wmmE& RfW mnMnwfriimMmmmwmwimtmNfrtl WH TV SECOHD PRT. 0 R WAR GOVERNOR, Gifting Tribute to the Work If Andrew G. Curtin by Col. A. E. McClme. LINCOLN'S TRUST IN HIM. Hij Earlj Recognition of "the Mag I nitude of the Rebellion. PENNSYLVANIA'S RESERVE CORPS. i Brashes With Secretary Stanton and Trou ble With Cameron. TEE ORIGIN OF THE ORPHANS' SCHOOLS WKITTEJf FOE THE DISPATCH. 1 Andrew G. Curtin has written the most brilliant chapters in the annals of the his tory of our great civil conflict by his official records as Governor of Pennsylvania. I am not unmindful, in paying this high tribute to the great "War Governor of the Union, that there are many Pennsylvania names -which have become memorable tor their heroism in the struggle for the pre servation of our tree institutions. Xor am I unmindful that Pennsylvania has within her borders the great battlefield of the war, and that the names of such Pennsylvania heroes as Meade, Reynolds, and Hancock are inseparably linked .with the de cisive victory that gave assured safety and unsullied freedom to the Union. AVhile Pennsylvania heroism was making itself immortal on every battle field of the war, the civil administration of the State was more intimately involved with every issue growing out of the ar than that of any other State of the Republic. Pennsyl vania was second only to New York in population and physical power, and first of all the States in the importance of her posi tion and in molding the policy of the States and their relations to the parent Government. Bordered by slave Common wealths from her Eastern to her "Western lines, and more exposed than anv of the other loyal States of the Union to the perils of war, her people were conservative to the utmost limits of positive loyalty to the Union. All Eyes Were on Pennsylvania. In January, 18C1, when Curtin was inau gurated as Governor, not a single Northern State had officially defined its relations to the Union, or its attitude as to the threat ened Civil War, and any utterance from a State of such pre-eminent physical and political power could not but make its im pression on every State of the Union, North and South. Few of the present day can have any just appreciation of the excep tional delicacy and grave responsibility of the position of the new Governor of Penn sylvania. An ill-advised utterance from him might have wantonly inflamed the war spirit of the South or chilled the loyal devotion of the North. He was called npon to define, in advance of all the other States, the position of the North when confronted by armed treason, and there were no pre cedents in our history to guide him in fore casting the action of the most important State of the North. His inaugural address was prepared en tirely by himself before he came to the State capital to assume his most responsible trust Before he delivered it, he summoned to his council a number of the most intelli gent and considerate men ot both parties in the State, but after careful and dispassion ate reflection upon every sentence of the document, it was not substantially changed in any particular, and the highest tribute that history conld pay to his statesmanship is in the fact that the position of his great State, and its relations, with the general Government as defined in that address, t ere accepted by every loyal State and vindicated alike by the loyal judgment of the nation and by the arbitrament of the sword. TTbat Cm tin's Previous Kecopd Was. Curtin stood single among the public men of Pennsylvania in 1860 as a popular leader. His strength was with the people rather than in political im ention. He had made himself conspicuously Known to his great State by his services as Secretary of the Commonwealth, when that officer was charged with the control of the school system. It was he who first organized a distinct department to extend and elevate onr schools, and he succeeded in greatly liberalizing our educational system, and starting it on the high way to its present matchless advancement As early as 1844 he had made himself known as one of the most eloquent stump speakers of the State, and from that time until his nomination for Governor in 1860, he was in the forefront of every political contest, and was greeted with boundless enthusiasm by his political follow ers wherever he appeared. "When the great battle of 1860 was to be fought, Pennsylvania was accepted by all as a doubtful State, and as her vote in October would