Punxsutawney Spirit, 1897-05-12

              NO. 40 VOL. XXIV. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 12,1897. JOHN B. BAIR. J. B. 23. -A. SPECIAL LOT ! JOHN B. BAIR, A Special Lot of Trade Winners ! Goods that are honest in weave and weight. There has been some Big Bargains in the wholesale market. All that was required was THE CASH, the price was a secondary object, it was low,—we were there with the lucre. We give you the benefit of the deal, but don't guarantee to always have these prices. <5,7, and 8e yard 14c yard 4ic yard Stephens' all linen Crash, 18 inch wide Unbleached Sheeting, 20<M> yards fust colored Ginghams, (one of the best makes, neat checks.) "Alabama,'' (the best) Shirting, Lonsdale Hleached Muslin, - - - SILKS. SOc, 7j»(: to #1.00 yard at 75 and SOc yard OOc yard 4e yard <»Oe yard <»i- yard <>Jc yard Underwear. Handkerch'fs, Veils, Parasols, Kid Gloves, Hose, LACE CURTAINS. It is not necessary for us to say much about our Curtain stock you gco, you will liuy. Brocaded Black Silks, #1.00 Changeable Taffeta Silks, big line. Grenadines, some of the nicest patterns, The Best Cambric Skirt Linings, All-wool Ingrain Carpets, Mattings at l£and 1 (5c and extra good ones at 20e yard. tans n nrn GREENS, I1 I1 OXFORDS A ' A and BLACK U ULU They are yours for little money. We don't rob you, or soil you #3.00 Shoes for $5.00. We might soil $5.00 Shoes for $:!.00! Department. SHOE Full aud running over with the newest" in TTovi Can -A-fiforci JOHN B. BAIR, Punxs u ta wn ey. to spend your money here. We know that you will realize that our stock is up-to-date and down in price. If you have been trading with us we ask for your judgment, if not, we want you to give us a trial. Step in and see our store and we will convince v<>u that the Dry Goods and Shoe business is forging ahead of all other linos, as regards modern re'uiling. Knxlnnds (fold ltri«-k. The "Kipper" Kill. Goods POR fttt Testes! Stye ipnnxsittatimq! Spirit. f Shirt Waists, kg All who have looked at our ladies J Shirt Waists have been more than X V pleased with them, especially with the y A patent pockets for holding Dress Jy m Shields. J Hy the use of this waist you avoid the ft W constant sewing in and ripping out of «f 1 shields which is alike troumcsomc and do- Vv ( struetive to garments. •» c Dress Goods. 5 Have been selling lots of Dress y. L Goods, because we l'ave the right kind J Z at the right prices. Z See our line of checks and mixed aF } at cents per yard. J k Shoes. i Vf We can save you money in this line y A if you will give us a chance, l-ook at Jv m our stock before buying. J Our specialty is a shoe at X t E.Cunningham&Son J y WINSLOW BLOCK. " I'l'NXSfTAWNl'V, PA.  1 laid to rest, but the principles of government lie laid down survive. It is as true to-day hs when his funeral oration was delivered in Congress Hall, at Sixth and Chestnut streets, that he is "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." V - RIBBONS HOSIERY and jSBERHART • • • Hero in a now Fabric for Summer Presses and Shirt Waists. Earlier in the season these s;o()il> sold at whnlegale for I —ic- We now sell them at l()e per yard. Slieere Cloth. at prices that are extra values if yon consider the tjuuliH of the the goods. The designs are new and the styles correct. IS SELLING BELTS and * c,hi»»t ... Waists SHOES. Fun! Black Hosiery is our Specialty. No one sells a Wetter full-fashioned Ladies' and Children*' Hose at lO, 1 !i and !£/» cents. We have all kinds, from the plainest and cheapest to the very best. All Kinds of Athletic Clothlno 1 Goods To Solt All Purses 1 Yl) NFFH - I UU I1LLU II UUI I For Recreation ! For Work ! (N. V. Him.) To those acquainted with the motives which led to the negotiation of the general arbitration treaty between <ireal Britain and the United States, the rejection of that measure by the Senate has its humorous aspects. The amusement, however, caused by the incident is confined to this side of the Atlantic. It is evident from the comments of the I.ondou press upon the matter that not a little gall and bitterness have attended Lord Salisbury's discovery that his knuckling down to the United States in the Venezuela affair is henceforth undisgnisahle. Nor is it agreeable to Knglishmen in general to recogni/.e that their country has, in the eyes of a mocking Kurope, been at once bullied and befooled. All that the arrogant Prime minister had vowed that he would never do with respect to