.iM..MBiMMWiiiiiiiiiiiWiHiMiiiiiiiiMBi furmpf f 7 111 I iiMiinrrMTmrrnron rr-irnrinwn mi mi i inm 1 1 h i mrrrr-r mn.-r- m . - THE ' PITTSBURG DISPATCH. 'WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1992. T 9 " . .. f- -i SHEPARD IN A STEW.' hS5?a,S?stlls?s?5SS383?AID-FOR "HOMESTEAD -- -- atise, LATIMER'S- FIGHT TO BE BITTER, He Will Appeal From Eccle siastical Authorities to tlie Courts IF HE IS TUBNED DOW. Good Beginning of Hi3 Defense Made bj Him Yesterday. He States Hia Stand In Unmlstakab'a TermBHis Course Not That of a Her etic Why He Taught and Believed aa He Did Terrible Sarcasm for Colonel McCook Mrs. Grover Cleve land an Attentive Spectator for Awhile The Accused Professor's Plan of Defense. rSPXCIAL TELEGIAX TO THE DISrATCn. New York, Dec. la It took only 20 minutes to call the roll of the Presbytery this afternoon, and then Prof. .Briggs wi on his feet to begin his defense against the charges of heresy. The galleries were crowded with women, who listened intently to the argument of the accused professor, and a few of them watched him through opera glasses as he stood under the pulpit maintaining, in passionate language, his right to remain in the Presbyterian church. An interested observer in the early part of the afternoon was Mrs. Grover Cleveland, who sat far back in the body of the church with her pasFor, l$ev. 'William Merle Smith. She left about 4 o'clock. Prof. .Griggs characterized Prosecutor G. W. F. Birch's argument as not even a seri ous attempt to prove the charges. He said it was an amusing resort to heathen theol ogy. Colonel McCook's argument, said ProC Briggs, soared into the region of ab stract thouzht and reminded him of the in tellectual processes of the scholastic theo logian. "He did not seem so ranch concerned about the Holr Scriptures," said Prof. Briggs, "as he did with his system of dogma. Poor man! Is his life so steeped in dogma tic faith that he knows no difference be tween his Bible, his creed and his system of dogma? He would deliberately choose a dogma rather than a Christian life." The Trosecution Assailed Bitterly. Prof. Briggs said that the prosecution had flagrantly disobeyed the instructions of the Presbyterv in their arguments. First, Dr. Birch used the Scripture relerences lo prove that his interpretation of the inaugural ad dress was correct, instead of applying them to the charzes. The argument of Dr. Birch. said Trot. Briggs,6hriveled up into nothing ness, for what he tried to prove he had no right to prove. Colonel McCook had also deliberately introduced into his speech arguments on charges sixth and seventh, which had been stricken out by the Pres bytery, and in this Prof. Briggs maintained he was guilty of contempt of court. The Presbyterian Church, Prof. Briggs said, has a double rule of faith the Bible and the Westminster Confession. When ever the latter was not in harmony with the former it must yield. Holy Scripture is the infallible test of every statement in the "Westminster standards, and no man can be proved guilty of heresy or sin Tho is not in conflict with" the Holy Scripture. At the tame time there are many statements of Scripture.asthe doctrine of the millennium, which are not comprehended in the system of doctrine, and are not, therefore, a pare of the church rule of faith. "ot Connd to the Confession. Tne formula of subscription taken by ministers and elders did not bind them to every statement in the confession, but only to the system of doctrine contained therein. "In these ordination vows," said the Pro fessor, "are wrapped up all the principles for nhich American Presbyterians had been contending from the beginning liberal sub scription to the system of doctrine, a gen eral approval of the Presbyterian mode of government and discipline, and the neces sity of piety and religious experience in the ministry. This system of doctrine, in our terms of subscription, means the system of doctrine contained in the Westminster Con fession, and that system is composed of the essential and necessary "articles. The Pres byterian Church in the United States of America has never attempted to set forth what are the essential and necessary articles ot the Westminster Confession, and, there fore, there is room for considerable differ ence of opinion ith reference to any doc trine which may be in debate." Prof. Briggs taid a right decision as to these essential could be arrived at by certain historical principles. There were three ecclesiastical rules of faith of the P.