be the unerring finger board of na tional victory or defeat in November, it be came not only a State but a national neces sity for the Republicans to nominate their most available candidate to lead in that piv otal contest. The Republican people, almost as withone voice, demanded the nomination of Curtin, and there would have been no other name presented to the Convention but for the peculiar political complications arising from General Cameron being a can didate for President before the same Con vention, and bitterly hostile to Curtin. But despite the peculiar power of Cameron as an organizer and manager of political con ventions, he was finally compelled to assent to Curtin's nomination without being able to obtain an earnestly united delegation in his lavor for President. Curtin's Relations to Cameron. The appointment of Cameron to the Lin coln Cabinet was regarded by Curtin as un fortunate and would have made very strained relations between Iiincoln and Cur tin had not both been singularlv generous ia all their impulses and actions. 'But there never was a shadow upon the relations of these two men. Although often disappoint ed in the political action of the national ad ministration and at times keenly grieved personally because of political honors un worthily conferred, or withheld from those he deemed most worthy of them, he never for a moment lost sight of his paramount duty to give unfaltering support to the Gov ernment in the great struggle lor the main tenance of the Union. The two men of the country who are dis tinctly upon record as having appreciated the magnitude of the war when it first be gan, are General Sherman and Governor Curtin. Sherman was judged a lunatic and relieved of his command in Kentucky be cause he told the Government the exact truth as to the magnitude of the Rebellion in the Southwest and the forces necessary to overthrow it Curtin proved his appre ciation of the necessities of our imperiled Government by issuing his proclamation on the 25th of April, 1861, calling 25 additional regiments of infantry and one of cavalry to serve for three years or during the war, in addition to the quota furnished by Penn sylvania under the President's call of April 75,000 three-months' The Troops Tliat TTer Rejected. This call oi Curtin was made without the authority of the general government and entirely without the knowledge of the Pres ident or Secretary of "War. Pennsylvania and the whole loyal North had been cut off from all communication with the Rational Capital for several days by treasonable rioters in Baltimore, who burned the rail road bridges and prevented all railroad or even telegraphictcommunication with "Wash, ington.' In this grave emergency, although Pennsylvania had furnished every man called "for by the Government, and had of fered "many more than the quota, after the most careful study of the situation with General Robert Patterson and Colonel Fits John Porter, then serving as Assistant Ad jutant General, and a number of civilians who were heartily sustaining Curtin in his arduous labors, it was decided to assume the responsibility of calling out 26 additional regiments for service under the general Government, because it was believed by all that they would be needed as speedily as they could be obtained. The requisition for troops made by Penn sylvania was in pursuance of the unanimous judgment of the military and civil authori ties then at Harrisburg, and it was not doubted that the Government would grate fully accept them. The response to Curtin's proclamation for volunteers was unexam pled, and in the few days during which Har risburg was without communication with Uflf " hjat&J' ? Z2 JIu&Ol C47Ziju3 3- r 15, 1861, summoning men to the field. oAefisiJ " t'Qrf G&irnLJ i yf 01? & ,C Washington, thousands of patriotic men were crowding the trains from every part of the State for Harrisburg to enter the mili tary service. Senator Sherman Agreed With Cartin. To the utter surprise of the Governor and the commander of -the department the first communication received from Washington, after notice ot this requisition for addi tional troops had been forwarded, was. a blunt refusal to receive any of the regiments under the new call; and to emphasize the attitude of the Government and its appre ciation of the magnitude of the war, Secre tary Cameron stated in a dispatch to the Governor, not onlv that the troops could not be received, but "that it was more