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TJBING the first weet
of June, in the year
1943, the 50 daily
newspapers of Pitts
bure were wofully
barren or news. The old prorerb, "after a
storm comes a calm," was never more thor
oughly exemplified than in the case of
the former Iron and Gas City during the
years 1940-1913. In 1940 began the famous
fight for the "YTorld's Fair" between Pitts
burg and Eio Janeiro. Bio claimed the
honor of holding the fair within her walls as
being the largest seaport in the United
, States of America. Pittsburg, on the other
hand, battled for the supremacy, putting
It Began in the Last Quarter of the nineteenth
Century.
forward in eridence her grand ship canal
from both Lakes Michigan aniLErie to the
Atlantic, incidentally connecting by rivers
and immense reservoirs, with the Gulf;
ber immense commerce, and the billions of
dollars she represented. The States south
of the Gnlf of Mexico championed the cause
of Eio, so that there was sectionalism as
pronounced during the latter half of the
nineteenth century; Pittsburg was sup
ported.by all the Northern States, including
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Texas. The then President, Benjamin
Harrison McKee, rudely nicknamed "Baby
McKee" though his grandfather's hat was
not too large for him, but rather small
favored Pittsburg; and so, in the end, did
the Senatorial Tribunal which settled it.
VTHAX A COKTSAST !
The fair came off with great eclat, in 1944,
and for nearly a whole year the Pittsburg
papers had nearly all the columns of their
64 pages full to overflowinc. But, when the
creat chow closed in October of
that year, a blight seemed to fall
upon the city. There was really
no news, and there seeemed no hope of
news. The very criminals must have lost
'
JUST AS THEY PICTUBED IT, "WITH
heart, for crimes of any importance any
thing greater than the scientific killing of a
dozen ordinary people at once were no
longer committed. Consequently the news
papers were forced to fall back upon cocoa
nuts chestnuts, as they were called in 1889
or come out with 35 pages of advertise
ments, and the first chapter of Bancroft's
"Ancient United States," as one luckless
evening journal was forced to do.
It was about this time that The Pitts
BUBO Dispatch got its celebrated "scoop"
on the Smith field street (long since called Bip
Van Winkle avenue) Government Build
incs, which caused the other papers so much
weeping and gnashing of teeth. The citv
editor of The Dispatch chanced to
mention to his aged father, who
had been on the staff of that paper during
the memorable and disastrous Johnstown
floods of 1889, that news was somewhat
slack. The city editor's father observed:
"In my time, when news didn't come freely,
jthe stock chestnut to be written up was the
Government Building, on what was then
Bmithfield street"
BEVTVED AFTEB THIBTX TEABS.
"The very thing!" cried the city editor,
"It hasn't been written np for 30 years, to
my knowledge. You know in 1910 the
Newspaper Brotherhood issned an edict to
the effect that the Smithfield street build
ings should be abandoned by the news
papers. At that time they had been over
30 years at work on the buildings, and so
people gave up all hope of seeing them com
pleted. By Jove! It will be a royal 'scoop'
on the other papers a great departure. I'll
ha?e it written up!"
Away started the city editor, without
even thanking "his aged parent On reach
ing The Dispatch office (an 18-story
building with 470 rooms and offices) he at
once sent off a reliable reporter to interview
the Superintendent of the venerable yet un
completed granite pile, standing alone in
the originality of its ancient architecture.
A few minutes aftewards a reporter might
have been seen to steal down Smithfield
street, keeping jn the dark places as much
as possible, for with 60 daily newspapers it
was necessary to observe great caution.
Tr..r,n hoTinfiitehed b. side fate in the
j&JGovernment Building enclosnre and made
grged among the blocks of stone at the foot
of the building had disappeared. Nay, the
old-time blocks themselves seemed to hare
been taKen awav. What could be the
cause? While thus cogitating, the reporter
heard a yoke, shonting loudly from above!
and, glancing upwards, saw that the work
men were gathered upon the roof of the
building and around the central tower, then
all but completed.
HE "WAS DOUBTFUL.
""What are they all doing up there?" ex
claimed the (reporter. "Can it be that the
work is finished? Nol that were impossi
ble!" tt . fn 4lA n.int livnfttnite OTO-
jectile, and. nulling the trigger, was whirled
aloft The projectile stucK saieiy m "
..P. Li... nf ulna ATrarheftn4 nnfl tb.6 rC"
porter, climbing down his rope ladder.founa
himself among the worKmen. Agreai oiuu
was being slowly lowered into its place on
top of the central tower, and an elderly gen
tleman was busily superintending the wort.
He was an active.old fellow still, though his
hair was quite gray, and his shoulders were
v.ji .,! TTa Mincer) about, and
seemed-violently excited over the fast de
scending stone. .
"Lower away, boys!" he cried, shrilly.
