BALANCING THEBOOKS
An Occupation Many Merchants Are
Kot Very Well Pleased With.
FEW SHOW UP AS THEY SHOULD.
The Gains of a Tear Too Small to CoTer
the Unusual Losses.
F03IE NEW TEAR CUSTOMS AND CHANGES
errriM. tflfgium to the dispwcii i
Xrw Your, Jan. 3. T7nder the heading,
"Balancing the Books," Matthew Marshall
writes a follows for to-morrow 's Awn:
The first dav of January lias so Ions and
so cenerallv l en uea by ciTiliyed nations
n- tlie point of demrturo for beginning the
year, that few people crer think ot mqulr
ii z into tbe origin of its snpreniacj. Pro
yeil, a rear bems the period of time occu
pied l 'he eirth in ninkin? a single re olu
tion nound tliesun one dav is as good as
another from which to commenco it. If
these he am choice, it would be in favor of
the Mimmer solstice in June, when tlio sun
is the I lzlicst in the licit ens at noon and
the dav the longest, or the winter solstice in
P-ccmber, v. hen the Min is lowest at noon
and the Hj the shortest. Then, too, thcro
aie the cqniroset. in March and in Septem
ber, u hen the d.ij s and the nights are of
eouil length
All thc-e four dv ha e necn uca bv ui
fesent nitions in olden times as New Year-
dis but as in main other cases, circnm
stinccs hare brought auout divergences
from the practice. The Hebrews still ad
hcrcp'ett closely to the autumn equinox,
anil the C hi ltnn ecclesiastical jeir is legn
laird more or less b that of the spring
Our cus'om of commencing the year with
Janmrvlwns introdnceil lv Julius u ar,
w ho adopted It because it happ-ned to be
ihodit ol the new moon which -it the time,
follow td neit aftei the old ltoman Xew
1 eai - ot the w inter solstice
Seen Different w lcar'n D.-iys.
nbscquentlv the reckoning of the years
gradually fell into new confusion, partly
fiom imperfect astionomic.il calculations,
Eiore fiom the independe it lawb -sness of
rulers "o that the jcir for centime began
on ecn ditlerent das in differen' hu
riwan countries, and even mpntsof coun-tne-.
and it is cTtremclv difficult for an un
skilled person to determine prensclv in
vlnt en .iccoi-ding to our ( ilcndar any
historical it cut ill the middle a,jcs hap
p 'lied
rnnllv. in 172 Pope Gregon "VIII. used
h! .mtliorit nt tlie head ot the ltoman
Llinreli to traightcn things out, but his new
ri-'o-med cilindai wa-nor adopted bj Piot
t mt Germ inv unul 1700 noi b Cleat
lir.fun until 1712 Oddlv enough, the lefoim,
ii vnlvm:i- it did the dropping of 11 ilajs
fo that, for example vrhat would have been
thi. 3 1 of the month was reckoned the Hth
w isc-vticmelv unpopular, and it took all of
tl e (.-uioii- I old Cliestw field's tact and-per
iniene to carry it t uongh the Iliiti-li
1'arliiinenr, w hile a mob hooted him m the
meets cmng out "Give us back the 11
dav vou li.ive robbedkus of Russia has
lint even vet adopted the now v stem, and
d-t - nor keep ic Year's Day until the 1.2th
of this month
The Day to llalance the Hooks.
U't, however it came about, our piesent
YuA Di is firinlv established, not
onlv lot historical and legal puipo-es, but
aNo .n the woild of finance and trade as the
Us l il dav foi fiinnning lip the results of the
piM ve ws business, andforthe balancing ol
btoksp-epiritorv to a fieh-tut I pre-s-iiui
th n all or mv icadirs who keep books
luu bv this time got them written up and
rc-idv for taking a trial oalance, ifnot for
ni ikirg out a balance sheet. The exceptions
will be either due to the complexity or tho
accounts or whatismoie common, to the
m ce-sitv of de'ectin some error w hich
spoils the sMumetrv of tho trial balance,
and piofoundlv vexes the -oul of the book
keeper I well remember how, m my clerking dav s,
an elusive doll ir, or even a single fugitive
cent, would give me hours upon houis of
w oi k in hunting for it. and w hen I found it
bow I was enraged vvitli mvselffoi not hav
jng t'iscovciid it immediately. It is wonder
ful, too, how tn error of.i single fluio will
mike itsell fc.lt in a long account, as the
pois in tie featheibed were felt bv the
I'nnct through three other feather beds on
top ot them, and proved her to be a real
I'rnicrss 1 nave had so n anv expel lences
o' tins s0it that I can entirtlv .vmpitluze
with the ste.idv old bookkeeper who went
o i a ni ce for the lirt time in his life be
cause bis tual balance came out right as he
fiist made it. without reqniiiug anv coriec
timis The sensation must hat o been as ex
hilarating as it was novel.
