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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meetings— Friendship Lodge No. 54, Imp. O.
F. S. of I.; Post D., T. P. A. ; German Volun
teers.
Special Notices —Mr. T. S. Moseley at the
Habersham Street Pharmacy; Grand Oyster
Boast at Bannou’s; Episeojial Orphans' Home
Bazar of all Nations; Guaranteed Facts by
Townsend; Music and Fancy Work, Mrs.
Everitt; Free, a Sample Bottle of Syrup, Tar,
Tolu and Wild Cherry; A Raffle on Tuesday
Evening. Dec. IS; Lodge No. 3. G. U. 0. of K. of
A.; Renting of Pews in Christ Church; Special
Notice, E, S. Meyer; State and County Taxes,
1887.
Overcoats—B. H. Levy & Bro.
Bargains in all Departments— At Altmay
er’s,
Sledgebammer Blows —At Altmayer’s.
SSOO Reward—H. K. Miller. Secretary Na
tional Board of Fire Underwriters.
At the Head op the Pianos op the Day—L.
& B. S. M. H,
Lookout por Our Opening —LaFar’s.
Cheap Colttin Advertisements -Help Want
ed; Employment Wanted: For Rent; For Sale;
Boarding; Personal; Lost or Stolen; Miscella
neous,
Schreiner the Imporhsr— Congress Street.
Silva's Opening —Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Christmas Presents— Desbouillons’ Jewelry
Store.
Sweeping Reductions— At Eckstein's.
A Gem op a Piano— Davis Bros.
Latest Novelties— H. A. Dumas.
Currants, Citron, Etc.— Strauss Bros.
Amusements— Acme D. Company at the Thea
tre.
Holiday Goods—L. &B.S.M. H.
Choice Groceries, Etc.— Wm. G. Cooper.
The election of Mr. Grevy’s successor was
accomplished without bloodshed and with
out a serious disturbance. This is as grati
fying as it is surprising.
The outlook now is that more cotton will
be shipped from this port this season than in
any previous season in its history. Savan
nah is prospering in many ways.
The present Congress, it is said, has a good
many smart young Yankees in it. Some of
the Yankees mature much earlier than
would naturally be expected in so cold a
climate as theirs.
The Now York Tribune is opposing Sec
retary Lamar’s appointment to the Supreme
bench on account of his age. It can be re
lied on that Mi - . Lamar is old enough to
know what he is doing.
The talk at Washington is that the Presi
dent’s message will contain 32,000 words.
If this is correct, those who read it the
morning following its delivery before break
fast will have to rise much earlier than tho
sun.
Blaine’s friends say that he is indifferent
with respect to the place of holding the
national convention of his party. This is
perhaps the first time in a long while that
he has been indifferent on this important
matter.
Speaking of the Jasper Monument cele
bration on Feb. 32 the Baltimore Sun says;
“Savannah is a great city for successful
celebrations, and it is safe to predict in ad
vance that the approaching one will be
worthy of the occasion.”
Our State exchanges do not show that
there were many trees planted throughout
the State on Arbor day. The Governor has
the satisfaction, however, of knowing that
he has done his part toward getting the
people to observe tho day in a proper man
ner. Doubtless Arbor day will grow in
popularity.
Interviews with many members of Con
gress now in Washington indicate that pub
lic sentiment and the sentiment of the mem
bers are overwhelmingly in favor of a tariff
reduction, and that something will be done
in that direction at the present session. Tho
obstructionists will have to stand aside and
let patriotic sentiment prevail
A Suggestion to a Fledgeling.
The Press, the new Republican paper that
was started in New York city on last Thurs
day, and which has for its chief objects the
booming of the doctrine of protection and the
destruction of the IVoliib'iion party, makes
the failure of the lYohibiiionists to retain
control in Atlanta tho text for a )o ding ar
ticle against prohibition, and as its purpose
is to make its readers believe that pro
hibition is losing its grip, as it were,
it quite naturally gives a coloring to the
facts which, to those who are well informed
respecting the prohibition movement in the
South, appears to be not entirely in har
mony with the truth. The Press says that
after the result in Atlanta it is hardly prob
able that prohibition will be much heard of
again in the South as a practical po
litical issue. Asa matter of fact,
prohibition has always lieen treated
in the South as a moral, rather than a po
litical issue. There is no distinctive Prohibi
tion party in the South. In the great prohi
bition contest in Texas, in August last, the
Prohibitionists were not regarded as a po
litical party. They were made up of Dem
ocrats ami Republicans. This is also true
with respect to the prohibition contest in Ten
nessee, which occurred a fo w weeks after that
in Texas, in this State and Florida, in
Alabama and Louisiana, the Prohibitionists
aim at one thing, and that is the suppres
sion of the liquor traffic. They are not
seeking offices nor trying to get control of
the State, county or’municipal govern
ments. On political questions they continue
to act with their respective political
parties.
