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A WONDERFUL WORK
The Finest Hospital in the State Is to,
Be Erected on the Little Knoll
at McKeesport.
.SEYEX HEX MAKE A GREAT RECORD
Inside of Nine Months They Kaise the
Money, Secure the Site and
Break the Ground.
BIG CONSERVATORIES IN THE- CENTER,
It WUl Be Modeled After the Johns Hopkins Institution
of Baltimore.
The meeting of the trustees of the pro
posed JIcKeesport hospital on Friday night
demonstrated not only -what a few men can
accomplish in a short time, but also how a
hospital may he incepted and almost com
pleted within a rear when the promoters
are pushers and in earnest.
Last November Attorney Magnus Pflaum
suggested to the McKeesport Board of
Trade that one of the most pressing wants
of the city was a hospital. The idea catight,
and the promoters set to work at once to
work it out. Kow within nine months the
grourd has been secured, enough money
donated to make the enterprise a go, the
plans made, and ground w ill be broken in a
few 'jts.
Tho men who started-the movement rea
toaid this way: "We have here a city of
25,000 inhabitants, with outlying towns
of 10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants in the aggre
gate, with 13,000 men employed in inanu
lactones where accidents are of daily occur
rence and where the -victims mut be either
inadequately treated or taken to Pittsburg,
IS u.iles, and hauled some dWance, patients
often djing of the shock or being perma
nently crippled before they can be properly
attended to. There is no hospital, except
the one in Connellsville for miners, between
Pittsburg and Cumberland."
HOW THE HUSTLEKS WOUKED.
The necessity havinir been demonstrated,
the Board of Trade went about it at once
and methodically, believing that the city
was sufficiently prosperous to make the
project a success. -V committee of five as
appointed and authorized to take all the
necessary initiatory steps. This committee
organized at once, and each member was
made a sub committee. An organization
was subwoueiitly eflected by creating a
Hoard of Trustees, consisting of Magnus
Pflaum, President. W. T. Sharplest, .7. W.
Downer, .7r., J. K. Ucmmill, It. L. 1'iggs,
T. I White, 31. 1 , and Jaincs Evans.
One myn iai made a committee on law
and orgui;za,ion, and his duty was to secure
a charter, another to look after the build
ing project and furnishment. another to
make the necessary provision for mainten
ance, another on finance ami mother on
real estate and printing. The idea was that
if each man had a certain work to do it
would be performed more promptly and in
a better manner tl.au if secral were dele
gated to do the work jointly, when each
would be liable to wnit on his fellows, the
work being done voluntarily and without
pecuniary renard, and the result proves the
wisdem of the preliminary arrangement.
JA3M-.S KVAS DONATES THE blTE.
An immense impetus was given the move
ment by James l-an, 1N , one of the
wealthiest and most prominent men of the
city, donating a matrnificent site of three
acres of ground iTiis donation routed the
population, w Inch at onee fw e encourage
ment and the charter w as obtained. Actn e
work was then commenced to raise the
necessary raonev, as well a to increase the
workingforce of the organization. One of
the fiit steps laken was the mailing of
11,300 letters to the people interested an
nouncing the donation and soliciting finan
cial aid. The people were also visited at
their homes and made fully acquainted w ith
the proposed work, its necessity, ad
vantages, etc. The First Xational.Pcople's
and McKeesport Banks were made the
depositories for subscriptions, and subscrip
tion books were left Jr those who might
feel like helping but did not ha e the ready
cash. Certificates of contribution were also
left, in which were acknowledged receipts
of money paid. Blank reports w ere also
left ith the banks to be issued weekly, to
show the public the progress the work w as
lii'ifcinc.
"When the charter was obtained the com
mittee became charter members, and as ch
trustees of the organization. As they w ere,
with one exception, laymen, and ot course
knew little about hotpital tiuilding and
rquippimr, they sent a circular to all the
McKceiport phjsicians soliciting them to
form an adt ison." board of phj sieians. These
SO doctors elected T among the most promi
nent of their body, and to these was com
mitted the charge" of looking after all de
tails of the building, tubject to the control
of the Board of Trustees.