T.nn-oi. mv nnd oh! be careful.
Steady, now ah! there she goes."
As he spoke the mass oi granne "
gradually into its position, and a murmur
of mingled pleasure and relief, Jollowed by
a great cheer, arose from, the lips of the
perspiring workmen. Everyone crowded
forward to wring the old gentleman's hand
everyone poured congratulations into his
ear. In the midst of the excitement the
gloomy Tormof the reporter approached, and
the elderly superintendent, down whose
cheeks the tears of delight were now cours
ing, felt himself touched upon the shoulder
by an unsympathetic hand. Turning
quickly, he perceived the reporter, who was
now wreathed in those smiles which reminded
one of tombstone immortelles, more than
anything else. The reportorial smile is
ghastly nay, even ghoulish; it is the smile
of a Mephistopheles with the gout.
HE COULDN'T BE FBOZEN.
On this occasion, however, the horrible
smile had no effect on the old Superintend
ent. He was too much excited to be over
come bv any amount of damping. "How
do jou" do, sir?" he said. "Whom have I
he honor of addressing?"
"I am a Dispatch reporter," was the
reply, and the smile-wreaths spread to a
whole parterre of ghoulishness.
"A reporter!" laughed the old gentleman,
taking off his spectacles and wiping his
eyes; "why it seems like old times. Are
porter! There used to be reporters 'round
here in poor Malone's time back in the
eighties and nineties, you know. But I
haven't seen a reporter this 40 years. Ton
have come at a lucky moment, sir. We
have just laid the last stone of the build
ing!" Out came the reporter's notebook, and the
ghastly smile resigned in favor of a look
that was, if not quite pleasant, at least in
terested and animated.
The old gentleman laughed again. "JuBt
the old style!" he cried. "You reporters
aren't a bit changed. I see you're burning
to get at all I know. Come away down
don't mind that projectile; I may be con
servative, and obstinate, and cowardly, and
everything they say I am; but I tell you
I'm kind of scarediof those projectiles!
AS CONSEBVATITE AS EVER.
"I have a safe, steady, slow, old-fashioned
elevator rigged up over there. We'll go
down by that Too much speed about a
building like this won't do. It's Govern
ment work, you remember."
Down they went, accordingly, by the an
tique mode of descent, and, after a tedions
vovage, reached the basement story.
"Now," said the old gentleman, when
they were seated in his office, where the
antique furniture of 1889, was still fairly
well preserved; "now, I'll tell you a story:
In April, 1880, this building was begun.
I was then 11 years of age, and my father
managed to ret me in as errand boy to Mr.
M. Xi. Malone, the first Superintendent of
the worts.
"The first thing that kept the building
back was the granite contract delay. You
see the contract was given by the Govern
ment to Mr. Michael McGowjn, of Wash
ington. But the man upon whom Mr. Mc
Gowan depended for stone failed, and so the
wore was badlv thrown back. Finally the
Government took the contract off Mc
Gowan's hands, and the wheels were again
set agoing. But, you understand, McGowan
had still a claim on the Government, and
the Government was responsible to him for
all the unnecessary delays in the work.
This was also the case with Mr. B. Dono
van, contractor for the brickwork, and with
the Pittsburg Iron Company, contractors
for the ironwork.
COLOSSAL GBOWTH OP JNTEBEST.
"That was CO years ago. Consider the
enormous sums now owing by Uncle Sam to
the heirs or assignees of these old-time con
tractors. Why, Mr. McGowan's grand-
ITS COBWEB OF OUTS, A. D. 1889.
children will be sending in their bill in a
few months or millions of dollars. Yes,
millions; if you consider the accumulated
interest, there surely ought to be many
millions for them. That grauite break was
a bad one so bad, that in 1885 the building
had hardly risen from its foundations.
President Grover Cleveland came on deck
for his first term then, and Mr. Nevins be
came superintendent instead of Mr. Malone.
Several causes obstructed progress, and,
after some years, or months I disremember
Mr. Nevins was succeeded by Mr. J. V.
Patterson, one of the most energetic of all
the superintendents. Work got a sudden
boost under him, and when President Ben
jamin Harrison, grandfather of President
McKee, came in, and reinstated Mr. Michael
Malone, we all thought that the building
would be finished in a few months, as it
would have been, but for the 'ifs' the
Government threw at honest Malone.
But then more delays came thick
and fast, and folks began to growl. I
remember a reporter coming to Mr. Malone
in November, '89, and asking him some
questions. The Superintendent answered
him short-like, but said that we expected to
get through in about three years. In 1890
I became a clerk nnder Mr. Malone, and I
held on steadily under him, and under Mr.
