THE SCUAJNTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 3890.
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rtiblliliml Dully. Kxcop'. Rtimlnv. by Ihn
TrllnuioI'ublJutiliii; Company, nl Kitty Genu
ft .Month.
ew YorUOflleo: i.viwmiNt.,
S. H VHKKIiANIt,
hole Agent for Forelen AUvotlliln;.
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TWELVE PAGES.
SOIIAXTON. FUimCAIlV IS. IMS.
TIEPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Majni- JAMKb MOill.
lYeriMli cr- THOMAS 11 TIKOOKB.
roiitrollei-K J. WIIJ.MAYint
School DlnTtoiH - JOHN COUKll-n
Muniiis, m:o:Ji: h. siiutirs.
Asrott- itWIM M .KINKS I'll I Ml'
HiNBi.Avn r s rowu:n.
Election Da IVbnmry Jl.
Foi a thing which lo dully lepnrloel
to ho on tlio vriRo ot rollHpse. lh
puiatotial iloaiUock Is exhibiting a tils
conceiting elegreo nf vitality.
Stand by tho Ticket,
r.eiwblir.ina may nut all li.ive Jiin
plniml with the oinconic nf tho -ltv
nlipntks. They m.iv have jnefrireel
thi rntullilnclps l men who illil not
burctcil In si'puiln? n )luiallty veitr to
the "undldnflP" nf nicti who did. J'.ut
as t'nli -mlndt'd jiaitv men thrv "III
abliln hy the losuli am) Rlve tho ticket
cordial support-at theimlW 'i'hf tin
donoy throiin'hmit the roiiniry may V
to dlvorcf tnunlijlpal polltk '.mm stale
and natUmal polities, hut under tln
romlltUird .-lFtlnrr I lelav In i-cmitt"'!
tho ili(tlnii of th- n-t nnmlflpal ad
inlllHtmileiil will be lofMielod is a pai
ty vletoiy for the siioee.i"-iul tlrltrt and
sm filch It will i-scrt mi Infliuntf upon
p.uty tnnttots :etie'il1
In thH llKht r:oiuhlian will pei
celvo It to he to Mull idvanlnr." i"
nlve their paity their mivviivri ins sup
port, v.'hejthor thev aie pei.-nually
plptiaod or dli)leared with the pu-on-nel
of th" tk'kt. Tlio li.ui' no u-n-son
to think that tli-i men named on
that ticket me unlit men: on the eun
tmrj. the v.-vj mannei In which thoe
(.indldat-'!' win Unit- nomination' was
u tertlmoiilal .r populuiit.v onmliiB dl
icetl from thepioide. Men envoi, n3
Kepuhlii.in they ate entitled to the
Mippoit "f all Hi'pilljlle.ui'. who in pint
timet have ndocated riKUlaillv ISecr
ul.uity i.iIIm foi the auppott of all rooiI
men, whUevei their faetlonal iilllll.i-tloni-.
who hi'.n the paitj'. honest tn-(lol.-ement
The honest;, of the lecent
pilmaiiri not ha Inn keen ouetloned.
paity dutv mom Tuetdav l plain.
citizens who do not claim to lie lett
ulnr In their p.uty i elation may well
support the Kepuhllc an ticket on ti.N
ociaslon In lew of the manifest u
pelloilty of the leMllts attained in lo
al uoseinment undei Kepuhllc. m dl
ni'lloii. It N nnni-e-e'ss-.iiv to cite facte
and Ukuio i in pi oof that Itupublie.m
admlnktiation ha" been supeiloi to
Democt.Uic. adnilnlstintio'i in the eity
Koveinment of Sci.intun Uei. Intel
ligent leader of the-e lines know,' lro:n
petonal knowledge and ohsetvutloii
that our nssoillon is tiue The le
.sults of the p.ist tluee e.us ot Ui.ni
oci.itk' Hilf attest It oet wlielmlnsl.
