Second district
Fouith Ward. Flist district
Second dlstilct
Third dlstilct
Fouith district
Fifth ward. First dlstilct
Second district
Thlid district
Fourth dlstilct
Sixth wnid, First district
Second district
Th rd district
Seventh ward, Flist district
Second dlstilct
Thlid dlstilct
Klghth wind. First dlstilct
Second dlstilct
Ninth Waul. Flist dlstilct
Second dlslilrt
Thlid dlstilct
Tenth wind. Flist dlHtilct...
Second district
lllovonth ward. First district
.Second district
Third dlstilct
Twelfth ward, First dlstilct
Second cllstilct
Thirteenth ward. Flist dlstilct.
Second dlsti let
Third district
Fouiteenth wind, First dlstilct
Second distill t
Fifteenth ward. Flist dlstilct
Second dlstilct
Sixteenth wind, Flrt district..
Second dlstilct
Seventeenth ward, Flist dlstilct
Second dlstilct
Hishtecnth wnid
Nineteenth waid, Flist dlstilct.
Second district
Thlid district
Fourth dlstilct
Twentieth waid. First district..
Second district
Third district
Fouith dlstilct
Twent.v-llifct waid,
Second dl-tilct
Totals
I'lul alltles .. .
FIRST CONVENTION
UNDER NEW RULES
OFFICIAL COUNT OF VOTES
CAST SATURDAY.
It Shows That Captain James Moir
Id the Candidate for Mayor,Thomas
Biooks foi Treasurer, Fred J. Wid
mayer, Conti oiler Gwilym Jones,
Philip Hinsland and C. S Fowler,
Assessors, and Morris and Shires
School Directois Changes Made
in the Rules.
In the iodine ui the I'onti.il Republi
can club on Washington avunue yi'strr
cla n(Ui noun the letuui JudRe1' who
mcd at Satunhiy's tiimnrle met
cuul conipllccl and lomputecl the otc
cast In the iwcntj -one wards of thu
olt ll was shown that the ltepubll
c an nomlneet. are
Mayor Captain James Moir.
Treasurer Thomas R. Brooks.
Controller Fied J. Widmayer.
Assessors Gwilym Jones, Philip
Rinsland, C. S. Fowler.
School Directors John Courier
Monis, George H. Shiies.
The number of otes uil for the a
iiuih undulates was
MAYOR.
James Moir 3513
A. B. Stevens 2081
C icorge Sanderson 794
Charles P. J.uhvin 521
Benjamin Smith 319
Moirs Pluiahty 1432
TREASURER.
1 nomas R. Brooks 3289
John Von Bergen 2863
Joseph Alexander 516
Thomas B. Jackbon 366
George B. Carson 131
Brooks' Plurality 436
CONTROLLER.
I led 1. Widmayer
.2165
. 1763
David . Davis
hlias E. Evans
.1621
Joseph Anslej . Jr 1398
Widmayer's Plurality 102
ASSESSOR.
Gwilym Jones 1733
Philip Rinsland 1563
Charles S. Fowler 1560
Christian Fickus 1513
Henry D. Jones 1408
John J. Evans 1393
William Dawson 1364
Rudolph Buenzli 1295
O. B. Wright 1255
William H. Thomas 1220
B. I. Evans 1136
Wm. B. Evans 850
J. G. teese 776
John ( . Stanton 643
John I rev 593
J. W. v'ail 456
Jones' Plurality 220
Rinsland's Plurality 50
Fowler's Plurality 17
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
John Courier Morris 3882
George H. Shires 3688
B. T. J.iyne 3153
Morris' Plurality. 729
Shires' Plurality 535
rONVn.NTlON OPENS.
It was announced that the conven
tion would open at 2 o'clock, but it
was fifteen inlnutis later beforo City
Chairman Chittenden called the nieot-
Di iH'o Speedily cures whoop
iQUII oifK-couKh, croup ouj
Lnii'm hvniniU,aMm:- Mother jou
vuu6" J" U1J tau always rely ou It.
