, One m is the largest. our prices the lowest. and quality guaranteed.
M we the“ important points for Christmas buyers to remember.
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Musical Instruments.
Silverware Novelties.
Plush. Leather and Celluloid Goods.
. , .Fancy China and Bric-a—Brac.
Toys. Dolls and Games.
Lamps of. every known style.
Silk Shades and fine Decorated Globes
Fancy Stands. Tables and Jsrdlniers.
lav Dinner. Tea .and Toilet Sets. the Clocks. Umbrellas.
And hundreds of Novelties selected for this Holiday Trade.
W. 8. ~ S'l'llli'l'lllillT,
' ilonb itain and too Streets. South itorwallt.
Followlthe Crowd to
NASH& VAN SCOY’S
where you can see the largest and most complete stock of
Clll CLASS, HAVILANC CHINA,
Etruria, Delft, Wedgewood, J a1-per Ware, and many other kinds
$F anCy China and Bric-a-Brac
i Christmas is (Earning. Cali early so you can select
from a full stock. '
Corner North Main and West Streets.
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~ in Initiation is hereby ex- .
- tended to the people of ilorwallt _
_ .11 and vicinity to inspect ourgoods. __
We do not claim to give you
~gold tollarsior ill-cent pieces;
but we will treat you fairly and
justly. /
JONES it HfllCHKlSS,
i PLUMBING
' AND '
HEATING
l . Hrusuccs PING
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l Sole agents for the Victor Bicycles.“
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We openmthe Fall Season with an assortment
of New, Seasonable and Desirable Goods, at
wonderfully low prices. No question about it.
If so, ask nine persOns out of every ten,
“Which store sells first class good:1 at low_-
est prices,” and the answer will be, Francis;
1-& 00. Our store is our best advertisement
for superior goods, at pt pular prices.
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Republican National Convention
to Be Held There. .
twm
BAIABD BBBATED BY DARREN.
I'ho launchmtts Representative Would
lospoaoh our Emboassdor to It. Janos.
loll“! Gallon Upholds the Monroe
Doctrine and Isores Great Britain.
Warnno'ror. Dec. 11.—The Republican
iatloual convention will he held at St.’
Louis on June iii next. That was the dc-
uislon reached by the Republican national
committee aulmbled hero after spirited
balloting lasting two hours.
The successive ballots arc shown as fol-
lows:
Flatt—St. Louis. 18'. San Francisco.
BO: Pittsburg. 9; Chicago. it: New York. 1.
Second—St. Louis. 14: San Francisco.
l9: Pittab rg.-.9; Chicago. 8.
Third. t.Louls. 111; San Francisco,
19: Pittsbu g, ii. Chicago. i). '
Fourth. t. L0uis, :32; San Francisco,
191Pittsburg. 1; Chicago. ii.
Fifth. --St Louis. 21.); San Francisco,
16; Chlcago.ii
The morning was spent in hearing
Ipcecbcs in behalf of tho contending cities.
the doors being open to the various con-
testing delegations. This concluded. the
committee began its afternoon session bo-
hlnd closed doors An engor crowd choked
up the corridors loading to the committee
room and awaited the announcement of
the results.
The first important question of the ses-
sion was the fixing of tho date (if the con-
tention. The executive committee report.
ed a resolution favoring June 16.
Was amended by Committccman Launun
of Utah in favor of August 111. There was
s sharp debate, and Mr. Dc Young of Cal—
BT. LOUD! EXI’OSITION RUN-JUNO.
(“'th the Republican national rouveullou
will be held.)
lfornin finally proposed a campromlsc bo-
iwecn June and August—via... .luly. Tho
E11 Young and Lannan amendments were
oth defeated. and then by a practically
unanimous vote the date was fixed at
ilun‘e 16.
Then came the main contest between
the cities. There was much cxcltctneut as
tho balloting proceeded. the committee-
men from the interested sections hurrying
about and seeking to effect combinations.
At the outset San Francisco secured one
more than the if) claimed from the first.
The announcement of her lead was greeted
with enthusiasm when it reached the
outer corridors The strength of St. Louis
Was somewhat greater than had been ex-
posted. while neither i’lttsburg nor Chi.
ongu made the showing anticlpat11i.h‘t.
Louis gained steadily on our h ballot. 51111 ,
Francisco sought to most this by drawing
the votes of (.‘ blcngo. but without avail.