Venezuela he has been forced to perform, and the specious mask of a more liberal concession on the part of the United States, behind which he hoped to retreat unheeded, has been rudely torn away. It was, in truth, a nauseous dose, which he had been obliged to swallow, and the unfeeling Federal Senate has declined to sugar the pill. No wonder that the British lion snarls to find that all his skulking and cringing has lieen in vain. No wonder, either, that the poignant spectacle has moved the departing Mr. Bayard, to "drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees their medicinal gum." Meanwhile, the eagle screams exultant: and Mr. Richard Olney, who, by the way, was not tiorn yestedav, indulges in a smile. He has not, probably, gone into mourning, because Lord Salisbury has at last detected that the British Government, in return for complete surrender in the Venezuela affair, received the diplomatic counterpart of a gold brick. j Printed Without S's. "He laughs best who laugh last." Tile "ripper," it uiay be saitl, has I named a standing. Nothing succeeds like success. On Tuesday it was a thing jeereil at by those whose political prestige it is believed to threaten, treated with contumely by all enemies of reform, considered of extremely doubtful propriety by many sincere friends of reform and gazed at askance and fearfully by the not inconsiderable company that endeavors to win with the winner by ruu- I ning with the hare and howling with the hounds. (>n Wednesday came a change and on Thursday a "ripper" triumph that, whatever the fortunes of the measure, in the legislative stages through which it must pass, is bound to inspire a feeling of respect where respect has been lacking. The "ripper" is now a serious matter. It has passed the stage where it may be caricatured in the organs of Its foes as marooned with its author on an arid rock in a bitter sea. It is no longer merely I.you's bill, for it has been adopted and appropriated in the lower house of the legislature by a majority of those, present and voting, and by almost a majority of the whole meinliership. The "ripper" in its first stages won friends because of the enemies it made. It has apparently lost none of these, and the present rejoicing of its promoters after a period of anxiety is natural and, to put it mildly, pardonable. Its enemies had made merry over it before the vote. | l'itt«lHirK Commercial < Jn/ctte. | Ad 1111 » A Big Seller. Washington'* New Monument. Bicycle Suits, Sweaters, Golf Hose, Leather Belts, Flannel Shirts, Bicycle Shoes, etc., etc. HT T nii'Lj Men's and Roy's • V r llU Pi fl5 Furnisher  having been grnntwl to L.' li.... »- the undersigned, in the estate of Peter Kline, Jr. of CiMkill township, Jefferson county. Pa deceased, notice is hereby given to all persona indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and all persons having claims against the same, will present them properly authenticate*I for settlement. W. J. SHKK8L.Y, Administrator. North Summit, Fa., May 12,1897. 49t6* I-elteN WANTEI>—FAITHFUL MEN OB WOMKN to travel lor responsible established house in Pen nay I van I*. Malary 1780 and expenses. Position permanent. Reference. Enclose self-addrassed stamped envelope. The National, Star Insurance Bid*., Chicago. MONEY TO LOAN.a.WM lortiev, Pnnxsutawney, Pa. 89>tf. B. B. HENDERSON. RUSH MM A ft S. AT • • • • -d. JL -A. • • • • M. 'all Paper ! - Wall Paper! - New StockI New Patterns ! - owest Prices! Selection ! WANTED—FAITHFUL MEN OB WOMEN to travel for responsible established bouse in Pennsylvania. Salary 9780 and expenses. Position permanent. Reference. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. The National, Star Insurance Bid*., Chicago. PRINTING, For Up-to-Date Tfy The Spirit Leader* in Job Printing «*■*■«*■» Department! Cotton Plants. «^LuSNSk£ST jsafcsis-afr"*® "We are tliorry to thay," explained the editor of the Skedunk "Weekly News" in a double-leaded article at the head of the first column of his editorial page, says the Chicago "Record," "that our compothing room watli entered latht night by tlionie thcoundrel who thtole every 'eth' ill the ethtablithinent and thucceeded ill making hith ethcape undetected. It hath been impothttiible, of courthe, to procure a new thupply of etlieth ill time for thith iththue. and we are thutli compelled to go to preth in a thituation motht embarrathing and ditlitrething ; but we can thee no other courthe to perthue