wtfuytqp'mp 14 THE HTTSBURG- PISPATOH. SUNDAY. AUGUST 21 1892. . . . . r AMONG AMATEURS Lawn Tennis Monopolizes the Attention of All the Men and Maidens. TOUMEYS ON EYEEY SIDE Give Enthusiasts Chances to Improve Upon Their Games. A EDSY FALL SEASON IN VIEW. Athletes Trepans'? for the Field injs in Feptemher. Jleet- GATniKFD ON IHGHWAY AND BTWATS Tennis in PitUburcj and vicinity is now at its most active piicb, in fact it is all the rage, and the organizations are hurry ing up their tournaments with the evident purpose of gettin? them out of the way be fore the attention of the public is turned to football. During the past week one of the most interesting tournaments in the history of the game here was finished. The attention it received on all sides was due to the (act that it was the introduction of the handicap into the came in this vicinity. Heretofore the young players have had scarcely any show against the older men at the game, and they hare had to take back seats without having bad an exciting bout The handicap, however, evens matters up, and the players on both sides of the net ob tain an added excitement that makes both strive lor points with preater energy. In the near iuture the tournaments are thick and the spaces between them are short. One of them commences at ICiski minttas on Tuesday, one on Wednesday at the 5 A's" courts, another at Coraopolis on Thursday, still another at Sewickley on Tuesday, the SOth, and in September the in vitation tournament of the Pittsburjj Tennis Club and the mixed tourney of the East End Gyms, to say nothine of several minor fixtures, already loom up as affairs of con siderable magnitude. The tennis enthusiast can cureiv find enough to occupy him with these events in prospect. August 30 to Idlewild Park. The affair will be interesting, as It is to be more In the nature of a big athletic field dar than anything else. All kinds of sports are down lor the day, and the society will give medals and prizes. Coraopolis is to the front with its tourna ment thfr week. Last month it was post poned for a month for several reasons, but it will commence Thursday at 2 o'clock and continue through to Saturday. There will be singles and donbles with the TJ. & M. I T. A. rules governing, and first winner up and consolation prizes. Entries will be re ceived np to noon on AVednesday by either TV. T. Tre adway, 110 Diamond street, Pitts- Durg; x. isa uornelius 135 Jfitm avenue, Pittsburg, or H. W. Burns, Coraopolis. Drawings Tor the preliminary round will be made on Wednesday atU P. M., at the office of T. Ed Cornelius. Invitations were ex tended to the tollowing clubs of "Western Pennsylvania, most of which have promised a representation of at least two members: "Washington, Mansfield, Crafton, Beaver, Rochester, Beaver Falls, New Brighton, Sharpsbnrg, "Wilkinsbnrg, Blairsville, La trobe, Greensburg and Jcannette. The tournament will be decidedly inter esting on account of the uncertainty that ex ists as to who will get first prize in singles and doubles. Wcndt and Hoopes, of Uew Brighton; Dunn and Henderson, of La trobe, and Garreston and Hargravev of Greensburg, who won the runners-up prize in doubles at Latrobe tnurnev la&t week, will all be in it, and no one o knows the playing of these teams can predict with any certainty who will lead, in the singles, the chances are about equally divided be tween John S. Wendt, ot New Brighton; Dunn, the champion of Latrobe, and Gor man, of Jeannette. The Coraopolis Club has engaged an orchestra, and will give a reception on Thursday evening in honor of its cuests. The East End Gyms, soon to be known as the Pittsburg Athletic Club, are putting their track and grounds in shape lor the meeting of September 3. The curres of the track have been improved, new seating ar- ago, and, while there was a fair sized entry list, it was anticipated that that of this week will be SO per cent larger. Entries close with E. Robinson, Chair man of the Tennis Committee, on Tuesday evening, and the first round in singles will commence promptly at 3 o'clock on Wednes day. Upper St Clair has a lawn tennis club called the Oak Grove Lawn Tennis Club. It has been in existence about two years, but this season it is more active than ever and some of its players are quite expert with the racket It has a membership of about 30. During the past week a number of the players rode on horseback over to Beadinjr, where thev were entertained bv A. G. Smith, who has an