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Evening star., 1896-03-16
9Oc yard tomorrow for any Of the 81 Silks.
Should the piece selected split crock within six
Trimming Department.

50c yard Best SpaDele Trimming all colors. &c
Toe ward Spangie Trimming, row. .12c
l-.0 Jet Yohes, worth up TO 81 81 %
81 each BIttons. Jewel and fancy .........-. .S9c
3Sc each Button. jet. metal. fancy. -33c
10 per cent off all Laces, Nets and ChifOns
10 per ceat OFF all Embroideries.
4sr, J9c and 75c ward Persian Ribbons .42c
:Jc yard Persian Ribbons, second quality 2ic
SIC yard Black Double-fsce Satin Ribbons .Z5c
12c pair Dress Shields. all styles. Sc
15c Princess yelveteen Skirt Binding. .10c
&c yard Mofair Cord Skirt Binding Sc
Sc SIX Ecltiny. Fer belt. elt.....-...............5 DC
&c pieces SILK Bone Casing -...-..........14c
&C. dozen French Horn Bone. 9incll. 4c
So card Swell Hooks and Eyes. es.................4c .4c
Evening star., 1896-03-16
Children's Department.

s2.6S Infants New Long Cashmere Coats. 81 .9S
81 9S Cloth Refers. sizes to years. 6S
5Oc Nainso; and Gingham Dresses ........... see
81 80 Dimity Dresses ) to years. ....... "a
&c Null and Silk Caps, lace ruche. ..19c
81 Caps and Hats, all styles. sec
Kindergarten Mat and three skeins Sewing Silk. 12c
15c Nisses' French Coutu Corsets .Gic
81 Kid Gloves misses and boys Sic
4sc Books for children of sll ages. .39c
Ice Picture Books. all kinds. nfs................11c lie
&c Fast Black Hose, all sizes. s...............1Sc
soc Ribbed Balbriesan Vests and Pants. =. 225c
45c Shirt Waists for boys. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .39c
Evening star., 1896-03-16

Note that one-tenth is deducted from the prizes
quoted below and be informed that samples from
leading establishments will prove that Palais Royal
regular prices are less than prevailing.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Chinese Mail Service.

The mails in China are different from
the postal arrangements of any other
country in the world. In China the
mails service is not in the hands
OF the Goverum s.t but is left to pri-
vate persons to establish postal con.
nection, how and wherever they please.
Anybody may open store and hang
out sign advertising that he is ready
to accept letters to be forwarded to
certain places or countries. The re.
suit of this arrangement is that in
populous towns there are great num-
ber OF persons accepting letters to be
forwarded to all parts of the country;
at Shanghai, for instance, there are
not less than $500 stores competing
with each other and carrying on war
to the knife as far as rates are con-
cerned.
This system, although having great
faults, has some good qualities. There
are several parties accepting letters in
one certain town. The Chinese mer.
chant who writes letters two or three
times will patronize several of the con-
Germs, and asks his correspondent to
inform him which he got quickest.
Having experimental for awhile he
will select the firm giving the best
service, but he always has the choice
of several mailing agencies for his
correspondence. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

The Italians imported by Austin
Coibin to become lnpd owners at Sun.
nyside, Arkansas, are represented in
tie New York Post to be superior in
morals and intelligence to the Italian
laborers with whom people in other
parts of the country are more or less
familiar. They are reported to have
been carefully selected from very re-
spectacle and prosperous class. At
home they were small farmers, gar
deners and fruit growers, and the
methods OF farming and careful cult
vation to which they have been accus-
toned are expected to be great al 8
to them in their new surroundings.
They have strong religious inclina-
tiops, and their first act after arriving
at their new home was to conduct re-
ligious exercises in thanks to God for
the kindness bestowed upon them.
They were heartily welcomed at Sun.
nyside, and at once announced their
intention to become citizens. Other
ship loads of immigrants are expected
10 follow this first importation.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

The Atlanta Constitution remarks !:
Out in Indiana an old lady OF seventy.
four offered $4,000 for a young hus-
band. An enterprising fellow of TWEEN.
ty-six came forward, but the woman's
family sue1 out a writ of lunacy to
prevent her from marrying. The jury
pronounced her sane, and she eloped
with her purchase and married him.
The Chicago Record in commenting on
this case makes the point that short
time ago young woman in New York
wanted husband with title, and got
him after big cash sum of several
million dollars had been settled upon
him by her relatives. Nobody limited
that the New York girl was insane.
On the contrary society thought that
she had distinguished herself. Our
Chicago contemporary thinks that it
makes difference when the pur.
chased husband is an imported article
with title. If he is home product
the woman who offers good price for
him is supposed to be crazy.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Those Cool Ola Roads.