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luff to order. Toi u half hour bfflote
that the loom picsented nn animated
scene. Charles Acker, sectelaiy of the
committee, tood behind the low of
desks nn which an an ay of blank
tables were laid out "Ir Aeliei was In
Ills shirt sleeves and was Kept blis 10
celvlns the returns fiom the Judtjes
and airaiiKliiR the p.ipeis In u meth
odical mannor befoie him The Judp0
as thev leported. handed oer all thu
papem nave the tally sheet. Tills they
kept to lead the ic turns of their c'ls
trlet from
It was n foitun.ite cluumstance tlmt
the new system had two such p.iinsU'k
liiK men as C. i:. Chittenden and Set to
tal j Acker to an.intre the details for
KlliifT the plan Its Initial tilal.
Jlr. Ackei had eveiythlns nece.s.sarv
for the pioper tabulation of the vote In
sdiape when the convention opened es
teiduy. There was no confusion, no an-nojlni-
delayr to attend to ome detail
that bad been ovei looked. l'min the
smoothness with which the woik of the
comentlon was transacted one would
not suppose it was the tlist (ralheriiiB
of the kind. After the convention wan
called to order Beeretaiy Acker lead
the toll and It was shown that the fol
low Ins: icturn Judpes weie piesent:
THE HHTURN' JLTDUK.S.
I'ithl waid Clint dlstilct, i. c Hai
ti n, Second dlstilct, Cli.iiles .Meuile,
Thlul ditiiet, Jtobtrt l'roudloeK. l'oiiilh
dKtllct, 1) 11 Keen, I'ltlh dlstilel, 1 In
le llos
Second wind l'I in c'lstilet John 1..
Woll. Second dlstilct r. V. Tiullllner,
-U'lilrd dlMilut, W. V. Slmps.m, rmuth
district, William Tliomas, I'ifth dlnet,
Mirh.iel MeliUeeiic.x.
Thlid waid l'lrst diMilet, T. It. Wut-
Kins, hcoonil dlstilct. Illcliaid Walsh
l'ourth ward l'lr-.t dlstilct. -M. U. Dim
nick. Second dlstilct, 11. A Junes,
Third district. John i; Lewis, Kourtn
district. Daniel IJ. Udwdid.
rifth ward-Klrst dlstilct, John I! JM
wards- Seeond i.lstrlct A. U. Ilohms;
Third district, John Merchant . Com ill
district, W. Otolord Thomas
SKth wurd -First dlstrii t, John IlaNter,
Second dlstilct. IJdward h Jleniv, Thlid
district. David II irrls.
Suvoi.lli Word-Second illslnet John JJ.
Wnlbh, Third district, John K i:isLtc.
UiKlith wi.id I'lrht ulhtrlct, Tred iMrr,
Second dlmlct, U. IJ. lhcilidit.
Ninth ward Irst district, IJ M, n
nov, Second district. V J. Welsh, Thlul
dlstilct, O 11. I'&rtrldu'e
Tenth waul I'll st district )r,ir UIcIbo.
way, Second dlstilct. G V. fcehhe.
Uleventh ward Flist dlstilct, Fred
Wclchi'l: Second district, 1) W Hum
phrej , Third district. Fiank Sweet.
Twelfth ward First district. John
.Miicllk'im, Second cllMilct, John
he Izer
Thirteenth waid First district
Q Watson, Second district, M. W,
Thlid district, A. II. Udsonc
Fourteenth ward First district.
Dild
, Flan,
n.
Acker; Second district. Milton Heluh.iit
Flfte nth ward First district Dald IJ-.
Johnson. Second district, John It. Jones.
Sixteenth ward First cdstrlct, .1 U.
Seanians, Second district, Walter I J Da
vis Seventeenth ward Flist district, Dr. J.
IJ O'lirlen, Second district. It. J Haas.
IJIghteeuth word William C. Ileau
mom N'lnetccnth ward-First district. William
Hammond. Second district, Henry Mnhr;
Third district, Jacob V. Miller, Fourth
district, Ferdlnnnd Zwlck.
Twentieth waid First district, Charles
Slmrell; Second district. C. F Klc.ss;
Third district, A G. Hewitt; Fourth dis
trict. M. T. Jones
Twenty-tlrst ward-rirst district, Clw.
11 Cher. Second dlstilct, J. O. Nicholson.
MH. CHITTrjNDnN'S ADDUHSS.
After the roll call. Chairman Chitten
den ilullvered a short addiess to the
membeis of the comentlon. He said
It was IiIh intention to make a speech
of congratulation to .the Judges on the
excellent lesults obtained from the In
itial tent of the new Hvstem. but Inas
much ns there was much business to
he transacted, ho would content him
self with Just a few words.
