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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-25

For Men and Boys.
This promises to be
an Overcoat year,
and we are ready
tor 1t, Short, stylish
Box Goats for Young
Men, Irregular lengths
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-11-25

THE death of Carrot A. Hobart on Tuesday made the
/ sixth Vice President OF the United States who has
i died during his term of office. While the death of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
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There is man in a double brass
buttoned frOck coat--a costume be-
tween that of French sendarme and
a secret agent at St Petersburg--who
opens cab and carriage doors at a var
iety theater in a London square. He
is great man in many ways. But as
q judge of feminine beauty he is an
epicure. His name is Bob.
When, two months later, Mrs. Taun-
tons niece Margery came to stay with
her from one of those dull something
over-sand parsonages in Yorkshire, the
two went to this theatCr together. 1t
was pinch of clandestine pleasure.
Bob offered Mrs. Taunton two fingers.
to Margery q whole hand. Eie1minC,
the girl passed the vestibule. All was
deltGht-spinning, prescribed, pOig-
nantly fresh. The shoulders of women,
the offering eyes of men, dancing lights
and fumes of musC-the delriun. of
lifc's wheel Ashes mayhap, to the
one; hut dancing hopes ana hidden
dreams to the ether.
When, then, they settled in their
box. Margery watched over the house
with her glasses. Mrs. Taunton sat in
curtained corner, her eyes on Mar
gerry more pleased al the girls plcaa-
ure than by anything the stage had to
offer.
How the people stare, Poppy" she
said to her aunt. "Onc man is bow
ing to me. What am I 70 do? Do you
think he is mistaken"
II think pcrhars he is mistaken
child she said.
Later there was a knock at the door.
Mrs Taunton leaned to meet the wait
or. ON a tray lay a card and a fun
glass. winking bubbles at the brim.
1t is for the young lady" said the
man.
Margery wonderngly took the card.
On the front was engraved q mans
name and club. Penciled on the back
were the lines of the old l2lizabethan
lyric:
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
Leave Il kiss hut in the cup
And III not look for wine.
The girl spelt over the words. and
the man stood stiff and waited At
! last with blazing glass stcm-high on
the tray. Take that to the gentle
man." she said. The caro- she tore into
three pieces, and it iluttered into the
| stalls below.
on the card was engraved.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Dress Goods.

Every lady in the County knows that we keep
the most stylish Dress Goods.
- pieces of Mixed, Check and Plaid Dress
One lot OF very desirable Dress Goods, big
variety of styles, 25c. and 3jc. values. .l9c.
Another lot of better grade OF Dress Goods,
neat, quiet mixtures and novelties 5Oc.. .20c.
All 75c and S1.00 high-class novelties and
mixtures counter full to select from. .5Oc.
Yard wide, All Wool Serges and Henriettas,
complete line OF very desirable shades DC.
\ big reduction on all Dress Goods.
Any woman needing a dress will surely find
the above to be desirable goods, and the values
as described.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
TESTING ABoRIGINES.
A War Dance Carried on in London
Government Office.

From the London Mail
There are at present under the car"
of the Salvation Army shelter authori
ties a brace Of Australian dborgine@,
a black fellow and his gin.
They landed IA few days ago from 4
Swedish vessel which had brought
them across from Stockholm, and when
a sympathetic Australian met them
they We're cruising around aimlesslv in
the neighborhoOd Of the dock The
man who discovered them having rlic-
tied that the pair were homeless and
utterly destitute, ana had originally
come from Tuwnsville took them along
to the office of the Queensland govern
ment, where they We're presently ush-
cred into the presence of Sir Horace
ToZer, agentgenerdl for the colony.
That genial officer whose knowledge
of the black fellow has been gained in
the course of many wears as colonial
secretary, proceeded to put the dusISy
derelicts through a sharp catechisn as
to their wanderings. The black fellow
was somewhat reticcnt, ANA beyond
volunteering the information that ne
had once been member of the Queens
land native police, he could ten little
VI HIS 'NlltIl'iO' SINCE ne leIl ms ma
tive bush.
But the woman with the volubility Of
her sex, told Sir Horace that some sew
en- on eight years ago a Snowman
named Cunningham (Whose portrait she
was able 10 producc) obtained from the
Queensland government permission to
take eight aborigines on tour. He
selected four men and four women, and
for time they Travelled throughout the
colonies. Then they went to America,
where they threw spears and boomer
angs and things, and did corruborees
for some time. Here some of the party
died and the remainder went 10 Ger
many where others expired from yari.
Gus causes, and then sweden was vis-
tied, and few more became deceased.
for reasons so far unexplained.
According 10 the woman, she ana her
big-bearded spouse received some
money in Stockholm from Cunningham
and were then shipped to London, where
they arrived some days before they
were found.
sim doubtful al TO their place of
origin, Sir Horace Tozer decided TO put
the question to q practical test. There
fore he arose from his chair, and faith
fully reproducing the antics of the black
fellow during the widest periods of the
corroboree, sang i'm a plaintive dirge.
"Bcera, heera, arrah, beera, arrah," or
words 10 that effect. That settled IL.
Catching the well-remembered howl of
the native song, the gin took up the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

