~ * fond of this sweet, become destructive to Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 10, 1899. FARM NOTES. —To make fence posts more durable take boiled linseed oil, stir in pulverized coal to the consistency of paint, and give the post one or two thick coatings. Coal tar, thickened with pulverized coal, will also answer, but it will be better to first use the linseed oil and then the coal tar. Apply both mixtures warm. The object is to protect the posts against water. After each post is set in its place use the coal tar mix- ture freely at the surface of the ground. —Every garden usually hasa small patch of onions. As onion sets are put in the ground very early it will be an advantage to spread manure over the plot intended for the crop. As soon as it can be done early in the spring spade the’ground, mix- ing the manure with the soil as much as possible, and then spread some fine, well- rotted manure over the surface, raking it well. The ground cannot be made too tine and coarse manure should not be used. Keep the grass and weeds out of the rows and the crop will then care for itself if sets instead of seeds are used. 3 —Timber cut for purposes where dura- bility is a consideration is worth from two to four times as much if cut between July 15th and August 15th, as the same would be cut in January to April. If a tree is cut after the starch, which enters into its chemical composition, has changed to sugar, say in March, the worms being very the wood; but if cut in July, after the completion of. the spring growth, there is no sugar in the sap or wood, and they seek some more savory food. Another reason is because if cut when the sap is rich in sugar the fermentative proc- ess changes the sugar into an acid, which is the very first stage of decay, and if decay is thus early initiated is it any wonder that posts and ties do not last as they would if cut’ when these conditions could not possibly exist? In 1860 a fence was set with posts split from an oak cut when the leaves were of full size and vigor. Twenty-two years afterward this fence was reset with posts cut in August. The posts taken up were reset elsewhere, and most of them ‘are do- ing duty yet. Three of the posts set in 1860 are in good condition, after doing good service for thirty-six years. As a rule, a post cut in March, when full of sugar sap, will last only ten years. It costs just as much to replace a tie or post that will last ten years as to replace one that will last three or four times as long. This is quite a consideration when we con- sider that our forests are fast: disappearing —much faster than they are reproduced. Timber land cut off in from January to April will sprout and grow up again, be- cause the sap at this season of the year is rich in sugar, to reproduce the leaves, which are the lungs as well as digestive organs of vegetation, but if cut the last of July or the first half of August dies be- cause deprived of both. This idea is valua- ble to those who wish to destroy certain kinds of trees or to clean up brush land. — American Agricullurist. —Mrs.C.P.Dandant, the well known au- thority in beedom, has been giving a series of interesting articles in American Bee Jour- nal from one of which, in regard to the care of bees for wintering the following is se- lected: : A number of apiarists say that they pay no attention to the spot occupied by the bees when removed, and that when they take them out in tne spring it does not matter much where they are placed, whether on the exact spot they occupied before winter or in the place of another. Once or twice we had considerable trouble from changing the location of hives, and have positively ascertained that many of the bees remember their former location, after three months of wintering, so we take particular pains to mark each hive’s stand. To do this without trouble, we leave the cap or cover with the roof over it in the ex- act spot occupied by the hive and remove only the brood chamber to the cellar. In this manner the hives occupy a much smaller space, and it is easier to give them good ventilation, which is absolutely necessary to keep the combs from molding, if the cellar is at all damp. We pile the hives in the cellar, two or three or even four tiers high, usually put- ting the lower tier on timbers raised a foot or so from the ground. We have always noticed that the colonies nearest the ground were the ones that suffered, if any did. After the hives are in, darkness, quiet- ness, a proper temperature and a sufficient amount of ventilation are all that are necessary. For these hives, as well as for those that are out in cold days, it is a great point to have everything perfectly quiet. The man who will disturb his bees every other day, just to see whether they are still alive, will be unsuccessful, if the circumstances are at