VOL. X.--NO. 37.
SHENANDOAH, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1895.
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One Will Tell felje OfcfjEi of
DRY GOODS.
ThisVeek a big selection of Dress
Goods in wool or cbtton mixed,
worth 50c', now for 85c,
INITIAL-'IIANDKERCIIIEFS.
. From 25e to 12c; from 15c to,8c
RED TABLE CLOTHS From
J til -18 N. Main St.
Lot of Spoons and Cutlery
Soiled
Sold at
Sacceisor to GIRl, DUNCAN & WAIDLEY.
FECIAL
ALE
Will soon
F, J, PORTZ k SON'S
NO. 21 NORTH-MAIN STREET, SHENANDOAH, PA.
Mew Carpets.
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Our first invoice ot now Carpets is now in stock.
Wo have new Spring Styles in
Axminster, Moquette,
Velvet, Tapestry, Body Brussels,
Ingrain and
Also a line of New FLOOR OIL
We Offer To-day
One Car Heavy Rich WINTER WHEAT MIDDLINGS.
One Car No. 1 TIMOTHY HAY extra quality, and clean.
One CarOHOIOE WHITE OATS.
300 Bushels NEW YELLOW CORN.
50 Barrels Choico
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at $8.00
J?k. Drive
In furntturo that will make the thin
pocket-book smile all over with glad
ness. See what a small amount of
money will accomplish just now i
Ladles' Rockers f 1,00 up.
Iiedsteads 1.00 up.
Cupboards 3.00 up.
Extension Tables 4.50 up.
Cradles 1.25 up.
Chamber Suits, 8 pieces 10.00 up.
Parlor Sults,5 pieces 25.00 up.
Come and see and be convinced that
this is thecheapest place in tliestate
to buy your furniture.
Williams & Son
No. 13 S. Main St.
Daf Clearing pale.
Better value nowhere.
CHILDREN'S CAPS-AU Wool.
Reduced now to 20 ets.
CHILDREN'S COATS.
Some loft yet at $1.!0.
ALL CALICOS.
This week at 41, cts.
$2 to $1.50; from $1.75 to $1.25.
by water,
HALF PRICE.
8 South Main Street.
start at
Rag Carpets.
All at REDUCED PRICES.
CLOTH and LINOLEUMS,
Now Spring PattornB.
Full-roller WINTER WHEAT FLOUR,
....
per barrel quality is all right.
TOPICS OF
THETIMES.
Random Thoughts Put in Print With
Pen and Pencil.
A LODGE'S NEW DEPARTURE
It Establishes a Reading Room for its
Members Valuable Hints to Business
People and Their Patrons.
The members of Hope Section No. 10, .1.
T. of H. & T., have concluded arrange
meats to .gfen new headquarters in the
Beddall building, on Centre street, just
west of Main street, on Monday evening
next. The Sactlon was nraanlzed twenty
two ye,rs ago and, unlike all other
beneficial temperance organizations, it.
bus never been compelled to suspend on
account of a lack of funds, or members.
To day it is :lie b'inner Section of the
state, meeting nil its obligations and ha-i
a membership ranging from 125 to 150 in
good standing. This is considered a re
murkabla allowing for an organization, as
it was compelled at one time to drop from
the roll all members 18 years old aud over,
but the law havlug been subsequently
changed membership is now continued
without regard to the Increase ot years.
Notwithstanding their prosperity the
members have concluded that there 1
still much work for them to accomplish,
and in order to retain and Increase the
membership they have gone to considera
ble expense to lit up new quarters for a
lodge and reading room. Everything
that their means would allow has been
procured to make the room attractive and
pleasant. As the Section has a member
ship that will at all times tax the seating
capacity ot the room, it will be impossible
to throw the doors open to the public.
The rules, of the Section will govern the
members whether in session or not.
Contributions of wholesome reading
matter will be gratefully received by the
oilicers at all times.
To-morrow will he candlemas, or ground
hog day. This is the day, according to
popular tradition, when tho ground hog
prognosticates the weather for the follow
ing b!x weeks. Let the ground hog
prognosticate. Ho has the floor.
.
A gentleman of town who recently
visited the Allentown Sanitarium says
there Is a patient there who threatens to
drfuk up the institution. Ills daily con
sumption of the ardent averages three
quarts and a pint and though he has been
there a week his appetite ib not on the
wane' and the faculty is puzzled. If this
patient keeps up his average of three and
a half quarts a day during hU full term
of thirty days he will have consumed 105
quarts of whiskey, and if the quality of
the stuff is what it is cracked up to be
there will be but very little left of his
entrance fee of 100.