Th rilipluos undoubtedly tr.uel In
ii ciicle. .ccmdlns.' to leports they
hac been I'uniiintc I0115 cnouirh to cl
on' the Islsinu if Iwaricd In one diiec-
tlon.
Tho Piesident at Boston.
The hpeecli or the piesident at tho
lIom Maiket club dinner In liostoit
prcsent-U the bettei sentiment of the
eounti in It.s 1 elation to the duty con
frontintc lis in the Oilent. lli lestcd
iho cm foi our pieiunt intenentloii
solely ujion ihe pledge of oui nioial
obllcrntluns to aid the "liee and en
liauehls.ii Fill il tio.s- by the RUhllni;
hand, the Itbt'iall7lu? inlluenees. the
Kcnerous h.MiiM.itbles. the upliitliir -d-uei'lon,
not of tin It Am--!! an 1. aater.
lmt of th"ir Ameili.i'i em.uu IpatoiH. '
"I'ntil consro'-b sliall dlncl nihuwl"' .'
said he, "it will be the dot of tin e.
eetltlve to jiose9 and hold tho Philip
pines", Riving to the peOpk thereof
petuo and otdei and lnwilpent K"etn
iiieut, aff'iidlnR thorn eei uppoitun
Ity to pinectite ilit Ir lawful put suit,
cnpuuumln tlieni in tin It t and in
diHliy, neiKliii; thrin tetl anil know
that we ni" ilii-lr niends. not tin ii -n-emi'J.s,
tlmr tin I? koocI is our aim, tli.it
their wclf.irci l oui ivelfaie. hut 'that
neither their aspirations not ouis can
bo rcalh'ed until niir iiuthmlty l'i ac
kuowlPdiied anil iu,iUPstlontd. That
Hie Inhnliltants if the. i'hlllppints will
lie bonellted 1 thlh u public Is my
uiiBhaken belief That thes will Iiai
a kinilller Koveinment under our Riild
nnci and lh will be aided In eeiy
posfllilc way to be 11 sfif-n-spei Hub
and self-Rovetnlnp people is as tiue
up that tlie Amerlian iieoole loe lib
eit and have an abiding faith In their
own jfovoinnunt and In theli own in
Rtltutlons. No Imperial de.slsns link In
tho American mind. They aio alien
to Aineiicaii sentiment, thought and
puipoM-. Our piltoht-H piluclplcs un
deis no chanKi under 11 tropical huii.
They ivo with the flat;."
This obligation tame miFDURlit but
cannot honoi.ibly be evaded. "Our con
cern," ho mid. 'was not t teiiltoij
or tiude or emplie, but for the p--op!e
whose interests and destlir , without
our Tillllns It. had In en put In oui
hands-. It wns with this feeling that
J 111111 the flist day to the last not one
word or line went fiom the executive
in Washington to our military ami
naval commandem nt Manila or to our
peace commlsfloneis at I'.uis thut
didn't put ate the uole PUlpose to be
kept In nilnel. Ilrst, nftet the success
of our arms ainWthe malnteiunce of
our own honor, the welfare and hnppl
ncs.s anil the rights of the Inhabitants
of the Philippine Islands." In eonclu
slon the president sold: "If wo can
hpneflt these remolo peoples, who will
object? If In tho yeois of the future
they are established In Koveinment un
der law nnd liberty, Wlo will regiet
our perils and sacrifices? Who will
not rejoice In oui heroism nnd human
ity? Always perils, nnd nlways after
fhein safety: always eiaikuc&s ami
clouds, but alwnys shlnlnp; through
them tho light and the sunshine. Al
ws.vs cost and sucilflce, but ulways
nfter them the fiultlon of liheity, edit
iiitlon and clvlllratlon. I have no Unlit
or kimwlecliip not common to my eoun
It j men. I do not prophesy. The pres
ent ! ull-alHorbltiR to me. but I can't
bound my vision by the blood-stained
lienches mound Maulln, wheie pei
led dioo, whether from the elns of
an Ameiletir fohllei or a misguided
l'lllplno. Is HiiKUlsh to my heart: but
by the bioad ratiKC of future eais,
when thai Ktoup of Islands, under tit"
Impulf-e or the- juir just past, shall
have become the gems nnel nloi les of
those tropiral seas, a land ot pl'iity
and of Increasing possibilities, u peo
ple ledeemi'd fiom savage Indolence
and habits, devoted to the alts of
prace. in touch villi the pommel te and
tiudc of all nations, enjoying the bles
liigs: of fierelom of civil ami religious
liberty, of iducatlon and of home.', and
whusp ehlldten and children's ehlldten
shall foi ages hence blesfcthe Anierl
eitu lepublk because it emancipated
anil icdeemed their fatheiland ami set
tlieni In the pathway of the wolld'H
best civilization."
