Punxsutawney Spirit, 1897-12-29

              n r-nt w ®|r fJtmxstitattmeg Spirit. NO. 30 VOL. XXV.- Lot 70!>. Only 2 of these choice garments left, size l-4<> 1 -42. Were special value at $!<.50, prico to close We have a few other lots that we will close at very low prices. Lot 301, has 3 Plush Coiits, sizes 2-34 l-3»i, regular price #18.00, present pricc $8.50. Lot SOS, is H beautiful Black Bouclav, half lined with black silk, trimmed with Kersey braid, «i'/es 1-32, 2-34 and l-3t>, regular price $'.'.50, price to close f(>, 75. Lot 712, Black Bouclay, half lined with fancy Satin, elegant pearl buttons, sizes 2-38 I-40, regular prico 19.75, present price $(5.75. Went the prices in DOWN DO WW DOWN Eberhart's Ladies' Coat and Cape department, until it is only a question of, what si/o <lo you wear ? We have the prices so low that all can seo at a glance that the prices are much below what the originally cost, hut last year's record will be maintained, not ono coat carried to next season. .:. 111 v. i: i«11 in 1.141 in i mum a;: i ri w i • i Every Inch of Fits, waist line beautiful- Til is new girlie keeps the PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29,1897. I '? John B. Bair J. B. B. John B. Bair Cam- Un- 1 9 Aff | Ladies rZ Ull c°iored Price. L Jackets. Blue Prints 4c. a yd. Lonsdale Muslin 6c. a yd. Factory Flannels 20c yd A good Unbleached Muslin 4*0. a yd. brie Lining Muslin 3*c a yd. Genuine Alabama Shirtings 54c. a yd. Bleached Cotton Crash 34 a yd. tt f \ Table Linen, White Quilts, Dress Goods, jExtra Values IN j derwear, Shoes and Shawls. Compare Prices of our Shoes with what you have been buying. We can save you Money -- Will you be in to see us Cotton Blankets, extra good, at 50c Pair. ) "T" T\T H{ A T rV. single bed size, 25c Pair. ( J WXXXN ■ *• ' 10 f" T Ladies' Black Jackets, - I 111 ! Ladies' Cloth Capos, *f * * i Childrens' Jackcts, i T1CG. | Fur Collars and Muffs. Cloak Dep't. nniM'T YOI\ KNOW ? That we always have a "JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE"? You do! Well then, bewe own our goods at old prices, and we cannot replace them o quite a task to measure and count at least but we don't want to handle so much stock at inventory, Y , . « '«]?„,] i euer Taes " Yet thert $50,000 worth of goods, so you can profit by some of the bargains m our store. Look for Red Letter lags. will be plenty of bargains without Ta « Last day of sale, January 31. January 1st Until Tebruar ANNUAL RED CLEARANCE SALE. 1898. jETTiSE, 7th Goods. Toilet and Laundry line of Tea, Coffee and Spioep. PL'NXSUTAWNKY, PA. SHOES.. . Twenty pairs Fine Cordovan Shoes. The best goods we carry, worth $5.00 for $3.00. We have twelve pairs of Patent Leather, narrow toes. Former price $5.00 now $2.50. REEFERS. We have eight Children's Reefers. All at half prices  Our prices is as low as you find anywhere. Corset GROCERY DEPARTMENT. p!exo=(jird!e I'.(tented April 7, i 9 ', I )rsiRn Pat Aur ii. Southern Competition. i'« Elastic Pardon. for the firms proposing to continue to enjoy the advantageous terms of labor, advance their scales of wages so as to equalize conditions of the coal business, would appear to be natural. It is difficult to discover any other measure calculated to insure the content of the miners and fair living for operators. — Now for "CLEAN UP" a • • • SALE. Full Canned We have placed all broken lots and odd sizes together for Cleaning up Sale. OVERCOATS. One lot of eighteen (18) mostly 33, 34 and 35. They all go for half price. All the finest overcoats, sold for $18, $20 and $22, and "sold in the cities" for $25, In the case of Southern competition with Northern manufacturers who have high priced labor, to deal with, the only solution of the problem which does not involve lasting harm to the country must be in the uplifting of Southern wageearners. Organization will help in that direction, and education and prosperity will operate in the right way. Greater political equality in the South is another imperative condition of fairer and better treatment of wage-earners. It is quite within the limits of truth to assert that whenever wage-earners in the North vote to strengthen any party which depends, in the South, upon the favor of the old slave-holding aristocracy, so far as that element still exists, and which is opposed to the widest freedom of the poor and lowly, whether black or white, the workiugmen of the North not only wrong their brethren in the South but strike a blow at their own welfare. They do what they can to help Southern manufacturers who rely upon very low wages to beat Northern competitors, and that means a tremendous prssure, in the Northern industries most affected, in the direction of lower wages aud harder conditions for wage-earners. The case is perfectly plain, so far as Northern wage-earners are concerned. It is their duty to themselves as well as to their brethren in the former slave States to use their votes at all times in the way which is most likely to uplift and strengthen the working men of the South and make them independent and progressive.