rr? -1 wp WfiTTf; is THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1892. tpeig gpflpa )fMHf TaW J&i r&y Un 4Ci?y There is a widespread notion that act resses set the fashions, and it is an errone ous one. While it may be true that an aocress of strong personality and real genius may now and then devise some novelty in feminine toggery that will take the public eye and attain a certain degree of modish Deis, yet as a rule the actresses of our lead ing theaters have other things to think of than devising and inventing new costumes. This reputation which actr-sses have as the originators of modes comes from the tact that changes in modes first make their appearand, on the stage. The actress of to-day courts notoriety and public atten tion, and what better way than to apply to ome well-known designer of cos tumes for a novelty in apparel when the is about to assume a new with a simple frill and the bodice is cut with a V back and front. A P Truly ifcl Economic Gown. We saw a very charming dress the other day which we were informed was aa actual "economy gown," being composed ot two old costumes that were supposed to have seen their best days. It was a combination of green velvet and drab brocade silk. The velvet bad been steamed and the pile raised and really looked as good as new. It formed the long black breadths of the trained skirt. The brocade was used In the waist with a pointed yoke of the velvet, and big sleeves, which' were velvet to the elbow. Now for a tri umph of art and domestio needle workl The wearer of the dress had outlined the bro caded flowers of the silk for the sleeves and waist with silver beads, making it resemble the old goods now so much coveted. A ruche of the green velvet, lined with a fringed-out pink silk, was used forxi foot plaiting and a finish at trie wrists and neck. A wide waistband of the pink silk, with sash ends, finished this really charming and artistic gown. - Comme It Fant. Lmr, low-falling loops of red, Oriental figured silk; backed with pink, appear upon small capotes bavins crowns of iridescent beads. Eibbos ruches, representing a string of pansles, grace the corselet, collar and cav alier cufTs of some of the swellest Parisian costumes. White ribbons entwined with ivy leaves are used to decorate a snowflake tissue danclnc robe, mounted upon a water-green silk underslip. Dahlia tones run the wbolo scale of that color, ft om the deepest and richest of shades, to a pale-die-away tint bearing but a faint suggestion of lleht-spilnklcd rubv. A handsome plaid which forms the sleeves, twisted oorselet, and modish little Jacket of an elegant French calling robe exhibits an exquisite mixture of colots, among which are colza yellow, rose, froth and claret. The swell young woman of to-day, who In the minutest details of her costuming ao cepts only the choicest and most original fancies, wears at her throat a Parisian caprice In the torm ot a large Jauntily knotted bow, the long ends falling nearly to the hem of tne skirt, while a single quill Is run through the center of the bow. SIXTY PEOPLE RESCUED A Gray Felt Hat xole? No, actresses very rarely originate "modes, but actresses very frequently are Hie animated frames upon which designers bang their creations in order to try the effect of them upon the public. And it is a good scheme, too. The ribbons being used sow for hat trimming rnn in every color of the rainbow, and still keep in most delicate tones,formlngverypliasing effect Nothing 'could be more stylish than those tiny capotes in colored ctienme witnout any l other garniture than a large velvet bow, bci in crumpieu, crestitse lasnion in iront, with broad strings in the same color. A modish bit of headgear is set before you in the illustration. It is a light gray, felt-edged with black velvet,turned sharply ui at the back and trimmed with a bow of light grav ribbon brocaded with pink, the ends of which are brought around to the front and hide the crown. rrom a Fire WllfuUy Kindled In a Grocery Store bv the Proprietor's Daughter. ClNOrNNATI.Nor.SO. Early last evening Mrs Solomon Levi left home to attend a ball, leaving her daughter in charge of her husband's store. The young woman left the building about 9 o'clock after having evidently made careful preparation for burning the house. Waste, saturated with coal