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Events nre steadily proving: Hint there
Is not even a speaking1 acquaintance
between Theodore Roosevelt and fear.
No Seat, Half Fare.
m -r OMEUOUS attempts have
k been made in different clllea
jL to enact and enforce In con
roiinectlon with Ktrcet rail
way business the principle nf "no seat,
no fare," but the courts have held that
legislation compelling: a carrier lo carry
:i person for nothing; Is unconstitutional
amounting to confiscation of, property,
l'.ut a resident of Xew York city meets
and, It appears to tia, overcomes this
objection by proposing1 that the legisla
ture pass a law requiring rapid transit
companies lo isi-ito a icb.ito check, equal
to fifty per ei'iit. of thu collected fare,
to every passenger for whom It is un
able to provide "I'Htlnjr arcoinmodatlon.
This would not violate thu equities of
the problem, it would pay the carrier
for the cnirylittf just about what the
"arrylivj under tho-o eireu instances
would bo worth. We do not know what
constitutional objections the rapid tian
slt attorneys will be able to conjuru
up in opposition lo this apparently rea
sonable proposition, though of course
they will find a number; but to a lay
man It would atom that si law of this
character would pass muster. As a.
police regulation, to prevent overcrowd
ing, it would seem to come within the
power reserved to lh municipality and
bo capable of enactment and enforce
ment by the city through an ordinance,
in Pennsylvania, al loat, without ref
erence to the legislature.
An ordinance of this nature In Scran
ton, if it Is enforelbl-, would fill a Ions
felt want. There oie hours of the day
when the jam on the street ctrs is ac
tually indecent, not only during the hol
iday rush, which this year was excep
tional, but ordlimrily. The explana
tion of the company is that to provide
special cars and special l clays of work
men for these two or throe hens in
:he day would tie up more money than
the Income would wairant. Also, there
are obvious dlllioultlcs In arranging- a
broken schedule. This being conceded,
Iho fairness of allowing u rebate to pas
sengers compelled to stand is irresist
ible. Xo rebate should be Issued while
seats are unoccupied, In other voids,
no passenger should b, permitted lo
clog the aisles In order to get a ride for
half ptlce. fiat when the seats are
illled anil there are not enough tars to
go lound, then surely the passenger,
who has to cnduiv a sweat -box squeeze
should be i nmpcns.i.i .1.
Ji will not bo long now until William
A. Stone's troubles will bo over and the
burden of v.oirv shifted to other shoul-dei.--.
We'll w.is-r that the day ho
nrsuines piivale elti.wishlp will be the
happiest of his life.
An Inexplicable Blunder.
NOW THAT the prospect of a
pr-.'tectul issue out Of tilt!
Vcnc.ucltiii r.mddl-.' is be
coming blight. It is intt rest
ing to notlcu that the iie.it puiili.j opin
ion In t!ie;.t liiitalu is coining round to
the ticket of the best public opinion in
thy Untied Statts, that King Edwani'a
joining hand ul'h King William lo
roerce a petty S-ourh American state
was a diplomatic blunder of Incompar
able stupidity fur which thrro was no
osctii in necessity and no adequate
prospective advantage. The ringing
objection of Kipling cannot fail to tell
in the minds of every inUillfjont Jhig
lishniun, while Horn the American
standpoint the incident Is likely to
leave an unpleasant taste In the mouth
lor many years to coniu.
Kipling objects to the Anslo(iurma:i
alliance because of the ubuslvencss of
Herman opinion rcg.ud.Ing Knulaud's
conduct of ( lie South Alrican war and
because ho seos no gain to Ihllnln In
Hicliian alliance siiniiient to compen
sutojfor iis ennfes-doa of weakness by
displjy' of eagutness tor a ncvnnd-ilddto
cnunctlon with a competing mid jftui
duiuciUally iiiif-ympathotlo jiower, Ue
does Wot tako Into account the effect of
this "jtllianeo upon American publio
opinion. Vet this Is the one consider
ation 'which should, It seems to u, bo
paramount. I'ntll that Incongruous nl
llancp had been announced and German
liarshnesK Jp execution of Uvj joint pro
gramma hart shocked the senllment of
the American people, there was not a
cloud upon tho horizon of our Interna
tional rotation? and with respect to
Knglaml the feeling in this country waa
the rnosi, triendly that It hurt been pno
tlie iJubliu was foumlijd, Tie practlvo
of twisting the lion's tail, or.co hi cen
tral Rid active in tlds country, had
whol) .been auundonud:. and oven
Qinons RfQlong critics of Great IVItuiu
the. thought was growing that" an
AnataAmcrlcnn entente, or l;ini of
facial 'though unwritten rnmblne,
("ouldr"att'er all, bo about thq wisest
irrangernent that could cxlnt In view
f Its mutual tulvtiniageB nw whole
tome inlluencu upon the developments
f world politics. It hurt taken inany
-ar to bring this about and the feel
ing would nevor have ilpened so rapt
idly but for tho unmlijtktble friend.