C , who followed him, when the Demo
crats got in power again. We thought we
had another boost, but a puritanic element
sprang up m Congress, and it was decided
that all ornaments, towers, etc, on public
buildings were useless and mere vanity. So
we had to knock down half the work and
begin aeain. after a delay which lasted till
1910. Mr. C and Mr. W had alter
nated in the office Of superintendent during
that period, and, in 1913, 1 succeeded to the
post
A eetoltjtion came.
" 'At last,' said I 'I can show the world
what real energy is like!' But alas! I was
doomed to disappointment In 1915 the
great rebellion of the colored races in
America broke out, and all publio works
were suspended for the nine years during
which the bloody contest lasted. When the
war ended, in 1926, and the first colored
President, Heliogabaloa E. Jones, was
elected, with GrowlirAIkB4r, the red;
-it
more took np the reins and set to work.
But money was wofully scarce, and no
progress of any account was made. The
publio lost all interest in our labors, and we
even dropped out of the local comic papers.
During the first and second sieges of Pitts
burg most of the building had been shat
tered, and this terrible breach had to bo re
S aired. For 17 years I and my men worked
ard, whenever we could get money
and material? and to-day, Heaven be
thanked! sees the final completion of our
enterprise. Think of it! Imaginfe it!
Sixty-two years spent on a single building!
Why, it was begun before our President,
"Baby" McKee, was born! And to-day I
have finished it finished it at last!"
Tttr TItsvattt nf .Tnna 5.1943. was a
journal of journals; and all Pittsburg held
a ten days5 holiday on the strength of the
Just as They Said Jl Would Look, When Fin
ished, A. D. 13J&
unexpected completion of their new (?)
Government Building. One thing only
damped the general" harmony. The build
ing nad been intended for a postoffice. Dur
ing the 62 yeare of its erection thS old-fashioned
way of sending messages by post had
died out, and telegraphs and telephones
reigned supreme. Consequently there was
no use for the new (?) structure as a post
office. But the Government made it into a mu
seum of nineteenth century red tape, and so
the rejoicings went on gaily and instruc
tively. BBEHAir.
GROWING THE LOTUS.
Snpt. Hamilton Sua HiiAqnatlc Garden
Will be Fine, Indeed.
Superintendent Hamilton, of the Alle
gheny Parks, will have the finest aquatic
gardens in the unitea states Dy me iimc
spring comes. The gift of Mr. Henry
Phipps of that department to be added to
his previous gift of the splendid green
houses in the parks, is about completed, all
that yet remains to be done is being the
building of the tanks in the new addition.
There will be one large central tank 48
feet long and 30 feet wide, which will be sur
rounded by 32 others made of slate, each 6
feet square. They will all be used for
aquatic plants exclasively, among them
being varieties of the nymphea anelumbium.
In this family the famous Ictus flower is
perhaps best known, it being the sacred
flower of Japan, China and India, of which
so many legends have been written.
The most important flower, however, will
be one called the"Victoria Begia, whose home
is on the banks of the Amazon river, in
Brazil. Its leaves and stock grow to a
length of 20 feet, and it is superbly beauti
ful. Mr. Hamilton has sent to South
America for the seeds of this plant, and in
tends to confine its growth to the large tank
in the central building exclusive of all
other specimens.
As to growing the lotus flower, Mr. Ham
ilton has no fear of its practicability. He
said the plant was generally supposed to be
solelv tropical, bnt horticulturists and
botanists had found in ' the last
few years that the lotus could stand as much
frost as an oak tree. He, himself; recently
saw it blooming in great profusion on a mill
pond covering two acres near Bordentown,
N. J., which in winter ordinarily was cov
ered by ice a foot thick. '
Mr. Hamilton is of the opinion that his
aquatic garden is the finest in the country.
The late Samuel J. Tilden had a fairly good
one at his home at Graystone, and Mr. Kim
ball, thegreat cigarette manufacturer, of
Bochester, hss one of no mean proportions,
hut neither can he compared to that of Mr.
Phipps in Allegheny. Everything about
it is now complete except placing the tanks,
and it will be open for public inspection in
the early spring.
I0D DEflNISON'S DOG.
Hovf Bis Propensity for Stealing Got Him
Into Trouble.
" Txm Dennison. Chief Clerk of the Water
'Bureau, has a photograph of his dog Jack
which died a short time ago at the advanced
age of 17 years. In speaking of him yester
day he said:
"That dog was a confirmed thief, hut I
rather liked him. The way he learned to
steal was in assisting us boys in playing
baseball. We used to throw the ball to one
another, and if one of the catchers muffed
the ball my dog Jack wonld get hold ot it
quicker than any ot4he players could and
take it into his box. No stranger in East
Liberty could touch that ball, although the
dog would take three or four balls Into his
kennel in the day. Of course I had nothing
to sav in the matter, and I thinK some of
the iast Liberty boys came out ahead on
the kleptomaniacal propensities of my dog
Jack..