important to reduce than enlarge the number." Earnest appeals were made to the President and the War De rjartment from the Governor and General Patterson to have these troops, or at least part of them, accepted, but every such ap peal was met with a positive refusal. John Sherman, then as now, Senator from Ohio, was a volunteer aid on General Patterson's staff, and he fully asreed with the authori ties at Harrisburg that it was ot the utmost importance to the government that the ad ditional Pennsylvania troops be accepted. In view of this important nolitical posi tion and presumed influence with the Presi dentand Secretary of War, he was hurried to Washington as soon as communications were opened to make a personal appeal for the acceptance of the troops. On the 30th of May, five days after the requisition had been made,he wrote General Patterson from Washington, Stating that he had entirely failed to persuade the Government to accept any part of these new regiments. Bis Defense of His Position, It was not within the power of the Government to depose Governor Curtin and order him to some military barracks as a lunatic, but it could rebuke him for pro posing to furnish a large number of additional A. & CURTIN. I860. troops, when, as subsequent events proved, the Government had the most pressing need for them. Fortunately for the Gov ernment and lor the complete vindication of the bruad sagacity and heroic fidelity of Curtin, he resolved to perform his duty to his State and nation, regardless of the Washington authorities. After a bitter contest, in which some prominent Republicans opposed the Gov ernor's recommendations, a bill had been passed by the Legislature some weeks before, appropriating" 5500,000 to provide for the de fense of the State, and he had issued his call for an extraordinary session of the Legislature as early as the 20th of April, to ujeeb tue great iobuo vi civil war. le revoked his proclamation for additional regiments called for by General Patterson's requisition, but much more than one-half the number called for had already volun teered, and were practically in charge of the State for organization. .When the special session of the Legislature met on the 30th of April he sent an earnest message calling for the organization of the volun teers then in camp into 15 regi ments as a State corps, but to be subject to the call of the United States in any emerg ency. It was this brave action of Curtin that gave us w The Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, whose heroism crimsoned nearly every bat tlefield of the Army of the Potomac These troops were organized not only without the aid of the National Government, but in de fiance of its refusal to accept them and of its positive declarations that they could not and would not be needed. It was a most heroic policy on the part of Curtin. It involved a loan of 53,000,000, when the credit of the State was severely strained, and every partisan or fac tional foe was inspired to opposition by the known fact that the national Govern ment declared additional J troops to be entirely unnecessary. The Legislature and the people had faith in Curtin; had faith in hie integrity, his patriotism and his Judg- THE PITTSBURG meat of the nation's peril, and the bill creating a loan and organizing 15 regiments ot the Reserve Corps was passed by an overwhelming majority in both branches of the Legislature: He had around him a number ot leading men of both parties who cheerfully gave their time and ceaseless labor to assist him. Among those Lrecall who sat in his coun cils by day and night to strengthen his hands bf voluntary service on his staff, were such men as the late Thomas A. Scott,John A. Wright, R. Biddle Roberts. .Reuben C. Hale, and John B. Parker, and 'Craig Bid die and Joseph E. Potts, who ret survive. These men, as well as the military officers on duty in Pennsylvania with General Pat terson, all heartily conenrred in the policy of the Governor, and shared his vindication at an early day. Curtin' Retponse In Time of Need. Even before the disastrous battle of Bull Run was fought on the 21st of July, two of the Reserve regiments were called for by the Government to march to Cumberland to the relief of Colonel Wallace, and the regiments commanded by Colonel Charles J. Biddle and Colonel Simmons, andabattery of artil lery were on the march the same day the order was received, and soon thereafter the. Tenth Regiment