weird refrain. and for thirty-three sec
onds badly scared people on the side
walk
When they had Gained her down she
looked ioyfully at her hIiry husband,
and said bin make in plenty bob
berry Tonga white pfeller.'
If Sir Horace Tozer had not been
quite satisfied the light-hearted young
thing would probably have continued
her happy song, but Queensland's gem
ial representative had heard enough to
convince him that his best influence
should be employed to get the couple
back to their sunny southern humpy as
soon as possible.
Thanks to the kindly action Of Sir
Horace Tozer, and the ready response
Of the Salvation Army authorities the
poor black fellow and his lubra are at
present being we'll cared for until they
depart for Townsville in one Of the B.
I bpatg
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02

steel, leather, wood, machinery, chem
icals, mineral oils, breadstuffs, provls-
ions, coal and raw cotton. China i'm
ported in 1897 800, ,0OO, 600 worth, and OF
that sum $ll 100000 worth came from
the United states. Japan imported
in 1897 S5S,0OO,000 worth and of that
sum S120OO,OOO worth came from the
United States; British Australasia I'M
ported $64,OOO,OOO worth, of which $l2,-
600. 900 worth came from the United
States, aud British India SlO,00O0O0
worth, of which $3,j0O,OO0 worth was
furnished by the United states.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Blankets.
SundrieS.

Roman stripe and check, all silk. Ribbons,
l2yc. and l5c. quality for ...............5c.
MI Silk Satin. Gros-(irain Ribbons, Nos. >,
and . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. &c.
Ladies and Chdrcn'S All Wool Mittens Sc.
Mems and Boys Scotch Wool Alittcns and
Gloves, heavy. warm and durable ..... DC.
Gents Silk IImb Jap. Initial Hdkfs, , for. DC.
2G-inch, Fast Black, Surah Serge Cmbrellas39c
Agents complete sample line OF Ladies Mus
lin Underwear, about 200 pieces. All choice,
new style Garments beautifully trimmed and
perfect in fit and make. \ few OF them very
Slightly soicd. The lowest prices ever made
in this section on Fine Gowns, Skirts, Corset
Covers and Drawers.
About - dozen Ladies fine embroidered
IdkfS, have been used for trimming, slightly
creased, 15c. for s.
A broken line OF sizes OF our $lOO ]. b. Cor
set, your size may be among them, at half
pricc--50c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
MIR. ALBERT WYNGRAM.
Now yraNClcrS' Clnh.

I'VE will 80 now, Margery," said her
aunt, slowly She had read the card
across the girls shoulder
They drove home together in the
chill night air. Fog was sitting the
street lights, and London was trying
fitfully to sleep.
Alone, the elder woman came to her
bedroom end flung aside her wrap.
Then she stared at herself i'm her glass.
"I-l-don', blame him" she cried. and
fell on her bed and sobbed.--IJ. p.
Blake.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Money spurned by Two Popes.

\ nice little sum IF nearly three millions
sterling, belonging 10 the pope, lies un-
claimed i'm the Italian treasury. When the
Italian government took possession Of
Rome AN annual civil list of some Gl3OOO
was assigned 10 the pope as CompCnsa-
tion for the loss of the temporal power.
But neither Plus TX nor Leo XIII would
touch the money lest they should ac-
knowledge the usurpng power, and so the
income has been accommodating ever since.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Linen Department.