than to make the beiht thtagger we can to get along without the miththhing letter, and we therefore print the "Newth" on time regardleth of the lothth we have thuthtaiued. The motive of the mithcreant douhtlethth wath re venge for thoine thuppothed inthult. ' thall never be thaid that the peuy thpite of any thmall-thouled villain hath dithabled the "Newth," and if thith meetth the eye of the detethtable rathcal we beg to aththure him that he underethtimateth the rethourtheth of a firtht-clath newthpaper when he thinkth he can cripple it nopeleththly by breaking into itth alphabet. We take occathion to thay to him, furthermore, that before next Thurthilay we thall have three timeth ath many etheth ath he thtole. We have reathon to thuthped that we know the cowardly thkunk who committed thith act of vandalithm, and if he ith ever theen prowling about our ethtablithment again, by day or night, nothing will give uth more thattithfaction than to thhoot hith hide full of holeth. The dedication of the monument to the memory of George Washington by the Society of the Cincinatti next Saturday is an event of national importance. It is by uo lueaus a Philadelphia atfair, and we trust that all the people in this and adjoining States will see to it that the ceremonies be attended in as large numbers as possible. While there will not be as much ostentation aliout the parade as there was at the Grant monument dedication I in New York it will be in many respects more important and far more appropriate. The military display will lie confined to actual troops and the entire State Guard will be present. In addition every branch of the Federal army will be well represented. The ceremonies of the monument will be brief and impressive. The bicycle parade at night will be the most important ever held anywhere. As the entire day will be a legal holiday there Is no reason why the ceremonies should not be an unqualified success. The various committees in charge of the work have done their wdrk quietly but effectively. Nothing has been left undone to make the occasion long to be remembered in our history. It was in this city that most of Washington's civil career took place. Here independence was declared. Here the Congress carried out its part of the work that made our independence secure. Here was drawn up the constitution that made a ' 'more perfect union," and here the foundations of our government were laid in which Washington bore the most conspicuous part. It is altogether fitting that the most beautiful monument to his memory should be located here and we believe that the people are sufficiently grateful for the mighty benefits he conferred upon the nation to see that the day is wholly given np to doing him honor. The President and the leading national, civic and military official* will be here to grace the occasion and we are sure it will be one of great interest and lasting prolt to aB who attend. Almost a century has I Plilla. Inquirerl PUnxsUtawqey. <i cukes for !45c aoc lOc to '40c *1.15 Old Country Soap, Armour's Washing Powder Burton's Extracts, White Satin Flour, J. B. EBERHflRT. Johnson BiocK. It is almost needless to mention this department, for our continually increasing trade goes to show that the people know a Rood article and' are posted in prices. Groceries and Flour. Carpets and Mattings. Kxamine our stock and you will see that we save you money on each purchase. We still have a limited stock at prices that are not affected by the recent advance of manufacturers. All person* will hereby take notioe that an APPLICATION will be made by Joseph Aiello, the defendant above named, to the Board of Pardona at the June meeting, to-wit: on the third Wedneaday of June, 1807, for a Pardon and Confutation of the sentence of death, pronounced upon him by the Court for the murder of Louia Boalao. JOSEPH AIELLO, By hta attorney H. C. Campbell. Com. vs. Joseph Aiello. In the Court of Over and Terminer of Jefferson county. No. 4, of December Term, 1896. NOTICE. Our Mack skirt hr ladles only H 00 • Of eswnwe have all grata aad all priess. JehaB-Bsir. Shirts and %&£ Underwear «g|f Men&BoysS? We are still the recognized lenders in Footwear. This week we have n large size up invoice for :ilI our leading lines. This enables us to give you any size wanted in button or lace Tans, Blacks, or Patent Leather, in :dl the latest style toes. Price is never ques t ioned by anyone for they are always found right. . .. $