YTIZA, lilVAr, THE JOHN'S 1IOFKTSS.
After thorough examination of various in
stitutions, these physicians came to the con
clusion tha; tue J yns Hopkins Hospital ot
Baltimore was the model one of the United
States, and a committee went to Baltimore
to make an examination. The committee
reported to the trustees, and they decided
Jo pattern mainly after that institution.
adding any other improvement that sug
gested itelt.
Meantime the trustees worked un the
financial end ot the project until they felt
jnstiriea in oracrmg tne making ot plans,
and it is expected that the building will be
commenced within a month.
The ground on which the hospital will be
built is a spur of a hill running almost at a
richt angle with Fifth avenue. It is about
200 yards south of Biverton station, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Kailway, about 75 feet
higher than the street and about 230 feet
front and G50 feet in depth. Thus it is not
only one of the prettiest locations to be
found in this section, and can be seen from
miles down the river, hut possesses unsur
passed advantages in the matters of pure air
and drainage. The building will be a three
Etory administration in front and center,
flanked on either side by hospital buildings
each 60x32 feet, and the building proper is
to cost within 550,000.
COMPLETE IN EVEEY TAKTICULAJt.
It will be fitted up with all improvements
known to date, and the knoll on which it is
built is finely wooded, so that ample shade
is afforded in summer. In addition to this
a conser atory will be placed in the build
ings, with the double view of purifying the
atmosphere and affording convalescent
patienis a winter promenade. This con
sen atory is an entirely new feature in hos
pitals, at least in the manner in which it is
located.
At the rate at which this matter has been
pushed, it looks as though McKeesport peo
ple had public spirit sufficient to boon pro
lide within themselves all the needs of a
first-class city. The hospital will have a
capacity for the accommodation of 50
patients a day, both room and ward.
Since the first known hospital was found
ed at Caesarea in the latter part of the fourth
century, medical and surgical skill has so
advanced that we can almost believe that
the time will come when people will gener
ally die of old age unless killed immediately
by accident, murder or legal homicide.
The Daughters of Veterans Adjourn.
rsrECIAL TELl SUM TO THE DISrATCU.1
Massii.LOX, Aug. L Tho Daughters of
Veterans spent the greater part of the morn
ing in a social way, having finished their
work. This afternoon they were driven to
Mvcr J.alcc, w here a picnic supper was
held. This was the concluding event of tl.-j
convention. Quite a number will leave for
Detroit Monday to attend the G. A. K. En
campment. PE0SPECTS FOB A COKE STEIKE.
The Isabella Company Reduces Wages and
a Compromise Ib Unsatisfactory.
TSrCCIAl. TELKGBA5I TO TIIE DISPATCH. 3
Scottdale, Aug. 1. Secretary Parker,
of the Knights of Labor, has returned from
a visit to Cokeville, where he has been to
adjust a labor dispute. The Isabella Com
pany, of that place, notified its men of an
intruded reduction in their wages of 3 per
cent ok the ton, and the employes notified
Vie company that the reduction would not
be accepted. The men held a mass meeting
last night, and decided to strikerather than
submit to the proposed reduction. Secre
tary Parker was telegraphed for, and to-day
held a conference with the management.
The Superintendent of the works was firm
in his demand for a reduction, and a com
promise was finally arrived at, it being de
cided to make the "reduction 2)4 per cent in
stead of 3 per cent per ton. The men are
greatly dissatisfied with the result of the
conference. The men will probably strike
if the compromised reduction is made. Sev
eral hundred men may be thrown out of
work.
KILLED BY CHEWING GUM.
It Was Swallowed liy a Little IOttannlng
Girl and Lodged.
rsr-ECIAL TELEGRAM TO TnF. IUSrATCII.1
Kittaxjoxg, Aug. 1. Margaret Pee
cock, the S-year-old daughter of John Pce
cock, near here,died yesterday of a peculiar
affliction. About two months ago she swal
lowed a piece of chewing gum, which
lodged in her intestines, and a few days
after a lump about the size of a walnut
made its appearance over the abdomen.
