i &- FPffl 14 SOUTH SEA MYSTERY. "What a Smithsonian Expedition Has Learned of Easter Island. EELICS OF EARLY CIVILIZATION. Colossal Stone Statues That Tell a Story of irt Primeval. niSTOKI FBOH TABLETS OP WOOD rcoKiixero'fDENCx or tux bmpatch.i Sajt FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. What has al ways been regarded as an island of mystery and wonder has been explored by an expe dition of the Smithsonian Institution. In the midst of the xast Pacific it goes far to realize in sober matter of fact the descrip tion given by Kider Haggard of the im aginary kingdom of Ivor, once the residence of a numerous population and afterward an immense cemetery, Its thousands of rocky caverns filled with the bones of moldcring dead. Such, in truth, is Easter Island. Tablets of wood have been discovered bear ing inscriptions in an ancient language which tell many surprising things, and these, together with numeross curiosities lor the National Museum and a great amount of information, have been brought away. Although but a rock of lava thrown up irom the depths of the sea and having an area of only 32 square miles, Easter Island once possessed a population of more than 20,030. It is actually honeycombed with caves formed by bubbles of expanding gases during volcanic action, and these were used for dwelling places by. the people while alive, their bones reposing in them after death. The entire island is one necrop olis. Art of n Dead atloiu Xct merely are the caverns crowded with skeletons, but everywhere are scattered the ruins of enormous tombs and catacombs. Most remarkable of the tombs are immense platforms built of rouch and hewn stones, which were formerly surmounted by colossal statues. These statues, which now lie prone and scattered about, were executed by undent sculptors whose art has perished with them. The very rocks of the island are carved with strange and fantastic images oi mvthical animals, human faces, birds. fishes, etc Within the caves, and on the walls and ceilings of houses built of slabs oi stone, are painted the most curious fres coes in similar designs, with red, black and white pigments. Up in the mountains are found the work shops of the sculptors. Inside of a huge extinct crater is discovered one of these statue factories, where the effigies may be seen in all stages of incompletioiu The bisgest of them is 70 feet high, the head alone measuring 28 ieet, and it is in as per fect condition as when it was first com pleted. There are 93 such statues within the crater of various sizes, and 40 of them are finished and ready "to be trans ported to the burial platforms which they were designed to adorn. Incredible Feats of Engineering. It is now known that the first process in carving one of these images was to select a suitable rock and sketch upon it the outline of the proposed statue. The front of it was then carved into shape and finished, the last work being to cut the back loose. It w as then hoisted out of the crater and lowered to the plain below by a system of chocks and wedges, after which a road was made to the intended destination and cov ered with seaweeds, and over this the colossus was dragged with hempen ropes by as many men as were needed. Finally it was rolled up an incline at the rear of the platform and tet in place there. So great a feat of engineering was involved that one is lost in wonder at the patience and in genuity of savages who were able to accom plish it w ithout either mechanical knowledge or appliances. The average weight of the images is about 12 tons, but some of them weich as much as 40 tons. Outside of the crater, on the west side of the mountain, is a bigger workshop, where 355 statues are to De seen, including those which stand at the foot of the volcano, ready lor removal to the platforms. The expedition counted all the effigies on the island, hich were found to number 553. The Statues Lie Face Downward. Most of them lie near the platforms along the shore, not one being left standing, while many more are scattered over the plain toward the village of Vaihu, all lying jace downward. This latter point seems fctranjre, inasmuch as they could hardly have been hauled in such a fashion. Some of the statues represent females. Doubtless gray lava w as selected as the material be came it was easily worked with rude stone implements. It