The result of the Atlanta election does
not show that prohibition lias received a
check in the South. In the first place the
condition of public sentiment in Atlanta on
prohibition is no indication of the condition
of public sentiment on that question in
other parts of the South, and, in the second
place, an analysis of the vote in Atlanta
will probably show that the number of
the better element in that city which
voted for prohibition last week was larger
than it was two years ago. Tho truth is
that prohibition there was defeated by the
colored vote. The antl-Prohibitionists were
more successful in influencing that vote than
the Prohibitionists were. The most intel
ligent of the colored people, as a rule, voted
for prohibition, but their number is small.
Prohibition in the South does not show
any loss of vitality. It may lie a long time
before it will lie successful in the larger
cities, but it is very rapidly gaining control
of all the territory outside of the cities. In
the counties in this State in which it has a
firm foothold it will remain. Its good
effects are too apparent and too highly ap
preciated for it to lose its hold upon the
people.
The Press, however, is not opposed to pro
hibition, but to a Prohibition party. If
prohibition in tho North were dealt with
outside of politics, as it is in the South, the
Press would have nothing to say against it.
The Prohibition party, however, threatens
to destroy the Republican party, and hence
the Press is training its guns upon it. But
the more the Prohibition party is attacked
the stronger it seems to become. The Press
intimates that it is losing ground. The
votes it cast in the last election in
New York do not indicate anything of that
kind. Both in Ohio and New York tho
Prohibition vote has steadily increased, and
next year it will be plenty large enough in
New York to insure a Democratic majority
in that State, and, consequently, the election
of a Democratic President. If the Press
wants to secure readers and retain their con
fidence it ought to be careful to be candid
and correct.
Congressman Townsend’s Scheme.
It is remarkable that we permit England,
France and Germany to about monopolize
the trade of Mexico, Central and South
America. If we did not know how great the
trade of those countries is, and how valu
able it could be made to us, our apparent
indifference with regard to it would not be
strange, but we do know its value, and we
also know that by the right kind of effort
we can control the greater part of it. In
all the countries south of us there is a
very friendly feeling for us. There is
not one of them that would not rather trade
with us than any European country if our
inducements were as great. England, for
instance, sells Mexico about $8,000,600 worth
of manufactured cotton goods annually,
while wo tend her only about $86,000. Cannot
we manufacture cotton goods as cheaply as
England? We certainly ought to, as we
grow the cotton. The animal imports of
Mexico and Central and Mouth America
are valued at about $350,000,000, and .heir
exports at about the same amount. Of this
vast, trade we get only about $35,000,000.
This does not look as if we wore as enter
prising as we have the reputation of being.
It Is true that the tariff is against our manu
facturers, but even with that burden we
ought to be doing a better business with
sister republics than we are. For
several years the Argentine Republic lias
offered SIOO,OOO a year to any company that
would establish and maintain a steamship
line between Buenos Ayres and any port in
this country, and no American has had the
courage and pluck to accept it.
The Post Office Department is doing
something to bring about closet
trade relations with Mexico and
Central and South American coun
tries. It has negotiated a postal
convention with Mexico by which thou
sands of small articles weekly find their
way into that country. Conventions of a j
similar character, it is believed, with all 1
postal countries of Central and South i
America will be signed within the next few
mouths. Closer postal relations will lead to
closer trade relations.
Congressman Townsend proposes to intro
duce a bill into the present Congress to pro
vide for calling a convention at Washing
ton, to be composed of representatives from
all the countries south of us and from
Canada, whose object shall be to agree upon
a comm.rcial union. Mr. Townsend says
that he sees nothing in the way of free trade
between this country and the countries
mentioned. The South American countries
produce what we want aud we produce
what they want. With tho tariff barriei-s
removed we should find it an easy matter to
control the rich trade of the Southern re
publics.
The commissioners appointed to select a
site for the new post office it* San Francisco
say that they cannot procure a suitable one
for $350,000. They want $850,000. It seems
very plain that they are bent on reducing
the surplus in the Treasury.
*
The New York World is afraid that
Jacob Sharp will skip to Canada. Sharp’s
bond is $40,000, he is abundantly able
to pay it if he should conclude to change
his home. He will no doubt consider the
matter in all its bearings.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1887.
Contests in the Senate.
It is expected that tho opening of the Sen
ate will not be wholly without interesting
There are twenty-six Senators
to bo sworn in. Fifteen are now ones and
eleven have been re-elected. Among the
new ones are Judge Faulkner, of West Vir
ginia, and Mr. Turpie, of Indiana. They
are both Democrats, and it is the impression
that the Republicans will object to either of
them taking the oath of office. It is doubt
ful, however, if all the Republican Seuators
can be induced to oppose the seating of
Judge Faulkner, as there Is no doubt that
he was fairly elected. The only ground for
objecting to him is that his seat is claimed
by Mr. Lucas, who was appointed by the
Governor, and who insists that under the
law of West Virginia he is entitled to the
seat a while longer.
The objection to Mr. Turpie is that he was
not legally elected. It is alleged that a
Democratic majority was secured in the
Legislature which elected him by unseating
a Republican Senator. As he has tho Gov
ernor's certificate, however, it is difficult to
see how he is to be prevented from taking
ills seat.