excellent court and is an enthusiastic player. In the party were Misses Sara Gilfillan, Georgia Pile, Ella Gilfillan, Jennie Jonnston, flora Gilfillan, "Viola Whittaker, Annie GilGllan and Maud Gilfillan, accompanied by Messrs. W. a Johnston, S. J. S. Fife, J. B. Gilfillan, Boyd Gilfillan, "Will Andrews and Robert Johnston. Hoeace J. Hill. SPOOKS AT THE IEY. Cleveland Doctor Hyslifjinsr the Unbelievers at Lily Dale. TELEGRAPHS' SPIRIT MESSAGES. ludicrous and Fantastic Performance About a Flag and Sunflower. TTbeatmrn' VThliiptrg. AxnxBiso) the East End dots are train ing at llomewood for the roatl race. A eelat race between Pimlmrc and "Wash ington is Ukely to ueiun on September 2 and 3. W. H. Wilson will be one of the entries In the Keystone 15-mile open road race on Sep tember 2.5 The Keystones' club bouse is np to the second story and it won't be very long now before the roof is on. GroRGB Dasker won two firsts at Batavia, X. V, during the week, tie captured a $173 safety and a $75 kodlalc Boer street is 'Ikely to be the ground se lected for the hill-climbing contest of the Keystone Bicycle Club. Last Sunday Messrs. Deb. McTiihe and Charles Gilbert accomplished their Cist cen tury run, making the round trip to Kittan nin. The McKeesport cyclers have invited the Allegheny cyclers to accompany them on a run to Jacktown during the week as their guests. Elk Tuna for the Keystone road race will close about September 20. It will be over The handicap is fast growing to be an ob jectionable feature in the events of the field and track in the amateur world. However just it may be to the participants to impose handicaps, there is always a feeling that the event would have been more interest in:; if the nien had been entered in classes as in the case of horse racing. Tne matter of creating classes in bicycle races has been discussed at considerable length lately, and it is not unlikely that there will be more class racing in the future than in the past. Mr. J. "W. McGowin, the official handi capper of the L. A. "W. of this district, thinks that if it were possible to divide the racers ii.to classes, it would be much better than tne present system of handicapping, but with a small field, as is the case gen erally in Pittsburg, the handicap must con tinue in uec When there are compara tivelv few entries, it would be almost im possible to divide them into classes, but with a large field, as in Buffalo yesterday or at the Washington meet, lie thinks classes with time limits should govern ti ery race. The same might be said of the runners. If the entry list is large and there are a sufficient number of entries the public and the runners themselves would be better satisfied with class limits. One ot the scratch men of the vicinity in most of the dashes said during the week that he would much rather start even with men of his own class than to be forced to catch up and pass men placed 5, 10 and 15 yards in advance. His feeling is that of all the runners and at the open meet of the "3 A's" every objec tionable feature in the handicap was -brought to the front. In several instances the scratch man found it impossible to get through those placed in advance, even though he could have won with ease. The ruDners in front hedged in the scratch man and he lost Jewett at that time said that he extretnelv disliked the handicap system. There is scarcely a line in amateur sports where handicaps are imposed that would not be improved by the division of the men into classes upon their records. It could be done in the jumps, hammer throwing, pole vaulting and hurdles, and the only obstacle is the paucity of the entries. Hand icaps among club meinberaor in small sized meets are all right, but in big meets like that of the lat "J A's" and the East End Gyms to come, the sport would be vastly improvtd bv the introduction of the class system of division. The Coraopolis Tennis Club has in con templation a clubhouse, a sketch of which is published in these columns. It will be a very handsome building and most con veniently arranged. The first story is to be of grey stone, trimmed with red brick. The second story is to be of stained shingles. On the first floor there will be receDtion rooms, a gymnasium, baths, billiard room, smoking rooms and other departments necessary to a first-class clubhouse. On the second floor there will be an auditorium, with stage appointments, dressing rooms, etc., and an elevator will run to the third