-csbyterian Church the Confession, the Larger Catechism and the Shorter Cate chism. One War to Kule Out Doctrines. ProC Briggs maintained that nothing should be regarded as essential which is not contained in all three systems. This prin ciple would rule out of the amended charges all but two of the seven doctrines stated to be essential. "The Westminster standards stereotyped the doctrines of the Westminster divines of the seventeenth century," said ProCBriggs. "We have subscribed to their system and to the essential and necessary articles of-their confession. But we have "not subscribed to any other dogmatic systems, or to the essential and necessary articles in any other tj stems, whether these arc stated in printed books or are bubbling up in speculative minds. It is necessary for" the Presbytery to consider that they have no authority to determine what is essential and necessary according to their views of what is essential and necessary in the present state of the ology; but they must determine what is essential and necessary according to the Westminster Confession of Faith. The Westminster system is the rule of judg ment, not any other system of theologv which may possibly rule vour faith and life. As to the Confession of Faith. "The Confession of Faith," continued Prof. Briggs, '"represents that we must dis tinguish in Scripture itself between the es sential and the non-essential. This section, which the prosecution disregard in their charges, teaches that Holy Scripture is for all alike, rich and poor, wise and ig norant, and that all may attain such suf ficient understanding of it as is ncceis-iry unto salvation. Therefore, a dog. matic faith is unnecessary unto salvation It is not necessary that anyone should accept or hold any confes sion of faith, or any catechism, oranycreed, or any of the dogmatic utterances of the Church in order to salvation. They may one and all be unknown to the reader of the Scriptures, and yet he may gain from Scripture itself 'sufficient understanding of those things which are necessary to be known, believed and observed for salva tion.' "Scripture needs no fences to inclose it, no breastworks to defend it, no champion to espouse itc cause, no dogma to bar it in. It is entirely sufficient of itself alone to convince, persuade, enlighten and save mankind. It is the achievement in part of the modern disciple of Biblical theology that it presents the teachings ot Holy Scnp- , lure in their Biblical proportions, thus showing the exaggerations of the tradi tional dogma, its insertions of unscriptural iCogma in its systems, its neglect of im- portant Scriptural doctrine, and its depres sion of essential doctrine of Holy Scrip ture. A Conflict "With Tradition. "There is thus a conflict of Bible with tradition which must go on in a lire and death struggle until tradition is once more defeated and destroyed. The modern discipline of symbolics shows the origin of the Westminster symbols, interprets them bv the writings of their authors and the history of opinion in their time, and thus expdses the counterfeit theology which has been palmed fff upon modern Presbyterians by those who claim to be Puritans but are not, who claim to be sound in the faith, when they have abandoned the Westminster faith, and who are simole and alone scholastic Calvinists of the school of Francis Turretine, of Genera, with a streak of modern evangelicanism. "The Presbyterian Church is a church with a constitution. This constitution is a compact between the ministers who consti tute the Church. It restricts the ministers who subscribes to it. He must hold to the essential and necessary articles of that con stitution or he has no lawful place in the church. Bat the constitution also restricts the church and protects the minister. The church cannot change its constitution, ex cept in a constitutional way, giving an op portunity to all who dissent from the change to withdraw. The church cannot