This lump grew rapidly, and toward the
last it was as large as a tin cup.
The sufferings of the little one were so
terrible that she was kept under the in
fluence of anxsthetics all the time. It
finally became so bad that she was unable to
swallow, and all the nourishment taken was
injected, the little one finally dying through
sheer pain and weakness.
PEEFEES THE PULPIT.
A Treacher 'Who Declines a Mig Salary
for Plaj Ing liaseball.
Stkoudsbukg, Pa., Aug. 1. Key. Mr.
How an, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, of East htroudsburg, seems to be a
man who cares little for worldly gain. The
reverend gentlemau lias been offered 51,400
a season to play baseball, but he has de
clined the tempting offer.
lie is a great lover of the game and plays
with the East Stroudsburg team. He is a
graduate of Lafajette College, and his
present charge does not pay him one-half
of the salary he could command at base
ball. IEONTOH'S FIRST GASSEB.
A Well With a Tremendous Pressure Struck,
and Farmers Excited.
SPECIAL TELEGKAM TO TnE DISPATCH.!
InoxTOST, Aug. 1. This community is
excited over a natural gas strike made to
day in a test well near town. The drill has
just penetrated the top of the sand, but the
pressure has already run over 100 pounds.
This is the first bona fido strike near here
and as a result the glowing fancy of the
farmers has raised the prices on leases to a
prohibitive rate
A EOSE UNDER ANOTHER NAME.
The Successor to the Cambria Company's
Store Works No Change.
rSrEClAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.;
Johnstown, Aug. 1. The Pennsylvania
Traffic Company, succeeding the company
store here, took charge of the business to
day, but no change in methods is perceptible
and the employes of the Cambria Iron Com
pany seem to be as much under obligations
to patronize the new concern as they were
the old store.
The Philharmonic Society's Ontlng.
TSrECTAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Somerset, Aug. 1. The Philharmonic
Society, of Pittsburg, is in camp in a
beautiful grove just west of this place.
Prof. Thomas F. Kirk is with the society,
and has promised our people several open
air concerts next week. The society's out
ing will continue another week.
The Big Four Behind a ew Enterprise.
rSPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.l
SritixcriELD, O., Aug. 1. There is a
rumor afloat in this city that the officials of
the Big Four Bailroad are backing the
great car works which have just been estab
lished here.
HEARING RESTORED.
MB. OEOI5GE HXX3IAX, WHO WAS REX-
DEKED TOTALLY DEAF FKOM
LA GKIPPE.
Highly Elated Over His Recovery, Which
He Says Is Partially Due to the Good
Judgment ExercUcd by His
Family Physician.
Mr. George Helman, a school teacher liv
ing at Manor station, "Westmoreland coun
ty, has been one of Pittsburg's daily visi
tors the past three weeks: Ou approaching
him at the depot he said : "'I have reasons
to be a very happy man, which you will un
derstand more tully with a little explana
tion. The 27th day of last March I was
taken with la grippe, which left me totally
deaf and unfitting me for any kind of busi
ness. After giving my family physician a
fair trial he suggested that I had bet
ter come to Pittsburg and try electricity
in some good, reputable institu
tion where I tiould have it administered in
a scientific manner. Acting on his advice
and noticing that the Pittsburg papers spoke
very highly of the Electrical and Medical
Institute at 422 Penn avenue, I placed my
self under their treatment. You can see
the results. I can hear ordinary conversa
tion now very distinctly,and will take charge
of a school again the 1st of September. Tne
Medical Director diagnosed my case as con
gestion and thickening of the mucous mem
brane of the middle ear with closure of the
eustachian tubes, due to catarrh aud a para
lyzed condition of the auditory nerve from
subacute meningitis, due to la grippe.