floor, where a bowling alley is likely to be in operation. There will be dining room', and balconies conveniently arranged will be an attractive feature. The plans have been drawn by Mr. T. Ed Cornelius, one of the active members of the club, and he will supervise the construction of what, when finished, will be one of the best tenuis club Louses in the country. Sewickley's Athletic Association has just issued its announcement of the annual tournament that is to take place there, com mencing on Tuesday of next week. This tourpament is especially interesting be cause iuc iTiuuers oi me uouDies win con test with Messrs. L. "W. B. Moorhead and R. R. Reed, of Pittsburg, for the cham pionship of "Western Pennsylvania. The cups that accompany this honor were won in 1890 by Messrs. Moorhead and Reed, and again in 1891. This year, if they win them, they will hold them for good, and they in tend to hold them if they can. The event will be for gentlemen's doubles and singles, and will be governed by the lulesofthe TJ. S. National Lawn Tennis Association, and the decision of the referee will be final. Play will begin each day at 4 r. at., and each match will be for the best two out of three sets, except in the finals, where the best three out of five sets will be played. Advantage games plajed in all sets. There will be two prizes in each event, first and second, the latter to the runner up. Messrs. Moorhead and Reed will not be allowed to contest for prize? in the doubles, but the winners will play them for the championship and the cup. There will be a large list of entries, ) robably as large as at the open tournament of the Pittsburg Tennis Club, and very likely very nearly the same players all around will be there, so that it will be quite a grai d afiair. The arrangements are in the hands of an active committee, Messrs. W. A. Christy, C. A. "Woods and John E. Porter, and they are working hard for the success of the tourney. The officers of the club are F. G. Osborn, President; E. B. Taylor, Vice President; C. A. Rice, Trcas urer, and G. C Whitesell, Secretary. The St Thomas Catholic Total Absti nence Union Society of Braddock, con nected with St. Thomas' K. C Church, is CORAOPOLIS TESTIS CLUB IIOUSE. GRAND ARMY HEN' DISAPPOINTED rangemenls have been added, and the asso ciation will be ready to receive an enormous attendance. A meeting of the Board of Managers of the Atlantic Division of the Amateur Athletic Union has been called to be held on September 3 at the clubhouse of the Gym. This will bring together some of the best known men in the amateur ath letic world. Harry McMillan, of the Ath letic Club of the Schuylkill Navy, who will act as referee of the sports, was the firt President of the A. A. U. of U. S. Howard Perry, of the Columbia Athletic Club of "Washington, another officer, was the first Treasurer of the same and Mr. Kelly, the present President of the Atlantic Divi sion, will be here. Many others will also assist in conducting the meeting in the aiternoon of the 3d at the Gyms' grounds. The promise of the Y. M. G A., of Phila delphia, to send Boyd and Morris is gratify ing, as these men are the two best half and mile runners in the country. Morris, who is colored, is the only colored man in the country who ran in the championship meet ing oi me .a. .a. u. oi me uuueu oiu.es aau won a place. Two years ago he succeeded in beating Dohm, the present record holder of the half mile. Prof. Kirchner is more especially anxious to have Morris complete, as he was instrumental in bringing him out. The "Wilmineton Athletic Clnb promises to send a record breaker in the person of W. L. Conden, the great shot putter and hammer thrower. The above mentioned are only a few of the entries that are given, as it is expected of them that they will lower the records in their respect ive events for Western Pennsylvania. The committee is making everv effort to secure the very best men in the countr; and to that end have had the ma ers of the ' medals offer a special prize to the athlete making the largest number of points, firsts to count five, seconds to count three and thirds to count one. This will also encourage a large list of entries. George Smith will act as referee. The prizes offered for the winners of the first and second places will consist of very handsome gold and silver medals. The medals are being made by a Philadelphia firm and they promise to excel anything in the line ot medals ever given as "prizes