July .is the J-ircal pw Year.
It ulroad companies in this State are re
quited to begin their 11mm' J ear, as the
United s-tates Gov eminent does on the first
of Julv, so th i tills ev il dav for then book
k"epei dois not come vet, and perhaps,
pmicmv tune, some n cicautPc boast smav
li i" e adopted tho custom ot balancing their
books on other Javs than the first of Janii
arvjust a ivt m leisesarenow made to run
tin n the first of Februaij instead of the
time-ho ioed first of Mat ol our forefather-5-oitun
itelv lor the bookkeeper his tribu
1 ition-, begin and end with his figures
1 hether tlie b ilance to a new account is on
tlie one s do or the other is all the same to
Inn. It is enough that it is theiiht b.il
a let for m iking both columils equ il Tolns
emp)ovi it isa diffeient thins. Hp i con
conic d with quite another result than nieie
svmu etr, and I fancv tltat this jear. m a
g'cat nnnv instances, the result is fir fiom
sitisfaetoiv JIv business friends in this
citv tel! me that in point or piofits, 1SII has
been the woi st vcir thev have had for a
louztnuc. It is not that thev have lost so
nuieli, but thev have gamed so little that
w hat losses they have suffered nave made
an enormous comparative hole in then
profits and left them little to carrv foi ward.
The recov erj which shonld n.Uurullv have
followed the crash of ! has delaj ed its nr
nvnl, and we are only lustnow beginning to
feel it.
Tlie Advantage of Keeping Books.
Disagreeable as it is to face the nnple isant
facts .vhich the balancing of books brings to
view, the experience cannot and ought not
to be avoided. I even recommend to tn5r
fi lends who are not in the business to keep
a stt of books bv double entrv for their
piiv ite affairs, and to balance tlicmonce a
jeai, the mie as merchants and banters.
Anv one who 1ms licad enough to deserve
and own property at all, is able to do this
w ,th very little instruction. The advantage
oi keeping a set ot books is that a man bv it
1 as liis n flairs alwajs under his observation
bs a w noie, ami Knows exactly where lie
fitards financially. He sees Ins income and
bis expenditures side bj side, and is warned
in time ir his expenditure is outiunninglns
income
so, too, bv keeping a separate account for
e.it-h investment he can tell its value, and
whether it is worth retaining or w hether it
si onid be disposed of. Even so little of an
account as a cash book is better than none.
loitc advised a vonng ladv of rav ac
qu.i ntanee when she married and went to
h um beeping, to put down in a book everv
thin - sic snent and what she spent it for.
Pl did not do it v cry accuratelv, and often,
I feai, foiled a balance by an entivof "siin
cucs lint -he oon after acknowledged to
nie th it but for keeping the account, imper
ft cth a- ho did it, she would have sus
pecied hci servants or stealing money fi-om
b" P"isc soqmcklvdid ltmeltaway. and
soelimtolt aasit to remember w hat it had
pone lor without referring to the wittcn
lecord
'" Men Always nt Sea.
What is thus important for a wife is still
Jnoie important for her husband. Without
some kind ol account of her receipts and her
expenses he i- alwav s nt sea In regard to his
true financial condition. Our old Dntch
ancestois nstd to saj of a man when he
failed in business that he had not kept
eoirect books, it being their conv iction th U
no man could fail who saw clcarlv what he
was doing. s.onle merli lt Is true have the
faculty of c.irrving their affairs in their
beads, and of keeping them before their
intellectual vision without the aid or books
but thev are few m number. An illiterate
person who cannot road and write dispenses
with books from necessitv. and a-enius may
do it from choice, b it ordinary men had
better avail themselves ot n thnin. in
memory at their command
Those or my readers who have stru-Ied
ajong with me thus farm my dis-ertation
aic piobably expecting me to w ind up with
tlieii5iial hackneyed moral of the opplica.
tioa ot bookkeeping and conduct, and to
speak or the balance that will be struck foi
each one or usatthediy of judgment be
tweenom good and our evil deed-, but I
shall di-.ippoint tiieru. 1 belli ve that snotl
and evil are incommensurable that is, that
thcieisno such coininnnitj of nature bc
tnei'ii them that a given quantity of the one
can be set off against a given qunntitv or
the other, nny aioic thau sound can he bal
anced against color, and swectnoss against
1 ght.
A Mohammedan Idea of Records.
The idea that a l ocora is kept in heaven of
a man's conduct, Ins sins being entered on
one page and his virtues and his benevolent
actions on tho page opposite, originated, I
believe, with Mohammed, and Is unworthy
ot an intelligent Clui'tian. My idea is, that
tho balance which tells in fav or or a man's
character is tho preponderance of his good
over his evil inclin itions, and that this pre
ponderance is not determined by tho num
ber of his sins and of his merits
If I may v enture to offer advice on so se
rious a subject, and one apparently so far
removed liom that of finance, it is not to
tiust to the expectation that even a single
sin will be nullified bv hundreds of good,
deeds The sin mar result from a predomi
nant disposition, whereas the opposite acts
mnv be onlv factitious and hypocritical.
