THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WED3SCESDAT, FEBRUARY - 2ft 1890.
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IQUEEiS WHO WORK,
Fair Girls in Their Teens as
u Absolute Enlers of
SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY.
ITheir Difficult Tasks Performed for
Mere Pittances.
KOTE OP WAENIHG SOUNDED
it The low salaries paid country school
teachers hare resulted in the employment of
- a great many youthful educators. It is
claimed by some that such inexperienced
persons cannot maintain the schools'&s they
should be, but The Dispatch correspond
ent has investigated this phase of the
trouble. Other features of the question trill
be treated in additional letters.
rrsox a. st att cohrxspoxsext.
Bakebstowu, Pa., February 25. That
"village schoolmaster" oi whom we used to
read has long since been gathered to his
fathers. Now and then yon still see some
age-stained picture of him. Circle it with
the educational framework of 1890, and it
seems unreal, the pedagogue almost a myth.
Hang it up in front of the modern teacher's
desk in a Fine township school, and it be
comes a mere caricature; for look behind the
desk, and there sits a little queen instead of
an ogre.
Old, cross and ugly was that early tutor.
How familiar hare ancient magazine prints
made his image to us! The spectacles pushed
back ou the bald head; the bandana hand
kerchief hanging out from the pocket of that
long, greasy-looking coat; switch in one
hand and book in tbe other; a general bear
ing as though he had grown up at the feet of
quaking as though they saw only a raw head
and bloody bones.
VEST TOUKG TEACIIEES.
Fresh and pretty, youthful and gay, gen
tle but firm nine words which best describe
a large class of country and village school
teachers in Allegheny county to-day.
"But it won't do," somebody croaks, "for
there are many school marms iu the rural
districts who are widows and maiden
ladies."
Well, my abreviated description is not a
misfit for even some of them. But by re
ferring to the last annual report ot County
Superintendent Hamilton it will be fouud
that be granted certificates to 117 teachers,
most of whom were under 18 years ot age.
I heard yesterday of two of them, now teach
ing in a certain township some distance
south of this, who are only a little way ad
vanced into sweet sixteen. The County Su
perintendent adds that the female teachers
outnumber the males in Allegheny county
4 to 1, and that many of these are under 21
years of age. The fact that the education
of children is intrusted to such a great ex
tent in this county to such younggirls is used
by Prof. Hamilton as a note of warning.
He blames it on tbe evil of low salaries,
which was the topic fully discussed in the
first letter of this series. Her inexperience
he would makt a barrier to tbe admittance
of young girls as teachers, if possible.
HEK BT7DE QTABXESS.
Be that as it may, I watched two or three
young school marms manage as many
schools yesterday iu a manner that certainly
pronounced them worthy ot their hire, and
considerably more than what their hire
amounts to. One ot them tan eh t in Pine i
township. Tbe school is one of those tvpical I
little white buildings that you will find so
frequently put down right iq the corner of a
grove, on a triangular clearing at the side
of one of the roads. If you are not sure
whether it is the county school, look it
several of the window panes are broken.
Then if the'wooden steps at the door are all
nicked up with initials and names, you may
be sure you are not mistaken. A half de
molished coal shed close by is another in
fallible indication.
Inside, the rough desks and benches have
been just as fully demoralized by tbe jack
knife and youthful tomahawk. Blackboards
do not appear to have afforded room enough
for the soaring genius of Pine township
Gourleys and Morrows, and the once-white
plastered walls are ornamented at almost
measured regularity with sketches resem
bling late campaign cartoons ot Pittsburg's
Mayoralty battle. The innocent arts oi
peace, however, are typified by two long
rows of hats, hoods, cloaks and lunch bas
kets, while the scratch of pencil on slate, or
the upsetting of an ink bottle calls you back
to noble educational thoughts.
A GOOD TEACHES.
And the little lady teacher called the
wandering thoughts of tbe ink spiller back
to his duties at the same time. "When I was
able to make the teacher understand that I
was not one of the new census supervisors,
she seemed to feel safe there was no danger
of her age becoming public property. She is
one of the youngest teachers in the county,
though. It was soon apparent she was a
born educator, a systematic trainer.
"I only have 23 pupils here," she ex
plained. "They come from territory a mile
and a half around. I have tried to properly
grade my school for even these 25. This!
have done by making four divisions. Iu
the A division I teach geography, grammar,
arithmetic, penmanship and physiology. B
division takes in the simpler forms of phy
siology, geography, arithmetic, language,
spelling, reading and writing. In C divi
sion still simpler1 forms of these studies are
taught. D is the primary division."
