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"Gail Hamilton Mates a Vigorous As
sault Upon Democratic
SERVICE REFORMATION.
The Advance of l'nblic Sentiment on the
Spoils System.
SDXSIIIXE DKVWX FROM CUCUMBERS
frnUTTBV FOR THE ISlATCn.l
The remarkable nature of Prof. Not
ion's assertion regarding Mr. Curtis's re
form achievements can only be seen in the
full sunlight of the details published in his
own report. The press has given them too
little attention, and there is no sign that
Prof. Norton has ever taken them to heart.
This man, who has achieved more for re
form in the last 20 years than all other men
put together, declares of vhole departments
of the Government that, "as a body they
were trained and competent officers, but
(under his reform administration) the great
majority of them have been removed or re
duced and their places have been filled by
untrained successors." Docs Prof. Nor
ton observe that this is a declaration of re
trogression and not of advance?
It is an official statement that
the administration of the Republican
party, which Mr. Curtis abandoned
on the question of reform, had practically
accomplished civil service reform by filling
the offices with trained and competent men,
and that the Democratic party which Mr.
Curtis had embraced for the sake of reform,
in combination with the "Independent"
party which he had organized for the pur
pose of reform, outraged its principles and
supplanted trained and competent officers
by untrained and incompetent successors.
And all that Mr. Curtis can say in mitiga
tion of sentence is that although the general
change which has been made under this ad
ministration "has not improved the service,
the disadvantage ill disappear somewhat
with the larger experience of the new offi
cers. MARYLAND'S SIX.
But this is the sum and substance of the
spoils argument The veteran machine
politicians maintain that much of the work
is so far a matter of rule and routine that
any intelligent man can soon master it, and
that the benefit of rotation in office quickly
offsets and more than offsets the disadvan
tage of inexperience. It is odd to see the
great leader of reform unfolding as an apol
ogy for a banner a little rag that has long
been used in oiling the machine.
Whatever of strain the reform conscience
may have suffered in exculpating the Presi
dent is freely relaxed in contemplation of
Mr. Eugene Higgins. The stern New York
leader of reform pronounces "a condition of
politics which is a national bv-word of cor
ruption" to be "the contribution of the
Democratic party in Maryland to civil ser
vice relorm."
But why so pale and wan, fond Lover;
prithee, why so pale over Maryland's sin?
why should that unhappy State be singled
out lor censure? Is not the receiver as bad
as the thief, the appointer as the appointee?
The men whom you name lor condemna
tion, the Appointment Clerk of the Treas
ury, Indian Commissioner, naval officer of
the port of Baltimore, I know nothing
about them, but were they not all, as
officers, the creation of yourReform Presi
dent" How can they be "notoriously cor
rupt" and the reformer who appointed them
be a sincere and courageous reformer?
Taking it put safely on the Marylanders,
Mr. Curtis improves the occasion to put in
a much needed plea for himself, lamenting
that "the startling fact is not so much the
corruption as the spirit which accepts cor
ruption as necessary in politics, and which
ridicules vigorous protest and resolute
action against it as Pharisaic cant, and
derides the man who insists upon honesty
in public life as a guileless cherub astray
from paradise, or a sneaking hypocrite who
is holding out to sell himself for a higher
price."
ANTE-ELECTION TLEDQES.
Softly, softly, guileless chernb; for I
will not, I may not, accept the alternative,
if for no other reason than that the man
who has already given himself away cannot
be sold. We are losing ourselves in a mud
dle. It is too late to make American citi
zens believe that laughing at such "inde
pendent" antics is accenting corruption as
necessary in politics. It is not vigorous
protest and corresponding action that is
ridiculed as Pharisaic cant; it is vigorous
protest for reform and double back action
against it. Not the man who insists upon
honesty in public life is derided as a cherub
or denounced as a hypocrite, but the man
who insists upon it before election and
leaves his party on the plea of such insist
ence, and after the election ceases to insist
and is content to divide the spoils.
