SHENANDOAH, PA., T LI V RSI) AY, MARCH H, 1895. ONE CENT VOL.X.--NO 72. In furniture font will make the thin pocket-book smile all over with glad ness. See what a small amount of money will accomplish just now : Ladles' Rockers f 1.00 up. Bedsteads 1.90 up. Cupboards 3.00 up. Extension Tables ..... 4.60 up. Cradles 1.25 up. Chamber Suits, 8 pieces 16.00 up. Parlor Suits, 5 pieces 25.00 up. Come and see and be convinced that this is the cheapest place In the state to buy your furniture. Williams & Son No. 13 S. Main St. II SIS GLEANINGS MR. WYATT'S BILLS. Interesting: Paragraphs Built up the Active Reporters on Their Rounds. FLIM-FLAM MEN IN TOWN THEY MAKE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO WORK A FARMER AND A BUTCHER THEIR GAME. A Big Clothing Merchant Two Peddlers of Town Put In the Sun- bury Jail After Securing a Re lease on the Strength ot a Worthless Check. nt Slipnnmlnnli was In the cltv for three I bought (treat bargains In the finest styles. Sheriff's sale for 12,000 Clothing worth $5,000. weeks purchasing spring stock. uy cnance i Dougnt at These Bargains IKEust Ie Sold To make room for the 58 cases of SPRING CLOTHING which are to come. The clothing just received packs my store and there is no room left for more goods. I must and will sell these BAKGAINS before the 17th of March, as my Spring stock comes in March. Come all, come everybody. Come early to get your bargains. This sale will just suit you for theso hard times. Mo Offer Refused They must be sold at any price to make room for more goods, the great bargains. Remember the place. Don't miss Great Mammoth Clothing House, L. G0LDIN, Prop 9 and 11 South Main Street. Glassware A. beautful and very useful line At the cut price of 5c, 10c and 15c per Piece. NO. 21 KORTfl MAIN STREET, SHENANDOAH, PA. We will give a sheet of Music for the mere asking. FREE to any purchaser of goods from our store New Capes at Bargain Prices, .Look at our window display of sprint capes. Every garment now and correct in style. This week wo offer threo great leaders at Theeo prices are just half of what you would expect to pay, JNew dress goods coming every day. Our store is up to date in the newest novelties in rich dreBB goods at money-savine prices. Ten pieces more of that wonderful 50 cent black Henrietta just received Equal to the dollar goods of other storeB. L. J. Wilkinson, 29 South Mam St. For s 23k I To 9 9 The people of this town arp warned against the operations of two film flum tners. They are men who follow in the wake of circuses, fairs, or anything else that draws people to town, but during the past few days have been working the game on the quiet here. They are well known to the police of this region and would now be under arrest If the parties they have tried to victimize were not indisposed to bother with lawsuits. The worthy pair stopped a farmer on North Main street on Tuesday -and asked him for a pound of butter. They were sup plied and one of them tendered a five dollar bill iu payment. The farmer placed the exact change in the pur chaser's hand, bat the latter, with a quick movement, caused a dollar to disappear and argued that the change was short. The trick was done before the farmer's wide-open eyes and he was at first inclined to believe that he had made a mistake, but hit, better judgment prevailed and after a hot argument he succeeded in convincing the "Hammers" that ho was not to be beaten. The two men were very anxious to conduct the argument in an undertone and slipped away when they saw a crowd gather. Later in the day the men went into a West Centre street butcher shop and purchased a pound of bologua. The intended victim escaped more by force of circumstances than anything else. He tried to break the five dollar bill, but couldn't scrape enough change together and refused to leave the shop to get the bill changed. Tno young men of town became apt pupils of the sharpers and are now said to be working the game at Mt. Carmel and Shamokin The whole gang Is being closely watched. The Representative Introduced Two Im portant Ones Testerday. Representative Joseph Wyatt, of town, yesterday introduced two bills In the toy ; House at Harrlsburg, one affecting the duties of tax collectors and one providing for a now ward for patients at the State Hospital at Fountain Springs. The latter bill provides that a ward shall be erected for the reception and special treatment ot persons afflicted with nnthracosis, or miners' nsthma, and persons Buffering with lung diseases contracted by reason of employment In glass works, and that the sum of twenty thousand dollars be appropriated for the purpose. , The other bill provides that tax col lectors shall furnish each person, on pay ment of taxes, with a numbered receipt