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neer t yt AA LT OPTO C CEC T Mp R Om y JOHNSTOWN N Y. blisgh4d Every Day Except Sunday and a5 Legal Holidays O. SUBSCRIETIQN RATES. y. Per month sea ea seee eee ne ke swer ers three months. in advance ..... y, six months, in aqvance y, one year, in advance . '. one year, in advance ses ek 66+ ity, six months, in advauce ...... ftances at the risk of the sub- ber and should be made by expreSs= i order, postoffice money order, of q the order of L. ROGERS, Publisher, . ._.. Gloem Teiephone, 204 West-391110 report of the Asso- Press, ”06,7“! over ita own { fact that twenty-ome countries a %he parcels post bas no signifi- in Washington. . j t is hoted that the Powers all look nt. China may as well cheer 7 wma‘ps the worst is yet to come. 4 are is just one establishment is able to do a rushing business iit advertising and that it its ‘chge : diffice. 'The 'times are replete with pleas Mes, now 'it turns out that nor Harmon has been a Pro- ¥e all the while. ing of currency reform, per- former Senator Aldrich has [ Dfiylan in mind, too, regarding disposition of ex-Presidents. 2002 , - A New York young man named Al- ed C.' Vanderbilt has married again. #ught to be able to keep a wife i He is said to 'be a good coachman. in 'is singular that no Captain of Jd stry ever thought of forming a sxtmas Present Trust: and yet it not unrelated to the Infant Inftus- emebod'y ought to tell Dr. Wood- ow Wilson that there is no White lase retirement fund. +~When he rns this, he may change his mind | at - gAecéerting -that in ashington. position Judging by the record of the Dix I {the Bulger report? : willing to make up his own mind, or 1 Personal dministration, an attack on the pub- | ic gervice commission does not seem nptrsbable. The highway commis- E#ion and the Staite court of claims Ewore sacrificed to the exigensies of #politics last winter. There was no Breason to expect that the public serv- E commissions would prove im- E-mune. The appointment of Mr. Hup- such shows the kind of men the Gov- would select if ho had a free E kand. The exposure of the scheme E atjhis eartv day, however. may lead Eto its abandonment. The people cer- taig.ly will not brook interference with one of the most usefirl branches P of the State government. The poli- . :ticlan who tampers with the public | f 5 meet commlssmns will have a E. heavy reckoning to pay. The Spoils Raid Lo l_ k- A paper which attracted much at- ECtention at the meeting of the Na- ® tional Civil Service Reform league _» E was entitted, \The Spoils Raid in the & New York State Service.\ It - read by Assistant Secretary Belcher, . 6f the Civil Service Reform associa- K+ tion of New York, who reported in- | § _. stances of frank disregard of the merit system by the present adminis- tration. While Mr. Dix promised in E. the fall of 1910 that, if elected gov- ' ernior, he would appoint a Civil Serv- ; j .. ite commission in (- with the civil service law, F < er says that in the last tern months \full sympathy\ Mr. 5. <the public service has been subjected F to a series of vicious spoils raids in the interest of the political organiza- | | tion no win ocntrol. While this re- sult of a remativable political over- traw is most unfortunate, it does not Belch- | was | f | b greatly surprise anyone familiar with the record of Tammany's relation to { the spoils system. 'The new commis- sion appointed by Governor Dix last @ebruary had as its president the Democratic member of the previous commission, whose attitude durin | his ten years of service had been, ac- cording to Mr. Beloher. strictly par- tisan. - The new members were inex- perienced in civil service matters. At the first. meeting of the board, re- auests for exemptions of fifty-four places in the State service and of sev- | eral places in the services of New York and Kings counties were made. These exemptions had been refused 'I by previous commissions. In no case was there a more dis- tinct violation of the spirit of the 1 civil gervice law than in the board's action in putting eight supervising factory inspectors in the exempt class. Governor Dix approved this action, but has since admitted that he was wrong. The minority mem- ber of the commission, Mr. Ludvigh, is credited by 'Mr. Belcher with hav- ing done all he could to check the spoils raid. The picture of conditions at Al- i bany in respect to the merit system which was put 'before the national | organization interested in the promo- tion of civil gervice reform was not pleasing; 'but there is no reason to doubt its substantial accuracy. The organization 'has proved too strong for the spirit of the civil service law. Governor Dix 'has neglected inviting opportunities to resist in the public interest men who seek niaces for what there is