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JieftianMk ^ahtfks efkfn VOL. XIII, NO. 42. MECHANICYILLE, SAKATOGA COUNTY. N- Y.. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1895. WHOLE NO. 666 ^ on tLt) upper Hadsou at the mouth of Toneudaho Creek, the outlet ot iTiCWlIcUllt'V UlVBaJlbto , Lake and Hound Lake. It )s midway between Albauy aud isaratoga, the political and sopial capitals of the Empire State. It Ks twelve mileb from tivle watuv navigation a t Troy and eighteen miles from Schenectady. I t is on the lit'.c of H.e Cliamplaiu Canal and has railroads diverging in sevjbn different DiREOTroN.s. A s treet railread ix H m . i I s tlircngh ilie main business portion of the village and reaches Stillwater, tliroe inile.s up the Hudson. Alechat'i'iviliv has facilities for pa^sttiger and freight transportation that are HUipuesod by only a few citie.s. The United States ctnsus of I860 gave Mechanicville a population of 1,265. It now has a population of fully SjOOii. It.ci growth ha.'i befnwapid and substantial. The Saturday Mercury is Printed _ ^ A L L AT H O M E .^ Advertisers Aupreciate a Home Newspaper. The Same Publisher has Issued this Paper Nearly Thirteen Years..„^*»_-^ T h i s c a n n o t be sa i d b y A n y O t h e r N e w B jnijxw in 8 a r a t o j i a Cc Mechanicville « » oll,er n .a.Bfact,u-bg e M a p m , , i,,.-...,],. K ,.! I,m „ Kailuad & Hudson cal' chops. . b r « orge km theg m l)., ttreo .a.h , l,hod , oor taco n c s , Iwo shirt faetoric, t,vo hriol: j ardg, a factorr for olco tncal supplies, iron and brass fonnciries. hmc Inins and fertilizer works. Mochauicymchasskchurohos anow540 000.,cadcra,a,u^ public school boiUms, a boo nev oper., houss. a bank, two telograjih offices and a driving paik, ' The y. M. C. A. maintain a public library, reading rooms, gvinnasium and bath rooms. The village is lighted by electricity and has unequalled water works, supplying the public with cure snrimy water by the gr.ivity system. Electric street cars will soon be in use * P. He Q IRR & CO. P.-v UK-.WS., TUKC’HANrOViLLE. ANNOUNCE A BIQ CLOSINQ OUT SALE j j of all Y iiitrr Dry Goods nimOSTG YMHTS MONTH. Ladies’ & Childreli’s C l o a k s L O W P R ^ E S T H E Y ^ ARE O P P E R I N G I ^ ^ N O W IS T H E T I M E T O B U Y A C L O A K . As we don’t propose to carry any over to Next Season. Everything in Cloaks to be Closed Out This Month. REMNANTSI, A l l E s i n u a i i t i of ev o r y d 'i p a r t Q '‘i a t w ill piacyii ou C e n t e r T a b l e , m a r k e d ia p l a i n C l 0 3 3 d OUt t O l ’ Hall P r i c e - S o m e v ^ r y d e s ir .ib le U e rn n a n ts, s u i ta b l e fo r C h il d - d r e n ’e .school dre.sscs w ill he ivnoag^ th e | jbboi tnierit., J .F . M c G irr & CO. PRESTO! CHANGE! . \^a>tch This Space Every Week- OH! THAT BUNION! If 1 f-oul.i only a tt a r > lit Uiai iimil-m Wr’vt* aor. 11 ! What? A B U N I O N S H .O E lU u d Sewed, .soft, liiie stock, made up on it lust that is e-peeially uiJi'Ie fo r it. Ma-lo Cou- gie.ss tk lace (’-uiiie and look at them It’s a feat to fit the feet. Y o u need n o t b ug h ; lo o k a t th a t «-;ii fit ,,,,, ev e r y t i m e \ ^ ^ 1 ^ if y o u are lo o k in g fo ’- an ea s y shoe Highest o f all in Leavening Power.— Latest U . S. Gov’t Report ABdOWTEEV PURE I-OOAt. I-INE.9. Thu Mis«eB Bakdr have pm-cliahed of Wni. C. Tailmaiige, E^q , a choice build ing lot on Hflz-l-at, ne irly opposite the residence of E B. Rvlamls. James H. Foley has opened a grocery department in connection wltll his Elyer- sidu marker. The burning of the White grocery left the Held unoccupiecL George W. Cook h.ss purchased a line boilding lot on Hazel-st. That portion of the town seems to be booming in the real estate line. Only a few more lots remain unsold. I.OCAI, I-UTKiS Slionlil Vv’Illiam Iliid.son give lh»- village for park puvp.ises tm- hindn owned by him on So. Main-st , such pa*k would very properly be called Hudson park. SiU'erint-niJent Baker t-xaiinutd tie hydr Ill's iii a'l par's of the vii'sge, Mon day, and found them to be in .