setting out date, name of taxpayer, amount of tnx and district In which tax paper Is nsessed, from a book containing a b tub, that on the stub a memoranda shall be made in ink of the number of the receipt, the date, name of taxpayer, amount ot tax and the district. That ten days before each election the tax collec tors are to send a sheet to the office of the County Commissioners containing the number of each receipt issued, date of payment, name of taxpayer, amount of tax, and the district. The first report shall be for taxes received on and after June 1st, 1895. The County Commissioners are to have the reports bound nndkept for public Inspection. Any tax collector failing to comply with the requirements will be subject to a fine of not more than $200, or not more than one year's imprison ment, or both. mtiDPniTTiflMii To Revolutionize the System Rating the Standing of Business People. of WILL LIMIT GUESS WORK. THE INJURIOUS EFFECTS OF HAPHAZ ARD REPORTS ON THE RESPONSI BILITY OF BUSINESS MEN. One Strong: Case In Point Where the Merchant Was Incorrectly Reported to and Rated by the Mer- cantlle Agency. PERSONAL. 1 1 Car Tine "Winter "Wheat Middlings. 5"' Car Choice Yellow Corn?" Car Heavy Oats. Car High-grade Boiler Flour, S3 bbl. car Choice Baled Hay. Frightened the Fakir. Sharpers of all kinds seem to be flood ing this region. The Mnhanoy City Record gives an account of trouble with one in that town on Tuesday night. The trouble arose out of a purchase of a chain from a traveling fakir. The fakir waB selling the chains for the genuine article aud charged fifty cents for them, claiming that each was worth double the money. On this assurance quite a large number of his audleuce purchased, but on close scrutiny some 01 tue smarter ones found that the chains were nothtug more than common brass and practically worthiest. All were soon acquainted with the true facts, and then and there demanded that the money be returned. The fakir closed up and tried to quit the place, but the strmger- ones hedged him in. He mounted a convenient wagon box and tried to argue, but still of no avail. At last he agreed to return the money upon return of the chains, and a general rush was made for the wagon. When about half returned he made use of the old guy that he had already returned more money than he had sold chains. This further angered the crowd, aBa great many still bad the worthless chains in their possession, and a mad rush was made for the fakir, with uo mild lnten tlon. The fakir saw that further remou strance was useless and returned the money to all those who had the chains; and quit the place immediately. A Worthless Check. Two men of town named Mike and Saba Zuski were arrested at Excelsior about three weeks ago for peddling with out a license. They were given a hearing before a Mt. Carmel Justice aud settled the case by giving a check for $150 on the First National Bank of this place in pay ment of the fines and costs. When the check was forwarded to the bank It was stamped as "no good." Detective Amour was instructed to locate and arrest the men, which he did, and they have been placed in the Suribury jail to await trial on the original charge, aud will probably be prosecuted for lssulag a false check. iiaDD nas removed his gallery to Hod man's old stand, West Centre street. Harry Davidson, of East Coal street, spent this afternoon iu Mahanoy City. James Hllbert, Sr., Bpent several pleas ant hours at Mahanoy Plane last evening, Captain Withers, of the local Salvation Army corps, spent last evening in Ash land. Warren J. Portz, George H. Krick, Leo Bamberger and Prof. E. W. Wilde went down to Pottsville to hear the Soita Band concert. R: F. Coognn, proprietor of the Lake' side hotel, at East Mahanoy Jnnction, was a visitor to town yesterday, recelv. ing medical relief for a sore throat, and Incidentally making arrangements for the opening of the spring and summer season at his resort. Mrs. Patchulls Convicted. Mrs. Fannie Patchulls, of the First ward, was convicted before the Pottsville court yesterday on a charge of keeping a disorderly house. She was sentenced to p.iv a fine of $1 and costs nnd serve 30 days imprisonment. She went to jail ac companied'by her small child and now the family is in prison, as the husband had been previously sent to the jail on a charge of larceny. Important Notice. Notice is hereby given to all parties who have left watches at my place for repairs that if they are not called for on or before March 30. 1895. they will be considered forfeited nnd sold at auction to the high est bidder. All work ordered of me will be executed at once. Yost, Jeweler, 102 North Main street. 