This Is the noble and liumanltutlnn
view, the impression of which as the
guiding ptlncipl" in tho policy of gie.U
nation sets befme the world a new Ideal
in government H lebukes b its sub
limity the Ignoble feaiH anil slan.lers
of those who utilise their powpis In
(letpeint, but futile opposition. Vet It
is n t foibldden us to ennldei that
among the eonseeinonceK of our auc
cesiul CNecutlnn of this high mission
in behnir of I'lvlllrallon will be .'eriain
gicut innloilnl gtiln t our eoniniero1
and to oui piestlge nr, ,t nation, cer
tain lewaiils of virtue which will also
be looked upon ns fall pi lz-s if enter
in se, aiming them the opportunity to
shaie in the legitimate business profit
Incident to the modernization of China
and the ehanp" to estnhlish in the Phil
ippine islands themselves valuable
woi kings in development of their
natural Industr.v. The piesident does
well not to subonlinato the moral to
tin1 m.iteiial aspects of this pioblem
but the lattei aio votthy of attention
in the leekoning of the pros and cons.
The national platforms of both po
litical panic, for a geneiatlon past
and public rentlment almost without
a dlsseritlnij volee have demanded of
congiess legsatnn for the consti He
lton of the Nleai.'tRUa canal anil no'v
congress ictuses Strange, Indeed, aie
the vauarle.s of polities.
Secietary Algor.
Tin- tieatmetlt accoided to Secie
tai.v Alger by the hoodlum element of
Huston who Jeeied and hls-ed as he
passed along the stieet Is nnylhlng
but it editable. Such demoni nations
of disfavor do not obtain among gen
tlemen Public opinion villi not toler
ate them. It Is possible tint Oenei.il
Alger has not fullilleil the leciuhe
inenls of his olllce. Indeed, this opin
ion Js wldel.v prevalent at this time.
I!ut he lias done the best he knew how
to elo nnd the lesponsihlllty lor his
continuance In ofllee belongs less upon
him than upon the piesident who keeps
him in otiice. The- t'oriton crowd which
cheered McKlnlej In one breath and
Jeeied Alger in the othei was Incon
sistent as well ns booilsh.
At the same time, It might well ot -rur
to Genet.U Algei that his unpop
ulailtj, ileseived 01 undeseived, makes
his pieence In the cabinet a souice
of 1 mbairnssmeni to the president'
fiiend. and now that his olllclal 1011-
duit his been lev lew ed by the pies
idenfs tommlssion of inquiiy and a
tlnding made which, while exoneintlng
liim fiom all blame. et exptesses a
doubt of his adeeiuacy to the dllllcul
tles of the position, the eoutse of honor
would seem to be to retire. While the
iispoiislblllty is tlie president's Gen
eial Algol might well out of trtatltude
inhume It and teinilnate a situation
mcess.ully jiwkwaid to all concerned.
