YOL. XI.-NO. 250.
SHENANDOAH, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER , 1890.
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J. R. WILLIAMS & SON,
SOUTH MAIN STREET, SHENANDOAH, PA.
3 SPECIAL THINGS !
Fine woolen underwear from 45 cents to $1.85 per shirt ; drawers the
same price. Our stock of woolen underwear is complete and feel
positive that we can suit everybody.
We have the finest line of stiff and crush hats in town for neatness,
durability and quality. Prices ranging from 38 cents to $4.50.
Our neckwear cannot be equalled bv anvone in our line of business.
Come at once and we guarantee that
...UP-TO-DATE HAT STORE,
15 EAST CENTRE STREET,
MAX LEV IT, Rrop.
Carpets,
I Oil Cloths,
ana . . .
Linoleums.
J- J. PRICE'S,
V We-stfrl-h a-Ve-the 49c window
shades. Best value ever
offered-
COLUMBIA : BREWING : COMPANY
BREWERS OR
Lager Beer, Porter and Ale.
All the product of this brewery are made of
pure malt and hops of which we buy the best
and endeavor always to
.... MAKE THE BEST
that can possibly be produced.
Reduction in Wall
I nly, Come a$ once and take advantage of the
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IIIlUlllClS 11. OllUCI, DEALEK IN WALL PAPER.
23 S. .Jardln St.,
oil' t Take
The chances are 16 to i that
I feeding new oats A great deal of new oats now in market are stained,
musty and light in weight. We offer a car of white oats strictly old
found and heavy. The price may
l-ight.
-One Car Choice
CHOICE GOODS
Kew Mackerel This season's catch
aucy Creamery Butter.
! 1 Patted Ham
lunch Tongue and Chipped Beef.
Corned Beef
aood Laundry Soap
HIGH GRADE AND PURITY GUARANTEED.
Strictly Pure Kettle Rendered Lard.
. . . Pure Old Apple Vinegar.
Our Spices are
EW CARPETS
NEW FALL STYLES.
Our stock of Floor Oil Cloth and Linoleum is larger than ever. The
iftitest patterns and lowest prices.
ftockot KAU UAKi'tslS we have
fom 25 cents up.
Q. W. KEITEZF,
LARGE
NEW
STOCK
OF-
PARLOR : SUITS
Just Received.
From
$25 Upwards.
you will be suited. At the
Window Shades,
Tapestry
Draperies,
and Covers.
North Plain St.,
Shenandoah, Pa.
Paper.
From 25 cents to 20 cents; from JO cents to 8 cents. All other grades
Accordingly, This stock must bo disposed of At once, in order that I
can enlarge my More, These bargains will hold good for n short time
reduction.
FAINTKk, I'Al-EIl HANOEK AND
Shenandoah, Pa.
Any Risk.
you will make 3rour horses sick by
be a little higher but the quality is
Winter Wheat Middlings.
FRESH STOCK.
White and Fat.
Mixed Whole Spices for Pickling.
Fine Fresh Dairy Butter.
aud Tongue.
Shredded Codfish.
10 cents a can.
10 pieces for 25c.
the Highest uraae ana strictly I'ure.
AND OIL CLOTHS.
We invite attention to the largest
ever naa. -rui graaes anu prices
SCHOOL BOARD KEEII !
Increased Attendance of Pupils Makes
Room a Problem.
A RESTRICTION OF EXPENSES !
The Board Decides That Another Second
Grade Grammar School U Mot a Ne
cessity and Thereby Saves Ten
Dollars a Month.
A regular monthly meeting of tlio School
Hoard wits held last night with tho following
mcmhers In attendance : Messn. Iiaugh,
llnmia. Ogdcn, Motgan, Ldwards, Leo,
Williams, Hlgglns, Dovitt, O'llricn, Sullivan,
Campbell, James, Trczise, and President
l'rico.
Tho oath of office of Daniel Ogdcn, elected
by tlio Hoard as School Director from tho
Second ward to fill tlio vacancy caused by
tho resignation of II. C. Church, was read
and accepted.
