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Good Advertising Pays.
From tho Dry Goods Economist.
Good advertising is ono of the best
helps for successful retailing, it brings
in the trade. This fact is so clearly
demonstrated by the most successful
business men in all parts of the world
that further argument on the question
really seems superfluous. It is not
enough to "keep store" in these days,
but In order to keep your business going
at a pace that your rival can't outstrip,
you've got to let the public know what
you are doing. You may know all about
it yourself; you may know that you have
the best store in town, equipped with
every facility for doing business proper
ly, and lots of other people may know
it, too —they gradually find it out by
one telling another —but the great pub
lic don't know It, and won't know it,
until their attention is sharply called to
tho fact by Intelligent, forceful adver
tising.
It is wonderful how the work of years
can be accomplished in a few brief
months by the right kind of publicity.
Many a wide awake business man has
been forced from obscurity into the favoi
uble notice of the public eye, and then
kept there through each succeeding
year as steady and strong as the spark
ling stream that unites the vast ocean
with its humble source in the distant
hills.
The present year is likely to bo very
favorable for intelligent advertising.
Aftsr so long a period of trade depres
sion the revival is apt to be much the
same as a sick man rising from a serious
illness. Convaloscnce will necesssarily
be slow, and plenty of good, strong tonic
will be needed. There is the key. Get
onto the rising wave of renewed confi
dence, of steady business improvement,
and reap tho cream of the harvest.
Our readers no doubt remember the
sensation created in the house of repre
sentatives a few weeks ago by the A. I*.
A. fanatic, Representative Spangler, of
Cumberland, who worked himself into a
frenzy over the famous garb bill and
made himself ridiculous by a speech
against Catholicity and Its clergy, lie
set himself up as a patriot of the first
water, waved a flag during his harangue
and howled for protection to the public
schools. Spangler's record as a patriot
lias been looked up. A member of the
company to which he belonged during
the rebellion has written a letter giving
proof that Spangler deserted the union
army just before the battle of Antietam
and was not again heard of until long
after the war was over. In justice to
Spangler it must be said he is not the
only ••patriot" with that kind of a
record.
Even the grand jury is all at sea on
this pesky court house question. A
majority of that astute body are in favor
of putting the structure on the Square,
while a minority of four recommend that
the commissioners be empowered to pur
chase a site and build a court house,
the aggregate cost of both not to exceed
s'ooo,ooo. The Record is of the opinion
that the minority report is the more !
practical of the two. The title of tho '
Square is not by any means clear. The
city will claim jurisdiction over it just I
as soon as the commissioners attempt to
build, and then, on the other hand,
if the proper authority is given, the
commissioners will be free to choose a
site and proceed with the work.— Wilkcs-
Barre Record.
The Lehighton Advocate has been
doing some good work lately in showing
up tiie reckless financial system in Car
bon county. Tho commissioners, es
pecially, are placed in a bad light by tho
paper's figures. They drew pay for 208
days at $3.50 a day, oao took $63.75 for
meals oaten during the year and all
charged the county with railroad fares
to and from their homes. The fact that
tho Advocate is accused of publishing
this because its proprietors did not re
ceive county printing does not lessen
the guilt of Carbon's officials.
Why judges who have served twenty
years should bo placed upon the retired
list when they reach tho age of three
score, and ten is something the seventy
year-old miners who have spent lifty
years toiling underground cannot under
stand. Drawing a salary of from $4,000
to $7,000 annually for twenty years
should satisfy even a judge, but some
would like to suck the public teat
forever.
The Ilazicton SUirulard began its
fourth year as a daily last week, and
there are few newspapers in the state
which can look back over their first four
years and view a more prosperous career
than the standard has enjoyed. The
TRIBUNE hopes to see it continue in its
upward course.
Talk of Extending the Legislative
Session to June 13.
TO OUT SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.
The Governor and Ills AdvlMcru Connltler-
Ing a Proposition to Reduce the Appro
paint lons to Four and n Half Million*
Aauuully.
(Special Correspondence.)
HARRISBURO, April 8.-—The senato will
reconvene this evening after a ten days'
recess. There will be no more holidays
for the lawmakers until tho final adjourn
ment. The calendars are crowded with
bills, many of which will never see the
light of day. Tho members are beginning
to realize this, aud are working to get
special orders for those in which they have
the greatest interest. Beginning this
evening the order in the house on Monday
evenings will be consideration of senate
bills on soconil reading Tho appropria
tion, apportionment and rovonuo bills aro
still in committee. Thoy will hardly be
reported before the close of the month.
The date of tho final adjournment has
not yet been fixed. Tho senate would liko
to get away on Juno 13, but the houso
wants to quit a week or two sooner.
Another proposition is to take a recess from
May 1 to Jan. 1 next, but this idea does
not moot with much encouragement.