in this vicinity. No money has been spared by the committee in making the arrange ments to have the best ot everythiug, so that they expect to have the largest crowd of the season. Entry blanks an be had of any member or at A. G. Pratt's store. En tries close August 25 to Captain C S. Miller at the club, Shady avenue, East End. All amateurs are requested to enter and are promised a fair show and a good handicap. ak- hold sixth Tuesday Kiskiminetas will have a tennis tournament, singles and doubles, and -the entries will close to-morrow at room 508, Ferguson block, on Fourth avenue, Pitts burg. There will be first and runner-up prizes and the rules will be U. S. N. L. 1 A. Pittsburg will be well represented there and for a few days the courts of the Pittsburg Tennis Club will miss some of the best players. Messrs. Moorhead s,nd Pier will be there and try to run of! with the prizes. Baird Reed, one of the moving spirits of the tournament, sa;s that the event will be one of the greatest successes of the season, and players lrom many sections will be there. The courts are in excellent condition and nicely situated, and the resi dents of the borough have prepared to en tertain the visitors. The football season approaches rapidly and inside of another month the teams will be in the field ready to carry the leather to goal or meet glorious defeat in the attempt During the week C Aull has been elected Captain of the East End Gyms team and he is now busy selecting the men who are to battle under the colors of the association. Captain Anil was at one time captain of the State College team and has quite a reputa tion in the East where he is well known for his good generalship. In the course of a few days he will have the team out for prac tice and in the meantime the schedule of matches will be arranged. The season promises to be extremely lively. A right jolly party of Allegheny 'cyclers will start this morning for a century run that is, they will go to East Liverpool end return, a distance of 110 miles and they expect to make the trip in 15 or 16 hours. In the partv were Messrs. Miller, Bache, Petticord, Addy, "Wilson, McNish, Taylor, Davis and Dippold. A tournament for the championship of the Allegheny Athletio Association will com mence on "Wednesday at the courts that have been prepared this season. They are in excellent condition and hare been in continuous nee lately. The first club nearly the same course as the club road race at Sewickley. JIooitE, of the East End Gyms, is riding a new wheel. He will pi odably he in the Key stone road race and is expected to make a goodiecord. Messrs. Wiser, Whitesides and Searlght have leturned Jrom their trip through the Shenandoah Valley. They say they had a very pleasant outing. The Lvtle brothers, Messrs. Ecclesana Banker are home tiom Atlantic City after a tour through New York State. Tliey report the roads uncomfortably sandy. The State meet at York on September 20 will bean inteiesting event, and Captain Petticord is arranging to collect a party of eyelets to charter a special train. The Allegheny cyclers have in prospect a club house. It is proposed to secure a suit able buildinir, to furnish it and move in some time in Xovembcror December. There will be a regular old-iashioned house warm ing. Thzbe was qnite a crowd of scorchers out at the East End on Thursday evenins. Among them were Messrs. Moore, Addy, Banker, Miller, Myler and Petticord, some of whom are off to-day for East Liverpool Tbe Keystones will enter several of their riders in the races at the East End Gym meet. Anions them will be Paul Miller and Paul Nelson. This will be the first time the Keystones have done anything or this kind, but it will not be the last. Captain Ned Fbiesixl, of the Allegheny Cyclers, on September i will start 6n a trip through the Shenandoah Valley, to Washing ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, where he will remain for three years at college. He will be accompanied on the road by J. Dip pold. r Messrs. Albert Kirk and "Walter Kirk, of the McCalmont Oil Company, took a run to Butler county and back on their pnenmatlcs last Wednesday. Their cyclometers showed a distance coveied of nearly 50 miles upon their return. They found the loads in fine condition. Tennis Tonrnalettes. The Mises Gill are among the best play ers at the East .End. The Coraopolis Tennis Club will give a dance Fiiday night for the benefit of the club. Edwarps and Reed will be in