"I believe I did myself, for when some
disinterested party wonld throw a stick
into a neighbor's orchard and knock pears
off the tree that disinterested pup would
skin in under the fence and catching the
pears that dropped, pick out the ripest
ones, and carry them to the most appreci
ative person Without leaving a tooth mark
in the fruit Yes, I well remember. I was
a mere lad at the time, but, like all boys, I
liked to keep pieeons, and if someone did
not conceive the idea of throwing a corncob
into neighbor's bin to make the dog
fetch it He generally fetched a full ear
back, and was watched with a good deal of
interest and a large club by the owner of
the cornbin for a long time. Ah, that was
a happy time for thedoyand myself, bnt
unfortunately the dog contracted bad habits
and commenced to steal. I lost respect for
that dog, bnt he is dead now, and I never
saw a more intelligent animal."
FELL FE0M A CABLE CAB.
Pride In His Ability to Alight Games a Sinn
to Rf II In the Bind.
About 7:50 o'clock last night, as a Fifth
avenue cable car was approaching Oakland,
one of tbe male passengers, whose name
could not be learned, started to get oS.
When the conductor offered to slow up, the
passenger, who was- very dudlshlydressed,"
said that he could jump" just as easilywhen
the car was moving rapidly, and that it was
entirely unnecessary for the conductor to
trouble himself. Thn, gathering his cream
colored top coat about his manlv form, he
made the attempt It was a failure dis
astrously so. He landed on his feet,
wavered, stumbled and fell prone.on his
back in about two inches of mud. His
clothing was. soiled, but he escaped without
serious bodily injury.
The incident furnished the conductorwith
a hearty laugh, which lasted throughout the
entire trip. Several times he was appar
ently on the point of going into convulsions,
to great was his mirth.
Store Open Till 9 O'clock
-F.oi-r oveninc until Christmas. Oar stock
is,Biore .varied than ever before , and will,
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?THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
A SURGEON'S
Used to Prove a Philadelphia Doctor's
Diagnosis Was Correct,
A YBEY WOHDERF OPEEATION.
The Exact Causa of Epileptic Fits in a
Uttle Boy Plainly Seen.
EFFECTS OF ELECTE1CITI ON A BEAIN
rSPECUL TELEOBAM TO THBMST-MCII.1
Philadelphia, December 8. Avery
rare and important operation in surgery was
performed by Dr. W. W. Keen. Professor of
Surgery at the Jefferson Medical College,
vesterdav afternoon. It consisted in remov
ing a diseased portion of a child's brain, for
the radical cure of epilepsy. A remarkable
feature of the case was the absolute confir
mation of Dr. Keen's diagnosis.
The history of the patient, who is the
little 6-year-old son of a prominent clergy
man in the interior of New York State, is
interesting. The little fellow, when about
2 years old, while playing at home, fell and
bumped his head ratherwverely, but at
first after the temporary pain had passed
off.no ill effects were observed. After a
time the boy became subject toepileptio
convulsions," and gradually lost the po"
of speech, except words as "pa" and "ma.'
AS A LAST BESOBT.
The parents consulted authority after
authority, and at lastiesolved to submit the
case to Prof. Keen. The child was brought
here, and by Prof. Keen's directions was
put in charge of an intelligent nurse, who
had strict orders not to interfere during the
convulsions, unless to save her patient from
harming himself. She was also ordered to
preserve a strict account of all the move
ments, motions and expressions of counte
nance the patient underwent while in a con
vulsion. . ..
After a week of patient watching the
nurse rendered her report The child, she
said, while in an epileptic state, turned its
head to the right, while its eyes glared to
the left; the muscles of the right hand and
arm twitched convulsively, and the right
arm was drawn up in front of the face as it
striving to protect thews, from these
svmptoms Dr. Kean concluded that the
nerves located on the left side of the brain,
immediately over the Isle of Biel, was inter
fered with and pressed upon by some lesion
situated there.
AN OPEBATION' DECIDED UPON.
After consultation it was decided-to op
erate in hopes of removing the obstruction
md n onrim? the tendencv to epilepsy. On
Saturday afternoon the little patient was
etherized'and laid upon the operating table.
His head had been carefully shaved and
washed 'with an antiseptic solution. Dr.
Keen, assisted by Dr. William Porbes and
Dr. Addinell Hewson, Jr., began the opera
After taking the length of the skull with
an instrument devised for the purpose, and
marking with an analine pencil a line upon
the crown, running at an angleof about60de
grees forward, and in the left of the median
line Dr. Keen carefully separated the scalp
and turned it back, leaving the skull cov
ered with the periosteum, .perfectly bare.
Applying the trephine at two points on the
line be removed two circular pieces of
bone and enlarged the aperture thus made
with the bone forceps.