followed. Notwithstand-' ing the refusal to entertain the question of accepting these troops, Curtin again .ten dered the Reserve Corps to the Government on the18th of July, just before the battle of Bull Run, and the same day brought orders from the War Department that four regi- i ftxecutiveflXnnsion, llaatZJ&Ul df,'QJZJ&& fUZJ - , -vvvAr-r"tr' crfSjejuo fiAt Av tv& jj. WU- r: 2e-- S 5 V" - fvCvJ - '-(fouj&lfajB) FAC SIMILX OF lINCOI's LBTTEB TO CTTETKf. ments should be sent to Hagerstown and the remaining, exclusive of those in West Virginia, should be sent to Baltimore. Tnese regiments were encamped at Pitts burg, Easton, West Chester and Harris burg, and the Governor at' once ordered them to march as requested by the Wash ington authorities. His answer-to there quest to forward the troops was in tnese words: "All the regiments nave been or dered to Harrisburg in obedience to your dispatch just received, and, on arrival, will be immediately forwarded to the seat of war, as previously'ordered. If there is not time to muster them in at this place, mas tering officers can follow them into the field." Had these troops been on the bat tlefield of Bull Run, as they could have been had not the Government persistently refused to accept them, it would have given an overwhelming preponderance ot num bers to the Union forces, an4. doubtless re versed the disaster of tbat'day. i The Tables Completely Tamed. "" On the night of July 21, when the.Gov ernment learned that the army had been routed at Bull Run, most frantic appeals were made to Curtin from the Washington authorities to hasten his troops to the front to 'save the National Capital, and within 24 hours atter the retreat of McDowell's army into the Washington fortifications, the wel come tread of the Pennsylvania Reserves was heard on Pennsylvania avenue, and the panic was allayed and confidence restored by regiment after regiment of the once re -jected troops hurrying to Washington. One disnatch from the War Department thus appeals to Curtin: "Get your regiment at Harrisburg, Easton and other paints ready for immediate shipment. Lose no time in preparing. Make things move to the utmost" Another dispatch said: "To morrow won't do for vour regiments; you must have them to-night It is of the ut most importance." Another appeal to him said: "Stop the reeinient at Green Castle A. O. CURTIN, J89Z and send, it to Washington to-night Do not fail." Thus the war authorities that had treated with contempt the appeals of Curtin to accept the troops he had called for when cnt off from the National Capital, in a few months thereafter sent the most earnest appeals to him to save them from their own folly, by forwarding the troops he had organized "in defiance of their pro test Curtin's Plea for Northern Prisoners, Curtin's relations with Stanton were never-entirely cordial, and at times embar rassing, but Lincoln always interposed when necessary and almost invariably sus tained Curtin when a vital issue was raised between them. The fact that Lincoln sup ported Curtin against Stanton many times freatlv irritated the Secretary of War, and oubtless intensified his bitterness against the Pennsylvania war Governor. In one notable instance only, in which Curtin and Stanton locked horns in bitter ness, did Lincoln hesitate to sus tain Curtin, but Lincoln was overruled by his military commanders and bowed to their exactions with profound reluctance. In the winter or early spring of 1864 Cur tin, always alive to the interests of human ity, and feeling keenly the sorrow of the Pennsylvania soldiers who were, in South ern prison pens suffering from 'disease and starvation, went to Washington on three different occasions and appealed to both Stanton and Lincoln for 'the exchange of prisoners as the Southern Commissioner proposed. We then held about 30,000 Southern prisoners, and the South held as many or more of Union soldiers, and General Grant, looking wholly to military success, per emptorily refused to permit the exchange of these men because Lee would gain nearly 30,000 effective soldiers, while most of the 30,000 Union soldiers would be unfit for service on account ot illness. On Curtin's third visit to Waihlngtop on that subject, he was accompanied by Attorney General William MTMeredlth, and, they both era- PITTSBURG, SUNDAY. estly pressed upon the Government the prompt Exchange of prisoners. Conflict of Stanton and Curtin. Stanton grew impatient and even inso lent, retorting