-plendid working fu-der in spit- of the severe storm and InteiKso cold. Those who delight in boxing and s irg exhibitions will dnd an announcement In our amusement column that will inter- them. Six sparring matches have been arranged to take place at the opera house, to-night. Several well known names appe.ar in the list. Nothing has lately been heard concern ing the proposed village park, and proba bly no action will bo taken by the vllh wusteos on the proposltioH submitted by Wm. C. Tallraadgp, E q. It. now appears that building lots will bo sold upon both sides of the Paak-ave. extension ohnued before the park project came up for discussion. The ri-sult of tne compulsory eilun-ilion law hashi^n to increase the attendance >f pupils in onr public school from 25 to SO, in rooms No. S, No S and No. 6. Tru- Oflicer Siniili has been quite active •:nd has .-uccepiled in sei iirfiis: tht the a ttec d - He found several rather stubborn cases, but >,hen It was d'scovi-rcd that the new law would be rigidly enforced, ready compliance took p'ac-e. Fkn'y oI Rutdi, IS Lift Yet at Lowest Pilces. Park Avenue Shoe Parlor, J3. O. S l C l i ) , Px*opi‘ie t o i ‘. Watch Our Pine Window Display. S si D. s. ooueuss, FIRE ond LIFE INSURANCE, N o tary PitbUc a n d R e a l K state Agent. Losses promptly settled. Policies written in good rapanics; none better' than those represented at e repreaento ., ot Glens F r.^H o m i F ir-Ins. Co., of N Y.;Tns Co. of ladelpbla; Kojal Ins. Co., of Liverpool, Engt-nd; North British and Mercantile Ins.Co,, ol Loudonand Edinburgh; Travelers, of Hartford, Ct. and Mutual Life Ins. Co. of N. Y. Office, Main Street, Mechanicyillo, New fork. Mrs. C. O. Barnes, Dry Goods & Fancy Goods Store PA R K AVENITR. A good aasortm-nt of Ladles’ Uniler- wear, Corsets and Gloves. LTobleached .Muslin 4c a yard. Lsoes and riat Carpets and Ri at, lowest price! RICE & HOIYLAND, nKALlSIlS IN Oats, Han and Straw, Hard and ‘ Soft Wood. * A lso A g ents for th e B C C K t l B 910W13R Orders mav be left at Sweet * Leighton’s store Park-aye,; Central Telephone office, Al-ain-st. NeJ son Lci-Vs ftorr. Noitii-st., or at 'he mill, Front-B MACHINE SHOP. General machine work done. All kind* of ugri cultnraUmpiemcntt^ repaired. Steam fitting and oiping. Gnus, locks, sewing machines, bicyeles d;c.,&t- Mill-work a specialty. J E SMITH. Mill Streat.- Mccbanievine, N. Y. — N. cuute :,— Praetwal Horse Shoeing Long Kxperleucu. SatiafacUon Guaranteed, Cunal-st., Near Dodd’s Shop, MochanioviUo BTuit Trees & Shrubs. Choicest Variety and True to name, splendid specimens will be furnished you by L . E. B A K E % MechameviUp. Drop him a P.)Stal Card. All .stock guaranteed. Will be replaced if it does not live. Raw Furs A large nmnner of our ci:iz'ju.s an- i 1 the move looking for houses. The in variable first question pul to a landlord Is, “ Has your house village water?\ Houses <vithout public water will be the I-ist raiud, no matter how good a well the premises may hoa.st. It may bo safely said llmt no well In a populous village, -specially where the .soil is thin above rnrk q II k I with seams, is a^fo f,-om dis ease germs. By tlie tiid of two more seasons of renting und moving, houses without village water will he tjjnaiiile.ss. This town 1ms its full share of pr oplo who may be called “groaut^rs.” During 1891 they groaned about poor business the enilre year through, and yet Mechan- icvillc never had a more prosperous year than this same 1894. More building was done in thai year than for .any previous year lu ibe blsiory of the villagi-, and we can name at least 11 ye of oui” leading iinr- chants who sold more gocala in 1894, than during aii 3 ’ pi tvloiH yeai- ilmy had been business. O. M. Fori w.as out: of them, and he so ndyeitiheH in thi-so culumus. one doubts I i I. m tvord. The iK-liduy trade of 1894, Is generally helteyed to have never heen equalled Let the g. oan- era etudy iho record of la.sityear. Bus- luess men of sound judgment and woik- ineu who are thoroughly skilled In trade, lot u u illy found among tlie groan- Th« TrouWo OV' V. p-omioeut man in town ixeiuliU'd the other day: \My wife hn,y heeu wear ing out her life from the (fl’ecis of dya pepsis, liver complaint and Indigestion Her case hsffl-d the skill of our best phy sicians. After using three packages of Bacon’s Celery King for tlie nerves she is almost entirely wt 11.\ Keep the blood In a healthy oonditiou by the use of thla great vegetaiile compound, C allatQ .Ii. Whitney’s, sole agent, and get a trial package free. Large sizes ,50c and ‘ 20 c. A young wan in Lowell, Msss, troubled for years with a constant succession of bolls on his neck, was completely cured by taking ouly three bottles of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Another result of the treat ment was greatly Improved digestion with increased avoirdupois. New window shades, plain and fancy, short and long and in all the newest col ors. rrioi'S to defy competition. Win dow shades were never so low in price ns this season. Astooishlng values are olTored for 29c. J. H. Packer. At Ma.ssey’a they have 200 boys’ cape overcoats which he will sell at twenty per cent, less than cost to clear them oft’. Also GOO pairs of boys’ pants, good stock, winter weight, for .“.O t'eiim to .$1.2.\ to clear them off. Estimates 011 the cost of puitiug I’lum brook water in your house can be bad at J. S. Safford & Son’s hardware store. Sanitary plumbing of all kinds at reaMon- ablo prices. Call aud see us. Use Wells’ Laundry Blue, the best blu ing for laundry use. Each package makes j two quarhs, 15 cents. Sold by 8. H. Hall. nigheat .Market Price Paid for al. 1 — --------------------- kinds of Raw Furs. ■ I ^ assortment of Palmer's per- F J Bd;tbricl£ boxes at the Gem Plnr- I f yon Lave ujjy ekiuB to set I — ---- - — .. ....... ___ drop me n pontal. Photo albums at the Gem Pharmacy. The rmiilnr <-f bouses in ftlileh village water will be placfd ihe coming season, bid.s fair to greatly exceed the record of any previous season. Wells are being generally condemned h » nnhcaltby. Packer, the d,y goods merch-ini, an nounces the arrival of a large stock of pattern dress good-, and luyites the ladies to call early and make their selec- tion.s. The rage is now said to be all in the, direction of pattern dress goods. See advertise ment, Alfred Thomas, an older lirother of George Thomas, has succeeded II. A. See In the b- kery imsincss e.-tabllshed here by G-orge Tliomas. Sr. Tlie bakery on Pa»k-ave. has been remodeied and a new oven built. The latest Improved bakerv mschim-rv will be used by the new man- ------ ------- Thu new street to be opened from So. Maln-st. to the Hudson river by Mrs. Underwood of Troy, will pass through the grounds on which the most success ful county fairs ever held in Saratoga county took place. These exhibitions were given about 1850, and were of a high order of merit. A splendid trotting course existed there, ttiejudge.s’ stand being near an old pine tree now on the groumls, Many of our older resi'^cnis well remember the county fairs held there. Mrs. Uadefwoo<i’.s plan.s are said include not only the removal of the house formerly the resi dence of John W. Smith to a lot on the U3W slrt el. aud its reconstruction into two nice tenements, but also the con struction of a first class dw\lllng on So. Main St. at the nornor of the now street, The work will he uominenced at once. The proBPUt occupants of the Smith house have been requested to vacate and and the recoiisiruelod douidc house has boon rented by Everett 8. Hall aud Chas. Laiie, wliu e.voect to move in early in April, The salmon fishing-place will he at the foot of the new street. THE LISTENER. Eelix F. Faui-o, til\ i-. \v president ol Franco, was onco n Lord Rceeltory. Engi.