A communication was read from tho Hoard
of Health notifying tho Hoard that tho law
requiring all pupils In tho public schools to
bo vaccinated within seven years must bo
enforced and certificates of vaccination must
ho presented by November 1st. Tho Hoard
was also notified that tho restriction hereto
fore enforced prohibiting pupils in whoso
homes typhoid fover exists from attending
school has been removed under instructions
from tho stato Hoard of Health. Tho com
munication was accepted.
Tho resignation of Frank J. Corny from
tho corps of night school teachers was read
aud accepted and tho Hoard proceeded to
elect a teacher to fill tho vacancy. Thcro
wcro fifteen applicants and four ballots were
necessary for a choice, tho last resulting in
tho election of Allan L. Soltzcron tho follow
ing vote : Seltzer, u; Katio Hrogan, 3 ; Anna
E. JtcXcalls. ; Annio Flaherty, 1.
Superintendent C. D. Hogart read the
following :
Gentlemen : The following data, observa
tions, .fce.. constitute n stntNtlcul report of uur
schools for the month of September, 18M.
i:nroll't. Ave. Att.'l". U. Att.
ill 101 MS
1st 132 f5
2113 1810 I
SO Tl 91
27KS 21 H 93W
SCI I 223S 91
111 210 1
High School
(Irnm'r Grades....
Primary ' ....
.Mixed " ...
Total, 1S9G.
Total, lh93
(lain this year.-..
Totnl number of visits by c!tl7cns, 17.1; by
Directors, 40
Owing to tho overcrowded condition of cer
tain rooms In several grades, tho following
recommendations ore offered :
first. That one additional school bo estab
lished in tiio first Primary (Irado In tlio Union
street hiiililiug. Tho two Kchools of this grade
In that building now enrol about 150 pupils. To
Hccomnmdnte tho additional school, It will be
necessary to transfer tho Fourth Primary Grado
school to the new building on White street.
Second. That, unless another First Grade
Primary school lie established, the school now
In tho 1. M. church bo transferred to the new
building which, when moved, will, because of
an enrollment of onlyiis, give relief totlieFirst
Primary Grades in the old building on White
fctrcct and tbu Main street building.
Third. That two additional schools bo estab
lished In thu Second Primary tirade, one to be
located in the new building nnd the other in thu
Jardiu street building, in the rooni now oc
cupied by a Second Grammar Grade school;
tlio Grammar Grade school to be transferred to
tlie new building. This should bo ilouo to
accommodate pupils of tho Second Primary
Grade who live in thu cxtremu southern part of
the borough.
Fourth. That an additional Third Grade
Primary school bo established and located in
tiie new building.
on-.EltVATIo.ss.
First. Since tho FourthGrado Primary school,
BrojHised to bo moved to the new building from
uion street, lias an enrollment of only 31
pupils, and tlio school of tho same grudu in the
Main street building has only 10, an additional
school in tho Fourth Primary Grado will not be
necessary at present.
Second. In tho First Grammar Grade schools
there is an nveragu of 51 pupils to each school,
In tho Second Grammnr Grade there is an
average of 50 pupils to each of the four schools
It will be observed, therefore, that these
averages aro not too high when compared with
an average of 50 pupils in thu otticr grades,
especially the primary grades.
It is worthy of notice, however, that in the
secona urammar uruues; tnu it classes average
i0. a number entirely too large. Tlio question
arises, shall the Grammar (Jrodes be reduced In
number to an average of 15 or 10 by making
another school of II class pupils, and at thu same
time maintain an average of 50 pupils in the
Primary Grades, exactly tho opposite of what
stiould bo ?
Or, remembering that there will bo a "drop
ping off" from these grades in the spring, will
it not be more advisable to make one of tiie
present schools a II class school, and then
distribute the remaining tupMs among the
other three teachers, allotting to eacli 22 A class
pupils and 32 or 3'l B class pupils, an average of
about 55 each, and thus giving tu tlio 11 class
school about GO pupils, a number not too large
for a Grammar Grade school of alt one class, to
reelte in two divisions.
lly so doing, tho fifth teacher already em.
ployed will enable you to reduce the average
enrollment In the Primary Grades from 50 to 17
or IS, thereby providing for tho constant In
crease in these First Primary schools, which, it
must lie remembered, will !u very marked In
the spring. This latter course would, therefore,
seem to be the most advisable, if the welfare of
the schools and tho fluauclal affairs enter Into
cntisidcYntlon 1 therefore recommend same
for consideration.