oil, was found in the drawers and other places about the store, and in each pile of waste was a lighted candle, so placed and timed that the flame would reach the oil saturated waste about 2 o'clock. Thus far the plau was successful, and only the vigilance of a police officer in dis covering the fire saved the building from destruction and its inhabitants from a terri ble death. The daughter cannot be found, but Mrs. Levi has been arrested. She is, however, too hysterical to make a state ment, though what she has said confirms the above statements. The firemen rescued 60 people from the burning building. is the heaviest since the billiard of -1888. Many trains are stalled. Nathan Chureh.who was Interested with Mr. mils In his Teeumseu and Ithaca banks, whloh have both failed, has assigned. Rumor has It that several Minneapolis banks have been victimized bv forgers to the extent of several thousand dollars each. Fifteen people are Implicated In the con fession or B. P. Eenite, or the murder at aI pena,Mich., of Molltor and Sulll-an, 17 years ago. The South Dakota legislature will act on a proposition to resubmit to the people the prohibitory clause of (be State Consti tution. A United States express car on the Iowa and Indiana Batlroad, near Dwlght, 111., was mysteriously robbed of $2,000 Tuesday. No one saw the deed. A new steamship line to rnn between Newport News and Liverpool lias been formed the Chesapeake and Ohio Steam ship Company, limited. Miss Virginia Penny, the pioneer in the movement to extend the possibilities of em ployment for women, is living in New York in. pitifully destitute ciroumstances. Governor Tillman and Lieutenant Gov ernor Eugene B. Gary, of South Carolina, were inaugurated at noon yesterday in the hall of the House of Representatives at Columbia. Bohemians In Cleveland almost mobbed Mr. Blake, of Philadelphia, a representative of the Order or Fraternal Guardians. Ue refused to buy up membership certificate, which they alleged he promised to do. William Eanagen and his aged wife at Jackson, Mica., have been committed to the Insane asvlum. Six months ago they began to last, believing rood they had eaten was poisoned. When found by the neighbors they were raving manlra. President Palmer, of the World's Fair National Commlsslon.ls preparing estimates to submit to Congress in conneotlon with the appropriation to be made for the Na tional Commission. The Commission Is now canying a deficit of $25,000. A fast freight from New London, Conn., crashed Into the rear of tlio Boston express at Noank, resulting in a complete wreok. Engineer Frank Niles stood ac his post and attempted to reverse. Ho was crushed be neath the wreck and will die. James U. Woodward, who as defeated a few days ago at the primaries for Mayor, at Atlanta, and Joel Hart, Pivsldent of the Atlanta Stieet Hallway Company, had a rough and tumble fight In the State House Tuesday. A duel is looked for, Two farmers, at Cold Springs, To xas, M. F. Jones and It. T. Bryant, between whom an old ued has existed met. Bryant chal lenged Jones to a duel. Jones accepted, and the two fought with knives. Jones stabbed Bryant ts death. Ua was badl v cut him self and was arrested. Agent Tlncle. in his lennrt of the onnra- tions or the division of speolal agents of the Tieasury Department during the lasi fiscal yoai, says that smuggling of dutiable merchandise across the Canadian and Mexi can frontier has largely Increased since the passage or the tariff act of 1830 imposing high duties on nil agricultural pioducts. Lucille Kenning and Fi ankle Jaync, two Cincinnati 17-year-old girls, oecaine so Infatuated with one another as to make it necessary to separate them. They were sent awav, one of them to a convent. A week ago they disappeared. They we, e seen on the streets together, but can't be found. They belong to respectable, well-to -do-taml-lles, ana have several hundred doll ars with them. The odd and unexplained absence of Rev. George s, Sykes, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal. Church at .Long Branch, Is causing considerable talk. His most intimate friends have not the sligbcst idea where be i, and bis wile lsjustasniucli In the dark concerning him. ahe declares that eh has not seen or heard of him for lour weeks, and is completely broken down wltn anxiety. UMBRELLAS