all unfavorable, for it is very easy to kill the bees with too much kindness of this sort. The time of removal of bees in the spring is of utmost importance to consider. If they are taken out too early, they may not have occasion to fly much, and their power of endurance during a late cold seems to have been taken away from them by their prolonged stay in the cellar. They are very much like a horse that is kept in a warm barn. He is more apt to be fretful of the cold and to suffer than one that stays all winter in a cold stable. Yet our sym- pathies are all in the direction of the softer treatment. With the bees there was on our part, as in the fall, a tendency to be too much afraid of a long confinement. I believe it was Dr. Miller who said the best time to remove the bees from the cellar was in March or April, at the opening of the soft buds of maple bloom. This is a very good criterion. But, above all things, a warm day must be selected to remove the bees from their confinement. If you take them out on a cold day, their anxious desire to take a flight - will induce them to venture out when the temperature is too low for their safety, and many of them will perish. If the day is warm and pleasant, they will take a cleansing flight within a very few minutes after they have been brought out, and are thereafter ready for their habitual duties. I have often been asked whether it is ad- visable to take the bees out on a warm day during the winter for a good flight and put them back again. I have never tried this, but from all that I ever heard I do not be- lieve such a course is successful. The bees after their flight begin to rear some brood and remain less quiet than if they had been kept indoors all winter. ——A lawsuit over a dog, between two farmers from Catawissa valley, cost the tax FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN. The really correct skirt has only one gore and that is in front. All the rest of the skirt from the front part of the hips is cut from one piece, the bias of the goods fall- ing exactly in the middle of the back. The gore in the front is very narrow, say seven inches at the top, widening as it goes toward the bottom. This is for a medium sized woman. Remember this is the only gore in.the skirt. . The average width for a good skirt either for walking or the house is four yards. That is the width adopted by the best dressmakers. As there is a lack of crino- line in the hem this four yards has the ap- pearance of being very much less full than it is, for it swings around the feet in the most approved and graceful manner. The skirt should grow an inch longer at each measurement. Take forty as the length for the middle of the front of the skirt, then forty-one at the front of the hip, forty-two at the point of the hip, and for- ty-three in the middle of the back. The tendency of this skirt in trying it on must slope downward and the skirt must be fit- ted a little high on the back. The placket is made in the back by cutting open the middle of the bias. The natural flare of the skirt is confined into two pleats, stitched at this opening. They are made to meet over the placket so that the open- ing will not show. Face the edges of the placket and fasten them with two hooks. Another point, if a woman has a large abdomen, or is very full around the hips, the skirt is apt to jerk out in the middle of the front gore if not fitted most perfectly. The remedy for this defect that is satis- factory and final is to lift it up in the back. In watching out for this the skirt should be cut extra long in the back and keep lift- ing it up to the belt until the hips take on the lines that they should have to be well fitted. ‘‘Do not‘cut the skirt by an abso- lute measurement of the back, and do not allow anything for this lifting process; make the extra length either at the top or at the bottom and then have someone fit it on until this jerking in the front of the skirt is entirely removed.” Keep pushing your fullness toward the front gore; not to- ward the back. Fit it to the bias until an almost straight line prevails, then stitch it on to the front gore and you will find that it fits very much better. So many amateurs, and among them so many dressmakers, keep pushing that ful- ness of the hips toward the back and tak- ing it up there; this leaves a drawn look on the hips and is very apt to pull the skirt up in the front. Now a very little fullness, in fact, almost none, is needed for the placket. No fullness is particularly desired anywhere around the belt line, so you will make, a very ugly mistake when you put this fullness into pleats near the placket. Whatever fullness there is let it fall freely over the point of the hip. This is where the lines of the bias are needed, for this is the point that requires the perfect length. Nothing is uglier than