-i Biblical studenr- and re holy book. of N ew p o rt, U 1 1 sign that Piiiu iltb is the< i proiuior, is n much of tht !-t Vilcox, the lerui f.)t, is W F Wile ill.-iiiauik is out ol health is tliecimvlniml jui—enceof a tootii pick, which he c-b< ail it Governor Aiurton of New York coim-r down from Albany every week to enjoy a few of the swial n-laxaiioii.s of New York. Jo.shua M. Sears lias regained hl.s posi tion ns the Iteav ie.-t individual taxpayer ol Boston. His tax is ?-18.019.93 on real es tate assessed at ijlB, 751,090 Governor Upharn of Wisconsin wasn’t fortunate In Ills first oillolal reception. Some admirer, anslous to obtain a souve nir of the occasion, stole his diamond stud. Charles M. Sliorbridge of San Jos,', who recently hougiit the San l-'ranclsco Cell for $800,000, i.s 80 ywirs old and began life as a newspaper ciii-rler on the Dos Moines Register. F. M. Hamilton of .Salina, Kan., is the counterpart of Grover Cleveland as far as personal appearance goes. His own family would have trouble in di.stinguishlng one from tho other. J. Scott Ellis of Farmington, Mo., who Is 103 years old, was preparing to shave himself the other day when ho fell and broke his hip. Tho old gentleman had not been obliged to call in a doctor before for 80 years. Senator Murphy aud General Sickles have tho doubtful honor of burning moio tobacco than any other two men who tramp tho marble floors of the capital lob bies. Neither is ever seen without a cigar between his Bp.s. When Julius Rogers of Marah.aU coun ty, la., was a baby, ho was so small ns ta bo a wonder to liis parents and neighbors. Now ho is a 0 foot 5 inches chap, who weighs 853 pouncl8 and looks as If ho might grow still bigger. W. A. Clarke, tho Montana inlno owner, is building a million dollar palace in New York. His fortune is estimated at from $30,000,000 to $-10,000,000. Thirty years ago Mr. Ciarko arrived in Montana witli a pick on hl,s sliouldor. James D. Tillman of Fayettovilie, Tcnn., tho now United States minister to Ecuador, was said to bo tho youngest colo nel in the Conft'dcrata .sorvloo. His father and all the other mojnbers of his family were strong Union men. JoEopliin Pcladan, tho Sar Peladan founder of tho Itaso Croix, w-bo, in his “ Decadanco Latino,’’ has been preach!) occultism in Franco for j taken to oko out his ince turo by setting up a shop for bicycles. Mayor Sutro of San Francisoo is stopped BO often on tho street by ofBco seokors that ho presenta to each of them a card on which is pxintad or written: ‘‘I claim tho right of an ordinary oltizcn to walk tho streets without molestation. If you hi public business, see mo at the mnyc ofBco. ’’ _________ A ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER. THE TATTLER. 1 , Htr.ango as i t m a y seem, tl y Green on re upon a tim e v M rs. H e tty ( fond of society M rs. R o b e r t (Ici-Ii't niid lier sister, Mrs ,‘^tarr M iller, em ry th e ir fondtitess f o r vlo i le t oven to tl;e n in tter of tab le decoration Cojub-H.)\ Fou-ohu the A.