It the piesent ludgment of tlie jiub
lle mem Oeueial Algei is unjust and
liaish. lime will letllf.v it, all the mine
siieedllj it iu submitting to It lie shall
ehlblt a sphit ot meekness and dig
nified sfif-iestialnt. The people niav
tit in PMltcmcni. but in the long tun
their eonclusJons aie eorieit. To be
mlsundeistood, 10 be unfalily censuied.
to lie in .1 leitain sense, in.irlrized in
the' pei foi nunet of nubile duties is a
is. whlcli men neiessnillv assume
when they accept pioffeis of high pos
ition It Is th" philosophic view which
can be leeornmended lu ill kindness
lu the pieseut vieeretaiv of war, whose
pei.sonal teellugs. howi'VPi .lensitlve to
injiiiv. aie not to be weighed against
the Intercuts ot the people in an ad
ministration of the war depaitment in
which 1 hi i can have a degiee of con
llik 111 enow unhappll lacking.
I'.uticlpants In tin vailous s, n.itot
lal deadlock' about the count! y aie
evidently waiting to piollt b.v the Je
suit In Venns.v Ivanla.
France Wearing Another Crisis,
The sudden death eif tho piesident
of Fiance can hniellv J11II to be fol
lowed by e on-eiiuences of gicat politi
cal Importance. Its Immediate effect
will be to stun the politic ul activities
wide li vvete swltling so madly In the
maelstrom of fhe JJteyfiiy case; but
1 he gift of prophecy 1s not leeiulreil to
enable one to foiesce that after this
sensation ol awe In the ptcsenco of
the uin xyectfd ha. passed away the
intrlgucro will redouble theli energies
and liic cilslo will come In obedience
to an liiesistlble propulsion.
The successive events of this Iireyfus
affair have convinced tho onlooking
public of tho unfitness of the Fieneh
for s"lf-rulo without Impoii.mt jeser
vallons. They may safely be allowed
to think they aio governing themselves,
but their constitutional inability to look
at thlnsii fiom .1 (udlclal point of view
necessitates the holding over them of
un ultimate authoilty which is not pro
vided for in their piesent scheme of
government It Is piesent now. in
point ot fact. In the mighty Influence of
the nrmy; but until the ,umy rules In
open and acknowledged right and title
In the pel kun of Its commaiuler-ln-chlet
tho government of Fiance will be
I an anomaly nt the mercy of every
transitory gust of public feeling.
Intimations have for some tlm 1 cen
freejuent that n Napoleonic coup de 'tat
Is Impending. Tho recent piomotlon of
i young I.ouls Napoleon by the czar from
the tank of lieutenant In the llusslan
aimv to thRt of brigadier genernl,
Jumping this scion of the old dynasty
over IS colonels who had been his sen
tins K"i Kurope to thinking Iouls Is
the one Napoleon ot the late, now ex
tant, who nppr'irs to have dualities lu
him, and when It Is known thnt he Is
steretly the f.woiitn of the younger ele
ment In the Fieneh arm: a case Is
made up which Invests his personality
with the elements of dramatic Interest
Under the clictttnstaiicrs u dlrlntor
sli'r Is vshat Tiance needs and It Is
to be hoped thut tho need will be sup
plied peaceably nnd expeditiously and
11 cause of appiehenslou tcmoved fiom
International politics.
The trouble In Snnw.i appavs to be
the result of a dlstllbutlon of mou
nt ehlral ambition to candidates of the
H.imi weight.
The polish upcd on the retleetor of
t'nele Joo Plblej'a searchlight niu-t
certainly have bon a first-clas.-: article.
Weather Hags seem lo luvo eonsld
etable tiouble in keei)ttig up with the
piocesslon these days,
Incidentally the Pails jiLace treaty
dev eloped a lot ot dead letter stutca
ni"n. Doston hoodlums aie in a fait way to
mike a mailvr ot Secretary Alger.
Wo trust that Old P.oieas has Tedded
Ills wings for the season.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Atiolnbc Cast 4 11 a. ni , for Satuidny,
I'elnuary, IS, U"J.
