THE' PITTSBUEG- DISPATCH, StTNTJAY," JANUARY ' 28, 1890.
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EAST FADING AWAY.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Death Seems
font a Few Weeks Off.
HEB MIKD LON& SINCE- DEPARTED.
'Bad History of the Illness of the World
Famous inthoress.
Kent in health as a result of her outdoor
exercise. When meeting acquaintances she
was always ready to pass a pleasant word
with them and she showed that she remem
bered their faces and different conditions,
notwithstanding her long and almost fatal
Fickness. On a number of pleasant San
days she occupied her seat in the Asylum
Hill Congregational Church and atten
tively listened to the sermons of the Kev.
Joseph Twitchell, the special friend of Mark
Twain.
TEK GEADUAL DECLIKE.
THE FATOEETE HIMffS SHE JIUEMUE8.
'Sacs Between Eer. Mr. Stowe and Mn. McCray In the
Publication cf Their Biocnphies.
The authoress of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
$s rapidly declining. Her death is ex
pected any time. She began to fail in 1888.
The death of Henry "Ward Beecher was a
blow from which she never recovered. The
feeling between her son, Eev. Charles E.
Stowe, and Mrs. McCray in regard to her
biography is very bitter. Mr. Stowe is in
had health.
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Haetfoed, Coss., January 25. In
this city, famous for its literary residents, is
fast fading away the life of Harriet Beecher
Stowe, the world-famed author of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin," and her death seems to be a
question of only a few weeks at most. Her
mind is only a shadow of what it was and
her bodily strength is failing. The last
time your correspondent met her out of
doors she was followed by her nurse in a
stroll through the back yards of her own
and adjoining residences. She was singing
in a low voice the verse commencing, "Am
la soldier of the cross?" She stopped and
looked the writer squarely in the eyes and
for a moment or more did not utter a word.
Then came an inquiry about his domestic
affairs, for he was an old acquaintance; but
when he attempted to enter into conversa
tion, or even make an answer, Mrs. Stowe
immediately resumed the old hymn and
started on. Then she turned and asked:
"Are you trusting in God?"
That is her common query of everybody.
If the answer is in the affirmative, or is eva
sive, she adds that the person is all right
if his trust is fixed. During her wanderings
on that day she was as happy as a child, yet
there was no smile on her face. Instead,
the countenance wore a half-severe look,
softened only by the natural womanliness in
the outlines. The head was white with the
wavy hair as of yore, fastened with a band
of velvet which encircled the cranium and
crowned the woman with a distinctive mode
of headdressing.
In the colder or rainy weather of the past
few weeks Mrs. Stowe has remained in the
house most of the time. Here she is the
same as in the open air. She wanders about
from room to room, or sits in a half-awake
manner humming a tnne. Her vitality is
remarkable. "While there is a steady fail
tire of strength, still there is a supply to
meet the demands of life, and she continues
barely to hold a place in the land of the
living. She is in her 69th year, and may
live to fulfill the Bible allowance of three
score years and ten. It is more than proba
ble, however, that she will not survive the
winter.
HISTOBT OF HEB HXITESS.
Mrs. Stowe continued in her good health
to the summer of 18S8. She divided her
time each year between her pleasant home in
this city, her summer place at Ferry Beach,
aear Old Orchard Beach. Me., and her win
ter orange plantation at Mandarin, Fla. In
the heat of thatseason she broke down. In
stead of going to the Maine shore she and
her twin daughters sought a farmhouse at
Sag Harbor, on Long Island Sound, where
he could have quiet and be near her home
jd case ot serious illness, ifor weeks she re
mained at this retreat, her faithful daugh
ters performing every duty lor her.
late in the tnmmer the news was flashed
around the world that the author of "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" was dying at the farmhouse
where she had sought health. But she ral
lied. She was attended bv her son, the Kev.
Charles E. Stowe, and Dr. E. B. Hooker,
the son of her sister, Mrs. Isabella Beecher
Hooker. No one expected that she would
ever quit that house alive. She was fixed,
however, on coming back to her home on
Forest street, in this city, and would not
listen to entreaties to remain where she was.
