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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1892.-
DOOMING THE RENTS.
Easiness Men Make a Bash for Places,!
on Smithfield Street.
THE MECCA FOR TH E EETAIL-TRADE,
STany Changes Caused by the EemoTal of.
the Postoffice.
TEADE W HAMPEEED BT THE HUMP'
The struggle among business men to get
ear the new postoffice is making the situa
tion comfortable to owners of property on
Smithfield street, and there will be more
moving, tearing down, rebuilding and fit
ting up on the street next season than has
ever been witnessed in two whole decades
yrevious combined. Most of those affected
by ihe purchase of Messrs. Solomon and
Jtnbn have made up their minds that they
will leave, but Mr. McCloy said he did not
inow yet what he would do, intimating,
however, that money might effect a peace
able arrangement.
Sign painters will get considerable em
ployment. C. C. Will & Co. state that
they will move across the street to the
place now occupied by McKnight & Vic
tory, and one of the latter said they did not
Inow where they would go. Dr. Shidle
moves but has not selected another place.
J. Rhodes Miller & Co. will move, but
.have not decided where. George Camp bell
is in the same fix.
Change at the Central Hotel.
In the Central Hotel block some of the
tenants have made terms with Kauffmann
liros., and will not remove. Anderson &
Howan have decided to stay. J. r. Littell
said he bad decided to stay, though he
thought the rent pretty steep. E. & G. H.
Zacbarias will probably remain where they
are. Halpin, Kennedy &; Co. will remove
to Wood street. Their rcntwas raised from
Sl.350 to 3,000, and they say that one
street is as good as another to them, as they
attach no importance to their retail trade.
J. T. Shields will remove from 415 to 315
Smithfield street. That building will be
remodeled.
While there is some complaint on the
jiart of renters that prices have been raised
too much, C H. .Love, who has the agency
of the Central Hotel property, states that
the advance will only net the owners about
4 per cent Mr. Love says the rents hereto
lrrc have been very low on that property.
Charles Somers s'tatcd that if every build
ing within a considerable radius of the
potoffice were vacant they would all be
Taken long before present leases expire.
Herron & Sons said it was yet too early
to predict next season's work.
Mtiillificld the Great Retail Street.
It has been stated that the Howard block
vonld be remodeled and the upper stories
converted into offices but inquiry among
the tenants does not indicate the truth of
the rumor. Most of them have leases that
have yet four years to run, and they sav
they have not had any intimation
from the owners that thev would
like to make any change. One
thing seems to be determined beyond
controversy, viz: That in luture Smith
field street will be the great retail street of
the citv, though Fifth avenue property will
tfill be as valuable, as downtown business
room will be scarce and will grow more
scarce from year to year, unless the hump
be cut down to give an outlet
Some people are beginning to discuss the
revival of the project to cut down the Fifth
cvenue hump, but at the Department of
Public Works it was stated that there bad
bocn no official agitation of the subject
This was also the report in the City Con
troller's office. Some real estate brokers
Fay the matter will not down, but that be
fore many Years pass the hump must go, as
more room must be had for business.
HIQHBIHDEKS CUT LOOSE AGAIN.
Another Murder In San Francisco Iaid Up
to Their Account.
SA2T FraxcisCO, Jan. 5. Special.'
The Highbinder warfare broke out afresh to
night, when an unknown Cninese was shot
in Cook alley, in the heart of Chinatown.
The man was just entering a house
when the assassin fired. One bullet en
tered the victim's back and another went
through his breast The Chinese murderer
threw away a big revolver with which he
had done the deed, and escaped before the
police arrived. The wounded man was
taken to the hospital, but died on the
operating table.
The murder show all the signs of High
binder vengeance, but the police have no
clews vet This is the first shooting among
the Highbinders for two weeks, the last
attempt at murder being December 21, when
Louey Din Ak was shot through the side,
but escaped death almost by a miracle. As
he belonged to the Duey Ong fraternity the
police think to-night's killing was in
revenge for that deed.
A BAD HUMOR CURED.
85,000 Expended on Doctors and Medicine
Without Avail. Gave Him
self Dp to Die.
Good Wifo Sngrnti Catlcnra Remedies.
Uses Them 7 Months, and Is
Entirely Cared.