The first serious break occurred when Da-
vid liluflin of Pennsylvania 11111 ‘bc. Pitts-
burg lorcoo toward St. Louis. 011 tho
fourth and last formal ballot $1111 l1‘r11111'1s-
bo's foroca broko for tho first time, Michi-
gan. Wyoming and Connecticut going to
St. Louis. 'l'iint sottlcd it and gave St.
Louis the convention. The choice was
made unanimous on motion of bit. De
Young of San Francisco.
Then There “he Popping of Corks.
01111111 announcement of tho declsiw
bnllot lbcro was 11 rush for th11 St. Louis
headquarters. whom all the delegates
from that city gathered. with Missouri
cougrcssmcn and politicians at large.
There was a great haudsbaklng und pop.
ping of corks for 11 few minutes. with 1111-
cnsiounl cheers. until Clark ll. Sampson
was lifted to 11 table in reply to calls for 11
Ipcech “bile bowns talking tho room
Was filling up, «Lil (‘11111gr11ssm1n .liiy
Bartbold and (I‘hcbb soon 11pp1',11r111l and
than the Pillsbury and California delega-
tions pushed in tocougi'ntulatc their rival.
The appotito of the crowd for speech-
maklug was roilinrkoblu, and many of the
delegates were called upon to mount the
impromptu rostrum. hix-(Yongrcssmnn
Wnrnor. Mayor Wnlbridge, Ubauucoy Fil-
lcy. Seth W. Cobb, Democratic congress.
man from St. Louis: luflzbt' 11f (‘-111if1)r<
Din. Richard (3. Korean, Harry hard of
Pittslrurg.(‘ongrcssu1an\lllliam \. Stone
Nathan Frank and casual others wore
called upon to talk,
All of the visitors claimed that St.
Louis had been their second choice and
tool; defeat with good nature.
After concluding the balloting the com-
mlttec took rip the mutation of territorial
delegates and recommended that New
Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma each so-
last four delegates in addition to the two
heretofore chosen. A hearing was accord-
ed to Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Iowa, who
spoke of woman's iullucncc in behalf of
the party.
Cullom on Monroe Doctrine.
The senate was in session loss than two,
hours. The proceedings consisted of the
introduction of about 101) bills and a
speech on the Monroe doctrine by Senator
Cullom. Mr. Cullom's speech was read
from manuscript and was uttentivolyrc-
ceived by the senate. llc tooknstrong
grounds for an affirmative policy in order
1 to convince other fictions of their error in
supposing this doctrine to bc impotent for
our guidance and contended for the pro-
priety of congressional action. saying that
diplomacy had been sufficiently tried and
had been found wanting. The United
States. he said, is the first great nation
which has declined to establish any sort
of protectorate or to maintain distant col-
onies. the first to follow a policy of abso.
lute nonlnterferonco in the affairs of the
other hemisphere. As to Great Britain,
In said:
“All our diplomatic intercourse with
the government of Great Britain during
the years in which we have been at police
has necessarily been charactcrled by con-
stant watchfulnoss on our part. At no
time could we permit loose or unmcaning
language in our diplomatic correspond.
ence lost it should be taken advanage of,
and for a good many years the nations of
the world hare been chary about leaving
any unoccupied territory or any scattering
islands unprotected over night for fear the
morning would find them under the paw
of the British lion. The United States does
not covet what possessions England may
have, and we have no desire to establish
wa protectorate over any others. but we are
bound to insist that the status quoof 1823
shall be held inviolate insofar as the ter-
'xitorlai llmitoof European establishments
on this side of the Atlantic are concerned. " '
1 Hr. Gulionr also gave considerable»-
Monte the growing indiutrlal impa-
*1“. -.
This ,
‘ mt said the ma.
question of the day iswhst further desis-
'raticnaudssserticn is demanded lathe
ass of the republic
delivery of Ir. Cuiiaui's speech on-
cupied one hour. and at its conclusion his
resolution. heretofore altered and report-
ed. was retort-ed to the committee on for-
eign relations.
Barrett Would I conch liavard.