used to be supposed that these stone giants were gods, but it is now known they represent persons of distinction and were set up as monuments to perpetuate their memory. The smallest of them that has been found measures three feet in bright. They are all very much alike, each being the upper half of a human figure, cut c3 at the hips. The faces are of an unvarying type, with heavy brows, long nose and short upper lip. In every case the head is cut fiat on top, so as to hold the crown. All the effigies, upon being placed in position, were adorned with massive crowns of red tufa, sometimes weighing as much as three tons and measuring 12 feet in diameter. The burial platforms were usuallv nrsr the beach, so that the image could look out upon the sea. They were constructed of rough pieces of rock ordi narily, with a facing of cut stones neatly joined, inclosing chambers which were filled with corpses wrapped in dried grass and laid at lull length with their heads toward the ocean. Grinning Skulls as Trophies. Beneath one platform was discovered a vault containing a vast number of skulls closely packed together. From the fact that ell of these crania Mere those of adults it is presumed that they were trophies of a war. The largest platform is 540 leet long, 9 feet wide and 8 feet high. It wa3 ornamented with 13 gigantic statues, all of which are now thrown down on their faces, their crowns lying near by. The image-makers were a privileged class, and their profession descended from father to son. The eiatues in all stages of comple tion at the workshops and those abandoned on the ronils to the coast indicate that the labor as suddenly arrested, presumably by some extraordinary calamity, but tradition is silent as to tne reason why. Inspecting ihe cause of the destruction and overthrow! of these monuments a very extraordinary; story is told by the surviving natives. It has to do n ith the practice of cannibalism, which was found popular on Easter Island. Ituins are found U-day of sacrificial altars, on which there is reason to believe that thousands of individuals were cooked. In these altars are receptacles which were util ized as ovens for roasting to a proper turn the bodies of victims. Tradition's Explanation orthe Knins. The completion of a burial platform was bin ays made the occasion for a feast. Tra dition states that the one called "Tahiri" was the last one built. Its workmanship was exceptionally fine, as may be seen to this day, and it was intended that the 70 ioot image in the crater workshop should stand upon it. Everything being in readi ness, a great cannibal banquet was given by the powerful tribe of Vmapu. Unfortu nately, the wife of the chief of this tribe, who herself belonged to the Tongariki clan, was slighted in the division, not receiving the rib-roast or other selected portion which she was entitled to by her rank according to Easter Island etiquette. Enraged at the insult, she vent back to her own clan, which rose in a body to defend Tongariki honor. Bloody wars followed, during m hich the platforms were wrecked and the statues thrown down, and thus were these ext'aordinary works ruined. The ancient government was an arbitrary monarchy, the people being governed' by a hereditary king, whose person was sacred. In 18S3 Maurata, the last of the kings, was fSrpmfZr rTTVTrPT captured and carried away by the Peruvi ans, together with all the chiefs and most of the other able-bodied men, the unfortu- 1 nate savages being doomed to spend the rest of their days at wort on tne guano de posits. They were cruelly treated, and of the few who were finally released many died of smallpox on their voyage back to the island. The disease, being carried ashore, almost wiped out the population, which at present numbers only 155 souls. Morals of the Living Race. These natives attach no moral delinquency to the crime of stealing. They had a cod of thieving, and successful thefts were believed to be accomplished under his patronage, those who committed such offences being only detected when their acts were not sanctioned br the divinity. The thief who was caught did not lose the respect of his friends, but was subject to retaliation in a peculiar form. In case of detection he was obliged to submit to being beaten and other wise abused by the injured party and was not nermitted't offer any