-.si/i-intion des been lUiido a chevti H o n o r An Arne the Ches eriean huiy now rpsidlng in Pa .V. J. Baird, has been ulcknamet ?HS Qm-on beoanso oi her m a stery of tlm t dlflicult game.' Miss Ida Lockwood of Muncie has latol’ been commissioned deputy county reoorde: in Delaware county, _Ind. She has I vhji a clerk in the olllce fin-11 years. Both of tho legs of Miss Eva Dooley 0 Bo.ston were amputated at tho knee re oently to save lior life. They wore poison cd by tlio dyo in red stockings which sin mous all over Arizona as i pert. S1)G began tho busiuo years ago, and since then lost a fortune several time- 'heelocb, in t Chaunce had been wearing. Miss Nellie Cushman has become fa mining ex about nim > made anc years, has u n d e r mine from lltera- th o sale of T r ial J u r o r s D raw n The fo'low lD g is tiie list o f the trial juvot-H drawn at the county clerk’s oflice Isst Salurdav morning, to serve at Saratoga County Court and Court o f ,Spssious. which convenes in Balhton Spa Monday, February 25, .lodge .1. W. Houghton presiding; BOlsion Spa-E K. Wheeler. Clifton Park-Wclilen D. Keeler, John r. Altbousi*. Charlton—Heury Mead, Oi-.orge H. Dal ton, James T. Sweotman. Corinth—Fred A. Clother. Dtiy—Ed. S. Delong. Edinburgh—,S. E Bloweis. Half moon—Thomas I. CU-mnis, Henry Shaver. Galway—Ui-uben Caldwell, ripirlcB Wright, Charles H. Welch, GiccnfleUl—Charles II. Lathiini, Fair- child J. Hoyt, Sylvoster P. Greeuo, Sen- Cole, Horace Q, Otn'shy, .Tohn Bll* M ilton—Henry W . Burnham. K lljihS. Miller, Daniel TucKor. Moreau—Webster E. Ru.ssoll. Northumberlaud—0. D< Austli', John Vanderworker. Saratoga—Edwin Grlillii, Buruard Me- Mahou, James H. Wht-alev, Ge«rge Hurd. Saratoga Springs—James A. Cogan Ju ison II. Siafl’ord, J.ilm E. Stowe. Stillwutor—Perry Condon. \Vaterford —Wllllain Huni'-l.on, Heury A H o rrible Riiilrond .tecldeiil Is a daily chronicle In our paper-; also the dea*h of some dear friend, who ha- died of conBumpllon, whereas, if he 01 she had taken Otto’s Cure for throat and lung di-eises in time, life would have been rendered happier and perhaps saved. Heed the warning! If you have a cough or ary aft'ecHon of the throat ami lungs call at G. TI 'W'hitnej'., sole agent, and trial boulo free. Large Biv.''s 50c get a trli and 25n. ) prema locked b may bo promptly chocked by the use of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Don’t delay till tbe scalp Is bare and the hair-roots desli oyed. If you would ieall7.-.i the best results, be gin at onec with this invaluable prepara- floir \ MeGlrr & Co.. Park-nrc., are CToslnc Out Men’s Winter Caps less than Cost, this month. Sec the one they sell for a quarter. Wall'ice & Go’s, most excellent cboeo- lal'-s and hon bons at the Gem Pharmacy The beat is the best. Best market price paid for rye, at Rice & Howland’s. Go to G. H. Whitney’s for a hot beef A girl has heaps of trouble with her complexion and her front hair, but she doesn’t have to have a imzor go trnvc over her face every day. A girl carries her life in her hands when she tries to got within n rod of a bargain counter, but she can walk along tho street In pence. Half a dozen bootblacks don't yell, ‘‘Shine, sir; shine?’’ at her. A girl has to fold her hands aud wait for a man to ask her to go to the theater with him, but when she does go she has the comfort of making tho man spend a lot of money. Tliat consoles her to a cer tain extent. A girl has ta entertain stupid callers, whether she wants to or not, because so ciety demands it. A man lias to dance With girls who can’t oven walk gracefully because If ho did not his lioste.ss would consider him rude. A girl may go nearly distracted when she feels that tho band of her dross skirt has coino nnfustened, but think of tho misory of tho man when the buttonhole In tho neckband of liis shirt rips open und Icta his collar and necktie slide up to his A girl is very likely to spend w eeks in p la n n in g the con s tr u c tio n of a now hat, hut when sho does get it people don’t sit on it, us they nlw a y s do on m e n ’s hend- gcar. Perhaps that’s bocuuso a girl doesn’t leave h e r Im t ly in g arou n d on sofas nnd ohnlrs.