Since tho legislature began meeting on the
first Tuesday in January, under the con
stitution of 1838, there have l>een soven
sessions that extoniled into Juno. That of
1839 lustod to June 25, in 1840 the session
ended Jon June 12, and In 1842 tho law
makers remained in session until July 20.
In 1879, under tho constitution of 1873,
tho session closed on Juno 6, in 1881 on
June 9, in 1883 on Juno 0, in 1885 on Juno
13 and In 1893 on Juno 1. Since tho stato
legislature began to hold sessions, Nov. 2S,
1776, ten extra sessions have been held. In
August, 1791, the extra session lasted ono
week; in 1793, nine days; in 1794, twenty
two days; in 1797, one day; in 1800, thirty
days; in 1829, twenty-eight days; in 1857,
soven days; in 1801, sixteen days; in 1883,
from Juno 7 to Doc. 6, and in 1891, tho sen
ato only, from Oct. 13 to Nov. 11. A curi
ous thing in connection with tho legisla
tures under tho constitution of 1770 was
that tho first four each held two sessions a
yoar, and the last throe held throe sessions
ayear. The prosent legislature, if it should
extend its session until Juno 13, as is now
proposed, will beat tho record under tho
constitution of 1873 by one day, tho session
of 1885 having onded on June 12.
Klulng the Rible Abolished.
Governor Hastings has approved tho
Fow bill abolishing tho kissing of tho
Bible in administering of oaths and sub
stituting therefor tho laying of tho hands
on tho open book. The approval of this
bill abolishos a law oldor than the nation.
Tho act goos into effect at once. Tho only
three legal ways in which an oath can
hereafter bo administered in this state are
by tho hand resting on tho open Bible,
with tho uplifted hand and by affirming.
The custom of kissing tho book was abol
ishod by Judgo MoPherson two years ago
in tho Lobanon county courts, and subse
quently it was done away with in the
courts of Dauphin county. Mr. Fow's
bill was endorsed by the stato board of
health because of tho great danger of
spreading Infectious diseases by the Indis
criminate kissing of the Bible by witnesses
anil others in the criminal courts.
The decrease in the stato revonuos will
likely rosult in a cut of $1,000,000 a year in
tho school appropriation for tho next two
years. A proposition to roduco tho appro
priation to $4,500,000 annually is now bo
ing considered by Governor Hastings and
his cabinet. Chairman Marshall, of the
houso appropriation committee, thinks
this is ono way of making ends moot in
dealing out the stato revenues. Dr.Schaef
fer, superintendent of public instruction,
has been asked to give his opinion. Ho
does not believe tho appropriation ought
to bo reduced, and lias preparod for tho
information of the governor a statistical
statement, showing tho amount of tho
annunl appropriation to tho schools for
tho past fifty-one years.
If tho legislature agrees to tho proposi
tion to reduce the school appropriation
$3,000,000 will bo left for charities. This
is a million less than tho last legislature
distributed among tho institutions of the
state. Members of tho appropriations com
mitto have flgurod that if tho reduction of
$1,000,000 is made each taxpayer assessed
for school purposes will havo to pay an
additional fourteen cents. In granting
appropriations to hospitals the committee
will try hard to benefit those Institutions
which havo boon of tho groatest benefit to
the people. In this just treatment many
prominent concerns will be cut out of tho
support which they havo heretofore re
ceived from the stato.
Against Increasing a Salary.
Tho bilhto increase tho salary of tho su
perintendent of public printing and bind
ing from $2,000 to S3,(XX) a year will prob
ably never becomo a law, although it has
gone through tho senate. When the meas
ure reached second reading in tho houso,
to tho groat surprise of its friends, it was
killed. Subsequently tho house reconsid
ered its action aud sent the bill bock to
committee, whoro it now lingers. Friends
of the measuro will endeavor to amond it
in committee by fixing tho salary at $2,500.
It is tho genoral impression among tho
lawmakers, though, that tho salary of tho
superintendent is sufficient, and tho
chances are that tho bill will never bo
brought out of committee.
Tho house lias passed for tho second time
th Rlter bill to retire on full pay judgos
who havo served twenty consecutive years
or thirty years altogether and have
reached tho age of 70. The bill now only
affects Judges Hare, Flnlotter and Alli
son, of Philadelphia. It will not be many
j years, however, before it will affoot sev
-1 eral othor judgos on the bench. The rural
members are almost unanimously op
posed to tho proposition, but out of cour
tesy to Speaker Walton, its most oarnost
advocate, they allowed it to go through on
second reading without calling the roll. A
bitter fight will be made against the meas
ure on third reading, with what rosult
suit it is difficult to predict. Apparently
both sides are confident of success. If the
bill evor gets through the houso it will
pass tho senate without much objection.