-a Kit
A child bain 011 this day will notice
lh.it Mayor Ualky Ii.ib the air of a man
who Is about to discard the burden of a
doon while men
The chocolate tint Is on the street;
Old Sol's rays llr.ger longer,
The weather man turns on the heat
And signs of spring are stronger.
Lent will bo bcneflcl.il to those who can
keep up the sentiment a block or two
dlstunt fiom tho church.
Den- llttlo children of the present who
: re "seen und not beard' arc seneially
born elcaf and dumb.
Oood namo Is prerened to riches, but
many of us are si meAlest that we would
aicept second choice.
It Is safe to w.igcr that the man who
fills long anil unceinplulningly for u
street car rides on a pass
Our thoughts now gl.ullv turn from
bll77nrds to advertisements of spring
medicine "
rulididntc Jlonlnsnu will do well to kei p
behind the storm deor a few d.ivs longer
NEWS AND COMMENT
A verj curious repoit comes to tin
state depaitment 1 1 0111 Consul Prank 11
thal at Heine on the manufacture ef
artificial silk fiom gelatine. The consul
sajs that his tutor matlein Is tronr Protes
tor Hummel, of Yoikshlii college, In
Let ds, Knglaml, who Is the Inventor of
the ptocess, and who has .submitted spec
linens of his product to Swiss silk manu
facture! S The accur.iev of the state
mi nts cunt lined In the reporr must be
gauged by this stauduiil The gilatliu to
be turiie d Into silk Is heated at a certain
teniperaluiw vvhkk keeps It continually
in lleruld form. The reservoir containing
this liquid has u cover with lnnumeraole
small openings through which tho gela
tine oozes in vcrv line streams. These
th) threads are dl-ihargeel on an endless
stilt, of linen cloth running over pulle.v-.
When the strip has traveled far enough
to drv tho gelatine1 tho threads are
picked up autninntlcall:- and wound upon
spools The whole apparatus Is said to
reeiulio veiy Halt? attention, a siuitle
woikm.111 oltiseelng uuiigh machines to
produce 470.000 arils of thread per dtv
equ il to the productions of 21 'wo, cocoons.
To make the gelatine threads pi oof
against being dissolved iu water or any
other solution thev are llghtl) wount
on diiims and subjected to the mints i
foi m ililehMle hi a close loom for seveial
hours Coloring matte 1 added in ve y
small proportions to the liquid gelatine
pi ciilute .111 shade of tnreael ilesireel
This aitlllelal silk is said to be eMlemelv
brilliant itn.l veiv uniform In thickness.
Tho greatest di.iwbi.ik to lis usefulness
is Us low tonsil, stitngth. tint this. It
s s.ild, can be evenome b mixing tlie
gel itlne fibre with leal slllc. line lint 11 or
cotton The statement Is made that this
silk inn bo produced at Jl 15 per pound
Collodion sillc now eeists about J2.'i per
pound, while natural silk Is woith $'5 J 3.
"The sovereign te ndeiHles of our race, '
srfvs Scnalor-tleci llevendge, of Indian 1,
--.rre organisation and govtinment We
Rovtin so well lli.it we govern ournclves.