ihlp of England ciuting our dllllculty
A-itb tjpaln. Thr Idea tint this friend
ship could be held bo lightly in London
that at tha first overture from nn un
sympathetic power like Germany lil
majesty's government would east off
the old lovo to take on a new fell like
a wet blanket upon American observ
ers, and In a minute the diplomatic
tuiliieVGtiiout of dceiidcn was undone,
England's joining hands wllh Ger
many was the inoro stupid tiecauso It
was In no seiisn necessary cither for
the protection of England's Immediate
Interests In South America or for tho
Improvement of her prestige and secur
ity among tho European flowers. It Is
no secret in diplomatic circles that the
friendly neutrality of tho United States
would havo more value to Great Brit
ain In case oho should havo to fight a
continental foe than any possible alli
ance she might make among: (the conti
nental powers. Wo control her food
supplies. So long an we ship to her
shores tho grain which keeps her peo
ple nlivo alio can, with her navy, defy
tho oilier poweir. but let any inter
ruption tnlte place In the currents of
Anglo-Aniorlcan commerce and forth
with Albion Is pioslrale. How foolish,
then, to hazard the Inestimable and
genuine good will of the kindred peo
ple of America for the purpose of a
crazy dicker with tho German war lord,
who can gtve nothing in exchange for
what lie gets save the doubtful value
of his erratic companionship.
Prom the American standpoint the
whole incident, however, teaches one
lesson moro than worth its nnsictlca
and disappointments. And that is that
wo must prepare to face tho world in
arms if we would preserve Its peace.
The tendency In Europe to combine
against us is plain and will becomo
plnlner as our competition with Europe
increases. Moral senthhent and talk of
kinship will not save tis in a pinch; wo
must look arter our own salvation.
The decline of England as exemplified
in 'her leaning on German strength
leaves the YanUeo wing the dominant
fraction of the English-speaking race
and warns it that It must assume and
be ready to enforce all the responsibil
ity going with the leadership of man
kind. In spite of Iho talk about this being
a materialistic age, the Christmas
spirit does not diminish as the years
loll by, but. on the contrary, seems
continually to increase. It shows that
at bottom mankind Is sound.
Jersey Injustice.
TUB ACQTJ1TTAI, of l.uura
riiggar, tho actress, of tho
charge of conspiracy with
two others to rob the estate
of the elderly millionaire, Hennett, re
illustrates Hie susceptibility of the av
erage jury where a fascinating woman
is concerned. Tho faotlhat her com
panions in crime were convicted shows
that the jury let Miss Biggar go sheer
ly out of sympathy. The conviction of
Dr. Hendricks and cx-Justico Stanton
proves that the alleged conspiracy was
a fuel; and the testimony showed that
the woman was the indispensable part
of it. It w.is she who alleged the mar
riage and clulmed to haver borne her
i.lkged husband a child. If what she
claimed was true, there was no con
spiracy, and, instead of convicting her
colleagues, the jury should have thank
ed them for trying to help an Injured
wife to her legal rights. If what she
claimed was false, her acquittal is an
invitation to unscrupulous women
everywhere to concoct plans of black
mail without tho restiaiinng fear of
consequences which ordinarily operates
us some protection to society. We havo
heard a great deal of praise of Jersey
justice, but this casi teaches that it li
by no means infallible. There remains
jtiht one method by which this astound
ing error can be measurably corrected.
When I-atua Biggar stars again, let us
hope that h'.r notoriety will not coin.
All the news from Ireland is to the
effect that ere another Christmas comes
tho solution of the laud question will
be well advanced. There are intima
tions In oillcinl circles that at the next
sitting of parliament the government
will introduce a land purchase bill
which will enable every Irish tenant to
buy the form lie lives on. Once tills
is done, we shall have an end of the
Irish problem as It affects Grout Bri
tain.
Prominent anti-imperialists are now
making considerable noise in advocat
ing tho lolease of Mahinl, the Filipino
statesman, who refuses to take the
oath of allegiance to the United States.