and SHOES Splendid Bargains in Each Wednesday and Thursday, 1 ' a $2 will buy the finest La dies Cloth Top, Patent Lea ther Tip Goodyear Welt Blucher. $3 also buys a fine Don gola, Goodyear Welt, pa tent Tip Common Sense and Opera, Low Heel, But ton. Both the above are worth $4, and are not matchable in the city to-day. Misses' Grain Boots,spring heel, button; 89c. Misses' Dongola, spring heel, button, patent tip, 99a Misses' Dongola, spring heel, button, $1.25. Misses' Dongola, heeled, button, 89c. Misses' Pebble Goat, heeled, button, 89a Ask to see our Misses' $2 and $2.50 school shoe, the best in the world for the money. JsF " " Child's Grain, spring heel, buttoa 8 to 11, 79a Child's Dongola, spring heel, button, patent tip, 4 to 8, 50a Child's Dongola, spring heel, button, patent tip, 6 to ,8, 79c Child's Dongola, spring heel, button, patent 8 to 10, $1. Infants' soft sole, button, IOC. Infants' 25c. Infants' Dongola, tip, button. 48a Dongola, button, patent It is foolish to have wet feet when you can get rub bers at the following prices: Men's Imitation Sandles, Men's Self-Acting Sandles, 39c Women's Plain Vamp Croquet Sandles, 14a Misses' Plain Vamp Spring Heel Sandles, 14c. Child's Plain Vamp Spring Heel Sandles, 14a KAEEIAGE IS HIGH LIFE. Two Giants Will Be Wedded In This City Next Thursday. A remarkable wedding ceremony will be Solemnized in this city next week when Miss Emma Bossman becomes the bride pf Colonel James Gilbert TJnzalo Beediland. It will be essentially a marriage in high life, the prospective husband and wife be ing the largest conple in the -world. The bride is 19 years ot age, rather pretty and stands exactly seven feet high, while the gallant Colonel stops the tape line at ex actly 7 feet 2 inches. He is 29 years of age and a native ot Chichauhau, Mexico. The bride to be is the daughter of a weaithv grain raiser of Sank Center, Minnesota, ana is saia iq oe wen educated ana refined. A Bright Corson Street Baby. A mother on Corson street says her little girl was so quiet the other mornlug ibe knew mischief mui t be on foot. Going to the dour of the room where the child was, the mother saw her dtoplug her doll Into a kettle of de, and heard her say; "Do yon s'pose dollle will be pretty when she gets dyed? Mamma colored her old silk dress In this, and It's beautiful. Mamma says everybody thlnLs the' a awful extravagant 'cause we have so many new clothes, hut then they didn't know she spends only ten cents and makes 'em out of Diamond Dyes." BE SURE YOU SEE THESE: 49 Cents 99 Cents Only for fine grade Fast Black Sateen Umbrellas, mounted with plain, natural sticks or silverene handles, 'ACTUAL VALUE $1. than-we ask for the Umbrella. Only for Ladies' or Gents' finest grade English Gloria Umbrellas, mounted with fine oxidized silver handles, inlaid with pearl The handle alone is worth more $1.25 at $2. $1.49 Only for Ladies' finest Gloria Silk Umbrellas, made with finest grade of silver handles. These would be cheap Only for fine grade Union Silk Ladies' Umbrellas, mounted with imported French Celluloid or finest ox idized silver hand es. You would willingly pay 2.50 for these. Ci QO Only fr Gents' finest quality bilk Umbrellas, mounted 4) la wU ' with Weichsel and other plain natural sticks. These would be a bargain at $3. 4)1Bi0 Umbrellas suitable for 'Ladies or Gents to be found anywhere. Fall Skirts Are Coming. Double skirts are with us, although they are not generally received with enthusiasm. However, .some leaders of fashion are adopt in? them. Skirts are no longer drawn tight, in the trying fashion that they have been worn, acros3 the front of the figure. These looser, fuller skirts are certain to piepare the way for the over dresses that are not yet accepted, but are certain to be a little further on. With the fuller skirts are beginning to be used, although as yet surreptitiously, little bustle cushions filled with hair. Indeed, those wise in matters fashionable declare that the hoopskirt will be with us within the next 18 months. In tact, an evening dress lrom Worth recently brought over by a lady who has been sojourning in Paris, which will soon be seen at a fashionable func tion, is quite full enough as to the skirt to be worn over a farthingale. It is of amethyst velvet and is confined at the waist by a cincture of iridescent