the skirt that dips in the front and in the back, and shortens up in the ripples at the side. The skirt after this pattern must touch in the back, and simply shave the floor in front. This skirt may be cut with the lin- ing in it or separate. It is prettier when the lining is separate. The new way of cutting the linings is after the same pat- tern as the skirt. The hem is made 4 inches above the ground, and the bottom of the hem is split and a box pleating of silk is inserted in it. This lining is only at- tached to the skirt at the belt and serves as a petticoat. There is no use in encour- aging a woman to think that these skirts are easy to make, for they are not. Even the best dressmakers worry over them. However, most women want these skirts because they are the newest. Four yards in the five-gored skirt is a good width, and in that skirt, as well as in the other, the same length in the back is demanded. Women with long faces frequently make the mistake of wearing the hair low on the forehead in the hope of shorten- ing the countenance. Whether the hair should be worn high or low depends on the setting of the eyes and the quality of the face. The eyes should be in the middle of the face. Draw an imaginary line across the top of the head and another below the chin. The eyes should be just half way between these two lines, and if not then the hair should be so arranged as to give this effect. If they are too near the top line, arranging the hair low on the forehead only increases this ‘effect. The quality of the face is also to be considered in the ar- rangement of the hair. A strong face, which would be brutalized by wearing the hair low, is often given a most beautiful spiritual expression by arranging it high on the head. In the frosty weather, particularly if dark clothes are worn, the hands very soon become soiled, and require frequent wash- ing. They should be washed in warm water, not hot water, and if possible, in soft water. After washing they should be dried very thoroughly in bran or oatmeal, and great care taken that the nails are most thoroughly dry; in the drying the cuticle can be pushed back sufficiently to show the half moon at the base of the nail. Nail scissors, not used for any other pur- pose, should be used to cut off hang-nails; but it is better to use a file to keep the nails short, and for this purpose there should be three or four files of varying size. To give the luster desired, there is a new kind of wash that makes the nails pink, not deep red, and also gives a gloss and finish. After this is put on the hands should be washed, but sufficient of the polish will re- main, says Harper's Bazar. After the hands are washed the second time to remove the polish the nails should be rubbed briskly, either with a piece of chamois, a nail-polisher, or by rubbing them again with the palm of the hand. The last method is, perhaps, the best of all for it polishes just enough without giving too exaggerated a finish in appearance. Rings are so much the fashion that the hands must of necessity be well kept, but it is a mistake to wear too many rings, par- ticularly with a plain gown; it is to be hoped that it will soon go out of fashion to wear them with anything but evening dress. The long shoulder seam is the fad on gowns of both tailor and dressmaker build. It extends two inches beyond the beginning of the shoulder, and is often given the appearance of more breadth still by a little cap-like extension which covers the top of the sleeve. The puff bas en- tirely disappeared, as well as the wrinkled sleeve, save in an occasional instance where a soft muslin or chiffon sleeve is desired for a demi-toilet. The unlined lace sleeve is smooth, and in one case was extremely old-time looking because of the fact that the velvet bodice to which it was attached was high necked and chokered with a lace cravat over a silk foundation. The un- lined sleeves were of black Chantilly lace, payers $101.00, and he was a worthless cur at that. : ard were finished with lace flounces, deep and full at the elbows. Coles for February. The Position of the Planets and the Stormy Periods. Prof. C. Coles in “Storms and Signs’’ for February says: The month of February presents a strange and striking condition of planetary affairs. The planets are all on one side of the heav- ens, and two planets in each, every other sign. month will be composed of ‘‘low ebb” days, and the second and the third week of ‘“‘high flood’’ days, making a fighting com- bination of extraordinary character which may result in a great surprise even to the oldest inhabitant. The magnetic and elec- tric currents will be greatly confused and unbalanced and will cause strange elec- trical phenomena that will interfere with the running of all electrical machines, and cause strange electrical storms and a cli- matic