When one lealizes how easy Alablul
could obtain liberty by promising to be
good, thin fuss of tho emotional antls
appears uncalled for.
The Jeffnes-Mtmroo controversy again
calls to mind that tho greatest prize
lighter, John D. Sullivan, was thu only
man who over realized when ho had
been defeated,
General Greene, tho now police, com
missioner of Xew York, has tilled somu
big contracts in his time, but it lie tills
this one he will bo ono of tho biggest
men living.
The revolution against Castro hua
broken out afresh. Xow is his time to
resign. It would bo the acme of ven
geance to let one of his enemies have
his job.
A little moia latitude in tho choice
of l(fo partners would probably have a
pnolicatory effect upon Europe's royal
famlllv".
Judging from reports tho piuceful
blockrtflx of Venezuela. Is a go-as.you-pliiaii
affair.
PORTO RICO'S GOOD YEAH.
Good roadti and bridges aro essential
to the prosperity of I'orto Rico. To this
problem, a problem Indeed in tlmt moun
tainous section of our new possesions,
tlw Insular Government is Riving euro
ful and vlceioti.i attention. The locution
of roads Is dlillcult, and their construc
tion costly and slow, Torrential ralna
cause landslides and washouts, destruc
tion of bridge. and culverts. This work
Is now In cltnrge of a bureau of publio
roacjs. TwentyHvo par cent of tho muni
cipal taxes Is 'bet apart to tho construc
tion and repair of roads and trails. I'our
hundred und twenty-four kilometers
w5io built by tho Bpaulbh government
and HO of tlie pre3ont Insular govern
ment and 110 by tho present Insular gov
ernment. Over 20,000 men. in addition to
thu regular force of tho bureau and the
mnny In employ of road contractors,
THE CHRISTMAS DREAM. -
i.if.iiMii nine
"TVAS tho nlisht before Chrlstmnn (I've heard that before,
But It rcnly don't matter, we'll use It once more),
And mamma had tucked mo up
And tho moonlight was white,
I'M hung up my stockings, tho
And borrowed a pair of iny dear mtunma'a too,
And had left by tho front door an, armful of hay,
Whore Santa waa certain to r.top In his filclgh.
I WAS watching tho pale llttlo moonbeams get lost
And mollintr awny In the llrellght like frost,
When right on tho hearth in their silvery Bheen
Sat a round, rosy man, in ti great coat of green
l wish I coutd draw him the way that ho sat,
Ills hltio eyes a-twlnklo in cushions of fat,
Ills bushy wlilto beard, and his (lowing white -hair.
And his llgurc so rotund It Illled tip the chair.
X-TIS cap was of fur from the far polar seas,
And his pipe was so long1 it i Cached down to his knees,
And tho smoke curled about him like halo.i they paln't
In asiuro and gold o'er the head of a saint.
He stared in tho grate, and he pondered so deep
I thought the old fellow had fallen asleep.
I guess ho was weary with toting his load,
And slopped nf my papa's to rest on the road.
D UT his face wan o kind that I wasn't afraid.
J- "Hello! you aro Santa Claus," that's what I said.
"I'd like you to show mo your now toys that go
With whlzzy, bright wheels, and machinery, you know."
Ho rose to his feet and ho spoke not a word,
Xot onco from his lips was a syllable heard,
But ills gestures were merry, his manner was mild,
And I thought it was sunlight; whenover he smiled.
THAT smile waa so jolly it made mo smllo back,
As a glittering soldier Jumped out of h!n pack,
A regular Jlmdandy, all ready for strife,
Who drilled and .saluted as natural aa life.
Then a pair of twin dolls round tho room took a walls
In sashes and spangles, and oh! they could talk.
"Merry Christmas," they cried, In a way most polite,
And bowed to mo gayly and wished mo good night.
NEXT a train and an engine went puffing ahout
And stopped at the atntiona to let people out.
And I cannot remember one-half of tho things
That followed on rollers and pulleys and wings,
That hopped, skipped and flew, and went out and went in,
Of wood and of rubber, of steel and of tin,
From tho wax lady dressed In a mantle of silk,
To a goat that could bleat, and a' cow you could milk.
HE showed me a picture or Christmas-land; drums
Grow wild on the branches like peaches and plums.
And sleds on tho bushes, and klte3 on the shelf,
And you've nothing to do but go pick them yourself.