impose upon its ministry anything that is unconstitutional or anything to which he does not agree on his entrance upon the ministry or in subsequent revision of the constitution. An Appeal Likely to the Courts. "If yon should violate the constitution of the church and break the compact made with me and others at our ordination, we would seek relief in the synod and general assembly, and if the general assembly sus tain the violation of that compact with me and those who agree with me and do any wrong which the civil courts can lawfully recognize, we might be compelled to seek relief in the civil courts of our country." ProC Briggs then took up charges!, and IL, which accuse him of teaching heresies in his statements that the church and the reason are with the Bible fountains of divine authority. Of the Scripture citations brought in as evidence that the Holy Scripture is the rule of faith and practice, he argued that man v of tbem were irrelevant or incorrectly rendered in the King James version. Kone of the passages cited was in conflict, Prof. Briggs said, with the declara tions ot his inaugural. 'lam not obliged," he said, "to defend my inaugural against these extracts from Holy Scripture and confession, as you have already ruled. I am simply and alone called upon to defend myself against the al legations that my declarations are against the two essential doctrines mentioned in the charge, namely, 'that Holy Scripture is most necessary,' and that 'Holy Scrip ture is the rule of faith and practice.'" Prof. Briggs will resume his argument at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternSon. Bob Ingersoll Keeps the Colonel in Continual Hot Water WHILE ON THE WITNESS STAND. He Asks Ifome Questions About as Pert as Ohey Well Could lie. SHEPAED'S PKT WAT OP DETUNING An Kx-State Treasurer's Rascality. LrnLEBocK, Dec. 13 The Circuit Court grand jury to-day found three indictments against ex-State Treasurer William E. Woodruff in connection with, the alleged larceny of State scrip from the treasury assets and the subsequent sale of a portion of it to private parties through an agent One indictment is for grand larceny and two for obtaining monev under false pre tenses. He was arrested and gave bail in $30,000 for his appearance. Promoted to a Deanery. STErjBEirviIXE, Dec. 13. Special In formation was received here to-night that Bev. Charles D. Williams, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the St. James and St. John missions, ot this citv, had been called by the vestry of Trinity 'Cathe dral, of Cleveland, to the office of Dean, which ranks next in importance to that of Bishop in this State. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCB.1 New Yoke, Dec. 13. A trial involving the business methods of Colonel Elliott F. Shepard is attracting great attention here. It is a suit brought by Frank S. Gray, ex business manager of the Mail and Express, to recover from the Colonel $18,145 for breach ofcontiact. The main feature of the case was the production of a letter written by Colonel Shepard in which he indorsed his check for $5,000 and directed his business manager to use the money in procuring from the Police Commissioners the contract for political advertising valued at about $15,000. The trial to-day was resumed with more ot the direct examination of Colonel Shepard by his lawyer, John E. Parsons. "Was anything ever saiaby you, Colonel, about bribing Commissioners French and McClave?" asked Mr. Parsons. "ifothingl" exclaimed the Colonel solemnly. "Did you know them?" "Yes, knew them to be reputable citizens of good standing." Ingersoll Boasts Sir. Shepard. When Colonel Ingersoll took the witness he took up Mr. Shepard's letter and read it sentence by sentence. The examination was as follows: Q. Bo not have any trip-ut). Bo not use the check until necessary. You can prob nblv have this amount added to the bid. s.iv $20,000." Sow Colonel Shepard, what did you mean by the words, "this amount?" A. Whatever the amount of the Commission would be. " Q In other words, you can probably have the amount of the commission ndded to the bill. Was that In your inindt A. I have Just said so. Q. Then your Intention was that the city should pay the