W. E. Barrett (flap) of Massachusetts
enjoys the distinction of being the author
of the first thrilling incident in the pres1
rut house of representatives. Ho throw a
bomb-boll into that. body soon after it
tcnvencd by offering 11 resolution im~
poaching Thomas 11‘. Bayard. ox-rccroinry
of stats and now United t-ltates cmhassrr
dcr to the court of St. .iarncs. for high
crimes and misdemeanors. The grounds
advanced in the resolution were the uttcr-
noses of Mr. iiayard delivered before the
Edinburgh Philosophical institute on
Nov. ’1' In this spotcb Mr. Bayard spoke
11f "protection” as a form of “state social-
lsm." and said it had done more to “fos-
ter class loglslation‘. brood inequity, cor-
rupt public life. lower the tons of na-
tional representation and divorce ethics
from politics” than any other single
cause. Such reflections on the government
policy by a United States ambassador be-
fore a foreign audience, the resolution re-
cited. were in serious disregard of his pro-
prletlcs and obligations anti calculated to
injuro our national reputation. it con-
I cludcd by instructing the foreign atlalra
1 committee. which was empowered to send
persons and papers. to investigate and to-
port. "by intpoachmcnt or otherwise. "
Mr. Barrett's resolution had been pro-
peded by one of his colleague. Mr. McCall
(flap). in a milder tone.
Mr. McCall’s resolution Went down b11~
foronn objection, and then it was that
Mr. iinrrett sprang his impeachment reso-
liitioti as one constituting a question of
privilege. -
Mr. Crisp. the leader of the minority.
made an unavailing attempt to contest
the privileged nature of the rcsolution.
Speaker lit-.1111 overruled his point 11f order.
and the resolution was thrown into the
arena of debate, wbcrc it. remained for
three hours.
Turner (”ails lr llnncombo.
Tho Republicans took tho position that
Mr. Bayard's spoocb constituted an offense
against the country that called for a stern
rebuke if not his recall. The Democrats
took the position that Mr. ilnyard's ut-
terances did not by any stretch of the im1
aginatiou constitute grounds for impeach-
melit. Mr. Turner (Dem. l of Georgia ap-
plauding them and asserting that they
were not even 11 breach of pruprlcty.
They took the position that. tho [0901111
tlou was largely buuconibo to give the
Republicans an an opportunity to air their
protection views those who took part in
.tbo dobnto wore M11ssrs.iiarrett. Dingley,
lfirow. Hitt anti ('nnnon, Republicans.
and Messrs Crisp. McCreary. Money and
Turner. Democrats.
Mr. Hitt, who will be chairman of for-
, 11lg11 affairs. advised Mr. iinrrott to around
the resolution so as to striko out the
words instructing the committee to rev
port by iu1pe.11b1111111t or otherwise, " and
this was finally done.
Mr. Crisp moved to refer the resolution
to tho ind; tiary commlbtpe. which. fitting
‘dcl‘ontcd by :1 strict party vote—1.111 to to?
-—tbo Democrats contented tbcmsclscs
,witb‘simply voting vlvn vote against the
:rosolution. which was ndcptcd without
'divlsion.
Tho following bills and resolutions were
introduced in tho houso: \
By Mr. Willis 11f Dolnwarr,1 —'i‘o regu-
luto the pay 11.‘ l1lt111'1'n1'ric1's. .
lly Mr. llurlcy of New \11rk,—T11 erect
and complete a 11111111111111r1t lo the 1111311111.;1'
of tho victims of prison ships at Fort.
fin-111111. ilrouklyn.
liy Mr Robinson of Pennsylvania—T11
lncrcnso tbctnx 11n,f1'.1'111ont11l liquors to
332 nor barn-l. _
lly Mr. llnnkbcntl of .1\l:1l1.:1n1n.-—’i'o
‘prm 11b» {or 11 register of copyrights.
By Mr. ilublitird 11f Mls<1ti1rl.-.\ rosar-
lutioii 11~ki11g 1h11. ottor‘ucy g11111111l 111111-
port why b1- has not enforced tlm 111w re-
lating t111tl111 suppression of trusts.
'l‘l111, following appointments of hours
olti1111s iluvc been made:
Richard Thcopbllus of Penn; y'.l\ani1.
r11.11l111i1111 n111lp11ti1ion olcrk: ii. \l Kc-i-
m-dy 11! Michigan. assistant doorkcopm;
A. ll. flood of Miuunsotn. superintendent
of folding room it. 1-1. ilallnutino of T1111-
nossco trcuppoinlclll. payl~ fuller in tho
scrgouut nt- -:1111111 ollico (I. B ilrockwuy
of New York, librarian salary. $2.000:
l). l’. llortou\ of New York. drafting
clerk. 81. 800; .W. lictltiick of Kansas,
licutcn: int of capitol police
Tl Tlinuderor on Bayard.