3Oc. Turkey Red Damask ior ............1 .19c.
lOc. Turkey Red Damask for .2Sc.
2jc Dice Check Table Linen for .1Sc.
SOC. Cream Damask for .................25 .25c.
SOC. Cream Damask for .................3 800.
GJc. German Linen, extra heavy, ior... .4Sc.
75c. German Linen, extra heavy, ior... .59c.
95c. Napkins, Pure Linen ......~...... .69c.
$500 Napkins. Pure Linen .......... .$1.25
ST. Napkins, / NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .9oc.
$500 Napkins. : OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .$l.95
30 pieces Cotton Twill Crash ........... .3iC.
Sc Pure Linen Crash (Shaw's Shrunk) -. .63c.
lOc Pure Linen Crash (Shaw'S Shrunk) ....Sc.
13c Pure Linen Crash (Shaw's Shrunk) .9Ic.
1Oc Cotton Toilet Towels ................7c.
l5c Cotton Toilet Towels ...............1O .1Oc.
Sc. Turkish Bath Towels .................5c sc.
2Oc Turkish Bath Towels .15c.
l5c Linen Damask Towels ............1 .10c.
Doc Linen Damask Towels ............ .19c.
Great variety OF Linens and Towels at equally
low prices.
lsc Figured Swiss, 4O-inch for Curtains. lie.
% White Hcnmcd Toilet Quilts for -. .95c.
$500 White Satin Damask Marseilles
Quits lOr ........s..... ..,..,.. S-'-0
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Silks.

2O-nch Black Satin Duchess, SIC goods ..G0c.
27-nch Black Satin Duchess $l25 goods. .0Sc.
Fancy Waist Silks, 75c. and S1.0O goods. .59c.
20-nch Changeable Taffeta Silks ....... .4Sc.
SOC. Figured Surahs and Pekin stripes for. l0c.
59c. Brocadc and Roman stripe Satins for. .20c.
75c. Bright Plaid, 2I-inch Surahs for .30c.
All 75c. Fancy Figured Silks for ........ .49c.
All Sl.00 Fancy Figured Silks for ......60c.
% shades of Lyons Silk Velvet $l.0O grade,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Children'S Underwear.

We offer bargain in Children'S Underw
Cotton, Cotton and Wool and all Wool, at a
reduction from former prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Cloak Department.

We have a great variety of Chidren's
Coats, Ladies Goats and CapeS, which are not
only stylish and OF good material. but also fit
perfectly giving style to ladies wearing them
not found in all garments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Hosiery.
Comforts.

Comforts worth T5c. for ................6 62c
Comforts worth Sl.0O for ................79 79c
Comforts, fine Silkaline worth $l.75 for. 81. 40
Comforts ranging in price from 500 to $500
at greatly reduced prices
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Silks.

y large assortment OF fine Silks in desirable
styles, all at reduced prices.
Roman Satins, 1t. Blue Pink, Yellow. Car
dinal and White, 5Oc. quality for. pc.
Light Stripe Wash Silks, best grade 3oc.
goods iOr .................... 2Jc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
EsVVFEEsssESVasaEEEsssast OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A IP[LA0N W0[MAN|a |
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AApAsAA4AAREASA

aforesaid lifting of feminine eyebrows
and "whooing" through feminine lips
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Ladies' Underwear.

Ladies 25c. neece-incd heavy Underwear. bic.
Ladies Soc. fecce-lined fine Underwear. Doc
Ladies 5Oc heece-lined, Egyptian Cotton. Ale
Ladies 75c. Natural Wool ............. &c.
Ladies S100 Natural Wool ............ SIC.
Ladies $l25 Natural Wool, assortment
broken NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Ladies S1.0O Oneita Natural Union Suits. .S9c.
Ladies' 81. 80 Oneita Natural Union Suits. 25
Ladies' $50 Oneita Natural Union Suits 81 60
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-02
Mems Underwear.

Mems SOC Jersey Ribbed Underwear ...... 39c
Mems SOC. Random Underwear ....... .39c.
Mems G0c. Natural Wool Underwear. zee. .i5c.
Mems S1.00 Natural Wool, sizes broken. :. .75c.
Mems $1.00 Natural Wool, extra quality. SIC.
Mems Sl25 and 81. 80 double breasted. 81. 90
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