"You have done a great service,"
continued Mr. Chittenden, "and have
shown that this nuw hi stem Is a suc
cem. You have made It possible for
n poor man to run for odlce In this
city, and jou havo given the people
an opportunity of expressing their ac
tual preference In the choice of candi
dates. The election of Saturday has
demonstrated nnother thing. It Is this:
Tho good common senso of the people
can be relied upon to glvo us a winning
ticket. The men chosen Satutdav are
clean and honorable, and the appor
tionment as to locution, etc., Is excel
lent. "This election hns taught a lemon
that will be received with some sad
ness by men like myself, who have
been in the harness for luanj eais.
It shows that the young men nie min
ing to the fionl und they uie to be thu
elomlnntinc factor In mil purtj poli
tics Let us hope thev will cany the
pattj banner hlghei and faither than
we hne "
Ml. Chittenden, at the conclusion of
his lem.uks, suggested thai thev dis
pense with the temporary oiganlatloti
ptovlded for In the rules. This .sug
gestion was appioved and the conven
tion pi nceoded to nominate n penna
nent chairman of the comentlon, who
will also be chairman of the i lt com
mittee for the ensuing jeat Attorney
C 1J Diver nominated Attoinev W.
Oaloid Thomas ,nid the nomination
was seconded l.v Chailes .Slmiell, of
the Twentieth ward. Win. Iieaumont
nominated Mi Chittenden, but the lat
tei icfiised to he a candidate. He said
he had lieen In the harness' for a con
sldeiablo neilod and felt that he de
H'nt'il a lest Mi. Thomas was unani
mously ehosen and. In uci opting the
position, he said
THANKIJI) THU Jl'DOIJS.
' I thank nu foi the honor in calling
me to mesldo ovei this meeting, foi I
iccognbe that this l.odv of letuin
Judges is composed of some of the
lulghtest and nblest men In the Hepub
llcan paity. We have had oui Hist tilal
of this sv.stem, and 1 believe the men
nominated will be elected In rebmaiy.
and that Demociatlc uile will be at an
end In this eltv We believe in a pros
pel ous city and wo believe In having
men coiiduothis nflalis who will give
nn administration that will be appioved
by evoiy citizen of this cltv."
At the conclusion of Mr. Thomas' ip
murks, Charles Acker was lo-elected
peimnnent stcietarv of the committee
and IJ. M. Veinoy and Jacob P. Miller
weie named a assistant seeietailes
Chalimnn Thomas then suggested
that as a commute!, on lesolutlons is
piovlded for in the uiles, It might be
advisable to nllovv that committee to
consider anything peitninlng to the
levlslon of the rules It might be thought
desliable to oltei. This suggestion was
approved and the e hail man named the
following committee Charles' IJ. Ol
ver, Dr. J. IJ O'Hilen, rinlev Kn,
John it. Hdwnuls and Chailes Slmiell.
The following committee on contested
vote was nnmed bv the ehali Chailes
IJ. Chittenden. M. H. Finn. F W.
Wclchel M. n Ulmmlck and II. C.
Hatton.
These picdlmlnaiies weie disposed of
at 2.40 p. m and the work ot tabulat
ing the vote was taken up. When a
dlhtiict was i ailed the leturn Judge
aiose In his place, and, fiom his tally
t'heet, read the number of votes cast
for each candidate. Secietaiy Acker
compared this with the letuin sheet In
his possession, and at the same time
the vote wns iccoidod on different
tables by Assistant Secretin les Vernoy
and Miller.
While the vot3 wns being lecorded,
Chairman Thomas wns called upon to
aigue a case befoie the Supeilor court
and C. IJ. Chittenden was again sum
moned to the chali. He continued to
preside until the convention was over.
J1IJSOL.UTIONS lUJPOHTIJl).
When the assistant hecietailcs ie
tlled to compute the returns. C. IJ.
(liver, t hall man ot the committee on
resolutions und levision of the lules,
read the repent of that committee'. It
was as follows
We the icpretcntativcs of th. Hi pub
CURED BY CUTICURA
For tea years I suffered untold agonies from
Ecarnia, my loner limbs being so swollen and
brol.cn out that I conlil liardl go about. Sly
brother, a phjsicun of tlurtj jratv practice,
and other plij itclans of splciitllcl ability, tried
In vain tocirectacuronml signally failed. I
becauio alisolutcly dlslieartened, anil had lost
all hopo.uhen a friend Inilucud me to glvo
CltricuRl ltUMliiii-t n trial, I used two
c.il.os of CuTlcntA So vi1 and two boxes of
I'nicintA (ointment), und It resulted in an
abtvlutc umlprrmuntiit curt.