commission? A. My inten tion was to instruct Mr. Gray. Q. No, no. Was It your intention that the city should pay the commission? A. It was not, In my mind, I had no intention about It. Now you are coing Into a process of reason In:;. Colonel Ingersoll looked at him with in tense amusement, and said, "No, you might not be at home there." A upple oi laughter went throuch the courtioom and Colonel Sbepaid looted creatly discomfited. Colonel Ingersoll now looked the witness full in the face and asked very delibomtely: "Bldn't you want it added 1 menu this commission to cheat the city?" The Editorial Colonel Is Angry. Colonel Shepard flashed an indignant glance at him, clenched his fists and pounded them on the arms of his chair, as he said; "Not at all, sir. No, sir. I meant Has confidential Instructions to Mr. Gray." Q. I see. Who had the power to add it to tne mil? A Now you ask me too much. Q. Who did you think had power, when you wrote thi9 memorandum? A. When I wrote that memorandum I intended that Mr. Gray should get as large a rate for the advertising as he could agree upon with this negotiator, this solicitor. Q. You do not aulte understand me? A I do understand you, but you are asking mo for things that were not In my mind. Q. Let us see "You can probably have this amount added to the bill, say $20,000." Who did ynu at that time think could add it to the bill? A. I thought that Mr. Gray could charge a sufficient price for the adver tising so that the amount or the advertising would be raised. Ho might or might not. This was intended for him, to be conveyed, to no one elso. Q. Now, you say, and I want to call your attention to it all the time so that you know what you aro doing: "You can probably have this amount lidded to the bid, say $20. 000; try lti they are weak and yield easilv." Whom do you intend by the word "they?" A. The avertlsing agent. Q And you put the name in the plural? A. I thought it was a Arm. Colonel Ingersoll was srinntng again. "You did not say so," he said. "Oh, it was indefinite in my mind," answered the wit ness. Q. What did you mean by sayinc "You can probably have this amount added to the bid, say $20,000; try it; they are weak and yield easily?" Did you mean that he was to add the commission to the bill, and get the pay from the cltv? A. I have answered that question abont a dozen times. My intention in this matter was to suggest to Mr. Gray some of the methods by which ho might ret a good, fair, reasonable, lull price for the advertising, and I did not think of these things you aro suggesting. Ingersoll Becomes a Shade Serious. Q. I see. And one of the methods was to add the commission to the bill, and you thought this could be done because the agent was weak. Now I will ask you.Colonel Shepard (and Mr. Ingersoll's faco became grave), didn't you mean the commissioners, when you said "they?" Tho witness flared up at once,half rose in his seftt.and pounded on the judge's desk with his first. "No, sir; no, Blr," he repeated. "Under no circum stances; under no circumstances." Q. Bo you swear to the jury tnat you aid not mean to pay that money to the commis sioners? A. .No, sir. "They are weak," said Colonel Ingersoll, in persuasive tones. "It t is a most atrocious falsehood to trv to Mr. GraJ- was then called in rebnttal ot Colonel Shepard's testimony. He said his refusal to do Colonel Shepard's dirtv work was the only difference they had upon which Shepaid could base a" claim ot in compatibility. Colonel Ingersoll asked the witness about Colonel Shepard's charge that he (the witness) had been drunk. "He did not know anything about it," declared the wit ness. Shepard and His Favorite Brink. "He was drunk himself. I have drunk with Colonel Shepard at his office, at his home, and at the Everett House. One night when he had presided over the meet ing of the emancipation proclamation, he said he felt weighted with care, and we drove to the Everett House for a drink. He called for a long rfass, filled it half full of whisky, filled it lull of soda, and repeated that and " Judge Park interrupted the witnes to ask Colonel Ingersoll how much further in this line he was going. Colonel Ingersoll replied that he thought it had gone far enough, and