resistance, though he might be the stronger. Thus retaliation could be enforced br the weak and feeble against the strong and powerful, and any' objection made-to it would summon the aid of the entire community. Both men and women, particularly the latter, were tattooed in elaborate patterns with sharp-pointed fish bones. Tne men threw stones with marvelous accuracy from the hand, and their spears were pointed with nothing more formidable than sharp ened sections of calabash until they found that flakes of volcanic class inflicted more severe wounds. In front of each dwelling was a small excavation lined with stone slabs, in which fire was built. When the stones were sufficiently heated the fire was removed, and the food to be cooked was put into this primitive oven and covered over with damp earth to retain the warmth. The Ceremony of Hgg Hunting. During the winter months large sea birds of various species visit the island in vast numbers for breeding purposes. Their favorite spots of resort are two tiny islands a few hundred yards from the shore. Here the first eggs of the season each year are laid, and in ancient times the occasion was made one of festival. According to the custom, the person who was so fortunate as to secure the first egg from the little islands and return with it unbroken became enti tled to certain rights and privileges during the following twelvemonth. He was sup posed to have won the approval of the Great Spirit of the Sea, and had a right to expect contributions of food, eta, from his fellows. A certain time was set for the scramble, which began at the word "go" from the King, who was the only able-bodied man that did not participate. It was a go-as-you- please race, everyone taking his own route over the cliffs and swimming to the islands. The sculptured rocks along the shore bear record to this day, in the form of carvings representing the ocean deity, of the grati tude of successful contestants in these annual egg races. .How They Got Their Food. Among the most interesting monuments on Easter Island are round towers built upon projecting bluffs, usually surmounting burial platforms which are filled with human remains. At these points men were kept constantly on the watch for turtles, which furnished much of the food supply. In a number of places along the shore are dis covered artificial hollows in the hard rock, which must have been excavated at a great cost of labor. They are so arranged as to be just awash when the tide is full, and it is be lieved that they were utilized as live-boxes for keeping fish. Their fish-hooks nsedtobemade always of the bones of deceased fishermen, which were supposed to exert a mysterious influence over the denizens of the deep. Each fisher man was provided with a stone fish-god for a fetich. Fires were kept up perpetually in the caves, being tended as zealously as was the celestial flame of Zoroaster, because they could only be lighted again by the difficult process of rubbiug sticks together. In each cave there is a niche, which was formerly occupied by small household cods of wood. These were quite artistically made, and had eyes of obsidian. Ko quadrupeds seem to have been in digenous to the island, except certain species of rodents. The bones are much gnawed by rats, and their nests are often discovered inside of the skulls. tVherotho Information Comes From. The tablets of wood referred to are in scribed with pictographic characters, so beautifully executed that the writing would do credit to the art of the modern engraver, although they were made with no better tools than obsidian points. The people were obliged by law to assemble once a year for the purpose of hearing all the tablets read. This occasion, called the "Feast of the Tablets," was the most important festi val of the year, not even war being allowed to interfere with it Tradition says that 67 tablets were brought to the island by the first King, Hotu-Matua. They contained allegories, proverbs and traditions relating to the land whence he came. One of the more modern tablets reads as follows: When the island first became known to 0'ir forefathers it was crossed with roads beautifully paved with flat stones. Coffee trees were growing close together along the borders of the roads, so that they met over head, and the branches were laced together like mussels. Ileke was the