Tho rural members hold tho balance of
power in the house. This wits shown last
week by tho dofoat of tho 1)111 to establish
a state game commission. Mr. Kunkol,
the author of tho measuro, made a strong
fight to get it through, and rallied to his
support nearly all the city members. But
the farmers aro opposed to the proposition,
uud thoy sat down upon it. This aroused
tho ire of Mr. Kunkol, and ho made an
I earnest spoeoh in support of tho measure.
He Accused the rural members of lncon
Elstuncy, anil scored them for thelrcriesof
reform and rotrunchmont after they had
forced through the house their bill estab
lishing the department of agriculture and
other pot schemes creating new offices.
The defeat of tho game commission bill
has alarmed many of tho city members,
and ttyy are now willing for tho first
time this session to make terms with tho ;
grangers.
The Defeat of the Game Commission Rill.
Tho bill provided for six game commis
sioners, to ho appointoil by the governor,
the commission to appoint a chief protec
tor and nine other protectors. Tho salary
of tho protector was fixed at S9O 'a year;
besides, ho was allowed to
exceed $5 )0 annually. Tho protectors were
to be paid S3OO a year each and their neces
sary expenses, not to excci \ S2OO. The
commissioners were allowed no salary, but
unlimited expenses while in tho perform
ance of duty. The vote was reconsidered
last Friday by which tho bill was defeated
and then amended by striking out tho pro
visions for salary for the protectors. The
farmers are not opposed to it in this form,
and will hnrilly make a fight against it.
The houso has passed finally a bill to
prohibit the killing of doer in the stato
under n pounity of S2OO for five years after
Oct. 1 next. For years efforts have been
made by the lawmakers to got through
such a hill, but thoy have novor succeeded
until now. Another bill passed by the
house last week Is one to encourage tho
use of wide tiros on wagons upon the pub
lic highways of the commonwealth. The
hill was amended so as to roquiro tires not
less than four inches in width on wagons
hauling heavy loads of not loss than 2,000
pounds weight. Those complying with
the act shall receive a rebate of ono-fourth
of their assessed highway tax; however,
such rebate shall not oxcood five days' la
bor on tho highway.
Tho party leaders have agrood that Bank
Commissioner Gilkoson shall romain at
tho head of tho Republican organization.
This was decided last week at a conference
botwoen Lieutenant Governor Lyon,
"Dick" Quay, Colonel Gilkeson, General
Roeder and others. Gilkeson will not
only conduct the campaign this fall, but
the presidential canvass in 1890. Chief Clerk
Fettorolf and Resident Clerk Rex, of the
house of representatives, will be retained
as secretaries of the stato committee. Tho
state convention will probably bo held in
August, although tho time has not yet
been fixed. The only office to fill this year
is state treasurer. For this place Bonjamin
J. Haywood, of Mercer, casliior of the state
treasury, seems to have no opposition,and
tho chances are ho will bo the unanimous
choice of the convention.
In case the bill establishing a superior
court should pass thoro will bo four Re
publican judges to olcct. This is an ad
ministration measuro, hut tho voice of tho
representatives of tho governor is not al
ways complied with and this piece of legis
lation may bo buriod deop with tho hun
dreds of others in the closing days of tho
session.
No IAW for Milk Inspection.
The houso sanitation oommlttoe has
negatived the Stewart bill to amond the
act regulating tho inspection of milk in
second and third class cities. This leavos
the cities of tho stato without a law gov
erning tho inspection of milk, Judgo Ew
ing, of Alloghony county, having decidoil
tho present law unconstitutional bocauso
it roforrcd only to second class cities and
was therefore special legislation. It was
thought if this law was ameudeil to in
clude first class cities it would meet the
requirements of tho constitution, anil for
this reason tho bill was introduced. Tho
rural members arc responsible for its de
feat. They contend tho bill is unfair to
the farmers. An attempt will be mado to
get it on tho calendar.
Tho bill amending tho Brooks' high li
cense law, which is ljolng prepared by tho
commission appointed by the scnato of
1898 to invostigato the oporatlon of tho
present license system, will llkoly bo in
troduced this week. The tomperance peo
plo wore given a patient hearing, and tho
measure will be presented at tho request
of several of their most active leaders. The
changes to bo mado in the law havo al
ready been indicated in theso columns.
A disposition has boon noticed in this
legislature to curtail tho liquor traffic.
Charles Hebcr Clark, secretary of the
Philadelphia Manufacturers' club, will
give an address before tho legislature to
morrow night on tho froo coinage ques
tion, at the requost of Senator Camoron.
Clark is an ardent advocato of free silver.
He will bo answered on Wednesday evon
ing by Charles Emory Smith, editor of tho
Philadelphia Press and ex-minister to
Russia.
Sonator Quay is expected at tho state
capltol next week. A month ago when
hero he promised to return tho second week
in April if his health pormitted. Advices
from Florida, whoro he has boon tho past
four weeks,are to the effect that tho senator
is quite well. Sonator Cameron will also
bo on band to look after his senatorial
fences. John Wanamakor, tho Philadel
phia merchant, is talked of as opponent to
Cameron for ro-eloction.