condition known as the ‘‘suicide,”’ or ‘‘crime wind,”’ which is indicated by a soft, most, warm air that settles heavily on the earth, and drives people to madness. Just notice the awful crimes that the papers on both continents will record this month. THE STORM SIGNALS. The excess of ‘‘high flood’’ days last month drove the awful storms to the other side of the world, according to our theory given in December forecasts. This month the ‘low ebb’’ forces are together and have completely surrounded the ‘‘high flood’’ vital forces, as shown on our storm cal- endar, and what the result will be we can- not tell, because it is a new position in the play of the planets that has never been presented before, to our knowledge. And, a great sea of gaseous matter is passing over the sun, which, if a break occurs in it any time between the 4th and 12th, the 14th and 17th or the 20th and 27th, will cause awful storms and floods, blizzards and snow blockades. Those living along rivers and streams should keep a careful watch out for the safety of their property, and their fam- ilies. If a break does not occur then very unseasonable weather will predominate and much sickness will result from the gorged condition of rivers and streams— nature’s open sewers—which are filled with deadly germs imprisoned in ice; the warm sun rays will burst their prison doors and allow them to escape, and an epidemic of fevers and bowel troubles will follow. $10,000 Bird Dead. Emma Thursby’s Mynah, Gifted Songster, Which Spoke Five Languages, Succumbs to the Grip, Mynah, a wonderful bird of the Orient, who spoke five languages and imitated all manner of musical instruments is dead. He belonged to Miss Emma Thursby, a well-known singer, who lives at No. 34 Gramercy Park, New York. Many bird fanciers have spoken of Mynah as the cleverest of his kind. Miss Thursby valued him at $10,000. He was presented to her twelve years ago by the Emperor William of Germany, grandfather of the present ruler. It was then three years olg, and had traveled on steamers nearly around the world. At the bird show, several months ago, he was the centre of attraction. His fre- quent inquiries of ‘What are you doing there?”’ came with such directness that those within reach of his voice became humble and hastened to explain that they were doing nothing at all. STORE OF LANGUAGE INCREASED. He was an accomplished linguist ' at that time, and his store of languages increased year by year. He spoke Malay, Chinese, French, German and English. One of the choicest bits in his repertoire was a Chi- 4: nese dirge, which he sang with bewilder- ing effect. GOOD IMITATION OF A BANJO. It was as an entertainer of children that Mynah will be remembered by a large cir- cle of friends. Miss Thursby gave several entertainments during the holidays. On December 30th last, a score of children from the tenements were invited to an en- tertainment given by the bird. Mynah was the entire program. He sang songs from several languages and gave an imitation of a banjo. He responded to several encores. The youngsters went away with his cheery goodby ringing in their ears. Mynah’s performance for the poor chil- dren was his last public appearance. He had contracted the grip. He grew weaker, and last Friday week he passed away. A taxidermist is preparing him for a place under a bell glass. : A Goon REMEDY FOR BoiLs—*‘I never knew what a boil was until recently I have been afflicted with a number of these dis- agreeable eruptions. I began taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla and in a short time it purified my blood and the boils entirely disappear- ed and I have not had any trouble with them since.”” Clarence Hertz, Hazelton, a. Hood’s Pills are easy to take, easy to operate. Cure indigestion, headache. ——Paul Addison, of Ellwood, Ind., re- cently sued the town because his little boy of eight fell into a sewer and was drowned. The jury gave Addison a verdict for $599.- 95, the net cash value of the boy’s life from eight to twenty-one, when he would have been his own master, figuring it in this way: From eight to ten years old the boy would have been able to make 45 cents a week. ' During that period it would have cost five cents a week to keep him. From five to twelve he would have made 75 cents a week, and it would have cost $1.25 to keep him. From twelve to four- teen he would have made $4 a week, and tne living cost would have been $2. From fifteen to eighteen he would have made $5 a week, and the living cost would have been $4. By the jury’s calculation, the most valuable time of the child’s life would have been from fifteen to eighteen. The first and the fourth week of the | Peanut Sandwiches. One way is too roll the meats very fine, stir them quickly in mayonnaise dressing and spread between slices of bread. An- other receipt demands a