Here was a person teaching pretty nearlv
all that is taught in a large city school,
where teachers get twice and nearly three
times as much salary for conducting a class
in merely one set ot tbe studies, while she
must teach all branches.
SMALL PAY FOB HARD WOEK.
This young lady receives $35 per month.
Xast year she paid $15 per month board.and
living more than 20 miles from home laid
out abont $7 60 per year for visits home.
She teaches seven months, ind then puts in
the other five months as a student at one of
the State Kormal schools, where she has to
pay for tuition a part of her small earnings.
In Pine township there are four schools, with
as many teachers. Th.y get $35 per month
each, one of them being a man.
In Bichland and "West Deer townships I
made particular inquiry as to the ability of
the very young teachers! I got satisfactory
replies in most cases. Some were put down
as inefficient, "and getting all they were
worth." But tbe exposure these young wo
men have to put up with, the lonely loca
tion of their schools, the kind of material
they have to deal with in their pupils, and
the responsibilities they can't help but feel
when tbey find themselves in a disorganized,
ungraded school all these must appeal for
better salaries for even "the very youthful
teacher."
Yet, there are grounds for objections to
the employment of teachers at a too inex
perienced age. These objections are well
worded In the report of County Superin
tcndentiHamilton, to which we again have
recourse. ,He says:
TOO LITTLE EXPERIENCE.
It is a significant fact that tbe demand for
teachers last year was so great that to secure
teachers enough to Oil the schools we were
compelled to issue certificates to 117 persons
who were without any experience whatever in
tbe work of teaching. In the course of my
visits most of tbe teachers were found to be
earnestly, honestly and faithfully discharging
their duties to the best of their abilities. And
while many were absolute failures in tbe school
room because their ability was not equal to tbe
demands made upon it, yet be it said, to the
credit of our teachers, that but few were found
wno were wuiiniiy neglecting tbe proper I
performance of their duties. This class of I
teachers which makes an hottest and deter-
mined effort to sneceed and yet fails, or at
most does very inferior work in the school
rooms. Is a surprisingly large one. This is due
to the fct that but t ew4eachers, less than per
haps 20 p"er cent oi them, remain permanently
in our profession, or for a sufficient length of
time to gain an experimental Knowledge of the
work of teaching. The great majority of our
teachers belong to the transient class. They
leave it eventually to enter more remunerative
callings.
The vacancies thus caused in our Tanks must
be filled by new recruits. Tbese recruits aver
age perhaps one-sixth of our teaching force,
and it is to be expected that many of them,
though faithful and honest in their efforts,
must be classed as
WEAK AND INEFnCIEXT
teachers. We have a right to expect that tbe
results of the work of these 117 inexperienced
teachers, for instance, would be unsatisfactory.
I believe that 25 per cent of the money
now paid to the teachers of Allegheny county
is wasted, not because of the carelessness or
extravagance of the directors, but because
thevara cnmmTiri tn 0mninv vntini &nd inex
perienced teachers, who cannot, and do not do
the work for which they drawthe pay.
I am notaf raid to trust the education of tbe
young to intellectual, cultured women with
well disciplined minds and mature judgments,
yet I believe we are steadily drifting toward a
danger point by allowing this important work
to be left in the hands of very young ladles of
limited scholastic, attainments and I'of un
matured minds persons whose jndgment by
reason of youth must be very defective. Many
of these young teachers came from families
where they bad very meager advantages for
culture. Such persons can scarcely have a
proper conception of the great realities of life,
by which tbey are to train the children. Surely
tbey are not the best qualified persons to pre
pare our boys for the responsibilities of life.
Not only have tbe men become a
YEBY SMALL MIJfOBITY
in our profession, but many of those wbo re
main are charged with being poorly qualified
for the work of the school room. This charge,
so doubt, has some truth in it- Yet, back of
all these conditions, which bave given this
work into the hands of very young ladies and
poorly qualified men, there is a cause, and to
produce a more desirable effect we must change
tbe cause. This cause is found in the fact that
tbe earning power of a man is greater in any
business than in the work of teaching, and
that tbe earning power of a lady is greater in
our profession than in any other work in which
she can engage. For this reason alone many
young ladies who know they must earn their
own living seek to enter the profession as early
as possible, regardless of natural fitness or
special preparation for the work. It is more a
question of tbe relative earning power of tbe
sexes. Do not misunderstand me. I am not
opposed to female teachers, or to paying tbe
competent ones well for their work, lonly
favor having more of the competent and less
oi me very young ana inemcient. xais irouDie
should be checked by offering better induce
ments to the good teachers, and thus retain In
tbe profession more good men.