The doctors warned her or the dangers of
the journey; but to no avail. The longing
for the familiar scenes of her home acted as
stimulant, and daily she gained in
ttrength. At last it was 'decided to remove
her to the city. As tenderly as possible she
was conveyed from the farmhouse over the
eountry road to the water Jront, where she
was placed on board the steamer Sunshine,
which runs to Hartford from the shore
towns. Leaving Sag Harbor in the morn
ing the trip occupied the day until early
evening. She was attended by Dr. Hooker
and the members of her family. On her ar
rival she was taken to her home in a closed
carriage, and she showed little or no effect
of the journey.
8ISUGGLE 'WITH THE GBEAT DESTBOXEB.
The world had prepared itself for her
death, and anxiously watched for a reaction,
which seemed certain to follow the excite
ment of the change. For nearly one year
and a half the vitality of this remarkable
woman has been in conflict with the great
destroyer. Instead of being the subject of
an obituary notice, Mrs. Stowe was soon
able to take walks with an attendant, and to
go to church on pleasant Sundays. She
greeted her oldneighbors and acquaintances
with spirit, and appeared for a time lite her
former self. Her home is one of the deasant
est in "the hill" section of Hartford. Sur
rounded by graceful trees, the house has an
inviting appearance. Large bow windows
and a pretty porch add to the beauty of the
, building in which the authoress is "passing
her last days.
Adjoining in the rear is the quaint house
of Mark Twain, while within a stone's
throw Is the home of Charles Dudley War
mer. Her household is composed of herself,
her twin daughters, maiden ladies of 45,
two servants, and the nurse in constant at
tendance upon the failing head of the
family. The son, the Kev. Charles E.
Stowe, aged about 40, has until a few weeks
ago been the pastor of the Windsor Avenue
Congregational Chnrch, and lived a mile or
more from his mother's place. Mrs. Stowe's
sister, Isabella Beecher Hooker, of woman
suffrage fame, resides on Forest street. The
interior of Mrs. Stowe's domicile shows the
handiwork of a refined mind. Pet cats are
continually in the household, and are great
ly beloved by the aged woman. On an easel
in the parlor is a life-sized crayon portrait
of the Kev. Henry Ward Beecher.
EFFECT OF HEB BBOTHEB'S DEATH.
It was about the time of the death of her
brother Henry that she fully realized that
her faculties were on the wane. Up to this
time she was considered in the height of
her mental powers. The fatal illness of her
brother, with its hours of anxious watching
for the end, wore upon her mind. The
writer, in conversation with her a few days
before the death of Plymouth's pastor, found
her in a state of great unrest and nervous
aeis. She imagined her brother was dead
and her friends were keeping it from her.
She nervously pleaded to know if the end
had come, and, on being assured that her
brother was reported as more comrortable,
she became absorbed in her own thoughts,
oblivious of any person in her presence.
After the death ot Henry Ward she was
stricken with sorrow, and maintained the
quiet of a recluse for some time. The win-,
ter ot 1888-9, following her return from Sag
Harbor, was remarkable for its mildness
and lack of snow. On pleasant days she
took walks on the streets in the vicinity of
her home, accompanied by her nurse, more
as a companion than Car any necessity of an
attendant. She was able to walk a half
jnllo or more at a tlm,and showed improve-I
That S3 Overcoat.
How many $5 overcoats do you suppose
we sola on Saturday? Well, more than
vou had any idea of. Every one was de
lighted with them, and said they never ex
pected to get n good cassimere overcoat, with
velvet collar, well made and lined, for 55.
We still have about 350 ot them on hand,
and to-morrow (Monday) you still have a
chance to buy a good overcoat, worth from
510 to 513, lor 56, at tbe P. C. a C, cor.
Grant and Diamond sU., opp. the new Court
House.
Excursion to Waihlnaton Cltj.
The Baltimore and Ohio will sell excur
sion tickets to Washington, good to visit
Baltimore, limited to 10 days, on Thursday,
January 30, at rate of 59. Call at city ticket
office, Fifth avenue and Wood street, early
to secure seats in parlor car and berths in
sleeping car. Trains leave 8 A. ai. and 920
p.m.
Great Scout Bead These Prices.
Ladies' chemise, 17c up; Hamburg draw
ers, 25c; long bubbard gowns, 39c; ruffled
skirts, 25c; calico wrappers, 50c to $1. cash
mere wrappers, 51 75, worth 53; blankets,
75c pair up; comforts, 59e worth 51; ladies'
newmarkets, girls' cloaks, infants' wear and
winter underwear at half regular price.Bee
Hive, Sixth and Liberty.