Habit, it is vi ell said, is second nature, and
it is a balance of good habits that wo ought
to aim at, and not mciely a balance of good
deeds.
EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH,
ALT,
FCIXY RKPKESEMED IN THE
SUNDAY DISPATCn.
A Comp'ete Compendium of All Iiocal and
Tenr Town News Interesting Events
Fven in Tar Awiy Africa ralthrully E
corded Happenings Everywhere.
The Sunday issue of TnK Disr-ATCitis both
local and cosmopolitan. It not onlv gives
all the now s of Pittsburg andvicinitj, but
evervllnng ot general interest that happens
in other regions is fiithfully recorded. The
following were the chief news features yes
terday. Local.
Nitro-glvcerinc blew two men to atoms at
.How Grove . Each of the Dcmociatie
factions won a victory at tJie County Com
niitteo meeting .The Americas Club
elected officers .The Finance Committee of
Councils approved the market house lease
. . Hi John Douglas, of Sewicklcy, died
A joint committee of Councils discuss gas,
coal and lam t oil ..A. F. Keating sued
Joocph Ixmghrey for nearly $20,000 ...The
Allehenj IJeform Association isafter Chief
Mmphy with a shaistick Ixical M'elsh
societies are preparing for tl o World's Fair
James II Scott, of tho State Lunacy Com
mission, is for .in asylum for the criminal in
sane The mov cment for a clubhouse nt
Sewicklevis levived Augnst McICav sued
his brother Wi'liam and wire for $15 300 dam
ages for conspiracy.
General,
Mierm in's foices won the first senatorial
skirmish in the Obio Legislature... Dr.
Graves got a first degree verdict .. Perkins,
the new Ivans is Senator, stated his views
Velencal bmglar in Xew Jersey has been
robbing manv chinch buildings" to enrich
his own .. Oklahoma Tcrritorv is swept by
prairie fires A Xew Jersey priest stopped
a dance Brief of Anaiclnsts Fielden and
Schwab was filed in the United States Court
ISov d got unofficial information that the
United States Supreme Court will declaro
him legal Governor of Nebraska W. W.
Vanderbitt, a cousin of the late Cornelius, is
dead - Henry C. Turner, Jr , of Xew York,
tried to lob a man, but finding no booty,
threw his victim into th river
S'ls Adam vVuchter, of Allentown,
who has been unable to eat solid food
s.nco the spung of 100, is still alive. ..
The ex Citv Marshal of lama, O , is accused
in a civil suit of robbing an express office
ten yeais ao liraddock is infested by
footpads The robber of Humane Agent
O'Brien was brought to Johnstown. ...The
fatal poisoning of a Youngstown woman will
be investigated A Uniontown man claims
title to a vast and valuable tract near
l'aikersburg. ..Hiram F. Sutton, of Frank
lln, attempted suicide. ...Many travelers
weie buried by snowslldes in the far West
. Pcnnsv Ivania voters must deposit a ballot
the size of a newspaper page next Novem
ber . The v.mencus (Dena.) Club, of Phila
delphia, is in bad financial shape The
crew of the Baltimore will soon tell their
story Garza's men were scatte.ed on
tho Bio Grande. ...Three diamonds were
found in tho craw of a Christmas
tnikey A Xewburg man died of hydro
phobia after being treated by Pasteur's
method.. Neil and Bob Sims were located
and may be ljnched A man and alittle
gn 1 aie walking from Manitoba to Connecti
cut Connecticut is reveling in a phenom
enal cidei season Train robber Sly was
doublj identified Four firemen were
killed in a 600,000 fire at Nashville
Thieves at Willi imsburg, O , lellout and ex
posed a sensational crime. ..A Belgian J
count is now a pnvato in the united States
Aunj.
Foreign.
I.scaped prisoners from the Mai di told
their story of captivity A case similar to
th it of the Archbishop of Aix is tioubling
the Ficneh Government ...Two Mexicans
cine each other to death m the sight of
thousands llussii is prepaung exhibits
for the World's Fair ...The Chilean mquiry
mto the Baltimore incident results in four
veidicts . MinisterSinith dcliveied Ameri
can relief to Kussia....lellow feveris still
raging in Santos ...The Dublin castle explo
sion was found to be Iroin a bomb.... France
is lit lplcss against the 7ollverein... The re
pot ts of Get man 's offer to mediate in the
Chilean affair were denied Plots against
hei husband frightened the Czarina into a
low fever A rebellion lias broken out in
Morocco. . Tories are making capital out of
the Dublin Cnstle explosion. ...Chamberlain
will be the Unionist leader in the House of
Commons France is on the eve of con
cluding a commeici.il convention with tho
United States
Commendable.