Suavity is a very necessary adjunct to
the business man, no matter what line of
business he is in. Be polite. It pays
every time. You may be in business on a
small scale; your means may be limited,
and yet if you cultivate polite dealing
with the public you will find that it will
bring its reward. Do not only be polite
with the public in general, but cultivate
this most desirable attribute among those
with whom you are associated. If you
are an employer you will find that by
treating those under you politely and
kindly you will secure double the amount
of labor from them. The same rule will
hold good if you are an employe. This
veiu of thought is caused by an experience
had in one of the leading mercantile
establishments on Main street, the pro
prietor of which could profit with success
by the advice here given.
Don't spend yourtlme hunting up cheap
things. It U all right to be on the look
out for bargains, but it is well to remem
ber that not every cheap thing is a bargain.
You want to make a living, and you
should expect and allow others to do the
same. Tha storekeeper who sends out of
town to get a cheap printer to do his
printing, for instance, and vetuses to sup
port OQe who is in his neighborhood,
simply because he asks a living profit for
his work, will probably lose the custom
of the latter, wh oh, In a year's time, will
amount to considerable more than the
difference in the cost between the legiti
mate business man and the cutter. This
way ot doing business is Only another
exemplification of the metaphor : "Stop
ping at the spigot and letting out at the
bunghole." As you are in business to
make money, you should allow your
neighbor to do the same.
The local campaign is progressing
quietly, but neither side has as yet under
taken any vigorous work at rote getting,
Notwithstanding the assumed confidence
of the ' Democrats the Citizens party's
chances tor victories this spring are ot
most rosy hue. All the candidates of the
latter party are men of excellent busi
ness qualifications, good judgment, liberal
in views, and in every sense capable ot
intelligently and conscientiously admin
istering the duties of the offices for which
they are candidates.
Notwithstanding the favorable outlook
from the Citizen party standpoint, there
is one element to be fearful of, and that is
the "complimentary" voter. In the
present contest tha lines are distinctly
drawn, and the candidates on the Citizens
ticket will compare favorably with their
opponents as to Intelligence and capabili
ties for the respective positions to which
they aspire. No momber of the Citizens
party can conscientiously cast his vote
against the nominees on his ticket and
in favor ot the Democrats. The little
disappointments that may exist over tho
result of tho primaries will be overcome.
and the enemy will find llttlo consolation
from that source. The outlook was never
brighter for the Citizens gaining control
of both legislative bodies of the town,
anil with each suoceedtug day the con
vlctlon seems t-j be galuiug that the party
will be successful. Over-confidence, how
ever, is sometimes daugerous in apolitical
cauva's, aud it will require the assistance
ot every Citizen vote on the 19th inst. to
elect the ticket. This Is not the time for
complimentary voting, if we desire
success.
Opmlon over the decision In the boxlnij
contest between McDonald and Connelly,
at Fergusau's theatre on Wednesday
night, is very much divided. There are
many who think McDon ild clearly won
the decision, but the referee was afraid of
offending the "talent," who had all their
money on Connelly and did not find out
until after the contest stnrted that they
had hold of the wroug end of the mule.
On the other hand, the sports claim that
Connelly clearly won the contest on fouls
and the McDonald men should consider
themselves lncky that they were not re
quired to make good their bets. The in
ference is that the referee did not please
either side. Yet the case Is not on a par
with one Constable Tallesln Phillips tells
about. It occurred during the early days
of this town. 'An Englishman and a
Welshman agreed to settle a dispute by a
few rounds in the ring and a mutual
friend, an Englishman, was selected as
the referee. He meant to act Impartially
to both sides, but when the battle grew
hot his native pride was aroused. In the
excitement tho identity of the men be
come somewhit mixed. When the two
were upon the ground tho referee yelled,
Whose down now f" Some one In the
crowd said the Englishman was. "Let
him up; fair play," shouted the referee.
A few moments later the men were down
again and the referee agafn asked who
tvas down. Upon being told it was the
Welshman the official yelled to the
Englishman, "Pound tm 1 kick 'im.l 1
punch the 1 1 1" and then the referee
became a combatant. v
You will never find Brennan's cigars
in dive saloons. They are for fine trade
only hotels, cafes and drug Btores.
A Valuable Premium.
Our special offer for to-morrow em
braces n thlngtof great usefulness and
housekeeper's joy forever. It is a round
steel gridiron for buckwheat cakes. They
can be seen in our window and will be
given away with one pound of Grand
Union Baking Powder, or two pounds ot
tea.
Gramd Union Tea Co.,
28 South Main street,
2 1-lt Shenandoah.
Not For Hoehler.