he looked at the ' witness severely. Upon re-cross-examination by Mr. Parson the witness admitted having aspersed Col onal Shepard's character to Colonel John A. Cockerill. "I told Colonel Cockerill that Shepard was as crooked as a dog's leg, and that that was the reason I could not re main on the Mail and Express. If I know a drunken man when I see him, I have seen Colonel Shepard drunk." "Frequently?" asked Mr. Parsons. "Frequently flighty, but occasionally loaded." J The case was adjourned here until to morrow. Voted by the American Federation ot ' Labor at Philadelphia. WEIHE GIVES ACCOUNT Of the Prosecution of the Strikers and the Honey It lias Cost. PITTSBURG BOYCOTT UNDER INQUIRI Philadelphia, Dec. 13. The morning session was devoted principally to the in troduction of resolutions, including one asking investigation of several boycotts and requesting others against tho American Biscuit Company and unfair made Pitts burg clothing. In the afternoon the question of making an appropriation to the Homestead suf ferers was discussed. Delegate Skeffing ton, of Boston, presented the report ot the committee on , President's report, recom mending that the convention donate $5,000 to aid in the defense of the arrested strikers. This was adopted. Delegate Morgan, of Chicago, moved that 500 ad ditional be contributed to the relief fund. Carried. President Weihe, of the Amal gamated Association, made a detailed state ment of the trouble, and said 225 men are now tinder indictment, of 'whom fire are charged with murder, over 30 with treason, and the remainder with conspiracy and riot. Four hundred thousand dollars have been given in bail bonds for the release of a number ot the accused. Although many of the old employes are now at work, 2,200 have not gotten back. The total amount contributed during the strike was $41,000. The cases against the arrested strikers have cost the Association (10,000 for lawyers and witness fees. First Vice President McGuire, of Phila delphia, moved that 5500 be contributed to tho defense fund ot the Occur d'Alehe miners. Carried. Delegate Toltenhansen, of Knoxville, made a motion that J500 be appropriated to the Bupport of the Ten nessee miners. Then at 5:50 p. m. the convention ad journed until 9 a.m. to-morrow. A BI-METALLIST'S ROUND. Electors Coming to Time. Washington, Dec. 1& Certificates of election for President and Vice President of the United States were presented in the Senate to-day from the States of Texas, Korth Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Illinois and Maine, and were ordered to be placed on file. rittsbnrgers In New York. X Tons, Bee. 13 Special. The follow ing Plttsburgers aro registered at New York hotels: J. P. Coleman, Grand Union; Mrs. L. M. Bilworth, W. J. Morris, J. II. Stewart, Hoil0B,Ss"Tlc,'' A-1 Griffin, W. K. Holmes, Windsor; J. J. Haler, Jiioadwnr w "JJw, t D- : W'htman, Astor House: O. II. Chi ds and wile. Iloffinun; A. L. Griffl.i. Imperial; O. Miller. Nornmndie. "" Senator Jones and an Indian Delegate Speak at the Conference. Brussels, Dec. 13. At the sitting to day of the International Monetary Confer ence, Sir Guildford D. Houldswortb, one of the two delegates representing the Indian Government, protested against the obstruc tions offered by the British delegates at this and previous conferences. But for the tactics employed by the representa tives of Great Britain, the currency question would have been settled long ago. Sir Guildford declared that the situation in Great Britain had greatly changed since November 22, the date of the first meeting of the conference, and he sug gested that the conference adjourn for a week to enable the British Government to reconsider the whole question. Sir C. Rivers Wilson, English delegate) replied at length. Senator Jones made a long address on bi-metallism. He argued that the increase ot silver production had led ever to the revival of industry and commerce. The demonetization of silver had caused a disastrous fall of prices throughout the civilized world. The prosperity of every country depended upon the stability of the value of its money. The Uninterrupted employment of the people could be accom plished only through the instrumentality of time