builder of these roads, and it was ho who sat in the place of honor in the middle where the roads branched away in every direction. The roads were cunningly contrived to represent tho plan of the web of the gray and black spider, and no man could discover the be ginning or the end thereof. It. B. Cancer Cured. The Hutchison Cancer Hospital, Sewtck lev, Pa., still continue to successfully treat all kinds of cancer by the method as adopted by the late Dr. John Hutchison, of Alle gheny, Pa. Tho hospital has been filled to its utmost capacity, and the cases cured have been a wonder, even to the medical profession. A few of the cases recently discharged from the hospital cured are those of James S. Carothers, West Uewton, Pa., cancer of the face; Mrs. T. A. Ballon, Louisville, O., cancer of the breast; Mr. Joseph Eider, Fallowfield, Pa., cancer of the face; B. L. McGowan, Kew Brighton, Pa., cancer of the face, and C. S. Young, Cookport, Pa., cancer oi the lip. The cancers are all removed without the use of the knife. The cure is comparative ly painless, and when at all possible, cure is guaranteed. or lurtner information, ad dress The Hutchison Cancer Hospital,. Se wickley, Pa. luwxhsu A Good Letter. Persons troubled with colds or the grip will find some pointers in the following let ter from a prominent Pennsylvania drug gist: Bkaddock, Pa., Oct. 26, 1891. Messrs. Chamberlain Jt Co., Des Moines, la. Gentlemkn You will please ship me soou as possfble one gross Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy. Out of the 60 dozen you have shipped me in the last two years I have only one dozen and a half left. I think from the, sales to date this fall that our sales this winter will be greater than ever. It gives me pleasure to say that out of the whole amount that I have sold and guaranteed I have not had one customer say that it did not give all the relief claimed for it. Yours truly, ttsd Al. Maggint. FrnsNlTUEE upholstered and repaired. Hadgh & Keenait, 33 Water street. su Short Time Only. Your picture free and handsomely framed fiven away with every dozen. Cabinets SI y Hendricks & Co., Xo. 68 Federal street, Allegheny. Bis Famo is Widespread. Kennedy's restaurant at No. 2 Sixth street is popular among shoppers 'and ladies generally who wish to get a nice lunch while downtown. Kennedy's fame as a caterer is widespread, and there are no weddings of note or social gatherings that he is not called upon to serve. His name adds so much to aflairs of this kind that it li the proper thing to secure his i erricev - Txsen utMwb. ,t JH9ft tryitsArri l iTm-TrirM iWrtTnmmMMBMmmKrrWmM TirrnlhJI ITTrw r ImTy a rH"VTWgTrTTTBiTi1 lirHrVTirrrrTrTTirarV MiiTTMITlMliflTirT rWhmi jTtmmMi rMraW-fTIMWFBMWr "WFK THE EL-ASSORTED PAIRS Petition the Court to Annul Their Unhappy Marriages. SEVEN DIVORCE SUITS ENTERED. Folnt Bridge People Object to tho West End Railway Wires. ECEHES OF SATURDArS COURT ROOMS Seven suits for divorces were filed yes terday. A. H. Eowand filed the suit of .Caroline Winbauer, by her next friend, J. Walker, against George Winbauer. They were married in April, 1873, and, it is charged, he deserted her July 10, 1888. Mr. Kowand also filed the suit of JIamie Weir, by her next friend, W. W. Hogue, against Thomas K Weir. They were mar ried December 23, 1853. It is charged that he was unfaithful, Sue Parker being named as corespondent, and that he deserted her October 1, 188a S. M. Baymond filed the suit of Jennie Faulkner, by her next friend, T. A. Coch ran, against Murry Faulkner. They were married July 4, 1877, and separated April 1, 1888. She charges him with cruelty. Attorney Curran entered the suit of Anna E. King, by her next friend, W. T. Besse nicker, against John K. King. They were married April 12, 1883. Infidelity is al leged and Zelta Hidcr named as core spondent. The Husband Wants Separation. A. E. Goss filed the suit of Hiram Alle- man against Laura Alleman. They were married November 25, 1888, and separated in April, 1889. Desertion and infidelity are charged. E. J. Donnelly filed the suit of Clara Quertimmont, by her next friend, A. Schmidt, against Gustave Quertimmont. They were married May 7, 1884. She says he ill treated her and she had to leave him May 1, 189L C W. Dahlinger entered the suit of Charles Bich against Barbara Rich. They were married December 17, 1888, and it is charged she deserted him August 8, 1889. The testimony taken in the divorce case of Olive Graham against Edward Graham was filed yesterday. The parties to the suit live in Allegheny. 