"It is simply astonishing the number of
patients they hac treating who are afflicted
w ith the various chronic ailments, such as
rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis, spinal and
hip diseases, nervous pros-tration, etc., and I
tell you they are all highly delighted w ith
the results. I understand they do not treat
consumption, claiming they cannot obtain
results to warrant it, which I think is very
honorable in them."
S13 EXCURSION TO CINCINNATI S13
And Return.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet Line
steamers leave foot Wood street as follows:
Keystone State, e ery Monday, at 4 P. M.
Andes, every Tuesday, at 4 r. M.
Hudson, every Wednesday, at 4 p. m.
Scotia, every Friday, at 4 P. St.
C. W. Batchelor, every Saturday, at4p.sr.
Fare to Cincinnati, 57. Bound trip, 512;
meals and stateroom included; or down by
boat and return by raill" 50. Descriptive
folders of trip mailed to any address.
James A. Henderson, Supt
For Detroit.
Special train will leave Pittsburg and
Western depot, Allegheny, at 8 o'clock
A. ?!., city time, Monday, August 3; arrive
at Toledo'at 5 o'clock, Detroit at 7:30 p. jl
Xo change of cars. Fare ?C Tickets good
until September 30.
Tour Picture Free
.All
gheny, with every dozjn cabinets, 51,ttssu
READY FOE A EEST.
The Chautauqua Enthusiasts Find
Snnday Is a Welcome Day.
A GOOD PROGRAMME YESTERDAY.
Ovation to Miss Millard and Sister Officials
oftlieT.W.C.T.U.
PITTSBURG AT THE FONT OP LEARNING
SPECIAI. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
Chautauqua, Jf. Y., Aug. L This was
a busy day at Chautauqua for ever body.
There were Women's Club conferences, mis
sionary meetings, temperance talks, con
certs, lectures; in fact, a plethora of good
things. Everybody is tired to-night and
welcomes the dawn of the Sabbath, for it
means here a day of rest, in the largest
sense of the word. The great event of the
day is the sermon which is preached in the
morning, and it forms the topic for conver
sation for the rest of the day. Ko Sunday
papers get here, and hence Ch'autauquans
find all their religious recreation in vari
ously commenting on the sermon. In no
other place in the world is the "preaching
of the word" so earnestly discussed, es
pecially at the Sunday dinner, as at Chau
tauqua. It is the one legitimate theme of
conversation, and woe betide the minister
who is behind the times in his ideas. He
rarely gets a second invitation to come
here.
This was the programme for the day: At
9 o'clock the Women's Club held a mission
ary conference in the Temple, subject,
"Missionary Workers Equipped;" at 11 A.
M., a lecture on "Hugh Miller, or the Work
ingraan's Education," by Dr. John Henry
Barrows, of Chicago; at 2:30 P. M., an ad
dress on "A White Life for Two," by Miss
Frances E. Willard in the Amphitheater;
at 4 P. 31., the first general missionary con
ference, "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
for Christian Service," in the Hall of Phil
osophy; at 5 P. 31., a lecture on "Both Sides
ofthelsaiah Question," by Prof. Sylvester
Burnham, of Hamilton; at 5 p. jr., meeting
of the j oung w omen's branch of the W. C.
T. U., "led by Frauces J. Baines, in the
Temple; at 7 P. 31., a twilight concert by
Rogers.' Band in Miller Park; at 8 P. 31.,
Wagner's operas, "Ithincgold" and "Walk-
ure," illustrated, steroptican and numbers
by Mr. Homer Moore, lecturer and solist in
tile Amphitheater.
AKECEPTION TO 3IISS WILLARD.
A reception was tendered last evening to
Miss Frances E AVillard, President of the
National W. C. T. TJ., Mrs. F. J. Barnes,
Superintendent of the National Y. W. C. T.