The snow, when it falls In that beautiful land,
Is not freezingly hard and so cold to your hand,
But like pinkest and whitest and sweetest pop-corn
And It's Christmas whenever you wake every morn.
HE picked up my slate and my pencil at last
And laughed to himself as he wrote very fast:
"Uttle girls, little boyg, love your fathers and mothers. .
Your cousins and playmates, your sisters and brothers, x
And you may be sure I will love you, and never
Forget to All up all your stockings forever."
And then like a flash he had vanished away
By the door or tho chimney, I never could say.
i
MA3IMA says that I dreamed it, the good saint of toys
Is a great deal too busy to bother with boys.
But I was awake, wide awake, through it all,
And heard every time tho clock struck in the hall,
And my eyes never closed, not a minute, you see,
Till I counted the chimes, and It 'twas half after three,
And I know it war. Santa Claus, too, by his looks, f
Because I have seen him so often in books.
Minna Irving, in Leslie's "Weekly.
were engaged In road work as laborers.
SG2S3S7 were expended in tho manage-
.. !, iIMi nnil tlm construction
and repair o roads, bridges, and public
buildings. t ,
There was much improvement in mat
tors pertaining to tho health, comfort
and convonlonco of tho people. A markcsl
decrenso in deaths, and no epidemics of
any kind.
Agrioulturo is progressing. 01,000 acres
of sugar cane In 1901. with a crop of 95.
srfl tons; more than one ton to each
acre. For M02, tho crop will be 105,000
tons of sugar. Some large, new factories
have been established, causing nn In
creaso in tho number of plantations. In
a fow years tho sugar crop will bo twica
what it Is now.
Coffeo is planted over lCG.OOO acres,
yielding a crop of 31,339 tons annually.
qviiinnnn irmwlnt' 1h liicreaRlng. The 1901
crop was 4,000 tons. Tho 1J crop will
be the largest ever Known on iuo ismnu.
Plaintnlns, bananas, swcot potatoes, corn,
tnn i.in,.a rt'ic nnil miitnr fruits vleld-
ed good crops. Orange and other fruit
trees nave ucen piaiucu nnu ru uuiub
Concessions to the number of eighty
for mining iron, copper, gold, salt and
other minerals are in force, but only one
or two in operation. Gold mining is not-
of iron oro havo been discovered. This
oro is of llrst quality ana exists in largo
quantities. Some copper and lead de
posits of god quality have been located.
Etevon hundred and seventy kilometers
of telegraph lines were operated during
tho vcar, of which HO kilometers was
now wire erected in the year. Twenty
nine offices are In operation, 102,02i com
mercial merages passed over these lines,
.....iKnfnr. tm. 1 ,,, lnornfin nf I''fl7ri. A
schol of telegraphy for girls Is open and
tnu applications ioc nuniitsiuu ui nu
merous. ,nv.i lwrtennf VflnrvKiK'litn trntiblfls. nml
tho oft occurring, und moro oftn threat-
onctl uisiurimnces in xno couuuics huuui
of us, tho inevitable. Isthmian canal un-
.1 tn.nt-lntin ntl'MM-ullln flti1 filllrAl fltlfl
other obvious considerations, i'orco tho
conclusion mat rorio jiico ta mi im
mensely vnluablo asset, won fioin a
.3,.i,Ailr twitnf tit1 vlrtw nlnnl Tfnlntnir
to build ut lis pipsperlty and Intelligence
Will cuauiu uur jiuHiuniy iu smjr mr u,
us wo say of our forefathers, "they
bulkled better than they knew."
Walter J. Ballard.
Outline Studies
o! Human Nature
Mr. Gortelyou'B Start.
Tho probablq appointment of .Mr. Cor
telyou, secretary to tho president, to tho
head of tho now department of cpni
merco, brings him In the public gazo
moro strongly than ever, Mr. Cortelyou'B
ilso to a cabinet position has boon rapid
and unusual. Theio Is a man out In Ot
tumwa, la., a quiet cltiznn retired from
actlvo life, who by a very small act
turned Mr. Cortelyou Into tho path which
has led him steadily up to tho present
remarkablu career. This man wus ca
tering tho ofllco of his brother In Now
Voik ono day when ho narroiiy missed
colliding Willi a young man whose soem
Ingly desperately discouraged statj 'of
mind mado him careless of his direction.
When tho goptleman stepped Into the of
llco ho questioned Ills brother as to what
ho had dono to tho young man to cause
him to bo so downhearted,
"I did nothing," was tha answor, "ox
copt to tell him that I had nothing for
him to do. Ho applied for work."