CHEATED JUSTICE BY SUICIDE.
A MUTUAL MUDDLE.
A Ifew Tork Tronbln That Interests Many
ritMiurgcrs Had Times for Certain In
Mirance Concern! A Conrt Decision
That Interests a Great Many.
The times seem to be inimical to the
mutual life insurance companies. Uot
many days ago, announcement was made of
the winding up of a local company on ac
countof its inability tokeepup membership.
The latent trouble is in the Life Union of
Tcw York. There is a split in it, and
a Irh Marden, Secretary, who is at war
with the Executive Committee, has issued
circulars to members stating that since
.Tanuarv, 18S8, the membership has de
clined from 2,913 to 2,125; that the insur
ance in force has decreased from 58,310,000
to W.800,000; that the Union has
lot this year 195 members and 5444,500
insurance; but 10 paying members have
been added since August 1, and there is not
single -working agent in the field. The
income for expenses this year has not been
Mifficient to run the company, and
in consequence of the mortuary fund
having been drawn upon it is 52,000 short
In consequence of these and several other
things stated the Secretary opines that it
there isn't anything rotten in the State of
Denmark the situation is nevertheless not
fo comfortable as it might be.
There are quite a number of people in
this vicinitv Mho have been pavincr assess
ments to Ihe Life Union for several years,
and they are beginning to make inquiry,
and some of them think the life of the Life
Union is wearing to a close. A few
days ago was the date fixed by the
bolting Secretary for a meeting to overhaul
the affairs of the institution. The Secretary,
Executive Committee and a third party
which sides with neither have
been contributing largely for some
weeks to the revenue of
the Postoffice Department and some job
printing establishments by sending thou
sands of proxies addressed "to members ask
ing them to vote to sustain the respective
tactions. The third party while professing
to side with neither of the others expresses
concern lest the 562,000 reserve fund be
frittered away, and, take it all in, all mem
bers hereabouts begin to think that the pay
ment of any more assessments would
probably be merely throwing good money
after bad, so that the last response is likely
to net less cash than any of the pre
ceding. They also refuse to fill out
proxies for any party, as at this
distance from the Beat of war they say they
cannot act intelligibly. What some
feem to think certain "is that they have
lost from S100 to 5150 apiece
during the last five years, and that a mem
bership that has dwindled 33 to CO per cent
in that time is not likely long to yield
death assessments, to say nothing of in
creasing the reserve fund."
Since the rulinc of our court last fall,
turt the representatives of an insured person
can collect, whether dues had been kept up
to the time of death or not, provided the last
payment fell within six years, nnless there
was an explicit contract between the policy
holder and the company that the insurance
v-otild forfeit in case of non-payment,
there has been considerable
of a flutter in some co-operative
mutual benefit life insurance companies.
The rule with many of these organizations
has been that policies were forfeited within
a very brief time of delinquency. The
numerous wrecks of life insurance com
panies strewn along the shore of the last
30 years strengthen the adage, exnihillo
ximii in.
Some years ago a mutual company in
Mercer county settled with some of its
policy holders in a way they did not relish,
ndrnow it is reported that a movement is
on foot to attempt to bring the officials of
the company to nook.
f Uorsford's Ada Pliotplmts
Believe j indigestion, dyspepsia, etc.
Mixnehaha flour is the very cream of
the Northwestern wheat harvest"
A Check Raiser Shoots Ilimseir "While the
Sheriffls Forcing His Door.
St. Louis, Jan. 5 A. Patton, a fugitive
from justice, shot and killed himself in his
room at 11 o'clock this morning while the
police were forcing the door to arrest him.
This tragic affair is the end of Patton's mis
steps in Pike county, 111., where he is
wanted on a charge of raising checks on
school teachers and members of the School
District Committee who bought school
charts of him.
Patton was the only son of A. Patton,
keeper of Hotel Pearson at Carrollton, 111.
About three months ago he accepted the
agency of a publishing house in Chicago,
and during September he went from dis
trict to district selling maps and charts.