IT., Miss M. J. Gibson, Superintendent of
the Y. W. C. T. U. of France, and Miss
Anna A. Gordon, as an expression of the
high esteem in which the W. C. T. U. and
its representatives are held by Chautau
quans. At the close of the lecture in the
Amphitheater au almost interminable pro
cesssion, stretching far up the avenue,
moved slowly up the steps of Kellogg Hall
and into the handsomely decorated and
brilliantly lighted rooms, where each in
turn was presented to Miss Willard and her
friends. In the art rooms on the upper
floor was a fine display for the edification of
the multitude, and strains of sweetest music
by Kogers' Orchestra filled the entire build
ing. Mrs. Emma P. Ewing read a paper on
"cheap fare" at the Woman's Club in the
Temple yesterday in which she furnished
substantial proof that the choicest table
fare, the best and most expensive material,
can be upon every table at a cost of not over
51 50 per week per person. Mrs. Ewing set
forth in detail experiments made by herself
not only in her own family, but also in col
lege boarding houses, giving a complete list
of food materials used and their cost, to
gether with a large number of the bills of
fare actually served. Mrs. Ewing stated
that the quality ot the cooking is one
ot the largest factors iii cheapening
the fare. Any family can live luxuriously
at cost of less than 52 per week per capita,
provided judgment is used in the selection,
aud skill in the preparation of the food con
sumed. Twenty million dollars annually is
wasted in the college boarding houses of the
country.
THE LECTURE OK HUGH 3IILLER.
Dr. Barrows was cordially welcomed as he
stepped upon the platform of the Amphithea
ter this morning to deliver his interesting
lecture on Hugh Miller. The life of Hugh
Miller shows what the workingman
may accomplish by taking the op
portunities which lie in -his way.
Seventeen years were spent ns an ordinary
mason in a damp, miserable locality of the
highlands. His food and companions were
the coarsest. He, however, did not indulge
in the dissipation of his associates but
found healing aud sustaining power in
books. Thanks to Luther and Guttenberg,
the doors of knowledge are no longer locked
to priests and kings. But reading should
be followed by writing and conversation, as
Hugh Miliar obtained his grace and
strength bv reproducing. A new field was
opened to him in the ecclesiastical strug
gles of the church, and his editorship of a
most influential paper did more than any
thing else to form the tree church party.
Miss Willard in her address began by
paying a tribute to Chautauqua. She said
it was a manufactory of happiness. It is
not a Napoleon's world that one finds at
Chautauqua, but a Paul and Virginia's
world. When I learned about the women's
club, the swimming school aud bicycle in
struction here, the said: "I thought," lo and
behold the good time has come and I am not
in it"
The speaker then made a most eloquent
plea for higher and purer lhing, and be
sought hernearers to put into actual prac
tice the principles adocated by the White
Cross Society. She said that men should be
as pure and good as women and that there
should be a white life for two.
The first ball game of the season was
played yesterday afternoon on the Chautau
qua grounds. The game was a trifle too
one-sided to be deeply interesting. The
score, fie innings, was: Chautauqua, 28;
Mayille, 3.
SOME OP THE riTTSBURCr VISITORS. '
The denominational registers at Chautau
qua contain the names of the following
citizens from Pittsburg and Allegheny who
are spending the season here: Congrega
tional, Ira, Zacharias, Mrs. Jane Zaehaiias,
Longfellow cottage; Mr. and Mrs. James
L. McKee, 97 Simpson avenue. Presbyte
rian, D. W. Bardwell, Be v. Charles A.
Clark, 415 Ames avenue; Eangeline K.im
sey, 012 Lake avenue; Sadie Sattlcr, Par
nassus cottage; Mrs. B. Amberson Smith,
Scott avenue; Mrs. F. M. T. McKeunan,
Chautauqua Hotel; S. A. Espy, Vincent
avenue; Mary D. Lecky, Longfellow cot
tage; J. M. "Dale, Columbia cottage; M.
Maitland, Mrs. John M. Garrison, Mrs. N.
F. Hambright, Fox cottage. Methodist
Episcopal, Annie High, Miss Mary
High, 228 Morris avenue; Emma
French, Mabel French, 314 Vincent avenue;
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hanna, 27C Morris
avenue; Hampden French, 314 Vincent;
Harrison H. Wood, 8G5 Boot avenue; Mrs.