Great Reduction.
Hendricks & Co.'s fine work reduced for
a short time only. Come and see for your
self. '
During the following spring the bright
intellect showed evidence of decay. The
massive brain was surely degenerating.
Strange remarks were at first observed. Then
followed irrational acts and sayings. The
attending nurse was watchful in her duties,
and allowed nothing to happen except under
her eye. Slowly but surely Mrs. Stowe was
becoming .as a little child. The changes
were as gradual as to be hardly noticeable
at first. She continued her walks on the
streets and greeted friends, but could not
enter into an intelligent or continued con
versation. Then she failed to recognize per
sons she had known, or would greet them
with some strange remark.
Thus she has lived for months. In pleas
ant weather she has been allowed to roam
about the yard and the adjoining premises.
Her love for flowers was strong, and she
would occupy hours in wandering about in
search of wild blossoms, of which she
seemed especially fond. Her nurse fol
lowed behind in all her walks, but allowed
the frail mind to have full play as far as
was possible. During these wanderings
the woman would sing in a low tone, the
words being some familiar hymn of the old
time church service, or more frequently.
when searching for flowers, the words would
be about the gift of God in the flowers. A
familiar hymn with Mrs. Stowe is the one
sung in all the churches lor the past halt
century or more, beginning: "When I
survey the wondrous cross on which the
Prince of Glory died," and that she sings
again and again every day.
nEB SON'S CHUBCH TBOCBLE.
Trouble has arisen aronnd Mrs. Stowe,
but she realizes nothing of it Her son, the
Kev. Charles E. Stowe, has gone to Florida
to settle up her estate there. About the
time of his departure he asked leave of ab
sence for one year from the duties of pastor
of the Windsor Avenue Congregational
Church. A meeting was held, and word
was sent to him that the society could hardly
grant so long a vacation. It hoped he would
so arrange his plans as to return to his pul
pit after a reasonable absence. In response
to this came promptly a formal resignation,
which was at ODee accepted. The cause of
this trouble is the overwork of Mr. Stowe in
writing the biography of his mother, which
has recently been placed on sale. He in
tended to write the life of Mrs. Stowe, but
expected to take his time and not finish it
until alter her death.
Mrs. Florence Thayer McCray, a viva
cious writer and a neighbor of Mrs. Stowe,
conceived the idea of a volume on the works
of the famous authoress, and to this end ob
tained the consent of both the subject and
her son. This was two years ago. She at
once went to work to get material, and made
frequent visits to the Stowe home, where
she conversed with Mrs. Stowe about the in
cidents that led to "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
and the other books by her. She obtained
many facts outside of the subject matter of
her work, and even obtained, through the
son and daughters, photographs of Mrs.
Stowe at difierent ages. She also got copies
of the inscriptions on the silver elate pre
sented to her by abolition societies in this
country and in Europe, and which is now
stored in a safe deposit vault.
A BACE BETWEEN WHITEES.
The bright little woman then began to
look about outside of the family for inter
esting matter, and learned many things
about the famed woman. The son became
alarmed at the scope of the work, which be
had supposed would only act as an adver
tisement for his book to follow. In fact, he
had written to Mrs. McCray that the work
which he was doing would "be likely to be
all the better received for the work which
you are about to publish." When he dis
covered the material at Mrs. McCray's
disposal he made a neck-and-neck race with
her. For over a year he confined himself
to the work of getting his biography on the
market as 'soon or before the book of his
rival. Hard feelings between the two took
the place of pleasant relations. All this
time he was doing his pastoral work and
preparing his sermons. In one year he per
formed the labor he had laid out for three
years. Three months aeo the race was ended
with Mrs. McCray a neck in the lead, her
book appearing one week in advance of the
Kev. Mr. Stowe's biography. The price of
the former was about half that of the latter,
which fact greatly aided the cheaper book
and compelled the publishers of Mrs. Stowe's
work ifi reduce the figure considerablv.
AFFECTED MB. BTOWX'S HEALTH.