1t appears from the following from
a correspondent, the "gooi old Ro-
man roads" are pretty much like the
enormous pippins" 80 many old peo.
pie handled "when they were young"
He says: cat page 1877 it is stated
that travellers tell us that the old Ro-
man roads are far superior to the mod
ern road. If they say 80, they do not
tell the truth. In going to the top of
Vesuvius, the usual route is from
Resina by route path several miles
to the foot of the cone. On the way
you go for several hundred yards over
part of the Appia via one of the
longest of the old Roman roads. 1t
is not and never was good road. 1t
is about fifteen feet wide, paved with
blocks of trap rock of irregular size
and shape, varying in diameter from
six inches to two feet. Trap is very
hard volcanic stone wearing smooth
by use. The road is perfectly pre-.
served and is as good fol travel as it
ever was. The stones are polished by
the ancient traffic, and are very slip.
perry and unsafe. There is no ditch
on either side of the road. No good
road is possible without good drainage
bitches at the side. "-Meehan's
Monthly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
A Model Industrial Village.

George Cadbury, one of the most
active members oil the celebrated cocoa
firm, has just entered uron novel
experiment for the benefit of his work
people. He recently purchased nearly
2O) acres of land adjoining the works
at Bournville, near Birmingham. The
estate is to be divided into 800 plots
for building purposes. Seni-detached
villas will be erected, and sixth OF
an acre will be apportioned to each
residence. A 999 years lease of the
ground 1t nominal rental will be
given, aad the $3.50 necessary for
building purposes will be advanced
on mortgage by Mr.. Cadbury's solici.
tor. A park, public building, baths
aud several Fairgrounds will be es.
tablished. The tenants. by weekly
installments, repay the cost of build
ing and become owners. -Westminster
Budget.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Warts Are Conta yious.

Warts are supposed to be somewhat
OF the nature of a cancer, and are be.
lieved to be contagious. It is matter
of common experience that a person
who milks COW having warty teats
will often have warts on his hands,
and that the warts spread from one
place to another is quite certain. This
may be, however, the result OF some
constitutional tendency to these dis
eased growths, but, as it is best to be
on the safe side at all times, it will be
wise for person having warts on his
hands not to milk COWS, or one who
milks COW with warty teats should
wash the hands before milking an
other COW. To get rid of warts is not
a difficult matter. Any kind of caus-
tic applied to wart, SO as to corrode
it to the healthy flesh, and then an
application of carbolated vaseline to
the sore, will make a cure. New
York Times.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
BY .rHE FIRE.

Within my door, good Dame To-day
Spins by the hearthstone bright,
And keeps me at my task Away,
Till taps my neighhor Nigh;
Then brushes she the hearth, betimcs,
And bids the wheel be still,
And, with her gossip Duty. climbs
The path up yonder hill.
Whileneigtbor Night and I. alone,
Beside the hearth's low flame;
Sit hearkeping the winds wild moan,
But speak no word nor name;
For neighbor Night, right young is he,
And have heard it said
That, haply, he will some time bH
With gay Tom brow wed.
And am old. Each hour track
The step of Watchman Time;
So soon will Dame To-day come back,
Then farewell dream and rhyme!
But now. with neighbor Night, space
Is mine, he'll not gainsay,
To brood awhile upon face
My lost love. Yesterday.
Virginia W. Cloud, in Bookman.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

That it costs something to launch a
big battleship is shown by the state
ment tn at the expense of getting the
Victorious, the latest addition to Eng
lands fleet, afoat was about $40, 600.
She is sister ihip to the Magnificent
and the Majestic, and is 800 feet long,
seventy-five feet beam, and 27a feet
draught. There were used up on the
ways over which she slid into the water
1000 pounds of Russian tallow, 100
gallons of train oil and 700 pounds of
soft soap. The gross weight of the
ship, equipped and ready for sea, is
Is, 725 tons.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

Rev. DR.. Talnage, in recent SER
mon, speaking of our near approach
to the twentieth century, said: "Only
four summers more; four autumns
more; four winters more; four springs
more, and then the clock of time will
strike the death of the old century
and the birth of the new." 1t is easy
to forget, recalls the Pathfinder, that
there are still five more years before
dawn of the twentieth century. The
nineteenth century will not end. re-
member, till midnight OF Deem ber
81, 1900, not 1899. You must spend
your Tooth cent before your dollar is
gone, and it is SO with the years of the
century.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Born in the Tower OF London.