EDiTOit Herald: I noticed by last
night's issue of your paper that the Demo
crats have placed Henry Hoehler ,on the
Third ward ticket to run against David
It. James for Council. This may be con
sidered a very shrewd move by some
people, but it is not half as shrewd as the
Democrats may think It. They would
have done better had they come out
and put William Klmmel on the ticket.
Hoehler will only be a figurehead.
Third Ward.
February 1, 1805.
Have you seen the walking stick
brellas In Brumm'a Show Window t
um-
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Lowest In Years.
The rate of wages for the last half of
January and the first half of February is
the lowest to which the rate has dropped
in ten or twelva years, namely 11 percent.
below the $1.50 basis. The returns upon
which the rate is fixed are as follows :
Marie Hill. p. It. 0.& I. Co ti.il 8-10
Kolllnoor. " " 2.18-3.10
T ,rkey Kun, " " ............... 2 17-7 10
Stl-erOreelt, " " ... .2.11-5-10
ticeenwooa. " i iv
Average..
..$2.18.2-10
Immense tree
lunch at. MoElhenny's
Saturday night.
A Mlnersvllle Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Heckman, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Glenwrlght, Mrs. T. Glenwrlght and
Miss Susie Heckman, of Mlnersvllle,
enjoyed a sleighing trip to town yesterday
and were very pleasantly entertained at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
ICehler, on North Main street.
Great free lunch at McElhenny's Satur
day night.
Choir Organized.
Urs. O. H. Brldgman, ot town, has
organized a choir of forty voices at Delano
and elves it nightly Instruction. The
voices are very flue and excellent prog
ress Is being made under Mrs. Brldg-
man's tuition.
Leg Broken.
Alex Alltza, a laborer employed at the
Knickerbocker colliery, bad both bones
ot one ot his legs broken by a fall ot coal
yesterday. He w sent to the MJnws'
Hosplta),
GLEANINGS.
Final Arrangements for the Coming:
Spring: Election.
HARD WORK FOR ALL SIDES
What the Democrats Must Win to Hold the
School Board Contest for the Elec
tion of Councllmen.
The arrangements of theCitizons party,
so far as the tickets are concerned, aie
now complete and that part of the work
now lies with the County Commissioner.?.
The nomination papers for the borough
and all the ward tickets were filed at
Pottsvillu to day by Deputy Clerk of the
Courts U. J. Yost.
The indication are that the campaign
this spring will be the hotest for many
years iu some parts of the town, especially
In the Fourth and Fifth wards. Some of
the Citizens party in the First ward are
enthusiastic enough to believe that they
will turn the majority in that ward this
spring. It such a thing should occur it
would be "one of the greatest political
surprises this town ever had.
Hepeated attempts have been made to
break the Democratic hold in the First
ward and all have failed, although at
times the contests have been warm and
uncertain. One explanation the hopeful
ones give for their enthusiasm is that the
Lithuanian candidate for Council will
draw a big vote from the Democratic
ticket and that Edward O'Donnell, the
Citizens candidate for School Director,
will draw away a big part of the Irish
vote. The Citizens party will continue to
hope that these results will be attained.
If the Citizens want to hold the Second
ward this spring they will have to work
day and night, and work hard all the
time, too. The Democrats have designs
on the ward that spring from eternal vigl
lance And weeks ot planning and schem
ing, and noWfl,srhut a stroucr and ner-
slstent fight from' untiKTelectlon
will prevent them 'from capturing the
two Counclmeh and the School Director.
The battles will be bitter this spring
because the Citizens party has excellent
encouragement to attack the Democrats,
the party now In power on both the Bor
ough Council and the School Boaid, and
the latter has considerable at stake and
must use, all its strength on the defensive,
as It cuu lose both branches of local
government. To hold control of the
School Bbard the Democrats must carry
four of tho five wards this spring.
To gain control of the Borough Council
the Citizens must elect five out ot the six
candidates, both the vacancies on tho
Council from the Second ward being
caused by retirement ot Citizens psrty
members. It is possible that the Citizens
will gain control of the Council this year,
but it will take one of the hardest and
most persistent fights of many years.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Harvey Steticr Loses a Hand and Two
Fingers.
Harvey, the seventeen-year-old eon of
Morgan V. Stetler, met with a very serious
accident at the Maple Hill colliery yester
day. When engaged in cleaning the
scraper line his right hand was caught
between the chain and the star and cut
off. He also lost two fingers ot his left
hand, which was caught when he at
tempted to use it to release the other
hand. The young man Is at the Miners'
Hospital.
Dabb has removed his gallery to Hoff
man's old stand, West Cfintrggtreet.