Very respectfully submitted,
O. I). IIooaht,
Superintendent of Schools.
Quito a discussion arose over tho report In
connection with tho report of tho committee.
on teachers and salaries. Secretary llanna
said the report of tho committee had been
endorsed by tho Superintendent nnd was
substantially tho samo as tho lattcr's report
to tho Hoard, Tho Superintendent denied
this and said ho had mado two suggestions to
tho committco nnd one of them had been ac
cepted, but ho could not endorse the report
of tho committco as presented,
One part of tho report provided for the
croation of a Second grado grammar school in
tlio now White street building and that
Michael II. liritt be mado tho toachor. This
would mean tho promotion of Jlr. Hritt from
the Second grado primary witli an incroaso of
f 10 per mouth in salary. Iho recommenda
tion brought up a question of economy and
Mr, Ogden said that In view of tho financial
condition of tho Hoard ho was in favor of
saving a dollar wherever it could bo done and
ho could not vote to croato another school ti
mako room for any teacher until Jt could
be shown that an additional school
was absolutely necessary. Mr. Hanna
argued that Mr. Ogdcn did not un
derstaud that at a recent meeting of
of tlio Hoard it was decided by an election
that Mr. Hritt should bo promoted to tho
Second grado grammar department, hut in
auswor to this It was inalutaiued that thu
understanding at tho time of tlio election was
that the promotion should bo mailo only in
case of necessity. This part of tho com
mittee's report was eventually rejected by a
vote of S to 7.
Mr. Trozise, chairman of the finance com
mittee, reported that only $1,(100 had been re
ceived from tho tax collector for September
and thcro was no money on hand
to pay bonds or notes falling duo this
mouth and that tho outstanding notes
amount to fai.000. Tho Secretary re
ported that about $11,000 was required to
pay tho bills on his dosk, Including $1,000 for
tho contractors of tho new school .building.
It was decided to let tlio latter bill lay over
for 30 days and authorize tlio olllcersof tho
Hoard to ncgotiato nu additional loan of
about $7,000 for HO days.
Mr. Williams, of tho committco on insur
ance, reported that $8,000 worth of insurance
had been renewed on tho West street build
ing and recommended that $7,000 worth bo
placed cm tho new White street building.
Mr. Treziso, of tho committco on Compul
sory Education, reported progress and Bald a
report Would lie ready In a week or two.
President Prico announced tlio appoint
ment of, tho following committee on public
library : Superintendent C. 1). Hogart,
Daniel Ogdcn, W. J. Watkins, M. M. Hurke,
Esq., ntid John II. Martin.
Architect Davis stated that tho new Wliito
street school building was completed with
tlio exception of a few alterations and Im
provements ho had suggested to tho contrac
tors and ho recommended that steps bo taken
to mako an approach to tho building from
White street. As the building of a stouo
wall, railing, terrace, steps, etc., will cause
the expenditure of about $1,000. tlio Hoard
decided to erect temporary railings and steps
for uso Until next spring.
Tho Hoard adjourned to meet again upon
tho call of tho President.
Tho Secretary was instructed to writo to
tho Statu Department at Harrisburg and ask
when the Hoard may expect to receive the
balance of its appropriation.
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS.
Changes or Schools Mado tit Lust Night's
.Meeting.
Under tho report of tho Teachers' nnd
Salaries' Committco adopted by the School
Hoard last night tho following promotions
and transfers of school teachers will bo mado
as soon as tho new White street sci ool build
ing is completed : Miss Tempest from Second
to now Third grado primary to bo established
in tho new Wliito street building ; Miss
Slieehy frtmi First grado primary to Miss
Tempest's class in Union street building;
Miss Williams from First tonowSecond grado
primary in the new Wliito street building;
Miss Miles from First grado to now Second
primary grado in Jardiu street building. As-siguments4-Miss
Itonch to new First grado
primary in Union stieet building; Miss
Palmer to jllss Shcohy's room. West street;
Miss JortrA to Miss Williams' room, West
street ; Miss Campbell to Miss Miles' room,
la nl in street; Miss McGuiro to new First
grado primary to bo established in new
White, street building. Transfers Miss
Mansell, Second grado grammar, from Jardiu
street to new White street building, to mako
room for new Second grado primary; Miss
Connelly, Fourth grado primary, from Union
street toncw While street building, to make
room for new First grado primary ; Miss
Ileitis, First grado primary, from P. M.
church to new Wliito street building.