A LIVING EXAMPLE.
The six-foot countryman, who drove me
out through Pine township, interrupted my
meditations at this point, as we neared the
railroad station, on our homeward trip.
"I was a school teacher myself once," he
said.
"Have you a bank account now?" I
asked.
"Not from teaching," he laughed. 'It was
ten years ago, and in Cambria county. My
school was in the woods of those mountains
not far from Ebeniburgx I was examined
and elected teacher in the same day. He
laughed heartily at this, as though Dela
mater tactics of the modern Cambria county
might have rnled in the county institutes
there years ago. I got $20 per month. I
would have starved if I had not had an
uncle up there who boarded me for 10 cents
a meal and threw the lodgings in for har
vest time work. And I would have died
had I taught school another term. I guess
it was not in my line, stranger. I'd rather
saw wood any day. The bullies of the
school were the Giles boys. The township
expected they would cow me like they did
tbe dude who taught before me. But I did
not use the switch on them once. Soon their
father told me they had learned to read
verse about with him Jit family worship.
But I cuess I spared the rod too much, and
the school was too much for me at the end
of the term. Then I went to farming, then
oil drilling."
"What do you do now?"
"Mv brother and I have the store and
postofEce down on the railroad in Butler
county. Our store is not like yours in the
city. "We keep a little of everything
I drugs, medicines and shoes, you know, and
lately we nave aaaed to our assortment a
brickyard, lumber yard, coal and limestone
quarries and, oh, I forgot, a grist mill, too.
Yes, I got a little bank account, but I had
to stop teaching school."
L. E. Stofiel.
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CONNELLY On Tuesday, February 25,
1SS0, at 930 P. M.. at the residence of Matthew
Cotes. Shakespeare street. East End, Pateick
Coxnbllt, in the 21th year of his age.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
CRAIG On Monday. February 21. 1830, at
11:20 P. m., Isaac cbaio, Jr., in the SUth year
of his age.
Funeral services at the residence of his
father, No. S3 Sherman avenue, Allegheny
City, on Wednesday afternoon at5 o'clock.
Interment private.
HARRIS On Monday. February 24, lS90.atl
o'clock t. si.. Catherine Harris, in the 74th
year of her age.
Funeral at tbe residence of her daughter,
Mrs. H. P. Gazzam. 74 Arch street, Allegheny,
Wednesday at 2 o'clock p. m. Interment
private.
HARKTNS On Monday, February 24, 1S90,
at 90S p. it., Dennis Harrxvs. in his 70th
year.
Funeral from his late residence, rear of 161
Cass ave., Ninth ward, Allegheny, on Wednes
day, at 8 JO A. M. Friends ot the family are
respectfully invited to attend. 2
HANEY On Tnesday, February 25. 1890, at
130 P. u., Mary Ellen, daughter of James
P. and Jane Haney, aged 5 years 2 months 18
days.
Funeral from the parents residence, 2605
Carey alley, Bonthslde, on Thursday at2r. M.
Friends ot the family are respectfully invited
to attend.
HAMILTON On Monday. February 24, 1890,
at 1:30 p. m., Jane Ann, wife oi James B.
Hamilton, aged 39 years.
Funeral from her late residence. Second
street. Elizabeth borough, Thursday after
noon, February 27, at 3 o'clock. Friends of
the family are respectfully Invited to attend.
2
JONES On Monday. February 24, 1880, at
10:45 p. at. Theodore Pressly, son of Joseph
W. and Maggie Jones, aged 10 years, 7 months
and 24 days.
Funeral 'from his parents' residence, La
fayette street, Hazelwood, on Wednesday
Morning, tbe 26th instant, at 9 o'clock. Ser
vice at St. Stephen's Church, Hazelwood, at
10 A. is. The relatives and friends of the fam
ily are respectfully invited to attend.
MDRPHY Sunday.February 23, at 11 o'clock
p. if., Terence Murphy, aged 83 years.
Funeral from bis late residence. No. 1407 Car
son street. Southslde, Wednesday mobniho
at 9 o'clock. Services at St. John's R. C.
