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The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-31

Washington, Jan. 31.-In the
senate today the peace treaty was
considered in executive session.
Before going into executive ses-
sion, however, a number of reso-
lutions relating to the Philippines
were introduced, but no action
was taken.
Washington, Jan. 3l-The house
was called TO order an hour earlier
than usual in order to allow more
time for the discussion of the
army reorganization bill No bust
ness of Importance was transacted.
WoRKINGMEN in all parts of the
United States should unite in de-
handing the passage of the bill
now in congress for the promotion
of our shipping in the foreign
trade-the bill introduced by SEN
ator Hanna and Representative
Payne. That bill means increased
employment in American iron and
coal mines, in the forests, upon
the farms, in the factories, in the
shipyards and on board the ships.
1t means the retention at home of
some two or three hundred million
dollars now annually paid foreign
steamships for doing our foreign
carrying.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-31
Fitgerrelf's Rent List

TTtXtTTtII KtHt EISI
2 room frame on Fourth street.
2 room frame West Main street.
4 room frame Green street.
2 room frame at Cyanide.
2 room frame E. Seventh ST.
Business room Main ST.
6 room brick E. Fourth ST.
2 room frame Fifth ST.
4 room frame Frazier Lane.
2 room frame E. Second ST.
2 room frame Aiabaster Ave.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-31

You can save money by having
your shoes repaired at the shoe shop
in Ferguson's harness store. 99t6
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-31

Money to loan on ranch proper
y. See j. j. Fitzgerrell. 172tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-31

A fiue selection of winter
goods just arrived. Suits from
SIS up, at Volken's.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-31

The very finest. The ne plus
ultra. The creme de la creme.
That's HARPER whiskey in three
languages.
Sold by
BuRLEY d KILLIAN,
Florence, Colo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
lightning Rod Man
Visits Victoria
Lundun, Ingland.

Lundun, Ingland.
My Deer Mr.. Editur:
Having parshally recuverd from my
Osheanick trip ! rote a letter 2 the
Queen askin an interview & in reply
reserved a note saying sheed be tickeld
2 deth 2 reseev me. My typeriter moo
ter gender) being out ov order l had
rite 2 her with pen & ink & in sum
way she understood that I waz call
Thursday when. in reality 1 went
Toosday & found her hardly prepared
2 see me. However, there iz nuthing
stuck up abowt the Queen so we got
along very nicely.
When 1 rapt at the dore Toosday af
ternoon the Queen anserd the rap her
self. 1 handed her my card & she
blusht 2 the roots ov her hare.
Mr.. Kidder," sez she, "this IL most
uneXpeckted pleshure asshure you.
sinsearly hope you will Xcuse my APP
peerance (she had on a muther Hub
berd rapper) "but l awlways let the
hired girl go out Toosdays & I didn't
Xpeckt you wood be hear till Thursday
or Id hav kept her in day"
Don't apologize, madam" l replide.
I'm sorry you misunderstood my let
ter. Tho 1 am a Republican, person.
ally, believe me when 1 say that it
pleazes me beyond measure find you
so Democratick in yure home life"
How kind ov you say So" replide
the Queen.
Perhaps be going eny further it will
not be out ov place to kwote a few
lines frum the pen or the Poit Lariet
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

