The Genuine Rogers Bros. j-Witrf MM A'nl. Spoons, Forks, Knives, etc., have all the qualities in design, workmanship and finish of the best sterling silver, at one-fourth to one-eighth the cost. Much of the sterling now on the market is entirely too thin and light for practical use, and is far in ferior in every wav to "Stiver Plate that Wears." Ask your dealer for "1847" rods. Avoid substitutes. Our f ill trade-mark is "I847 Roger Broi." look tor it. Sold by leading dealers everywhere. Before buying write for our little book No. 191 nrmiUTIOVAL silver rn IMMMM to MERIDEN BRITANNIA CO.. Merlden. Conn. STOKE WANTS ! PUBLIC SCHOOLS PAID IN FULL The Governor Will Urge an Appropriation to Meet Deficiency. Z. GREAT INCREASE IN I'.L VENUE. Tax on gross receipts of cor poration 145.000 Ronus on charters ItS.OdO Collateral Inheritance tax.. Mercantile licen-. I Personal proper ti tux Tax on bank stock Premiums on foreign inur ance companies fiO.000 3oo.uti w, ) 2!,000 lSv.tWO 1 , ... at 1B1 JnbH a'' ' I inf? mi . Idtiq ij hi RIPANS .... ii"!.. 1 .1 10 'mi 1 1 TAB01SS .bio 11111 1 Oil) tOl IS 11 ul ni I) .: 1 1 1 - it) bnrf 1 11.10 ft ft to e a c e r n to : i. .lit III j. 1 ' 1 h A sO'' lLl W agsa.fcSr find ..1.1 ..1 1. I 111 !n . 1 1 ' I ji ' ' Prescription ..... tl .. I. I. .' ' ,t I DJIW lUi.i Wl li UUIIM I i lit r IY1 5-1 Tl uin1 .1 idioid -tit! .isbasH t 30 Tun f nl stldiKf f?iit i-d b'.'l .bssuQ UiiollKVI i't 10 .' najthflTn ..,1 3; "10 ... .: ::..:! W n 1 fiu 9(1 .SMr nl eeJJiiflinoo tfotdw aiur.j otlj ul Igrfaisai blsfl JO . boIIm!" odr at b?;n;8 1 . - 3HI8M03 B314PI3 "V. fiFJa bI OWIM una 01 ...-.WW', X aaaipi.S ancf ana thoaaud fee . 1 . ... MJuaMIMn.ntA'tny aUdia oa ncalpl at art. ira gntsd 9i n 8ldJ b n "Itii IM li illdiiq il 'iiil I "2 18V ' 1o ill :t da Bill :blit n't i.it ri JJ 'TIIJILTII r ?L-:" ! !'-' XOlilJL iT" 7T". IfM JJnTvT 10 0 -'i't!!r. 'iii BlffT im 0 DEALER IN PI S".f7 fill ' 1,1 til I 1.1 ,l. ORGANS HIKES, Iddleburg, . Pa. Inquire for . . Prices and Terms. veterinary surceoN. 5ELIN9QR0VE, PA. 5 ProfesMonal bualnesa en trusted to my ears nrvlve prorap ud carutul attention. ' ; A8. o. crousb: irrdwrrt a lav. 11 ' Mjbwjukbuh., pa. I ill huflineas ent runted to His care reoela prompt at tent ion ; :oj .7". ,'.-'. -i J?kl fHi,bHte4tmd'urrtiiHiiit MttoNiHI.Hi ;. to - ...pniwir8 I Bnpture or Mm CoM. ? PeHtn. kVniiirNL 'Oiir rtfri'iu-c mi v. inuxidty. NAeloiM eir (MreHTt and1 f UIZ TUB UBV. HJHnrUUiL Vl.11.1 Ikv Ll:i. wiu.u: T liia m-M-a JATflOOaebAC HIMniMMAan aUTlll'' im.'U- l.iiir 111..11 Joenta. Samplea free at -tbte Wlflu1: : drugstore. - No buurAtiuiis or.lnlvctiou no .ntn prdi comfdn 1u ifriy way, iw NW1 ipHnn ortr..n framut, lii' W(rteii,'lvy nr hiiird rnl.hur linOlw, -ilm,((Miuoliut yr lii(a Mn.fl. Nut tliti l iisl llm rrfH i finiii, 'Ui . ournmm lonnc riire t rnpinn- nr nrn nin ix hm.ld of nue mff nn i mi-, n. 11 n- rou. velvi-l. elnunoinxkuir au.l liietad wbi. It fi , ,iik.i a jfiuye.aiiu mn luiriu you uo mn ollVoiir liiteitliiirh'l! U ilujlr nofiirul pfH ultloii and the uiiiiii.l will henl UM any iuor 1 wound when it Imn n chrint-e. The only way toeure in to hold the iutxetineN la or hack a I ot thc.tinic until Mio wound beoOUMI ktowii to- Kmher. Ymif HMom rin not lie eareil in ; uny hi wav. It o hind had i". y tart .fMonant aficj mi't uinli tin 1 tielliMinvnt f orporuttoua tiiil- to l'a ln.i 1, uud u li. U. It ul llireo Milll.iua ol Dollars If Iiiih. iI to o Raftaa of Twi, Mllllona, aad Ika i'ii ApOroprlatlon r BA, 000,000 l''4r the Pabllo Schoola an Hon Up Slct. (Special Correspond . 