About October 1 he disappeared, and soon
after his disappearance the Sheriff received
complaints from a number of persons who
said Patton had raised the checks and orders
they gave him to three, and lour times the
original amount
I was in the war daring 1863-64, and took a heavy
cold at GettvsburK, from which I never fully recov
ered. In 1S75 1 broke out In sores all over my chest
and shoulder, which seemed impossible to cure. I
tried all the famed doctors I could And. and to no
avail. I expended ome Ave thousand dollars trying
to find a enre, but could not. and finally giving my
self up to die, inv good wife suggested to me, one
dav, to trv the Octicura Remedies which were
so extensively advertised ana used. 1 followci her
suggestion, and am happv to sar by diligent appli
cation of jour Cdticuka Remedies for seven
months I was entlrelv cured after spending five
years of time and money without avail, and am a
sound and well man to-day. You may refer to me
if you wish, as I will tell anyone who ma) call on
me my experience. C. L. rEAKSAI.L,
1 jfulton Fish Market Hew York.
ATKIL18, 1890.
HEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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Commendable.
All claims not consistent with the high
character of Syrup of Fig are purposely
avoided ty the California Fir Syrup Com
pany. It acts gently on the kidneys, liver
and bowels cleanslncthesvstem effectually,
hut it is not a cure-all and makes no pre
tensions that every bottle will not substan
tiate. The most fastidious could not be but
pleased with bread made from Minnehaha
flour according to directions.
Suits made to order from
Schauer's, 407 Wood street
Fast Eating
And irregular meals are causes of Dyspep
sia, which will soon become incurable ex
cept by careful attention to diet and talcing
a reliable stomach medicine like Hood's
Sarsaparilla. Bead this:
"Owing partly to irregularity in eating, I
suffered greatly from dyspepsia and
Severe Pain After Meals
I took two or throe bottles of Hood's Sarsa
parilla and entirely recovered, much to my
gratification. 1 frequently pmiso
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and am glad to, for I consider it a great med
icine. C. L Trowdkidgi, traveling salesmen
for Schlottcrbeck & Foas, Portland, Me.
Completely Broken Down.
"For three years I suffered with dyspepsia,
growing so bad that I was completely broken
down in health. After taking sit bottles of
Hood's Sarsaparilla
I gained strength and apnetito and was re
stored to my former health." Jonv E. Rus
sell, Commercial Hotel, Brookville, Tenn.
Cuticura Remedies.
These grateful testimonials tell the story of great
?hsical 'Ufl'ering, of mental anguish, by reason o
lumiliating disfigurations, and of threatened dan
gers happily and speedilv ended, by the CcncunA.
Remedies, the greatest fcktn Cures, Blood Purifiers
and Humor Remedies the world has ever known.
Cuticuba KESOLVEJfT, tlic new Blood and Skin
Purifier internilly (to cleanse the blood of all im
purities and pof.onous elements), and Cuticura.
megreai&Kin i;ure, ana tunuuiiA ?uai. an ex
quisite Skin Purifier and Beautifler, external!) (to
clear the skin and scalp and restore the hair), cure
every disease and humor of the skin, scalp and
blood, with loss of hair, from Infancy to age, from
pimples to scrofula, when the bpst physicians, hos
pitals and all other remedies fail.
Sold everywhere. Price, CtmccitA, 50c: Soap,
25c; Resolvent, SI. Prepared by the Potter
Drug axd Chemical Corporatiok. Boston.
tttr-Send for "How to Cure hkin Dlscases,"64
pages, SO illustrations, 100 testimonials.
nllirLES. black-heads, red, rough, chapped, and
lllYI oily skin cured by Cuticura &OAP. '
No Rheumatiz About Me!
In one mtnnto the Cuticura
Anti-Pain Plaster relieves rheu-
inatlc. sciatic, hin kidney, muscular.
and chest nains. The first and o nlvln.
siamaneous pain-Kuimg sirenguiening piaster.
MWSSU
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Throughout our CLOAK DEPARTMENT, but will only enumerate a few
items at lower prices than have ever been quoted in these two cities. Not
only are Profits lost sight of, but even Cost cuts no figure in our calculations
at this time.
One lot Ladies' Cloth Jackets "to close" '(odd sizes) at $i; were $4,
$5 and 6.50.
One.lot Ladies' Jackets (odd sizes) were 8, 10 and $12; come and
take your choice at 3.50.