AH claims not consistent with the high
character of Svrup of Figs are purposely
avoided by the Cilifornia Fig Syrup Coni
panj. It acts gently on the mdnejs, liver
and bowels, cleansinir the system effectually,
but it is not a cure all and makes no pre
tensions that every bottle will not substan
tiate. January Sale of Corsets and Waists.
All the best makes C. P. C P. Son
nette, Dr "Warner's, Thompson's, Ball's,
H. & S. and tennis waists for ladies and
children. Lowest prices always.
A. G Campbfli-&Sons, 25and27Fifthav.
Cannot be
Excelled
purer or
stronger
baking
powder
than
the Royal it is im
possible to make.
It is absolutely
pure and health
ful, and composed
of the best ingre
dients, and of
highest strength
and character.
"Dr. Davidson,
"Dr. Fiske,
"Dr. McQuesten,
"Dr. I.ETOURNEX,
2ii Fuiuisco B'd n Health
R
C
FCBXITCKE AT H.4I.F PRICE
At Henry Bcrger's, Liberty, Near Sixth
Aienue.
In every department of our mammoth es
tablishment we have patterns that will not
be reproduced. The space they occupy on
our display floors is entirely too expensive
to pay us lor holding them. "We must have
roomtor our spring designs when ready.
Contemplating buyers will find us in a per
fectly reckless mood in our anxiety to dis
poseof these goods during the next 60 days.
642 and 641 Liberty Stbeet, near Sixth
avenue.
n.AK.
Two lots 27-inch India silks to-day at 50c
and 75c. bhort work this will be.
Boggs & Buhl.
DIED.
AXDEK.SON On Saturday evening, Janu
ary 2, lti2. at 5 45 o'clock, Sampson Anderson,
In the mtli j ear of his age.
Funetal from the residence of his son
Thomas W. Anderson, 16 Esplanade street,
Allegheny, Tuesdw aftekaoon, at 2 o'clock,
Interment private 3
BASETT On Saturday, January 2. 1892,
at II a. ., MAnv Ja;.e, beloved wife of
Joseph Bassett, aged 28 years.
Funeral services at the residence of her
husband, ?o 5208 Kev stone avenue, Eight
eenth vi ard, on Mopav, Janu iry 4, nt 2 r. sr.
Fiiends of tho lamily arc respectfully in
vited to attend. 2
BECK Saturday. Januarv 2, 1892, at S 20 a.
m , ItAcntL, w ifo of William Beck, in her 51th
yeni.
Funeral services at the family residence,
cornel Pi ide and Bluff streets, Moj.DAY.Jan
niry 4, at 11 a. sr. Inteiment pnvate at a
later hour. 2
BLEIEL-On Saturday. January 2, 1892, at
S 30 a. m , Mi s Catiiakie A Bi fiei, w idow
of the late Nicholas Blcielandmother-in law
of Charles Ott, aged 76 jeais and8 daj s
Fnnern! will tnlp Yilnrn frnm her latC resi
dence, 1710 Josephine street, Pittsburgh
Southside, on Mojdvt, January . I812. ntv
a it, to pioceed to St. Michael's Church.
Friends or the tamily are iepectfully in
vited to attend.
Bit AD DOCK On Friday, January 1. 1S92, at
residence Gerritt street. East End, Pitts
burg, W. I, Bkaddock. in his 32d y ear.
Interment private on Mojday at 10 a. r
No flowers. -
DOXOVAN On Saturday. January 2, I8T2,
at 10 a. M , John i Donovvn, in his 31st
year.
Funeral services on Moxdvt mocsivo at 9
o'clock.,at St. Malachi's Chmch, West Carson
street, where high mass will be celebrated
From theie the remains will be conducted
to the B & O. R. K. depot to take the 10 30
A. -r. train for McKeesport for interment.
Fricnd3 or the family are respectfully in
vited to attend 2
DOUGLAS On Satnrdav morning, Jan
naiy 2, IS92, at o 30 o'clock, John Douglas, D.
D , aged 67 j ears
Funeral services will be held nt the resi
dence of Mis. S C. Kitchio, Sewicklcy, Pa ,
on Mondvy MOBM.a, Jinnary 4, at 10 30
o'clock- and also nt the chapel of H. Samson,
Sixth avenue, on the afternoon of the same
daj at2o'clock. Interment private. Pleae
omit flowers. 2
DOUGLAS In this city, on Saturday, Jan
uai y 2, 1S92, at 2 35 r if , Kichard B , son of
Emma and Kobert Douglas, aged 3 months
and 6 da s.
Funeral services at parents' residence, Xo.