1.11.1111 11', Dec. 11.—Tho ’i'lmes this
morning has an editorial commentng
upon the action of the house of represent-
.»nti’i‘cs at Washington relative to speeches
made in England and Scotland on the
policy of protection by i'nltcd States Em—
bassador Bayard as follows: "Speeches
such as those made by Mr. Bayard would
not be delivcrod by 11 European diplomat.
and oven in Mr. Bayard‘s case thoy worn
ra1bcr surprising. Nevertheless. impeach-
ment seems a wry disproportionate pun-
islnncnt for what at. “tho worst is an in
discretion.’
Engine Plunged In the River.
W:.;.1~1111 W. \‘a. D111: 11~Tbc cngipc
pulling the mist bound borfolk and West-
ern pnsscugcr train \‘o.' 1:! mounted the
railstis it was rounding the curve and
plunged into ’i‘ug 11111-1. Engineer Bailey
and Fireman Waugh were inpired. George
Coinburg. :1 machinist. who was riding in
tho onginc, had four ribs broken and was
otliorwisovseriously injured. ills recovery
is doubtful. The combination baggage,
express and mail car and smoking car
were derailed. No passengers were in-
jurcd
Robinson “'onltl Succcrd Don Cameron.
* (Itii:<T1111,l‘n.. 111-11.. ll—llon..lnhn 13.
Robinson. who 1'111111'son‘ts this district in
1.01121 111.11 has unnoumcd bir11s1lf 11.411 cau-
tlidnto to succeed bcnntor (3111111111111, who
has 111111111111‘ that ho Would not seek a re-
oisctionattho 111111111 of his present term. in
139?. Mr. Robinson says he will travel
throughout tho state and organizo his
forces in the various legislative districts.
Biggest Auction Solo Ever Held.
T0i'i1h:\Doc.l.l —Edwnrd King of
New York, acting for tho reorganization
committee. hid in the entiresystcm of tho
Atchlsop. Topokn and Santa Fe Railroad
company, which was sold at public nuc-
tion born under a decree of the United
States circuit court, Sixty millions of
dollars was the price paid. Probably l. 000
people attended the solo.
Tho Emperor Honors Von Knolls?-
Bnuux. Dec. 11.—The ._ Berliner Corre-
spondenz says that Emperor William has
sent a cordial letter to Baron you Keener.
late Prussian minister of theintoricr', con-
ferringuponhimtho Order of the Bad
‘W magic as a M of Ill m ”1
.rl‘
is
Mi Mi Milli“
"Ciel!“ of Mother hair's Bardee-
lsny a 011s In Boston Ireefl'
to 1.1.»
(From Harv-m Herald.)
You know if you have a burden to hear.
You know where you are last-d to bear
it.
You know how much trouble it gives
you. ‘
llut do you know how to shake it off?
The back bears more burdens than all
the human organism.
And it objects to it, sometimes emphat-
icnlly.
Ir aches. it pains, in weak and lame.
it’s your fault if you don't come to the
rescue.
Perhaps you don't know how. We
c mid tellyou, but you might doubt us.
We will let a Boston man do it then.
’tis easier provcu.
Mr. G. W. Thrower is a railroad man
employed by the main Boston 8: Albany
railway. ()ur representative found him
at his address. 2i Chelsea street. 1121111! 151111-
11111., A man of retiring disposition is Mr.
'l'lirowrar, and few people lruewtbe Ir iuble
be has bad with his brick. The following
conversation is given for the public bene-
flt:
“.\fr'. Thrower, I hear you have been
troubled with ywiir back."
”You. i had kidney trouble sortie years
ago. it. returned and has bothered inc
for the past four or five months."
"What was the nature of your affec-
lion?"
"Dull pain over the kidney-.11. soreness
about tbc'small of the back. it would
hurt 11111 to bend ow-r, was painful when
straightening tip or even standing on my
f1-ct.ir1 fuel it knocked me out."
"What did you do for the troubl ?"
"i took Dunn's Kidney i’iils, alrj'
“What was the. result!"
“i feel nilright now. all the pain has
left, I am working regularly at night.
which is hard on the kidneys, but they do
11 it trouble me."
"Then you consider Dunn's
Pills have cured you?”
"Yes laui confident they deserve the
or; (lit. 1 Would any they positively cured
11111. igot them of Wrindbury Drug Co.
hcrc in East Boston. You may use this
for publication if you wish."
Dunn's Kidney l’.lls are for sale by
all dealers. price 50 cents. mailed by
Foster Milbura 011.. Buffalo. 3'. Y.. sole
agent for the l S.
Kidney
No 1x11111111 for sleepless nights when
you can procure One Minute Cough Cure.