John A. McCormett, Vincent avenue; Mrs.
James M. McDonough, Sarah A. Matchett,
Elizabeth HeDler, Mrs. Joseph Hepler, 340
Miller avenue. United Presbyterian, Mrs.
M. Patterson, Miss Nellie Shore, Mrs. E,
McKnight, Mrs. K. J. McKnight, George
McKnight, Shaw cottage; Miss E. L.
Needy, Miss Fannie E. Dorriugton, Lake
side House, Point Chautauqua; Mrs. E. H.
Black, 498 Clark avenue: Mrs. D. C.
Thompson, Golden Bod cottage, Simpson
avenue; D. McClenahan, Cottage building;
MissM.E. Schwarburg, Mrs. M. Boyle,
Longfellow cottage; Miss E. C. Lyle, 498
Clark avenue; J. L. Snyder, 353 Bowman
avenue; Letta Gilmore, Lettea C. Donald
son and Kate H. Marion, 380 Bamble ave
nue. Badges for lodges and societies at Mc
Mahon Bros. & Adams', 52 Fourth avenue.
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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNDAY, AUGUST
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
0o4e
HE
WHO
COURTS
PUBLIC
PATRONAGE
MUST
MERIT
PUBLIC
FAVORS.
Money makes money. When
we offer our $15 suits for
$12, do you know what we
are' doing ? We are virtual
ly giving away $5. It looks
as though it is not a true
problem in arithmetic, as
$12 and $5 would make
$17; but, remember, our suit
at $12 to-day is equal to any
offered at $ij elsewhere;
hence the saving of $5.
That is what we mean by
saying, "It is money in your
pocket" We have had a
good deal of experience with
bargains, but we have never
seen these figures paralleled.
See our grand bargain coun
ters. Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters and
Furnishers,
954 and 956 LIBERTY ST.
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ALASKA XXXX.
July 1 opened my Fur Manufactory, and I
am already loaded witli orders for new gar
ments, as well nsiedyhur and icsliupiiii;of
old seal sacques and capes. My selection of
laie skins is rich, the workmanship the best
and my stj les highly excellent. Every lady
admit es my display of my own make-up Bar
men ts. Theother day a lady said: Pittsburg
has at last a place whcio we can get our seal
sacques made to suit, oronr garments io
(I5 ed aud reshaped into lcally u fashionable
stjle.and'ata reasonable pi ice. Theluster
of your seal color looks so rich all my friends
w ill patronize j on. Suddenly, ladies, I shall
give personal, close nttontion to all orders
sou may honor mo with. All 1 ask, do please
bring your Fuis at once. I can do the work
much better now than Inter. You need not
call for the garment before voumay wnnt to
use it. If you admit e correct work patronize
WILLIAM GRAIIOWSKY,
Practical Hatter and Ftinier, 707 PEXX
AVE., Pittsburg. au2-84-wsu
-FROM-
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ARE YOU
Going to Housekeeping? Now
is iour opportunity, at OUR
CLOSING SALE OF SUM
MER GOODS.
CASH OR CREDIT.
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SlTTJJID."
NIGHT,
DIOICTDIMr THE HODSEFDRNISHER,
r lOrxCrUlNU, Cor. TENTH ST. and PENN AVE.
NEW ADTERTISE3TENTS.
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SOUTHSIDE.
Take the south-bound car on Smith
field street, which passes our door.
We have had considerable
comment on this request.
"Comment" is'good, but actual
business cash returns are a
deal better. Yes, we are
drawing downtown trade (not
only holding our own, but
more than that); every South
sider is interested in this new
but possible stroke of enter
prise. Watch the cars. See
if they don't stop at our cor
ner; six out of every ten do.
And why wouldn't they, when
the passengers and all eco
nomical buyers are looking
for the most for their money,
which only such prices as
ours warrant?
