mpr3& fy2 ,-- 3 ! T "- i 8 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, MONDAY, JAMTART 21,' 1889. , W$r7V ZIKLAG IS AT ASHES! Deyastation of the Israelites' Homes and the Pursuit bv David. A SAD RETURN FROM A CAMPAIGN. The March Homeward to the Golden Cities of Heaven. I0TED OXES BECKOXING FEOM ABOTE rSrECIAT. TELIGRAJt TO THE DISPATCH! Bkooklyn, January 20. The Her. T. DeWitt Talmage, D. ., having expounded appropriate passages of Scripture, gave out the hymn: Who are these in bright array. This innumerable throng. Bound the altar night and day Tuning their triumphant song? The subject of the sermon was "The March Homeward," and the test I. Samuel, xxx., 8: "Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all." Dr. Talmage said: There is intense excitement in the village of Ziklag. David and his men are bidding good by to their families, and are off for the wars. In that little village of Ziklag the defenseless ones will be safe until the warriors, flushed with victory, come home. But will the de fenseless ones be safe? The soft arms of chil dren are around tLe necks of the bronzed war riors until they shake themselves free and start, and handkerchiefs and flags are waved and kisses thrown until the armed men vanish beyond the hills. David and his men soon get through with their campaign, and start homeward. Every night on their way home, no sooner does the soldier put bis head on the knapsack than in his dream he hears the welcome of his wife and the shout of the child. Oh, what long stories they will have to teU their families, of how they dodged the battle as! and then will roll cp their sleeves and show the half-healed wound. With glad, quick step they march on, David and his men, for they arc marching home. .Now they come up to the last hill, which overlooks Ziklag, and they expect in a moment to see the dwelling places of their loved ones. They look, and as they look their cheeks turn pale, and their lip quivers, and their hand involuntarily comes down on the hilt or the sword. "Where is Ziklag? Where are our homes?' they cry. Alas! the curling smoke above the ruin TELLS THE TRAGEDY. The Amalekites have come down and con sumed the village, and carried the mothers and the wives and the children of David and his men into captivity. The swarthy warriors stand for a few moments transfixed with horror. Then their eyes glance at each other, and they hurst into uncontrollable weeping; for when a strong warrior weeps, the grief is appalling. It seems as if the emotion might tear him to pieces. They "wept until they had no more power to weep." But soon their sorrow turns into race, and David, swinging his sword high in air. cries "Pursue: for thou shalt over take them, and without fail recover all." Now the march becomes a "double-quick." Two hundred of David's men stop by the brook Besor, faint with fatigue and grief. They can not go a step farther. They are left there. But the other 400 men under David, with a sort of panther step, march on in sorrow and in rage. They find by the side of the road a half-dead Egyptian, and they resuscitate him, and compel him to tell the whole story. He says: "Yonder they went, the captors and the captives," pointing in the direction. Forward, ye 400 brave men of fire! Very soon David and his enraged company came upon the Amalekitish host Yonder they see their own wires and children and mothers, and under Amalekitish guard. Here are the officers of tbe Amalekitish army homing a banquet. The cups are roll, the music is roused, the dance begins. The Amalekitish host cheer and cheer and cheer over their victory. But, without note of bugle or warning of trumpet, David and his 400 men burst upon the scene, suddenly as Robert Bruce hurled his Scotchmen upon the revelers at Bannockburn. David and his men look up, and one glance at their loved ones in captivity and under Amalekitish guard throws them into a very fury of determina tion; for you know how men will fight when they fight for their wives and children. Ah, there are lightnings in their eye, and every finger is a spear, and their voice is like the shout of the whirlwind. Amid the upset tankards and the costly viands crushed under foot, the wounded Amalekites lie (their blood mingling with their wine) SHRIEKING FOR MERCY. No sooner do David and his men win the vic tory than they throw their swords down in the dust what do they want with swords now? and the broken families come together amidst a great shout of joy that makes the parting scene in Ziklag seem very insipid in compari son. The rough old warrior has to use some persuasion before he can get his child to come to him now after so long an absence; but soon the little finger traces the familiar wrinkle across the scarred face. And