The Democratic Senators have determined
to insist that both Judge Faulkner and Mr.
Turpie shall be seated. It was suggested
that the Democrats should object to the
swearing in of any of the twenty-six Sena
tors unless the Republicans would agree
that all of them should be
sworn in. The difficulty in the
way of this programme, however, is
that Mr. Turpie’s name is the last in the list
—the list being arranged in alphabetical
order, and the Republicans have not said
whether they intend to raise an objection
in Mr. Turpie’s case or not. The prob
abilities are, however, that Judge Faulkner
will be sworn in without objection, and that
a determined effort will be made to keep
Mr. Turpie out.
One of the reasons why the Republicans
want to keep Mr. Turpie out is that if all
the Democrats are admitted to seats Senator
Riddleberger, of Virginia, will hold the
balance of power. He is expected to act
with the Republicans, but lately
ho has shown a disposition to
play the part of an Independent.
In fact, the Democrats are so confident that
ho will vote with them on some questions
that they are thinking of asking the Re
publicans to grant them the chairmanships
of a few more committees. The minority
always has a few of the minor committees,
but if Senator Riddleberger proposes to act
with the Democratic side once in a while,
thus placing it on an equality w'ith the Re
publican, there is no good reason why the
Democrats should not have a much larger
share of the committee chairmanships than
at present. The opening proceedings of the
Senate will certainly bo watched with a
great deal of interest.
In all countries and generations women
have been reluctant making known their
ages, but the prejudice was not supposed to
extend to man. The New York Evening
Post, however, brings to light two examples
of men who used every device for conceal
ing their ages, and it might have ferreted
out a great many more. The late Senator
Logan had Presidential aspirations for 1888,
and thought that his ago at that time would
injure his chances of election, if nominated.
Ho therefore suppressed the figures in tho
Congressional Directory, and sought in
other ways to hide the fact that he would
have been 6!) next year. The other in
stance is that ot Senator Harris, of
Tennessee, who will be a candidate for re
election in I*B9, and who has already begun
a systematic plan of suppression in the
hope that the legislature will not be able
to find out that 1889 will usher In his 71st
birthday. The Presidential possibilities for
next year will not have to contend with this
sort of thing. On the Democratic side, Mr.
Cleveland has not long passed the 50th land
mark, while Gov. Hill is still younger.
Among the Republicans Mr.. Blaine is some
where in the neighborhood of 56, while Mr.
Sherman, Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Allison
are not so old as to experience any uneasi
ness on that score. Mr. Depew and Gov.
Foraker are comparatively young. Tho
next President will be, say, about Mr. Cleve
land’s age.
The Buffalo Express says that perhaps
if France could be induced to let someone
form of government have a chance to live a
generation, the people would come to like
it. This suggests the fact that the French
are a very impatient race, and it has been
stated that in one hundred years past the
succession to rulership has been peaceably
transferred only twice, viz.; When Louis
XVIII. died and was succeeded by Charles
X., in 1524, and when President Grevy suc
ceeded himself two years ago. Such state
ments are not calculated to raise French
men in the estimation of the people of this
country, where one form of government
has lived over a hundred years. They con
vey the idea of unstability on the part of
the government, and of fickleness on the
part of the people. The French could get a
useful hint from their former foes, the Ger
mans, or from the thrifty and steadfust
American.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis’ recent letter to Col.
W. H. Ross, of Macon, declining to accept
a subscription fund for herself and husband,
is receiving much praise, both for the pro
priety of the action taken and for its excel
lence from a literary standpoint. The New
York Graphic says that Mrs. Davis “writes
an able letter,” and the Hartford Times,
after praising “the commendable spirit
shown,” commends its tone and elegance.
Mrs. Davis is one of the best educated and
most accomplished women in the coun
try, and her peculiar position and womanly
reserve have deprived society of a notable
light.
The New York Press has made its appear
ance, and at once takes runk in the front
line of metropolitan journalism. It i# con
ducted by Mr. Frank Hatton, who was Post
master General under President Arthur, and
Mr. Roliert P. Porter, formerly of the Phil
adelphia Prtss. It is a Republican paper,
run on the Republican idea of pioteetion.
Mr. Carlisle and Mr. Randall have had a
little talk about tho tariff, but it doesn’t
appear whether Mr. Carlisle induced Mr.
Randall to promise to act like an out and
out Democrat on the tariff question. Per
haps Mr. Randall only needs a little coax
ing to get him into harmonious relations
with his party.
The intention of the City Council to do a
good deal of street paving within the next
few months gives more genuine satisfaction
than any other one of its expressed inten
tions.
The people who have had their offers of
gifts to President Cleveland and Mr. Davis
refused might try Henry George,
CURRENT COMMENT.
Advice Given too Late.
Prom the New York Press (Rep.)
If Herr Most doesn't like our jails, he should
arrange to keep out of them.
It Will Be Acceptable.