to the Governor's appeal: "Do you come hero in support of the Gov ernment and ask me to -exchange 30,000 skeletons for 30,000 well-fed men?" To which Curtin replied with all the 'earnest ness of his humane impulses: "Do you dare to depart from the laws of humane warfare in this enlightened age of Christian civilization?" Curtin and Meredith carried their appeal to Lincoln, who shared all of Curtin s sympathies for onr suffering pris oners, and who exerted himself to the utmost only to effect a partial exchange. In 1863, when Curtin was a candidate for re-election, Stanton gave most earnest sup-I port to his cause, notwithstanding he rarely spoke of Cartin personally except with bit terness. Curtin keenly appreciated what Stanton had done and went to Washington, soon after his election, with the purpose of pay ing' his respects to Stanton and thanking him for the hearty support he had given him. A mntnal acquaintance who knew that Curtin was in Washington to pay his respects to Stanton, happened to meet Stan ton during the evening and spoke with much enthusiasm of Curtin's victory, and of his presence there to visit and thank the Secretary of War. Stanton replied in his cynical way: "Yes, Pennsylvania must be a very loyal State to give such a victory to Curtin. " This was repeated to Curtin the f. FZtttCcr- tf - eyfW - -&-& f ji tsZ, -C-C era vXfW same evening, and the result was that Cur tin's visit to the war office was indefinitely postponed and Stanton died without having received the thanks that Curtin had in tended for him. Soon after the war was over, however, Stanton seemed to have justlv appreciated -Curtin, as'he wrote him a voluntary and most affectionate letter, re viewing the great work he had done as Gov ernor of Pennsylvania, thanking him for his patriotism and fidelity, and offering a full apology for anything that' he might have done to give him unpleasant recollec tions. Proposed to Support a Democrat. Lincoln played a most conspicuous part in Curtin's second nomination and re-elec-. tion. So profoundly was Curtin impressed with the necessity of uniting all parties in the support of the war for the suppression of the Rebellion that he was the first man to suggest his own retirement from the of fice of Governor, if the Democrats would present the name of General William B, Franklin, a gallant Pennsylvania Demo cratic soldier.. I was present when Curtin first made this suggestion to a number of his friends, and he made it with a degree of earnestness that impressed everyone. He said that it was vastly more important to thus unite the whole Democratic party with the Republicans on an honest war platform than that anv party or any indi vidual should win political success. Of Curtin's renomination there was no doubt whatever if he permitted his name to be used, and it became merely a question how he could retire gracefully. Entrusted with this mission, acting entirely upon my own judgment, I went to Washington, called upon Colonel Forney and told him my mis sion. I said: "Senator Cameron will desire the retirement of Curtin because he is his enemy: I desire.it because I am his friend; may we not co-operate in bringing it about?" Cameron was sent for; the matter was pre sented to him, and heat once said, withsome asperity, that "Curtin should be got rid of." I suggested that if Lincoln would tender to Curtin a foreign mission, in view of bis broken health, it would solve the difficulty and enable Curtin to retire Forced Into the Campaign. To this Cameron agreed, and within half an hour thereafter we startled Lincoln by appearing before him together, accompanied by Forney. Lincoln closed the conference bv suggesting that as it seemed to be my affair, I should call to see him in the morn ing. I did so, when Lincoln handed me the followiug autozranh letter, tendering Curtin a first-class mission to be accepted at the close of his Gubernatorial term: Executive Mansion, i Wasuihgtok, ApiU 13, 1863. Hon. Andrew G.'Curtlni MvDdab Sin If, after the expiration of your pi esent term as Governor of Pennsyl vania, I shall continue In office here, and you shall desire to go abroad, you can do so witfi one of the first-class missions. Yours truly, Abraham Likcoln. This letter I -delivered to Curtin. The announcement was at once made to the As sociated Press that a foreign mission had been tendered to Curtin; that he had signi fied his acceptance of it, and that he would not be a candidate