Wo organise bv Instinct. I'neler the lljg
of Lngl.iud out tace bulld.i an empire
out of tho ends ot earth In Australia It
is todii) erecting a nation out of frag
ments. In America it wove out of segie
gated settlenu nts. that ionipli and won
derful oiginiatlon called the. American
lepublle IJverv where It builds Kvtsv-
wheio It governs Hvcrwher It ndmln
tsters order and law Lverv where It Is
the shiilt of regulated llbcrt. Hvti
vv licit II obevs th.it volie not te,bi de
nied wlileh bid us strive and lest not
makes of us our brothci s kecpei anil ap
points us sleward undei (!od of the civ
ilization of the w 01 lei. Organic itlon
means growth Oovernment iiieius nel
minlstiatlon When Washington pleaded
with the stales 10 organize into 1 ron
solldateel people lie was the advocate of
ierpetoal Kiowlh When Abraham Lin
coln argued for the Indivisibility of the
lepublle he became Ihe plophct of tho
Rri.iler republk'. And when thev dll
lioth thev were but the Intel pit ters of Ihe
tendencies of the i.iee That is what
ninde them W'ashlugiou and Lincoln, lluil
the been sciiaratlsts ainl contraelion
Ists they would not have been Washing
ton and Lh.coln--thi would have been
Davit anil Calhoun. Thev are Um g'ent
Americans because tin v were the su
preme construe 101 s and 101, servers ol
orsnr lzed government iiinoim tho Amer
ican people nel today William Mckinley,
as divinely guided as they, Is eat r lug
to Its conclusion tho tremendous sllo
gsm nf which the works of Washington
and Lincoln arc tho premises."
Iteprcsentatlvo Curtis, ot Iowa lias been
havlnga bairel of trouble. saS the Wash-
Ington Stnr. Mi. Curtis wont over to
New York a few d.i.s ago on somn busi
ness, and while stopping at the Waldoif
Astorla received a telegi.un from his Jl-ycnr-old
boy, who Is out iu Iowa nt
school which lead as follows: "Is It pos
sible for me to accompanv ou to Cuba'
Il foio he had finished perusing this ef
fort a Western Futon messenger hoy with
four tilrgirms nnd n Peslal boy with the
same numb"! entered tin jooru. Mr. Cu1--lls
wondeiing why lie was thus lUiugrsi,
opened them all Immediately and fouivl
that they weio rrom peisonal rrirmls in
dlfferont sections of tho country, each
requesting to bo put In on the ground
f.neir or concessions In Cuba, Veiv
much perplexed ns to what this meant
Mr. Curtis rushed to the long-distance
telephone nnd called up Ids private sec
retary In Washington: "Whit Ir) Hie
dickens does nil this 1ne.u1 '" said Mi
Curtis "Why." said tho secretary. "It
was trlven out at the white house this
nfternoon that Oeorge M. Curtis, of Iown,
had been appointed a member of the
bo.ud to consider concessions in Culn
and other commercial affairs lelatliiK to
I the island." Mr. Curtis was veiy much
sui prised, because ho bud no idea of
undertaking such a task, All that nlcat
tolewrams poured In on him livery
young man In his longresslonul ilhtilct
of an ndventinous spirit, who was tiled
of tho prosaic conditions nt home, wired
him. asking to be given a Job on the com.
mission. He had enough applications to
fill a transport ship beloie bedtime, livery
one of his friends In the t'nltcd States
who had a thousand dollais In bank wired
him to let him In upon some concession.
People nhom he didn't know express
great nilmtiatlim for Id course In ceri
arms noil tiirm steel that they woulel
like to Invest a few Ihounands upon tils
recommendation no'esslng gicat confi
dence that his sinew el business sense
would lirlwr thrm In ercllenl returns.
Tho Wnldorf-Astml 1 people put a special
wire Jnlei his loom to savo the wear and
tear upon tlie! forco In delivering ines
sare". Sir. t'urtls gave It up about mid
night and went to bed leaving word to
storo tho messages In the basement. The
neM day he was very much relieved to
Uriel that the white house people had in i"1e
a inltaknanel that It was one ltcnry Our.
lis who was appointed and not (leorge M.
Curl l He Is still lecclvlng telegrims
fiom tlmo to time ns l!u news of his al
leged appointment penetrates the country
tllatilcl".