Prom the Philadelphia Press (Rep.)
To the man who is writing the message: Make
it the soul of wit.
Standing on a Rotten Plank.
From the Columbus (O.) Times (Dem.)
One plank in Mr. Sherman’s platform for next
year, as he has already constructed it, is that
the colored man in the Soul h has no right not to
vote.
The Same Old Experience.
From the Baltimore American (hub)
This country has survived the opening of a
great many Congresses, and people need not
tremble unnecessarily in anticipation of next
Monday.
Faint Praise from Chandler.
From the New York World (Bern.)
Wm. E. Chandler says: “I am not sure that
Mr. Blaine is not the most available man.” Well
might, the Maine statesman say; "Not me no
nots, William.”
It Certainly is Not.
From the New York Tribune (Rep.)
To a passenger on the Boston and Maine Rail
road the sight of a heavy, long handled sledge
hammer and a large carpenter’s saw securely
fastened on either side of the car door is not
soothing, when it is considered that their only
possible uses are to break through the car side
m case of a wreck, and to remove the timbers
by which some suffering wretch may be held
down.
BRIGHT BIT3.
’Twas Ever Thus
I kissed her hand.
She lowly hung her bead,
Aud softly were the words I said:
“May I earn your daily bread)”
I held her hand.
And as 1 kissed her finger-tips,
Softly pressed those niby lips,
1 thought my heart would sure eclipse—
-1 saw the dog.
And as I sprang, the front gate past.
The dog held to my coat-tail fast.
And she murmured: "Caught at last.
I stand to eat.” Bill Out.
NoßobY can accuse December of coming in
under false pretenses. —Baltimore American.
Stanlkv has not been killed in Africa by the
cable dispatches for at least two days.— Boston
Post.
A monument is to be erected in memory of
St. Paul. What has Minneapolis to say to this?—
Boston Post.
“See the corn-curing hero comes" is the way
in which a traveling chiropodist recently
placarded a Western town.—New York Tribune.
It is a lonesome town in Kansas that cannot
show visitors the exact spot win-re Phil Armour
is going to build a big packing house.— Chicago
Tribune.
In Servia the Legislature is called the Skupt
sehina. With all the provocation there was, at
times, we never called ours anything like that.—
Philadelphia Ledger.
The man who can hang pictures under his
wife’s supervision for an hour and keep his tem
per does not want to be an angel, lie is one
already.— Toronto Truth.
A man in Paineville, Ore., bit off an adver
sary ’s nose in a quarrel, and the local paper
says that he was lined SBSO and placed under
bonds to keep the piece.— New York World.
“Does it pay to be good?" asks an exchange.
All we know is that a minister only gets $2 ror
marrying a couple, while the lawyer gets S2OO
for unmarrying them.— Yonkers Statesman
DeSmith —Miss Travis, I should like to present
you to my friend, Mr. Roseyboy.
Miss Travis—Perhaps you would; but I’m not
quite ready to be given away yet .—Burlington
Free Press.
Thomas A. EmsoN promises to astonish the
public soon with a great invention, Perhaps he
has perfected a Christmas toy for children
which will not prove a nuisauco to adults.—
New York World.
First Sweet Girl—ls that Mr. Howells, the
novelist?
Second Sweet Girl—Yes, that is he.
"Dear me! We must act as if we had some
sense or else he’ll put us in a book.”— Omaha
World.
Washington correspondents assert that La
mar is too dreamy and absent-minded to make
a good Supreme Court Judge. The lamented
Sparks bad no such fault to find with the Sec
retary. He sized up the Commissioner in one
of his waking moments, ami fired him in about
ten seconds. —Minneapolis Tribune.
An author, whose name is withheld, offers
$1 ,000 reward for the return of the manuscript
of a novel lost in the streets yesterday. That
author evidently has a great deal of confidence
in the novel, but perhaps if be had shown it to
a publisher before losing it he would not offer
so large a reward for its return.— New York
Commercial Advertiser.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Lew Wali-aue is mentioned as a fit Re
publican Vice-Presidential candidate.
J. Warren Keieer, of Ohio, ex-Speaker of
the House of Representatives, is said to have
more law business than lie can attend to.
“Five O’clock Tea” is the title of William
D. Howells’ latest contribution to the realistic
school of fiction. It is extremely weak "Tea."
The porter who takes care, of Senator I.eland
Stanford's private car receives S2OO a month.
This is more than the average college professor
earns.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, has made a great
deal of money since the last sessio of Congress
He makes money readily, but loses it with equal
facility.
Mtss M. A. Dodge, known to fame as Gail
Hamilton, has not decided whether she will join
tlie Blaine family in Europe or spend the winter
in Florida.
The desk in the Senate Chamber which was
long used by Roscoe Conkling will be occupied
by Senator William E. Chandler during the
coming session.
The Trollope family of England have written
275 books, as follows: Mrs. Trollope, Sr., 115;
Anthony Trollope, 100: Adolphus Trollope, 50;
Mrs. Theodore Trollope, 10.