for renomination for Governor The popular demand for Cur tin's renomination came with such emphasis from every section of the State that within a few weeks after his declination he was compelled to accept the candidacy, and he was nominated m Pittsburg by an over. whelming majority on the first ballot, and after one of the most -desperate contests ever known in the State was re-elected by over 15,000 majority, even with his soldiers disfranchised. Lincoln exhibited unusual interest in that struggle, and his congratu lations to Curtin upon his re-election were repeated for several days and often as quaint as they were sincere. The secret of Curtin's re-election in 1863 -was the devo tion of the Pennsyvania soldiers to him and his cause. The Appeal of Two Children. It was on Thanksgiving Day of 1863 that Curtin first conceived the idea of State pro vision for the care and education of the orphans of our fallen soldiers. While on his wav in Harrisburg to hear Dr. Robin son's Thanksgiving sermon, he was met by two shivering and starving children, who piteously appealed to him to relieve them of their 'distress, saying that their father had been killed on the Peninsula and that their mother was broken in health by her efforts to provide for them. He was so deeply impressed and his sympathies so keenly aroused by the children that he heard little of the eloquent sermon. Such was the beginning of the Soldiers' Orphans' Schools which hive lasted now for nearly 30 years; which have educated thou sands and thousands of the war orphans of the State, and are still performing that humane mission" to the few yet in our midst In this sublime beneficence to the helpless children of onr heroes, Pennsylvania stands single and alone among the loyal States; and there has not been a class of orphans in any school in Pennsylvania that has not lisped ine name-ox unrunwiw anectionatt reT-. .erence, A. K. McCOTBEr 189a CANINE ARISTOCRATS Who Will Be on View at the Coming Bench Show in Pittsburg. FACTS ABOUT I0CAL FANCIERS. How Dogs Are Registered and Facts About Exhibiting Them. SOME OP THE WORLD'S BEST ANIMALS HE bench show which will open in this city Tuesday, March 15, is al ready attracting great attention. The show season lasts from the be ginning of the year until early in the spring, and nearly all the large cities are included in the circuit In order to im prove the quality of the dogs, the kennel clubs in the different cities have from time to time formed national organizations which led up to that present powerful organiza tion, the American Kennel Club, without whose certificate of register no dog can be known on the bench in this country or Canada. -No dog can be registered without indisputable evi dence of his breeding, so it will be seen that the chances for. impure dogs to get into the shows one practically impossible.' The bench show recently held at the Mad- Viscount Uewellen, Bettpr. ison Square Garden, New York, was the biggest ever held in this country, over 1,300 dogs being shown, fairly representing the canine aristocracy of the United States and Canada. The English still hold the record for the numberof dogs shown,over 3,200 hav ing been entered for one show near London. Not disputing this fact, there are as many good dogs in this country as in England and if the actual value of the exhibit in New York was placed alongside o the value of the dogs shown in the English show the difference would probably be in favor of the American, for the American fancier shows only his best dogs.' The Bench Shows In Pittsbnrc. The bench show is no novelty to Pitts burg, though up to within a very recent period very little enterprise was shown by the parties holding the shows. ThcDu quesr.e Kennel Club gave the first really successful show ever held in this city and gave Pittsburg some prestige in dog circles. Lady Qladwyn, SI. Bernard. When the young men who held a controll ing interest in the Duquesne Club proposed to offer over $2,000 in pre miums the old-timers threw up their hands, but the result was most gratifying. The young men were so gratified with their success last season that they have doubled the amount, and the total will be still further swelled by specials offered by other clubs and merchandise prizes offered by local business men, BO.that the valne of the prizes to be dispensed by the judges at the coming show will not be less than 55,000. The dog breeding .interests of Pittsburg are by