1 Harrltburg, Oct I. Ooternor stone I has completely taken the wind out of I the aaiis of bis critics, the Democrat! laud their tnsuri u allies, by .1 public 1 aauouncemenl that in view of the ; present condition of the stnt.. BnancM hu propotei to recommend to the leg ! lalature which mi 'is In Januar) that a 1 deficiency bill t passed, so as to per I mlt tho payment in full of the com plete appropriation of $6,000,001) toi the i public schoola. I It will be recalled that .it the . lose of the btt session of the L - i I ittiro Governor stone was Informed thai there would be u deficiency of alx ul , $3,000,00" In the state treasury, owing to Uie failure uf th PK-i' !:f ire tfl pass certain revenue raising Lulls which lie ( hud recommended In order thai the expenses of the st.ite miht be met. , The combination between the Republl- ucan insurgents ami the Democrats in riV.. V t..f.t. A ..II U- I. III.. ...1.1 u liu- miuBC uni'iiliu an inr i.inr. .till' 11 J tlovernor Ktone null other influential J Ri publiciins proKisid for the r.iisiii)? (of revenue, nie defuutlng of these bills and tv pussaHe of many m asures Involving large expenditures 1 f money rwtultfd Iti tf'e-fmmtfoii'Uf affairs which Involved the financial evedU uf the commonwealth. Governor Stone de aided that the stutc must not under take to pay more Own it- rttoiiueS would meet, and lu astcopvrialy i nt down :i uuiiilier of appropflatiDAs and decided that the state could nut pay th" ftill amount lffirrn'fit(Aw) for the sciiouU uotU thelrevehuus w.mM juh tify that. With ;;QpMeX nor SOonefa lea operation. Attorney General Slkin and Atfditor General 'McCa'uley at once Weilt to work to oqlttct'lttOTlfei due the statu from dellnqueiit fioruurailniis and others, olid the success which has criiwueil thetr efforts-has beed marvel ous. .0. nil .yi in I .'! ill lol .vlii"l Gov-mjor Stone yaa crUlcUei, y partisnin opponents fpr hla action re garding the school apllrdrirtnflrjn. tiu't he beliuved,,that IhBIMWPltl Whollveff Ji familiar with the, situation, and load prlue IrJ the nnaiicial honor' and ln- tl?Krity of tlio state, appreciated that ljla,afjU9n,,wui'for the,lrHti WQfl tlm rhislng of the npAey. byy(hedil(genps iif ho natra 'omcera'a grjpnl deficit hint besn'lwlpeVi 'Out, ,aw''therfekis noW an, tunlensp mirpluq. Whluh will mpt njl the demands of the schools without aiiy default. .. ,,, ahrefiioc' stofH 'WsS maMtf'pulfnc tne cpprespebdRrlcei betweeii) ivitnulif 'aiifl State Trasurer lti m iiid ,wli,ii , i aelf ekplanatory. y; ,; Ivtf.aJli l" oiwj ;' r ' ,vvt uovefhor stone, in a letter ndttrjess cd to state Treasurer Barnett, on'Bepl ll-.(90Qu Wgatoii : 11H 1(1 nl. i" tl II Sir: Will you jtfaasf nfllS'flisf.fii WW folTOwthg ItirormaUon: Flrsl How Sriiieh bflal (lie revenue for. t,he. .years )WJ iindj tlU .Xifiiml the estimate mail.. I.v yotit: pr.iel :uid tne rtu uirni: br twi ij)Ci.iiid-rii'rotn wjMubitb'ufces baritblB iucrcasod neveeue, bven .received? Tlilrd What portion of the unfund ed Indebtedness! -rf 'the "BUlte remains uiiisul Ifi li tl I n I'.l ' fourLli What Is the. anuiuni ot posh now in the. state tfwistlry available for ue-pnytnent of current hills? Fifth-WlnU atnouut of available cash do MUtffstmata will remain iBAhB treasury' nt tlie end of the present, fiscal