The opinion of Gov. Waterman, of California,
concerning party leadership is that it should
consist of doing good and strengthening the
organization by wisdom and intelligence.
Thomas Jessup, the English “steel king” of
Sheffield, is dead. He was engaged in the manu
facture of crucible steel for sixty years, and
w as founder of tho Jessop Hospital for Women
at Sheffield.
Hon. Henry Stafford Northcote, M P.,
younger son of the late Earl of b!desleigh, on
whom the Queen has conferred a baronetcy, is
well and pleasantly remembered in Philadel
phia. He was Mr. Chilli’s guest for some days
at Wootton. He is now- culled "Sir Stafford,"
the same as his father before the latter’s eleva
tion to the peerage.
Gen. Nathan Goff, who is a Representative
from West Virginia was, during the war, the
youngest Union General, having commanded a
brigade at the age of 25. He has been so lucky
in mining speculations that he is considered a
mascot by his friends. Gen. Goff is only 45
years old, and martial in tieariug. though one of
the largest members of the House.
A tall man of 35, w'ith a long blonde mous
tache ami wearing a white kersey overcoat aud
a black silk hat, is in Philadelphia. He wears
two big diamond rings on bis left hand. His
name is R. P. Mcßride. He lives in New York
and owns 100 tea stores. He went to Phila
delphia for pleasure and carried his own car
riage and team and his coachman along.
Murat Halstead, the handsome Cincinnati
editor, has been laying in a stock of winter un
derclothing during his latest visit to New York.
A friend saw him in a fashionable bkberdasbers
just as he had consummated the purchase of a
naif dozen brilliant crimson undergarments.
The friend had heard comments made on the
sanguinary hue of some of Mr. Halstead's edito
rials. "Oh, ho." he cried, “Field Marshal, been
buying bloody shirts, 1 see.” The Republican
Napoleon bought a bottle.
Pope Leo XIII. has strong agricultural tastes,
and planted the Vatican gardens with fruit
trees and vines as soon as be assumed the Papal
tiara. He takes especial interest in viniculture,
but for some reason or other the vines would
not yield until this year, when, for the first
time, four casks of wine have been made from
the Vatican crop. Every day during the vint
age his holiness came down into the garden
and watched the process, showing by his sensi
ble orders that he understood tho system thor
oughly. The Pope is to receive a handsome
gift from the royal family of Italy for his jubi
lee- a golden chalice, inscribed. "To the Holy-
Father Leo XIII., from the House of Savoy/’
This inscription neatly evades the King’s and
Queen's actual titles, which might hurt the
Pope’s feelings, and altogether this offering la
looked upon as a further olive branch between
the Quirinal anil the Vatican.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
A frightens!) peer dashed through tho main
street of Salina. Pa., the other day. and although
all the sportsmen in town turned out as soon as
they saw it, the doer escaped.
Ex-Gov, Aeoer is said to have made from
$5,000,000 to $6,000,01 0 in Michigan pine lands.
When he went to Detroit to practice law at the
close of the war he was almost penniless.
One of the sights of Fifth avenue, New York,
is the daily promenade of a set of triplets, all
girls, who are escorted by two nurses. The
children are five years old, and as alike as peas,
and always beautifully dressed. It takes rich
New Yorkers to do this sort of thing.
The Congressmen from the far Western States
will make neat little sums of pin money out of
their mileage allowance, which is 20c. a mile to
and from Washington. The Oregon members
will each receive $1,340 and the Arizona Dele
gate SI,OOO. Congressman Lee, of Virginia,
who lives within eight miles of the capital, gets
only $3 20.
A i.adv in Milton, Pa., who was accosted by a
rascal just at dusk tho other evening defended
herself in a novel way. She was returning from
marketing and had in her basket a piece of
bologna sausage which she pointed at the fel
low, crying out: "You scoundrel, if you touch
me I’ll shoot you.” Supposing it was a pistol
sho had, the man took to his heels.
The Dutch in London have just opened anew
club house for the Nederlandsehe Vereenigiug
at 22 Regent stre it. It is provided with Nether
landish books and papers, and Dutch, Flemish
and Frisian paintings and engravings, The
Dutch gave a Lord Mayor to London a century
ago in Sir Theodore Jansen, and now the Flem
ings haye a Lord Mayor. Next year the club
has before it, on Nov. 11, the two hundredth an
niversary of the lauding of William, Prince of
Orange, at Torbay.
David L. Boxer, a tall, handsome man, with
a jet black moustache, sat in the corridor of the
Girard House puffing a cigar, in Philadelphia,
the other evening. He belongs out in Pueblo,
Col. When he went West from New York a
dozen years ago, he had $1.50 when he landed in
Colorado. In a little while he got interested in
a silver mine, struck it rich, made SIOO,OOO in
six years, and has made more thaa $50,000, be
sides. He salted down SIOO,OOO, and now bes
come East to look at the improvements and
have a good time.