Ladies' Tan Reefers reduced to S2.75, worth $4.
Ladies' Astrakhan Trimmed Reefers at $5, were 37.50.
Ladies' Full Seal Shawl Roll Reefers at So. 50, worth $13.50.
Ladies' Mink Sable Trimmed Reefers at $12.50, actual value $18.
One lot Seal Plush Jackets to close at $4.50.
Ladies' Seal Plush Sacques reduced to $9.50, were S13.50. .
Ladies' Cloth English Walking Capes reduced to S7.50 each.
One lot Ladies' Cloth Newmarkets in Browns and Blacks at $, were $6.
One lot Ladies' Cloth Newmarkets in Checks and Stripes at $3,
worth $8.50.
One lot Ladies' Cloth Newmarkets, Plain, Checks and Stripes at $5,
were $10, $12, $13.50 and $15.
One lot Misses' Cloth Newmarkets, sizes 12, 14 and 16 years; come
and select; only $1.
Also, a grand assortment of LADIES' AND MISSES' MUFFS AND
CAPES at reduced prices.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
QUACKS INTHE F
0ND
DOUGLAS & MACKIE,
151, 153 and 155 Federal Street, Allegheny, Pa.
ja6-3nvp
-ER
AMUSEMENTS.
" mill aj..ii
ABTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER
16 SIXTH STREET.
Cabinets, $2 to $4 per doze..; netttes, 1 tb
dozen. Telephone 1751. apS-73-JCWiau
RAYMOND'S
VACATION
EXCURSIONS.
All Traveling: Expenses Included.
A Grand Tour by
SPECIAL TBI
THROUGH EUROPE.
The party will leave Ne w York bv FEENCIX
EINE STE IMER "LA HOUKGOGNE," Sat
urday, February 20, and be absent 111 days.
96 days in Europe, with visits to Marseilles,
Nice, Monte Carlo, SIcntone, Genoa, Pisa,
Naples, Rome, Florence, the Italian Lakes,
Lucerne, the Bijrki, Milan, Venice, Triest,
Grottoes of Adeltbuiir, Buda-Pesth, Con
stantinople (10 days), Sofia. Belgrade, Vien
na, Mnnlch, Nuremberg, Dresden, Merlin,
Frankfort, tho lUiine, Cologne, Amsterdam,
the Hague, Rotterdam, Antwerj), lirnsseln,
London and Paris.
The Special Train (to be at the service of
the party throughout the railway journey)
Vi ill include American Sleepins-Cars, a Dln-lnc-Car,
and othor luxuries previously un
known tn European travel. The Best Hotels
and numerous Carriage Ride everywhere.
EverytliiTis thoroughly EIrst-class. Party
limited in numbers. Send for descriptive
en cular.
RATStOND TTHircOMB,
111 South ftlnth St. (under Continental Ho
tel), Philadelphia, Fa.
ja2-50 M ws
AMUSEMENTS.
AH this week.
Matinees Wednesday
ana Saturday.
THEATRE
The New
12 TEMPTATIONS.
75 People on the Staeo
Jan. 11-CHARLES T. ELLIS in "CASPER
THE YODLER." ia5-
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Of New York, and
ALLEGHENY MUSICAL ASSOCIATION,
Cyclorama Auditorium, Allegheny,
TO-NIGHT.
Tickets at Jfellor & Hoene's and Alex.
Ross'. Ja6-35
ALVIN THEATER,
Charles L. Davis, Owner and Manager.
To-night, Wednesday and Saturday
Matinees, "
Mr. A. M. Palmer's Company, presenting: the
greatest dramatic triumph of the age,
"ALABAMA,"
A story of the Sunny South, written by
Augustus Thomas.
rf"eek January 11 Mr. Henry E. Dixev.
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DUQUESNE
PITTSBURG'S LEADING THEATER.
Farewell encasement next week of
' MR. AND MRS. KENDAL.
Under the management of Daniel Frohman.
Monday and Wednesday evenings, "Kath
erine Kavanaugh;" Tuesday evening and
Satui day matinee, "Still Waters Run Deep;"
Thursday, "Impulse;', Friday, "A Scrap of
Paper:" Saturday night, "The Ironmaster."