giving a persnal diskripshun ov her
highness:
she's not very long in the high
Tho amply thick in the wide,
Her subjects awl morn at her sigh
May she long. on this earth, rezide"
Enybudy. fortunate enuff be per-
snally ackwainted with her highness,
will redily perseev that there IL az
mutch trooth az poitry in the abuv
stanza il not more so.
81 ov the greatest regrets ov my life
IL that l want abel 2 attend yure
Jubilee" sez I.
eve had luvly time" she replide.
"& I wish you Good hav bin hear; I
know you wood hav njoyed it," After
a breef silents she kontinude: "Its bin
a pretty long rain, haznt it, Mr.. Kid
der?"
1T certenly haz," I anserd, & with
the leest bit ov a twinkle in my eye.
sed: i've bin wondering if your long
rain lint the caws ov the Lundun
fogs."
She lookt kind ov scarf at list, but
when she saw the twinkle in my eye
she burst out in 2 az harty a peel ov
latter az a man wood want , lssen ..
When she waZ abel kontrOl herself
she sed: "You Americans are master
hands at springin goaks; Chawncey
Dopew & Mr. Choate are CRATE felloze
goakin."
YES" replide 7, 81 CESS the Ameri-
| cans due there share ov it,"
After a short silents the Queen re-
markt: Lets go out in the back yard I;
! 1 want show you my pets; l hav the
| finest colleXshun ov Welsh rabbits Il
| Oshen greyhounds in the world"
We repaired the back yard & her
highness seemd take CRATE delite IN
xhibiting her collexshun, & I coodnt
! blame her, I never saw animels get
| along so nicely gether. Not 1 ov the
| Oshen greyhounds barkd or snapt at
the Welsh rabbits az they played with
site behold.
What a chaming Instance you lead,
Mrs. Victoria" sed I.
Due you think so?" replide the
! Queen.
"Well, I shood say due" sez T.
"The man that invented Kings &
! Queens had CRATE he'd on him, didn't
he?"
HE certenly did" sed her highness.
"&, the man that originated Prince
Konsorts waz no slouch eyther wa2
he?"
"Well, hardly" replide the Queen.
81 wish sum ov my ansesters ha6
thawt ov it 1st," sez I.
Its 2 bad" replide Mrs. Victoria
YOU'D hav maid an ideel King"
Thanks" I replide. "Now, az I an
married man, ov corse it's late ir
the game ov life me think ov be.
cumming a Prince Konsort myself, yet
who shall say, Mrs. Victoria, but what
if you & / had met yeers ago the for.
tunes ov Ingland & the L. S. mite MOI
hav bin linkt gether?"
who nOze, indeed?" sez she, with {
smile; then she added: Perhaps :.
we had met early enuff we mite hay
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
Types of the Hand.

comes to a sad ending. He is clever
conversationalist, quick to grasp the
drift of a subject, very susceptible to
love affairs, and cannot live without
love. He likes or dislikes at first sight
is quick tempered, but temper with
him is only a thing of the moment
He would succeed in work that is in
tellectual or artistic. Great humorous
writer's are also found among this type.
The knotty hand belongs to the phi
losopher. The owner would be fond OF
meditation, deduction, science, research
and absolute truth. He prefers to cal
culate and always seeks for reason in
things. The skeptic in religion has a
knotty hand Gf pronounceO as does
also the advocate of social freedom.
The person possessing such a hand is
of "a marked personality, distinct and diff
fercnt from persons endowed with 9TH
er types; is friendly to all, but has few
friends and associates, and very par
ticular as to his raiment. one should
be very careful as to details of dress
when asking a favor from a man or
woman endowed with such a type.
In character the owner is silent and
secretive, careful over little matters,
even in the use of little words; usually
proud with the pride of being different
from others. The knotty hands are
largely found among preachers, poets,
writer's, designers Of ladies' garments
and occupation derived from the exact
sciences, such as engineering, architect,
electricity. etc, as he loves to seek.
The spatulate hand-so called be-
cause the fingel tips resemble the fiat
tened end of the'spatula used by chem
lists in mixing drugs-belongs to the
person of action, energy, quick and
constant movement and love of inde-
pendence. In fact the owner endowed
with such a type should not know what
the word weariness means. He loves
new ideas in doctrine, dogma or civili-
zation.
Such hands are often found among
men and women whom we are pleased
to call cranks, just because they do not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
ARRESTED, BUT
QUICKLY RELEASED