year, after providing for the pay ni'int of all 'the moneys then lino'.' la reply to this letter from th gov ernor Treasurer Baxruatt, on the si. me date, sent a communication to the ex ctntive which read: I have the honor to kIvo you the fol lowlng lnformai.lcn In i-esiiouse to your request of to lay: First Tho rte'eipts for thn flscal year 1S!!1 exceeded the estimate wade, nt the beginning of that year about fSO.OOO. The recolpts for the prewnt year up to aud includiiig Cbfiay, and the approx imate rucuUits for Uie Ijaiauco of the year will exceeil the MtlmaJta by about $,5o9',000. maklnR a total of $3,189,000 of reveoite rvcolved in excess of tho estimates. . k.1 Second This incrense of .revenue xvas received from tho following sources: For the fiscal year 1889: Tax on capital stock of cor- ' UmilSm Trim i . 1 : - S7S O0O Tnx'on gross nii,,J:,,' "t cor Total IM80.0M DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS WAK ENED UP. It might be proper to add t tint this large excess of receipts is partly ac counted f."- by the vigorous collec tion of dellhquenl tax. s by the attor ney general aud auditor general's de partments. Third The deficit of about J3.000. 000 which existed at the beginning of the fiscal year 1899 has been fully paid. The following appropriations, etc., remain unpaid: Appropriation to the com mon schools $4,500,001) Other appropriations passed by the last legislature 700,ooo Dv.e to counties on account of personal property t.Lx.. 475,000 Im'J te mad',- bv ypus pBedeuassor irmor ti'-i-al. at 'tne.'JjogTn i fluinl .'iir WOW 1 "''! Total $6,675,000 AN ENORMOUS BALANCE. Fourth There was at the close of business toda) .1 balance of $6,785,- -S77.il In the state treasury available for current bills. Fifth I tliitik It can be safely esti mated thai thi re will be a balance In the state treasury at the end of the present fiscal year of not less than $''. "00,0(10 over and nhove any sums that may tie then due. The present satisfactory condition of the treasury Is alsn partly due to the executive vetoes and reductions of the appropriations of the legislature of ''.'.. us well as the economy which has pre vailed in all the departments of the state. 1 Recapitulation: Deficit In the treasury Dec 1. IMS $8,000,000 Estimated surplus Rt the end i of the present lis, al year. . $2,000,000 Total $5,000,000 Executive reductions of ap propriations made, by the hist legislature $1,600,000 Excess of receipts over nnd nhove amount estimated for the year lSyS $!i0,(Mhi Excess of receipts over and above amount estimated for the year 1900 $2,689,000 Total $4H9iJ00 Respectfully yours, JAMES E. BARNETT, State Treasurer. I'tHin receipt of the above Governor Stone Rent the following congratula tory loiter to Col. Harnett, under date bOf Sept. 14 "Replying to your communication of tho llth Inst., I Aeslr- to congratulate ! you and the people uf die slate on the splendid condition of the treasury. L ''In the Ht.itenient of my reasons for reducing the appropriation to.-itocthn-nion schools from $ it, 000,000. to $10, OOd.OOO, I said: "'If a large deficit dld.uot alroady exist In jOUT treasury n raccpunt ro j: these 'apprnprbttlriris and 'If the' an ticipated revenues of the state, would ; Justify their continuance I should most icheerfully glvei nry approval tit this , He. in. 11 of Lb.