have him under their thumb AS a mat
ter OF course no harm will be done to
him; he is told, on the contrary, that the
gentleman who talks to him. and whom
he does not know in his official capacity
takes good deal of interest in him He
the prospective spy-has a hard time of It,
making little money, although he is very
intelligent. win he send two or three
times week an interesting letter about
what is going on among his acquaintance?
He will receive for his trouble a liberal
compensation. His letters win be burnt
or returned to him two hours after being
received. No one will know anything
about ii. Money will be forwarded TO
him under an assumed name and he need
not bother about his expenses.
BOuIanser and EStcrhazy.
The first thing the chief Of the secret
police does. when he wants to keep a close
watch on any one, is to secure the services
of mis- inamorata, If he has one. and of his
servants. As an example, it was said that
the late Gen. Boulanger ran away from
Paris and gave the government the slip.
The facts are, however that his valet de
chambre, Georget was a political SOY ana
followed him 10 London and Brussels
Similarly, II Is safe 10 state that Mai
Esterhazy never ran away from Paris He
could not have done So and his demand
for safe-conduct to come back to Paris
and give mis- testimony in the Dreyfus case
was mere bluff" He was advised TO 20.
and probably paid for his trouble / should
not be surprised, either, that all his com
munications to the public are manufactur-
ed by the prefecture or written at the sug-
gestion Of the secret political police.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

boo th.cket at the end of the corn row,
and | solved the problem of aerial transit
on the moment by dropping over into the
trench and leaving Kansas without even
saying good-by 10 the family cat. raised
the hammer of my Springfield and wa It'd,
without daring TO breathe, for repetition
of the noise.
Suddenly there was a crack Ike step
ping on tw.g and a grunted command.
l strained my eyes and could discern a
body that moved as though creeping
toward me, while at the same time l
heard a rustic in the brush littse farther
10 the right. took a steady aim aud fired.
There was quick cracking Of brush. and
the boys who were with me sprang TO their
feet ana poured IA few volleys into the
thicket. No more s'eep that night but the
next morning we found that my aim had
been only too true. and Genus pork"
with dozen pigs TO mourn her loss, had
gone TO JON The vast majority"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
MINED on sArcnEL WITH 81 900.
One With Lunch and Tools Mistaken
for Treasure Grip.

From the Philadelphia Record.
New York. Sept. 5.-Four gold watches,
several gold chains and a number of dia-
mond rings, all valued at about $1,000,
disappeared with oily smoothness, togetn-
er with a sachel that had been carried
by NJ. Foley. jeweler of No. 81 West One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth street. He
went to the One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street station of the New York Cen
trail Railroad TO board a Boston bound
train, carrying his satchel with him.
When he entered the station he placed
his sachel upon a seat next TO a similar
looking sachel, and went TO the ticket Of
flee to purchase a ticket. When he re-
turned to get his sachel he discovered
that 1t had disappeared, but the other
sachel was still on the seat.
Foley reported his loss to Policeman NELL
Maher, of the East One Hundred and
TWenty-sixth street police station, who
soon afterward saw a man come into II
side door in the station with a sachel In
his hand, similar to that described by Fo-
ley as the one he had lost. Maher ac~
costed the man and asked him where he
got the sachel.
Why" said the man, II got It home
1t is mine
What is in it," asked the policeman
My tools and LUNCH" replied the man.
I'm show you. Why! It's locked Mine
has no lock-"
Maher explained the situation to the
man and he went to the East one Hun
dred and Twenty street police sta
ton, where he met Foley coming out
Foley recognized his property and grab
bed 1t out of the strangers hand Both
sachels were opened by Sergt. Delaney
one contained about 81 900 worth of Jew
elry ana the Other some painters tools
and brushes and lunch. Each man de-
scribed his property, and both went away
satisfied after their sachels had been re-
stored to them by Delaney.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09
Waycross News Notes.

"1ycross, Ga, Sept. S.-The Hotel Vir-
ee IS being furnished throughout in en-
aule' and old gold. The furniture and fix
W. tu',S VIII cost about $3.50. The house will
- Cpeneds the first of next month by Mr..
H. a. Cannon
N in- Waycross Lodge of Odd Fellows is
iI'9A'Hs some extensive arrangements
io53AIus 10 the entertainment of the grand
"Gse. which meets here next May
.. l. Pearson win soon build a 2-story
'sience on the Prendergast property,
near the opera house.
p'"'crest IS being revived again in the
-'Iee county bridge extension 1t will
ieihembered that some lime ago Way
osS business men took the matter in
'4l." ana about $3.50 was subscribed for the
aatI'PoSe OF building the bridge The prob
'','ty Is this bridge will be extended so
Il, i" reach the hills OF Pierce county on
t-"' SIDE of the river one of these days,
~ ayeross business men, and Pierce
@J-"lys pro rata share will be collected
- j. Aldridge and b. M.sJames of Ma
d. We're here to-day on their way to
NM .'"dh church, over In Pierce county
re the annual n Getting is 10 lake pace
morrow and Sunday.
o,,. foraham OF this Place, has bought
c-' Il. M. Lewis stock Of general mer-
r. muse at Beach, on the Waycross Air
MI ana will take rossessio Oct. l. He
", De agent Of the Air Line and post
:" stfr at Beach.
I'm, n people of the community surround
ioVlaence Church in the Manor dis
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