3Ir. Gra ham has worked 25 years in the shops of the Pittsburg, Ft Wayne and Chicago Bailroad and Mrs. Graham keeps a boarding house. He is her second husband, she having been divorced once before. Mrs. Graham charges illtreatment. She says Graham was surly about the house, abused her children, wouldn't allow a piano to be played and scolded, etc, and finally left her in 1889. Mr. Graham denies his wife's charges and allenes that she ruled the house. He did object to piano playing because he worked in a boiler shop all day tnd wanted some quiet in the evening. He and his wife had not spoken for four or five years before the separation. He claims that the trouble was all owing to his wife's way of conducting affairs. He could stand it no longer and had to leave her. IS ever Lived TVlth a eh Other. . The testimony taken in the divorce case of Carrie Knapp against William L. Knapp was also filed. Mrs. Knapp lives on Bush street, Allegheny. She says she was mar ried to Knapp October 10, 1882, at Marietta, O. They never lived together and all ha ever gave her for her support was $2. The testimony taken in the divorce case ofMaryXoa against John Noa was filed. They lived on Grace street, Mt. Washing ton. They were married August 9, 1868, and, it is stated, he deserted her in 1882. In the divorce case of J. A. McElfresh m . V. 111 B a . F3F t-sr i PITTSBURG- DISPATCH, against Louisa J. McElfresh, a rule was issued on the husband yesterday to show cause why he should not pay his wife money for counsel fees and support pending tho suit Blames It on the Company. Mrs. Annie E. Clinton, widow of Theo dore Clinton, yesterday entered suit against the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St Louis Bail road Company for $25,000 damages for the death of her husband. She states that he was a through freight engineer on the Pitts burg, Cincinnati and St Louis Bailroad, running between Pittsburg and Denniston. On March 21, 1889, he had charge of his train coming east At McDonald he was given a green block, signifying that another train was on the section, but to proceed. He went on, and as he was descending a steep grade at a curve near Oakdale he was Sagged by a brakeman from the train ahead, but was unable to stop In time on account of the grade. . As a result the engine ran into the rear of the train ahead and Clinton was terribly injured in the wreck. Insanity and paralysis resulted from his Injuries and he died from them February 3, 1891. The wreck is charged to having an unskilled brakeman on Clin ton's train and an unskilled flagman on the train in front, and iff negligence in sending him on, with a train in front, and such steep grades. A Battle TVlth the Folnt Bridge. A bill in equity was filed yesterday by the Pittsburg and West End Passenger Bail way Company against the Point bridge. The plaintiff states that it is desiriom of changing from hoite power to electricity, rapid transit having been demanded by the people, which will enable it to make the trip from Pittsburg to the terminus of the line in 15 instead of 28 minutes, as at pres ent The bridge company, however, has positively refused to allow it to run its wires across the bridge. It is claimed that the bridge is a public highway under control of the State, and over which the Legislature has granted the plaintiff the right to operate an electric railway. The Court is asked to issue an injunction re straining the defendant company from in terfering with the stringing of wires across the bridge. Johns McCleave and D. T. Watson are attorneys for the plaintiff. Pined for Contempt of Court. George Fisher, son of George Fisher, of the Fisher Foundry and Machine Company, was fined $10 yesterday, by Judge McClung, for contempt of court Fisher was present in court last Wednesday as an interested witness in the case of his father-in-law, Conrad Gundlach, vs Julian Wolinski, and at the noon recess he whispered to one of the jurors: "Don't let that defendant stuff you. " The remark reached the ear of Judge McClung, who continued the case for trial before another jury, sent for Fisher, repri manded him and then imposed the above fine. Wants Fay for Bis Injuries. Patrick