"What can he do?""
"Ho is a Btenographor,"
"Send your ofllco boy after hhn imme
diately;" which was vory quickly dono,
and young Mr. Cortelyou (for he it was)
stood boforo tho two men. "You aio a
stenographer?" was asked of him.
"Yes. sir."
"How soon can you bo to wqiU?"
"This minute."
"All right. Huiry rlchc, over to the
postofllco department. I just loft there,
and whtlo I was in tlie ollUro I heard them
suy that thoy needed a stenographer bad
4
'
warmly in bed,
and the firelight was red,
liote-y and new,
ly. I think you will bo in time to get
tho place."
It is needless to say that Mr. Cortelyou
hurried. Ho got the place. Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
A, Colombian Exaction.
A significant story of tho conditions
prevailing In tho part of South America
whore revolutions are periodical Is told
by Peter MacQueen. tho Boston traveler,
whoso wanderings are as wido as tho
hemispheres.
"I was getting ready to leave a small
town In Colombia." said MacQueen,
"whon a very much uniformed official
waited on mo.
"Sonor said ho, politely, 'I undor
Btand that you have decided to leave us
tomorrow?'
"I admitted that my Intention was
such.
" 'Senor,' he continued, deferentially, 'I
havo called to remind your excellency
that thero Is a chargo of $10 gold made
for tho prtvilogo of leaving.'
"I looked at the man In utter amazo
inent for a moment; then I Inquired what
reason was alleged for this piece, of rob
bery. " 'Ah. Senor, thero Is no reason.'
"As I was anxious to catch the boat I
paid tho $10; but I own I was disturbed
When I got back to Now York to hoar tho
Now Yoik pollco called 'The rinost.' "
Xow Yorl: Tribune.
De Pnchmann a Critic.
Vladimir Bo Pachmnnn was a great
musician, but not noted for his modesty,
If wo ciedlt soma now stories about him
which aro rotated to a Xow York musi
cal ciltlc. Ono of these relates that on
a certain social and aitistic occasion in
London, Pachmnnn, Dohmanyt, Bnsou
ami Roscntlml played each for the enter
tainment of tho others. After It was all
over Paehmnnu was quietly asked to
glvo his opinion of all tho performers.
To this ho made, answer thus; "Doh
mauyl plays HUo a youth, healthy,
broad; Bnsonl plays Bach like a man.
Intellectually; Rosenthal plays swiftly"
"And Pachmann?"
"And Pachmann, ho is more youthful
than Dohmanyl, moro intellectual than
Rusoni, plays swifter than Rosenthal,
and he also plnys liko Pachmnnn."
At Seu,
A cleigymau who had neglected all
knowledge of nautical affairs was asked
to deliver an address bofore an audienco
of sailors,
Ho was discoursing on tho stormy pas
sages of life. Thinking ho could mnko
his remarks more porllnent to his. hearers
by metaphorically using sea expressions,
he taid:
"Now friends, you know that when you
aro at sea In a storm the thin? you do is
to anchor."
A half-conecn(ed sidekor spread over
tho room, and tho clergyman knew that
ho had niudo a mistake.
After tha services quo of his listeners
came to him and said; "Mr. , havo
you ever been at sea'.'"
Tho minister replied; "Xo; unless It was
while, I wus dellvoihig that address,"-.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Crowd Not For Him.
Tom Ochlltrea related that while ho
was a leprcsotitative In congress from
Texas, and returning to his homo from
Washington, he observed a largo crowd
at tho station. When the train stopped
ho stopped upon tho platform and start
ed to address tlie crowd. Ho began;
"Gontlcmen, I thank you for this we.
come homo."
"Wclcomo! Thunder!" interrupted a
constituent. "Henry Bacon has just
committed suieldo iu the station." Now
York Times.
The Way Ho Traveled.
Professor Powers, of Cornell's political
economy department, was discussing tho
changed attitude that people havo as
sumed (and in his opinion rightly as
tmmed) toward thn conveniences und thu
luxuries of life. "At a Methodist church
Men's Jewelry
Link Cuff Buttons,
Scarf Pins, Etc.
The proper place to purchase Men's Jewelry is at
the store which makes a specialty of catering to men's
want's.
Our strong line contains only such
pieces as we can conscientiously
recommend pieces that are sure to
meet our patrons requirements.
Prices, as usual, governed by quality.
The Popular Haberdasher."
CONRAD.
Office
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and up-to-date line In town.