D.YVmjl.JHlT, Plymouth, III.
Srijnr Ci'iiTrsitmiit ion i.l8ik inn IUood
Hi uu.,witii l.in.r IUik urrnli!hilthci'Ti.
I C'H A SUM'. K.nllc anmnllni. llli ClTIClKi, lu 1 lid
dol 01 CUTKU14 lUS'UV.MT.
KdUlthrnJZtloutthtw.irlJ. ri.TTiRDBlUAVbClIKU,
CJi.r., eUol'rciii .llo.lou. "IIiw tuLuiLcivuii,l.i.
ten miss
lican nuti of the dt ot Seiantou. be
lieving In llu pllnclples and elocliiius so
liceiuiutlv iniloised and appioved by Iho
people ul this cltv, this commonwealth
and the uatiun. ilo hevicb) tealllim our
devotleia to sue Ii piilulplc"- and (ignlu de
cline urn unalterable allegiance ihcie to
It Is with irieat pride tint we point
to the ii cud ot uiir lcpresi'iitallvi at Iho
lic.nl of ihli gieat nation, to oui icp
icolitiiives la i ulloi.al unci Hlate legls.
litlve miM'iiiblUs, and li oui i epic Mu
tative In the past who have so ablv unci
tiilthfull.v e iiiiclm-teil the affails of county
ami inuiile lp.illt In whatever capaeltv
tin v h iv In i ti e alb el to seivo
We rejoin that the win undcitiikin in
tho e mse (f sunning hiiiuiiiit) bus been
iiliieiKi.l ii' .1 Kii." i"tt ii.m titiii '.it. .-.
mlnatloii limb r tin- guiding band of II-
llnm McKlnli v upheld b.v those brave
lcadiis and soldiers on land uliel si i
who-e luovvi'-s and elieels ot valor ale un
livalleel In the weiilils hMorv
Wi' believe tin wnid Ittpilbliean to tie
ti svuoavni lot piuliv, piogre-ss and pios
peiltv puittv In our mui.tclpal ultiilr,
piO!,ress lu our ,1 ite anil national aff ills
and prostiiiltj In our Industrial aftalrs
Thi-iefure do we e all upon all the vot-'is
ol the i Itv of Sci.inton to Join us in a
win fine agihist Incompetency, prolligacv
and political corruption, which lies ch ir
uc telleel our eltj allalis dining Dem -natlc
supre mnev
We unreservedly pKnlse e.nr unipi illtied
supjioit to the candidates this elay neunl-
nated, who we hellevo to lie men ol liie
proach ible character, and who embody
such vlitues ami nii.illllintioiis as will es.
sine to the taspaveis an honest e em
seivatlvc and bile lligeut admlnUtr itlon
of mu ule I pa I nffalis.
THU SOLDIIJU VOT1J,
The resolutions weie udopted The
following was ofiered by 0car S.
Hldgwav, ot the Tenth waid. and
adopted.
llesiilvevl, liv the l'epiiblleaii cltv con
vention, that the l'ovi rnm of the com
monwealth of Pennsylvania be tespoet
fully lH'titloned to appoint a e ommls
slonct to receive tho vote lit the next
municipal election of the cltlems of the
i Itv of Scranton now serving with the
Thliteenth igitmnt I'ennsvlvanla vol
unteers, now In Camp MicKelule neal
Augusta, (in.
This resolution was unanimously
adopted and Mi Olvor thin picsented
amendments to the rules v. hlol were
unanimously adopted. Thev were as
lollovvs
Whereas The application ot the Repub
lican paitv lilies as adopted at the last
city convention .iro Inadequate to till,
nee'ds anil leciuiiements essential to a
compiehenslve and Intelligent lecoidlng
and eoniputatlon of tho returns, anil
Whereas I'hci rulis as lilopttd ut the
last county' convention mote tally nnd
adequately tegulate convention .iffall'.