Honesty?! 1 tue debates preceding the
election, was Mr. Curtis careiul to mention
that a general partisan reconstruction of
the civil service, to the great deteriorization
of that service, might be anticipated from
his civil service reform candidate? Can
Prof. Norton point to a single speech, a
single paragraph in which his hero's fore
sight and efforts combined to invite his
countrymen to vote for Mr. Cleveland on
the ground that he reserved to himself the
right to disintegrate and demoralize the
w ole civil service of the country? When
Florida burst into wrath against the politi
cians who are "monkeying with the mail
service," agairst scandalous appointments
"without character or respectability or even
decency," against "a mail servicesuoh as
we now have in Florida, which is not only
a disgrace to the Government but a serious
drawback to the prosperity of the State,"
did Mr. Curtis refer them to his assurance
in 1881 that this was just what he left his
party to secure and just what the President's
ante-election declarations were carefully
considered to promise?
SICKS OF BEACTIOX.
There is nothing in the way of partisan
change, of corruption, of disaster to reform
on which Mr. Curtis does not confess judg
ment, in whole and in particular; yet he sets
up men of straw to be reproved as "hasty
and inconsiderate in flunking that because
the President does not apply the principles
of reform in their fullest scope uniformly
everywhere and immediately he may be
justly denounced as a liar and a traitor."
Away with such child's plavl It'is too in
fantile even for a guileless cherub.
But Mr. Curtis still claims that there is
progress. The administration has gone
backward, but the reform has nevertheless
gone lorward and thus has put him in line
with Prof. Norton's eulogy; "while we
find," says Mr. Curtis with an exquisitely
delicate sensibility to euphuism which can
not have escaped Prof. Norton, "while
we find a certain reaction in executive and
legislative conduct, we can see only steady
procress in public sentiment"
"There are no signs of executive and leg
islative reaction, but these do not affect the
value and significance of the progress which
reform has already achieved."
Signs of reaction! Moderation of language
could no farther go. A clgan sweep by the
Executive, a brusque and scornful no! from
the Legislature is only a sign of reaction.
Perhaps it was wie to dissemble their love
of reform, but why did they kick it down
stairs? Such a movement could not be rec
ognized as advance at any less advanced
post than that located by Prof. Norton as
the rear van of our array.
But public sentiment is not subject to
mathematical measurement and there is no
proving that sunshine cannot be extracted
from cucumbers as long as Prof. Norton,
Mr. Cnrtis and the cucumbers last. It is
only a little droll to see the process. The
silence of a Democratic State platform on
reform is a ray of such light as never was
on sea or land, hut it warmed the cockles of
the reformer's heart A Democratic con
vention praised the President and the plat
form did not denounce the reform! This
marks an advance in public sentiment
A KAY OF KETOEM.
A Democratic convention did not de
nounce civil service reform! Why should
it? The Democratic party is no youth fol
lowing high an ideal pursuit It wants the
offices; that is all. The Reform President
whom it praised was gathering them in at
the rate of nearly nine a minute. Angels
could no more. "Why should the Demo
cratic party denounce" such reform as that?
It likes it With a President who can lick
up the reformers with his tongue and collect
spoils with both hands, the Democratic
party may al waj s be depended upon to be
as still as mice in a cheese.
A ray of reform sunshine lighted up a
Presidcutal circular, warning office holders
against obtrusive partisanship, but clouds
obscured it and before Mr. Curtis had even
finished his paragraph a cyclone swept
away the circular altogether. But Mr.
Curtis clung to his cucumber like a little
man, like a guileless cherub. With the
exception of one officer, and he a Republi
can, Mr. Curtis was forced to admit that no
violators of the circular, "so far as I am
aware, have been removed. The circular as
a warning, therefore, has been neglected
with impunity, and as an order it is a dead
letter. Very recently it has been ostenta
tiouslv and flatrrantlv defied in Baltimore,
and should the defiance pass unrebuked the
circular may be regarded as withdrawn."
Vigorous protestl Resolute action! Wor
thy the youth who erewhile led the battles
of his country with paper banner and pen
holding flagstaff!