Church. Friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend. 2
MACDONALD Tnesday morning, at 8.S0,
Jas. Macdonald, at his residence, corner of
Third and West streets, Homestead, aged 73
years and 2 months.
Funeral service at 9.30. Interment private,
10.30. Friends leaving Pittsburg can leave 820
and return from Homestead at 1 o'clock.
MOORE On Tuesday, February 25, 1890, at
her residence. No. 154 Center avenue, Pitts
burg. Mary Wilson, wife of William J.
Moore, in the 58th year of her age.
Funeral services at her late residence, on
Thursday, February 27, at 2 o'clock p. m. 2
MORROW On Sunday. February 23, 1890, at
3 o'clock p. 2L. Mrs. Mary Alice, wife of
Charles Morrow, in the 37th year of her age.
Funeral from the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Small, near Walls station, on
Wednesday, FeDruary 26. at 1 p. M. Friends
of the family are respectfully invited to at
tend. McCAXL Suddenly, at his home. 153 Luna
St. East End, on Sunday. February 23, 1890, at
3.30 p. at, John S. McOall, iu bis 71st year.
Funeral services at the Park Avenue Pres
bvtenan Church, East End, on Wednesday,
26th Inst, at 2 P. M. Friends of the family are
respectrully invited to attend.
McPHERSON On Mondav, February 24,
1890, at 5:45 p. 1L, MISS MARY MCPHERSON.
Funeral services at tho family residence, near
Sharpsburg, on Wednesday, February 28, at
3 P. St. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. 3
O'MALLEY On Tnesday. February 25, 1890,
at 5:15 o'clock a. M., Nellie, daughter of P. S.
and Maggie O'Mailey, aged 7 months and 20
days.
Funeral from residence of parents, 2423 Jane
street, Southside. on Thursday at 2 o'clook
p. M. The relatives and friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend. 2
8MITH On Monday, February 24. 1890, at 3
o'clock p. il. Pearl Madeleine, only daugh
ter of R. E. and Maggie Smith, aged 3 years 5
montna ana zi aays.
Funeral from the parents' residence. Leets
dale, on Wednesday, February 28, at 10
o'clock A. M. Relatives and friends of the
family are respectfully invited to attend.
TOWER At Dallas, Texas, February 24.
1890, Mrs. M. A. TOWER.
Funeral services at tbe residence of:ber son-in-law,
A. F. Brooks, 258 Locust street, Alle
gheny, on Friday, February 28, at 2.30 p. m.
Interment at Monongahela City on Saturday,
8
WALLACE On Monday, February 24, 1890,
at 9:45 P. 1L, HUGH WALLACE.
Funeral services at his late residence, 106 Beo
ond avenue, on Wednesday at 2 p. k. Friends
of the family are respectfully invited to attend.
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(Successor to Meyer, Arnold Co., Urn.,)
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largest and most complete line
in thecity.
DANZIGER'S
THE MONEY SAVING STORES
FOR THE PEOPLE.
Sixth Street and Penn Ave.
Sell
BOOKS, BOOKS,
Cheapest .prices on record.
From 40 tot5o per cent less than
publisher's prices.
Price list mailed free oi charge.
Write br call for it
DSTlsit our Ihousefurnishing
partment
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Fleishman &Co.
PITTSBURG, PA.
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STORAGE.
PENNSYLVANIA STORAGE CO.,
, Wandal-Waterst, cor. West.
JFacIUUes lor stedoe all kinds of merchaadlsa
in large or Brrrnll j"T"tll'ti
Separate and Bilvato aimrtmenta ft bouse.
"hold goods. .
Telennone 1M4. &6t-mr
NEW ABYEKTISKMENTS.
B. & B.
Dress Goods
Sale
This Week
v We imported 2,000 pieces dress
goods, suitings and cashmeres, for
spring more than we should have.
Our shelves, counters and on top of
the shelves, and in our wholesale
rooms upstairs we are likewise
overcrowded -with this immense
stock. To promptly extricate our
selves from this dilemma and to fur
ther popularize our stores, we shall
commence this morning a Dress
Goods Sales ot elegant new goods
at prices unequaled. In place of
marking some large lots of
French and German
TAILOR SUITINGS.
$1, we mark them 75c; these are 38
to 40 inches, and we assert without
fear of contradiction, you have
never seen such desirable goods
sold at 75c.