2-28-apU For Sale A, Good Heavy Spring Wagon For two horses almost new. At Kcitcr s. IF YOU... Were face to face with a pro spective customer, what would you say to Insure a sale f Say the same In an advertisement to our many readers, every one a prospective buyer. People would be glad to deal with you if they knew how you could benefit them USE THESE COLUMNS. The Injured Passengers. The passengers who were Injured In the Lebigh Valley wreck near Lofty on Tues day night were Mrs. William Yates, Miss Elizabeth Moore and Miss Williams, of Mahanoy City; J. S. Goldstein, New York ; G. B. Leavenworth, New Haven Conn., and A. R. Dardue, Blnghampton, New York, None were dangerously in jured. The Charity Concert. The concert which was to have been given at Ferguson's theatre this evening, for the benefit of the deserving poor ot Shenandoah, has been postponed until the 28th Inst. The postponement is very much regretted by the committee. It was unavoidable, as many of the people who are to take part are ill Died. POWELL. At Shenandoah, Pa., on th 14th Inst., Benjamin Powell, aged 67 years, 8 months and 4 days. Funeral will take place on Monday, 18th lust., at p. m., from the family residence, 324 West Cherry street, Shenandoah. Interment in Odd Fellows' cemetery. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. 314 UlgJ Felgenspan's Bock. Now on tap at all the principal hotels and saloons. It Is a genuine bock beer, No counterfeit, but excellent beer direct from the celebrated Christian Felgen spans Brewery, Newark, N. J. 8.14-1 w When you WBnt good roofing, plumb lug, gaB fitting, or general tinsmithlng done call on E. F. Gallagher, 18 West Centre street. Dealer in stoves. 3 4-tf Best and Fines In tlis 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. Among the visitors to town yesterday was Georue S. TituB. ot Philadelphia, a gentleman who claims to represent a re cently organized sort of secret servlco to be used in connection with commercial agencies. Mr. Titus says he represents an entirely new undertaking, one which will revolutionize the credit system in com. merclal circles. His visit to this region due to the business crisis that has brought about so many seizures by the Sheriff of late. Although his business, to a large extent, partakes ot the secret character Mr. Titus spoke quite freely to reporter. He says that many of the commercial agencies have found that they have been Imposed upon by certain people who have been relied upon for In formation concerning the standing of business people. Pursuant to inquiry caused by disclosures made through these defective returns to com mercial agencies, agents found that in many cases the rating of some people who should have ranked high had been placed as doubtful, aud in B'nie cases as worthlefs, and vice versa. Next to the business men rated, none Buffered more inconvenience by these improper reports than the traveling salesmen seut out by the wholesale houses. The case of a Shen andoah salesman was cited. He took an order from a storekeeper for a barrel ot provisions on credit, knowing the man to be responsible for at least a thousand barrels, yet the house would not nil the order because the merchant was not rated satisfactorily by the commercial agency with which the house had dealings. This situation, Mr. Titus says, came about through somebody not knowing anything about the merchant's business attempt ing to rate him ; or, perhaps, the duty to assign the rate being placed In the hands of a party anxious to do the merchant on injury. It has also transpired that several people in the region who have been rated at a splendid figure have been the first to go under the Sheriff's ham mer, while many who were rated very low have braved the financial crisis and give no in dication of going under. Mr. Titus says that at present there ia really no remedy. Many of the merchants suffer unconsci ously, because they are not members of the agencies rating them, and the agencies cannot proceed against the parties furn ishing the information, because it is given as u gratuitous service and without any attempt to guarantee correctness. It has been the practice ot these mer cantile or commercial agencies to for ward to certain business places in differ ent towns blank return sheets with leturs requesting that the blanks be filled, glv Ing as near as the writer can the financial standing of the man whose name la written at the head of the blank. It can be readily seen that this places a power ful weapon in the hands ot any unprin cipled person whom the agency may in advertently deputized for the work. Mr, Titus says that some failures In the coal region have occasioned much surprise in distant commercial circles, but it the proper information had been forwarded to the agencies there would not have been room for surprise, as many of the