Tboielore be It
Ilesolved. Tlmt the inles adopted at
the last county eouvcutloa be and are
hiieby adopted as the rules of the Itc
publlean party of the city ot Scranton,
the same to become opciative Immcdiate
lv upon tbilr adoption.
I'lovldeil however tint tlie tollowlng
ami'ildments be mnelo theielo
First That In uile- 19 of the county
lilies the wot el "olllclnl" be Htrickell ullt
and tho word "specimen" substituted
Second Uai h candidate for thu nomi
nation of tho sevcril olllces shall bo al
lowed i.nu lepresentatlve In the votfllg
booth during tho progress of the count
Third Wherever word county occurs
the word cltv be use el In city inli'S,
Fourth Tho poll list, onth of the elec
tion board and of chilli ngeel voters and
the talley sheet shall be lettirned to the
chairman of tho city committee as early
us practicable) after the count is com
pleted. Thu return sheet shall be re
tallied by tho leturn Jinlgo until he shall
have read therefrom, lu the convention c f
return Judges, the vote ns Indicated there
on, after which It shall be given to the
chalimnn of iho convention
AJIHNDIJD SUCTION.
Section four is an amendment to sec
tion ?2 of the county rules, which reads
as follows:
It shall bo the elutv of each vigilance
committee) to keep a llsl of voters to
whom ballots are given specifying whech
ei each of said voters has received only
one or two ballots, also to keep one leg
ular poll list i.nd tally sheet ut said elee-
Hon In tho samo manner ns such llais
at general elections me required to be
kept llxcept thai the ballot shall not bo
numbered, and It shall be the further du y
of sUjii eigllauee committee to mnko pub
lic proclamation by announcement and oy
posting upon tho dooi of tho polling
booih a stutcment ol how many votes
vvero cast for each candidate In each
precinct, and It shall bo their further duty
to return by Iho return Judge, under tin Ir
ce itlllcnte,x iho return sheet, oaths of of
fice, alllelavlts, poll 11 t und tully sheet
to the county convention.
Thn changes In the rules tecommend
ed In Mr. Olvos' ivpoit. vvero unani
mously agiecd to. On motion ot John
II. Kdwards It was decided to keep the
polls open from 4 until S, Instead of
;r,s?
tioin 1 to 7 as piovlded by the couut.v
nilos.
A 'notion thanking the piesldeut and
.secietinv for their haul vvmk vvai
passed and the convention adjoin ned
without waiting to hcai the letiilt cif
the ofllclal count of the vote Hefoie
the convention adjcuined a coiTiinlttee,
consisting of the tlnce seeietailes, was
appointed to audit the ni counts of the
chaiimau.
INDIAN MAIDEN'S REVENGE.
Rejected, She Betrayed Her Outlaw
Eover, Hose Miller
Fiom the St l.ouls aioho-Demoe Let
Alose Millet, the Cherokee" outlaw
who was cnptuioil last week In th"
llieenleaf mountains about fifteen
mile southeast of Fo-t (llb-'on, al
though a lefugee fiom Justice- lor tin
last thiee yeai.s has not been dead to
society. In the lustness of those hills
and mountains, wheie natine has so
lavishly piovlded natuial means of
concealment, he was eonipaiatively
safe. Mitiounded as he was by lilenets
who Inhabited the scatteied settle
ments, living a flee and easy life, nevei
coining In contact with the outside
win Id, except ut his own pleusu:
Tin ce venrs weie f.pent In tba midst
of these suiioundlngs, bailling the skill
and dailng of the United State-' deputy
tnaishals in their etfoits to capture
1 'in. for he hail fi lends v. '10 warned
him of anv Impending danger und kept
him potoel em the movements of eveiy
siispUlous appearing stranger In the
n.'lghbi'ihood. Naturally, he was not
a bad soil of a fellow, nr.d nad li lends
eveivwheie in the hills especially
among the women who appealed te
ndmlie him loi his lecl.less bravery.