—Cleveland Leader. Soaps, J. B. EBERHART, OUlt MOTTO: Sumo price sumo day to overyone. Now reduced to $13.00. He Was Alive. Last Opportunity Christmas and New Years. Of speaking to you before " 'Abraham Lincoi.n.' " "And then," said Senator Mills, "I,incoin went to a desk and wrote a few words. The bit of writing is treasured in the Helm household to this d iy. This is what the President wrote: " I hereby pardon John L. Helm of Kentucky for all that he has ever done against the United States and all that he ever will do. Senator Mills has a new story about Lincoln. It waa told to him by a son of John L. Helm, of Kentucky, who lived in Coraicana. "Old John L. Helm," said the Senator," was a famous character in Kentucky. He was, if I rtmeuiber rightly, a Governor of the State, but at any rate his position was a most prominent one. When the cival war came on Helm was a rabid secessionist. He could not praise the South too highly and could not heap enough abuse upon the North. He was too old to $o into the war with his sons, and remained at home, doing all he could to help the Confederate cause harass the Yankees who invaded the State. Finally he became so obstreperous that the Federal General who was in command near Helm's home put him in prison. The old man's age, the high position which he occupied in the State, his wide connection, and especially his inability to do any actual harm, were all pleaded in his extenuation and he was released. Instead of profiting by the warning the old man became more persistent than ever in his course. Once more he was clapped into jail. This happened two or three times, and finally, while he was still locked up, the matter was brought to the attention of the Federal authorities. Even President Lincoln was appealed to, and asked to commit the ardent Southerner to an indefinate confinement in order that he might be curbed. " Lincoln listened to the statement of the case with more than usual interest. Then he leaned back and began to speak with a smile upon his face. 'You are talking about olu man John Helm? Well did you know that I used to live, when I was a boy, in Helm's towu? He was kind to me. He seemed to like me as a boy, aud he never lost an opportunity to help me. He seemed to think,' said Lincoln, with another of his almost pathetic smiles, 'that I would probably make something of a man. Why, when I went out to Illinois, poor and unknown, that man gave me the money to pay my way and kept me until I got a start. John Helm? Oh yes, I know him. And I know what I owe to him. 1 think I can fix his case. "And you," answerd Alexander, "what do you think of soldiers who can inflict them ?" Without stirring an inch from his position, or changing the expression of his face in the least, the stern old grenadier himself replied, gravely: "The man who did it is dead.''—Youth's Companion. One fine morning, after peace had been concluded between Trance and Russia, the two emperors, Napoleon and Alexander, were taking a short walk, arm in arm, around the palace park at Brfurt. As they approached the sentinel, who stood at the foot of the grand staircase, the man, who was a grenadier of the guard, presented arms. The emperor of France turned, and pointed with pride to a great scar that divided the grenadier's face, said: "What do you think, mv brother, of soldiers who can survive such wounds as that?" The grenadiers of the famous "Old Guard" will never be forgottou in France as long as the memory of brave men shall live in the national heart. But some of them, at least, were as bright as they were brave, as the following trustworthy anecdote bears witness: Shoes op Slippers Would make as good a present as you could get ? Don't you think Have you purchased all the presents you expect too If you haven't, how about Footwear for some of them ? Look our stocks over and get acquainted with our Goods and Prices. A Voice front Philadel phia. BROWNELL, Lindsey, Pa. R. E. Wo arc always ploasoil to show goods, and there is no harm (lone if purchase is not made. Mens' and Boys' FURNISHER, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA. If you are H. J. LOEB, /VII goods as represented. Your money baGK not satisfied. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Opp. Public Square. What step* will be taken to bring up the signature* n u to include the required percentage in order to make the agreement effective ia not yet known. The suggestion that the minera working stipulations of cash payment, abolition of stores, regulation of screening, etc. They affect all coal production alike in the district, and why the majority of employers have not joined the movement to establish uniformity has not been disclosed. Nor have the names of the firms so declining to act been made public ; possibly the odium attaching to the position may have something to do with this forbearance.The general public is interested to some degree to know the names of the coal mining firms who decline signing the articles of uniformity. Something like 40 per cent of the entire coal industry concerned has given this pledge to abide by conditions of trade settled upon after months of consultation. These stipulations are of unusual importance since they alone are calculated to prevent undue and highly injurious competition upon both sides of the business, the employers and employed. The agreement contains the common [Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.J The Price for Mining. [Philadelphia Ptchs.] Representative Smith, of Jefferson county, will most likely be returned to the legislature next year, and it will be as much to the credit of the Republicans of Jefferson county aa to Mr. Smith himself. He is an experienced and useful member, and capable of rendering very important services. Jefferson is entitled to two members, and has been since the census of 1890, but the failure to reapportion the State haa defrauded this county of one-half ita just representation. Mr. Smith ia worth more than two average member*. n ii a " T * ' • MADE FROM selected c hard spring whea: ■ • \r£* inYjh q| 1 IENDERSON '} & * £ $■-<