ieweled passe menterie. The foot of the skirt is finished Special Meeting of Allegheny Councils: The special meeting of Allegheny Com mon Councils called for this evening is for the purpose of finishing up the unfinished business, as a great deal of it has accumu lated and it is necessary to clear the desk. The report that the ordinance extending the term of the chiefs ot the departments wonld be acted on is erroneous. Several members of Councils have stated that the ordinance will be laid over until the next regular meeting of Councils. LATE NEWS IN BRIEF. Wall street tried yesterday by canards to kill off Jay Gould again. Florida oranges will probably be dearer Only 3,000,000 boxes are In sight. A Minister of Trade and Commerce will be added to the Canadian Cabinet. The Western window class makers. In session at Chicago, reaffirmed old prices. An Ontario commission has reported that dehorning cattle is not a cruel practice. Herbert Gladstone denies any knowledge or the alleged home rule scheme cabled from New York. A slate-colored meteoric stone weighing ten pounds fell to the earth nearXe w Castle Col., Tuesday. ' English ship owners will start a steam ship line between Charlestons. C., and .Med iterranean ports. The present snow storm on Long Island The differetice in women. o . Some women are tireless in their home work. Some are tireless in their work for the church. They laugh, they sing, and are happy. You remain at home broken hearted, fc you are utterly un able to make any effort what ever. The horror of " Female Com plaints " is upon you ; you have that distressing " bearing-down " feeling, your back aches, you are nervous and despondent, don't care to move, want to be left alone, your digestion is bad, and you are wholly prostrated. Ah ! dear sister, don't you know that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will reach the cause of all this trouble, and you will surely be well. Don't hesitate. 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Hu. iali unou street. l'ltuLur rrs A BACHELOR'S BREACH OF PROMISE. BY "WALTER BRUCE, Author of "A Transvaal Tragedy," "A Dark Night on the Rand," etc. Copyright, 1S92, It my be better to have loved ana missed The lips some other one since fondly kissed, bo the poet sings; For if the other had the earlier gains, Ferchanoe he suffers now some extra pains Wedlock so otten brings. Falling in love seems awfully like falling down stairs. Nobody knows exactly how It happened, though a man may get sorely hart oyer either affair. Many a bachelor could no doubt a tale unfold in this con nection, and demonstrate once more how the. tragedy of youth often becomes the corned y of middle age. This is, however, my narrative: Very pie asant, indeed, are my memories arid reminiscences of Southport. A dozen years ago it was, as it probably is still, one ot the most charming winter residences in the United Kingdom. Its salubrious cli mate, its pleasant resorts and its generally u,-w.u. amnuaai uou llliuc 11 UI way iamons. There fate, or something-else, had located me. There I came inxeontact with what seems to have influenced my career in a very important respect. To relate all the details would be disoursive, and would savor of the story manufacturer. The reader mast permit his imagination to hare exercise, and fill in the thread of the nar rative. I was just about the age when Cupid usually has hi lull opportunity. I became acquainted with two suters bearing well, diHerent names. One was to me the most charming creature I ever beheld. This abrupt description mast suffice, became I hold it unnecessary to portray in detail her individual feminine charms. The other sister was the exact opposite. To me she was positively repulsive. Personal ap pearance, manners, voice and qualities of head and heart marked her a veritable dragon, and she was endowed with every thing characterizing the genuinely dis agreeable old maid. TBf o I loved at a distance, as the by the Author. story books say; and at the time I felt certain that the tender feeling was re turned. Just at this period of my life other mat ters induced indeed, almost compelled me to take up my abode in Natal, South Africa. Tastes, inclinations, surroundings and circumstances led me to select as my ocenpation and business that of a colonial farmer. Land was