Surprise Party.
An enjoyable surprise party was tendered
Miss Emma Morton, at her rosldcnco on West
Cherry street, last evening. Among thoso
present were: Misses Maggie Daddow, Jcssio
I.oucks, llattio May Kase, Edna Oruhler,
Catherine and ltachel Thomas, Lizzie Staufl'cr,
Minnie Lcuhart, Ilertha .Morgan, Mary
Powell and Susie Loucks, and Messrs. (Icorgo
Daddow, William Seltzer, Phllp llolmau,
Garfield Jefferson, Itumoo Maker, Willard
Morgan, Clayton and Howard Loucks, Mrs.
Loucks and Mr. and Mrs. James Glover.
At Ilreen's Illnlto Cafe.
flrand Army bean soup will bo served as
free lunch to-night. Plenty for everybody.
Oystcr'soup to-morrow morning.
Meals served at all hours.
Author or "Trllbj" Dead.
Special to Evening llEIlALIl.
London, Oct. 8. (Jeorgo DuMunricr, tho
noted English cartoonist and author, died
this morning. Ho was thu author of
"Trilby."
llrenuan's 'cw llestauraiit.
Excellent free hot lunches will bo served
to-night and tb-morrow morning.
Died This -Morning.
Thomas Coughlin, a well-known and pop
ular young man of Win. Penn, died this
morning of pneumonia. Deceased was 20
years of ago and was un active member of
tho Lost Creok Cadets. Ho enjoyed a largo
clrclo of friends and is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Knto Coughlin, and a sister,
Mary, of Philadelphia.
Kcmlrlfk lloilsu l'ree I.uucli.
Oystors on toast to-night.
Hot lunch to-morrow morning.
A Visitor Taken Seriously 111,
Mrs. Ugo, of Shenandoah, while on a visit
to friends in town, was taken very seriously
ill at tho homo of Mrs. J. W. Sutton, in
Camptown, yesterday. Dr. li. J. Millard
pronouncod tho ailment pneumonia, and
expects his patient tu recover, notwithstand
ing that she lias arrived at tho advanced age
of 83 yours. Mt. Gnrnicl Star.
I Another Pool Match.
Franli
Hrecker and L. K. Culbertson have
tched to play a game of pool, ItO
been m
points,
or 880 n sido at Anthony Schmickor's
at, on South Main street, this
restaur.
(Thnrsi
ay) night. Tho match Is to bo played
strictly
upon tho merits of tlio men and the
man m
king tho first 150 points will ho tho
winner
Umbi
'ollas ro-covored whilo you wait lit
Hruniu
GcorJ
Hortzo
Hoy Missing.
o, tho fifteen-year-old son of George
, sr., oi wost Lloyd street, lias been
since Monday. The lust seen of him
inissiu;
was In
iufornii
ho forenoon of that day, when ho
his mother that lie was going
chostntltting,
anyone A
Ho was not accompanied by
TWo Mover Wus it Hotter Cure
Thanjfan-Tiua for coughs, 25c. At druhler
Ilros., storo.
The Maine Statesman on the Questions
of the Campaign.
BIMETALLISMJOT THE ISSUE !
The Speaker Declares That Freo Coinage of
Silver Would Bring the Nation to
Silver Monometalism, and That
Disaster Would Follow.
Boston, Oct. S. An ovation which has
never been surpassed in enthusiasm was
that which nwaltcd Hon. Thomas 11.
Heed, Hon. Koger Wulcott nnd Senator
Henry Cubot Lodgo In Muslo Hnll hero
last night nt tho ratification of tho na
tional nnd state tlckots by tho Massachu
setts llopubllcons.