In a;i Investigation or the elTect of coin
nlJl acciulrrmentH upon the rommcreo
anil ludustilrs of nntlnns tho bureau c.f
statistics ilnds lh.it iJreat llrltala has
enlarged her exports nil avenge of mole
than $V),ow,(iOO n year, and bv tnlcmg
r;n,iXii),no) of tcople under her protection
has promoted their mitcrlal development
so as to Increase thth wenlth and conn
ouently their purchasing power an enoi
mous degree. 1'ho Ililtlsh colonies buy I;
per cent and tho rest of tho woiM buvs
11 per cent of their foreign meichiindke
from tho united kingdom or her lm
ports about -Jj per cent come fiom her
colonics. In almost eveu case the ex
ports from Otcat Iirltnin to her colonies
are greater than her imports from them
II. 11. Honntii, a .Missouri man who Is
now In the "ipumlng" business In Daw
son Oil, sivs In a letter to his 1 datives:
"fiii'tncss of till kinds Is very dull hoio
now. In the summer anil fall I chaigert
10 an hour foi a team and raw, and was
Kept very busy. Hut expenses are very
high 1 paid driveis $10 n day and give
them their dinner, Itouid, without room,
Is J," per week, this is the cheapest
Hrcad Is 2" cents 11 loaf, tiles "i cents each
I p.i J'O a month for a cabin Hay nnd
oats sue $.V)0 it ton Tvvcntv dollars lo get
II team shod. Hour is $ a sack, and
sugar Is 73 cents a pound Thrro is a
sent city of sugar now, tho standard price
Is I") cents."
Mavor Price', ot Jlneon. Gn . piopoes
to place a dallv newspaper in eveiy home
In his clt.v. Ho believes the people will be
better, wlsei and happier It they lire all
supplied with the news of the dav and aio
taught to keep themselves Informed on
cm rent events. It Is not his lele.i to pay
for these fr'c papers out of public fund',
but to do so by private subscription, and
the mayor heads the list himself by sub
scilblng for ten eopie--. Next'
A bill has been Intioduccd in the Kan
sas legislature which would. If passed,
make that state a rival ot Oklahoma and
other places of similar facilities In the di
vorce business The measure piov.dcs
that a reldeuie of tluee months In the
state shall glvo a person legal standing
to bring a divorce ult.
THE CAT SHOW.
Hear the puuing of the cats
Statel cats'
What u gorgeous aggregation of Maltese
arlstociats!
How the piur-i i-i-i-r-i-i-r-i-r-r
In their ornamenl.il cages
As nu softl stioke ihelr fur
Like a piactlced tlalteier
And Inquire alout their ages
Keeping time. time, time.
In a suit of feline :hmc
To the puirlnt, fiom these pampered pels
thai pine on Persian mats
From the ccts, cats, cats, cats.
Cats eats cats
To the pur-r-r-r-r-i-r-r-liig of the cats!
Hear the howllrg of the cats
Yowling tats!
What a wealth nt rage nnd longing lin
gers In their sharps and flats;
lu the startled air of night
How thev scratcrr and screech and
tight'
How their flerv eyeballs glaie'
How the bawl!
How the hiss and growl nnd swear
And hold their swelling tails In all,
And caterwaul!
Oh. from the suirouncllr.g Hats
What a cash of blasphemv, washbowls,
old shoes, old huts.
And bed slats.
And brickbats
These cats have dodged' See the cats,
Thut smirk nnd simper to jour pats!
Are the for catching and de patching
Am rats. rats, rats?
Oh rats' rats' nts! rats!
Itatsj rats' rats'
What's their record when it comes to
catching tats.'
Chicago Tilbune.
VL HAVi; A NUMBLIt OP PINB
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chauce to get
good lamp for little inoiicy.
THE CiEIONS, FEISR,
.
J'J'J LucUawanai Aveuiu
and
Furnaces
LUtUUST ASSORTMENT Of U.VNUK4
IN TIIU CUT.
Plymbimig
and Timiniiinig
GUIfSTEE & E0MSYT1,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE;
111
Aire
Ranges
CO
LISMITI
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 18990
Joust RecelvedOimr First New
Arrivals of Ladies9 Silk Waists.