THE THEOBT COBBECT.
All these pieces of bone were carefully
placed in sterilized fluid at the temperature
of the human body that is, about 100
Fahrenheit Now the quivering brain
covered by the dura mater was to be seen.
This being carefully divided, the diagnosed
lesion, right at the place supposed, waa
found.!
At this point an experiment was made.
A galvanic battery was brought out, and on
being applied to the cicatrix of the brain,
all the phenomena of an epileptic attack
were sfmilated, confirming the surgeon's
opinion that here was the seat of the trouble.
A few skillful, rapid and careful movements
of the knife followed, and in a few moments
the mass of diseased brain substance was
successfully removed, and the resulting
ravitv carefullv cleaned. On apply in e the
galvanic battery again no epileptic convul
sion lollowea, mucn to tne paysiuan a de
light NO ALABMINO BESXTLTS TET.
The work of closing the brain by replac
ing :the dura mater, carefully sutured,
was begun, followed by replacing the bone,
and then the scalp. Over all this was skil
fully secured in place by antiseptic dressings
and bandages, and the little fellow restored
to his neat cot No alarming results fol
lowed, and. the result of the operation will
be watched with great interest by the pro
fession. GAYE II MS CROSS.
BIsbop Fhclan Confers His Mark on tbe
Fntuer,DIntlhew Club.
The Father Matthew Association, of this
citv, the new temperance organization
founded among tbe betterlass of Catholic
young men, has issued circulars in regard
to the objects of the association. It is stated
that the association was organized to correct
the errors of the past and lift up young men
to a higher life. The object will be to sup
ply, as far as in the power of the members,
the means of self culture and intellectual
entertainment to those who desire to avail
themselves of the help which others can
give, and in turn assist others toward the
same end. They expect to adopt a system of
literary study, after the style ot the Chau
tauqua and the Columbian Literary Circles.
Being merely in its inception, the associa
tion will shape its- general course to suit the
wants of its members.
The Father Matthew Association is not a
"temperance" society in the ordinary ac
ceptation of the term. The members believe
that they will be better men, better citizens,
better Catholics It they do not drink; and
especially as an organization 'they will ex
ert more influence for good if total absti
nence be acondition of membership. The
obligation is for two years. Bt Ber. Bish
op Phelan has just given the sign of his
cross to tbe association. This is a special
mark oi distinction.
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Ringing Noises
In the ears, sometimes a roaring, bnzzing
sound, or snapping Vice the report of a pistol,
are cansed by catarrh, that exceedingly dis
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smell or hearing also results from catarrh.
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the Impurity which causes and promotes this
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"1 used Hood's Barsaparilla for catarrh, and
received great relief and benefit from it Tbe
catarrh was very disagreeable, especially in
the winter, causing constant discbarge from
my nose, ringing noises In my ears, and pains
intho back of my head. The effort to clear
my head in the morning by hawking and spit
ting warpaint uL Hood's Barsaparilla gave me
relief Immediately whils i In tfme I was en
tirely cured. I am never without the medicine
in my house as I think it is worth its weight In
gold."" MBS.G.B.GI2B. 1029 Eighth street,
N. W., Washington, D. 0. ,
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KNIFE
MONDAY,-
DECEMBER
BISHOP TDIGG'S-FUHERAL
Abont 10B Priests and Bishops WIH At
tend Altoona Business Houses to Close
Father Wall Went Yesterday.
Very Ber. Father Wall, rector of Bt.
Paul's Cathedral, left for Altoona on the
8y express yesterday morning to assist in
the preparations for the funeral of Bishop
TnigB, who died Saturdav afternoon.' All
Lihe priests of this city who can get away
wilr probably attend the funeral, ane re
mains will be interred in Altoona.
The funeral services wUJ be held at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning in Bt John's
Church, of which the late Bishop bad been
pastor for 23 years. A solemn pontifical
r6quiem mass will be said by Bishop Phelan
of this city. Among others who will assist
will be the Bishops of the Province ofPenn
sylvania. They are Bishops Mullin, of
Erie, McGovem, of Hamsburg. and
O'Hara, of Scranton. There will probably
be 100 priests in the funeral cortege. Car
dinal Gibbons is expected to be present, and
the sermon will be preached either by him
or Archbishop Eyan, of Philadelphia.
A general meeting of all the societies con
nected with St. John's Church, Altoona,was
held yesterday afternoon. Committees were
appointed to complete the funeral arrange
ments. Captain John McNevin, a promi
nent merchant of Altoona, was selected as
chief marshal for the occasion. Invitations
will be extended to all the Catholic societies
in the diocese to participate in the exercises.
The Catholic business people will close their
doors on the day of the funeral as a mark of
respect to the memory of the dead prelate.