- general ,ij.p!..pu;tiiii bin." j -At Uisf tl meitte Isgisthttlfre' 'trA'd ap1 'proprliied all of ihe eatluiaUni revan.ut; 1 foV'thb yars'lS!l9' iiml l!joo and there , was a deficit In the treasury of hhnut ' thryo millions, Qf-doars Aftor iaK ring all the reductions in other apyro nrlatlons that Justice would warrant, j fcjlt vonstrainiyl ti( TedupQ Uni HchfM'l .appropriation one million dollars for 'Hie two years to part lull KtyuWue the defigitla iho' irtjanury.,: if? id maniJ thi' cre'dlt'of the .ilate. . vowlrrg to thi' Mri'itt fifbsperffy bf or I'pfionVe aJid , tjie, activity of,t-he andltof general rinn attorney general in wak ,.ing collections our revenue lifts greatly Incijeaaed, ..Th'- daflrit, in yhi truusury hai been fully paid and there will be siilrrcleut fnnda tol ' Vf'drMi the pay rrj' iit to the school dlatj;cts ot lh mjl I iion dollars wlthhi Id from tbem In the i last gflner'a.i'pi,lii'iprt'iitli Mil, and If j the legislature which meets January next shall pass a deficiency bill ap ' propriutlng' t.hfr rjtte' 'million dofturs to' the school districts for th yearl U'J'i i and 1900, I will cheerfully give it my Lapprpyal, K i-; m ifl uljoii to -nrum- 'ni.'tul tills In iiiv meatuieA! Vory trMly vonrs, WILLIAM A. STOND. ix on gross rncupts 01 cor- niiil luud e.tii. ru-in-e in treallUK ruvlsnm USr oritftr in thS'ieaihl. Men woiiien' and I . hilJrt.n nwS. ' VoiftrUl,l by am thi nlimi whicli we null andiMia e-h'. . 1 I ilAiunl. i.r Dcijllny fin . I Fina aval srii baaa ne. 'PLJY:7Wk .t0?k. Jl M I " I III - -' . -I I . , t L a j . 1 - T .1 r. --. ... --r ... 1. ' tWMNbh .,.,ri..TrM "T"rT" I ti(wVWvsuT-six.,i.iy.' -'-'v-''"i Mai n.inlta.1 Ji .Ij l.'H C" ilia .,,,y 1 v.1,1 i 11... udJIn is mlnnaaa. Preml airee companhja .'.'.. i Tax .on corporate lewns . BotaHs on ch.irtora. . . . .' I ct Biol) Total ..,..1... Ctta"4t 'doefcase taxes: ' tease on . the Municipal loansi . . iorcantlle licenses interest on state ucyuoiU. . . . 4:.,ooo 200,000 0,i)h6. $1,'i97.OII0 following .. .-$2,000 2,000 flO.OOO , . . . 1 J&.oon 109,000 ii.ouo Ba I B Mohawk KmiW'tfFz'jT Rome, N. Y. owe vTBPiTik'K 01 jJA lit."1 ' Ul... jHi.eil THIRTY TONS OF PENNIES Thlf Vna Mm' W-Vlaltl of " SnilnKa Deiioaifeit i.. fei.eoi ehUtlrea I ii.i Venr III 1 l.teiiuo. ChlcagO'I Pennv Savings society has only hern tgWhltttfeti for 11 yew years, but Its derwrtlts have, been, as follows: Year ondlnc June SO, Inns 119,140 Vifir ending June $tf, isil! 33,900 Year ending June an, 1900 71,793 William C. Hoillster, who Is acting president of the Chicago Penny Sav ings society, says that it is operated 1 entirely on a philanthropic basis and supported by voluntary contributions, There are only two salaried officers. young ladles, at the otllee in the . Schiller building The sy.Rtem Is in operation only fn half the schools in Chicago, yet the amount of money deposited by the ' children last year averaged 30 cents for every child In the Chicago school ' district, and 60 cents per capita for all the children in rttp ' svhftols in which the Penny -Savings society is operated. The weight of last year's savings I was 30 tons of American pennies, an nornions niass .of money for the lUtle: ones. to put in me nanus wiuun one year. . T I 'j.:.: I. It wiir be noXiae-jl thjit thu increase , fiPtWijeyi the .amount ffyyositod in 1S98 j and 113S9 was Wjjfk eenC. iButTietw'eeji IsoK'snff thtj yAarJuBt'eridedtbo i'n . 