the Kiskimln etas Tournament with an eye on the prizes. Miss Bessie Haix and Miss Nellie Crouch nfav be in the mixed doubles at the East End Gym tournament. Weitdt, of New Brtehton, Is playing a stronger came than he did a few weeks since, and is last going into the upper olasses. Miss Cora Wells, of the young ladles' physical culture class, has captured the Lawford stroke and uses it with success. Charles Woods, of Sewiokley, has been neglecting the court lately for tbe dry law. In which he is interested just at present Captain J. P. Cclbertsoit is a freqnent visitor to the tennis courts at the East End Gyms nowadays, fie is one the experts thSLfi. Messrs. Moorhead and Pier will leave Tuesday morning ror Kiskiminetas where thev take part in the contest for singles aud donbles. Frioat afternoon the ladles turned out in large numbeis at tbe East End Gym grounds. They are preparing for the tour nament next month. Messrs. Treadwat, Motheral, McCabe.Dr. E. Stovenson, John Wilson and Dr. A. Stevenson will enter from the home club la the Coraopolis tournament this week. Tnnmixed donbles tournament of theFItts bnrg Tehnls Club will take plaoe early in September, but not until the invitation tourney ot September 6 is a thing of the past Found la the Field. O. M.XAUOHLIS, Jr., started to train this week for the Gyms open meeting. Heevakk Scott, another new man of the Gyms, will make his first effort at the Gyms meeting. S. W. HaxetIs tralnlne hard and expects to make the effort ot the seasou at tbe Gyms meeting on Septembers. The medals for the Gyms meeting are on exhibition In the window of a prominent Chestnut street firm, of Pnlladelpula. The "3 As" club fall meeting will be an In teresting affair. All of the members are training with an idea of lowering their records. Kimjiel who nrnde such a good showing at Cleveland, is colng to make a special effort in tbe quarter utile race at the Gyms open meeting. Mayor Goublet has promised to witness the sports at too Gyms meeting. The Mayor has been very much enthused by the Fourth of July sports. The Gyms are making provisions for a great crowd on the 8d and deserve to hare one, as the efforts put forth by the commit tee deserve success. The West End Gyms.now that Sehannesty has been reinstated, are working like beavers and will no donbt be heard from at the September meet. The first sisns of the football season were seen at the Gyms ground, a Aull, G. S. Proctor, W. Martin, J. Aull and D. Barr were kicking the ball last Friday afternoon. J. Edcble, the Gyms new man, a Canadian bybiitli, is showing good form in the shot and hammer events. He is a general all around man and expects to do some good CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH.l LiltDai-e, Aug. 30. The present age of psychic investigation and discovery has brought to light nothing more marvelous than the "Psycho-EIectrie Telegraph",that is now on exhibition at Lily Dale. The fascinating instrument that is nsed to transmit mysterious and supposedly occult messages consists of a simple telegraph transmitter inclosed in a small box with slate top and bottom, and is attached to a battery and sounder. The magnetic sensitive who is able to produce the phenomenon of a telegram received without any visible agency is Dr. Rowley, of Cleveland. He simply places his finger tips npon the box and intelligent messages are immediately ticked out in the regular Morse alphabet that can be read by any operator that happens to be present. This. subtle combination and application of electricity and magnetism was discovered, so tht story goes, in the spring of 1881 in a surprising way. "W. S. Rowley was at that time employed as traveling agent for a weathly manufacturing firm. He rejoiced in a comfortable salary, good health and ex cellent spirits. He was not haunted, either by the spirits of departed ancestors or by the ghosts of dead hopes or loves. Taps on HIa Collars and Caffs. Suddenly Mr. Rowley became aware that something unusual was occurring about him. He could hear tiny raps sounding ' npon his collars and cuffs. He was aston ished and a little alarmed. He sought medical advice and was assured that he was sound physically and that his brain was in a perfectly normal condition. The raps were now heard distinctly and almost continuously. Mr. Rowley had been a telegraph operator in his youth, and alter a time it dawned upon him that the mysterious "tic-tac-too's" were spelling out words by the Morse