The Altoona City band has been secured to
lead the procession. It will be the largest
funeral that has ever taken place in Al
toona. In speaking of the death of the late
Bishop yesterday, Father Sheedy, of St
Mary of Mercy Church, said; "I have
traveled all "over the Pittsburg diocese,
and I never met a better congregation than
the one over which Father Tnlgg had been
for 23 years. I-was at St John's parish for
two years, and had a good chance to observe
the people. They reflected the training they
had received from their pastor. Their
fidelity 'to the church showed Father Tuigg
to be an admirable priest The fact that
they were the best congregation of Catholics
I ever met speaks volumes for his ability."
The death of Bishop Tuigg will In no way
alter the present administration ot affairs in
the diocese. The only change it makes Is
that Bishop Phelan is now sole "Bishop of
the Pittsburg diocese, and takes away from
him the title of Bishop of the diocese of
Cibyra in Asia Minor.
Tolnnble Hints
To those who require a stimulant: Buy the
purest and the oldest and avoid the cheapest,
for the latter will indeed be the most ex
pensive in the end. If yon give ita thought
you will agree with me. -The tax to the
Government and the aging ot whiskies and
other liquors naturally changes the fcrice of
first cost, yet I have on hand, and will sell
as cheap as the cheapest, all kinds. But be
advised by me to buy Silver Age at $1 60
ner bottle. Six-vear-old Finch. Gibson.
Overhoit and Gackenheimer at $1 each or'
six quarts for $5. I have the following old
rye whiskies now in stock and for sale:
1863-1873 Overhoit, 1873-1875 Gibson. 1879
Gnckeuheimer and Finch. These goods are
scarce and valuable. Secure them while
you can. Brandies, gins, Jamaica .and
New England rums, cordials ot all flavors,
wines both sparkling and still, and all prin
cipal brands, can be had at my place. Also
a full line of malt liquors. Quick deliveries
and neat packing are two of my established
mles. Come to Max Klein, 82 Federal st,
Allegheny, Pa, MW
B. fcB.
Sacrifice of colored silk brocade silk hand
kerchiefs to-day in dress goods rooms; ?1
ones"at0 cents; some as low as 16 cents,
and the finest at 75 cents all colored brocade
silk handkerchiefs must be, sold. f
Booos & Buhl,
A Joyons Xmoi.
This is not possible if the little ones are
sad or disappointed. Make them happy by
getting them some of Marvin's Christmas
toys and animal cakes. The hearts of the
children yearn for them' D
Holidat silk handkerchiefs and muf
flers. James H. Aiken & Co., 100 Fifth ave. .
DIED.
BKAB On Sunday, December 8. 1889, of
dipbtherltlo croup, at 60f.K., Esjjbiq L, son
of E. Ll. and Elizabeth Bear, aged 7 years, 5
months.
Funeral services at residence of parents, 108
Pennsylvania avenue. Allegheny City, on Tues
day mornino at 10 o'clock: interment later.
Friends of the family are respectfully Invited
to attend. '
BOWERY On Friday. December 6. 1889,'
Teresa, the wife of Frederics: Bowery, at
their residence. West Bellevne, Avalon station,
P., Ft. W. & O. By.
Funeral services at her lata 4 residence- at 2 P.
it, Monday, December 9. Interment private.
CUNNINGHAM On Friday. December 6.
1889. BOBEBT A CUNNINGHAM, in his 85th
Funeral services at the Sixth U.P. Church,
Collins avenue. Nineteenth ward, on Monday,
9th Instant at 2 P.M. Interment private at a
later hour.
DIEBOLD On Saturday. December 7, 1889,
at 1:15 p. it, Henby Diebold, aged 41 years:
8 months and 8 days.
Funeral from his late residence. Church alley,
Sharpsburg, December 10 at 9 a. m. Bequlem
to be held at St Mary's Church. Friends in
vited. HAYES On Sunday morning, December 8,
1889. at 12:15 o'clock, Btella, daughter of
John and Ann Hayes, aged 1 year and 8
months.
Funeral from the residence of the.parents, a
Linton street, Eleventh ward, Pittsburg, on
Monday aftebnoon at 220 o'clock. Friends
of the family are respectfully invited to at
tend. MURPHY Suddenly, James H. Murphy,
Friday morning, Deoember 6, at 6 o'clock.
Funeral Monday morning, at 9 o'clock,
frn tho roMom-B of J. F. Caulfied. Home
stead. High mass of requiem at St Mary
Magdalen's Church. Interment at St. Mary'r
Cemetery on the arrival of the liso tram at
Union depot Friends of the family are re
spectfully invited to attend.
MCDONALD-JOSEPH B., son of Amelia Mc
Donald and the late Joseph B. McDonald, 18
years 6 months 29 days.
Fnneral from the residence of his brother,
J. A. McDonald, 65 Decatur street, Allegheny
City, Monday at 2 p.m. Fnneral private.