Dining thi' past lall and summer ho
made nuineious trips to Iliaggs, tho
neaiesi lalhoad station, when 11 liig
levvaid was offered for his head, rid
ing leisurely Into the town, li iding as
he wanted to, and ildlnc .iwav unmo
lested. Among Miller's female uceiualntances
was a young and st lei'dld-looklng
Cheiokee ghl of plenJK manners who
hud leat ned to love the outlaw with
Hue devotion, 111. d he pi ofeF.-ceel ti
ii'clprocate the pulsion. Aftei a. lit
tle Miller began to giow cold, and
she learned tint he had taken up with
another glil. Then love tinned to bit
ter hate, and she longed for levenge,
for, as the poet sings. "Hell hath no
fury like a woman scorned." She knew
that a big levvaid was standing foi his
ciiptuie: thut the olllcers wore, after
him In earnest and that he c ould as
sist them 'I'heie was to he a dance
In the rettlement, and she knew that
Millet and his latest girl would be
theie in fact, had assisted in getting
up the nffiili. So. when the time for
the dance atrlved theie was a good
ciowd piesent Miller and his new gli!
among them, the very gavest ot the
gay It wns his last dance,
Theie was plenty of "Ihewatoi" cm
tap and the outlaw drank heavllv all
the boys beeming to be his friends. He
cairled a huire td.-shooter strapped to
his side and the dance proceeded, while
ho cousldeieu himself peifectlv safe
among his friends.
The 1 ejected maiden was not idle
during nil thlr time-. She sent for the
olllcers. who were In waiting neat by
In accordance with her plans They
came and peeped In at the windows,
watching the outlaw in the gloiy of
his revelry, but thought it best to bide
then time until a favorable opportun
ity should arrive which they well
knew was not fni off when ll ey could
bag him without bloodshed, for they
knew that It they attempted to tak'o
him openly s.ome one would g"t badly
huit or killed. Toward morning he
became J lp-i oaring chunk Then his
friends took him to a house dose by
and put him In bed to sleep oft his
spree, never once dreaming that ho
was doomed to awake bound hand and
foot. It was then that the marshals'
opportunity came. They btoke In upon
him. nnd beforo he could realize tho
situation he wns securely hound and
WHATDO THE CHILDREN DRINK?
Don't glvo them ten or"coffce Havo you
trlcdthu new food elrlnlt culled QltAIN-O?
It in delicious and noiiilshliig und takes
tho place of coffee Tho more Clraln-U
)ou glvo tho children tho moro health you
dlstilbuto through their system.. Qraln-O
is niacin of pure grains, und whin piop-c-rlv
nicimrid tastes like tho cliolcu uraeloa
of coffee but costs about t an much. All
grocers sell it. 15c. and S3c.
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I clearance sale
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fc win: hi mc uasit iHiiitij-iiK's ui tins store is, never io can a ,
&" tltinp; a bargain unless it is really such in every sense of the word. ,V
fc" Exaggerations in advertising bargain sales are frequent and the A
word "bargain" itself has been so abused, and its meaning so hor-
, ribly lived up to, that with many readers of advertisements it
x means very little.
U However this may be, we offer an excellent opportunity for Jr
J all doubting Thomases to convince themselves- that there are still "
some exceptions. There are seasons for profit-making and seas- Jj
. ons for losses. The present month applies to the latter season in 5
this store. We have deemed it best in all the years of our exoe-
ti rience to sell seasonable merchandise regardless of the loss, and .
V we hope our opinion may never be altered as long as the height ot
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uui tiiiiuiiiuii is in i iic suuwiiiy ui
on s loss is our next season s advantage
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A sale of fine laces
' up to 8 inches wide
v Here is an accumulation of
laces 111 liberal lengths and an
immense assortment that you
a will have to hurry lot. There
x are fancy colored chiffon laces,
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very wide oiiental laces, black
silk laces .ind a vast variety of
heavy ecru insertion. Not a
piece in the lot ever sold for less
than 50c and some as high as
7c a y.ud. The sacrifice pi ice
is in some cases one-half and
others one-thitd the fonner
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price. While they last,
per yard
29c
Irish point insertion
at less than half
Just as much of a bargain as
the item above, White and ecru.
Suitable for tiimming either
woolen or washable dresses.