no means inconsiderable and a good authority has been quoted as saying there were about 150 dogs of all classes owned hereabouts that would do credit to any ordi nary bench show.. The illustrious Count Suby Olenmore, Irish Setter. Noble is known all over the United States through his decendents and S. L. Boggs' Paul Gladstone is equally well known among the breeders ot English setters in this city. W. L. Washington was at one time equally well known as a breeder of Irish setters. The Denny brothers, Frank and James O'Hara own a fine kennel. John Moorhead, Jr., the owner of Streatham Monarch, the best bull terrier in the world, and other prize winning dogs is a rising lu minary in the canine world. The Professional Dog Handlers. There are several St" Bernard breeders about town, and as for small dogs, why the town is full of them, some witn pedigrees as long as the moral law. Joe Lewis, of the Canonsburg kennels, is probably the best known of the professional dog handlers hereabouts, and he is now doing the circuit with a big string of Pittsburg dogs. In ad dition to owning Paul Gladstone, the king of all field trial winners, S. L. Boggs, ot the Mt Washington kennel, is the owner of Viscount by Moss out ot Nora IIL SeauorCt'siack Prince, EnglUh Mastiff. and the brother to Count Noble, the most artistically bred Llewellyn setter in this country. Mr. Boggs was lucky enough to run across this superb ,dog whan be was in England, and spent nearly two months dealing with B. Llewellin before he would consent to part with the dog. In all Eng land no dogs can be found to rival those of Mr, Llewellin, and Viscount was the -only dog ever imported to this country from this kennel up to last fall, when Mr. Boggs pur chased from the same' owner Nora-JIL, Viscount's, dam Victress Llewellin, Jd', MARCH juiP flEiVMJ - WW - f 1 - s vHsssgH?.V sister, and. Moll Llewellin. Viscount won a number ot prizes in England before he was purchased by Mr. Bosgs and since then he has added many prizes to his list in this country. MrBoggsis very proud of this aggregation and divides his effectioni be- Anna B Whitney, Judge for Large Dogs. tween them and Paul Gladstone, though he has other dogs almost equally well known to the canine fanciers. W. L. Washington still retains his famous Irish setter, Diek Swiveller, though he has parted with nearly all of his younger dog some, of whom did very well in the Chicago bench show. Dogs Shows Are Fashionable. When bench shows were first held in this country they were patronized almost ex clusivelv bv men. but in New York, Bos- ton, Chicago and other large aities nowa days ine society people mtute up mc uig end of the attendance. This was more especially true of the recent big show in New York City. Where the evening at tendance was characterized by the number of persons present in full dress. The drawback in this city has always, been the lack of a suitable place to hold the show, but numerous improvements have been made in the internal arrangements of the Auditorium on Penn avenue for the coming show. The floor space has been in creased, and all the small dogs will be shown in the galleries. The big dog classes St Bernards, mas tiffs, etc. will be one of the leading feat ures of the show. The recent importa tions of wealthy New Yorkers have added some very sensational dogs in these crasses and these dogs are all entered for the coming show. The array of sporting dogs will be as good as ever if not better, and that is saying a good deal as there are so many good pointers and setters owned in this locality and so many people who appreciate the good points of a field dog. The entry of small dog is very large. The Collies and Woir Hounds. The different Philadelphia kennels will LAST WEEK! Of making and lay ing all carpets free of charge. : : : : : BUYYOUR CARPETS THIS WEEK SPECIAL! On next FRIDAY MORNING, March 1 1, between the hours of 8 and 12 o'clock, we will sell a consignment of 100 Chamber Suits, well worth $18, for $10, $10, $10 Now, remember the date and hour, for it mentioned (no sooner, no later) that the that for CASH ONLY. 1 !' Vtll mimmMMm lHj0' 1 . 