Sale of seats and boxes to-morrow. ja6-105
DUQUESNE.
Pittsburg's
Leading Theater.
TO-NIGnT.
Mr. Carroll Johnson
In his
Refined Irish Comedy
THE G-OiSJSOO 2V,
By E. E. Kidder.
Next week Mr and Mrs. Kendal. jaG-101
MATINEE
TO-DAY,
Best Seats, 50c.
"KNOW ME BY MY WORKS."
Latin words and velvet carpets struggling for corn with Dr. Burgoon In tho pond.
Merit will win. System Renovator takes the corn every time. Reality is real. Svstem
Renovator must be PINCHING somebody's corns. But I can show more sound and well
cuies, of the different ailments to which the human family is subject, than all others. And
I challenge anyone to xalnsay it. Catarrh cases by tho thousand. 101 Tape Worms re
moved in the last 33 months, and I have Cancers removed from every part of tho body
without the use or knife. Also, Scrofula and all Diseases of the Blood cured bv Natures'
remedies. I have treited hundreds of cases of La Grippe in all of its various form', Dut
NEVER lost a case Send me ono dollar and I will send jou a printed prescription that I
will WARRANT to cure any case of La Grippe, if the directions are followed, and leave no
bad effects. Buigoon's Sv stem Renovator challenges the world to compete with it in reno
vating the system from .ill diseases and restoring to health. I warrant it to do the wort
every time. I do not have occasion to write any death certificates. But health on every
brow, it is makinsr the eravevards look lonesome. Get it and use it. It will save von
money, save you suffering and save your lives. For sale at all drug stores and
DR. J. A. BURGOON,
47 OHIO ST., ALLEGHENY, PA.
OFFICE HOU RS Office open from 8 a. sr. to 3 p. m. Hours for consultation. 8 A. M. to
p.m. Sundays, 9 . m. to 12 M. Send stamps for circular anci information. jaS-lttwssu
L .ltliic Die defiant..
rHammaniade & in0ffiIaIes',
r RAND OPERA HOUSE
TO NIGHT.
Mitinees Wednesday and Saturday.
FREDERIC rnRRIVFN ! RALPH
BRYTON FORGIVEN DELMORE
Prices: 15c, 25c, 50c, 75e and $1; Wednesday
Matinee 25 and 50c reserved.
Next week Duff Opera Company. ja3-59
TTARRY WILLIAMS' ACADEMY-TO-NIGHT.
Matinees Tuesday, Thuisday andSaturday,
THE FRENCH FOLLY BURLESQUE CO.
ju3 53
jxsrm
j In paper boxes; enough for two large pies, t
J Always ready; easily prepared. J
3 , THEORICINAL t
j and only Complete and Satisfactory ?
. Condensed Mmen Mm in thu Mnrlfpt f
J Cheap Substitutes and Crude Imitations ?
are offered with the aim to profit by the J
. popularity of the New England. J
. Do not be deceived bnt alwavs Insist on r
2 the New England Brand. The best made. I
1 SOLD BY ALL GROCERS. I
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RSDHS ADV. PSP.
ARONS' XE1V IDEA.
Respectfully dedicated to newly married
men who are compelled to walk at night.
Also, to some would be competitors who are
losing sleep over our large and continued
sale of those renowned brilliants,
VOLTAIC DIAMOXDS.
Nothing like them has ever been diicov
ered, or ever can be. Nature has made them.
They are not manufactured. Set in solid
gold, sizes from Ji to 5 carats. Bring your
own genuine diamonds with you and see
how thev compare with them. I am not an
agent. They aro wholly owned and con
trolled by me.
BERNARD E. ARONS, JEWELER, !
65 Fifth Avenue.
Ja3
KoeMer's InstaUmentHouse,
SiXth St. 2d Floor,
MEN'S & BOYS'
i CLOTHM ON CREDIT,
(Keady-Maae & to Order. )
Ladies' Cloaks & Jackets'
watches & Jewelry,
ON
INSTALLMENTS.
AT I
Cash PricBS-Without Security
i LKMi: Une- third of tie amonnt purchased 1
crest be paid down; the balance in smallS
transacted strictly confidential. Open!
days until U P.M.
a.lll WORTH OF SHOES
mm i gash.