then tbe empty tankards are set up, and they are filled with the best wine from the hills, and David and his men, the husbands, the wives, the brothers, the sisters, drink to the overthrow of the Amalek ites and to the rebuilding of Ziklag. Sj, O Lord, let Thine enemies perish! Now they are coming home, David and his men and their families a lone procession. Men, women and children, loaded with jewels and robes and with all kinds of trophies that the Amalekites had gathered up in years of conquest everything now in the hands of David and his men. When they come by the brook Besor, tbe place where sta'id tbe men sick and incompetent to travel, the jewels and the robes and all kinds of treasures are divided among the sick as well as among the well. Surely, the lame and exhausted ought to have some of the treasures. Here is a robe for this pale-faced warrior. Here is a pillow for this dying man. Here is a handful of gold for the wasted trumpeter. I really think that these men who fainted by the brook Besor may have endured as much as those men who went into battle. Some mean fellows objected to the sick ones having any of the spoils. The objec tors said: "These men did not fight." David, with a magnanimous heart, replies: "As his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff." THE WELCOME HOME. This subject is practically suggestive tome. Thank God. in these times a man can go off on a journey, and be cone weeks and months, and come back and see his honse untouched of in cendiary, and his family on the step to greet him, if by telegram he has foretold the moment of his coming. But there are Amalekitish dis asters, and there are Amalekitish diseases, that sometimes come down upon one's home, mak ing as devastating work as the day when Ziklag took fire. There are families in my congrega tion whose homes have been broken up. No battering-ram smote in the door, no iconoclast crumbled the statues, no flame leaped amidst the curtains; but so far as all the joy and mer riment that once belonged to that house are concerned, the home has departed. Armed diseases came down upon the quietness of the scene scarlet fevers, or pleurisies, or consump tions, or undefined disorders came and seized upon some members of that family, and carried them away. Ziklag in ashes! And you go about, sometimes weeping and sometimes en raged, wanting to get back your loved ones as much as David and his men wanted to reconstruct their despoiled households. Ziklag in ashes I Some of you went off from home. You counted the days of your absence. Every day seemed as long as a week. Oh, bow glad you were when the time came for you to go aboard the steamboat or railcar and start for home! You arrived. You went up the street where your dwelling was, and in the night you put your band on the doorbell and, behold! it was wrapped with the signal of bereavement, and you found that Amalekitish Death, which has devastated a thousand other households, had blasted yours. You go about weeping amidst the desolation of your once happy home, think ing of the bright eyes closed and the noble Hearts stopped ana tne gentle hands folded, and you weep until you have no more power to weep. ZIKLAG I1T ASHES I A gentleman went to a friend of mine in the city of Washington and asked that through him he might get a consulship to some foreign port. My friend said to him: "What do you want to go away from your beautiful home for, Into a foreign port?' Oh," he replied, "my home is gone! M' lv-l-r children are deadl I must get away, sir. I can't stand it in this Ziklar in ashes! country any longer." Why these long shadows of bereavement across this audienceT Why is it that in almost every assemblage black Is the predominant color of the apparel? Is it because you do not like saffron or brown or violet? Oh, no! You ay: "The world is not so bright to us as it once was;" and there is a story of silent voices, and of still feet, and of loved ones gone, and when you look over the hills, expecting only beauty and loveliness, you find only devasta tion and woe. Ziklag in asheM In Ulster county. New York, the village church was decorated until the fragrance of the flowers was almost bewildenn"". Th maidens of the village bad emptied the place I ui uuwera upon one marriage altar, one of their own number was affianced to a minister of Christ, who bad come to take her to his home. With hands joined,amidst a congratulatory audience, the vows were taken. In three days from that time one of those who stood at the altar exchanged earth for heaven. The wedding march broke down into the funeral dirge. There were not enough flowers now for the coffin lid, because they had all been taken for the bridal hour. The dead minister of Christ is brought to an other village. He had gone out from them less than a week before in his strength; now he comes home lifeless. The whole church De wailed him. The solemn procession moved around to look upon the still face that once had beamed with messages of salvation. Little children were lifted up to look at him. And some of those whom he bad comforted in days of sorrow, when they passed that silent form, made the place dreadful with their weeping. Another village emptied of its flowers some of them put in the shape ota cross to symbolize his hope, others put in the shape of a crown to symbolize his triumph. A hundred lights blown out in one strong gust from the open door of a sepulchre. Ziklag in ashes! BALLY FOB THE FIGHT. 