Tho hall was simply packeil with hu
manity from floor to celling fully two
hours boforo tho tlnio for tlio meeting,
whilo outsldo thousands wont nwny, hav
ing no chance to reach tho lnsldo of the
building;. Vhllo waiting tho arrival of
tho speakers nnd guests tho bnml played
patriotic airs, with n vocal accompaniment
on tho part of tho nudlcnco, which In vol
ume bid fnir to raise tho roof, nnd nil tho
tlnio tho great nudlonco was almost burled
under thousands of waving smnll Amer
ican flags.
Enthusiasm nlmost exceeded nil bounds
for five minutes before George H. Lyman,
chairman of tho stato committco, could
bo hoard. Ho briefly introduced William
C. Loverlng, of Tnunton, tho nominee for
congress in tho Twelfth district, as chair
man of tho evening.
Mr. Loverlng spoko briefly anil was fol
lowed in short speechos by Lleutonnnt
Governor Wolcott and Senator Lodgo. In
tho courso of Sonntor Lodgo'H speech ho
attacked tho Democratic managers In New
York for Issulnglpnrody on this Lord's
Prayer for campaign purposes, and said
that no campaign cnrvicd on thoo linos
could bo successful.
Hon. Thomas II. Kcod was tho last
speaker. Ills reception has'iiover boon sur
passed In this state Tho -ast iiudiouco
roso as ono man and cheered itself breath
less, nnd, recovering, cheered again. Mr.
Heed wild In part:
"Wo do not need to talk of protection,
for this country, by three elections, each
moro dcclslvo than tlw other, has prac
tically determined that question. ',l'ho
main question now boforo us is tho silver
question. It has como upon us like tho
greonback agitation In 1S7S. It has tho
Rimo causes, and In my judgment will
hnvo tho same fnto.
"With tho rising tide of business in 1870
which followed speclo resumption green
backs disappeared from tho faco of tho
earth, perhaps nover ngarn to reappear. In
liko manner, when this election is over
and business revives, this question of free
coinage of silver by tho United States sin
gle handed and alone will disappear from
public and private dUcus-inn. Nor is tho
question today half as difficult as tho
quo-Hun of lt)78. It Is certainly not bi
metallism. 'Hlmetallism means tho uso of both
metals, nnd not of ono. It means tho nso
of both metals by nil of tho civilized world
nt least. At this bimetallism Mr. Hrynn
sneers. Ho says that it is establishing a
system in America 'with tho consent of
Kuropo, as If wo wero vassals.' Had ho
Raid 'agreement, as does tha Republican
platform, ho would have recognized both
tho Individuality of other nations and
their equality.
"Illniotalllsm, then, Is not tho Issuo. I
put nsldo all this tall; about tho rise of tho
value of silver under free coinage to moot
tho value of gold, and all tho harmony
that would come of tho marriage. It seems
very clenr, If we aro to credit history and
experience, that If we coin silver nt 1(1 tu
1, when Its market value is S3 to 1, wo
should certainly go to a sliver standard,
nnd that standard will be below our pres
ent ono.
"Suppose wo admit that tho Increased
use of silver will ralsoits prlco; ovon then
no man in his senses would daro to think
that It would bridge tho chasm. If tho
coinage of ?(KX),OI)0,0ti0 whero thero wns nono
(before lowered tho prico, what right have
wo to think that Increased manufacture of
silver would not lower Its prico instead of
raising it?
"At first sight it looks so simplo. All
debts will shrink, and thoreforo all dobt
ors will bo happy. All creditors are rich
men, else why do thoy lend money!1 And
nil debtors aro poor men, else why do thoy
borrow? Thero was a time when wealth
wns individual, and only tho poor mnn
borrowed nnd tho rich man lout. Money
is no longer lent by rich men alono. Ag
gregated poor men, poor men and rich
together, tho rich with their wealth, tho
poor with their savings, do tho lending.
How can you select out of this mnss, thus
entwined, tho poor man and dower him
With roloaso, whilo you fasten on tlio rich
man his undiminished burden? You can
uover do It.
"Il.it tho pooplo who owe nro not all of
its; they are only those who hnvo bor
rowed. And then tho pooplo who nro In
sured, are thoy not tho people also? Tho
life insurance companies which do busi
ness In Now York alone have accumu
lated for tho benefit of policy holders and
their benellciarles $1,1 13,000,000, an amount
$15,000,000 greater than all tho national
debt. Of that sum only 11 per cent. Is
real estate, whluh might rise with tho
tide.