Practical disregard of sound principles by
executive officers, the reformer claims, "is
not so significant as the lactot tne rapid
and unquestionable growth of a public sen
timent which scrutinizes and condemns
practices which were but recently univer
sally justified."
CURTIS INVENTION.
To all the sunshine thus extracted Mr.
Curtis has the right of an inventor. He
implies that the Republican administra
tions which he himself helped to place in
power deteriorated the public service, or
ganized it on merely partisan principles and
were universally justified by a people who
cared little "that the Government should be
honestly administered." If these are not
the "practices" he refers to, what are they?
If these are the "practices" he re
fers to, how came the succeeding
Democratic administration to find the
departments filled "with trained and com
petent officers," whom it could eject and did
eject only for partisan reasons? Putting Mr.
Curtis' two admissions together, the excel
lence of the Republican civil service and its J
partisan overturning oy tne reiorni adminis
tration, his advance in public sentiment
amounts to this: Republican administra
tions, without professing to be technical
civil service reformers, conducted the busi
ness of the country on business principles of
fidelity, integrity, constant improvement
and general good sense, so that there was
very little occasion for public sentiment to
clamor or condemn. Mr. Curtis' reform ad
ministration came up, checked the good
work of 20 years, substituted the worst and
the most of the spoils svstem, and disturbed
the business of the country; and Mr. Curtis
claims the resultant outcry of protest as the
the one proof of his success, the tribute to
his victory!
"See what an uproar I have made," cries
the guileless cherub. "There was not half
so much noise against corruption in any
Republican administration."
If this is what Prof. Norton means by the
chief political gain of the last 20 years, then
he was quite right in attributing it to the
manipulations of bis high follower of ideal
pursuits more than to the labors of all other
men.
A HARDER WORK.
But Mr. Cuitis confronts a harder work
than this. Recognizing "a complete parti
san change in the civil service and a scorn
ful rejection of reform bills in Congress,"
as only a "certain reaction," claiming to
see in spite of such "reaction" a steady
progress in public sentiment, and proffer
ing that progress as tue Iruit ot his JU
years' labors and the proof of his political
wisdom, he is still obliged to use the public
seiuijueiii jur iue jusliuuuuuu oi nis re
form President in demoralizing the public
service. He pleads that the President "hon
estly cherished" the principles of reform,
but public sentiment would not permit him
to put tbem in practice. He pleads that
"courage and sincerity unsuDported cannot
deal effectually with the abuse now for
midably fortified in party tradition and
strengthened by party spirit," and that "his
extreme doubt of being able to accomplish
reform arose from the fact that the public
mind was but partially informed upon the
subject"
It seemsto the non-professional observer
that public sentiment is a good deal over
worked. Publio sentiment had admittedly
pushed on the Republican party into con
tinuous and measurably successful civil ser
vice re'orm. Yet it" had immediately to
force President Cleveland into ousting re
form, into substituting, as fast and as far as
would not actually stop the wheels of Gov
ernment for trained and competent officers,
men so notoriously incompetent and corrupt,
according to the reform standard, that their
appointment was a national disgrace, and
their service a national disaster.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Public sentiment is required to furnish at
one and the same moment au excuse to the
President for debauching the civil service,
and a laurel to the reformers who procured
the debauchery. Public sentiment must at
one and the same moment be clamorous
against reform to save the President from
discredit, and clamorous for relorm to
crown Mr. Curtis with glory.
The reformer will justify Prof. Norton's
eulogy by availing himself of the same
stratagem which he recommends to the
President He seems to think that how
ever complete may be his overthrow, if he
does not formally surrender, no one will
discover that be is defeated; and in his
anxiety to avoid the embarrassment of rec
ognizing defeat, he does not hesitate to in
cur the risk of disgrace.