Mrs. John Heaton, historical per-
sonage OF the Old World, and highly
respected and early settler of Virginia,
ILL.,, died the other morning, aged
seventy-six years. Her maiden name
was Mary J. Fullerton, and she was
born in the Tower of Londcn, Eng
land, February 80, 1920, when her
father, Major James Fullerton, was in
command of the tower. All visitors
to this famous prison OF the Old
World we're shown the room and es-
pecial attention was called to the fact
by the guides that Mary J. Fullerton
Heaton was the only female ever born
in the tower. She leaves a husband,
Captain John Heaton, aged eighty
Ave, and nine children. Chicago
Times Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
LAPORTE, PA, FRIDAY, JANUARY "a. 1896.
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A new photograph OF the heavens
shows GO, 100000 stars.
It is proposed to run street car
line in Richmond, Va, by compressed
air.
Over 15O ambulances are provided
in London for the transport OF persons
injured or suddenly taken ill in the
streets.
Meats foot oil, purified by strips OF
lead and sunshine. has been found by
an English chemist to be the best lu-
bricant.
There is no reasonable foundation
for the belief that pine from which
the turpentine has been drawn is of
inferior strength and quality.
Eighty varieties of microbes, some
entirely new, have been discovered by
NJ. Van den Steen in Amsterdam
drinking water. None OF them are
cholera bacilli.
Tobacco stems were long considered
almost waste product, but will soon
be utilized in many ways other than
for fumigating greenhouses and to
make sheep wash.
Mineral waters, preserves, etc., are
now sealed electrically by simply cleo
troplating the cork and the upper part
of the neck of the bottle with thin
deposit of copper.
Washington City is now having
trouble with it's water pipes. They
are being rapidly eaten up by electro.
lysis by the trolley currents turned
loose in the ground.
Not less than 700 cases OF premature
burial have been collects by DR..
Franz Hartmann, OF Halllen, Austria,
aud are claimed to be authenticated.
Particulars of more than 100 are given
in work now in press.
Lieutenant Baden Powell, OF the
British Army, claims to have made
successful experiments with mon
ster kite of 500 square feet, supple
mented by three smaller kites, the
team to carry man aloft. The tests
were made only when gentle winds
prevailed. The device is to serve as
an occasional substitute for the cap
tive balloon.
1t is we'll known that sugar and al
cohol can be extracted from wood.
But now comes a chemist and says
that far better results may be squeezed
out OF peat. He has found that by
judicious treatment 1000 pounds OF
peat can be made to yield as much
alcohol as can be won from 500 pounds
of potatoes. So that, in future, peat
will warm poor men outside and burn
them inside.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
eff we get the boat back Mey will
be unharmed," be said.

The water gursled around theue and
over them, the singing waves lashed
their faces and tossed their bodies to
and fro. For many minutes they were
almost at the mercy OF the waves. but
at length the long, steady strokes told,
and both were carried slowly forward.
1t was true that Greta was an expert
swimmer Each summer that had
brought her to tie coast had proved
it. But the strain now was almost too
severe. Slowly they battled on, gain
ing. gaining. The shore could be seen
between the great waves that the wind
lashed over them
''Can you last i've minues longer"
he asked. "Wewill reach it then
if-only the storm does not break. +"
Greyford's voioe over the water
sounded singulaily tender.
EYES," she sighed, though on her
face lay an almo,t mortal weariness.
She rejected lis offer of help, and
they struggled On. "What woman
you are" he mttered.
ell am giving out" she said in
low gasps.
"Float again, he answered, "until
you are rested
"No," she said, emo progress"
A great wave dashed over them.
drowning his answer, and low peals of
thunder broke on the air, lashing the
waves to wilder fury.
Greta's arms fell powerless to her
side and, with faint cry, she felt the
water close over her head. Only an
instant of that awful sinking down,
down into death; then his strong arm
went around her and buoyed her up
a choking, breathless burden. She
made one last effort and then her feet
touched land. She staggered and fell.
With his lace gray with the struggle
that was not yet ended, he lifted her
from the shallow water and carried her
bodily up the sandy beach out OF reach
of the waves. Another crash of thun-
der pealed through the air and the
storm broke over sea and land. Far
out on the water tiny boat swayed
and rocked under the storm cloud.
Some minutes they rested motion
less, exhausted, the salt water drip
ping from their hair and clothes. Then
he spoke to her, with that new tender
ness still in his voice, and from their
friendship for each other the common
place fed forever. Chicago News.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Sparrows Losing Thcir Pugnacity.