contracts which often deferred the date of payment for many years. Any in crease in the value of the money on which the terms of contracts were based, bore down crushingly upori employers. SANTA CLAUS Will hold his levee every day from 10 A. m, to 6 p. m. at OUTFITTING ESTABLISHMENT. Bots' DzrjiiTvrjT Second Floor. I AM HERE J $A Come ifCT And See Me. mSmBK MAWsfMssat? lf. v WinwmwMky WMMmmmm rafts. To the Little Folks of Pittsburg and Vicinity, Greeting: MY DEAR, GOOD LITTLE CHILDREN As you have no doubt read in yesterday 's paper, I ari-ived in this good old city on Monday morning, ajid pitched my headquar ters on the second floor of that grand new building on Smith field street, which I understand is called PITTSBURG'S PRIDE. To my mind, it is justly named. Everybody should be proud Of it, for a gra?ider store I have never in alt my ex perience held a levee in. I found Messrs. Solomon & Ruben real nice and kind gentlemen. They did everything in their power to make me feel at home, and only ash in return that I shall distribute the beatdiful gifts which I brought with me. Now, my dear little children, tell yotcr parents not to think . ot ouying your Umslmas Suit or Overcoat of anyone but Messrs. Sohntm & Ruben. Assure them that they will find the prices here much lower than elsewhere. With every pttr chase, no matter how small, I will deliver a niee preseiit out of the list published below. Children accompanied by their parents will receive a nice box of candy, even if they don't buy anything. So I invite you all to come and see me. Yours, for presents, SANTA CLAUS. P- Boys, tell your parents not to buy any toys. You can get them at Solomon & Ruben's free. LIST OF PRESENTS: 300 Xylophones, 150 Hobby Horses, 150 Boxes of Ten pins, 150 Tool Chests, 120 Express Wagons, 100 Nice Christmas Story Books, 200 Drums, 125 Wheelbarrows, 250 Guns, 500 Boxes Fancy Candies, 150 Boxes Blocks, 150 Trumpets, 100 Humming Tops, 250 School Bags, 350 Typewriters, 150 Writing Desks, 200 Foot Balls, 150 8-Key Cornets, 300 Magic Lanterns, 250 Boxes Lottos, 200 Drawing Slates, 150 Telescopes, 250 Boxes Dominoes, 350 Money Purses, 150 Combination Savings Banks, 150 Handsome Ties, 150 Paint Boxes, 200 Drawing Books, 250 Autograph Aibums,- 20,0 Scrapbooks. To Parents It is well worth your while to inspect our immense variety of Boys' Suits and Overcoats. While our stock is heavy, you'll find the prices light. If you fail to take advan tage of our light prices your loss will be quite heavy. left ljy an Absconding Western Union Agent at Farkersburg, tV. Va. PAEKERSBUBb, W. Va., Dec. 13. Special Thomas F. Eattigan, manager of the Western Union telegraph office in this city, has left very suddenly, leaving cred itors to speculate on the collection' ot per sonal debts running into the thousands of dollars. It it said his accounts with the company also show a deficiency, but pend ing the close of an investigation now being made, the amount cannot be known. Battigan came here from Steubenville two vears ago, and has stood well with his employers. He was originally from Pitts burg, near which city his parents still live. His furniture and personal effects have been seized by creditors. , He was loil agent for the Smith Premier Typewriter Company. Fhillle Parties Invest In Coal rand. MONONGAllEliA ClTY,Decl3. 'pedal' Chalfant & Stewart, of Brownsville, have returned from Philadelphia, where they closed a deal with George M. Conarroe, of that city, for tho Bush Itun tract of coal land, two milles above Brownsville. There are 475 acres in the tract, and the price paid irai foj an acre. BAD SKIN DISEASE Sores on Face and Ilead From Infancy. Hair Scanty, Tull of Dandrnft Specialists No Benefit. Tried Cutlcura. No atore Sores. Hair Thick, Complexion Clear. Entirely Cured in 10 Weeks. From my Infancy npto a fewweets seo, Ihsve been troubled wltb a skin disease which caused cores to coustantly break out on my lace and the top of my bead. My hair was very scantr. and constantly ailed with dandruff. I have beeu treated by eminent specialists on ekln diseases, also tried all the different remedies advertised, all to no pur pose. At last I tried Cuticcba. cencunx SOAr. and CUT1CDRA KKSOL VEST. The result, after ten weeks' treatment, was wonderful. I ani entirely cured. No more sores on mr bead or lace, nomore dandruff In mv hair, complexion clear, scalp clean and hair thick. Wonderful! What can f do to express my gratitude to the CtJTICUiiA Beuzdixs? UEORQK B. DAVIS. 