Large lots of 50-inch new import
ed tailor suitings we mark $1, Si. 15
and 1.25, instead of 1.35 and
51.50, which is the usual and gen
eral everyday store-keeping way of
marking like goods.
Another lot of 50-inch Scotch
stripes and plaids; prevailing price
in well regulated stores is $1.25.
We mark these $x.
It is your patronage we want, and
we propose that the best quality
and our advantageous prices shall
merit the preference of that pa
tronage. ANOTHER INSTANCE WHY
50-inch American fancy striped
all-wool goods, adapted for
ladies' long garments,! children's
wraps, desirable and new, we mark
85 c, and not $1 as they are worth,
but 8kc will pay us a fair small
profit and move the quantity, and
in the end we will make more
money, and we have furnished
them less than they are elsewhere
sold.
50-inch English suitings in in
dividual dress patterns, 1 yards
each, at $2 a yard, that are simple,
quiet, dignified in design and col
orings the value thereof speak for
themselves.
Finest imported
BROADCLOTHS
in choice colorings for tailor
gowns in latest Paris colors.
High class
PARIS ROBES
or dress patterns at moderate prices;
distinctive styles.
.New 36-inch double-width Amer
ican cloth suitings in checks and
stripes, 33, 45 and 50c; these are at
rear of stores, adjoining the broad
cloths. 100 pieces pure all-wool ladies'
cloth suitings at 25c only.
27 inches wide,but the best quali
ty ever retailed at 25c, in solid
plain colors and best shades.
This extraordinary dress goods
offering commences this morning;
additional salesmen will be in the
departments as we are determined
these extensive importations shall
be so interesting that this early
season's dress goods business shall
be a phenomenal one.
French Challis.
These we imported largely, and
we believe so firmly in 'a large de
mand this season that we have es
tablished a special challi depart
ment at center counter in dress
goods and silk room. The price of
these best challis is" 50c
We don't claim this is any less
than regular prices. We do claim
superiority of styles, and ask your
approval of said claim, which we
believe you'll indorse if you inspect
this exquisite challi collection; we
have some of last season's 50c chal
lis patterns that we bought at a
bargain and will sell at 25 and 35c.
Cloak rooms are receiving new
jackets, long garments and shoul
der capes every day.
New lace curtains.
New portieres.
New draperies.
New upholstery goods. -
Boggs&Buhl,
Allegheny.
The new Bilks, wash goods, em
broideries, dress trimmings deserve
special mentioaspace prevents.
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NEW ABVXRTISEjrEXTS.
NEW
BLACK LACE
DRAPERY NETTS
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FLOUNCINGS.
We have just opened a, large line of all the
newest designs and effects in Striped, Flow
er and Figured TJhapery' Nets, Cbantilla,
Marquise and Hand-linn Spanish Flounc
ings. Narrow, medium and wide widths in
laces, points and other new patterns.
Latest Paris Novelties in Black Passe
menterie and Crochet Trimmings, Pointed
Leaf and Galloon Patterns; Fancy, Colored
and Black Embroideries. Black and Col
ored Fringes, for Sash Trimming. Fronts
and Panel effects. Your attention is called
to a special line of
WHITE INDIA SILKS,
"Which we are offerinir at very low prices.
Also, BLACK INDIA SILKS, BLACK
STJBAHS and BLACK GEOS OBAIN
SILKS.
We do not often call attention to these in
our advertisements, and do not talk as much
about them as the regular drypoods stores,
at the tame time the values we offer in them
are equal to those offered in any of the dry
soods stores in this section of the country. .
DRESS LININGS
Is another important line of coods to which
we do not oitea call attention, and are many
times surprised 10 hear our customers say
that they did not know that we kept Linings.
We have the largest and most extensive as
sortment of Linings thai can be found in.
any establishment in this city, as we make
a specialty of this class of goods, and feel
assured that yon will have a larger assort
ment of Sileaias, Percalines, Cambrics,
Crinolines, Italian Cloths anil goods of this
class in general to selict from than is usual
ly found in any one store.
Also, Seam Bindinga, Whalebone Casings,
Beltings and everything in the dress finding
way, you will find an extensive assortment
and at the lowest priees at our store. Special
discounts to dressmakers. Samples and
prices furnished to out-of-town customers on
application.
HORNE & WARD,
4J. FIFTH A YENUE
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JWE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE
MOST COMPLETE ASSORT
MENT OF FINE
CHESTS!