1 preach this sermon to-day because I want to rally you, as David rallied his men, for the re covery of the loved and the lost I want not only to win heaven, but I want all this congre gation to go along with me. I feel that some bow I have a responsibility in your arriving at that great city. I have on other Sabbaths used other inducements. I mean, to-day, for the sake of variety, boning to reach your heart to try another kii.d of inducement. Do you really want to join the companionship of your d ones who have gone? Are you as anxious to join them as David and his men were to join their families? Then I am here, in the name of God, to say that you may, and to tell you how. I remark, in the flrst place, if you want to join your loved ones in glory, you must travel the way they went No sooner had the half dead Egyptian been resuscitated than he point ed the way the captors and the captives had gone, and David and his men followed after. So our Christian friends have gone into an other country, and if we want to reach their companionship we must take the same road. They repented; we must repent They prayed; we must pray. They trusted in Christ; we must trust in Christ. They lived a religious life; we must live a religious life. They were in some things like ourselves. I know, now that they are gone, there is a halo around their names; but they had their faults. They said and did things they ought never to have said or done. They were sometimes rebellious; some times cast down. They were far from being perfect So I suppose that when we have gone some things in us that are now only tolerable may be almost resplendent But as they were like us in deficiencies we ought to be like tbem in taking a supernal Christ to make up for the deficits. Had it not been for Jesus they would have all perished: but Christ confronted them and said: "I am the way," and they took it A TROUBLED PATH. I have also to say to you that the path that these captives trod was a troubled path, and that DaTid and his men had to go over the same difficult way. While these captives were being taken off, they said: "Oh, we are so tired; we are so sick; we are so hungry!" But the men who had charge of them said: "Stop this crying. Goon!" David and his men also found it a hard way. They had to tiavel it Our friends have gone into glory, and it is through much tribulation that we are to enter into tbe kingdom. How our loved ones used to have to struggle! how their old hearts acbedl how sometimes they had a tussle for bread! In our childhood we wondered why there were so many wrinkles on their faces. We did not know that what were called "crow's feet" on their faces were the marks of the black raven of trouble. Did you never hear the old people, seated by the evening stand, talk over tneir early trials, their hardships, the accidents, the burials, the disappointments, the empty flour- uarreiwnen mere were so many nungry ones to feed, the sickness almost unto death, where the next dose of morphine decided between ghastly bereavement and an unbroken home circle? Ob, yes! it was trouble that whitened their hair. It was trouble that shook tbe cup in their hands.It was trouble that washed the lustre from theireyes with the rain of tears until they needed spectacles. It was trouble that made the cane a necessity for their jour ney. Do you never remember seine your old mother sitting, on some rainy day, looking out of the window, her elbow on the window-sill, her hand to her brow looking out not seeing tbe falling shower at all (you well knew she was looking into the distant past), until the apron came up to her eyes, because the mem ory was too much for her? Oft the big, unbidden tear Stealing down the farrowed cheek, Told In eloquence sincere. Tales of woe they could not speak. But this scene ofweeplng o'er, Past this scene of toll and pain, They shall feci distress no more, ever, never weep again. -s "WHO ABE THESE under the altar?" the question was asked; and the response came: "These are they which came out of great tribulation