in Saint-Lazare. In such cases the woman
disappears, and no one but the govern
ment knows where she Is.
Third Bureau-M. Maniaque. chiefHunl-
ing permits and passports. Keeps Est OF
foreigners who are compelled by law TO
be registered and pay a tax Of 3 francs
(about ~ cents) each year. NJ. Man adue
furnishes the first bureau with informa-
ton in regard to foreigners whose pres
ence is Objectionable politically, or other
wise to the government.
Fourth Bureau-M. Ffeury, chief In
uuires in relation to insane people. Or
ders occasionally the sec,usion of any In
dividual whom the government deems II
advisable to suppress provided the thing
can be done without exciting too much sus-
p.cion. NJ Fleury does not issue letters de
cachet as in the good old times, but his
occult power is quite as effective
watching suspicious Characters"
The Second Division, NJ. Besancon. chief,
is supposed to look exclusively after SAM
tarv regulations. But its first bureau, I'M
der the pretense of inspecting navisatio
and ports keeps track Of all susp Gus
characters leaving or landing in France
The second bureau, NJ Pelissier de
Labatut, chief, keeps an up-to-date list
of all criminals and political suspects.
M. Cavard the chief of the third d.
vision. is really at the head of the politi-
cal police. The brigades of spies and IN
spectors having charge Of the anarchists
are under his direct supervision. The
spies. or mouchards make their reports
and the inspectors alone are concerned
with the matter Of arrests when ordered.
BY "mouchards" is slang word
the public designates all kinds OF secret
agents wearing no uniform and working
for the prefecture or the government In
any confidential capacity.
women Held In Espionage.
Political spying being practiced on a
plan identical with the one used by the
anti-Anarchist Brigade will explain how
spies are selected and what Is required
of them. Political spies number between
700 and 800 (men and women in all walks
of life. Besides these, there are about
1000 anti-Anarchist spies In France and
abroad.
All these are selected from the classes
of people among whom they are expected
to work The first requisite Is that they
have a regular occupation, which they are
compelled to follow so as not to arouse
suspicion. When the chief Of division
wants a particular man he sends for him,
making an appointment at one or his Of
fees outside of the prefecture. Spies new
er cali at the prefecture, and for this rea-
son the chiefs Of division have private
Offices ali over Paris In houses exclusive
ly inhabited by police inspectors and en-
ployes The janitor. even, is always a
police inspector on the retired list.
The chief of division, having previously
ascertained that the prospective spy is
likely to be enlisted-whch fact has been
readily discovered through the mode of
life, vices and antecedents OF the said spy
proceeds to let him know that the police
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-09

Instead of FiIipinos Is Was a Squad
of Porkers.
From the Manila Freedom.

From the Manila Freedom.
About the middle OF April, while the
Twentieth Kansas was doing duty on the
firing line at MaiolOs, It CHANGED that my
company had its turn at outpost duty the
night when the moon was partly hid by
clouds and the light was very dim.
My turn for guard came at o'clock and
the man who woke me reported "a quiet"
so 1 Ierched myself on the breast work
and commenced 10 gaze down a corn row
Nothing was to be heard save the lizard
and the night birds who seemed to be
discussing the pros and cons of national
expansion.
The minutes wore on and the corn rows
seemed to widen out and gradually disaD-
peared from View while IN les place ap-
peared the street Of peaceful little city
in far away Kansas. Things gradually
took form and l could see the big maple
tree In front Of our neighbours gete, the
Tong line of stone walls. the fence with
roses hanging over 20 greet the passer, and
The birds that seemed to sing sweeter in
Kansas than they do anywhere in the
world.
Suddenly there was a stir In the bam-