alphabet. The letters formed themselves into the name of a de ceased friend, also a telegraph operator. To test the unseen intelligence he mentally requested the name of his lormer associate's mother and her present residence. This was done. Mr. Rowley had entirely lost sight of the family, but he verified tne in formation by correspondence. All this time no one knew anything about the occult telegraph but himself and wife. Mr. Rowlev was a member of the Methodist Church and an active worker in the Y. M. C. A. Spiritualism he knew knotbing about, and he shrank from notoriety. Some of his early experiences are both singular and amusing. One evening at church the unseen force kept up a lively correspondence with Mr. Rowley upon the peculiarities of the con gregation and the idiosyncrasies of the min ister. Some of these remarks, which were rapped out upon the celluloid collar of a man who sat just in front of him. and upon the "stove pipe" of a dignified deacon were exceedingly characteristic, as when heBaid: "See that little old man over there with his hymn book upside down;" "the preacher's wife is nodding, and no wonder;" "it would take an enoyclopedia to make head or tail out of that sermon;" "ohl do give us a rest." The Story or a Sonne. Public attention was finally directed toward the phenomenon aud Mr. Rowley J gave himself up to scientlno investigation. J. H. "Wade, a prominent citizen ot Cleve land, and E. P. Wright, at that time gen eral superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, met Mr. Rowley by appointment and proceeded to open up a communication with the mysterious opera tor who was so determined to be recognized. The three men seated themselves around a bare table, and to their intense astonish ment, directions for applying tbe unseen force to a telegraph instrument was imme diately ticked out npen its surface. After various and varied experiments with the hidden intelligent something, Mr. Wade and Mr. Wricht became convinced of its genuineness and psvchologieal importance. They carried out the given instructions to the letter and the "Psycho-EIectrio Tele graph" wc the result Your con apoudent stepped into his of fice this morning with a skeptical telegraph operator within easy bearing distance. The instrument ticked "good morning" with the doctor ten feet away from it. It then faltered and became faint. Tbe doctor sat down and placed his finger tips upon the outside of the box. It immediately began a communication of a personal nature, in formed the doctor that his visitor was "clear headed and not inclined to waste time on train" and ended with a flattering compliment that made the reporter blush. "Ask some question of general interest," suggested the doctor. Experience of an Opnrator. "What do you opine for the future of medicine and surgery?" "The coming practitioner will be a teacher of hygienic laws instead of an administerer of drugs. Hypnotism in the future will render surgery painless and bloodless." "Will tbe demand for professional me diums increase?" "Not The spiritual nature of mankind will unfold until every person will be his or her own medium. They will intuitively seek the field of action for which they are suited and will be paid for their work in stead of their mediumship." "Have you anything to say upon the labor question?" Ht"YesI We are on the eve, as our pes simistic friends declare, of a great war. But it is of words and ideas rather than swords and bullets. Labor and.capital cannot long array themselves against each other any more than the right hand can battle with the left. Both are right and both are wrong. Capital defrauds labor and labor defrauds -capital. When a man sells his time and does not interest himself in his employer's interests he is defrauding cap itat "If a laborer earns 52 and gels but 51, capital defrauds labor. Strikes mean labor vs laborand not labor vs capital Capital is a symbol. Labor is real. A hundred thou sand dollar bridge destroyed by rioters means a hundred thousand days' work at 51 per day. Capital cannot suffer. It is a name: labor is an entity. It means bone, muscle and sinew. Labor must pay every- ining; even to tne last lartmng. "Now goodby. I've been as long-winded as the editor-in-chief would bare been, Goodby." A Bnnpai Under a. Flme;. There was a funny performance witnessed at one of the morning pow-wows lately. It was Grand Army Day and it was given out mat nunareas oi spirits oi uepanea neroei would