MCMAHON-On Bnnday. at 53P-
Stephen, oldest son of James and Elizabeth
McMahon. aged 26 years. '
Funeral on Tuesday, at 830 A. M., from the
residence of his parents, Forty-nfth and Davi
son streets, to proceed to St Mary's Church,
where high mass will be celebrated at 9 A. M.
Friends of the family are respectfully invited
to attend.
STANTON-On Sunday. December 8, 1889.
Jean Edgar, infant daughter of D. Perry and
the late Jean 8. Stanton.
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, New
York,
ANTHONY MEYER,
(Successor to Mayer, Arnold Co., TJm.,)
UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER.
Office and residence, UMPennaveue. Tele
phone connection. mylO-69-Mwran
FLORAL EMBLEMS.
ORCHIDS AND ROSE8 OF RARE BEAUTY.
A, M. & J. JB. MVBDOCH,
Ci A BMITHFIELD BT.
Oi.J Telephone 4. no20-Mwr
JOHN R. &A. MURDOCH,
Artistio-Florists,
S08 Smithfield Street
Telephone 289.
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HEW ADFBRTrEMETJ.,
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ISTMAS!
"With, the largest and most- varied
stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jew
elry, Faney Silver Articles, Artistic
Pottery, etc., ever brought to this
city. 'Come and see us and we will
make Christmas buying easy for
you. We will deliver goods any
time desired.
WATTLES & SHEAFER.
JEWELERS, 37 FIFTH AVE.
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LATIMER'S
SEAL : SKIN
JACKETS!
Perfect fitting models for shape, warranted
the bestliONDOlT DY& After an experi
ence of 20 years handling these goods, we
are able to guarantee omgoods (he best and
most reliable on the market
Attend the Cloth
500-JACKET SALE-$I 50
Marked down from $4.
As we must lighten onr stock also in
SEAL PLUSH v
Jackets, Wraps and Coats, we have made a
deep cut.
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1311 Federal and 46 South Diamond
Streets, Allegheny, Pa.
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IN PRESENTING
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We do not want to deal too much in gener
alities or use high-sounding words and
phrases to describe our stock in iti variety
and extent, hut we shall aim to make a
plain, specific statement that can be easily
read and understood.
TO-DAY your attention is directed to
some things for QEKTLEMEN. SMOK
ING JACKETS,
Japanesse Quilted Silk, from t$ up.
English Cloth Jackets.
Plain Cloth and Matele'sse Silk. Jackets.
Long Cloth Dressing Gowns.
A number of very nice styles of NIGHT
SHIRTS,
And FULL DEESS SHIRTS. These are
all on our front floor basement salesroom,
and can be inspected away from the rush
common on the first floor salesroom.
A very fine line oi SILK
MUFFLERS,
The proper styles. Also Chest Protectors,
or Front Shields, for evening wear, in Moire
Satin and Plush.
KECKWBAE in Pnfls, Tecks, Bows and
Four-iu-Hands, at 50c, 76c, 1 and up to
finest made.
Fine Satin-Embroidered SUSPENDERS.
HANDKERCHIEFS,
Linen and Silk, plain White and Fanoy
Borders, with and without Initials.
Japanese Silk Embroidered in the latest
novelties for Gents' evening wear.
For presents for smokery see our Smokers'
Tables, and the eleganthard wood and silver
HUMIDITORS
For holding 60 and 100 cigars, ranging in
price from $5 to f 15 each. Ever gentle
man who smokes should have a Humiditor
fer keeping his cigars fresh, live and moist.
LEATHER SHAVING and
TOILET CASES '
For home and traveling purposes, ranging
in price from 76c to 815 eaoh. Derby and
Meriden Silver Shaving Mugs, Bazors and
Strops, Collar and Cuff Boxes. Of course
we have lots of
UMBRELLAS,
The right styles and the BIGHT PBICES.
Come in every day.
HORNE & WARD,
41 FIFTH J. VENUE,
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JOHNFLOCKER & CO.,
MAHUTACTUEBB3 OF
Rocker's Lubricating Hemp Packing
FOR RAILROAD USE.
' Italian and American Hemp Packtaa
Clothes tines. Twines, Bell Cord, Fish Unes,
Chalk Lines, Night Lines, Blsal Bale and Hide
Rope, Tarred Lath Yarn, Spun Yarn, etc
"WORKS East street. Allegheny City, Pa,
OF"iOH AND SALESROOM-SB Water St,
ttsburg. Telephone No. 1370. oeB 69-MW8
Established 18BX
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BrMM manufacturers Supplier
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Mo:tuat, December 9,
SPECIAL NOTICE
GENTS' SILK MUFFLERS,
GENTS' SILK HANDKERCHIEFS
removed to Dresa Goods Boom for Holiday
sales. The regular
-Handkerchief Department
remains in their established location, ad
Joining the Glove Department, in Main
Store,
MUFFLERS,
Fifty dozen each, Gents' Cream Silk
Mufflers at 60c, 76c and 100 dozen Gents'
Cream Silk Mufflers at $1, f I 25 and fl 60
each. Largest, finest and choicest patterns
ever shown.