Our desks are of standard
make; built by concerns
that have reputations for
quality, honest workman
ship and good finish.
We call your attention to
our line of
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Office Chairs
Racks and
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Hill&Connell
121 Washington Avenue.
convention," ho said, "tho delegates wore
talking on that subject, whoa an old
sraybeard arose and oxclaimed angrily
to tho presiding bishop; 'I suppose you
enmo here In a prlvato car.' 'Yes,' the
bishop answered, 'do you know any way
moro comfortable?' -- Cleveland Tlaln
Dealer.
Told of Mascagni.
Tho recently published cartoon, "Tho
Rival Soronaders," reminded a musician
of a story which Mascagni is fond of re
lating of himsslf. Whllo In Loudon ho
ran across nn organ grinder playing tho
Intermezzo from "Cavallorla" hi a vory
mechanical way. Mascagni stepped up to
th6 operator and said to him:
"Let mo show you how to play Hint."
Tailing hold of tho crnuk. ho iiuished
tho movement "oon molto espicsslone."
Quite a ciowd had collected, und tho
instructor soon slunk uvay in embar
rassment. Ilut ono of tho onlookers up
ia eclated tho situation and approaching
tho organ man, asked him;
"Do you know who that was showing
yon how to play that piece?''
Tho grinder confessed lunoranco; ho
was at once Informed und seemed greatly
pretty much astonished ta moot tho same
pleased. Tho next day Mascagni was
outtlt, tho organ healing a ratio placard
reading. "I'upil of Wetro Matcaguf."
New Vork Times.
Stepped iu the Middle.
Peter MoArtlmr, talking about a novel
1st who wus urrunglng for tho dramati
zation of a novo) that ho hud not yet
completed, remarked;
"I la's a wod deal Uko a Canadian
friend of m I no who wont hunting with a
dog. The tilp was all right for a time,
but thero camo a sudden end when the
dog undertook to jump ovor a deep well
nt two Jumps." New York Times.
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Abundance of Prosperity
for the New Year.
FOR THE NEW YEW WE SHALL STRIVE TO
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OPEN EVENINGS.
Diamond Bargains, an array of inviting
piicvs, from tho Cutter to Consumer, witli
but ono small prollt udded.
0Kt. Diamond Xtlng, worth JSOO; Ml"
Pi ice, tW), 0'-Kt. Diamond Stud, worth
JiWO; My Price, $130. l't-Kt. Diamond
King, worth JI30; My Piico. sjso. 4'4-Kt.
Diamond Iling. worth $l-V: My Price,
WK. a.Kt. Diamond Pdng. worth S300; My
Price, J,'5rt. t'?iKt. Diamond lllng, worth
J.83: My Price, sm
AH of tho above aro Amsterdam cut,
flawless, and gems of dazzling brilliancy.
Horseshoo Heart Pin, SI Diamonds,
worth $S0j My Price, $30. Huncarluu Opal
lllug, 12 Diamonds surrounding, set In
platinum, worth $1S0; My Price, $i:o.
Ittlby King tplgcoa blood) surrounded
with lino diamonds, $173; Ruby ulono
worth over $:'00, Sapphire lthig, lU-Kt.
(cornllowor blue colon, surrounded with
.lnjer Diamonds na In platinum, $lb3;
worth J-Vd. 1-Kt. Diamond King, worth
J100; Mp Price, $73. l-Kt. Diamond
Rings, worth 8110", My Price. JOo. -Ji-Kt.
Diamond Ring, worth $73; My Price, $00;
H-Kt. Dlatnund Ring, worth $J3; My
Price. $:s. ',iKt. Diamond Rings, $10, $U
and $13.
Diamonds, Rubles, Sapphires, Opals gu
loro, and cholco belectiou of mountings
tor same, awaiting your command.
TAKE 1II.KVATOU AND SAV13 MONDY
and at thu same time see exhibit Jot
HInek Diamond, tlolden Ilruwn Diamond,
Canary Diamond, tho Priceless (not blue,
but) Heliotrope-colored Diamond,
Uncut Diamonds, Bapnhirns. Opals, etc.,
etc., as they come trum mother earth.
Bath lady customer will bo presented
with a New Safety Darter Purso, thf
newest and most practical Invention of
its kind, an absolute safe way to carry
money and jewels.
IJach gentleman customer presented
villi a lino leather cola holder: nothing
ilko It; my own Idea. SATISFACTION
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"Your Money Rati; Without Argument."
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