12 West Carson street, Southside, on Mot
DAT, January 4, 1S92. nt 1 r. m. Interment
private. 2
GIPXER On Sunday morning, January 3,
1S92 at C 30 o'clock. Jenmf C, only daughter
or Jennio L. and F. M. Gipner, m the 15th
jeirorhcrao.
Funeral from the residence of her parents,
23 Eighth street, Tuesday aon-si'so, at 10
o'clock. Friends of the lamilyare invited
Interment private. 2
LOGAN-On Fiiday morning, January,
1S2, at 9 30 o'clock, Samuil Loqat, in hia
74th year, late of Sew lckley township. Alle
gheny county.
Funeral on Mondvy nt 2 o'clock, from the
residenco of his brother, Bartley Logan, 210
Chartiers street, Allegheny Citv. Friends of
the family aie respectfully invited to at
tend. MACK On Saturday, January 2, 1892, at 12
noon, Christy a, w ife of Thomas Mack, nged
23 years.
Funeral from her husband's residence,
South Main street, Sharpsburg, on Monday
at 2 p. M. Fiiends of the family aio respect
fully invited to attend.
MUKRAY U Mansfield Valley, Pa . on
January 2, 1892, at 3 p. if , Job?, Muhkay. m
his 50th ye ii
Funeral Monday, January 4, 1S92, at 9 A. M.
McKAIX On Saturday, Janunrv2, 1892, at
Ir.M, James McKain, Sr , in his 75th j ear.
Funeral services at residence of his daugh
ter, Mrs Mary E McCaddon, Xo 40 Bertha
street, Mt. Washington, on Mondai, Jan
nary 4, 1892, at 1 30 r. jr. Friends of the
favtnlj respectfully invited to attend. 2
CIIEMP.BEU On Sunday, January 3,
1892, at 4 10 r m , Fpancisca Schevirbeb, aged
bOjeais, 2 months and 13 daj?.
Funeial from her late lesidence. Mans
field, Pa , on WKDiESDAY.at 9 30 p. m. Friends
of the family are resnectfully inv ited to at
tend 2
SCHORI1 In Allegheny, Sunday, Jannaiy
3, 1892, at 1-20 p. si , Jou" C. Schorii, aged 40
v ears, 10 mouths and 8 dav s
Funeral TutsDAV, Januarys, 1S92, from Xo.
161 Juniata stiect Allegheny. Members of
Mozait Lodee Xo. 971 and I. O. O. F. Teutonia
Lodge Xo 57, A. P. A. Carolina Lodge, Be
becca Lodge I. O. O F are invited to attend,
as w ell as sistei lodges. 2
SCHWAItTZ feuddenly, Sunday morning,
January 3 1892, at the residence or her
brothel in Germantown, Pa, Kate, the
daughter or the late H. P. Schwartz.
Notice ot funeral hereafter.
SPROULL At Parnassus, Pa., on Janu
ary 3 1892, at 12 25 a. m , Wiixiavi J. Spboull,
aged 53 j ears.
Funeral services will bo hold In the United
Presbyterian Church on Tuesdvy aftfr
joox, Januarv 5, at 2 30 o'clock. Friends of
the family are respectfully invited to at
tend. WAGXER On Fndny, January 1, 1S92,
Pfter Wacver, in the 63d year of his age, ut
his residence in Sharpsburg.
WEYGAXD On Saturday, January 2.
1E92. at 6 30 A. M . Johj B Weioavd, aged 83
j ears 9 months 16 day:
WIEDERICH On Saturday, January 2,
1692, at 1 20 o'clock a. at , Mary Ada, beloved
wile of Henry Wiederich.
Funeral from her husband's residence,
Wilkins avenue, near Fifth avenue, on Mon
day, January 4, 1892, at 10 30 a. it. Friends of
the family are lespectfully invited to at
tend. 2
ZIMMERMAN-On Sundiv evening, Janu
arv 3, 1S92, at 6 o'clock, Mvrtha J, wile of
J. S. Zimmerman.
Funeral from her late residence, Xo 359
Webster avenue, on Tuesdvy, Januarys, at
1 30 r. ii. Interment private at a late hour.
AJSTIIOXT SISYEK.
(Successor to Moyer, Arnold & Co , Lim,)
UKDERTAKElt AND EMBALMER.
OlJlco and residence, 1131 Penn avenue.
Telephone connection. mvl3-34-nwrsu
PALMS AND FERNS 4
can al w a bo liad nt
A. M. & J. B. MURDOCH,
SlOSmithflcld Btreet.. Tel. 429
jn4 itvr
FLOWERS! FLOWERS!
Our stock is superb Dec
orations, Designs or Em
. blcms have prompt atten
tion. Telephone 239
JOHN R. & A. MURDOCH.
80S SJ1ITHFIELD ST. jat-Mwr
El'EESEXTEl) IN P1T1SBUKO IN ISO!