"This bonutlful buslnoss of reducing
dobts onc-hnlf will here striko 10,000,000
men. Worse than that, in time it will
striko 110,000,000 women nndchlldron. This
disaster would spread all over tho oountry.
"I will not comment on savings banks.
Thoy nro only trustee-, and if you, n de
positor, help pass a law which gives them
only 50 per cent., that sumo law will give
you tho same &o per cent , und no moro.
it Is not nocos-ary to poso as a friend of
tho wage oarnor in order to point out to
him wlutt this means for him. It moans
lower wages, nothing lc-s than that.
Ienco I do not want to sue a depreciating
ourroncy, for that means a depreciation
salary Mid of wages, und consequently
ipreclutloli or that fund which, In thu
not purchasing power, sets mills In
ion, pays wages and salaries and
lion business.
Mr. Ilrvuu was nominated in .Tulv.
For
AND AI.I. KINDS OF
PLAIN AND FANCY CUSPIDORES,
Flower Vases, Rose Bowls, Etc.
Also 20 New Patterns of
Floor Oil Cloth,
And very cheap for good qunlitx
Gl RVI N'S
8 S. Main Street.
In tho month ot'August tho l-otlnsyivnuin
railroad, which Is a fair index of ilie bus!
nessof tho whole country, lost more thnn
$1,250,000. That means much to a think
ing man. If the shadow has done this
what will the substance do?
"When nil this has happened, where aro
wo? What nro wo doing it nil for- suu
ply and solely to get upon nnothrr basis,
to have our operations measured by an
other standard. Even If it were a better
ono, what a terrible price wo should pnv
A Hurry, a panic, a scaling down of dob'B
duo to worthy men and worthy tnrtitj-
tions, nnd nil to -got to a standard lei
Btabla,more fluctuating than we have now
'Hut wo shall not do this thing. The
American people have shown too much
sense during a hundred years of Hfo o
leave any chance for doubt. AVo shall
rnio revenue which will pay ourexpenscs.
Wo shall rovivo our industries and havo
another period of prosperity and peace.
When I contrast theso hist four years with
the years that preceded them it seems ns
if wo lived in another hind, and wore al
most another pooplo. Think if theso
glorious years between ISliO ai' 1803.
iveon i ww ui. ' iwi.
iso glorious yn?x ind
iients wlntov. 10 '-!bls
Whon I think of thoso i
thoso groat achievements x
may como, whatover sorroVonh at o. f
durinn:. I know liovond all n. m. s-ftho(
tho United Stntos of Amorl,, 1""l
snino control, trill t"'T. !.lJ?BV'"t'.11 '"
high ns It was, but a loftier ono among
tho nations of tho earth."
Illekert'rt Oale.
Our freo lunch to-morrow morniui: will
consist of oyster soup.
I'oot Oru-hed.
Stephen Hinks, of West Coal strut had
sovoral hones of his left foot broken ut t h
Webt Shenandoah colliery by having i In
member crushed by a door. Dr. J. I . ( bun li
dressed the injuries.
At KepchiusUl's Alclldo ('life.
Ox tail soup to-night.
Hot lunch to-morrow morning.
For Sale.
Household goods including bed room suite.
chairs and rockers, uiso one cooking stoe
ind parlor heater, both good and new, will lie
sold cheap. Call at 23 South White sireei.
10-s W
TO CUlti: A COI.lt IN ON 13 KAY
Take Lax.itivo llromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
25 cents.
BOX -"utw
STATIONERY !
Twenty-four sheets of paper
iiiitl 2 1 envelopes to each box.
10, 15, 20 and 25 Cents.
LINEN PAPER,
Pc r Box 25c.
We still hold the name of giv
ing the best quality goods for the
least money.
F.J. Portz & Son,
SHENANDOAH. I'A,
...A CHOICE ARTICLE...
-OUR--
BEEF WINE
tPIRON
At 50c Per Bottle.
ONLY AT 'IK-
KIRLIN'S
DRUG STORE
6 South Main Street.