and have washed tbeirrobes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Our friends went by a path of tears into glory. Be not surprised if we have to travel the same pathway. I remark, again, if we want to win the socie ty of our friends in heaven, we will not only nave to travel a path of faith and a path of tribulation, but we will also have to positively battle for their companionship. David and his men never wanteu snarp swords and invulner able shields and thick breastplates so much as they wanted them on the day when they came down upon the Amalekites. If they had lost that battle they never would have got their families back. I suppose that one glance at their loved ones in cantivitv hurled them into the battle with ten-fold courage and energy. They said: "We must win it. Erervthing de pends upon it. Let each one take a man on point of spear or sword. We must win It" And I have to tell you that between us and coming into tbe companionship of our loved ones who are departed there is an Austerlitz, there is a Gettysburg, there Is a Waterloo. War with the world, war with the flesh, war with the devil. We have either to conquer our LIUUU1C5, ui uur uuuuiea win conquer US. David will either Slav the Amalekites. or the Amalekites will slay David. Andyet is not the fort to be taken worth all the pain, all the peril, all the besiegementT Look! whoarethey on the bright hills of heaven yonder? There they are, those who sat at your own table, the chair now vacant There they are, those whom you rocked in infancy in the cradle, or hushed to sleep in your arms. There they are. thoe in whose life your life was bound up. There they are, their brows more radiant than ever before you saw them, their lips waiting for the kiss of heavenly greeting, their cheeks roseate with the health ot ETERNAL SUMMER, their hands beckoning you up the steep, their feet bounding with the mirth of heaven. The pallor of their last sickness gone out of their faces, never more to be sick, never more to cough, never more to limp, never more to be old, never more to weep. They are watching from those heights to see if through Christ you can take that fort, and whether you will rush in upon them victors. They know that upon this battle depends whether you will ever join their society. Up! strike harder! Charge more bravely! Remember that every inch you gain puts you so much farther on toward that heav enly reunion. If this morning while I speak you could hear the cannonade of a foreign navy, coming through the "Narrows," which was to despoil our city, and if they really should succeed in carrying our families away Irom us, how long would we take before We resolved to go after them? Every weapon, whether fresh from Springfield or old and rusty in the garret, would be brought out and we would urge on, and, coming in front of the foe, we would look at tbem, and then look at our families, and the cry would be: "Victory or death !" and when the ammunition was gone, we would take the. captors on the point of the bavonet or under the breech of the gun. If you would make such a struggle for the getting back of vour earthly friends, will you not make as much struggle for the gaining of the eternal compan ionship of your heavenly friends 7 Oh, yes I we must join them. We must sit in their holy so ciety. We must sing with tbem the song. We must celebrate with them the triumph. Let it never be told on earth or in heaven that David and his men pushed out with braver hearts for the getting back of their earthly friends for a few years on earth than we to get our departed 1 You say that all this implies that our de parted Christian friends are alive. Why, had you any idea they were dead? They have only moved. If you should go on tbe 2d of May to a honse where one ot your friends lived, and found him gone, you would not think that he waii dead. You would inauire next door where be had moved to. Our departed Christian friends have only taken another house. The secret is that they are richer now than they once were, and can afford a better residence. They once drank out of earthenware; they now drink from THE KING'S CHALICE. "Joseph is yet alive," and Jacob wiU go up and see him. Living? are theyT Why, if a man can live in this damp, dark dungeon of earthly captivity, can he not live where he breathes the bracing; atmosphere of the mountains of heavenf Oh, yes, they are living! Do you think that Paul is as near dead now as he was when he was living in tho Roman dungeon? Do yon think that Frederick Robert son, of Brighton, is as near dead now as he was when, year after year, he slept seated on tho floor, his head on the bottom of a chair, be cause he could find ease In no other position? Do vou think tnat Robert Hall is as near