The Philadelphia Controllomliip Fight.
The fight over the controllership of
Philadelphia will culminate either this
evening or tomorrow morning, and
unless tho governor gives up the idoa of
appointing Thomas L. Hicks a genoral
fight between tho senato and the execu
tive will bo precipitated. The senators
contend that they aro as much a part of
the appointing power as tho governor, and
that some respect must be paid to their
wishos. The governor has been very reti
cent on tho subject, declining to say any
thing beyond tho moro statement that ho
does not know who will ho appointed.
Tho first choice of both Senators Ponrose
and Thomas, tho ones most directly inter
ested, is undoubtedly William H. Smith.
Stato Chairman Gilkeson is also said to bo
favorable to him, and considerable in
fluence has boon brought to bear on the
governor, through his cabinet, in behalf
of Mr. Smith. Failing Mr. Smith, how
ever, half a dozen othors have boon sug
gested, any one of whom would be con
firmed by tho senate, among them being
such men as A. f. Malonoy, James It.
Gates, Captain John M. Walton and Will
iam H. Lambert.
Governor anil Mrs. Hastings spent Satur
day and Sunday at Wllllamsport with At
torney Genoral and Mrs. McCormlck. This
is the first vacation tho governor lias taken
since his induction into office. He has not
been well tho past week and it was thought
the change would do him good.
WANBAUGH.
Comity COIHIIIIMHIOIHTH Cennured.
WBLLSBOBO, Pa., April 4.—The grand
Jury made a report to the Tioga county
court, severely censuring tho county com
missioners for extravagance in tho recent
expenditure of $4,100 for metallic cases and
furniture for their offices. Tho jury says
: that SSOO spent as thoy suggest would have
J met all demands in the commissioners' of
fices. Thoy also criticize tho inauuer of
I letting bridge contracts privately. %
AMERICAN AHOKS IN ENGLAND.
An Opportunity for Our Muniifactu
i'oifi To Opou Up a Now Murker.
Washington, April 9.—Tho department
of state is In receipt of a letter from Min
ister Bayard at London in regard to dis
orders in the boot and slioo trade in
England. "As a consequence) of the
trouble," he says, "American produc
tions are enabled to establish their su
periority in the market, and, owing to !
the admission of raw hides and skirrs
free of duty, and to untraminelcd resort j
to labor-aiding machinery, the enterprise
and industry of our citizens engaged in
the preparation of leather and the manu
facture of boots and shoes in the United
States is finding profitable remuneration
in foreign markets, as well as at homo."
A newspaper article inclosed by Minister
Bayard states an English shoe manu
facturer, who has received a consign
ment of American shoes, found that they
were delivered free at his warehouse
door at a lower cost than that at which
ho could produce them at his own factory.
He could sell ton times as many of that
class of goods as of any other, and cus
tomers would not know them from goods
of English mnko.
TO RECEIVE SATOLLI.
Pottsvllie German Catholics Prepar
ing for the Ablogute's Coming.
Pottsville, Pa., April 9.—Arrange
ments have been completed for the re
ception of Mgr. Satolll, whp will come
here on Sunday, April 21, to lay the cor
ner-stone of the parochial school, which
is to be erected by St. John the Baptist
German Catholic church. The papal
ablegato will come hero on Saturday,
the 20th inst., and will be escorted to
the pastoral residence by the beneficial
societies, headed by the Third brigade
band. The carriage containing the dis
tinguished prelate will be escorted by a
committee mounted on white horses.
On Sunday morning Mgr. Satolli will
celebrate pontifical higli mass, and in the
afternoon will lay the corner-stone. This
is the first German parish the ablegate
has officially visited since ho came to
America, and it is also his first visit to
the anthracite coal region.
ADMIRAL MEADE'S SQUADRON.
Port au Prince To Be Visited Instead
of Port LI moil.
Washington, April 4).—Rear Admiral
Meade's squadron sailed yesterday from
Kingston, Jamaica, for Port au Prince,
Hayti. All of the vessels of the squad
ron accompanied the flagship except the
Cincinnati, which went to Port Antonio,
probably for fruit. This movement is a
radical departure from the itinerary ar
ranged for the squadron by the terms of
which it was due at Port Limon, Costa
Rica, yesterday, but it is said at the
navy department that no significance at
taches to the change.
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Abraham Lincoln's Sister-in-Law Dis
placed at Eli/.uhotlitown, Ky.
Washington, April 9.—The prosident
has reappointed Frank W. Joplin, post
master at Elizabethtown, Ky., in place
of Emily Helm. This is one of the ap
pointments made during the session of
congress which failed of confirmation.