Ever shown in this city. Our stock em
braces all the latest and
Most Desirable Goods
In the Market,
And we invite the ladies of Pittsburg and
Allegheny to call and examine.
R. P. Wallace & Co.
211 WOOD STREET
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103 and 104 THEKDAVE.
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Opening of our New Betail Shoe Store, No. 433 Wood Street,
Abont March 20.
W. M. LAIRDS'
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During the past two weeks we have been holding our Mammoth Bar
gain Clearance Sale, with results beyond our expectations. Each day has
brought us new customers. We intend to make this sale still more at
tractive, and have selected several lots from our immense stock for spe
cial mention. Shoe prices discounted:
LOT NO. 1. A very choice selection of Ladies' Dongola, Straight
and Turned Goat, hand-welt Button Boots, worth $4 and 4.50, for $3.40
a pair.
LOT NO. 2. Ladies' Dongola and Straight Goat.Welt Button Boots,
Common Sense and Opera lasts, perfect fitting, real value, 3.50, to be
closed out in this sale at 2.69 a pair.
LOT NO. 3. Ladies' Fine Dongola and Straight Goat, worth $2.$q
and S3, reduced to $2.18.
LOT NO. 4. Ladies' Dongola and Goat,Common Sense and Opera
lasts, reduced to 1.48. This" is a rare bargain.
Misses' and Children's Department brimful of bargains 25 per cent
r less "than regular prices.
WHERE MEN CAN SAVE MONEY 420 Pairs Fine Calf, Con
gress, Bal. and Button Shoes, all styles, every pair warranted, closing ou
at $2.18 a pair. 546 Fairs Men's Fine Calf Sample Shoes of all descripy
tions, worth $3 and 1 3.50, going rapidly at 2.50 a pair. 348 Pairs Men's?
Fine Kangaroo, Bal. and Button Shoes, reduced from 4 to 2.90 a pair,
Any amount of heavy goods upon which we give unparalleled bargain
such as Men's Working Shoes atSi.25, $1.50 and 1.75.
Bargains in our BOYS' and YOUTHS' DEPARTMENT too numer
ous to mention.
-.Laird's Mammoth Bargain Shoe Stores.
RETAIL STORES,
400 and 108 MARKET STREET
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HEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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SPECIAL SALE
MEN'S SUITS!
We have made a bis cut in the price
of every medium and heavy-weight Suit,
4n both Sack and Cutaway styles.. Our
Clothing is not surpassed by any, and
our prices, which are always as low 'as
tbe lowest, are now pushed down still
further in order to reduce our stock to
normal size. Bemember, every quality
has been included in this reduction.
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Tailors, GUM aM Hatters,
161j 163 Federal St,, Allegheny.
We have just opened a line of Spring
Overcoats of the nobbiest shades and
styles, in various grades, from (10 up.
Don't fail to see them.
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THE" NELLIE BLY
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The above cut represents our new
Hat named in honor of the Pitts
barg globe-trotter. Aside from its
name, it is one of the most sensi
ble, stylish and comfortable Hatsj
we have ever intrpduced. Canbd"
worn either for dress or traveling.
KNOX'S SPRING HATS
will be on sale
8.
Saturday, February
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PAULSON BROS.
441 WOOD STREET.
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THE PKTE3T MXAT-FlAVORIKO STOCK
LIEBIS COMPANY'S
Extract of Meat.
TJSE IT POB SOTJPS,
Beef Tea, Sauces and Made Dishes."
Genuine only with fae-simile of
Justus von lebiss
SIG2TATUBE IS BLUE I2TK
Across label.
Sold bv storeleecers. crocers and drnrrfsta. '
UJiBlUU tAIttAtr U- AUUAX CO. Lil
in.
ited. London.
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rs, : Sliprs,
WHOLESALE HOUSE.
515 WOOD STREET.
JOHNFLOCKER & CO
JULH UT ACTUXXBS OT
Rocker's Lubricating Hemp Packing
FOR RAILROAD USE.
Italian and American. Hemp Packing
Clothes lines. Twines. Bell Cord, Flsn Lines,
Chalk Lines, Night Lines, Sisal Bale and Hld(
Rope, Tarred Lath Yarn, Bpnn Tarn, etc. .
WORKS East streei, Allegheny City, Pa..
OFjaCE AND SALESROOM-SB Water H,"
Pittaburg. Telephone No, 1370.; lelS-pwa