dead now as when, on his couch, he tossed In physi cal tortures? No. Death cave them the few black drops that cured them. That Is all death does to a Christian cures him. I know that what I have said implies that they are living. There is no question about that. The only question this morning is whether yon will ever join tbem. But I must not forget those 200 men who fainted by the brook Besor. They could not take another step farther. Their feet were sore; their heads ached: their entire nature was exhausted. Besides that they were broken hearted because their homes were gone. Ziklag in ashes! And yet David, when he comes up to them, divides the spoils among them. He says tbey shall have some of the jewels, some of the robes, some of the treasures. I look over this audience this morning, and I find at least 200 who have fainted by the brook Besor the brook of tears. You feel as if you could not take another step farther, as though you could never look up again. Bat I am going to imitate David, and divide among you some glorious trophies. Here is a robe: "All things work together for good to those who love God." Wrap yourself in that glorious promise. Here is for your neck a string of pearls, made out of crystallized tears: "Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning." Here is a coronet: "Be thou faithful unto death, ana I will give wee "A CROWN OF LIFE." O ye fainting ones by the brook Besor, dip your blistered feet in tho running stream of God's mercy. Bathe your brow at the wells of salvation. Soothe your wounds with the bal sam that exudes from trees of life. God will not utterly cast you off, 0 broken-hearted man, O broken-hearted woman, fainting by the brook Besor. A shepherd- finds that his musical pipe is bruised. He says: "I can't get any more music out of this instrument: so I will just break it and I will throw this Veed away. Then I will get another reed, and I will play music on that" But God says he will not cast you off because all the music has gone out of yoursoul. "The bruisedTeed he will not break." As tar as I can tell the diagnosis of your disease, you want Divine nursing, and it is promised you: "As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you." God will see you au tbe way through, 6 troubled soul, and when you come down to the Jordan of death, you will find it to be as thin a brook as Besor; for Robinson says that in April, Besor dries up, and there is no brook at all. And in your last moment you will be as placid as the Kentuckian minister who went up to God, saying, In the dyinghour: "Write to my sister Kate and tell her not to be worried and frightened about tbe story of the horrors around tbe death-bed. Tell her there is not a word of truth in it, for I am there now, and Jesus is with me, and I find it a very happy way; not because I am a good man, for I am not; I am nothing but a poor, miserable sinner; but I have an Almighty Saviour, and both of his arms are around me." 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New Goods arriving daily, bought from overstocked manufacturers, for spot cash, at our own prices. You'll get the full benefit all this week. Every department crowded with bargains. Following are just a few samples: 550 pieces checked and striped nainsook, from 5c to 33c, they're worth from 8c to 50c Thousands of yards of embroideries from lc a yard up to finest. 25 pieces 48-inch all-wool black henrietta cloth, that are worth 65c, your pick of the lot 50c a yard. . 23 pieces only, 48-inch extra fine black henrietta cloth, that usually seU at SI, we'll cut them this week for 75c a yard. A lot of 52-lnch habit cloth, to be laid out at 48c they'd be cheap enough at 65c 10 pieces only, Guinet's famed rich black $1 25 silks, this week only $1 a yard. A lovely lot of dress satins, in beautiful dark shades, for 37c, regular price 75 a yard. Iff for tie Wraps, They're Really Wonder " 25 only, ladies' seal plush sacques, artistically cnt and finished, elegantly satin-lined and four seal loops, that sold at 325, now tor $15 75. Another very handsome lot, that sold at $35, have been marked to sell at $22 each. And the ladies' beautifully fine seal plush sacques, that were $12 50, will all be laid out this week at $27 50 each. 43 ladies' magnificent striped newmarkets, that all season sold for $18 50, now for $10 75. About 30 ladies' plush wraps that caused such a sensation last week at $7 75, will be laid out this morning; they're worth from $12 to $15. And there's a few of the pretty newmarkets, In checks, stripes and plain colors, at So 50. Come soon and secure them. A Large Stock of Misses' and Children's Wraps at Away Down Pricss. 