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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, APRIL 30. 1898. .
a
DAY'S DOINGS IN
NORTH SCRANTON
Joseph Church Is In a Serious Condi
tion from niood Poisoning.
SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN Alt
UANUED roil THE CHUHCHES
Fon TOMonnow - william j.
imOKENSUinE AHHAIQNED ON A
CHAIIGE OP ASSAULT AND BAT-TEY-I'UNEItAIi
OP JOHN DEOAN,
WHO DIED rilOM INJURIES SUS
TAINED IN THE MINE.
Joseph Church, who has trained fame
In this locality for his defense of the
Italians, lies in a dangerous condition
nt his home on North Main avenue,
suffering from blood poison. A small
sore, which made Its appearance on
on of his legs, became poisoned and
his condition Immediately became cerl
ous. Gangrene set in and the physic
ians in attendance state that the am
putation of the member Is the only
means of saving' his life,
Mr. Church remains obstinate in. the
matter and refuses to submit to an
operation.
NEWS OP THE CHURCHES.
TJcv. Horace Peckover will occupy the
Turltan Congregational church pulpit
tomorrow. Subject for morning dis
course, "Cups;" evening subject, "Stor
ing for the Lord." The choir will ren
der fcpverttl selections. All are cordial
ly Invited.
At the Welsh Congregational church
tnmorrow morning at 10 o'clock the
itrv. J. J. Morris, of Believue, will
preach, exchanging pulpits with Hev.
Dr. K. S. Jones, pastor of the church,
In the evening at 6 o'clock the piob-
nbllity is that Hev. T. L James, of
Homestead, will pi each.
Services tomorrow at the First Welsh
Baptist chinch, Wayne avenue, at the
usual houis. The pastor, Rev. W. P
I3.it les, will preach in the morning on
"Success and Failure," and in the
evening on the question, "Is the Pres
ent War With Spain Justifiable?"
lllble school at 2 p. m K B. Reese,
superintendent. After school the choir
will commenco reheaxslng l'or Chil
dren's Duy.
Sunday, May S, Mrs. Brynferch
Rhys and the Rev. George Hague will
be at the First Welsh Baptist church,
Wayne avenue. Further notices as to
the meetings 'will be given next week.
Uev. W. G. Wutkim will prctch to
morrow in the North Main Avenue
Baptist church. The Lord's Supper
will be administered nt the close of the
morning service, and new members will
be received. Evening subject, "The
Beautiful Spectacle of a United Na
tion." This sermon will bear specially
on the present wai.
ALDEUMANIC CASES.
William J. Brokenshlro was arrested
at the Instance of Patrick Goidon on
the charge ot committing an assault
and battery upon him. At the hearing
before Alderman Roberts last evening
Gordon exhibited as evidence a badly
bruised face, which he alleges was
caused by Brokenshlre's fists. The al
derman held the defendant in ball for
his appearance at court.
Last evening In Alderman Roberts'
oeurt Benjamin Bow en, a youth of 17
hummers, was held In ball for brutally
I Globe Warehouse I
V il
Big Dress Selling
For Ten Days Only.
Everything depends on the weather. It that is ofllsh so are the
sales. We can't control the elements, and so buy in anticipation ol
reasonable climatic conditions and take chances.
Well, we've chanced this year, and the odds are against us, so
here goes (or a Price Drive, the like of which has rarely taken place
in this or ano other city.
Look at These
Low Prices for This Sale
40 Pieces
24-lnth Fancy Suitings, broken
checks, etc., Color Combinations,
Browns, Blues, Grepns, Black. Car
dinal, etc. A good 9 cent cloth.
Sale Price, 21c
35 Pieces
:U-ineh all wool Fancy Dress Stuffs,
10 uyles In Striper, Checks or Mix
tures and all the newest and pret
tiest of their kind. A good ono for
SI cents.
Sale Price, 25c
25 Pieces
23 pieces ytrictly fine wool, spring
weight Cheviots in the pick of the
beason's nobbiest mixtures. They're
teally worth 4S cents.
Sale Price, 31c
25 Pieces
45-Inch French VIgoienux Bleges In
every good shading youcanthlnUof.
The finest half-dollar goods manu
factured. Sale Price, 39c
15 Pieces
High grado Mozambique Novelties
In charming Mohair and Wool stripe
effects. Shades, Grey, Slate,
Green, Blue, Blown, etc. Were ad
vertised earlier at 75 cents. To
close,
Sale Price, 37Jc
Globe Warehouse
beating Znchnrlnh Williams. Young
Bowcn entered ball for.hls appearance
nt court.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES,
John Degan, the l'olander who was
so badly Injured by a fall of roof In
the Marvin mlno that he llcd shortly
nfter being conveyed to his homo on
Wilbur street, was burled yesterday
afternoon. Interment was made in
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
The departure of the Thirteenth regi
ment has caused a furore among the
patriotic young men of this place. A
large number of them last evening
Journeyed to the central city and en
listed In Captain Moll's volunteer regi
ment. The Welsh Philosophical society held
Its regular weekly meeting last even
ing In the Calvlnlstlc church on Wayne
avenue. Several subjects of much In
terest were handled very cleverly.