A6SET3 ... S9.071.C96 33.
INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA.
Losses adjusted and paid by WILLIAM L,
JONES, Hi Fourth avenue. Jj 19-101-n
ROW OPEN
The Pittsburg Wall Paper Co
Leading Decorators,
821 Penn avenne.
Opposite Vr estinghouse Offlco Bnilding.
de)6-72MiVF
D. L. ABER. D. D. S.,
Makes a specialty or the treatment, bleich
ing, filling and crowning of the natural
teeth, and guarantees satisfaction. Prices
more reasonable than elsewhere. Office 210
Smithfleia st, Pittsburg. del6 73 itws
A PREVENTATIVE AND CURE
FOR
Chronic Catarrh, La Grippe, Etc.
The SodenMineral Pastilles shouldbeused
by all persons predisposod to colds and
catarihs. They are a most effective pre
ventative if used at this season of the year.
They will euro the most obstinate cough
and cold. They aie recommended by the
entire medical fraternity. The -genuino im
ported must have the signature of "Eisner
& Mendelson Co.," New York, Sole Agents
foi tho United States, around each box.
Beware of Counterfeits.
C- A. VERNER.
If any shoe was ever worthy of a
high place in history it is our WEAR
WELL SHOE for children. It
won't take you long to find out its
worth if you but try one pair. The
first thing you will discover is that it's
thoroughly easy; then you'll realize
they not only look well but wear well.
We are keeping up our standard of
excellence, but lowering the price.
We call them
WEAR-WELLS.
C. A. VERNER,
Fifth Ave. and Market
de2S-MWF
JUST THINK,
CARPET BUYERS!
This is the season when Car
pet Sales are slowest. Our
prices NOW are less than same
quality will bring later. We're
selling many goods next to cost
The reason for making such
unusual inducements is that we
are determined to keep our full
force in Carpet Department
employed, if possible.
All our holiday novelties be
low cost to close them out
Alor, Scbonaelmyer & Co.,
8 and 70 OHIO ST., Allegheny, Pa.
tk'31-MThs
OUR SALES
ON
MEN'S
Double Texture
WATERPROOF
COATS
Kvc been unprece
dented. Another lot
inthisweek in black,
navy blue and all
the fashionable
checks.
Umbrella Covering Bulletin.
We will re-cover your Umbrella in
one day at the following prices:
Xo. 2 Gloria 75c
Best German Gloria. . $1.50
Best Silk and Linen.. 2.25
SUtin De Chine 2.00
Bc&t American .Silk... $3.50
We manufacture everything in Um
brellas we sell on the premises and
retail them at manufacturers' prices.
PAULSON BROS.,
441 Wood Street.
riTTSBURG.
de2S-Mwp
VINCENT & SCOTT, 6023
Penn Ave., have the finest
display of Holiday Goods
ever shown in the East End.
FANCY ROCKERS,
ONYX TABLES, : EASELS, : LAMP
STANDS, BLACKING CASES, Etc.
"vxisrciEnsrT
& SCOTT,
CARPETS AND UPHOLSTERY,
6023 PENN AVENUE. EAST END.
de2 ni .
Corner
dc!5
Fifth Ave.
. C-l "
Cork
Sole
S(ioes. J
Villi 'v
IIP
1 G. BENNETT I CO.,
Wood St. and
IS
THAT HANDSOME DOES.
FOB VERY UTILE MONEY
We are now selling as hand
some a Suit or Overcoat as
ever you looked at. We
have taken stock and .have
made some slashing reduc
tions in fine, seasonable cloth
ing. The open winter com
pels us to make reductions
in "Overcoats, and we have
marked them down. You'd
be surprised to see our line
of Overcoats at $10, $12 and
$15. A month ago these
Overcoats would have cost
you Ys more money. In
cleaning up our
TAILORING DEPMTMEIT
We find a great many custom-made
Suits Suits that
we made to order for cus
tomers and were not taken for
one reason or another. These
Suits will be sold regardless
of the deposit paid on them.
If we can fit you in one of
these you will secure a bar
gain. Come as early as pos
sible, as these kind of Suits
are generally picked out first
Great bargains await you in
every department
Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters
and Furnishers,
954 and 956 LIBERTY STREET.
Star Comer.
ji3 21 mwpsu
A FAMILY
CONSULTATION
Being held after reading the LARGE DIS
PLAY ADVERTISEMENT of HORSTE &
WARD on Xew Year's Day, announcing
their great
January Muslin
Undergarment Sale.
As well as the GENERAL CLEARANCE
SALE IN ALL DEPARTMENTS of THE
bTORE, resulted in the unanimous de
cision that the ladv of the house would pro
ceed to the establishment and buv all the
UNDERGARMENTS NECESSARY FOR
THE SPRING A'ND SUMMER WEAR.