This will relieve all annoyances. cure
the most. severe cough and give you rest.
and health. Can you afford to do with-
out il? E. P. Weed 8; (l. C. Still-1011.
Bucklin's Arsiea Salve.
Th1- i1‘11st salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. nnrt‘sfliisrrfl. salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped bands. chilblains.
corps. ttrnlall skin eruptions, and puni-
tively cures piles, or no pay required. It
i~ guaranteed to give. perfect smisfncliou
or money refunded. I’ricc 2511mm per
bnx. For 51111: by G. (.‘. Stillsori and i1}. I’.
“Feed. _
DcWitt's llitlle Early flint-rs for biliousv
111-ss,i111iigestiou, constipation. .1\ small
pill, aprorupt cure. E. i’. Weed s: G. C.
mill-11111.
Your Bay Won't live a Mortih.
S11.\lr.(11lrns11 Brown, of Mill street.
Soutbllarduer, Mass, was told by the
doctors. His son had-1 lung trouble. fol-
lowing Typhoid Malaria, and he spent
three hundred nudseventy-five dollars with
doctors. who finally gave him up. saying:
"Y1111i'b11y won't live a month." fletricd
Dr. King's New Discovery and a few
lioltles restored him to health and enabl-
ed him to 1:11 to work a perfectly well man
lie says he owes his present good health
to use of Dr. King's New Discovery, and
knowsit to belho bestin the world for
lung trouble. 'l'rial bottles free at G, f‘
Stillson' .11 and l1}.l’.\Veed’s drug stores
You 1.1.111... to Swear fill.
says the St. 1.1111111 Journal of Agriculture
in an, editorial about No-To-Bnc, the
famous tobacco habit cure. ”We know
of many cases cured by No—To—llac. One,
a prominent St. Louis architect, smoked
and chewed for twenty years; two boxes
cured him so that even the smell of tobac-
co mn'kes him sick.” No—To-Bac sold and
guaranleed by It. ll. Piaisted. No cure
no pay. Book free. Sterlingflemedy Co.,
New York or _Cl1icag_o.
Ifsufl'eringwith piles, it. will interest
you to kuowthat DcWiil's Witch Hazel
Salve will curt-them. This medicine is
a specific. for all complaints oi this char-
acter. and if instructions (which are sim-
pic) are carried out, a cure will result.
We have tested this in numerous cases,
sndyalwnys with like results. it never
fails. E. P. “1111118.: G. C. Stillson.
it is often a mystery how a cold has
been “caught.” The fact. is. however,
that when the blood is poor‘and the sys-
tem depressed, one becomes peculiarly
liable to diseases.
the strength fails, Ayer’s Sarsaparllla
should be taken without 1lelay..
Free _Pills. .
Send your address to H. E.'l'luckletl &
(711., Chicago. and get a free sample box
of Dr. King's New Life Pills. Atrial will
convince you of their merits. These pills
are easy in action and are particularly ef—
fective in the cure of constipation and
sick headache. For malaria and liver
trouble they have been proved invaluable.
They are guaranteed to be perfectly free
from every deleterious substance and to
be purely vegetable. They do not weak-
en by their action. but by giving tone to
stomach andwbowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size, 251:. per box
Sold byG. C. Stillson and E. 1’. Wed,
druggists.
Congblnglrritates the delicate organ".
and aggravates the disease. Instead of
waiting, try One Minute Cough Cure. It
helps at once, making expostoration easy,
reduces the more sndlndaniniotion.
Everyone likes it. 11’. Wood 5 G. C
Itillvso.
When the appetite or 1
This tyres is for
Hunt 81 lel
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is sold by R. ll. Plaisted, and at whole-
sale by
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is a fine art. when it is properly done,
and the modern styles of Wall Paper, de-
signed by some of the heat artists of the
lively inexpensive.
Artista’ byterisis.
Pictures and Picture Framing.
Painting, Psperhanging and Decorat-
tug.
Decker,
79 Washington street. South Norwslh.
WAGONS.
Buggies, Phaetons. Carriages
Canopies. Spindles. etc
cauussn sun rum
Her-11p Tilly.
NEW LINE OF
1
Baby derrlsgss and Refrigerators
AT . .
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Furniture Dealers sari General rum
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II and so lain lr- cor. Nor-talk. (it.
moses. s Borkotoy no
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OnoOrocm cott- llot Pointtl lot. I
tla avenue last “man mimics it a".
about rm fast: 1 lot Bro l5».
Plat-agitating?” and”. oh. first:
"" ' with” usual-3 I
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day, go far toward making it ccmpara- ~
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