in them. COMMENT Dix, Murphy and Doty. (New York Globe.) Why doesn't Governor Dix get the Supreme court to give a decision on He seems un- to take perspnal responsibility for | turning quarantine over to Tammany Hall. Obviously it won't 'help him any to unload the ouster job on Mr. Osborn, his own legal adviser, which i is now reported he is trying to do. Anything less than a Supreme court justification will leave the blame squarely on Dix. * The latter is only adding to his difficulties by calling for counter re- ports from Dr. Doty and the leading representatives of the medical pro- fession. The result of this fatuous policy has been the publication of documents explaining the absurdity of the Bulger charges, certlfymg to the high esteem and confidence of the medical profession for and in the present health officer of the port, and throwing into more garish promin- ence the place-hunting character of the investigation. How much more satisfactory it would have been if the governor had said \All right.\ when Murphy first broached the subject: \whom do you want put in? Dr. who? Never heard of bim' Good fellow, is he! friend .of whom? Know anything about quarantine? Enough? - Well, all right, then.\ Governor Dix attempted a hope- Oh! | less task when he tried in th'is- soph- isticated Tammany ridden town to at the same time make the taxpay- fce. He was asked to do a bad and dangerous job for the community, and the more it has been talked arout and reported on the worse it has seemed. ' Disappointed Investigators. (Troy Record.) When the House of Representa- tives became Democratic, the major\ ity members, mindful of the talk about billion-dollar sessions and sim- tiar achievements of the Republicans, thought they saw an opportunity to score a point of extravagance against the Republicans, and started a score or so of committees investigating va- rious government activities. - The in- vestigators have worked faithfully since the close of the special session, but thus far have discovered nothing worth while. The incapacity and worse which they so confidently ex- pected to uncover has refused to | make itself apparent, and when final reports are made they will in effect point to a verdict of general effici- ency and economy. Two Not of a Kind. (Brooklyn Hagle.) The misfortunes of men are com- parative. - No one's case is so bad that the case of someone else may not be worse. The news tells that one Vanderbilt, in Newport, is in the 'hands of surgeons for appendicitis, | and another in London has been mar- ried under clreumstances that bring his divorce, the divorce of his \new wite\ and of hor parents into the ] keen sunlight of undesirable public- ity. On the wholo, the Vanderbilt subject of surgery has a more en- vigble commpicuity than the Vander- bilt subject of \sentiment - so- called. Detective Burns's Speeches. (Rochester Herald.): It is very much to be feared that William J. Burns, the detective, is going to injure himself and the cause of justice by ill-considered remarks. As a rule, the loss that detectives, police officials and judges have to say to the public in regard to their work, the better. If Detective Burns has any evidence against Gompers or other labor leaders, it is his duty to present it in the proper way, and not make the dangerous mistake of mak- ing too many public or semi-public addresses. If what the detective thinks and says be true, it will lose none of its force and value by being heard first by a judge and jury, and not by a mob. If it be untrue, the damage to Burns' causo and the cause of public order and safety will be incalculable, if he continues his talking out of court. For the re- putation which he has made as a coverer of crime and criminals would then be swiftly undone. Good Roads Aid Porto Rico. (Washington Post.) \Good roads have done more to Pring about prosperity in Porto Rico There are probably several hundred families in Fulton county who are depriving themselves of the pleasure of a PIANO or PLAYER PIANO because of the mistaken impression that an in- afford. families. Kroeger Piano today stands With over sixty years of experience in Piano second to none. strument of High Musical Quality would cost more than they can This is a mistaken impression and its resulting deprivation is an actual keenliy-felt hardship to music loving members of these building,. the Not an instrument strongly advertised in magazines and such (spending Thousands of Dollars yearly), within the reach of all. ane to be benefited. a i A + hut one selling solely on its merits, and at a price Our actual selling cost amounts to $0000 and you are the 9 Seeing is believing-a call will convince you. PEX EVERY EVENING. Tuning orders receive prompt aitention. w. H. BECKER & CO. 9 Cayadutta st., Gloversville. Opposite the