Mrs. Helm is a siater-in-law of the late
President Lincoln and held the office for
many years. Other presidential post
masters were appointed as follows: At
Westbrook, Me., Edwin E. May berry; at
Wrightsvillu, Pa., Robert S. Magee.
lIOVA WORKS BOMBARDED.
Tlio English Commander of the Mad*
ugascar Forces Resigns.
Paris, April 9.—A dispatch from. Ta
mutavo, by the way of Port Louis, Mau
ritius, says that Charles Shervinton, the
English commander-in-chief of the Mal
agasy forces, has resigned from the ser
vice of Madagascar, and intends to re
turn to England. The Hova works,
near Tamatave, were bombarded by
French cruisers on April 4. The forts
feebly replied to the Are of the ships.
Difficult Surgical Opcrutlon.
Hartford, Conn., April 9.—Dr. Marcus
M. Johnson, a well-known physician and
surgeon of this city, was successfully
operutod upon for appendicitis yester
day by Dr. N. K. Morris of New York.
The vermiform appendix was found to
bo in a congested condition. Dr. John
son himself is a specialist in the disease
and has operated in about soventy-ilve
cases.
Grady's Defalcation Swelling.
Lancaster, Pa., April 9.—lt is now be
lieved that the defalcation of T. M. Grady,
cashier of the First National bank of
Marietta, will reach, if not exceed, SBB,-
000 which, it is feared, will bo greatly
swelled by sums secured in a semi-offic
ial way.
Canada's Expected Deficit.
Ottawa, April 9.—The financial re
turns of the Dominion for March show
an extraordinary falling off in revonuo
of $1,000,000 compared with March last
year. The deficit will probably reach
$0,000,000.
Death of a Spanish Consul.
Philadelphia, April 9.—Frederick F.
Myhlertz, the Spanish consul at this
port, died yesterday. Ho was a member
of the produce exchange and was con
nected with the firm of Atkinson &
Myhlerts.
Venezuela's Big Coffee Crop.
New York, April 9.—The steamship
Venezuela from Porto Cabello and La
Guayra, just in port at Brooklyn, reports
the lurgest crop of coffee grown in any
South American country for many years.
Most of it is being shipped to German
ports.
St rike Trouble at Spa Springs Elided
New Brunswick, N. J., April 9.—lt
would seem that aTI danger of troublo at
the Staten Island Terra Cotta & Lumber
company's works at Spa Springs is over.
The striking workmen have accepted a
compromise and returned to work.
New Trial for a Boy Murderer.
Washington, April 9.—The United
States supremo court has ordered a now
trial in the case of Alexander Williams,
colored, 15 years old, under sentence of
death in Arkansas for the murder of a
white boy 17 years old.
Ex-Represent utive Bland's Illness.
Lebanon, Mo., April 9.—Ex-Represen
tative Bland's friends are becoming
somewhat alarmed about his condition.
He has been obliged again, on account of
illness, to postpone his lectures.
Murquis d'Aiidigne Dead.
I Purls, April 9.—The Marquis d'Aa
t digue, a general and senator of France,
it dead. He wus 75 years of age.
THE PRESIDENT INDIGNANT,
Speaks witli Considerable Warmth
About Dr. Lansing's Charges.
Washington, April B.—When the re
port of a speech made in a Methodist
conference at Salem, Mass., by the Rev.
Dr. Lansing and a subsequently pub
lished interview with the same gentle
man, accusing the president of intemper
ance, was shown to President. Cleveland
last evening, ho said with considerable
warmth: "This is simply an outrage.
Though it is not the first time a similar
thing lias been attempted I cannot avoid
a feeling of indignation that any man
who makes any claim to deoency, and
especially one who assumes the role of a
Christian minister, should permit him
self to become a disseminator of whole
sale lies and calumnies not less stupid
than they are cruel and wicked. For the
sake of the Christian religion I am
thankful that these scandal mongering
ministers are few, and on every account
I am glad that the American people love
fair play and justice, and that in spite of
all efforts to misleud them they are apt
to form a correct estimate of the charac
ter and lubors of their public servants."
WILL SEND TROOPS ASHORE.
Reported That Great Britain Will
Laml Men In Niearngua.
New York, April B.—A special cable
dispatch from Panama says: The Anglo-
Nicaraguan dispute is much commented
on here. It is positively assorted that
the British have determined to land a
force from the cruiser Royal Arthur in
Corinto the day after the date fixed in
Great Britain's ultimatum for the settle
ment of her claim if the money is not
paid. Modesto Barrios sailed Saturday
for Corinto. In an interview he said ho
did not doubt the report that the British
would laud troops on Nicaraguau terri
tory. He added that Nicaragua was not
in a position to pay the indemnity de
mantled, and he did not know what tho
government would do.
TO APPEAL WIMAN'S CASE.
New York's District Attorney Will
Carry It to a Higher Court.