The English sparrow is evidently
losing some of it's pugnacity, or the
other birds are learning that the spar
rows "bark is worse than its bite" A
few years ago the quarrelsome immi-
grant had driven out all tie native
longsters, but these have now re-
turned, and are living in the same
groves with the intruders in apparent
harmony. The queerest instance re-
ported Is from Maine town, where
the bluejays brought the sparrows to
subsection by hiding IN thickets and
initiating the notes of hawk, after.
ward coming out into the open with
the rame cry, which continued to
prove effective. Chicago Times Her.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

A farmer near Eaton Rapids, Mich.
recently purchased a suit of clothes OF
merchant there. When half way
there he thought it would be good
scheme to put them on. He took of
his old duds and threw them into the
river. But when he came to feel for
his new clothes they had disappeared.
He presented himself in negligee at.
tire. Tho next morning he found his
new suit hanging to the brake Of the
wagon. Boston Cultivator.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
THE HOLIDAY TRADE.
SHOPPERS AND sHOPKEEPERS
NOT AS BUSY AS THEY
USED TO BE.

Valuable Information as to the Vol
ume of Holiday Business-Hun-
drcds Of Millions of Dollars Less
Trade Than in 1S92--But Lfttlc
Improvement Over 1894.
A year ago the free trade papers
were pointing with pride to ON in
crease in the volume of last Novem-
ber's business as compared with 1894.
They stated that the real movement of
goods for the Christmas trade begun
in November. Let us see how it has
been this year.
Bradstreets, December 7, told us
that the totals of last months bank
clearings were smaller than for Octo-
Der, and that 'the falling off shown
from October is not unexpected, in
view of the recent lull in trade report
ed from week to week." This seems
peculiar. Here we had been approach
ing Christmas when there should be
an extra boom to business, over and
above the free trade boom that is said
to be in existence, yet Bradstreet's re-
ported ''lull from week to week. !"
Again we quote from that authority:
'tRather more than the usual num-
ber OF decreases lin bank clearings)i
are shown to have occurred during
November as compared with Novem-.
ber year ago."
This is disheartening Christmas
cheer. Let us turn to Dun's Review
for something brighter:
"Business is still sluggish, as if
gorged by excessive indulgence of the
appetite for buying when prices were
advancing. In nearly every branch
stocks not yet distributed to con-
sumers stand in the way of new orders,
and competition of producing force
largely exceeding the present demand
puts down prices, that decline retard-
ing purchases yet more. After the
holidays men look for larger de-
mand."
This is about as cheerful as missing
the last car at night and having to
walk home. Not even the cxpecta-
tions of larger demand after the
holidays can be inspiriting, because
business men know perfectly well that
there is always sluggish season after
the holidays, SO they are likely to
'look" in vain for that ''larger de-
mand." To the producers of raw ma
terial, to wage earners and to manu-
facturers, Dun's Review gave this
cheerful Christmas greeting:
Sin this country tho manufacturer
meets with much reduced demand,
and prices are gradually sinking"
Not even free wool can brighten the
gloom of the holiday season, for Dun's
Review says of this branch of trade:
''Manufacturers have much machin-
cry idle at present, and orders thus
far are not encouraging"
A later issue of Bradstreet's, Decem-
Der IA, confirmed this opinion when it
said that "among more conspicuous
trade features are the disappointing
Christmas trade at several cites" It
also gave comparison of the bank
clearings of tho country during tho
two first weeks of December, 1895.
and for five preceding years, which we
reproduce as follows:
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

The Allahabad Pioneer, the princi-
pll journal of British India, and the
one on which Rudyard Kipling began
his literary career, recently contained
a paragraph in the "want" columns as
follows: "Situation wanted as snake
charmer in respectable family. P. S.
No objection to looking after the
camel
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Good Name for a Polics Dog.