people would not have enjoyed the credit ac corded them. The new system is in tended, to an extent, to net ns a check upon some of the reports made to the agencies and adjust dlsorependes, whereby it is hoped the actual standing ot the business people reported may be more closely reached. It successful the system will be ot great benefit lu all circles. The legitimate business man will no longer be the victim ot unprincipled foes; the ma who really hai little or uo standing will be deprived of the chance to give himself a iletitous rating, aud the mercantile agencies will be able to give their clients more reliable Information. HOIHAN' Jewelry u Store Obituary. Benjamin Powell, a very old and highly respected resident ot this place, died at his home on West Cherry street this morning. He was in his sixty-seventh year and dlai after a lingering Illness. Coming Events. April 93, 24 Entertainment In the All Saints' P. E. church to raise library funds. Buy Keystone flour. Be sure that the name Lkbsiq & Baek, Ashland, Fa., is printed on every sack. tf Mantell in "Monbars." Robert Mantell will appear in "Mon bars" at the Ashland opera house on Thursday evening. The pertormanc will begin promptly at 8 o'clock and elec trio cars will be held to enable peopl from Shenandoah aud other places to get home after the performance. 3 12-3t The New Post Office. The alterations and improvements being made in the Ferguson theatre build ing, to provide new quarters for the post office, are progressing rapidly and it is expected that they will be ready by April ltt. The quarters will embrace the rooms formerly occupied by the Adams Expres Company and W. J. Galvln nd will be 60x30 feet in size. The location will be one of the best the office has over had. Cor. flTain and Lloyd Sts. Repairing done aultless manner. prompt and in A MAGNIFICENT WORK. The Funk and Waenalls Standard Dic tionary Now Completed. After five years of immense labor and an expenditure of almost a million dol lars Funk & Wagnalls, of New York city, have completed their Standard Dictionary the English Language. The second and last volume has just been issued. The great amount ot expert labor Bpent upon the work may be realized from the statement that no fewer than 247 special ists and other editors were engaged upon it and the actual cost before a completed copy was ready for the market wai tOC'i, 000. All men engaged upon the work were of world-wide reputation for expert knowledge and scholarship. The work approaches perfection nearer than any other of modern times and embodies many new principles In l"xicograpliy. It contains 2,338 pages; 5.000 illustrations, made expressly for it ; 801,805 vocabulary terms, which is nearly two and a half the number of terms in nny single-volume dictionary, aud about 75,000 more than in any other dictionary of the language. The work cannot be overestimated and is decided improvement upon other notable dictionaries of recent Issue. AMUSEMENTS. "THE PAY TRAIN." For one night only.. Friday, March loth , at Ferguson's theatre will be produced the realistic comedy drama, "The Pay Train," headed by the sterling actress, Florence Bindley. An entire carload of cenery, an electric storage battery and a forty horse-power steam engine, all of these effects are carried by the company ; and yet the play does not depend on them for its success, as it is a play of great literary and dramatic merit with a plot so very Interesting as to hold the audience spell-bound from first to last. It is a play that appeals to the average theatre goer and pleases all classes, having an equal division of comedy and pathos. Incidental to the play specialties will be introduced, Including those made famous by Miss Bindley. THE POLICE PATHOL. Real horses, real potrol wagon, and rea: policemen are a few of the Inducements offered to play goers In A. Y. Pearson's "Poliee Patrol," which comes to Fergt. son's theatre on Saturday, March 16tr. This will be refreshing news to the weary public nnd will no doubt be appreciated. Those who have not read or 'seen of thi excellent production have doubtless been appraised of its merits by their friends, tor it has toured the continent seasoi after season with unvarying success, anri promises to retain its popularity for many years to oome. There are many common liniments sol d but there is only one gre.it pain cure for all forms of Sprains, Cuts, Bruises aud nil bodily pain. Its name is Red Blag Oil. Costs 26 cents. Sold at Gruhler Bros. Drug Store. You'll be Surprised To learn how cheap EGGS are at our place. Lower than ever. Cost less than meat. Remember, we sell none but fresh eggs. We have a great variety Butter. of Grafs 122 North Jardin Street
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