New York, April o.—Tho district at
torney has served notice upon Tracy,
Boardman & Piatt of the appeal from
the decision of the supreme court, gen
eral term, reversing the decision of the
jury in the court of oyer and terminer,
which convicted Erostus Wiman of forg
ery. Mr. Wiman was charged with forg
ing the name of E. W. Bullinger to a
check for $5,000 made by R. G. Dun &
Company.
HARRISON A CANDIDATE.
Not an Active One, Perhaps, But Cer
tainly in a Receptive Sense.
Chicago, April s.—General J. S. Clark
son, who is in Chicago, states positively
that ex-President Harrison is a candidate
for the presidency. " General Harri
son," he said, "is not an active candi
date, perhaps, but he certainly is a recep
tive candidate. ludoed, he is, I think,
one of the most prominent, if not the
most presidential candidate now before
the public."
FERGUSON GIVEN 910,000.
Third Verdict Against (ho I)., I <. &
W. for the Hackensuck Disaster.
Trenton, N. J., April o. Fred W.
Ferguson, who sued the Delaware, Lack
awana & Western Railroad company for
$20,000 damages for injuries received in
die Hackensack meadow accident, yes
terday recovered a verdict for SIO,OOO in
vhe federal court. This is the third suit
growing out of tho accident where dam
ages have been awarded.
O'BRIEN BREAKS DOWN.
When Confronted with Wuddcll's
Corpse Ho Admits His Crime.
Paris, April o.—O'Brien was con front
al with Waddell'a body at the morgue.
He broke down completely, it is said, and
idmitted his crime. Later he confessed
lis identity. lie declared, however, that
die portrait sent from New York was not
lis, but his brother's.
Will Drop the Play.
Detroit, Mich., April6.—Mr. Leslie,
the manager of Miss Rose Coghlan, who
has been playing Oscar Wilde's "A
Woman of No Importano." says it would
be impossible, under the contract, to take
Wilde's name off the play bills and out of
the advertisements, and, therefore, it had
been decided that tho play should be
taken out of Miss Coghlan's reportoiro.
Gon. Jones' Mist Birthday.
Dulmquo, la., April B.—Sunday, April
14, General George Wallace Jones will
be 91 years old, and he will celebrate the
occasion with a dinner. Those invited
are James W. Bradbury, of Maine, the
oldest living ex-senator and ex-Governor
Felch, of Michigan, his colleague in the
United States senate.
No Douglass Will Contest.
Washington, April 4.—lt is under
stood that there will be no contest of the
will of the late Frederick Douglass.
John Ridout, attorney for the widow
and two sons of Mr. Douglass, says a set
tlement is about to be effected.
Loss of the Iron Queen.
Pittsburg, April 4.—The steamer Iron
Queen, burned to the water's edge on the
Ohio river near Antiquity yesterday, was
one of the finest boats plying between
here and Cincinnati.
Ills Conscience Relieved SSO Worth.
"Washington, April 6.—A conscience
contribution of SSO from Pittsburg has
been received at the treasury department
and placed to the credit of the conscience
fund.
Urged to Stand Firm.
Columbus, 0., April 4. The Ohio
miners have authorized the sending of a
dispatch to the striking miners of Pitts
burg, urging them to stand for the de
mand made and promising aid.
Death Sentence Commuted.
Harrisburg, Pa., April 4.—The death
sentence of Antonio liizzuti, the Schuyl
kill county murderer, has been com
muted to life imprisonment by Governor
Hastings.
Advance of AVgos.
Connellsville, Pa., April o.—Notices
have been posted at the works of W. J.
Rainey that the Frick scale will be paid
, the employes. This is an advance in
: wages.
Granted an Adwiuce of Wages.
Philadelphia, April s.—Thomas Dolau
&Co., manufacturers of woollens, etc.,
have granted an advance of 15 per cent,
in wages to their weavers.
AN EASTER DAY PROMISE.
Easter day was drawing near, as was
shown in the opening glories of wood
and field around the old Carolina home,
where Bessie Thornwell had spent the
days of her uneventful but happy life.
Honeysuckle and jasmine blossoms
flecked the worm fences; lilies of the
valley, violets, buttercups and dan
delions carpeted tho meadows, while
trumpet flowers and laurel blossoms
lent glory to the neighboring swamp.
The thrush, cardinal grosbeak and
mockingbird filled the air with melody,
as though heralding the coming of the
Christ day. The youth and buoyancy
of the vernal season were in consonance
with the life and promise of the girl, 4
just budding into beautiful woman
hood.
How supremely happy she was as the
grateful breaths of the mimosa reached
her nostrils and as she looked out upon
the great forest trees that gloried in
their delicate vernal robes. She
thought reverently of the approaching
day, when, clad in white robes and
bearing offerings of Easter flowers,
she would take her first communion.