be present to greet their former comrades. Had they carried out their in tention it is probable that some of the soldiers before 'night wonld hare been fit ubjeets for the local jag cure. A dilapidated flag had been mounted on a shaky sapling. About 40 mediums sat around in a circle npon stumps and fallen trees. They were surrounded by a crowd ot sympathizers aud investigators. Skep tics and fun makers hovered wisely in the background. When all was in readiness "medvnm" arose. She was red faced and stout, aud her voice rang out loud and' clear. "We have gathered around this flag, dear friends, to proclaim liberty to all." "'Tis false I stand backl" screamed a dear little old woman', in a straight-skirted blaok silk dress and pbke bonnet. "Are women free? Nol Your flag is waving above sjavesl Down with it! Down with it I sayl'7 She snatchedup tbe loppy stalk of a sun- she shrieked. "Let its gold mingle with your bine freedom! Freedom forever!" She hurrahed herself hoarse and iell back exhausted. The male spiritist is nothing if not chivalrous. One of thera stepped forward and planted the sunflower by the side of the flair, and proposed three cheers for woman suffrage. The little woman was jubilant and everybody laughed. Some Big Visitors Promised. A message was then read which had been received at a seance the night before. It was in rhyme, something as follows: Will come at dawn to Lily Dale, Three hundred thousand strong, Lincoln and Grant and Sheridan, To help the cause along. This cheering news was loudlyapplauded. A clairvoyant assured- an old and portly Colonel that Grant and Morganstern were standing arm in arm by his side. The Colonel was as pleased as a boy with a new top and evidently believed every word of it. A big-fisted man gave a guttural grunt and announced himself as "bie chief." He spoke a complicated jargon something as 1 1 ..-..- 1 . - Y.. ... roiiows: -jtie nire. me like white squai heap. No like pale braves! Mv medio uaws no good talk. Ugh! Me tnm 'gannghl" He gave an nnearthly warwboop and sat down. Tbe high priestess of the occnlt circle then arose and said that she could see thousands of soldiers around her. Some of her audience shud dered, and others wished they could see them. She then improvised Some verse, the like of which was never heard before. One couplet was as follows: Yonr messmates now are up on high Singins with harp and powder dry. The power by this time wasgettingpretty weak, and the meeting broke up. Ida Wobdeit Wheeler. IM R II! Beautiful Dress Trimmings Fresh From Fashion's Headquarters. Pittsburg's Largest CASH PICKERING'S CREDIT Pittsburg's Largest GREAT SACRIFICE SALE OF ODDS AND ENDS Odd Pieces of Fumitureit.Remnant Ends of Carpets. One-half and One-third Usual Prices. Tfl TB4F PI I SI IP" As is customary with us at this sea fi U 1 mEL lUDLlWa son of the year, we have placed as tonishingly low prices on the above goods, the accumulation of the past season, to dispose of them before fall trade begins. It will pay you to call early and supply your wants now. MI ffliG -AND- w mmm At Actual Cost to Close. ES - As usual, we are first in the field with our fall importation of Dress Trimmings. It may be a trifle previous, but then you'll soon want to retrim those early fall dresses and miht just as well use trimming that is fresh from the manufacturer. In any event we invite the ladies of Pittsburg and vicinity to come and look over the many striking novelties shown in this line. None of the dainty conceits" mentioned here will make their appearance at other stores until about two weeks later in the season. SOME OF THE NEW THINGS. JIREMEMBER that the shining star in the furniture and carpet world is PICKERING'S. At all times he can save you time and money on Furniture, Carpets, Refrigerators, Baby Carriages, etc., etc. Pickering's prices are absolutely the lowestl Pickering's terms are absolutely the easiest! Pickering's stock is the largest and most varied! TENTH ST. and PENN' AVE. CASH PICKERING'S IcreditI TENTH ST. and PENN AVE. New Pearl effect Cantil Trimminjr, in Cashmere. Brown, Navy and Myrtle, 50o to 13 per vard. ITew'Cut Beal Black Jet Trimminjr, tasty designs, separable, straight and leal pat terns, SI to 3 SO. New Narrow Bead Edgings, plain and cut bead, ISo to SI SO. New JetBodices, black and colors the most prominent feature in fall trimmings. Jet Fringes, cut beads, 2J4 to 10 inches wide, SOo to ?4 a yard. New Jet Collars aud Girdles, beautiful