—Exchange. GEMS FROM JEFFERSON. taut in < n govorni ’0 often 1 0 important in a repub- t than in any other. Soieneo i.s more Ucan government than in any , rciK-nt of what wo liavo Biild, but never of that which wo have not said. Education ;s tho only sure foundation devised for tho preservation of thar can bo devised freedom and happln Never fauppo.se that in any iiohsiblo bltu- ntlon or under any circumstances it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing. 1 profess so ranch of tho Roman prlnoi- plo as to deem it honorable for the general of yesterday to act as a corporal today If his services can bo useful to hla country. Wero it left to mo to decide whether wo should have a government without news papers, or newspapers without a govern ment, I should tiot hosllato a moment to prefer tho latter. Tho fum-tlonarles of publlo power ruro- ly strenglheu in their dispositions to abridge it, nnd an erganizod cull for time ly amendment la not likely ta prevail ogalnbt an orgnnl/ed opposition to it. I believe this the stronge.st government i earth, tbe only one where every call of the laws would fly ard of the law nnd meet invusloi publlo order ns his own personal —Thoiuns Jefferson. Illy 0)10 where every lunn at laws would f to the stand- ilons of tlu SOUTH DAKOTA’S LOSS. It is understood that tho South Dakota /eglslaturo will p.-uss a law requiring tho State treasurer to wear a ball and chain.— Chicago Mail. Who can blame Treasurer Taylor for leaving South Dakota when the thoriuomo- ter crawls down to 20 degrees below zero? —Toledo Blade. Tho wound which Mr. Taylor has given South Dakota finances is not ns deep as a well or ns wide as a church door, but It win servo.—Sioux Foils Argus-Leador. No sooner was New York's $854,000 Seely locked behind the bars than South Dakota’s $870,009 Taylor makes a break that startles tho natives and detectives alike. Tho wild and woolly west is al ways tn the lead.—Kantas City Times. Miss Lucy Wheelock, in ohargo of tht kindergarten at Chauncey Hall school, Boston, is leading a movement to establist a college settlement to be carried on en tiroiy by kindergarten teachers. Patti has a weakness for dogs S ’ p o ti, Palmer’s house in Chicago. It cost $1,00C and was designed by her.self. Mrs. Palm er is a very strong cusliion carom player. Mrs. Cramer of Ncennh', Wis., finished reading her Bible for tho two hundred and flfty-elglith time on Dec. 81 nnd closed it with the remark that sho‘‘would not , read it again tliat year. ’’ {'ho is 89 years Mrs. Becrboimi Tree, tlie gillcd wife ol ’ho Kngllsli aotor, is a deep student ol matters other tlian tlicatrieal. ,Sho is Very fond of Greek and Latin and is said to read Greek os well us Jinglisli is also very demostlo. A GREAT SUFFERER —FROM— Liver Complaint Cured by tbe Dse of A y e b ’ s P i l l s \For several o years, I was a q greatsuffererfrom o liver complaint, O liteli en.i,ceU go _ ® ^ t h e right side, g from under tho 2 right shoulder- blade, sallowness ttie skin, Ic spiritedness, and cramp in the stomach, o I am pleased to bo able to state that I ® have been relieved of all these com- 2 plaints by tlie use of Ayer’.s Pills. \I O find f hem, also,! nor pill.”—Mrs. AYER’S PILLS I Received Highest Awards o AT THE WORLD^S FAIR § o o o e o o o o e o o o o o e o p o o o o leading Im r y , _Boarding and study of Napoloonio efi'eets, and tho result is seen in her drawing room, which Is called tlio only nljsolutcly correct empire drawing room known today. Mrs. Willinm Astor, whose magnificent house at Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street will soon be torn down, will ta u'p her residence In Paris shortly, win she expects to entertain magnificently in apartments on tlie Champs Elysees. Miss Janie MoWilliams of Holly Springs, Miss., acted as deputy sheriff to' her fa ther, R. McWilliams, for a year as a if enablingabling herselfself to takeake the cans of en her to t the urso of niusio which she ia at present irsuing at tho Cijicinnatl Conservatory of Mu sift WINDY CITY WHIRLS. 