Postoffice. hand Mr. Murphy another plum and : ers think he was doing them a serv- | ; d. capable and successful dis- shrewd, capable and SuC 5\ | after General Miles had landed at Protruding Table UNDOUTEDLY there are a number of friends for whom you have not pur- chased gifts. day' Christmas Shopping. Linens 'Beautiful Lunch Cloths and - \Sets Hemstitched. Table Cloths, Napkins, Lmen by the yard, Doilies, etc. sive selection of new shades. Gloves Large Holiday Lines in an exten- See the special buckskm glove, clearlng prlce 980 Handkerchisfs No end of pretty effects in hem- stitched and embroiderd styles. Special Holiday Box Handker- chiefs. Shirt waist Patterns _ Enough material in .a damty Christmas Box to make a waist. All white, with attractive figures and stripes, T5c each A short time spent in this store will give an almost un- we limited number of ideas for your Holiday Buying than anything else,\ remarked B. C. Kountze of Yauco, an American en- | gaged in the export business, who has lived in the islands since the Am- erican occupation in 1898. \Shortly after General Miles had gone ashore at Ponce, the work of improving sanitary conditions and making other improvements began,\ Mr. Kountze declared. \I happoned ito have personal knowledge of the first good roads expedition in Porto Rico. It occurred within a month Fonce, and was the beginning of the present excellent system good roads which makes it possible to | 'drive in an automobile through every part of Porto Rico. 'On General Miles's staff at that time was the late General Roy Stone, who had been the director of the good roads bureau of the United States department of agriculture. General Stone took the first train [ acrogs the island after the Americans had landed, and later he headed an expedition into the northern part of | | Porto Rico. He had to build roads as 'he went along. and out of that movement came the later one that j bas resulted in some of the best high- ways in the world.\ DIDN'T USE 'EM The Cour ryman-Them big yeh low things layin on the ground in that there field is pumpkins The City Man—Pumpkins? saw one of them before. The Countryman-Gosh! nes are you in? The City Man-f run a pumpkin ple factory in town. I never What bust. When Cleaning Furniture. When cleaning upholstered furnt ture it is oiten either impossible or inconvenient to move it outdoors. in such a case place a damp cloth over the piece of furnitrre and then beat it, changing the cloth several times during the process. The dust will ad- here to the cloth and will not rise in 1 the room. -Suburban Life. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of I'ching, Piles in 6 to 14 days. 50¢ . of Oxford, Blind, Bleeding or | Keeper of Seals, The London Gazette last night con- tained the formal notification that his majesty had ordered A. Conge d'Elire to pass the great Seal of the united kingdom empowering the dean and chapter of Christ-church, Oxford unt versity, to elect a bishop to the see says the Dundee Adver- {tiser. * As Mr. d'Hilire jocularly remarked to London Punch' correspondent, judg- ing froin the number of seals he has to pass he might just as well be a keeper at the zoo. Leuci ~s Fond of Walking Sticks. Of all people perhaps none is more - fond of canes or more skilled in their use than our fellow citizens of Porto Rico. The walking stick in that is- land would seem to mark social dis- tinctions among men as fans among women. * do - : & @ Op HeHq 8&033‘3'834‘88 3 ‘o'twfi'fit 3&‘83' 617? éfivfiéa 4836230383 9334430333 YOU ARE SAFE in giving slippers for Cfiristmas. a We believe that we have every thing that's good, in fact If you can't find \his\ or \her'\ slippers here we don't knoW where you'll go for them. ALWAYS) EACKER THH GHOE‘, [HAN Value of Encouragement, good in a man thrives best when properly recognized. -Tim- othy Titcomb. muslin <c OS SE a NH SE SE E ete 23*'5830.482~.‘38“33 mavafczvzzeaatzemmmac-m { Shame. Our idea of thame is to ride back to town in an automobile hitched to & farm wagon. -~-Galveston News. “mmmmmm MWWWWMWW ‘3 | A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE L A 2000000000000 4A R $R - 88 0 HE CITY DRUG STORE now offers the larg- est assortment of Christmas goods in its history. P rices right and money. saved by buying here. A Few Christmas Ideas - LEATHER GOODS, MANICTRE SETS. BABY SETS. BABY RATTLES. CLOTHES BRUSHES. HAIR BRUSHES. wHISK BROOMS. HAIR RECEIVERS. VANTINE NOVELTIES, TUILET SETS. TRAVELING SETS. MIRRORS. STATIONERY. WASTE PAPER BASKETS PERFUME. CANDY. CIGARS AND PIPES. CIGAR CASES, HUMIDORS, ALSO TRAYS. SEX-TO-BLADE RAZORS MILITARY BRUSHES. VACUUM BOTTLES. COMBINATION SETS. Hundreds of others. it is always a pleasure to show geeds Juet call and remember F p 4 R $o R R 50 R : : E : a THE CITY DRUG STORE! kmmmmmm mmJ