151 and 153 FEDERAL STREET, AIJkEGHENY.. jal8-itwr NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. YOU CAN'T MISS IT -- IMMENSE BARGAIN SALE -of- Boots, Shoes, Gaiters -AND- Slippers. A perfect surprise in good goods and low prices to close them out. See bargain counters every day except on Saturday. Here are a few prices: Men's R. R. edge, button and lace, at SI 75, former price $3. Ladies' extra fine Kid Button Shoes at $2, former price $2 50 and 83. Gents' fine Calf Sewed Shoes at 2. Gents' fine Buff Sewed Shoes at $1 SO. Good Working Shoes at $1 to SI 5a Ladles' heavy Grain Button at 81. Ladies' Glove Kid Slippers at 50c. Boys' heavy Tap Sole Shoes at $1. Misses' Grain Button at 90c. Child's Grain Button at 75c Every pair prime, good Shoes. G. D. SIMEN, 78 OHIO STREET, Cor. of Sandusky St., near Market House, Allegheny, jal3-70-arw ALMOST GIVEN AWAY. Overcoats, Suits, Ladies' Cloaks, Boys' Clothing, Hats and Trimmings. HERE'S HOW WE DO IT. TAKE THEM NOW FOR $10: Overcoats or Suits marked $11 Overcoats or Suits marked $12. Overcoats or Suits marked $13. Overcoats or Suits marked $14. TAKE THEM NOW FOR $12: Overcoats or Suits marked $15. Overcoats or Suits marked $16. Overcoats or Suits marked $17. Overcoats or Suits marked $18. SMASHUP IN CLOAKS. Striped Newmarkets, sold for S18, now 810. Seal Plush Wraps, sold for S24,nowS14. Seal Plush Sacques, sold for $30, now $18. Prices slaughtered in all departments. SALLER & CO., Corner Diamoni and Smithfield Streets. ja20-MWFSu A complete assortment of Optical Goods. The best stock of Artificial Eyes. Spectacles and Eye Glasses in gold, silver, steel, shell and aluminum frames. Glasses and frames per fectly adjusted at KOBNBLUWS Optician Store, ja!3-MTWTFSnwk No. 37 Fifth ave. RAILROADS. BALTIJIOKE AND OHIO KAILKOAD Schedule in eflect November 29, 1S8S. For Washington, D. C, -Baltimore and Philadelphia, 11:30 a.m.and10:H) p.m. For Washington, D.C, and Baltimore, t7:00 a.m. For Cumlerland, t7:00, 11:30 a. m., and10:O p. m. For Connellsville. t7:00 and 11:30 a. m., tl:0O, t4:00and IO:20p. m. ForUnlontown,t7:0Q,tll:30a.m., tl:00and4:00 p. p. ForMt. Pleasant, t7:00 and tll:30a. m tl:00 and ti:00 p. m. For Washington, Fa.. 7:30, t9:30 a. m., 3:33, t5:30 and 'i:W p. m. For Wheel ing, 7:30. t0:30a.m., '3:35, '8:30 p. m. ForCin cinnatl and bt. Louis, 7 :30a. m 'Sp. m. For Columbus, '7:30 a. m., '8:30 p. m. For Newark, 7:30, 19:30 a. m., '3:35, '8:30 p. m. For Chicago, 7:30, t9:30a. m 3:35 and '8:30 p. m. Trains ar rive from Philadelphia, Baltimore and W ashlng ton, 7:10 a. m. and '6:50 p. m. From Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago. '7:43 a.m. and "9:10 p.m. From Wheellne, 7:45, 10:50a. m., t5:O0, 9:10 p, ill. Through sleeping cars to Baltimore, Wash ington and Cincinnati. For Wheeling, Columbns and Cincinnati, 11:55 p m (Saturday only). Connellsville ac. at S3;30 am. Daily. tDailyexcept Sunday. SSunday only. The Pittsburg Translcr Company will call for and check baggage lrom hotels and residences upon orders left at B. i, O. Ticket Office, corner Fifth avenue and Wood street. W. M. CLEMENTS, CHAS. O. SCULL, General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt. PITTSBUKG AND CASTLE SHANNON K. K. Co. Winter Time Table. On and after October 14, 1888, nntll further notice, trains will run as follows on every day except Sunday, Eastern standard time: Leaving Pittsbnrg-fl:l5 a. m., 7:15a.m., 9:30a. m,, 11:30a.m., 1:40p.m., 3:40p.m., 5:10 p. m. 6:30 p. in., 9:30 p. m., 11:30 p. m. Ar lington 5:45 a. Hi., 6:30 a. m., 8:00 a. m.. 10:20 a. m., 1:00 p. m., 2:40 p. m., 4:20 p. m., 5:50 p. m 7:15 p. m., 10:30 p. m. Sunday trains, leaving Pittsburg 10 a. in., 12:50 p. m 2:30 p. m 5:10 p.m., 9:30 p. m. Arlington 9:10 a. m., 12 m., 1:50 p. in., 4:20 p. m., 6:30 1 m. JOHN JAHN. Supt. tjittsburo ash westekn hailway jl. Trains (uet'i stan'atlme) Leave. Arrive. Butler Accommodation Day Ex. Ak'n.Tol., Cl'n. Kane Butler Accommodation Chicago Express (dally) New Castle and Greenville Ex Zellenople and Foxburg Ac. 6:00 am 7:20 am 7:10 am 7:23 pm 4:00 Dm 9:20 a m 12:30 pm 11:05 am i:ou pm 4:40 pm 9:36 am 5:30 am 2:10 pm .Duiier jvccuminoaacion. 