easily obtainable in the TJmvoti country, then one of the best parts of the colanv? And T a.rlw.i .i.. ;r aim fence in execution is the mistress of success would attain it. I believed then, as I believe now, that nearly everything of the nature of good or bad luck or fate, or whatever it may be called is closely influenced bv the number of hours of genuine honest work the in dividual puts into each day of his life. I,WM,.nco?sffnL I could in truth say yeni, vldi, vicL My sheep farming pur suits were pre-eminently successful The sun shone, the rains descended, my flocks increased, and what was of the .greatest consequence my wool realized always a good price in Maritzburg ?r in England, where I often sent in direct. Redwater, lung-sickness and scab, the betes nolres of the South African farmer. tn m. i most unknown. The life, monotonous and unattractive as It may seem to some dwellers in towns, was fraught with many interest ing and pleasant experiences. It brought me In contact with manv sorts and condi tions ot men, and furnished more of what Cowper says is "the very spies of life" viz., variety than many people may gup There is not much that is outwardly ro mantic about the life of the tfatal farmer: nevertheless. fw aIH .Tnni.i. unt I....- i 1 strange, exciting, if not wonderful experi ences, in tome shape or other. The Kaffirs around seemed to like me from the first, and I must confess a greater regard for the qual ities of the Natal Zulu than most colonists nor tn na avm-.... j v , a jt , . .r.ji;t,Kii, x jearnnneir lac- guogs uiu vcsbbb mmcientiy acquaints with their manners and traditions to enable me to understand their ways. I treated them as they should be treated very firmly hut very justly, and as a result, and a re ward, I obtained from most of them a grati tnde and a fiJelity colonists often complain they are incapable of. Of course there were difficulties to over come. The earlier wattle-and-daub resi dence was not a palace. At times, also, there was much more mealie and pumpkin than would suit me now. But good diges tion waited on appetite, and health on both. I experienced plenty of physical weariness, but ennni never. Commanding, as I do now, a menn that many bon vivants would envy, I can still recall these days witfi feel ings of intense pleasure. I doubt it ever I enjoyed food so much. I overcame many apparent difficulties. I learnt to ride a backing horse, to manage a span of oxen (not so easy a matter), to de sign and construct a bridge in brief, I be came a colouist In the real sense of the word. I achieved progress from the mild morning ciearette oi mv salad davs tn the ahm-t nin. and Transvaal tobacco best of all smokes. I think I was temperate in all things. Occa. sionally we had characteristic bachelor par ties, when square-face, then a popular drink, vent round in quantities that would have staggered a well-principled Good Templar. But none ot us suffered much the climate is so glorious. Some of mr Dutch neighbors have swallowed enough of this liquor to qualify them as judges, and still, at the age of 76, can appreciate the morning "horn." All this time I endeavored tolceep my sympathies awake, and.I think, succeeded. I exacted servility from none of my raoe, and very little from the natives. I fulfilled the requirements of law, and felt little obligation to those above me. I was Jtractically independent, and that in a fash on one can only attain in a well-governed colony like Natal. As nearly as possible. I could realize the sentiment of that dear old writer- How happy Is he born or taught That servetb sot another's will: Whose armor is bis honest thousht. And simple truth his utmost skill, I thought then, and think now, that there is no more honorable occupation than"a;ri cnltural or stock: farmibg, conscientiously followed. Nature was bounteous, and sun and soli contributed lavishly to my enrich ment. Tho Zulu war brought me, as it did many others, a golden harvest. The Imper ial coffers were opened,and Imperial money was freely distributed among all who faith fully fulfilled their contracts and obliga tions. Transport was properly "up," and forage and mealies realized prices they had never done before. Altogether these were pleasant times. I learned to love that place in TJmvoti country, and to regard It as worthy of the name