Exciting: Runway. -A
team of horses boIonglngtfttMlV&!
Bright Si Company, of .KsWCreek5Tni
away this morning andTc'reatediasensan
tlon nlong West Coal street. ' At the
corner ol Main and Coal streets the truck
sleigh struck and knocked down an awn
ing post. This renewed the fright of the
animals and they dashed at increased
speed out Hast Coal street. They were
caught and taken with the bddly dam
aged sleigh back to Lost Creek by Evan
George.
A Serious Slip.
Jacob Yerger, employed as a cellar man
at the Columbia brewery, has been sent
to the Miners' Hospital at Fountain
Springs to undergo treatment. While
walking across the cellar floor Yerger
slipped and what was at first supposed to
be a sprain proved a fracture of u small
bone ot the right leg.
Acknowledgment.
To whom it may concern s I desire to ex
press my heartfelt wishes to the Pruden
tial Insurance Company, of Newark, N.
J., tor the prompt payment through its
agent, Mr. Collier, ot Shenandoah, ot
$240, the amount due on the death of my
mother, Riciiahd MAIONE.
Shenandoah, Pa., Feb. 1st.
vita.
Shikids. On the 80th inst., at Shenan
doah, Pa., David Shields, aged 01 years
and U months. Funeral will take place
on Saturday, February 2d, at 3 o'clock
p. m., from tho family residence, 433 West
Oak street. Interment In the Odd Fellows'
cemetery. Relatives and friends respect
fully invited to attend. 1-81-3$
Best and Finest
&Jii the County.
18 kr. plain Wedding Rings,,
Band and Fancy Rings, Dia
monds, Sterling Silver and
Platedware, Jewelry, Clocks
and Optical Goods sold lower
than ever.
Jewelry w Store
Cor. Main and Lloyd Sts.
Repairing done
faultless manner.
prompt and in
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Honora Jennings, of South Main.
street, Is reported as being quite ill.
W. M. Brewer and J. J. Franey made a.
sleighing trip to Centralis, and return
yesterday.
David R. James, the Citizens candi
date for Council in the Third ward, is
confined to hU home with a severe cold.
Mine Inspector William Stein, of town.
attended the annual meeting of the Mine
Inspectors' Association at Hazleton yes
terday and was elected Its secretary.
-KaakStock for Sale. "
Ton shares of stock cI'Vu'Flrst Na
tional Bank of Siionaudoah, Pa. Apply
to M. Mrilet. i 21. tt
Lesson In Economy. . .
The bulletin blackboard in the Colum
bia's engine room has chalked upon it a
lesson In economy to which they point
with considerable satisfaction. Recently
the Borough Council took the coal haul
ing from the company and gave It out by
contract. Comparisons are now mada
and the blackboard shows this result:
January, 1894, five tons of coal used at
$3.25 per ton, $10.25. January, 1805, seven
tons ot coal used at $3.15 per ton, $23,051
Tho difference against the borough, for
one month Is $5 80 and the coal now pro
vided is crop coal, whllo that the flra
company furnished was P. & R, coal.
The fire laddies certainly have the best of
the argument.
Oysters and clams in all styleaat No. 11
West Centre street. Milk supplied to
families.
1-29-tf M. J. BEOLST, Prop.
Licenses Granted.
The following Shenandoah applicants
were granted hotel and. fealoon licenses
yesterday by the court at Pottsvllle:
Timothy O'Brien, First ward ; Thomas II.
Hutchison and John A. Guldln,. Third,
ward.
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Go to Ashland.
A trip to Ashland is; a delightful one
for sleighing parties aud splendid accom
modations ran. be found there at E.
Schmlckerjs. Atuslo ulroryln attendance
' ' Additional Boxes, Placed.
The four additional boxesof the electric
fire alarm, system have been placed and
are in working order. They are located
as follows : Box 83, corner ot Jardlu and.
Oak streets; 46, Oak and Gilbert; 4s,
West and Poplar ; 54, West and Liloyd.
Of Interest to Ladles.
Mrs. E. Garner, ot 13 South Jardia
street, 1b prepared tc do all kinds of familj
dressmaking, sewing and fancy and plain
knitting neatly and promptly, and on very
reasonable terms, 2-1-5-T-13
A nice present a box of Brennan's
Havana cigars. $1.25 per box.
Our Butter Story.
J ano prints or rolls 25a
Sept. creamery tub oholce., 28o
Dairy rolls fresh , 30a
Finest croamory , 34a
You get just what you ask for.
Wo have a good thing in
Got a lot of nloo onos. Boat evor wa
had. Rich, full croam and ologaut flavor.
Hot tho cheapest, but tho boat.
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