It has been a bitter controversy. The
overwork and the worry have nearly shat
tered the health of Mr. Stowe. So serions
was the condition of the reverend gentleman
at the time he went South that his physician
said rest and quiet were absolutely neces
sary to prevent fatal results. His true state
of health was known to but few.
One of the saddest reminders of Mrs.
Stowe's imbecile condition was the enter
tainment gotten up three months ago, by the
society ladies of the city in her honor. It
was entitled "The National Pageant."
Military and civic officials appeared in the
tableaux. It was hoped that she could be
posed in one of the groups, so that the char
acter of herself could be taken by the
otiginaL Discretion got the better of the
enthusiasm of the managers, and the poor
old woman was allowed to remain in ignor
ance of the show which she could not have
understood or realized.
It has been stated lately with considerable
show of authority, that Mrs. Stowe realized
5300,000 from "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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Information for the Readera of Snnda?
Papers and the Public Generally.
It is the intention of the Pennsylvania
Kailroad Company to run a series of excur
sions to Washington, D. C, during the
months of February, March and April. The
first will be February 13; again March 6,
April 3 and 24. The rate will be $9 for the
round trip, tickets good for ten days, and
good to stop off at Baltimore in either direc
tion. A special train of Pullman parlor
cars and day coaches will leave Union sta
tion at 8 o'clock a. m. on above dates.
These tickets will also be good on regular
trains at 8 a.m., 7:15 ahd 8:10 r. m. Sleep
ing cars on both evening trains. A corres
ponding low rate will be mado. from points
east of Pittsburg.
LATE NEWSIN BRIEF.
The Freeman' 't Journal says the report of
the Farnell CommisMon has been presented to
the Speaker of the House of Commons.
The deadlock in the Montana Legislature
may be the cause of a desperate revolt In the
new State Penitentiary. No funds for the
maintenance of the institution have been pro
vided. The westbound overland passenger train on
the Central Pacific road, which has been in
blockade on the Sierras between Emigrant Gap
and Sacramento since January 15. has been
released at last, and is en ronte to San Fran
cisco. Daniel Earle Hegbin, of Ellenwood, Kas..
has begun suit in the United States District
Court against the Atchison and Topeka Kail
road Comnanv for 76.450. which be claims as a
royalty In cattle chutes used by tho company
on the entire system.
The schooner Mary A. Clark, which arrived
at Dover, Mass,, yesterday, from the Banks, re
ports tbat on January 16, John Gilbert of
Bellorom. N. F., and William Powers, of Crow
Harbor, N. H., were drowned while trawling
from a dory of the vessel.
A fresh difference has arisen between the
old and young Czechs. The latter refuse to re
main passive at the meeting of Deputies to be
held to-day to consider the result of tho recent
German-Czech conference held In Vienna, and
they therefore decline to attend.
There was a marked decrease in the number
of deaths reported at the Chicago Health
Office yesterday, though the grip was shown to
still have a strong hold. There were 12 cases in
which influenza was assigned as the direct
cause of death or served to hasten it.
The London iYetcj' correspondent at Hels
ingfors says the foundling hospitals in Bnssia
are to be reformed. Investigation discloses
that 77 per cent of the Inmates die in infancy,
and another 11 per cent before they arrive at
the age of 21. Traders collect infants and for
ward six to ten in a single basket.
The officers of the steamer Baton Rouge,
passing up last evening, report a heavy shock
of earthquake at Bellfoot Lake, Tenn. A ver
itable panic resulted, among the inhabitants of
the locality, who have not forgotten the results
of the creat earthquake of many years ago.
when New Madrid and much of the adjacent
territory sank beneath the Mississippi.
An official report issued by the French
Ministry of Agriculture shows that the condi
tion of the sown area in France is excellent in
8G departments, good in 23. faiily good m 13,
medium in U and bad in 1, The aspect of the
crop is excellent in 29 departments, good in 37,
fairly good in 13 and medium in 8. The area
sown reaches the average.
Otis Brothers, elevator bnildersof New York
City, have brought suit before the Tribunal de
Commerce de la Seine, in Paris, against Gnstav
Eiffel, designer of the celebrated Eiffel Tower,
to recover a balance of S14.700. aliened to be
btill owing on the 30,000 contract under which
they were to furnish and deliveron the grounds
ot the Paris Exposition two elevators, which
were to be run from the ground up to the sec
ond platform of the tower.