5000 Demanded Which Was Prompt
ly Refused-The Arrest Follows.
Looks More Like Persecution, Not
Prosecution-Are Rival Clothiers
the Cause-More Behind This Ar
rest Than Appears on the Surface.
Chief Robling and Detective Moir
called on the manager of the great
sale which is goirg on at 42S Lac6a-
wanna avenue with a warrant for his
arrest in refusing to pay 5000 as a IL
cense which was recently passed in
council for a transient dealer. This the
manager refused to pay, as he is not a
transient but a permanent merchant.
The manager furnished bail and the
case will go for the court to decide,
but why was this arrest made? These
people are doing a land office business,
being crowded daily, while their would
be competitors are laying idle and are
+ looking on. Rival clothiers, it is un-
derstOOd, are at the back of it, OF
course we don't blame them, if they
would only meet competition in a busi-
ness-like manner, but they cannot
drive this concern out Of town. The
manager is now more determined than
ever to sell the stock and these prices
will do it. 1t does not take an X-rays
to see why such action was taken
against them, as they are selling goods
for less than rival dealers can buy
for. Look every item over and come
to this great money-saving sale.
Mems Shifting Suits, $2.9S, worth IS.
Mems Imported Scotch Suits, S4.65,
worth $15. Mems silk Mixed Suits,
$595, worth $3.50. Mems Driving VI
sters, from 50 to $3.50. Mems Au-WooI
Pants, S1.49, worth $3.50. Imported
Carr's Melton, all silk-lined, $685.,
worth $50. Boys Harris Cashmere
Suits, SOS, worth S12. Boys Sawyer's
Cashmere Suits, $780, worth $40.
Young Mems Cheviot Suits, So. %, worth
$l2. Nobby Youths Suits, imported,
$465, worth $l5. Elegant Irish Frieze
OVercoats, $685., worth $22. Children's
Elegant Scotch All-Wool Suits, $1.95,
worth S.. Mems Elegant Dress Suits,
$3.50, worth from SIS to S22. Mems Ele-
giant Pilot Dress Beaver Overcoats,
black, blue, brown, S6.75, worth $16.
Getaways, silk-lined. $7,95, worth from
500 to $50. Children's Finest Dress
Suits, $685. worth from s. to 80. Ele-
CANT Suits, s2,95, Silk Suspepders,
10c., worth 75c. Overalls, 22c. Hats,
69c., worth $3.50. Silk Umbrellas 49c.,
worth SO. Neckties, 15c., worth $25c.
Handkerchiefs, &C., worth 25c. Socks,
4c worth 15c. All kinds of Gloves for
less than one-third value. Blue fan
mel overshirts, 39c,, worth $3.50. Pay
no attention TO any signs and banners
| displayed by other merchants to de-
| ceive the public, but come direct to the
| building. 42S Lackawanna avenue, be-
| tween Washington and Wyoming ave-
nues, in the building formerly occupied
| by the Scranton Savings Bank and
| Trust company.
p. S.-We pay car fare to out of
town buyers for reasonable amounts.
| Store open evenings until p, m, Sat-
| urdays until II p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
Written for The Trihnne.

Written for The Tribune.
The shape Of the hand as a Whole
and the construction and\ form of the
five fingers, give an unvarying and
Interchangeable indication Of character
and talent. From chiromancy, or the
study of the lines of the palms and the
shape of the hand we are able to eX-
plain the events of mans life and
inner shades of character I shall de-
scribe how from chirogmony, or the
study Of the shape OF mans hand
we can deduce his main characte-is-
tics and chief bent in life.
Before entering into the four nrin-
ciple types Of hand, I wish to explain
to the reader a few general principles
that are well TO bear in mind that is
as to the size of hand. For u large
hand of a small man might te a
very small one for 4 large man A
large hand is always better tEan a
email one. 1t indicates order, re gu-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

ing on ideality, in fact he wants logic
for belief and is practiced from the
word "go."
The owner of such a hand would
make a good lawyer, doctor, scientist
or business man.
The comic hand belong to the artist.
He is attracted by beautiful ideas,
beautiful thoughts, magnificent land
scapes, rare books, or works of art.
The man with a comic hand is fond of
romance and throws his whole soul
into that which is beautiful in life.
Impulse and instinct rule him. He
loves novelty and ease. The owner
with such a hand pronounced in type)
rarely ever is very successful in his
love affairs or marriage. The owner
would be very changeable in mind, and
apt to run down from the acme of en-
thusiasm to certain degree of de-
spondency. He cannot stand a hum
drum life, and often in his love affairs
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larity love Of details, a man that
makes few promises, and the few he
makes he usually carries out to the let
ter, even at a loss to himself. He Will
be a good worker principally as to
details small hand will attempt al
most anything and rarely however,
carry out that which he undertakes;
he is easily pleased and quite slowly
offended; he is fond or gayety and
excitement makes promises and
breaks them without compunction and
is unable to bind himself to details.
A narrow, thin and skinny ha lG, do-
notes timidity, meanness, and a feeble
mind; a hand large, stubby and thick
denotes the opposite Of these charac-
teristics and show brutality, murder
Gus instincts and low intelligence. If
the fingers of the hand fit closely to-
gether the owner is avaricious and
crafty. If on the contrary, wide
chinks between them the owner is
curious, sympathetic and loves to in
vestigate.
The most common types of hands
are known to the palmist as the comic,
square, knotty and spatulate. The
four types may he studied by the
illustration given above. Their names
are derived from the general appear
ance the fingers present, which give
to the whole hand its predominant
characteristics.
The square hand belongs to the man
who loves order, arrangement and
symmetry. He is the most practical
of all the types. The owner would
exact as much from others as he ex-
acts from himself; it is the hand of the
thorough business man, the steady
plodder not the speculatOr and is
greater in execution than in concep-
tion; fond of outdoor life such as
athletic sports, for recreation, not as
an occupation however. Fond of gum
ming and usually of a sure aim. He
would take little on trust, but not
over-scrupulous when his objects are
clearly in view; inclined to weigh and
measure things by rule and reason,
usually skeptical of all things border
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
S1.50 Books at 60c.