In regard to purchasing A NEW FUR
CAPE AND SEAL JACKET, the con
clusion 'reached is that this is the store to
go to, as it is certainlv better to go to a
house that has first-class goods and the
.BEST SELECTION of first-class furs,
made in the early part of the season, than
to purchase from" houses that go into the
market at the end of the season, and clean
out Job Lot", the. same being the odds and
ends of the Fur 3Ianufacturers' Stocks,
which everyone who knows anj thing about
furs, to be very poor, the defects ot which
the average buyer might not notice, but
wnen ine garment comes to he worn will
not have the staying qualities.
HORNE & WARD advertise reductions
in first-class Furs and always do just as they
advertise. A mistake cannot be made in
going to the house of
HORNE & WARD
For a Fur Cape or Seal Jacket.
Jal-D
BftlfiSfo
mpGW?Q$wsA
FWmFREE
JOHN C.
HAYN0a(?;
if Boston
MASS.
del 93$
Ij
m ivts 4
mSTATl
B. & B
FTTIRS.
We have made many large trans
actions in various kinds of merchan
dise, but none of such magnitude as
our last week's
FUR PURCHASE.
We bought all their entire stock
GENUINE ALASKA SEAL and
MINK SABLE MANTLES for
CAPES, 24 and 30 inches long.
The maker of these fine fur garments
is not only one of the largest and
best, but the wholesale furrier who
stands at the head of the list in
America. We also bought 3 large
lots of
ALASKA SEAL JACKETS
And 2 large lots of genuine Mink
Sable Shoulder Capes, Fine Fur
Astrakhan Capes, White Thibet
Evening Capes, 24 and 30 inches
long. Fur-lined Theater Wraps, all
of them fine goods from this cele
brated manufacturer. And making
such a .large and important transac
tion after Christmas, you can rest
assured it was at a great sacrifice or
we would not have had the nerve to
have taken such an enormous quan
tity of Fine Furs on top of a very
large stock of our own. The people
now have the greatest opportunity to
secure the greatest bargains in New
Fine Furs they ever had in their life
time. .
Alaska Seal Jackets,'
34 and 36-inch bust, 25-inch length,
$100. Their equal not on sale in
America.
Alaska Seal Jackets,
27 inch, 125.
Alaska Seal Jackets,
27 inch, 175. The above Seal
Jackets speak for themselves when
seen. The quantities are large, all
sizes, 34 to 44 bust, and are $50 to
S75 each less than like prime goods
are or can be sold except under like
circumstances, which don't exist, as
we bought all of the lots of these
fine goods.
THREE LOTS
Genuine Mink Sable Man
tles or Capes,
24 inches deep, legitimate values,
and on a small profit basis at that.
Are worth $75, 85 and Sioo, to be
sold at $55, S65 and S75.
Two lots genuine Mink Sable Man
tles or Capes, 30 inches long,legitimate
value 125 and $150, to be sold at
285 and $100".
Two large lots Genuine Mink
Sable Capes, regular lengths, 25 and
$35-
One lot Astrakhan Fur Capes, high
shoulders, fitted fronts, $12 50
values, at $5 each.
i
One lot Astrakhan Fur Capes, the
kind we've sold all season at 18,
now pa 50.
One lot White Thibet Fur Capes,
24 and 30 inches long, 34, $6 and
38 bust, 40 ones at $1$; $50 ones
at 20. If you don't think we made
a great fur purchase come and see.
Two lots fine Alaska Seal and
Persian Lamb Combination Capes,
35 and $40.
A FEW
Cloth Theater Wraps,
Fur-lined throughout, 40 ones "at
20; $50 ones at 25; 100 ones at
$5-
All the above and many other fine
furs came in this one great purchase.
All our previous stock of furs has
been gone over and prices revised to
correspond with above, and it will
be a Fur Sale well worth investiga
tion, and will pay you to come from
almost any distance.
Space prevents detail mention of
Muffs, Fur Cravattes,
Children's Sets, Etc.
BOGGS & BUHL,
ALLEGHENY.
Jai
PULLING
The next few days will find us actively engaged in cleaning
house after the holiday rush. Buyers at our store at all times
secure an honest value for their money; just about now they will
get a great deal more. You don't need to be good judges to
see and appreciate the special values now obtainable in every
department in the house.
IN MEN'S CLOTHING.
An unusually large trade this season has compelled us
to carry an unusually large stock and this, in turn, has
given us an unusually large quantity of broken sizes
both m suits and overcoats. It follows that unusual
prices will have to be made to close them out
They have been.
wnar. your uunars win
I
IN UNDERWEAR
Odds and ends
$1.49 quality closing
Broken lots of children s shirts and pantalettes,
and 34c qualities now go for 9c.
IN NECKWEAR.