1 aspiring Chieaj B Queen Vli It's rather rough c ok'ty, but noverthploss Queen Vlotori luses to receive at her state balls any woman who has been dlvotccd.—Cincin nati Gazette. ilnoo tho poor woman ! ihat she could satisfy her hunger no o' vay.—Memphis Avalanche. accepted brlb kind of corruption expected.—Kockfoird in Chicago can: i Republican licago average Chioa- I of his city,- Chicogo is bragging about an honest al derman, and tlie queer claim is based ou the man’s poverty. Tliat is no evidence of honesty at all, but Chicago Is expected, of course, to do a great deal of bragging on a small basis.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Chicago thinks that it Is afilloted with n brand new throat tUsease. The malady is, however, probably nothing but ho ness brought ou by tl ciforous bragging of gonn about (lie grcutne.ss Cleveland Ijcadt r. It is .faaid Chic.igo gjris luuo gone wild over TrlUiy’s feet. No wonder, then, that a chiroii(idl,.t in .tliat city has ventured tc advertiso that he will transform tlu Aiucri.mn foot into a Trilby nnd curt all pedal Infirmities caused byimpropoi shooing! N a tu re isn’t in It in Chicago.— licifatou Herald. EXCEPTIONS NOTED. Little iiitehei's have great oars, but noth- .ng to tliolr mouths. Chorohe/. la femme, but tlicrc’s general ly u man in lliu row also. There’s room at the top, but what use that if there is none along tho road up? There's no use In crying for spilled milk, imt tliorc I.s a lot of solid comfort in He that by the plow doth thrive is tho man who's Iiest. at getting others to do all tho work. Haste makes waste maybe. Yet some how you si'Idnm see an ex-hustler In an nliiibhou.se. Intrigue or religion might have been the only resources for old women In other times, but now there’s tho ballot. Wlion poverty miters at tho door, lovo mayfly out of tho chimney, but ho doesn’t always stny contented In Fifth avemio palaces. Culture, Jiavliig licked Uio whole world into shape, ba.s al last attacked tho devil himself. But the devil will stand a good deal of licking.—New York Rocovdor. PEN, PENCIL AND BRUSH. Mr. Hall Caiuo is 40 years till ho begun to write lind 1 novel in his life. _ Business Cards- Fresh Candy ('h e w i n g G u m , F in e T o - li.Tcco tVr (jigarbi^ IMp'-'.s an d Si)ioker.s' S u p p lie.’j, P ] a v - ii!g ( ’tu’d ’i, ('h i p s , (rtm ies t»r A l l K i n d s . Come amt look a t our nsBorliiient . L-ave your orders for mogazines and newspniiei'.s. Kre.sh peaiuu.s aiiviiys on hand, at BUF'FINTON’g, LEE & LARKIN, SALE STABLE. Hieii up, we c.iii, tlic teukst rig. Holds the family, httlc and big; Hoi-ses well tia-.ncd nnd easy to gaidc. Handbome phaoUu,s nnd surreys to ri.le. Hie to the country, forest or lake. Here we can suit ’yond no mistake; Hare Toar team here ted and stalled. Hitch up in a jiSy will he when cnil-.d. Xjee & X t a r lsin ’ Cor- B roa lw ay & Clement-ave. Near depo', Mechanicville ' No 84 Biizol-sl,, Mecbnnioville^.'^^’ Bnpgnge Express. Jlotiseiiold Goods Moved mut 8tmed. .'Single or Double Klg« Furulsli.-d. All Orders promptly lllleil. S, .