Even Prof. Norton's extraordinary rheto
ric does not alter or make us forget the fact
that during the most trying emergency of
our time Mr. Curtis bore himself as becomes
a patriotic citizen and an honest man. For
his unwearying services in that hour of
storm and stress he deserves to receive, and
he will receive, the grateful and sympa
thetic admiration of those who love their
country. All the more painful is it to see
him rise and attest the overthrow of every
principle whose establishment has been the
avowed object of his later life, bear witness
to the opposition, the contempt, the ridicule
which the folly of his political leadership
has evoked, and yet think of retrieving the
situation only by smiling feebly around
upon the wreck and ruin and plaintively
asking: "Is not this great Babeldom which
I have built?" Gail Hamilton.
Death of a Lady Whose Uusbnud Disap
peared Twenty-Two Ycnra Aso.
ISFECUL. TELEGRAM TO THE PISP ATCD.
TJniontown, February 9. The death of
Mrs. Catherine "Vanderslice,who was buried
at New Salem to-day, closed a life with a
sad romance. Mrs. Vanderslice was the
wife of James Vanderslice, who come to
this county with his two brothers from
Philadelphia, where the family are well
known, coming from an ancient Holland
family.
Near the close of the war James Vander
slice removed with his'familv, then consist
ing of his wife and several children, to Col
umbiana, O. While there he engaged in the
cattle business and .formed a partnership
with P. Kline. They bought and sold cattle
for the Pittsburg market, and Vanderslice
usually made the trios to the city in charge
of the cattle they shipped. One day while
making one of his usual trips, in 1867, the
train was derailed at Rochester, Pa., and
some of the cattle were killed. The acci
dent caused considerable delay, and when
Vanderslice arrived in the city he found the
market way down. Not liking the outlook,
he decided to run the risk of the Philadel
phia market, and took his cattle on to that
city. But he found the situation no better
there, and the result was a loss of about
$1,200 on the shipment.
Vanderslice returned to Columbiana very
much depressed in spirits. He had become
further indebted to bis partner Kline, to
whom he owed in all about $2,200. Thjs
financial reverse weighed on his mind until
his queer actions attracted notice. Finally
he suddenly and mysteriously disappeared,
and he has not been seen nor heard from by
his family since that day, which is now
about 22 years ago.
GLADSTONE'S VISIT TO K0ME.
A Statement of the Reasons Which Led to
Ills Kofuml.
New York, February 9. The Catholic
News of this city has received from its
Rome correspondent a cablegram stating:
"Mr. Gladstone has resigned his contem
plated visit to the Eternal City al the ex
press wish of the Italian Government, and
in accordance with earnest requests from
persons high in the diplomatic service of
England." The dispatch states that Signor
Crispi has brought all the influence he could
command to make Mr. Gladstone change
his mind or return to England without vis
iting Rome.
One of the Pope's domestic prelates re
marked to the correspondent: "This is an
other proof that, the Italian Government
fears the influence of Leo XIII. on the
minds of men who come into personal con
tract with him. It was feared that Glad
stone might sanotion an appeal to the na
tion and give countenance to a scheme,
which it is known the Holy Father has in
view."
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DOYLE On Saturday, February 9, 18S9, at
9:20 p. il, Peter Doyle, aged 60 years.
Funeral from his late residence, 97 Cliff
street, on Tuesday, at 9 a. m. Friends of the
family are respectfully invited to attend. 2
CRAWFORD On Saturday, February 9. at
1:10 p. m., Mrs. Amanda Crawford (mother
of Crawford Bros.), aged 58 years.
Funeral Monday, at 2 p. jr., from residence
of her son-in-law, James B. Brown, 102 Elm
street
COLLINS-On Friday, February 8. 1SS9, at
10.30 p. m., Thomas Colmi.s, aged 75 years.
Funeral from his late residence, corner of
Forty-elchth and Railroad streets, on Sunday,
February 10, at 3.30 p. M. Friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend.
FAIRLEY On Friday, at 2:15 p. M., Gerav
dine, daughter of James A and Annie Fair
ley, aged 1 year and 8 months.
Fnneral services at the residence of her par
ents, Mary street, Nunnery Hill, on Sunday,
at 2 P. M.
HENNESSY On Friday morning, at 2X0
o'clock, Mary Hennessy, wife of Michael
Hennessy, in her 64th year.