If you're book connoiSseur
and understand the making of
books, you ought to know that
Rand, McNally & Co. are con-
sidered experts in book making.
But even they make mistakes.
Last year they published a
magnificent edition. bound in
English art linen with an inser.
ton of rich MORE ribbon made
solid with the binding, crossing
the front cover diagonally, upon
which in gold was imbedded the
national emblem.
Holiday gift books in every
sense. But they were too good
and consequently too expensive.
That is why we recently
bought all they had, and at a
price long way from their ST.. 50
price.
You may pick them today at
90 cents.
The 1888 volumes won't last
long, so, if you've holiday giving
in mind. better grab them
quickly.
The titles:
Able Constantin.-Halevy.
Aesop's Fables.
Administering.
Ardath.-Corellt.
Bryants Poems.
Children of the Abbey.-Roche,
Cowper's Poems.
David Copperfield.-D
observation-disclosures
Diana Of the Crossways.-
Dombey & SOn.-Dickens.
Donovan.-Lyall.
East LYnne.-WOOd.
First Violin.-Fothergill.
House of Seven Gables.-Haw-
thorne.
Hunchback of Notre Dame.-Hugo.
Hypatia.-Kingsley.
Ivanhoe.-SCOtt.
Jane Eyre.-Bronte.
John Halifax, Gentleman.-Mulock.
Last Days of Pompeii.-Lytton.
Light of Asia.-Arnold.
/ Lorna Doone.-Blackmore.
Lucile.-Meredith.
Middlemarch.-Eliot
Mill on the Floss.--Eltot.
Newcomes.-Thackera
Nicholas Nickleby.-Dickens.
on the Heights.-Auerbach.
Our Mutual Friend.-Dtckens.
Pathfnder.-Cooper.
Pickwick Papers.-Dickens.
RienZi-Lytton.
Rob Roy.-SCott.
Romola.-EliOt.
Scarlet Letter-Hawthorne.
Sketch Book.-lrVing,
Tale of Two Cities.-Dickens.
Tales from Shakespeare
Thelma-Corelli.
Toilers of the Sea.-Hugo.
Tom Brown at Oxford.-Hughes.
Tom Browns School Days.
Hughes.
Treasure Island.-Stevenson.
Uncle Toms Cabin.-Stowe.
, Vanity Fair.-Thackeray
Vicar of Wakefield.-Goldsmith
WaVerly.-Scott.
Westward Ho!-Kingsley.
We Two.-Edna Lyall.
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'' ~ -
The Famous X mcdy for
G r. ID
Is Grip with us again?
(From n. Y. Heruld).

1T would appear from reports re-
ceived from practising physicians in
different parts Of the country that Grip
in more or less epidemic form is begin
ming to make its appearance. The
symptoms are said to be of a distinctly
catarrhal character and to tend toward
pulmonic complications. This gives
the disease a grave aspect
"77" taken early cuts it short prompt
ly.
Taken during its prevalence, preoc-
cupies the system and prevents it's in
vasion.
Taken while suffering from it, cure
is speedily realized.
Manual of all diseases sent free.
For sale by all druggists, or sent on
rcceipt of price, 25c. or five for S1O0.
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co.,
Cor. william q John Sts., n. Y.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

Boys Clothing.