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t at of
During the year just passed we bought and sold more shoes than any two houses in this city combined. In spite of this fact, and strange as it may seem, we now find ourselves with an overstock of 5sooo worth of Boots,
Shoes and Rubbers. This state of affairs is due to the numerous and gigantic purchases of entire manufacturers' and jobbers' stocks made by us last year notably those of Brockton, Haverhill, Boston, Rochester
and Philadelphia houses. Even our own city (the failure of W. H. Schmertz & Co.) contributed its quota to the monster stock of shoes that passed through our hands last year. Under the circums&nces
our overstock of $50,000 worth of shoes is quite natural. This overstock, however, must now be disposed of before stocktaking. To do it without fail, we haVe cut prices in two.
MEN'S
FINE SHOES,
$1.98,
Worth
$3.75.
These are first-class calf lace
and congress shoes (no buff or
split leather, but A No. 1 Ameri
can Calf) made on the Epler welt,
plain or tipped; sizes 6 to 11.
Policemen's aid Letter-Garriers' Stes,
GUARANTEED
WATERPROOF
$2.
REGULAR
PRICE, $4
These are first quality Milwaukee grain leather
Shoes, expressly made, for Men whose out-of-door busi
ness requires first-class, waterproof, Warm, solid footwear.
Don't fail to try a pair. We have all sizes from 6 to 11.
I,0D0 Pairs Men's Working Shoes at 75c.
MEN'S
PATENT LEATHERS,
BOYS' FINE SHOES,
42.90y
Worth
$5.
These are fine hand-welt, patent
leather Dress Shoes, very shapely
and fitting perfectly. Be sure and
see them. Sizes, 6 to 10.
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LADIES' FINE SHOES,
$1,25
Worth
$2.50.
These are .excellent Dongola
Street Shoes, with worked button
holes and smooth inner sofes, and
fit and wear satisfactorily.
LADIES' FINE SHOES
$1.50
WORTH
$3.
These are extra quality Bright
Dongola Spring Heel Shoes, with
patent leather or plain tips, sizes
zyz to 6; widths A to E.
LADIES'
OVER-GAITERS,
75
Worth
$1.50.
We have about ioo
dozen, made'of fine cloth
in all different shades.
Keep your ankles warm
only 75 c to do it. A doc
tor bill comes higher.
$1.50
WORTH
$2.75.
These are the celebrated Westley Calf Shoes, seam
less make, in lace or button, solid and strong as sheet
iron, sizes 2j4 to 54- Be sure and look at them.
LEGGINGS,
60 Cents
ON THE DOLLAR.
The balance of Boys',
Youths' and Children's
Leggings will be sold at
6oc on the dollar.
Misses & Children's
SHOES,
.25 1
$1.50
Worth $1.75, $2.50 and $3.
About 2,000 pairs of these, in
heel or spring heel. Every pair
muiiiuuu iu give sdiiaiutuun.
INFANTS'
SHOES,
19c to 50c,
Worth 40c to $1.
They come in Peb
ble Goat, Straight
Goat and Dongola;
have wedge heels,
and are well made.
RUBBER BOOTS
SHOES.
i,8oo pairs Men's regular $$
Rubber Boots, guaranteed, at $1.50.
960 pairs Men's Buckle Arctics,
worth $2, will go at 98c.
300 pairs Men's self-acting Wool
lined AlasTcas, worth gi.50, at only
75c-
1,400 pairs Ladies' Rubbers,good
quality, worth 40c, at 19c.
398 pairs Men's good Rubber
Shoes, cheap at 75c, will go at 38c.
950 pairs Children's heeled Rub
bers, sizes 7 to 10 J4, worth 30c,
will go at 9c a pair.
319 pairs Children's best quality
Gum Boots, regular price 1.75, at
only 98c; sizes 7 to ioj.
ALL OUR LADIES' $1.50 FRENCH KID OPERA SLIPPERS AT ONLY 65 ' CENTS.
AUPMANNS
FIFTH AVENUE
AND
SMITHFIELD ST.
KAUPMANNS
i T HII 1 Ull D MUST IE SOLD
lUrl flllNu 1 BEFORE STOCMi
MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHEN'S FOOTH.
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