Funeral from No. 101 Fifteenth street, South
side, Sunday afternoon, February 10, 2
o'clock. 2
MARTIN At East Carmel. Col. co., Ohio.
Eliza J. Martin, daughter of the late Robert
Martin, formerly of this city.
Notice of funeral in Monday's Dispatch.
BCHMITT Of diphtheria, on Friday, Feb
ruarys, 1SS9, at 12 o'clock noon, Mary Cecilia.
daughter ol William and Mary Scbmitt, aged
15 months.
Funeral from parents' residence, Idlewood,
on Sunday, February 10, at 2.80 p. m. Friends
of the family are respectfully Invited to attend.
TRAVERS On Friday. February 8. 18S9, at
12 M., Mrs. JOHN Travebs, aged 67 years.
Funeral from her late residence, 3 Federal
street Pittsburg, on Sunday, at 2 p. m
Friends of the family are respectfully invited
to attend.
ZIEGELMEYER On Thursday, February
7, lbs9, at 1130 A. M,, Hubert Zieoelmeyer,
aged 36 years.
Funeral from his late residence, 4613 Friend
Ship avenue, on Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Friends of the family and members
of the C. M. B. A, are respectfully invited to
attend.
JAMES M. FULLERTON.
UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER,
No. 6 Seventh Street.
Telephone 1153.
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Cash or Easy Payments at
Did
Lowest-Pricea House in Pittslraii,
635 Smithfield Street. 635.
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PHOTOGRAPHER. 18 SIXTH STREET.
A line, large crayon portrait S3 6U; see them
oeiore oraenng cisewnere. uaDinets, j anu
12 50 per dozen. PROmT DELIVERY.
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TO HOUSEWIVES,
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS.
Rich Cut Glass
AND
Piano Lamps,
At Reduced Prices.
D. TAYLOR 4 CO.,
017 Liberty street.
Note Ladles, bargains await you.
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WISEacTHEY
who improve every opportunity by taking advantage of it wise are
they who during the past week have, or during this week will patronize
KEECH'S new Mammoth Outfitting Establishment. This truly popular
store, which, with its six vast floors containing everything suitable and
requisite for the furnishment of your house or the clothing of your
family, is continually underselling every house in its line in the city, be
ing in pressing need of room to place its new spring stock, is now treat
ing its patrons to the greatest bargains ever offered in trade annals. You
have no idea of the money you can save, unless you make apersonal
investigation, and you're welcome, whether wishing to buy or not.
Including the choicest
Parlori Chamber, Libra
ry and Dining Room
Suites, in oak, cherry,
ash,'valnut, mahogany,
i Mini:; (I
Fills,
MMs of
Camets.
House Fnrn-
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Wiltons, Moquettes,
Velvets, Body Brussels,
Tapestry Brussels and
Ingrains, as well as all
kinds of Curtains,
Queensware, Tinware,
Woodenware, Silver
ware, Cutlery, and the
most celebrated makes
of Stoves and Ranges,
None but thoroughly
reliable and new styles
that will give satisfac
tion, including 500
Seal Plush Sacques,
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Aboye 'Goods Sold for Cash, or On Easy
.:. Weekly Payments. .:.
ElBOH'S,
. 923 and 925 Penn Ave.,
NEAR NINTH STREET.
Open Saturday Nights till 10 o'olook.
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1 M IK ABOUT LEADERS.
Some merchants profess a holy horror of "Leaders." They consider them Illegitimate, un
bnslness like, demoralizing, ete etc., etc, to the end of the chapter. Now, WE belleTe la
"Leaders," and are not above eiring them occasionally AND OFTENER. Sometimes business
is a little slncgish and needs stimulating, and we feel thai we cannot afford to standstill. Our
expenses are too large for us to do a small business, and w are determined to sell goods eren If"
necessary to cut profits. Of course, we prefer a large profit to a small profit, but we most d
cidedly prefer a small profit to no profit at all, just ai a small loaf is better than no bread. (
It is astonishing how a bargain-A GOOD, GENUINE BARGAIN-will stir up trade.