Neelen filed a suit yesterday for $10,000 damages against the Pittsburg, Mc Keesport and Youghiogheny Bailway Com pany, operating the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Bailway Company. He alleges that on September 30, 1891, one of the defend ant's engines ran over him at a crossing this side of Homestead, and injured him so that one foot had to be amputated. His back was also hurt and he was confined to his bed eight weeks. Monday's Trial T-Ilts. Criminal Court Commonwealth vs David Hastings, James G. Wytnan, Richard T. Pearson, E. W. Powers, James Henderson, JohnMcMlchael, Antonio Abruzo, Ed Mc Gonnigle, James Blair, Walter Loutz, John McGee, Jr., James Owens, Allison Gilbert, Domnick Werner, John B. Legunne, John Dempy, Julius Dempky, George Hess, D. L. AUworth, J. S. Bell. Common Pleas No. 1 Kent et al vs Reed SUNDAY, ANEW commercial year begins with us to-morrow, and we propose to com mence it with a series of surprises which it will, well re pay the general public to be on the lookout for. Stock-taking will reveal the spots in which our stock most needs reduction, and we intend to devote the whole of Febru ary to a general clean-up pre paratory to opening up for Spring on a scale never before attempted by any house in the city. These series of special offer ings will not be confined to any one line or class of goods, and. a study of our announcements from t day to day will put the reader on the track of many a genuine bargain in High Art Clothing for Men and Boys, Furnishings, Hats and Shoes ' for Ladies and Men. GUSKY'S. 300 TO 400 MARKET ST. - SUNDAY, JANUARY 81 A Co.; Louis A Son vs Oberman; Shaw vs Gleeson; Kntz'ys Sampson et al: Smith vs Pleasant Valley Hallway Company; Bery for use vs Hughes et al; Clarke vs Liddell; Jiooro vs Liddell: Mundorf & Co. ts Goff et al; Eelss vsSeibel; Osterlingvs Jenkinson. Common Pleas' No. 2 Sieman vs city of Pittsbnrp: JleKeesport va Baible; Jan son vs McCully & Co.: Donnelly vs Brennan; Union F. & II. Co. vs Union loo Manufactur ing Co.; 8wearingen vs Mellon; Haffey vs Allison et al; Qiflorley vs Baltimore and Ohio Bail way Company. Common Pleas No. 3 Larevs Westmore land Specialty Company; Mason ts Citizens' Traction Company; Gilliam vs city of Alle gheny; Mercer vs Pittsburg Traction Com pany; Lauman vs Tate; Hamilton vs Mo Clintock & Co.; Britton vs Barnes, receiver. Snap Shots at Court Matters. A xotcow for a new trial In the case of Gottleib Abbey, convicted of robbing a resi dent of Millvale of $50, was refused. Chabters were granted yesterday for the First M. E. Church, of Wilmerding, and tho Allegheny County Medical Socioty. Executiohs were issued as follows: Will iam Adams ys H. D. Clemens for $3,312 50 and Joseph Moeser and wife vs Joseph Schulz for$t0S0. In the matter of tho assignment of James P. Witherow to Alex Thomas tho Court ap pointed Daniel Ashworth. W. F. Beardsley and John Stevenson to appraise the assets of Withcrow. A PETrrioir was filed by Margaret Alice McKmdry and John McKindry to have their name changed from McKindry to Bucb. They state that their parents are dead and they have been raised by their uncle, Fred erick Ituch, by whose namo they are mostly known, and they desire the change. Maht M. Fleck entered Buit against the Pennsylvania Bailroad, operating the Cres son and Ebensburg Bailway Company. She states that on October 1, 1891, she was a pas senger on the defendant's line, and in get ting off the train at Kaylor station she was thrown to tho ground and injured. She asks for J50.000. A suit for $1,000 was entered by Mary A Dougherty, administratrix for the late John E. Dougherty, ajtainst the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, of California. Mr. Dougherty held a policv for $1,000. Ho died December 21, 1891, and tne bill sets forth that the company has refused to pay the amount. Yesterday was the last day of Mr. Harry Armstrong as Clerk of Common Pleas Court No. 2. On Monday Mr. Armstrong will enter on his duties as cashier in the Internal Bevenne office. Mr. Armstrong is succeeded as Court Clerk by William B. Kirker, Jr., heretofore docket clerk for Common Pleas No. 2. No one has yet been appointed to succeed Mr. Kirker as docket clerk. The Jury in the caso of Louis Suppe found j Superior No other plasters have been produced which gain so many testimonials of high value