The Allan Line steamer Parisian arrived at
Halifax, U. S., yesterday morning. She passed
through a terrific snow storm, which com
menced on Thursday night and continued with
increasing violence all of Friday and part of
jastnignt. xne sea was very tempestuous.
The steamer Miranda, of Halifax, for St.
Johns, N. F., was pntinto the Bay of Bulls, not
being able to make St Johns in consequence of
the ice.
B. P. Hutchinson, the Chicago Board of
Trade man, in an interview this afternoon
states that after investigation he is unable to
ascertain that the embezzlement by the clerks.
Stoner and King, have mnlcted him beyond
13,000. His investigations, however, have only
been extended through the books of the past
two or three months. Whatever he may have
lost previous to that, he thinks, is now difficult
of ascertainment
HOTELS.
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This new and elegant hoteLnrtth accommoda
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tourists Dec 1st, 1SS9. In its construction, noth
ing that will contribute to the comfort of its
patrons has been omitted; it Is unsurpassed in
all its appointments and general tone. Otis ele
vator; steam heat; open fireplaces In bedrooms;
electric bells; telegraph office; elegant parlors
and dining room; pure mountain Bpring water;
rooms en suMe, with private and public baths;
steam laundry; excellent livery, with picturesque
drives and walks, are some of its attractions.
The Hotel Bon Air will be under the superior
management of Mr. C. A Ilnsley, of Massachu
setts, late proprietor of the Glenham Hotel, Fifth
Avenue, New York, and the "Antlers," Colorado
Springs. A handsomly illustrated book contain
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eight-dollar men's suit sale to-morrow at
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Excursion to Waihlngton City.
The Baltimore and Ohio will sell excur
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Baltimore, limited to 10 days, on Thursday,
January 30, at rate ot ?9. Call at city ticket
office, Fifth avenue and Wood street, early
to secure seat in parlor cars and berths in
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ening the muscular System; restoring long-lost' Complexion; bringing back the keen edge of
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Sole Agents for the United States, who (inquire first), if your dnurglst does not keep them,
WILL MAIL BEECHAM'S FILLS ON. RECEIPT OF PRICE, 25.CEHTS A BOX,
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Jersey or Blonse. Trimmed with "Velvet. Trimmed with French Flannel
PRICE, $2 75, PRICE, $275. PRICE, $4 00. .
Made in Ladies' and Misses' Sizes of Navy or Fast Black Jersey Cloth,
These Garments are considered by every one who ever bought
them to be the neatest, best fitting and cheapest suit in the market.
POK SALE BY
FUP.WTUHE aFURMfriBUB ' '
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WE ARE NOW
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NEW QUARTERS
723 and 725
LIBERTY ST.,
Head o "W"oot3L-
WHERE WE WANT TO SEE ALL OUR OLD
FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC
GENERALLY.
HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CO.
723 and 725 MBERTY STREET.
Acknowledged Champions of Low Prices and Easy Terms.
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Fifth avenue and Smithfield street, Pittsburg, Pa.
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DESKS A SPECIALTY.
BETTER AND CHEAPER
THAN EVER.
Immense Stock
ALL KINDS.
Work Q naranteed.
STEVENS CHAIR
CO.,
NO. 8 SIXTH ST.
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J. DIAMOND. Optician,
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GUARANTEED REMEDY FOR
DRUNKENNE8S.
Only certain (German) remedy for care, self
or friends, of the vice of drunkenness. Write
to-day for circular (English or German). '
H. DECHERT.
ja5S3-Sn Box 119, Whitehall, N. Y.
feWlWtfkun. f . iiBsVBV
22 SDCTHSTREET. Pittsburg. Pa. Spectacles
adapted to every detect of sight. Optical,
Matnematicai, juecincai instruments.
Thermometers, Barometers, etc
Artificial eyes inserted. Ja25-rrsu
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latest Improved Spectacles and Eve-Glasses;
will fit any nose with ease and comfort. The
largest and best stock of Optical Instruments
and Artificial Eyes.
KOBNBLUM, Theoretical and
Practical Optician.
No 60 Fifth avenue, near Wood street.
Telephone No. 1683. de2&S
Where there are so Many Dealers in Household Furnishing Goods,
there must needs be One -who, like the Great Napoleon,
"LEADS ALL THE BEST1"
PICKERING
HOLDS UNDISPUTED POSSESSION OF FIRST PLACE.