TALK OF MONEY BEING SCARCE 1 "Why, a genuine bargain (call them "Leaders," If you f
will) will loosen all the stockings and leather pouches, and draw money from the savings banks,
etc The very people who possess these savings the frugal ones they are the very first to (
appreciate a bargain. "Let the galled jade wince, our withers ara unwrung." r
This week we shall offer MORE "LEADERS" THAN EVER. Read our list, and you wU f
find our 60 departments well represented. ,
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS.
Eegular
Prices.
Men's All-wool Scarlet Underwear. 53 00
Men's All-wool Scarlet Underwear. 4 00
Men's French Bibbed Underwear 5 00
Men's Fowne's Astrachan Kid-faced Gloves 2 00
Men's Ferrin's best Kid Silk-lined Gloves.
Men's Natural Wool Hose
Men's Camel's Hair Hose
Men's heavy Cashmere Hose
BOYS' SHIRT WAISTS.
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25c
25c
25c
Boys' Linen Shirt 'Waists, standing collar
Boys' Percale Shirt Waists
Boys' Striped and Colored Shirt "Waists.
Boys' Dark Blue Percale Shirt Waist
Boys' Linen Shirt "Waists (tucked)
SBIALL BOYS' SUITS. '
Begular
Boys' Pant Suits 54 00 '
Bovs' Pant Suits 7 00
Boys' Pant Suits 8 00
LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
Kegular
Prices.
Ladies' Muslin Hubbard Gowns 75o
Ladies' Muslin Skirts, with embroidered ruffle and tucks 63c
Ladies' Muslin Drawers, with embroidered ruffle and tucks 75c
Ladies' Muslin Embroidered Chemises 75c
Ladies' Cambric Corset Covers, lace trimmed 87c
LADIES' CLOAKS AND WRAPS.
' Befular
Prices.
Ladies' Beaver Newmarkets ?10 00
Ladies' Beaver Newmarkets 13 00 .
Ladies' Short Beaver "Wraps 12 00
Ladies' Plush Coats 15 00
Misses' Cloth Newmarkets 3 50
Misses' Cloth Newmarkets 7 25
RIBBONS.
Begular
Prices.
12c
15c
40c
40c
45c
45c
All Silks Satin Ribbons.
Basket Ribbons, all colors
Fancy wide Ribbon, different shades
Handsome Moire Ribbons .'.
Brocade Ribbons
Gros Grain Satin-edge Ribbons
Moire Sash Ribbons 51 10
LADIES' HOSIERY.
Begular
Prices.
15c
25o
75c
0c
63c
Ladies' Begular Made Cotton Hose, plain and fancy
Ladies' Fancy Cotton Hose, new spring styles
Ladies' Black Silk Plaited Hose
Ladies All-Wool Hose
Ladies' Fine Oxford Merino Hose
LADIES' WINTER UNDERWEAR.
Begular
. Puces.
Ladies' All-wool Scarlet Underwear 75c
Ladies' White Saxony Wool Underwear 51 25
Ladies' Striped Camel's Hair Underwear 2 00
Ladies' Plain Camel's Hair Underwear 1 50
Ladies' Imported Swiss Ribbed Vests 1 00
Ladies' Silk Bibbed Vests 1 25
Ladies' Finest Cashmere Underwear 2 50
LADIES' CORSETS AND BUSTLES.
Begular
Prices.
Ladies' Corsets, fairly well made, but not a first-class article 50c
Ladies' Fine French Corsets, embroidered busts.. 75c
Ladies' Gray Embroidered Corsets, recommended for wear 51 00
Ladies' Long-waisted White Corsets 1 25
Ladies' 500-bone Corsets 2 00
Ladies' WireBustles 20c
Ladies' Airy Fairy Bustles 35c
Ladies' Airy Fairy Bustles, with pad 50c
Ladies' Crescent Bustles 30c
Ladies' Sea Grass Bustles 35c
Ladies "New" Bustles 40c
Ladies' Standard Bustles 50c
Ladies' New Slope Bustles.. '50c
Misses' Bustles 30c
LADLES' DRESS TRIMMINGS AND BUTTONa
Begular
Prices.