rolling of the meats, spreading them thickly on buttered bread and sprinkling lightly with salt before put- ting the slices of bread together. A THOUSAND TONGUES—Could not ex- press the rapture of Annie E. Springer, of 1125 Howard St., Philadelphia; Pa., when she found that Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Cure—*‘it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remem- ber doing before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the Universe.” So will every one who tries Dr. King’s New Dis- covery for any trouble of the throat, Chest or Lungs. Price 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottles free at F. Potts Green’s Drug Store; every bottle guaranteed. ‘Try Grain-0t Try Gram-0! Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it with- out injury as well as the adult. ~All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most dolicate stomach receives it with- out distress. 14 the price of coftee- 15¢. and 25cts per package. Sold by all grocers. 43-50-17 Fok SALE CHEAP.—Double frame dwelling house, on east Logan street, near brick school house. Price asked $750.00. 43-47-tf JULIA McDERMOTT. OR RENT.—A good brick house with L all modern improvements located on east Linn street, one of the most pleasant parts of the town, can be rented cheap by SPRiying to 43-7-tf AMILTON OTTO. ANTED.-—One pair of tongs not lon- er than 30 inches with brass handles. A wire fender with brass trimmings. Beth to be in good order. Leave word at this office. 43-50-tf. OTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE JENKINS IRON & TOOL CO.— By a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Jenkins Iron & Tool company, a meeting of the stockholders of the said corporation will held, at its office in Howard, in the county of Centre, on Tuesday the 14th day of March, A. D. 1899, for the purpose of holding an election to decide whether or not there shall be an increase in the capital stock of the Jenkins Iron & Tool com- pany, which proposed increase is twenty thousand dollars. Th!s notice is given by the undersigned in pursuance of the resolution aforesaid. S. W. MURRAY, Pres. 44-1-8t J. NORRIS BOGLE, Sec. Music Teacher. W. B. REEVE TEACHER OF PIPE ORGAN—PIANO— VOICE CUL- TURE and HARMONY. 25-South Thomas St. - BELLEFONTE, PA. 43-18-1y* Roofing. A LEAKING ROOF IS A . PESKY NUISANCE. t W. H Miller, Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, Pa., puts on new or repairs old slate roofs at the lowest prices. Estimates on new work gladly fur- nished. 42-38 Castoria. A 8 T O B I A cC AS T O RI A Cc A § 7 0 RI A C A 8 T 0 KE .T A C A'S'T 0 R IA ccc For Infants and Children BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF CHAS. H FLETCHER. THE KIND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BOUGH1 In Use For Over 30 Years. ¢cCco A 8 pio BOTA Cc A 8S T 0 Bil A Cc A S T Oo R I A Cc A S T 0 --R' 1 A Cc A Ss T 0. RUT A ccc A Ss T o R I A 43-37-1y The Centaur Co., New York City. Change of Rates. HAE you read the announcement on the fourth page of this issue of the Warcuman. It tells you how you can get the best paper in the county, from this time until January 1st, 1900 for $1.00. See it, and we know you will order the paper at once, Fine Groceries New Advertisements. PURE GROCERIES........ . ARE CONDUCIVE —T0— GOOD HEALTH ONLY THE PUREST AND FRESHEST GOODS are to be had at SECHLER & CO’S BELLEFONTE, PA. Fine Teas, Fine Spices, Fine Fruits, Fine Cheese, Fine Syrups, Fine Ham, Fine Olives, Fine Sardines, Fine Ketchups, Fine Lemons, Fine Coffees, Fine Syrups, Fine Confectianery, Fine Canned Goods, Fine Eried Fruits, Fine Bacon, Fine Pickles, Fine Oil, Fine Oranges, Fine Bananas. But all these can talk for themselves if you give them a fair chance. NEW FISH, Bright Handsome New Mackeral, New Caught Lake Fish, White Fish, Ciscoes,? Herring, Lake Trout, New Maple Sugar and Syrup, Fine CannedSoups, Bouillion, Oxtail, "Mock Turtle, Vegetable, Consomme, Mulligatawney, Tomato, Chicken, . Gumbo, Queensware, Enameled Ware, Tin Ware, Brooms and Brushes. Best place to bring your produce and best place to buy your goods. SECHLER & CO. 42-1 BEVLEFONTE, PA. Insurance. A CCIDENT Sins HEALTH INSURANCE. THE FIDELITY MUTUAL AID ASSO- CIATION WILL PAY YOU If disabled by an accident $30 to $100 per month If you lose two limbs, $208 to $5,000, If you lose your eye sight, $208 to $5,000, If you lose one limb, $83 to $2,000, If 3 are ill $40 per month, If killed, will pay your heirs, $208 to $5,000, If you die from natural cause, $100. IF INSURED, You cannot lose all your income when you are sick or disabled by accident. Absolute protection at a cost of $1.00 to $2.26 per month. : The - Fidelity Mutual Aid association is pre- eminently the largest and strongest accident and health association in the United States. It has $6,000.00 cash deposits with the States of California and Missouri, which, together, with an amps reserve fund and Jorge assets, make its certificate an absolute guarantee of the solidity of protection to its members. For particulars address J. L. M. SHETTERLEY, Secretary and General Manager, 42-19-1-y. San Francisco,Cal. — — wo Saddlery. $5,000 $5,000 gp5.000 WORTH OF—— HARNESS, HARNESS, HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, PLAIN HARNESS, FINE HARNESS, BLANKETS, WHIPS, Etc. All combined in an immense Stock of Fine Saddlery. ww... NOW IS THE TIME FOR BARGAINS...... To-day Prices have Dropped THE LARGEST STOCK OF HORSE COLLARS IN THE COUNTY. . JAMES SCHOFIELD, 33-37 BELLEFONTE, PA. REWERY FOR RENT.