136K W. lith St. . New York, N. Y. RUG SALE WE PUT ON SALE AT THE LOSS TO A CHINESE IMPORTER 1,598 -' i:: Gray ; Fur Rugs, $1.25 Two of my boys were seriously affected with eczema, so that it was lntolcrab'e to bear. I had tried all remedies by physicians, who failed to re lieve us, but in one month from the time I began using Cuticura Remedies, we were all well. One of my boys had It about five months. 1 would recommend them to all persons so afflicted. CALEB ABiJt. Vienna. Warren Co , N. J. Guticura Resolvent The new Blood Furifler. Internally (to cleanse the blood of all Impurities and polsonons ele ments), and CUTICtntA, the great bkln Cure, and CUTICURA bOAP, an exquisite Skin Beautlfler, ex ternally (to clear the skin and scalp, and restore the hair), have cured thousands of cases where the shedding of scales measured a quirt dally, the skin cracked, bleeding, burning, and Itching almost beyond endurance, hair lifeless or all gone, suffer ing terrible. bat other remedies have made such cures? SOM everywhere. Trice. CrmcunA, soe: Sokr, 55c: IHSOLVETT, 1. Trepared bv the Pottbb Ukctg andCiikmical Corporation, Boston, Mass. 3""IIow to Cure Skin niscasej." M pages, 50 Illustrations, and testimonials, mailed free. These are identical with- those you have pur chased all season at $2.50. This sale price $1.25. 1,963 White Fur Rugs, $1.55 We got a bargain to offer you and know you will appreciate it; and take advantage of this Chinese importer's loss. Also, all our entire line of Black Rugs and all fancy combinations. Also, Smyrna, Dagonet; Turkish and Indian Rugs. "v4 -M IPLKS. blackheads, red. rough, chapped, 1 oily skin cared by CrTictJBA SOAP. and IT STOPS THE PAIN. Back ache, kidney pains, weakness, rheumatism, and muscular pains re lieved In one mlnnte by the Cat! cara Antl-Pnlu Plaster, 25c. wssuwk TOO LATE TO crjSSUT. I70UND Money The party that Inst money last ' night will please call at lilstcd's studio. IS Sixth ar,, city. T. M. LATIMER, JLLIjEC3-I3:EIsr"Z. del2-Hwr DUlu GUI s iVi X MAKE REAL-K . Sensible Holiday Gifts JS33& We have selected over 1,000 Suits and Overcoats which, owing to the better quality and higher values, have not sold rapidly. These are now reduced to the prices of the cheaper grades, which we know will move them at once. Make your selection of the following: BOYS' STJITS Sizes 1 1 to u 1 years. ) dark $6 $8 (b-i f Will buy a Suit of English Clay Worsted, Undressed Worsted, Imported Cassi vP I v-J mere and Silk or Fancy Worsteds. Reduced from $12.50. Will purchase a suit of plain or fancy Cheviot; Worsted, Cassimere, light and colors. Single or double-breasted. Reduced from $8.50. For a single or double-breasted and straight cut Sack Suit; of Silk, Mixed Worsted, plain and fancy Cheviot; Cassimere, Twill or Scotch Mixture. Reduced from $10.50. OYEROOATS. d0 P( At this price we are offering a splendid Overcoat; well-made and finished in )&xy)J the very latest styles. This is an unexceptional value. Reduced from $5. CfcC For an Overcoat of Blue, Black, Brown, Oxford, Gray, Melton or Kersey. P Trimmed and finished in the very best manner. Reduced from $7. $8 Buys an Overcoat or Ulster of Melton, Kersey, Frieze, Beaver, Cassimere and Farmer's Satin Lined. Nothing Reduced from $10.50. , , Vicunas, Cheviot or Fur like them ' at this price. Rich Neckwear. We are headquarters for all the latest designs and exclusive shades. A beauti ful Christmas present 4-in-hands at 55c, 50c 75c up to $1.50. Tecks at'soc, 75c, $1 up to $1.50. Windsorettes at5oc,75c$i up to $1.50. Puffs at 50c, 75c, $1 up to $2.50. SILK AND SATIN Suspenders Continue to be popular as Holiday Gifts. Our assortment is the largest in town. Fine Overshots, 50c and up. Extra quality Silk, embroidered and plain, 75c and up. Beautiful Hand - Embroidered Satin, 75c and up. Superior qualities in Silk and Satin, handsomely decorated. Each pair in a glass case. RUBEN 1 .-
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