new patterns in narrow Black Silk Gimps, 10c to $1 CO; and in Black Crochet Gimps, 75c to H. Silk Featherine with Gimp edges, all shades, 35c to 65a Silk Edges, Brown, Tan, Nayy, Myrtle, Olive, Heliotrope, Garnet, Pink, Light Blue and Cream. White Pearl Trimming for eTening dresses, 35c to J5. White Pearl Collars and Girdles. Silk Fringes in Light Bine, Pink, Cream and all the new fall shades. Eibbon Fringes, all shades, with Jets: Ribbon Girdles to match. Silk Soutache Braids, all colors, and la gold and silver. Silk Hercules Braids with fancy edge, all widths. Mohair Hercules Braids. Steel Edges, 38c to $1. Steel Gimps, handsome patterns,50c to tflL A IM! liy of i Latest Ms Out The articles enumerated above merely form the advance guard of other importations to come plenty more later but don't defer your visit; for sufficient novelties are now on display to satisfy the most ardent devotee of fashion. We have a complete and carefully selected stock of Dress Linings, Gilbert's, Fast Black Cambric, Selisia and Fast Blue Percaline, Farmers, Satin, Liten Canvas, all colors, Crinoline, Wiggans and the new lining "Silk Kotton." Full line of Skirt Facings and all the accessories for dressmaking. Every shade of Heminway's ioo-yard Sewing Silks and Twists. 510, 512, 514, 516, 518 Market Street. U21-ST1 DOWN IN THE WORLD SHIES i tournament Ta flower and wared it wildly about her head. 1 -IN- MEDIUM WEIGHTS Will be closed out at a great sac rifice. Commencing Monday morn ing we will offer our entire stock of domestic and imported La dies' Jackets at the lowest prices such goods were ever offered. The materials are Cheviots, Clay "Worsteds, Scotch Mixtures, I Kerseys and numerous other ma &Balfv K I n a lr wn 4-nn rt -i blue. NOTE THE REDUCTIONS: . $5 Jackets go at $2.98. $7 and $8 Jackets go at $4 & $4.95. $9 and $io Jackets go at $5.95. n and 14 Jackets go at $8. $15 and $18 Jackets go at $. 22.50 and $2$ Jackets go at $15. A FEW SPECIALS from the Infants' Stock. Read and wonder how these goods can be sold for the money. Infants' Long Cambric Slips, box pleat yoke, trimmed in lace, 15c. Same Slips, with Hamburg in serting and tucked yoke, finished with neat lace or Hamburg edge, 25c. Mother ttUDDara &np, yoKe with 3 Hamburg insertions, four clusters of tucks, box pleat back and sleeves, and collar trimmed with Hamburg edge, 39c. Infants' Long Cambric Skirts, tucked, 35c. Infants' Long Cloaks at between 99c and 10 are grand bargains. STRAW HATS. Come and see the fine quality of Straw Hats that 25c will now buy. You'll be surprised. All colors, black, white and mixed. f9w i wf& J "Sjll L-j -5h r-U8 Boys' School Suits. r- CH3WS . tSQz; a v A t. n m fvi 1 r.rnnr -j u DOWN m THE WORLD You must be if unable to take advantage of our present prices for fine Clothing and Furnishings for Men and Boys. Many of the articles we offer at ruinously low prices will be as serviceable for wear during the next three months as they are to-day. Read the partial list. Come and see the rest: SOME FINE CHANCES STILL LEFT In those Men's Suits we sold on Saturday at 8. It is the final wind-up of the mark-down season in our Men's Suit Department, and the wise and knowing are not failing to take advantage of the offer. DO YOU If you are likely to need a new suit in the next NEED three months, this is a fine chance to save money. A They are dark, fall-weight suits, and sold all SUIT? . season at $18, $16, $15 $14, and $12. Tbe summer Is fleelnc September Is nlsb. And Boys' School Clothlna; Xou'll soon have to bay. We are ready even at this early date to supply your needs. A large assortment of all the strong and substantial qualities adapted to everyday wear and hard usage. We have both short and long pant uits of shapely cut and at tractive materials. Ask- to see the line in short pant suits we are now selling at Parents, before selecting a school outfit, you ought to see our stock. For a small amount we'll clothe your boys in a manner that will beget a pride of person which will be a useful feature in their education. a DID YOU SEE Our advertisement on Friday of Gents' Fin Calf Shoes, hand sewn, worth 85 to e, for the little prlca of $2.18? Many did and bought them, much to their profit. A few still left, and, If you are quick enough, you'll get a pair. "We also have some of those Tennis and Baseball Shoes at 46c. mma month J H Vi.& U9AI VIV4ft . t u r 4 J U i i - I it , r I M "
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