as those continuously accorded to Allcock's Porous Plasters, and theonly motive-for these excep tional commendations lies in the fact of theirbeing a medicinal and pharmaceutical preparation of superior value. Additional proof of the-true value of Allcocx!s Porous Plasters, lies in the fact that they are beingiargely imitated by unscrupulous persons, who seek to deceive the public by -o5ering,plasters which they claim to be the "same," "equal," "as good,1' "better," "best porous plaster," etc., while it is in general appearance only that they resemble Allcock's. All of the so-called porous plasters art imitations of ALLCOCKS Avoid dealers who attempt to palm purchased by fhenrat low rates for the JAN. 31, 1892. REMEMBER, there will be no reduction in the merit or value of the goods we shall offer; the reduction will refer to price alone. We will, this coming month, offer you better values for your money than any house in this city. Price, of course, enters large ly into the consideration of the purchasing public, but price is not all that the goods .we shall " offer will have to recommend them. It is the combination of excellence in the goods, and our prices which will interest an appreciative public Watch our windows, watch our newspaper announcements; personally inspect the goods offered in our many depart ments, and you'll find over whelming testimony in. the shape of quality and price that money spent with us in Febru ary will be money saved. GUSKY'S, 300 TO 40D MARKET ST. - ll"TTTTTTTTTr 1892. htm guilty of assault and battery and rec ommended him to the extreme meroy of the Court after being out over 21 hours. Suppe had been charired with aggravated assault and battery. When the Jury went out it stood 10 to 2 for acquittal, bnt tho minority succeeded in converting the ten to their viewof the case. GOING ON IN rCIX BLAST. The Great Fire Insurance Sale of tho T. C C. C Clothiers. On Friday 8,000 people attended this big fire sale. Saturday over 9,000 attended, and on Monday the excitement will be greater than ever. Every stitch of goods (clothing and furnishing goods) that was damaged is placed in our big basement, marked at prices that are the sensation of the day, the wonder and astonishment of the whole population of Pittsburg and vicinity. Never before in the annals of the clothing busi ness were such low prices for good clothing quoted. THE FEICES. THE PRICES. THE FEICES. One lot men's flannel coats at 15c, 20o and 30c One lot men's pants, stripes, checks and plaids, at 43c and 72c One lot men's suits (coats, pants and vests) at $2 40, $2 90 and $4 00. One lot boys' pants at 16c, sizes 4 to 14. One lot men's overcoats, sold before the fire at $16 and $18, now marked to $4 50. Boys' suits, underwear, men's furnishing goods and othet articles of clothing at fire sale prices. Sale starts at 9 o'clock and closes at 5:30 p. M. P. C. a C, Pittsburg Combination Cloth ing Company, corner Grant and Diamond streets. Cleveland's Withdrawal Will have no effect on Maginn. He will continue in the field with the best crack ers. Ask your grocer. EL MAGnrw, 913-915 Liberty street; 80 Federal street, Allegheny. Omaha, Neb., May 5, 1891. I have tried a great many remedies for headache, and Krause's Headache Capsules knock it quicker than anything I ever tried. D. W. McVea. All druggists. 'WTSn Chins Decorating. The attention of Amateur Decorators is called to our stock of White C(iina for Decorating, which we are closing out at much less than cost Call soon at Cavitt, Pollock & Co.'s, 935 Penn avenue. Value POROUS PLASTERS off inferior and worthless plasters that ari purpose of substitution. iivPvkrr' " f I NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE LARGEST MD LEADING MILLINERY ROUSE l WEST. PENH. Our Proud sni Impregnable Posi tion as Promoters, Promulgators, Con seqaently leaders ! pifts f No use saying we've got more bargains for you this week, as you all know that's just what we're here for, and, if a thing is worth doing at all, it's certainly worth doing well, at least that's been our belief and experience during a long and mellowed business career, and thoroughly justified,, too, by the unstinted patronage conferred upon us by a generous, intelligent and dis criminating community. We don't require to make the state ment to the many, many thousands who are acquainted with our