of borne. I fancy many a man will support me in the statement that there is as muoh pleas ure in the acquisition of wealth as in its distribution. It was u in my experience, t any rate. However, in the most com monplace, m in the most eventful, life there is oiteu a Waterloo, and sometimes a St. Helena. I had everything a reasonable mortal could wish except a wife. This was the one thing that seemed needful, and it was lacking in the household. Many a benedict will no doubt sneer at this admission, and be ready to say it was well for me that I lacked such a possession. I am of opinion, however, that tu every well-balanced mental and physical organ ization a wire is a necessity, ana tnat the man who is denied or denies himself the privilege suffers in some form or another. Well, I wanted a wife, and sometimes be came restless with the desire. There are some splendid girls in Natal, bat my imag ination had long centered upon the dear creature I had met in Southport I had never corresponded with her, or, Indeed, with any of the family; but I had learnt that they made frequent inquiries regard ing me. Ot course I thought, indeed felt, that she had tender recollections of me. Ah! oar thoughts ars often sad traitors in love as in other matters. For years scarcely a day had elapsed but my adored was present to my mind. At last, however, I determined to put an end to my state of suspense and write direct to the being who had enthralled me, explain ing my feelings and offering her my hand, my heart and as mnch ot my property as she could stipulate, Tbo resolve made me proud enough, but uneasiness as to the re sults somewhat tempered my joyous antici pations. It took me two full days to satisfy myself regarding the composition of that precious letter, and never did messenger feel of greater consequence than the writer as he rode into the nearest town to Dost the missive. I will not inflict the details of the contents, but simply state that the dear I one 'was told that if she" acceoted'the offer she should come out in charge ot the captain of one of the Castle steamers, who had been a close acquaintance of mine for manv years. It wonld require the pen and the diction of a novelist to adequately portray the mingled feelings I experienced daring the passage of this letter to England. The usual time was then about a month. At moments I was the happiest of mortals; and the thought of acceptance, and the presence of the charmer by my side filled me with rapture. But then, what if, after all, I should be indifferent to her, or she should be engaged or married? And what if that dragon of a sister, whom I felt hated me, should prejudice the de cision of my dear Caroline? How I did de test the name even of that female demon, Constance! With unexpected alacrity the recipient of the letter reDlied. and the contents of the epistle overwhelmed me with joy, I was staggered, though, at some ot her effusive phrases, and her protestations of undying regard for me. Perhaps I need not have made myself so cheap to her after all. Acceptance of my offer was testified In most lelicltous terms, and intimation was given that the dear one was coming oat by the very next steamer. She mast have loved me all the time, I thought. I really think I must have been, for a time, the happiest man in the whole uni verse. The congratulations of my friends, whom I speedily apprised of my good fortuoe.werefervfd and hearty. Her beauty, charm and accomplishments were dilated upon until people must either have been convinced x had gained a genuine treasure, or have become heartily tired of enamera. tlons longdrawn out. Well do I remember that journey to Dur ban to meet my bride, and the joyous anti cipations experienced! All possible prepa ration had been made for the nuptials, which was to be an event that the district should remember. But, ahl I have to re peat that our hopes and our fears are sad traitors. Inentoulwith the first tug to the steamer. I wasanxioui to get the earliest glimpse ot my dearest Carrie. As we approached the ocean steamer I saw a female form in an ulster vigorously waving a white handkeroblef. Vigorously J waved in response. 