Gents' Elegant Mufflers, fl 75, $2, $2 SO,
$3 and f3 60 and up to finest imported.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
Gents' H. S. JapaneseSilk Handkerchiefs
at 60c, 65c, 75c and $1; special prices by the
half dozen or dozen.
20O dozen 2,400 handkerchiefs.
Colored Brocade Silk Handkerchiefs this
morning at a sacrifice to close out at once: ,
$1 25 quality at 75c
11 00 quality at.60c
75c quality at 35o.
50c quality at 25c.
25c quality at 15c
Children's and Boys' Silk Handkerchiefs
at 12c and 15o.
All the above are in the Dress Goods
Boom at the center counters or Trimming
Department.
HOLIDAY DRESS PATTERNS.
At Black Goods Department.
At French Goods Department;
At Cashmere Department.
At American Dress Goods Department
All put up in nice boxes, and goods of
merit at Bargain Prices that will be a pleas
ure and satisfaction, both to the giver and
recipient.
B0GGS & BUHL,
115,117,119.121 Federal st,Allegheny.
Dress Goods, Broadcloths and Suitings
this week at reduced prices.
P. S. HOLIDAY EXPOSITION-.
Both Useful and Ornamental, well worth a
visit to get Choice Christmas Presents and
save money.
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Children, Old and Young,
Don't miss the Dolls' Fancy Dress Ball
now on exhibition in our show windows.
Ton will see (here many old friends, first
comes Old Mother Goose, mounted on her
favorite bird. You will also see
Little Bo-Peep.
Little Sliver Hair.
Little Bed Biding Hood.
Tack and Gill.
Old Mother Hubbard.
The Old Woman that Lived in a Shoe.
Jack, the Giant Killer.
Babes in tbe "Woods.
Cinderella,
And much more that will please and de
light you.
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Fleishman & Co.,
fittsbtjkg; pa.
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ZkLlS. JN -Ciu Hartford, Conn.
Assets. January 1, 1SS7 ,.....
EDWABDS k KENNEY, Agents,
nn fourth avenue Pittsburg,
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DANZIG-EB'S
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iDOLIxA-IRS AJSTJD CB3STTS
Toys, Dolls,
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Holiday
No such Stock in Western Pennsylvania aa?gg
are nowshowing. Come
the afternoon rush.
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NEW ApyEMISEafESTS.
Established over half a Century."
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As dealers in reliable Pars only our repa-
tation for over fifty years has never heeajjj
questioned. Whatever other qualities we 4
deem advisable to keep we always
CARRY THE BEST.
Our Immense stock of Seal Garments is
nn p-rnenrinn to this rule.
Every garment quotM below Is absolutely
rename ana warraniea. -.
Alaska Seal Sacques, full length, tltoA
S17H S20O. "
1 1 Alaska Seal Jackets, 5125, 1135, $150.1 fe
SsSJstSsBBsiS .llH
English Walking Coats (half sacque), M
Very fin e 25-in. Jackets (Martin's London1 '
Dye), 597.
A few Seal Jackets and Wraps at 575. ,
Sole Agents for Treadwell's Celebrated
Mahogany Dye Seal Sacques, warranted 13 '
years.
Endless variety of Shoulder Capes, in
Sables, Astrakhan Persianer, Seal, etc, at 4
LOWEST FIGTJRES.
Also every description of Small If on,
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Manufacturers of Furs,
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441 WOOD STREET,
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OPEN
Every Saturday
TO
11 P,M.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
Holiday Slipped
In all Grades just in.
3tiGamnM
401 WOOD STREET,
Cor. Fourth ave., Pittsburg, Pa.'
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Reduce Your Shoe Bills.
Schurr's Patent Shoe Sole Protectors
are aa absolute protection for tbe soles ot
shoes for men working in mines, mills, foun
dries, steel works, blast furnaces, etc
ASK YOUR 8HOE DEALER FOR THEM.
Dealers supplied by Pittsburg Bhoo Finding
Houses. OC7-29-KTH
512 AND 514 SMITHFIELD STREET,
OPITTCSBTJIIG, 3EA.
Transact a General BanMng Bnsiness..
Amounts solicited. Issne Circular Letters.
oi Credit, for nse of travelers, and Commei.!f
ciai ureaiss, ,,
IS STERLING,
! Credit
IN DOLLARS
For use in this country, Canada, Mexico, West
Indies, South and Central America.
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