'creaaift fn ht 4mpifi of pennies jfe pos'tlfiLi,'whir corderaNy. more than ,loi be .cent.1 Vjt 1 I mrflSrWhfwW-cortrtlnfy'nrft; able to save their pe n 11 lea. JJ ..thejr corpora tions $1,650,000 Tax on corporate loans 101,000 Tux on municipal loans 00,000 . 1 4 V ' :i!irtr i uarn peniy uiniug um nepoi tratiou of President McKluley. for Infants and Children. OMtorifl li ft liarniloss inlwtltllte lor Ciilnr Oil, I'arr gorict Drops ami Soothing Syrups, it is Pleasant, contains neither Opium. Morphine nor oilier Narcol gubstande. It destroys Worms and allays Povcrlshi It cures Dlnrrhtna and Viiul Colic. It relloves Tool Dip; Troubles and cures Coustlpatloa. it regulates V. Btatnaeh and Bowels, giving healthy and natural lcoj The ChUdreni Panacea The Mother's Friend The Kind You Have Always Bong Bears the Signature of h4M In Use For Over 30 Years. thi pSSTauj COM.Ufy, TT Mil,,. .T.CtT. w , I T. Q,I Cl'l & rf aVgf rg i : li' t , mow lo t Ua-.TrMtt '.'AliibiSJlttaas Sf w 'wlrrafII CiaA:1o.:'.lllrien4a 14 REfiL QRAPHOPHOA m As e SJ HH a IW as- m S m, . v jot. s,-:uL.J4t' t O y in I'lioini. Lb aaifiL RECORDS AS ALL STANDARD TALKING MACHINES. v X f no jzm 4BBSaB- JI Skiaf 1 t L mmxmmuxmxtiiniti ntly cofulru. ted lit..i n lunt, wilh simple mi . 1 K It t meet t!, f. r .1 first-clan til line, .it ii lo' price l MAKE YOUR OWN RECORDS D The pleasure of a Graphophone in Urgely increased by making nd rcprodu llyoui own records. We famish this machine with recorder foi F7.51 tirapkophonr of prrj ). rl i-i i .n. I uil u, Wftta. Mi COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. 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Address I ' NERVITA MEDICAL COMPAIN witon and Jackson Streets CHiCCO. lLXIfiCS Sffl by MIDDLFZBIJROH I)RL(i CO., HIpDlJllil ROIL, PA . 1 . ! il ! byspepsta?!rtfi immediate Tfifi Idc.'.l fronch isWWT rnp nnnv A'Jii H; via avm . . . ' - - - BlDoe I86S, Esdorttd by Medial r.. : - lasting efficacious Agree i SAVE YOUR STA "Star" tin tags (showing small stars pi int. 1 011 of tag), " Horse Siioe," ".T. T.," " 3pod Iiuok," " Ci Slid "Drnmrnond" Natural Leaf Tin Tag ,f . j . ! . ' securing presents mentioned below, ami may ! Every man, woman und child can !i:. 1 Lhi g .... 11 that they would tike to have, ami can have TB11 TTT, "gt-S e"2. S taiw, 1 f faOS. 1 Mateh Tint ;S J1 ..iit, raertpomi y Kuifp.i.nMa.l. oiMMlMaal, ........ SVIi efr. I Sbitanrt. iWlnrha. UIJI 4 Ohllrt'-. Bat, Rnlfi.. Fork and HpaWa It IVs t sail ni:,: I -i i-r .!. el ".a:li,iuaa- I' J3", rnHvnnvm mi, innLw en, r-n ij, v.u. ..... nr. llir..MfciMr orneilttwrr-r i. s.'t, out p la) Oi ..la . 1 iW, Ml,, Kruuml. 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" 35 &n.liiu, urt'U'inJmiir'.l'),i r wi li......r li-iH-mtnm Sli.a Oun, lgauga "SKI 87 RfSUnStoO. doabra-bamli Iram- iftr Skat armpUm U gaaga 1 M Blffyvta, iiaiKlunl iuli. laitiM'nr ifMJitl. SI' ga Snot o 1111. Il.'iiiliik'luu. ilutilila bar- rf. luiniui-rlv. KStl MU-IC llol, lV, mcll JU, .tfM.U tu llagli S, li.t xHatu I gt.fld. I . rvyf above OFPf erpufes member 30th, 1900. tt li 'i'ai' ii ' I l'l.tn " Star " Tin Tatf ft hat l. Star tin tax with n" nlll SlMCial' NaljCe I yrrrlr." ri un'w ii... IM), ao rt MPT, fcldfatofl.' If rtf hyn. or. nc Kf Mafh IS. I"""- ttrilfcAK IT Iftrifpii't n aMai-'a wori "1 STAR PLUG TOBACCO "rlll ln)i lomar and inTaafd torf flwaaaiW itrnn a dimo'a wwrtb of any olhiirbiaBd. MAUttT THE n U i I J ... .X A f rX - it C,.Mi' riadl.il' ' J.' iWiW-UACOSTOlwSiisJWilX-Toa M)t -CO., MtMxm JT m n 7K f n, r r q q, p Q H K 4 V s y