The only child of her widowed mother
and the darling of her old negro "mam
my," 'Manthy, her young life had never
known a care, and she might have been
utterly spoiled but for a refined con
scientiousness that forbade selfishness.
"YOU'LL BE JIB' LAJCK DK ANGULS."
She was innocent and pure as tho lilies
she gathered in the meadow, and mer
ited all the affection that was lavished
upon her. 'Manthy's love bordered
upon idolatry.
"Miss Bessie'll bo jis' laick de anguls
in disser frock," declared the negress,
as she held tho garment up for the ad
miration of Mrs. Thornwell. "I dess
wonder ef any er dem's es pooty," she
added.
" 'Manthy!" ejaculated the mistress,
mildly protesting against tho irrev
erence.
"Deed I does, missus. Do bressed
Lawd done meek her, 'n' ef dar's any
sperits pootier 'n' 4rer, den I jis' dim'
ap oberde wall 'n' peek at 'em."
While the mother and 'Manthy wcro
sounding her praises Bessie entered,
flushed and excited.
"I havo been down among the bay
trees and cypresses, mamma, and am so
?ery tired," she said, wearily.
The doctor came and looked grave.
Night shadows fell upon the earth, and
deeper shadows fell upon tho house
hold. A malignant fever had attacked
the maiden and the spirit of irrepressi
ble sorrow was present. The fragile
form wasted fast, and then came tho
setting of the sun of that young life.
The wan face lighted in an expiring
glance, and tho feeble lips whispered:
"This mortal must put on immor
tality."
The Easter day that was to have
seen her first Communion was tho
burial day of the young girl. Tho
white garment became her shroud, and
the bells that were to have pealed out
glad notes over resurrection day tolled
solemnly for the young life that had
ended so untimely. Yet to the sorrow
ing mother tho lesson of the Easter
day brought tho only solace that is to
bo found in all the world for those who
mourn as she. There came floating on
the air of the churdh tho promise of
tho first resurrection, and the bereaved
one went home to bide the time of re
union. Bless God for Easter and the
lear old word, Immortality.
BOUqnefca for Raster.
The Easter bouquet of the Irish at
the present day bears a strong resem
blance to the two yellow irises depicted
by Leonardo da Vinci In his interesting
paintings of tho Infant Christ. It con
sists of a spherical ball of primroses,
carefully tied together, and in the cen
ter is placed a white six-pctaled anem
one, or pasque.
In Warwickshire, England, they havo
very similar bouquets, except that the
plume of the anemone is supplied by a
branch of tho palm willow.
In tho celebrated painting referred
to, the Infant Christ is represented as
standing between two yellow irises;
that on the sinister side with tho petals
downward, apparently to represent tho
humanity or humiliation of Christ,
while that on the dexter side had the
petals upward, implying the divinity,
or glorification.
The Heart of Ranter.
Our joy and our hope is in tho
continuance of existence in another
world, immediately after death, even
as Christ's existence continued after
His death; and we look more for
this immediate resurrection than
for some later one. Indeed, what
the early Christians called resurrection
of the dead we are apt to call, perhaps
us correctly, the immortality of tho
soul; and wo triumph in tho thought
that as the penitent thief had the prom
ise that he should this day, while his
body was yet unburied, be with Christ
in I'aradise, so the souls of all believers
Ido at their death pass into glory. IIo
: muse He lives we shall live also.
ThoHo Eauter Glrln.
"What nn artificial smile that Miss
Scrumptious lias. Did you notice how
she smirked all through service?"
"Yes, dear, but you mustn't blame
her. It's tho most natural thing she
possesses."—Brooklyn Life.
Anthracite emil usrl exclusively, insulink
clem illness ami comfort.
AKIIANUKMKNT or I'AKSCNGKK TIIAINB.
NOV. IK, 1 H'.M.
LEAVE EREKLAND.
soft, 8 25, 1)33. Iti4i a m. 13ft, 2 27, 340, 4 25,
0 12, ti 58, 8 0, a57 |> 111, I<n* Drillon, JcUUu, Lum
ber Yard, Stockton ami lia/.leton.
0 of>, 8 25. 0: u 111, I ;y, 3 40, 4 2ft p in, for
Mauch Chunk, Allcntown, Hetlilcheip, I'hilu.,
Boston ami N-w York.
fiUft, .) 1041 am, 2 27, 42ft, 58 pm, for
Maiianoy (lily. Sin naialoaii and I'ottsville.
7 20, 0 iti. 10 50 a m, 11 54,4 34 p in, (via lUrli
land llrancii) for White Haven, Glen Summit,
Wilkee-Burrc, Pittston and L. and B. Junction.
SUNDAY THAINB.
11 40 a m and 3 4ft p m for Drifton, Jcddo, Lum
ber Yard ami Hazleton.