14 'lis she!" I mussiarsd, and .felt su premely happy. At last I was to be blessed! But as we approached the face became more easily distinguishable, and the features clearly recognizable. "Great Scot! !' Had I mistaken the name and addressed the offer to the wrong party to the sister, the one I detested so much? Alas, that I should have to admit it I hal. It was the dragon, the demon, in all her natural ugli ness, increased by a month's seasickness! She stood at the head of the gangway to re ceive me with outstretched arms. Satan himself could scarcely have been more re pulsive at that moment. I found I had mixed up the names of Caroline and Con stance Sick at heart, I made a few, a very few inquiries of the captain of the steamer. As he was leaving me he added, apparently in some sort of sympathy: "She's not much to look at; but perhaps "she will be a good 'un to BO." 1 speedily resolved that she should go. And she went. For the sum of 1,500 she agreed not to sue me lor "breach." She Teturned to England, where she lives in prim old maid enhood, and no doubt sometimes regales her friends with her version of the affair. Probably she thinks she was ill-used. Caroline, I learnt, had been happily married for many years, and had probably never once given more than a passing thought to her Southport acquaintance. I care very little about girls now. the gyp. If reasonable prloes, courteous treatment and pure, reliable noods are any Induce ment to tho public, oall on Max Klein, where you will find this combination, 8peclal Sale of Winter Dress Goods. Extraordinary value In blaok and colored cashmeres, serges.,popllns, velours, orepons, fancy plaids, cloth suitings and French pat tern suits. Great bargains in every depart ment for the holidays at H, J. Lynoh's, t3b UQ Market street. You'll. 8av Mohkt Hens I Priestley's ele sant black silk warp Henrietta; superior Soods In every way; regular price 1 8j; will e sold at f 1 per yard. Choice Freneli Cashmeres in black and all colons good value in these; will be sold at 60o per yard. Kivrxxusa' New Drygoods Department. HIS MOIHEfi MELTED HIM. - Go to Mellor ana uaraoio SIM. bene for the most reliable os and organs.- 77 fifth ave- Charley Allen Befuses to Becognize His Parent but Finally Breaks Sown. It required a great deal of coaxing and pleading to get Charley Baft, the 14-year-old boy who was picked np by the South side police and turned over to the Anti Cruelty Society, to acknowledge that he was Charley Allen and it was his dear, kind mother who stood before him. Mrs. Allen has been making constant search for her boy ever sines be left last May. She read the description of Cnarley Bait and was led to believe it was her son. Her visit Tues day to the Anti-Cruelty Society was de scribed exclusively in yesterday's Dis FATCH, and this morning according to the promise made by Secretary Dorente to her, she was allowed to see the boy. When Charley saw his mother he looked sullen and indifferent, not giving the least sign that he had ever seen tne woman oerore. The mother broke into tears and pleaded with the boy to come and kiss her. Still Charley maintained a stolid indifference. At last by referring to his home life on the farm and his sisters and brothers, Mrs. Allen melted his heart and Charley burst oat crying. He refused to give any ex planation why he did not return borne, but promised never again to leave the old farm. The mother and her boy left for their home in the afternoon. Mrs. Alien was weeping for joy at the return of her long lost son. Tne other lady, who thought Bait was her son, who had been lost for 12 years, could not be persuaded that she was mis taken. She insisted that it mast be he. At last she left the office with a sad, disap pointed face to resume her search for that boy she lost saw as a 2-year-old babe. A hjuid cough distresses the patient, and racks both innga and tnroat. Dr. J). Jayne's Expectorant U the remedy wanted to cure your cough, and relieve both the pulmonary and broncnical organs. A 3-nnr Sale of Hen's Fine Undorwear for , 330. This forenoon between the hours of 9 and 13 o'clock we will sell ISO dozen men's fine camel's hair undershirts and drawers, regn lar tl goods,for 33c a garment. Not mqre tbaa two garments sold to one person. Please bear this In mind, Bemember the hoars from 9 until 13 o'clock noon, today. F.C.C.C., Clothiers, corner Grant aad Dta- Road street. . . .T - 4'W -,r W
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