A rhecial from Akron, 0., says: A sixteen
year-old German boy, named Conrad Getz, was
brought to this city from Kent, yesterday, hav
ing been arrested tor offering for sale a horse
and buggy They were identified as a rig stolen
last Friday night, and are valued at $350. The
young thief came over from Germany only a
short time ago, bis parents having died in the
Fatherland, and was stopping with friends here.
On him was found the contents of a hand bag,
snatched from a lady on the street in this city,
one night last week.
Oxford Junction, a small town in lowa, is
excited over a suicide whictb occurred Wednes
day afternoon. Ben Cusley and Charles A. Lo
gan were rival suitors for the hand of Elizabeth
Watterson, 17 yerrs old, daughter of a well
known farmer. The two men met at the girl's
house, when a desperate encounter ensue 1, the
victor to have the prize. Cusley was finally suc
cessful, driving away his rival at the point of a
pistol. Logan was the favorite with the girl,
and Wednesday afternoon she sent a bullet
through her heart.
Cempulsorv school attendance is made a
stubborn reality in Germany, but the resistance
of self-willed childhood frequently enough vies
with the police in the effort to maintain itself in
the realm of fact. The other day Maria
Pospiech, at Gleiwitz, Silesia, refused to go to
school, and her parents were unable to make
her go. A policeman came to fetch her. but she
jumped through the widow, and, lieing hotly
pursued by the officer, she deliberately plunged
into the little river running near her parents’
house. Standing in the water up to her waist,
she would not be coaxed out, and the officer,
true to his duty, found it necessary to go in after
her. Then an amusing chase in the water took
place, the mischievous girl splashing the water
all over the blue-coat. But she was caught at
last and escorted to school, which she reached
dripping wet, and had to be undressed and
seated by the oven until her clothes were dry
again.
London’s Gorgeous King.
From the Liverpool Courier.
The annual salary of London’s Lord Mayor is
$30,800. The Mansion House is sumptuously
furnished and provided with plate, etc., worth
$150,000. The household consists of twenty per
sons. including the sword-bearer, common
huntsman, common crier and water bailiff. The
Lord Mayor is provided with a gorgeous state
coach, but not horses, and he has to provide the
dress carriage and horses for the Iznty Mayor
ess. He is expected to give a certain number
of state banquets during the year, in addition
to bearing half the cost of the inauguration
dinner. The mayoralty expenses, unless he
keeps a “cool kitchen," generally exceed by
about $20,300 the amount allowed by the city.
Not Acquainted With the Customs.
The Paducah Yew* tells the following story,
illustrating the inability of some of our foreign
born citizens to fully comprehend United States
customs:
"Henry Theobald, the butcher, has lived in
the United States for many years. A day or
two ago he had a horse and buggy sent out to
his place in the country. Not being ready to use
the ‘rig,’ he directed the hoy who brought it to
put the animal in the stable. When he went to
hitch up the horse again Henry could not find
the collar and hames, so he mounted a mule
and rode two miles to town for these essential
articles, thinking they had been stolen.
“ ‘Say," he remarked to the liveryman, ‘some
one has stolen dot collar und hames, vot you
send ouid mit dot horse and buggy.’
“ ‘What collar and hamesf’ inquired the sta
blekeeper.
“ ‘Dot vot you send mit de horse und buggy
ouid!’ •
"The mystery of the breast-strap harness wa
explained to Mr. Theobald, and he returned
home with a far-away expression in his eyes, as
he remarked: ’Py chimney. I hat been in dis
country swansey years und if I haf ever seen
such harness as dot pefore I hope I may pe
tamnj’
"Henry tells the story on himself, and says he
will make an affidavit that he never saw a
breast-strap harness before in his life.”
December.
Frank Dempster Sherman.
December's come, and with her brought
A world in whitest marble wrought!
The trees and fence and all the posts
Stand motionless and white as ghosts,
And all the paths we used to know
Are hidden in the drifts of snow.
December brings the longest night.
And cheats the day of half its light.
No bird-song breaks the perfect hush;
No meadow-brook with liquid gush
Runs telling tales in babbling rhyme
Of liberty and summer time.
But frozen in its icy cell
Awaits the sun to break the spell.
Breathe once upon the window glass
And see the mimic mists that pass—
Fantastic shapes tnat go and come
Forever silvery and dumb.
December Santa Claus shall bring—
Of happy children, happy king.
Who with his sleigh and reindeer stops
At all good people’s chimney tops
Then let the holly red be hung,
And all the sweetest carols sung.
While with joy remember them—
The journeyers to Bethlehem.
Who followed, trusting from afar
The guidance of that happy star
Which marked the spot where Christ was born
Long years ago, one Christmas morn!
A Dining-Room Mystery.
From the Buffalo Courier.
A gentleman who was invited out to dine at a
Delaware avenue residence lately observed that
the chandelier over the dining-room table was of
peculiar construction, so that there was a light
over the head of each guest. The globes were of
various colors, some amber, some red and some
blue. "What is the object of having the globes
of different colot sV the guest asked of his host
ess. “Why, you see.” said she, "when one gives
a dinner or tea, one mint, invite some people
whom one perfectly hates. Now, last Tuesday
I gave a supper, and 1 had to invite two women
whom I despise. But I had to invite them, or
some of the young men I wanted wouldn't come.