3 4ft nHI for Delano, Mahanoy City, Slienuii
douh. New York and Philadelphia.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
7 20, 0 27, 10 50, 11 54 a in, 12 58, 2 13, 4 34, ft 33,
0 58, 847 inn, from ila/.lcton, Stockton, Luiu
ber Yard, Jeddo ami Drifton.
7 20, 27, 10 50 am, 2 13, 4 34, 058 p m. from
Delano, Malianoy City and Shenandoah (via
New Boston Brunch).
12 58, ft 33, 8 47 pin, from New York, Easton,
Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allentown and Mauch
Chunk.
0 27, 10 50 a m, 12 58, 5 33, 058 847 p in, from
Easton, Philu., Bethleliem and Mauch Chunk.
a 33, 10 41 am, 2 27,0 58 pm Horn White Haven.
Glen Summit, Wilkes-Itarre, Pittston und L. and
B. Junction (via Highland Branch).
SUNDAY THAINB.
11 31 a m and 331 p m, from Hazleton, Lum
ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton.
11 31 a m from Delano, Hazleton, Philadelphia
and Easton.
3 31 p m from Delano and Mahanoy region.
For further information inquire of Ticket
Agents.
CHAB. S. LEE, Gcn'l Pass. Agent,
, „ Phi la., Pa.
ROLLIN H. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. East. Div.
A. W. NONNEMACHEH, Ass tG. P. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
THE DELAWARB, SUSQUEHANNA ani.
SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table in effect January 20, 1805.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow ltoud, ltoan
aid Hazleton Junction at ( 00, 010a m, 1200,
4 15 p in, daily except Sunday, and 1 u; a m, 2 ;J8
p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, (Tan berry,
Tomhickcn and Dcrlnger at uOO a m, 12 00 p in,
daily except Sunday; ami 7 03 a in, 2 38u lu,
Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction,
Harwood ltoad, Humboldt Bond, Oneida and
Sheppton ato 10 a m, 120H, 4 15 p in, daily except
Sunday; and 7 (ti a in, 2 38 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave lia/.leton Juuotioii for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 035 a
in, 1 58 p m, daily except Sunday; and 8 53 a in,
4 22 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Harwood ltoad, Humboldt Bond,
Oneida and Sheppton at 0 47, 1) 37 a in, 12 40, 4 4(1
p in, daily except Sunday; and 7 37 u m, 308 p
m,Sunday.
Trains leave Dcringor for Tomhicken, Cran
berry, Harwood, lia/.leton Junction, Bonn,
Beaver Meadow Bond. Stockton, Uazle Brook,
Eckley, Jcddo und Drifton at 2 55, 007 p m,
daily except Sunday; and 037 a m, 5 07 4) in,
Sunday.
Truins leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
ltoad, Harwood ltoud, Oneida Junction, Huzlc
tou Junction U 'd ltoan at 8 18, 10 15 am, 115,
ft 2ft p ra, daily except Sunday; und 8 00 u m, 3 44
p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
ltoud, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo
and Drifton at 10 Ift a in. 5 25 p in, daily, except
Sunday; and 8 00 a in, 3 44 n ni, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow ltoud, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at 10 38 a m, 3 20, ft 47, 040 p
m, dully, except Sunday; und 10 08a m, ft 38 p in,
Sunday.
All truins connect at llazleton Junction with
electric cars for Hazleton, Jeunesville, Audcn
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drifton at 0 10 a in, Hazleton
Junction at 037 a in. and Sheppton at 8 18 u in,
connect at Oneida Junction witli Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
'Train leaving Drifton atOOOum makes con
nection at Dcringor witli 1. It. It. train for
W likes-lhirre, Suuhury, llurrislmrg and points
west. DANIEL COX E,
Superintendent.
Philip Gerilz,
Corner Front and Centre Streets.
lam the oldest jeweler in town. 1 have had
the largest practical experience In repairing
and will guarantee you thorough work.
I have always in stock the largest assortment
of Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Flatedwure,
ltings, Diamonds and Musical Instruincuts.
I will do ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE ♦
on any article purchased from me.
\¥.L. DOUCLAS
$3 SHOE F!T TOS 'KINS.
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MS TA FRENCH AENAMELLED CALF.
ft J- SO FINE CALF&KANGAROQ
Sp $ *3.VPOLICE,s SOLES.
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All our shoes are equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money.
They equal custom flhoea In style and fit.
Their wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
The prices are uniform,—stamped on sole.
From $■ to $3 saved over other makes.
If your dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold by
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COTTAGE HOTEL.
Washington and Main Streets.
FRED. EAAB, Prop.
First-class accomodation for permanent and
transient guests Good table. Fair rates, liar
finely stocked. Stable attached.
P Chick outer's F.nclUh Diamond Hrnnd.
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other'"'.V.'. i. y
I <e* B "Relief for LadlcM," in letter, by return
—X /r Mall. 10.000 T. HUIIIODUI*. Sum* Paper.
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