1 jp rniip iiis-MsBinr mi SEE OUR 7-PIECE CHAMBER SUIT AJ $20. SEE OUR 7-PIECE PARLOR SUIT AT $30. . SEE OUR GREAT BARGAINS IN EXTENSION TABLES. SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF LEATHER CHAIRS. . SEE OUR FINE LINE OF SIDEBOARDS NONE BETTER HAVE YOUR CARPET MADE, LAID AND LINED FREE! 1Z3 1Z5 jto)!5! PITTSBURG'S MOST C20 v Sl 521'v be well represented at this show, and as most of the better grade of collies bred in this country come from about Philadelphia, the admirers ot this wonderfully intelligent brute will see much.to admire and please them in this department which was es pecilly good last season. Mr. Hanks, of Chicago, ow.ner of the Seacroft kennels, will amonir other canine wonders display his Russian wolf hounds which landed first prizes at the Chicago show over our own Paul Hacke's, who, up to that time, was -supposed to -have the fiqest specimens of this noble variety of dogs in this country. A good display of bloodhounds will be on hand and the deer hounds owned by John E. Thayer, of Bos ton, are sure to attract good deal of at tention. A group of bloodhound puppies was one of the features of the New York show. They are all descended from the best blood in the land and their owner, Mr. Winchell, of Vermont, 'is very proud of the lot. Two Fine St Bernards. The two St Bernard bitches, Lady Glad wyn and Florence, recently imported, are sure to make friends hereabouts. Mr. James Mortimer, who was one oi the judges here last season, will be among the exhibitors, and Suffolk Toby, one of his for terriers, John Davidson, Judge of Sporting Dogs, will, it is said, create a sensation. Toby was not in at the New York show, as his owner happened to be the superintendent of the Westminster Kennel Club, and it might not have looked well to place him in com petition, though his merits are becoming well known. Prank Dole, of New Haven, Conn., sev eral Chicago fanciers and other equally known breeders will present a big variety UW ft (S WHyMk Rg Lmi Wlw&- f HOUSEHOLD " Credit Company, M U 723 4725 Liberty St, 1 m. Cor. Eighth, head or M k Woqd St. MM ssssW fJSssslslsllsssasllBslHsissssssssssssssasBslsslBsl Kf TEN DOLLARS During the past week we have lighted many homes, not only with our lamps, but :with the smiling faces of our patrons, who have -been made happy with the bargains purchased from us. WITH EVERY CREDIT SALE . ON WHICH A $10 PAYMENT IS MADE, ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL LAMPS GOES FREE! Avmvmmmmm ACCOMMODATING CASH r PAGES 9 T(f 20. " i of bull terriers and bulldogs. It is gener ally admitted that John Moorhead, Jr., is sure to win the prize for the best bull ter rier with Streatham Monarch, though Carney,aSlr Montez and other good ones will be seen. John Reed, who will superintend th show, is an Englishman who came to this George Saper, Judge of the Non-Sporting Dogs. country in 1875,. and for the part 17 years has devoted his time and attention to dogs. Mr. Reed is probably about 45 vears of ape, and is personally acquainted with all the modern fanciers of note, and can talk intel ligently of the dogs thev have exhibited. The idea ot a woman judging the big dog classes may seem strange, but Miss Anna Whitnev- will officiate here. She is a New Englander, and in addition to being a judge of dogs is quite extensively in the dog busi ness herself at Lancaster, Mass., where she has a kennel of St Bernards and pugs. Miss Whitney is about 45 years of age. That she is fair in her decisions has never been disputed. Miss Whitney is apt to prove quite a drawing card herselffor this show. George Raper, the great English sporting authority, who only arrived in time to judge at the Madison Square Garden show and gave as much satisfaction there as he subsequently did in Philadelphia last week, will officiate for the Pittsburg show. He is unquestionably the most expert jndge ot dogs in the world. This distinguished for eigner, in addition to his other accomplish ments, is a journalist of international re pute. John Davidson, of Monroe, Mich., is known both East and West as one of the finest judges of sporting dogs in the coun try, and his word is enough to settle any ordinary dispute among dog men. Mr. Davidson is a sportsman himself and knows as much abont the good point3 of a dog in the field as he does of mere animal perfec tion, which is sought after in a bench show winner. Mr. Davidson will be the third judge for the Pittsburg show. I WE GARRY! The most complete line-of carpets in the city. You must see. our beautiful VELVETS UNO MOQiTTES. SPECIAL! $10, $10, $10 is only for the time sale -takes place, and if CoMASX r-5vAY. OR CREDIT HOUSE. mhlM 4 I iBSS J 1 1 4 v ' 5-& cS&fea mmstrmms jt SSf p'lyJcS &&$ il:4:U,J3m
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