5:40 pm Through coach and sleeper to Chicago daily, the Order of the Day, at IVi ACKIE'S. MIDWINTER MG1II MM ! NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. KAUFMANNS First Great Sale of Ois and finds TO-DA.1T BROKEN SIZES ALMOST GIVEN AWAY MEN'S FINE AT ONLY $9 To-Day Among these Overcoats you will find prime quality Chinchillas that were sold in season for $5i8, 20 and 25; also,-elegant English Meltons, the regular prices of which ranged from 17 to 27; further, fine French Kerseys that were intended to retail at $20, 22, 24 and 25; again, imported Wide Wales and Scotches that here tofore were considered cheap at $22 and $24. All of these gorgeous Overcoats, fully equal to custom work in every respect, have been placed together on one counter, and any man can walk right in to day, Monday, and take his choice for $9 65. These garments are new and fresh, but being the last of the kind, we will close them out at the insignificantly low price of $9 65 to-day, and to day .only. To avoid mistakes, ask for the $9 65 counter, when you call. BOYS' FINE OVERCOATS AT To-Day, Monday, Only, Don't think the price is an indication of the quality of the goods, for these Boys' Overcoats are worth double and treble the price we sell them for $i 29. They are, to be frank, the remain ders of various fine lines of Overcoats which before Christmas were sold at $3, $3 50, $4, $4 50 and $5. Like the Men's so the Boys' Overcoats have all been collected on one counter, and you can come in any hour to-day, Monday, and take your choice for only 1 29. Thereare all sizes among them and we can fit any boy from 4 to 19 years old. This offer, however, is open for to day, Monday, only. It won't do to wait and postpone, but you must come to-day, if you want one. At this giving-away price of $1 29 these coats will go like hot cakes. Ask the floor-walker to show you to the $1 29 counter, when you come in, to avoid mistakes. "WATCH OTTIR AJDS." & Thk Dispatch this week and keep posted about our various Odd and End Sales. Each morning we will surprise you with something new. ' KAUFMANNQ Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street. RAILROADS. PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY'S LINES December 21, 1833, Central Standard Time. TKA1NS DEPAKT As follows from Union Station: For Chicago, 7:25 a. m., 12:20, 1:00, 7:45, 11:20 p. m.: Toledo, 7:25 a. m., 12:20. 1:00 aD il 11:20 p m.; Crestline. 5:45a.m.; Cleveland, 6:10, 7:25 a.m., 12:30 and 11:05 p. m.: New Castle an (J Yonngstown, 7:05 a. m 12:20, 3:45 p. m.; JUeadvllle, Erie and Ashtabula, 7:05a. m 12:20 p. m.; NUes and Jamestown. 3:15p.m.; Slasslllon. 4 :10 p. m. ; Wheeling and llellalre. 6:10 a. m., 12:50, 3:30 p. m.; Beaver Falls, 4:00, 5:05 p. m.; Leetsdale, 5:30 a. in. ALLEGHENY Rochester, 6:30 a. m.; Beaver Falls, 8:15, 11:00 a.m.: Enon. 3:90 p. m.: Leets dale, 10:00, 11:45 a. m., 2:C0, 4:30, 4:45, 5:30, 7:00, 9:00 p. m.: Conway, 10:30 p. m. SUNDAY TKAINS-From Pittsburg For Chi cago, 7:25 a. m., 12:20. 1:00, 7:45, 11:20 p. m.: Cleve land. 11.05 p.m.; Toledo, 1230, l:CO and 11:20 p. m.; Youncstown, 12:20 p. m.: Beaver Falls, 8:20 a. m. From Alleehenv lor Fair Oaks, 11:40 a. m.; Leetsdale, 8:30 p. m. TRAINS AUR1VE Union station from Chicago. 1:50, 6:00, 6:35a. m., 7:35 p.m.; Toledo. 1:50, 6:35 a.m., 7:35 p.m.. Crestline, 2:10 p.m.: Yonngs- . 1 1 --.! A.,l- . ,.i t.t-. ,n.E .. m.; Cleveland. 5:50 a. n:., 2:25, 7:15 p.m.; Wheel ing and Bellalre, 9:00 a. m., 2:25, 7:45 p. m.; Erie and Ashtabula, 1:25, 10:15 p.m.; Jlasslllon. 10:00 . ni.; Niles and Jamestown. 9:10 a.m.; Beaver Falls, 7:30a. m.. 1:10 p. m.; Leetsdale, 10:10 p. m. ARRIVE ALLEGHENY-From Enon, 8:00 a. m.: Conway, 6:50; Rochester, 9:40 a. m.; Beaver Ftlls, 7:10a. m., 6:40 p. m.: Leetsdale. 5:30, 6:15, 7:45 a. m.. 12:00, 1:45. 4:30. 6:30, 9:00 p. m. SUNDAY TRAINS arrive Union station from Chicago, 1:50, 6:00. 6:35 a. m.. 7:15 p. m.; Toledo. 1:50, 6:35 a. m.; Youngstown, 7:35 p. m.; Cleve land, 5:50a. m.: leaver Falls. 3:25 p.m. Arrive Allegheny from Fair Oaks. 8:55 a. m.: Leetsdale, 6.-05p. m. E. A. FORD, Gen'l Pass. At. KB. TAYLOR. Gen'l Supt. JAJUES MCCREA, Gen'l Manager, Pittsburg. Pa. nol7 PITTSBURG AND LAKE ERIK RAILROAD COMPANY Schedule In effect January H lsS9, Central time: P. t L. K B. 1U DKPAKT For Cleveland, 525, 7:40 A. M., '1:20, 4:15, 9:30P. M. For Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, 5.-25 A. M., 'ISO, "9:30 F. M. For Buffalo, 10:20 A. Jr.. 4:15 9:30 P. M. For Sala manca, "7:40 a. 31., 1:20, 9:30 p. M. For Beaver Falls, 5:25, "7:40, 10:20 A. 31., '1:20, 3:30, 4:15, 5:20, 9:30 P. M. For Chartiers, 5:25, '5:35, 6:50, 17:00, 7:15, 8:40, '9:ue, 9:25, 10:20 A. M.. 12:05, 12:45, 11:25, 1:45, 3:30, 4:45. '5:10. 5:20, 8:20, 10:30P. M. AKRIVE From Cleveland, 5:30 A. 3r 1:00, 5:40, 8:0O P. f. From Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, '1:00, 8:O0P. M. From Banalo, 5:30 A. M.. 1:00, 5:40 P. M. From Salamanca, 1:00, ":00 P. M. From Yonngstown, 5:30, 0:50, 9:20 A. 31., 1:00, 5:40, .'8:00 p. M. From Beaver Falls, 5:J0, 6:50, 7:20,9:20 A. 31., 1:00, 1:35; 5:40, '3:00. P.M. From Chartiers. 5:10, 5:22, 5:30, 16:42, '6:50, 7:08. 7:30. 8:30, 9:20; 10:10 A. 31., 12:00 noon, 12:30, 'UVi. l:35T3:42, 4:00, 4:35, 5:00, 5:10, 5:40. "9:12?. M. P., McK. & Y.K. R. DEPAKT ForNew Haven, 5 :40A. 31., 3:55 P. 31. For West Newton. 5:15 p. M. For New Haven. 7:00 A 3f., Sundays, only. Arrive From N ew Haven, 9:0o a. 31.. 