Ladies' New Black Gimp, two inches wide.. 50c
Ladies' New Black Gimp, three inches wide 75c
Ladies New Galoons, embroidered with silver and gold 51 23
Forget-Me
Not Prices,
51 84
250
2 50
125
125
18c
18c
18
Forget-Me.
Not Prices.
95c
98c
98o
1 15
125
Forget-Me-
Not Prices.
52 00
350
4 00
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Not Prices,
47c
37c
37c
37o
48c
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Not Prices,
55 75
10 50
800
10 00
2 75
650
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Prices
8c
10c
25o
25c
25o
25c,
88ck
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9c
19o
47e '
37c
37o
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23c2
75o
98c
93c
69c
75c
51 50
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31c i
50c!
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75(jJ
5125 ,
5o
23c'
35c j
25c
25c
33c'
40c I
40c
25c ,
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Not Price!
23c!
44o
83c,
Ladies' Tinsel Mixed Cord I2c
Ladies' ifancy colored urnaments 2oc
Ladies' Silk Ornament Gimp 47c
Ladies' Tinsel Mixed Gimp 35c
Fancy Metal Buttons, per doz 15c
Fancy Metal Buttons, per doz 31c
Handsome Jet Buttons, per doz 30c
Bone Buttons, black and colors, perdoz 32c
Colored Crochet Buttons, per doz 38c
UMBRELLAS.
Begular
Prices.
26-inch Gloria Umbrellas, gold handles $2 25
28-inch Gloria Umbrellas, oxidized handles 4 75
26-inch Windsor Silk Umbrellas, natural (ticks 3 75
26-inch Windsor Silk Umbrellas, gold handles 4 50
26-inch Windsor Silk Umbrellas, oxidized handles 7 25
FANCY GOODS AND BRIC-A-BRAC.
Begular
Prices.
Japanese Rose Jars 85c
Sparta Vases 25
Bisque Figures 1 75
Fancy Poitou Vases 7 50
Fancy Doulton Vases 7 00
TRAVELING BAGa
Begular
Prices.
10-inch Club Bags. $1 50
14-inch Gladstone Bags 2 25
14-inch Club Bags. 2 75
LADLES' POOKETBOOKa
Begular
Prices.
Ladies' Russia Leather Pocketbooks $125
Ladies' Russia Leather Pocketbooks, fancy corners, silver clasp. 2 00
Ladies' Fancy Embossed Leather Pocketbooks, oxidized silver
clasp 3 50
Ladies' Russia Leather Chatelaine Purses 3 75
Ladies' Se.il Chateline Purses, silver clasn and chain 4 75
CLOCKS AND BRONZES.
Begular
Prices.
Railroad Time-keepers 52 25
Bedroom Clocks, nickel-plated 3 00
Nickel and Brass Clocks 1 25
Bronze Figures 11 00
Handsome Bronze Figures 13 00
SILVERWARE.
Begular
Prices.
One set Rogers' Double-plated Silver Teaspoons 51 50
One set Rogers' Triple-plated Silver Teaspoons 3 00
One doz.Rogers' Triple-plated Oxidized Teaspoons 6 50
One doz. Rogers' Triple-plated Silver Dessert Spoons 6 50
One doz. Rogers' Triple-plated Silver Tablespoons 7 00
One doz. Rogers' Triple-plated Silver Forks 7 00
One set Rogers' Triple-plated Silver Knives 3 25
FLEISHMAN & CO.'S
New Department Stores,
504-506-508 Market Street, Pittsburg, IB
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9o
15o
35c
25c
;
18c
25c
25c
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5175j
2 00-1
3 00
650
i
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60o
83o
5125
6 25
55U
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5125
1 881
2 25
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75c
5125
200
238
350
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5117
223
79
800
1100
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5139
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5 18
5 63
550
563
220
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