1'iice was tiom 29c to ;i)c ,
pei d. While thev last IOC
Cambric embroideries
up to 5 inches wide
Sin e'lal s.i lc of ramhile and nainsook
1 mlnoleioiles leal v unit inc. uc anil
ISc Spi e lat elm big this sal
"t ii and
5c
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The jacket sale
1 lus is where the Knile went
deepest. 'I he last days in the
month of January will see few,
if any, of this season's jackets in
THIS store. Some prices were
cut to one-fifth, others to a quar
tet and a thud.
l-'oi instance :
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fc. About twenty-five of this sea
X son's garments that were once
x marked $s ol bouclc and chev
" iot high storm collar,
. neatly all si?es 1 .UU
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$10 to $30 value
Also this season s goods, in
fact, the most recent purchase
goods came m in the month of
December--very excellent value
and every garment in the best
of thib season s style, lu two
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hiukleel, ami tin in M afternoon h
wns salely landed in the Mu.-eogee
Jail, wheie he now languislica and ie
llects upon the- lincei tnlnlli h of an out
law's life- even among Ills best fi lends
while awaiting ti In!, conviction and
punishment that Is suiely in steie for
l.lrr.
Ills fiiends still live lu the tileeu
leal mountains, lloth of his gills Fill'
live theie the one sonoviing over the
fate of hei lost lovei. the other gloiy
lng In hei levenge upon hhr foi de
serting her. All his former companions
and associates uiontlll there, fiollcklng,
dancing and eiijojlng other pastimes.
Theie Is to be a rousing big dance
clnistma. but .'.lose- Miiiei will be ub
sent He Is thu i.ist ol the famous Mosf
Millet gang, his associates being either
captuied or killed In the attempt to
captuio them, two of them belnsj tit
this time In prison.
RELICS OF BUDDHA.
A Remarkable Find on tho Nepftitl
Frontier of India.
Fiom the Loudon Stuudard
The King of Slnm Is sending un en
voy to India to lecelve the lelics of
Iiuddha discovered some time aco nn
the Neimul frontier, which vvero otfei
eel to his majesty by the Indian gov
ernment. The king, who tunefully ac
cepted tho offer, hurt agreed to dlstil
bute portions of the ulles ninong the
IJuddhlsts of But ma and Ceylon fiom
Ilangkol;.
It will piubnbly be lemembeieel that
In Januur lusct a well-prcsietved Htupi
wns opened (it thu village of I'ipia
Ilwn on the Nepuul frontier In tho
llnstl iliHtilct of the uoithwust piov
ineen. This village wns In tho Blidpur
grant, u laige pioperty owned by Wll
llani C. Peppe and his brother. Inside
the building wns luund a huge stone
lofier, ciystal and steatite vases, bono
und nsh icllcs, fiagmeiitH of lime,
plut'ter and wooden vessels, und ,i laige
quantity of Jewels and ornaments
placed in two va.ioa in honor of the
icllcs. A e nreful list wns at once made)
of all the at tides, and Mi. I'oppo gen
erously offeicd to place them ut the
disposal of the government.
Tho special Interest of tho dlscovety
lies in the tact that tho relics in houoi
of which the stupa vvuh eiectud appear
to bo thooe of Ouatam.1 Iluddlm
Halt a Muni himself, and may be the
actual shaie of the relics taken by tho
Hkayaa of Kupllava.stlr at the time of
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iNuvv guuus Diiiy. i ins seas-
Dress goods and silks
at astonishing prices
This sale of high class goods
is still wielding its influence.
The very fact that nearly all of
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the lots ate staple, high class &
styles, makes our offer all tho "J
more interesting. Quantities are "JJ
liberal too. Buy all you want. iVj
Prices weie not cut for tho sako rf
of excitement, but to reduce &
stock.
WOOft DltF.SS UOODS
urcel wool diess goods,
special cut price during
-UUclS lls
30o grado,
this jp0
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DltKSH I'ATTUItNS-AU of our $3
.mil $7 elrcss patterns, In one. lot, Bpe
elil cut price during this i in
fcaV U"'
FLANNELS AND BERtlES-Ono
lot all wool ll.uincls serpos and ladles'
e loth, price his boon C3o and IQr
lOo. Special cut pilco Ot
CIIAtililUS Tlilanco of our all wool
SCOTCH TWIJIJD-Ono lot Sootcli
Tweed and all wool lJngllsli drca4
goods ,u'ic grade, Hpoclal cut ")Ar
pilco dining this sale 4.t
c hallles, 23c grade, special cut 1 0r. 'S
pileei lyt. ,V
I'HINTUD Kt.ANNCl.S-All of our
all wool French printed Manuals, reg
ular prii e O'Jc, Special cut prlco AXn
dining this sale OC
FltlNTUD l.AWNS-Ono lot printed
lawns organdies and cotton grena-
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elles. Special cut prlco duilug A.-
this snlo
WASH
SILKS In strlpoi and
checks real value "Mc. Special OCr
eut pi lee dining sale .-w
COLOIUJD FANCY SILKS-l'rico
has been file. Special cut nrlco 1f
during sale . . ,.