3:05 p. 3T. From West Newton, 6:45, :W A. 3I.,5:OSr. M. Dally.' Sundays only. E. HOLBROOK, General Superintendent. A. E. CLARK. General Passenger Agent. City ticket office, 401 Smithfield street. ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILROAD Trains leave Union Station (Eastern Standard time): Kittannlng Ac.. o:aa a. m.; .Niagara jut. tiir. n-.a a. m.. Unlton Ac. 10:10 a. m.: Valle Valley f'amn Ac :( Ti. m.! OH Citv and DuBois Ex. pres,2:l p. in. ; Uulttn Ac.,3:00p.m. : Kittannlng Ac, 4:00 p.m.; Braeburn Ex.,5a0p.in.; Kittann lng Ac, 5:30 p.m.; Braeburn Ac, 6 :20p.m.: Hul ton Ac, 7:50 p. m.; Buffalo Ex., dally, 8:50 p. m.; Hulton Ac. 9:45 n. m.: Braebnrn Ac, ll:30i). m. Church trains Braebnrn, 12:40 p. m. and 9:35 n. m. Pullman Sleeping cars between PittOinrtr and Bnffalo. E. U. UTLE e. A.; TJAVliJ MCCAUGO, Gen. Supt. OVERCOATS 65 FOR CHOICE, Monday, Only. CHOICE, cc ja!2-p CAII.ROADS. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ON AND after November 26, 1888, trains leave Union Station, Pittsburg, as follows. Eastern Standard Time: MAIN LINE EASTWARD. New York and Chicago Limited of Pullman Ve. tlbule dally at 7:15 a. m. Atlantic Express dally for tbe East, 3:00 a.m. Mall train, dally.except Sunday, 6:55 a. m. Sun- aay. man, :4ua. m. Dav exnress daily a ay express dally at S:0O a. m. Mall exDress dallvat 1:00 o. m. Philadelphia express dally atr4:30 p. m. Eastern express dally at 7:15 p. m. Fast Line dally at 9:U0 p. m. Greensburg express 5:10 p. m. weekdays. Derrv exnress 11:00 a. m. week davs. All through trains connect at Jersey City tywltH ST. Y.. boats or BrooKIyn Anuex" ror Brooklyn, avoiding donble ferriage and journey thr broagh N. x i;iit. Trains arrive at Union Station as follows: Blall Train, dally w.... 8:20p.m. Western Express, daily 7:45 s. m. PaclUc Express, dally 12:45 p.m. Chicago Limited Express, dally 8:30 p.m. Fast Line, dally 11:55 p.m. SOUTHWEST PENN RAILWAY. For Unlontowu, 5:35 and 8:35 a. m. and 4:25 p. m., without change of cars; 1.00 p.m., connect lng at Greensburg. Trains arrive from Union town at 9:45 a. m., 12:20, 6:15 and 8:20 p.m. WEST PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. From FEDERAL ST. STATION, Allegheny City. Mail train, connecting for Blatrsvllle... 6:45 a. m. Express, for Elalrsvllle, connecting for Butler 3:15p.m. Butler Accom 8:20 a. m., 2:25 and 5:45 p. m. Sprlngdale Accom 11:40 a. m. and 6:20 p. m. Frecport Accom 4:00, 8:15 and 10:30 p. m. On Sunday 12:50 and 9:30 p.m. North Apollo Accom 10:50 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. Allegheny Junction Accommodation. connecting for Butler 8:20 a. m. Blalrsvllle Accommodation 11:30p.m. Trains arrive at FEDERAL STREET STATION Express, connecting from Butler 10:35a. m. Mall Train 2:35 p. m. Butler Accom 9:25 a. m., 4:40 and 7:20 p. m. Blalrsvllle Accommodation 9:52 p.m. Freerort Accom. 7:40 a. in.. l:32,7:20andll:00p. m. On Sunday 10:10a. m. and 7:00 p.m. Springdale Accom 6:37a. m., and 3:02 p. m. North Apollo Accom 8:40 a. m. and 5:40 p. m. , MON ON G AHELA DIVISION. Trains leave Union station. Pittsburg, as follows: For Monongahela Citv, West Brownsville and Unldntown, 11a. m. For Monongahela City and West Brownsville, 7:05 and 11 a. m. and 4:40 p. ra. On Sunday. 1:01 p. m. For Monongahela City, 5:40 p. m week davs. Dravosburg Ac. week davs, 3:20 p. m. West Elizabeth Accommodation, 8:50a.m., 2:00, 6:20 and 11:35 p. m. Sunday. 9:40 p. m. Ticket offices Corner Fourth avenue and Try street and Union station. CHAS. E. PUOII, 3. K. WOOD, General Manacer. Gen'l Pass'r Aeent. PANHANDLE ROUTE NOV.12. 1883. UNIOX station. Central Standard Time Leave for Cincinnati and St. Louis, 7:30 a. m.. 8:00 and 11:13 p.m. Dennlson, 2:45 p.m. Columbus, and Chicago 12:05, 11:15 p. m. Wheeling, 7:30 a. m., 12:05, 6:10p.m. Steubenville, Sua. m. Washington. 6:55, 8:35a. in.. 1:SC 3:30, 4:55 p. m. Bulger. 10:10 a. m. Burgettstown, 5:25 p.m. Mansfield, 7:15, 8:35, 11:03 a. m., 1:55, 3:30, 4:55. 630, 8:35; 10:10, P. m. aicuonaias, 4:1a, iu:u v. m. From tbe West, i:sa, bsw, a. 1 Dennlaoi.. 9:35 a. m. Stenbei . 3:03. S:1-n. Stenbenvllle. 5:05 p. m. Wneeung, linu, 8:-toa.m.. o:ua, asp.m. -nurgeiu town. 7:! :lda.m. wasmngion, duo, jk Washington, 6:55, 7:50, 0:55 a. m :av a .-50 n. m. Mansfleld.5'5. 6:35. 7:50. 9:00 a. m 12:45 and 10:00 p. m. Bulger, 1:40p.m. McDonalds, OMtio. m., v:wp. iu. Sunday For Cincinnati and the West, 7:30 a.m 8:CO and 11:15 p. m. For Chicago, 11:15 p. m. Bur- Eettstown, 11:35a. m. Mapsdeld, 8:35 p. m. Me lonalds, 4:15. 10:00 p.m. From the West, 1:50, 6:08 a. m. and 5:55 p.m. Burgettstown, 9 .-18 a. m. Mc Donalds, 6:35, Ml p. m. Mansfield, 6:20 p. m. E. A. FORD, Gen'l Passenger Agent: JA3. Mo. CREA, Gen'l Manager, Pittsburg, Pa.; J. f, MILLER, Gen'l Sap Columbus. 0.