A collie dog did an excellent bit OF
constabulary work in Glasgow, SCOT
land. The shop girl OF dairy notice d
a young man behind the counter ut
the till. As he had no right to be
there che called "delp! Helpl'
Luckily that was the name OF an adj
iacent collie. who promptly stepped
up and pinned the thief by the leg,
aud handed him over to the police. 1t
is as we'll sometimes to give dog a
good pame.-NeV Budget.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
A BAD Dox.

Among stories told by country doc
tors, this one certainly deserves
place, The doctor had prescribed for
an Irishman, and visited his cabin the
next day to see how ho was getting
on.
swell, Patrick, are you better to-
day?" he asked pleasantly.
"Oh, murther, no-Im worse, with
turribhle pain in me innards I"
why, didn't you take the pills l
ordered9"
~ did that, an I'm worse; but
maybe the cover hasn't come off tho
box yet "--Arsonaut.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
Decrease Il Value Of Horses.

1892. 1906
Number 15.49s.I4o 15.ss3, ,318
Total value 81. .007. .593. 1886 s57G, ,730. .5SD
Value per hea t. 5G5.01 s36.2o
Department of Agriculture reports
give the foregoing farm figures.
Since Mckinley protection in 1892 the
number of horses increased by 400.-
600; their total value decreased in
three years by $3.50. 1863, O56; the loss
per animal was S26. 72. This is the
way the free traders kept their prom-
ises to improve the condition of orr
farmers.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

The status Of the fiancee has recently
come up in Texas. A railroad man
had his life insured for the benefit of
his betrothed. He died from injuries
in wreck. His family enjoined the
insurance company from paying the
money. In Missouri the Supreme
Court has decided that such insurance
is invalid. The family got the money.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
DIDN'T WORRY HIM.

An old man and his wife were last
summer sailing on steamship be.
tween Blackpool and the Isle of Man.
As the sea was rather rough, and the
old woman unaccustomed to sailing,
she said to her husband:
'Oh. John, this ship is going
down!"
"Well, never mind" said her hus-
band, sit isn't ours. "-Tit.Bits.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
A pERpLExEp INVENTOR.

Old Friend-"W how il your
flying machine getting along?"
Inventor-"Gettin along? I fin
ished that twenty years ago. Every
detail is complete. There it stands
ready to go.
"Uracky! Why don't you chow it
to the world?"
'Can't All men are FOOLS"
whats the matter?"
''Can't find . man anywhere with
sense enough to climb up a steeple and
try t."-Harper's Weekly.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24

Public Opinion thinks it is matter
for congratulation that the teaching of
English in our schools and colleges is
at last beginning to get modicum of
the attention that it has long de-
manded.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
AN ErICU RE.

Waiter-''I can't satisfy that guest
nohow. He says the steak doesn't taste
right yet.
Cook-"Where's he from?'
Waiter From the West"
Cook-"And this is Western beef"
Waiter-'I told him so, but he said
it didn't taste right somehow"
Cook-"Oh, ! see. He's used to
steak cooked on a soft-coal fire. Hold
it over that lamp chimney awhile. -
Boston Budget.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
BANK CLEARINds

The rise of The Christmas trade un-,
der an Administration favorable to
protection and it's decline under the
free trade Administration form strong
contrasts that should attract the at,
tention of all traders, whether whole
sale or retail. Even this year the,
holiday trade has not yet reached its
proportions in 1890.
1t looks as if we had been having a
regular old dull Democratic Christmas
time. Let us hope it will be the last
one.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1896-01-24
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD by TT.
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Tho Usual Episode-Comparati
Sadness-Old Enough-A Reason
able Inference, Etc, Etc.
San estate worth many millions is awaiting
your command"
So to a verdant person wrote lawyer
shrewd and blanj.
But he added this brief postscript: "You will
n have to send u fee
Please forward draft for dollars 'steen mado
payable to me-
The verdant person told his luck to every
one he owed
And sent tho draft without delay. Thus
closed the episode.
San Francisco Examiner.