^RN0LD, Livery & Boarding Stable Opposite raili.ave. Opera H.jiise. Alc.'liauieviilc, New York. ELMERIE. WOOD, GENERAL TRUCKING, M oving Pianos aud Kumlture j. . fipcclalty. Stone :uiJ .sand for sale and delivered c ble rates OfTiot* ainl ^sideu W. J , STEVES, C o n t r a c t o r a n d B a iid e r J’hins nnd spcciflcatlous drawn. EsUmntes fur- nSslied on all kinds of work. Plumhlnc and steam fitting a speelnlty. Address, iieslofflec lio.x 60n, M p o h a n i o v i l l e ' OY&ROCKfR PROS., Contraetors & Builders^ XiZisigia A voddl O' Gorsline & Strang, Contractors & Builders, Real Estate Choice New Building Lots ON TEE MARKET 50 l-OTS On Broadway and ChestnuLsts. ■ Known .as Trees already on w a d d S s HOWLAND BAKER. Lots for Sale. S i x Dc.'sirabro B u ild in g L o ts fo r S a le, on so u t h sid e of N o j’th -st. A p p l j ’ to T. L. Bratt, Agt. buildlBg Lots For Sale! J.S, nuw vn inv market fo r sale at very reasonable prices. Mrs. Ft Jennie Bontei -.OVPOSITB— riiuis drawn und estimates given on «11 kinds of ■wood amt brick eon;trnction. Iluilding, moved and mndo modem in arrliiteeturo. .\ddrcss Box, 70, MccliamcviUc, N. V. W. P. PRYAR, Painter & Paper Hanger Ordm-6 may bo left at .'■nffont’a bardn-arc store. Whitening. : age, and Edna Ljall engaged upun a long novel whicli tleiils with the career of a girl upon tho English stage. Tho entire win ter will I”' given f>vcr to the writing of ■|0 book Rudyfud Iviid'iig. after sending his firtit two or till-' -iiaies to nearly every pub- IlsJiorb ^ ,l i.\il.lhiully sold them for .$15. IH m 1.1 > livought him $1,000 for the Engli-b Ialone. Mr .1 'I- Nell WblsUer Is -expooted t« -tie » Mii-sr.f llthographio drawings In c dor brluri- huig. They will bo published i'l imrta containing four plates each nnd will bear the graecfnl nnd suggestive title, ‘‘Songs on S to n e .” Kalsomining, P. A. STARKS, IfiMer, Uplalslerer, ANI> I'U il.Kn IN FU R N ITIIR S , JOHN P. THOMSON, Jetveler. Watchmaker and Optician- Donnelly Building. A. McQUEEN, Sclmylcr, Saratoga county, K otv York. Who has a powerful horse power driUlng machine with which ho is able to drill wolle in all kinds of soil, granite, limeRtone, clay, grayel, quicksand or rock on short uotica Drink pure water from a rcia in tho solid rock ftud give up your surilace water pools. For par- unilars Addres® the aboyii. Pulp M ill. M e c lianicville- This property is high ground and Is lo cated immediately north of the railroad shops and directly opposite tbe big mills of the Hudson River Water Power Com pany, It Is the best location to be found for the homes of the hundreds of work men employed in the big milD. Call on ' \r address, Mrs. Ezi-a SwartouL, Mechanicville, N. Y. __ _ B u ildin g L o ts for Sale!. On the benutiful bluffs In Ike north purt of tht village of Mechanicville, wkieb overlook the Hud son valley and the entire vlllaKC, 40 choice bnllding lots nr^now on tho market. Tho location is only a short distance from the center of the Tillage, and near tho railroad shops, pulp mill and fiielgkt yards. Buro air, fiao drainage and dry soil for cellars, are among the attractions offered. Lots may be purchased on tho installment plan. Six handsome dwellings have already been erected. Streets will be graded this spring and sidewalks MYRON HULIN, Mechanicville, N. Y. Do You Know? Why Ouf Pliotographs ai'o so Much Admired. It ks In cause we spare neither time nor money to proijutie tlic best. Children’s Photos A SPECIALTY-. Don’t neglect tlie^ little ones but take Hmmi/kiuK Main Street, Mechanicville, N. T You Want Crayons or Photographs FOK 4HKI.-TWA8 PKSISKelTa , C\mc at once ami elvc me time to fill your orders, OJLJr i r jH Y ili J. , 1’HOl‘OQJKAPHEB. Lee’s Market Sheffer Block, Park-tre. is the plaro to go ftnr Choice Cuts of Beef, Pork and Lamb. Nice Poultry, Fish and Oysters. Try Leo’s Prime Sausage. It's very toothsome Lee’s Market is New, Neat and Clean.. _ O Y S T E K S Opened Fresh, Daily, at Mawbey’s Grand u e n tral H o tel Block. Gysters served on the H a lf Shell at Mawbey’s. F irst clasa stock of Candy for the holidays. ti\m Licb Booi. COME AND SEE US.