—The Belle- fonte brewery is offered for rent. It is in excellent running order, fully equipped for im- mediate work and will be rented at a reasonable price, by the year or for a term of years. Ap- ply to MRS. L. HAAS, 43-28-tf. Bellefonte, Pa. Rox FARMS. J. HARRIS HOY, Manager, Office, No. 8 So. Allegheny St. Bellefonte, Pa. Horses, Cows, Sheep, Shoats, Young Cat- tle and Feeders for sale at all times. 43-15-1y CTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EV- ERYWHERE for “I'he Story of the Phil- 3pines by Murat Halstead, commissioned by the Government as Official Historian to the War Department. The book was written in army camps at San Francisco, on the Pacific with Gen- eral Merritt, in the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong Kong, in the American trenches at Manila, in the _insurgent camps with Aguinaldo, on the deck of the Olympia with Dewey, and in the roar of battle at the fall of Manila. Bonanza for agents. Brim- ful of original pictures taken by government pho- tographers on the spot. Large book. Low pri- ces. Big profits. Freight paid. Credit given. Drop all trashy unofficial war books. Outfit free. Address, F T. Barber, Sec’y. Star Insurance Bldg., Chicago. 43-42-4m. Eye Glasses. OY UP-TO-DATE METHODS WHEN YOU BUY EYE GLASSES You want to consider several things besides the csot. If you buy your glasses of us you may feel sure that they are meant for your sight, are prop erly adjusted and that you haye received the worth of your money. THE MOST HELPLESS MAN Is the one who breaks or loses his glasses. Should you prefer a new pair we will guarantee to fit your eyes with the finest glasses at prices satisfactory for the best of goods. H. E. HERMAN & CO., L’td. 308 Market Street, Williamsport, Pa. WILL VISIT BELLEFONTE, PA. es A ee. FRANK GALBRAITH’S JEWELRY STORE, BUSH HOUSE BLOCK. TUESDAY, FEB. 28th. No Charge for Examination. 43-25-1y a, Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1.95 BUYS A $3.50 SUIT, 3,000 cele- brated “KANTWEAROUT” double seat and double knee. Regular $3.50 Boys’ 2-Piece Knee-Pant Suits going at $1.95. A NEW SUIT FREE for any of these suits which don’t give sat- isfactory wear. SEND NO MONEY. 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Made with double seat and knees, latest 1899 style made from a special wear-resisting, heavy-weight All-Wool Oakwell cassimere, neat, handsome pat- tern, fine serge lining, Clayton patent interlining, padding, staying and reinforcing, silk and linen sewing, fine tailor-made throughout, a suit any boy or parent would be proud of For Free Cloth Samples of Boys’ Clothing (suits, overcoats or ulsters,) for boys 4 to 19 years, write for sample Book No. 90C, contains fashion plates, tape meas- ure and full instructions how to order. Men's Suits and Overcoats made to order from $5.00 up, Samples sent free on application. Ad- dress, SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. (Ine.,) Chicago, Il. (Sears, Roebuck & Co. are thoroughly reli- able.—Editor.) 44-3-3m 2.75 BOX RAIN COAT A REGULAR $5.00 WATERPROOF MACKINTOSH FOR $2.75. SEND NO MONEY. Cut this Ad. out and send 7. tous, state your height and weight, state number of inches around body at breast taken over vest under coat close up un- der arms, and we will send you this coat by ex- press, C. 0. D., subject to examination ; examine and try it on at your nearest express office and if found exactly as represented and the most won- derful value you ever saw or heard of and equal to any coat you can buy for $5.00, pay the express agent our special offer price, $2.75, and express charges 2 THIS MACKINTOSH is latest 1899 style, made from heavy waterproof, tan color, genuine Davis Covert Cloth ; extra long, double breasted, Sager velvet collar, fancy plaid lining, waterproof sewed strapped and cemented seams, suitable for both rain or overcoat, and guaranteed greatest value ever offered by us or any other house. For Free Cloth Samples of Men’s Mackintoshes up to $5.00, and Made-to Measure Suits and Overcoats at from $5.00 to $10.00, write for Free Book No. 80C. 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