Last Monday was great day
for the boys here.
Never was a store so crowded.
Never was good clothing sold
so cheap.
On that day we told of a
special lot of wearables for boys
that our buyer picked up in the
East at prices remarkable for
their littleneSs.
But the story was only half
told-for only half the goods ar.
rived in time for the Monday
sale.
The balance of them for today
so count this your good for
tune.
1t is a remarkable chance at
some extremely good values.
For instance:
Boys Astrakhan Refers in
blue and black, extra we'll made
and finished with large sailor
collars; lined with Italian cloth.
Sizes 3 to 8 years. The regular
S2.5o kind at $I.2o.
Heavy blue Alysian Cloth
Refers with large sailor collars,
trimmed with braid; double
breasted. Sizes from 3 to 8
years. The 5000 kind at %
cents.
Heavy wool double breasted
and vestee suits, nicely made and
we'll lined. Small sizes are
prettily trimmed. 3to IS years.
Good dark patterns. The regu-
lar $2.o kind at $I.25.
Heavy wool school pants in
black, blue and all colored fancy
mixtures; twenty-five patterns.
Sizes from 3 to ID years. The
80 cent kind at % cents.
Shoes.
Every part of this big store
cries bargains for today.
Details are interesting
You'll note the particular fine
ness of these mems shoes of
ours at S3.5 Box calf, leather
lined and in all the new styles.
Serviceable, stylish, dressy.
Here's another sort for oS cents
Not the $500 kind, of course,
but you'll be surprised at the
merit of these ninety-eight cent
shoes; better than most dollar
and-a-quarter sorts. Congress
and lace.
| Prices on women's shoes begin
at % cents-thiS for an extraor-
binary value just now while stock
is in process of readjustment.
Sizes from 2H to 7. Four
widths. Five styles.
A still better shoe at 81. So
don't think they can be beat for
style and service. Just so Of
the 500 ones-same as are two
| fifty elsewhere.
But we reach perfection in our
three dollar kind. % Inside and
outside they're shoe perfection:
Button and lace. Welt@seieS,
all sizes, all widths. "a .72"'.
Place them alongside any four
dollar shoes in town-youfl
choose these. t -.
| Rubbers and CATERS, too.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
The Christmas Toy Store Is Ready
Children's Day Today.

1t is no little thing to do--the work of him who
helps to make Scrantons Christmas. Months and
months are spent amongst the conuring establishments
of the Thuringia Forest-and with all the discoveries
and novelties from the land of Toydom he begins bus
ness this morning.
Too early2 Never too early We were all of us
hurried last year; you've always been hurried. No time
to look around or think; pan Let us get right to
work now with the gift things
Our vast preparations include not only the early
readiness of the goods, but commodious arrangements
for timing deliveries to your exact order-oday any
day before Christmas.
The children land we're all children again at holi-
day times) might just well begin the enjoyment today
And what lot of pleasure you and we shall get out of
this two months of Christmas
Five thousand dolls here Drums IS cents to $3-but
mostly from the big factory Of we mustn't with prices
Kessner, whose dolls best today.
The ne big dressed Ri horsos and carte Toon
with Jonas Longs Sons stylish ,n @ +br Ne for M 800
Dolls that will not break uord f o haiiSe,e ~ s
that will not Sleep hun ~ - ~ ~
dreds that will And there are scores of things
All forts here that "go," from the bear that
ready made-tus young turns somesautS monkey
Sers to find strategic points that climbs tree.
And all starts today-neary acre of tin this
great Jonas Longs Sons Store-and shall be one long
bright and happy Christmas, till Santa Claus has come
and gone.
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BY becoming familiar with these four
types of hands, one can usually tell at
q glance the character with whom he
has to deal. A complete treatise, OF
course, would go much deeper into the
subject. 1t would also add three other
general types of hand, the elementary,
the pointed and the mixed. The ele-
mentary hand denotes the lowest grade
Of intelligence-lower than anything
met with in ordinary walks of life. The
pointed hand denotes idealism and
poetry 1t is an exaggertion of the
comic hand. The mixed hand is one Of
no exact classification. 1t often par
takes or resembles two or more types
at the same time, and usually as
changeable in disposition as the sands
of the sea.
For practical purposes the four
types described above will furnish Il
fairly good index to the character of
those with whom we come in contact
and may well be relied upon.
In my next article will describe that
important little member of the hand,
the thumb. AS there are no two hands
whose shape and lines are identically
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

care TO follow the rut Of conventional
ity and Of custom.
A woman possessing this type, should
she be thrown on her own recources
through widowhood, she could success
fully carry on her husbands business,
as her Independent spirit would stimu-
late her into courage; to strike out for
self and gain abundant means, as
bare sufficlency would not be enough.
These are hands of the mechanic,
navigator, explorer, discoverer and the
successful Klopdiker. The spatulate
hand means self-co- fldence and self
reliance. Its owner will be constant,
faithful, persevering and energetic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
Mems Sweaters.

Sweaters for men.
Sweaters for boys.
Sweaters for babies, if you
want them.
Merely a synopsis of the COM
pleteneSS of the stock here. All
the desirable colors in most every
weight.
The newest ones are in the
pretty shade of royal blue,
though some people like the
black ones best. It's up to you
to choose.
Prices begin at fifty cents and
end at two dollars.