SATIN DL'CHUSSU Figured, bro
e aded nnd plain In all colors, iQr-
"jc grade Spi'eUel cut price 4'
I'JtlNTUD CHINA AND FOULARD
SH.lv 75o i nd s"lu grade, Spo- "XQn
clal cut pilco al
FOLOItFl) dlMJNADINIJS Unlanco
of our $1 (in mid $1 25 culm eel grena
dines. Spec 111 cat pi Ice during CO
this sal.) ayL'
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75c quality H. & S.
corsets at 49c
You will recognize tho value
when you see them. We prom
ise you that. All sizes .
and in unlimited quantity 4vC
$1.25 H. & S. sateen
corsets at 75c
Standard Si. 2s value in black.
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white and giey. The reason of x
the lowness in price lies in the X
VtldLllwdd Wl LUC lU(llIklLjr lUUjlll
Special pi ice during this
sale OC
Men's $1 kid gloves
Special sale of nut celebrated "Art
ie i ' Kid Cloves foi men legulir le
tnll pi lie $1 in all shades ot AO-
t.lll. eVeellelll quality Kid
V ii shall also place on sale tho
suae bland of mens kid gloves in
the $1 'Ji qualltv, u'jsolutely Ihei flu
est geMid- made, and equal to QSr
ativ nl V 7UV
"A A A A A A A A A A A 'A A A A 'A A 'A 'A 'A
the eieniatlon of Ciautama, Tluddhn,
The itp-e ilntloii "ii one ot the urns
piovea that the bulldeis of the Btupa.
believed the icllcs to be those of C.ua
tama Iluddlm himself. It runs: "Thli
lelle iceeptacle ot tho bleitaed Bakil
iiuddha is dedicated by the lenowned
biethren with their Mstois nnd thole
ons' wives." The characters ot tha
i coord, 1'iof. llulnei points out, do not
mail: medial long vowels, and appear
to be older than thoMJ of the Asoku in
set iptlon
The relics being a matter of ruch In
tense Intel es-t to tlio Huddhist vvi'rld,
weie oltered bv the Indian government
to the King of Slam, who Is the only
existing Huddhist monarch, with a pto-
vlsei that he would not object to offer n,
poitlon of the i olios to tho Iiuddhlsii
of Ilui ma and Ceylon, and It vvaa sug
gested that his majeity tliuuld send a
deputation to leccivo the sacied xollca
with due c eicmonlnl.
No i olios of Ihuldlia authenticated bv
i direct im-cilptlon have befoie been
found In niodei n times, ni tho relic-
nio ns taie as they mu tinhiue, and by
all HtiddhistH will be repinled an most
hacied and holy objects of devotion.
Their presentation to the King ol Slam,
tho iccognlzcd head of the religion, H
thorofoie highly propel. The accessor
ies which vv.ie discovered will, it it
undeistooil, be dlsti Ibiiled anions' thu
Impel lal museum at Calcutta, th9
I.ucknovv Picvliiclnl uiuseum and p r
haps the Ilittlsh museum, Mr. I'eppi
letalnlng a leasouuble number ot elu
pllcates for bis own use Tin Mono
eolter above lefeireel to Is ovei four
feet In length and two teet In height.
It is made out of a solid block of fraud
mono and weighs about sixteen hun
diedwelght. It is undeistooil that tho
acknowledgements of the government
have been coin ejed to Mr. Peppo for
his public spliited action In tho mut
ter. Dendly WenriOH.
lleporter "How did the prisoner pio
cuio the miniiH of committing hiilclde'
Warden "A bilde gave lilm one of lion
llrst mince ylcs and hi cut Ills throat
with the cium "New York World.
ci'Ili: SCHOFL'LA piomptly nnd
permanently by a thorough course ot
Hood's Saifc.ipaillln. All loims of thli
painful disease jleld to tho blood pin
ifyltiK povvar or this gtoat inedlcliie.
HOODS PIU.S aio tho bi'ht family
catlmrtle nnd Hvit tonic. Oentle, te
llable, sure.
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