Also, the Latest Styles of Dress
Trimmiinig'So mow 00 Exhibitioo,
to whiclh we Sovite yoiar iospec
ALWAYS EUSY.
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Our Shccs In quality always on top, al
wo.s easy on your feet and very easy on
jour purse keep us "Alvvaja Busy." At
tend our 25 days' sale.
Lewis, Rely & Mvies,
TJ-1H
HUNT & COMELL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lacfcrama Aveiiie
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A gentleman of Brooklyn, employed by a great publishing house, had
suffered for three years from dyspepsia and had it so badly that the doctor
said his wasa confirmed case. This gentleman, who was somewhat face- (
ttous as well as dyspeptic, used to say that he had his ticket engaged for ,
a passage over the Styx. He had dieted for years until his wtfesaid he ,
had nearly come down to drinking dew and eating rose leaves. Now it
happened thatone day he had adinnerinvitatton which he really wanted I
to accept and he was induced to make trial of Ripans Tabules, because
he had seen their wonderful effect advertised so much. He began three ,
days in advance, taking one after each meal, then he went to the dinner
and allowed himself full swing; but took two Tabules afterward. Next'
morning he found himself all right and very soon a lady neighbor was
heard to ask his wife : " What have you been doing to your husband lately?
He is looking fine!" He had not eaten a good dinner for three years be
fore that night, but now his friendly relations with tnrkey have been re- j
sumed and in the exuberance of his new liberty he cultivates pie and,
In lact, nas a icnucncy iu dmiw
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n itii urlid Nitalnlo to iuri itioit
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Qoldsmitlh Bros0 Co
J 1 e in
You cannot thlnlt, no matter how
hard you try, of a more convenient
and better equipped stationery storo
than ours, in addition to the largest
line of ofllee supplies In Northeastern
Pennsylvania. We have Blank Books
of every description, Typewriters' Sup
plies, Draughting Materials, Letter
Presses, Postal Scales, etc. We are
agents for Kdlson's Mimeographs and
supplies, and the famous Wernlckl Sec
tional Book Cases,
A complete line of Kauffman's Cor
poration Books In stock.
ReyeoldsBros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS.
1 50 Wyoming Avenue.
The Modern HAiwwvr.B Stoke.
Good Paint, properly applied
adds much to the appearance
of articles. We have
se
Is
Carriage
Mil Enamels
Bicycle Enamels
Varaisles aM
Yaraisl Stains
A complete stock of Paint
Blushes always on hand.
F00TE k SiEAt OH
Jit) WASHINGTON AVE.
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taK4 for the or,u"1 ,bf V
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BAZAM
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NOTICE
EXTRAORMHARY.
Iiss Flereicc E, Tattle;
The Expert
Demonstrator of
"Her
Majesty's
Corset
99
Will fill a special one week'3
engagement at our store com
mencing MONDAY, February 13th,
and ending February iSth.
Miss Tuttle will be glad to
explain the merits of this
Celebrated Corset and give
fittings, thus illustrating its
superiority over others.
Engagements can be made
with Miss Tuttle by mail or
telegraph.
We desire to be distinctly
understood that ladies will
not be expected to purchase
a t-orset atter a luting is
made unless they so desire.
(t
ler Majesty's Corset
j
3s Not the Cheapest
But the Best.
'Her Majesty's Corset"
iu Fit, Wear and Comfort is
unsurpassed.
It is worn by well dressed
women.
Endorsed by physicians
and modistes.
P. B; FINLEY,
Scranton, Pa,
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueneitil Agent tor tba Wyomlnj
District fu:
iiuroiT
limine, Ulasting, Mporllnz. Smoleolall
unit tlio Uopiutno Chemical
C'ompnuy'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fctvletr Fu, Cnpn nnet Explojsffc
Itooin 101 Co mi oil Uuildto.'.
tiarautou.
riios, roitn,
JOHN II. HMIUIASOM
W.K.MULLIUXN.
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