I had my revenge on my fair enemies, however.
I placed each of these two women under one of
those pale blue lights at the table They're
usually considered beautiful women, but under
that light they hud tbe most ghastly look you
ever saw" They were perfect scarecrow s. They
seemed to have aged twenty years the minute
that they sal down. The men noticed it, of
course, but they did not divine what caused it.
They were quite taknn aliack, and awfully glum
at first. But finally one of them turned with a
sigh and began talking to a real homely little
thing that was string under a ruby-colored
light. Why, she was perfectly charming under
it. So. you see that when I want people to look
perfectly hideous, I put them under the blue
lights. It kills everything." The gentleman
looked up. He was under a blue light.
A Cough, Cold oj Sore Throat should not lie
neglected. Brown's Bronchial Troches are a
simple remedy, aiid give prompt relief. 115 ct.
a boa.
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Its excellence proven 1n millions of
oomes for more than a quarter of a century. Iti
ised by the United States Government. In
forsed by the heads of the Great Universities a*
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A. R. ALTMAYER & CO.
r - WE LL BE
Gentlemen’s , , i
ready to wel
come the house-
Hand-Sewed Shoes , c ,,
lul oi the season
—DOWN TO— r% w r y
from Monday
4 °°* till Saturday.
We have looked over our list
and provided full and plenty
for all. We cannot itemize the
vast array of wonderful bar
gains to be found in this es
tablishment, but we can pluck
a few for your especial benefit,
and if wc don’t hit the mark
here come around and see us,
we certainly have an immense
stock to select from. There is
no idea so peculiar that we
can’t hit it.
“Altmayer’s”
DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.
One cae fast color Calicoes, regular priee
5c., price while they last 2c. uer yard
One case all wool Red Flannel, 22-inch, sold
last week at 30c.. this week 19c.
BLANKET DEPARTMENT,
One case 10-4 White Wool Blankets, fancy
border, regular price Si 25, this week 99c.
One case 12-4 white all w 00l Blank
ets, reduced from $* to $5 ; this week only.
GENTS' FURNISHINGS.
50 dozen Gents’ all wool Scarlet Undervests
75c., regular price sl.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT,
500 Children's Cloaks, in solid colors, plaids,
checks, stripes, etc., with or without Hood,
beautiful gor>ds, price $2 75 to $5; worth double.
This week only, your choice of our fiue Plush
Wraps, satin quilted linings, fur and plush
trimmed, regular Driee $25 to $35, this week
only, down to sl7 50.
BOYS'CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
300 Boys' Wool “Kickabout" Suits, extra pair
Pants and Polo Cap, in checks, stripes, plaids,
etc., Norfolk style, price for this week only
$8 50, worth sf>.
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.
We have every conceivable idea in Plaids,
Stripes, etc. Every winsome plaid and stripe
newness is here. Special for this we sk only, 50
pieces Dress Goods, Combination lot Plaids,
Stripes, etc., 38c.; regular price 50c. and 75c.
500 pieces Dress Silk, in black and solid colors,
will run them this week at an advance of 5 per
cent, above cost.
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
36 dozen Children's Kid
and Pebble Goat Spring
1 H fiTMIYFR H@ el Button Shoes, sizes
a. a ah i Jia i r.ii 510 rse worth S1
_ 250 pairs Youths’ all
■57 v. 0. solid School Shoes, but
ton and low solar tips.
BROUGHTON AND $1 35. worth $1 75.
BULL STRFFTS EP~Mail orders receive
careful and prompt at
—— tention.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
Qifistas Presents.
J HAVE the finest selection of Ladies’ and
Gentlemen's GOLD WATCHES of the best
makes. Also the prettiest pattern in FINE
JEWELRY, as Ladies’ Diamonds, sets of Ear
ings, Lace Pins, Diamond Finger Rings, Brace
lets, Watch Chains, etc.;Gold-headed Canes and
Umbrellas, Fine French Clocks, at extraordi
nary low prices. Finest Silverware, Gold Spec
tacles, and numerous pretty things appropriate
for holiday presents.
Dcsbonillons’ Jewelry Store,
Bull Street.
XMAS
Is fast approach'ng and everybody is on the
qui oive to buy and to receive
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
NOW is the time to make selections. I would,
therefore, extend a cordial invitation to
my friends and the public to call early and ex
amine rny very large and well assorted stock of
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware,
Which for variety, design, quality and prices
cannot be surpassed anywhere. All goods sold
warranted as ipresented.
KOCH
'Lyons’ Block), 2*4j Whitaker street, 3
HEATERk.
CORNWELL & CHIPMAN.
See What Dr. B. S Purse Says About Them:
Messrs. Cornwell rf* Chivman:
£ NOE £ ND . BALTIMORE
111..\ I ERG placed by your firm mmy residence
are giving satisfaction.