At 8c we are offering a
line of wash goods, 6,000
yards in all; the I2jc Gold
Seal Percale, fine Light Chal
lies, Changtong Pongees, the
wide, heavy Blue Prints, fine
Linen Chambrays', Fancy
Weaves in Ginghams and
fine Dress Ginghams. These
are the greatest values ever
offered in drygoods. All
are worth I2c, but our
price is 84c
100 Wraps, such as
Shawls, Spring Jackets and
Shoulder Capes, all have
been greatly reduced. This
is a chance now to get a good
wrap for cool evening wear
at a bargain.
Only 2 5 dozen left of Men's
Teck Scarfs, regular half
dollar goods, at 25 c.
Special bargains in every
department of the three
stores.
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ARE YOU
In search of goods at rock
bottom prices?
IF SO,
Call and examine our immense
stock of Furniture and Carpets.
TIL
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Yes, this will be the last week of our celebrated free distribution of merchandise. We can't
keep it up any longer. No, we can't The strain is too hard on our cash drawer. Why,
we actually have given away a small fortune during the past two weeks. A little calcula
tion will prove it A purchase free every 5 minutes means 1 2 purchases free every hour or
108 each day (9 a. m. to 6 p. m.), and 156-on Saturday (9 a. m. to 10 p. m.) It will thus be
seen that since the beginning of this distribution (July 20) thirteen hundred and ninety-two
customers have received their purchases (aggregating in value to over $9,000) free of any
charge whatever, Oh, there is no denying the fact that this stroke of enterprise, much as
the public may profit by it, IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ADVERTISEMENT we have
ever indulged in. Nobody knows better than we how many fine suits, trousers, shoes,
hats, dresses, jackets, dinner sets, etc., we gave away free of charge every day during the
past two weeks, but, on the other hand, we also have the satisfaction of knowing that we
shall not be compelled to pack away any spring and summer goods. This is a great point
gained. It means a saving (to us) of $2,000 for fire insurance, about $6,000 in interest,
gives us plenty of room to display our new fall and winter goods, and (this is the most
important point of all) enables us to lay before you an entirely new and fresh stock next
spring. Can you now see why, in addition to having sharply cut the prices down on every
thing in the store, we inaugurated this gigantic free distribution? But we have nearly
reached the limit of the amount set aside by us for free distribution. Don't look for any
additional appropriations. We can't afford to make any. Under no circumstances, there
fore, will this free distribution be continued after next Saturday. This must; shall and will
be the last week. Now, then, don't miss this final opportunity. Make your purchase dur
ing the next six days, and you will probably get it for nothing. Somebody is bound to get
a purchase free every five minutes. That somebody may be YOU. At any rate you risk
nothing. If you don't get your goods free altogether, you certainly will get them at a
greatly -reduced price a price that we guarantee away below any competition.
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The biggest reductions of all will be found- in our Millinery Department Here's
an example: 1,000 Ladies' Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets, in fine Milans and Fancy Braids,
worth $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75. at only FIFTEEN CENTS.
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Ladies' cream and striped flannel blazers will be closed out, regardless
of cost or value, at $2.50. Hundreds among them which were sold
at $5, $6, $7 and $8. Now, any one for $2.50.
Ladies' cloth Blazers and Reefers, in navy blue, black and tan colors,
marked away down: $5 ones for $3. $6.50 ones for $4. $8 ones
for $5. $10 ones for $6. This is a grand chance.
Ladies' Silk Waists, in colors or black, that were sold in early season
for $7.50, $8.50, $10 and $12, have taken a tumble to $5. Just
think. Only $5 for a gorgeous $12 Silk Waist
Ladies' Linen, Percale and Cheviot Shirt Waists, white and colored, all
laundried, former prices $1.25 and $1.75,
Have been reduced to 65a
White Lawn Wrappers, trimmed with fine embroidery, clean,
stylish goods, sold formerly at $7 and $io,
Children's fine Gingham Dresses, sizes 4 to 14, former prices ranging
from $3 to $6, reduced to $1.75. Others that were sold from $2 to
$3 have been cut down to $1.
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