Our whole line of fine silk teck scarfs, sold at 74c '4
and 99c, are yours this
Another lot; comprising 39c, 49c and 63c qualities,
will go at 24c.
IN GLOVES.
A lot of fine Dress Kid Gloves, fur top, wool lined,
sold at $1.24 and $1.49, closing out at 99c
Odds and ends in Cashmere Jersey Gloves, 63 c and
69c grades now 49a
LN MENS HATS.
Odds and ends in sizes of Men's Stiff Hats of the
$1.69 and $1.49 grade have been reduced to $1.24.
Great reduction in Children's Hats and Caps. Our
74c line of Children's Cloth Hats are now marked 49a
IN HANDKERCHIEFS.
A regular snap in Gents' Fine Linen, in plain white
or fancy border, slightly soiled, 24c and 19c qualities,
now 10c.
IN SHOES.
In Shoes for both Ladies and Gents we are offering
some remarkable bargains. The goods are as perfect
as any ever made, but the sizes are broken and they
must go.
The "early bird" will apply here with great force. You'll
be very much mistaken if you judge of the quality by the prices
named. We mean business. Investigation costs you nothing,
but time and will result in the saving of many dollars.
0
GUSKY'S
300 TO 400 MARKET STREET.
B. & B.
SELLING
OUT,
Not to quit business, but to
empty the shelves, and it will
be commenced to-day with a
vigor that will produce pro
digious results.
50-inch Broadcloth Plaids
that were S225; new this sea
son; they didn't sell as we
thought they would. They'll
go to-day lively at Si
Large lot of 50 to 54-inch in
dividual Dress Patterns; were
$1.50 to S3 a yard; all now $1.
a yard.
100 pieces All-wool Colored
Cashmeres; all good shades;
many ultra shades, 46 inches
wide, 50c. The 75c and $1
qualities will be picked out
first.
Another 100 pieces assorted
All-wool Imported Cashmeres,
Olives, Bronzes, Plums, Dark
Old Rose and other odd shades.
None worth less than 50c. The
60c to 65c ones will go first, of
course. All 38 inches wide, at
The shelves full of high-class
Dress Goods, Plaids, etc., that
to-day are 50c well, comment
is unnecessary the people will
decide it and, then, other lots
at 25c, that will demonstrate
that we're in earnest.
Long Center Tables, with all
the "Odds and Ends" of La
dies' fine, medium and fine
Muslin Underwear and Em
broideries closed out at prices
that will settle the history about
them.
Our. hew fine 1892 Muslin
Underwear on sale;- it's superb,
and the low prices affixed make
it of much more than usual in
terest. 1
BOGGS BUHL,
ALLEGHENY, PA. -
PATENTS.
rr O.D.LEVIS SOLICITOR.
I3I.5TH.AVE. NEXT-LEADER PITTS:
PRICES.
Come in and keep posted as to 1
uuy.
in Men's Underwear, $1.24 and
out at 99a
4C- j
week at 49c.
QSj') I
, r V
Nearly 2,000
stvlesofsroods.
We're not
going to 'let
any impedi
ment stand in
the way of get-
Tl
E.
ting-
your trade.
We'll prove Ourselves worthy
of it by the finest qualities and
best workmanship.
The bugbear of getting cloth-
ing made to your measure is t
the steep prices. The bill you
have to pay takes awav the
pleasure you get out of the
goods. ,.j
The new force at our store t
which is brought to bear on the
finest tailoring in the city is the
low prices.
An you interested? Of
course you are. -
.1
WMAMAKBR & BROW,
39 SIXTH ST.
Hotel Anderson Block. 4
de31
Lactol
CURES Conglis. Colds, In
creases tbe Flesb, restores tba
Strength and prepares tne sys
tem to resist colds.
Price per bottle, 75 cents.
Beef, Iron and Wine,
tbe popular nutritive tonic. Price, full pint
bottles, 45 cents.
A. r. SAWHILL, Druggist,
de21-50-D 187 Federal stree t, Allegheny, Pa.
"
GREAT
REDUCTIONS
1891
MUST MAKE ROOM
For I892.
Hence we will1"
sell our holiday '
stock of Fancy
Baskets of all kinds,
Tables, Chairs,
Stools, Screens, ;
etc., at a reduction '
of ONE -THIRD
and, in MANY
cases,
of ONE-HALF the original j
price. h
Come and get an early choice for a I
New Year's remembrance. .
SHOMAN BROTHERS,
426 Wood St., Cor. Diamond.
de277
MtttO.
ABTIST AXD PHOTOGRAPHER
16 SIXTH. STBEET.
raTitnafa . t jt .... . . ,
t iT",u"";pe."ie-i'P" 1
ID
n
3
I -- auvvuvu. UVi, KBO-JMlWraB
A ikJftTtiuSa-i
-
'ssk?, '
?mzzm?KZ3mmm