—The BANOE is liert'ect in its workings, and in
above° U heats the dining-room andchamber
'V itii the HEATERS I can warm either of the
r.ioms above that which the HEATER Is in and
with less fuel than I could one room with an
open grate. I believe that the saving in fuel
wifi soon repay one for their cost, without speak
ing of t heir cleanliness and convenience / take
pleasure in recommending your firm to all who
wish anything In that line? Truly yours
B. S. PuRSE.
BOYS’ CLOTHING, CARPETS, ETC
Daniel Kogan.
BOYS' till,
\\7E will place on sale on MONDAY MORN
' V ING 500 as handsome Boys’ Suits as can
be found south of New York Prices of tailor
made and perfect-fitting suits are for better
grades $6 50, $7 50, $8 50, $3 and $9 50.
Also a large variety, fully 500, just as durable,
but not a a tine, at the following prices: $1 75,
$2 25, $2 50, $3, $3 50, sl, $4 50 and $5.
SPECIAL SALE
OF
Tapestry ami Ingrain
Carpets
DURING THE ENSUING WEEK.
One lot Tapestry Carpets at 65c. per yard.
One lot 3-I’ly All Wool Carpets at 85e. per
yard.
One lot All Wool Extra Supers at 60c. per
yard.
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 55c. per yard.
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 50c. per yard.
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 40c. per yard
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 22>4c. per yard.
500 Smyrna Rugs
RANGING PRICE FROM
85c. Bach to $lO.
Canton Matting.
100 roll! fresh Canton Matting, ra *
price from 20c. to 50c. per yard.
Special Bargains
Will also be found in the following goods during
this week: Silks, Satins, Dress Goods, Cloaks,
Shawls, Lace CurtaiDS and Curtain Goods,'
Flannels, Blankets, Bed Comforts, Underwear!
Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Ladies’ and Gents’
Silk Umbrellas, etc., etc.
Daniel Hogan.
DRY GOODS, ETC.
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
IN
HOSIERY
For This Week at
CROHAN & DOONER’S,
Successors to B. F. McKENNA & CO.
137 BROUGHTON ST.
275 dozen Ladies’ Unbleached Black and Col
ored Balbriggan Hose, full regular made, at 15c,
a pair.
175 dozen LadiM Unbleached and Colored
Balbriggan Hose at 25c.; regular price
50 dozen Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, hill
regular-made, diamond dyes, at 25c. a pair,
worth 40c.
36 dozen Ladies' Black Ootton Hose, double
feet, at 35c. and 50c.; reduced from 50c. and 75c.
S5 dozen Ladies’ Black Spun Silk Hose, re
duced from $1 25 to 98c. a pair.
Misses’. Black and Colored Hose.
We have now in stock a complete assortment
of MISSES’ BLACK AND COLORED HOSE,
both in plain and ribbed, in all grades and sizes,
from 35c. tosl a pair.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Inderwear.
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S WHITE AND
SCARLET UNDERVESTS at 75c., sl, $1 ,
$1 50, $1 75 and $2. The above prices are
quoted at a reduction of 20 per cent.
nmim i I I 350 dozen Misses’ Black and
\U u I IA If Colored Hose, in plain and
til I ll Jl rl I 1 1 ribbed, double kuees and
KJI LMilll ) feet, at 26c. a pat?.
CROHAN & DOONER.
LATEST IH. A. DUMAS I NOVELTIES.
Novelties in Plush Goods, In Odor Cases, Work
Boxes, (ilove Boxes, Handkerchief Boxes,
Brush and Comb Sets. Manicure
Sets, Picture Frames, etc.
Novelties in Handkerchiefs, in White and Col
ored, Embroidered; Revere Work, Tucked,
Colored. Bordered and Fancy Designs;
Silk Handkerchiefs, White, Hem
stitched, Fancy & Brocaded.
Novelties in Hair Ornaments, Pins, Lace Pins,
Belts, Girdles. Jewelry.
Novelties in Hand Bags, Purses, Pocketboolß
and Leather Goods.
All our Dress Trimmings Reduced. Bargains in
Hosiery. Ladies', Men’s and Children s
Merino Underwear 25c. upward.
Novelties in Fancy Handle Umbrellas.
—AT
H.A.DUMAS'
23 BULL STREET. __
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SADDLERY, ETC.
McGLASHAN SADDLERY fO.
187 BROUGHTON ST.,
UNDER TURNER HALL,
HA Nr PA ('TintERS a DEALERS IN ALL W® s f "’
Sailery, Harness, M
HORSE CLOTHING, ETC.
A FULL LINE OF
Scotch, Irish and Concord Team Colton
We will duplicate any Northern or jr,.
bill of band-nlade Harness, ami wat
faction. Trunks Covered, Harness a 1 •
Repaired, anil first rate workmanships
teed. Come and see us and give
LfOR SALE 1 , Old Newspapers. ffrt
-T for wrapper*!, only 15 Cfnta atu
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