business methods, but there are still many thousands whose trade we're reaching out for. It's to them we would more im mediately address ourselves. Everything just as advertised; no subterfuges, no misrepresentations, no misleading, but simply as advertised. Nothing more, nothing less, and nothing else. Why, the best advertising we get are recommendations of cus tomers to their friends. SEE HOW IT'LL PAY YOU -TO BUY WRAPS, WRAPPERS " WAISTS THIS WEEK. 200 Ladies' stylish $io, 12 and $14 Reefer and Vest Jackets all to go this week For $4.98 Each 87 Ladies' handsome $15 to $22 Fur-trimmed Reefers, j satin lined, fully 30 inches long, Now for $7.49 Each 23 full Military $16 Coney Fur Capes, 26 inches long; come soon and get choice For $5 Each Thousands more Wrappers landed in the last day or two no old,used up patterns or copied styles, all crisp and fresh as the beautiful snow. It'll amply repay any lady within a radius of 150 miles to visit this, the liveliest, most goaheadative Wrapper Department in these two cities. What they call cheap at 1.50 all' round about us, in new Indigo Blue and best Mourning Calico Wrappers, Here for 98c Each Then those very pretty 1.25 Calico Wrappers, lots of them, and all we ask Is 74c Each Lovely new Zephyr Wrappers, new fan back, tucked yoke, front and back ($2.50 Wrappers), Here for $1.49 Each Elegant Cashmere, handsome French Flannel and rich Surah Silk Wrap pers, an unbounded variety and all from one-fourth to one-half less than usual prices; come and see them soon, From $3.49 to $25 Each Another lot of those more than satisfaction-giving 1.50 French Flannelette Waists, and ' Only 49c Each Very stylish Black and White Striped Satine Waists S1.25 waists,recollect For 49c Each Canton Flannel Waists in pretty, neat stripes 60c waists, these are Only 39c Each 75c Black, Blue or Brown Serge Waists now ' For 59c Each Jut a Few Pitlj, MoMo Bap toancers From llinery. 50 cartons handsome Grow Grain and Moire Ribbons; they're all silk and pretty near 4 inches wide, and come in lovely shades of Brown, Ecru, Beige and Grey; they're just what you always pay 50c for; this lot'll sell For 24c a Yard An immense arrival of new Flowers, suitable for dress trimming, decor- ative or millinery purposes; add the perfume and walk among those true to nature Lilacs, Locust Blossoms, Chrysanthemums, Violets, Poppies, etc.,. etc., etc. Then you'd be in a veritable conservatory, indeed. The prices are lower than ever even we have seen the same class of goods selling for. NEW STYLISH JI AMIS HBJ Underwear, Hosiery and Glove Interesters That'll Keep Us Busy This Week. An elegant lot Men's Custom-made $1.50 Dress Shirts to go this week v Fnr99n Each About 280 Men's prettily-trimmed 75c and $1 Night Robes will be sold . For 49c and 79c Each Beautiful Four-in-Hands and Teck Scarfs 50c and 75c ones For 25c Each A clearing lot Men's gi.50 all-wool Shirts and Drawers, bought to sell For $1.19 Each Ladies' 88c Natural Wool Vests and Pants now For 69c Each Ladies' 65c Natural Wool Vests to go this week For 43c Each Ladies' socand 75c Jersey Ribbed Vasts '11 sell till they're gone For 37c and 49c Each Ladies' $1 all-wool Jersey Ribbed Vests all to go For 79c Each Gents' quarter-dollar full, regular Balbriggan Sox now For !4c a Pair Gents' 40c perfectly fast black Cotton Hose, double heel, sole and toe, now For 24c a Pair Gents' extra good quality of 50c Fancy Hose to go now For 24c a Pair Boys' 40c heavy Bicycle Hose, 7 to io inches, For 24c a Pair .Ladies' 38c Fancy Cotton Hose, black boots and seamless, now For 24c a Pair A most superb lot of Ladies' 75c Fast Black Lisle Hose, plain or ribbed, For 49c a Pair Ladies' $i'Gants Biarritz Gloves, in tans only, For 69c a Pair Ladies' 6-button length $ 1.50 Mousquetaire Suede Gloves, tans only, For 74c a Pair Ladies' 8-button length $2 Mousquetaire Suede Gloves, blacks and tans, For 99c a Pair Ladies' 4-button $1 Kid Gloves, in tans and blacks, For 48c a Pair Ladies' $2 Gauntlet Suede Gloves, in slates only, For $1.24 a Pair Ladies' 4-button $1.75 Suede Gloves, in tans, slates, browns and blacks, For 99c a Pair ALWAYS THE .CHEAPEST. DANZlGERSf - i4fr In Low Prices for High-Class Goods, Encouraged and Fostered by All Intelligent, Shrewd Cash Buyers. S BAY Ml. SIXTH ST. ,. and: V. PENffAVK N .fSJfrvW!
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