His resources are becoming practically unlimited, and with constantly increasing en
terprise and endeavor, there is no donbt that "the march of time" will show even greater
progress thau the past We continue this week our
Great Sale of Folding Beds and Carpets.
You'll obtain the grandest bargains in either Folding Beds or Carpets this week, to
say nothing of Parlor, Dining Room, Kitchen and Office Furniture. "We'ie clearing these
goods out to make room for spring stock, and we're determined they shall be sold if extra
ordinary low prices will sell them.
The Balance of Our Stock of Ladies' Cloaks
And Men's Overcoats to be sold for very little more than half price. Come and see as.
Remember, casa or credit, and special inducements to newly-married couples.
PICKZERHSTG'S
OID RELIABLE HOUSE,
CORNER TENTH ST. AJSTO PENN AVE.
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THE : POPULAR : WILL : SUPREME.
KAUFMANNS' TO CONTINUE THEIR FAMOUS
25 PER CENT DISCOUNT SALE
or
OVERCOATS AND CLOAKS FOR ANOTHER WEEK.
When on Saturday, January 18, we first inaugurated this most successful One-Fourth Off Sale it was our sincere
intention to limit it to that one day only. But the pubjic simply took us by storm. Every aisle and inch of available
space was crowded with purchasers, and, though we had materially increased our force of salesmen, hundreds of cus
tomers had to be turned away without even being waited on. In deference to the wishes of the latter we announced
the following day (Sunday, January 19) that we would prolong the time of our Twenty-five Per Cent Off Sale until
yesterday. During this additional week we sold an incredibly large number of Overcoats and Cloaks the amount of
the discounts we returned to our customers being nearly $10,000. But the end is not yet! During the last few days
we have received a large number of letters, telegrams and personal solicitations, requesting us most urgently to grant
another extension. Well, who could refuse under the circumstances? At the eleventh hour we consented.
NOT ONLY SHALL THIS BE THE IRREVOCABLY LAST BUT THE BANNER WEEK
OF OUR GLORIOUS 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT SALE.
The fact is that the rush of last week left us with many hundreds of odds and ends and broken sizes of Overcoats
and Cloaks. Between the hours of 8 and 10 to-morrow morning we shall divide these garments into assorted lots
(putting the Overcoats on special counters and hanging the Cloaks on special racks) reduce the prices that were current
last week, and then, on top of this new reduction, commence (at 10 o'clock sharp) to close them out at an additional
DISCOUNT OF 25 PER CENT FROM THE REDUCED FIGURES.
For the special information of contemplating purchasers we give the following brief outline of the manner in
which this sale will be qonducted:
All broken sizes of Men's Overcoats, sold last week at $12 and $13, will be
placed together on one counter from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Men's Overcoats, sold last week at $14 and $15, will be
placed together on one counter from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Men's Overcoats, sold last week at $17 and $18, will be
placed together on one counter from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Men's Overcoats, sold last week at $21 and '$22, will be
placed together on one counter from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Boys' Overcoats, sold last week at $7 and $8, will be
placed together on one counter from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Ladies' Newmarkets, sold last week at $10 and $11, will
be hung together on one rack from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Ladies' Newmarkets, sold last week at $14 and $15, will
be hung together on one rack from which we will give choice this week for
All broken sizes of Ladies' English Seal Plush Sacques, sold last week at $35
and $40, will be hung together on one rack from which we will give choice for
$10,
$12,
$15,
$18,
$ 5,
$12,
$30,
Less 25 Per Cent
or $7 50 Net.
Less 25 Per Cent
or $9 Net.
Less 25 Per Cent
or $11 25 Net.
Less 25 Per Cent
or $13 50 Net.
Less 25 Per Cent
or $3 75 Net.
Less 25 Per Cent
or $6 75 Net.
Less 25 Per Cent
or $9 Net. -
Less 25 Per Cent
or $22 50 Net,
i3 SALE COMMENCES AT 10 O'CLOCK TO-MORROW MORNING.
KAUFMANNS'
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GRAND DEPOT, FIFTH AVE. AND SMITHFIELD ST.
ALL MAIL ORDERS FILLED AT CURRENT PRICES AND DISCOUNTS.