Charles O'Boylo nnd John Cuslck vis
ited friends In Nicholson yesterday.
The Anthraclto Wheelmen have suf
fered severely In the departure of the
Thirteenth regiment for Mt. Gretna.
The men who occupied some of the Im
poitant olllces of the club were mem
bers of the'guard. 'It'l? presumed that
In honor of their departure nobody will
be elected to fill the vacancy 'save In
a temporary way. ,, ,
Daniel Thomas, of Putnam street. Is
confined to his home with a serious ni
nes". Daniel Blackwoll, of Nantlcoke, Is
visiting relatives In this place.
n.isteni Star commandcry, 'Ancient
nnd Hlustilous Older of Knights ot
Malta, will hold a meeting In Obtcr
hout's hall this evening.
There will bo a rehearsal of the
Providence United choir In Company II
su-mory tomorrow evening.
DUNMORE.
Fred Ch.imbois. of Wabhtnglou, D. C,
who has bom lsltlng Mr. and Mrs. James
MtCoriiuiik, of Clay avenue, has re
turned home. His daughters, Daisy and
Ella, will prolong their visit.
Thumas Simons, of Sterling, Is visiting
his rpn, Horatio Simons, of the Exchange
hotel.
Stephen Burke, of Tioy, N. Y., Is visit
ing Y. F McN'ull, of the Dunmore hotel.
Mrs. Ritchie, who has been conducting
a millinery storo on Drinker street, will,
on Monday, move Into the Fljnn building
on Chestnut street.
Postmaster Mark Bishop has writton
to the postodlce department at Washing
ton, D. C, to got permission to move the
ofllco from the building It now occupies
to tho Odd Fellows' huildlng on Chestnut
stieet It is probable that Mr. Bishop
will receive his answer today. If ho oocs,
and It la favorable, ho will remove tho
fixtures tonight, ho that ho can start In
the new building on the first of the month.
The social glvon by the Christian En
deaor .society at the homo of John Pal
mer lns-t night war well attended.
Professor Taylor's dancing cluss nvt
at the Odd Fellows' hall last night. It
was tho last of tho series and the young
peoplo tin ned out In large numbers.
No. 5 collieiy will resume work next
week. Gipsy Grove and No. 1 collieries
will be Idle during tho week.
Robert Bushnell, cf Grove street, an
employe of the Dickson Manufacturing
con pany, sustained a ery p ilnful Inlury
p.stelday morning. He wns driving fomo
nail In a licaj beam when ho missed
and hit his linger. Tho blow knocked the
nail off entlrel and split the finger for
at least an Inch or more. He went to Dr.
Maicy and had his finger dressed He
will not bo able to work for some time.
UnrlJ Jlper.
E. Robinson's Sons' Bock Beer on tap
today.
40 Pieces
40-lnch r.rocade and Hair Lined
Suiting- The effects are decidedly
novel, hut they are in exquisite
taste, and have been popular at
0'j'i cents.
Sale Price, 45c
28 Pieces
Silk and Wool materials in a
wealth of new ideas and color
lilcndlngs. Early comers liked them
at Ci cents
Sale Price, 50c
20 Pieces
High nit Dress Stuff Creations In
Silk anil Wool. Wearers of such
price goods nought them readily at
J1.2j eailler In tho season.
Sale Price, 75c
40 Pieces
45-inch genuine Imported Vlgoreuux
Suitings In 4 shades of Green, -I
hhades of New Blue. 2 shndes ot
Browns. Oreys, Bronzes, etc. Note
our flgtue for the finest -lS.lnch
Vlgoreaux In this city.
Sale Price, 68c
LIVE NEWS OF
WEST SCRANTON
Celebration in Honor ol the Seventy
fifth Dlrlbday of Daniel a Grass.
ATTENDED BY THE MEMBERS OF
HIS FAMILY AND A LARQM NUM
IlEIt OF HIS FRIENDS-FUNERALS
OF MIS3 FLORENCE BLUTTER
AND MRS, ANN OWENS-MISS LOU
ISA HALE AND HARRY A. HUB
BARD QUIETLY MARRIED BY
REV. THOMAS DE ORUCHY.
Yesterday marked the close of the
seventy-fifth year of Daniel O. Evans,
and in honor of the event a large party
of relatives and Immediate friends met
last evening at his residence, 302 South
Hyde Park avenue. Mr. Evans, who Is
hale nnd hearty despite his years, was
agreeably surprised and quickly fell In
with tho spirit of the evening. The af
fair nlso partook of the nature of a
family reunion, as ull of his children,
with the exception of one, and his
brothers nnd sister were present.
The early part of the evening was de
voted to the enjoyment of a short and
uppioprlatc piogrammo. Rev. David
Jones acted as chairman. After the
singing of a hymn, prayer was ocrcd
by Rev. Samuel Lewis. Addresses In
the Welsh language In a congratula
tory strain were made by Mrs. Sarah
Evans, Rev. Illyd James, Thomas J.
James, John Long, S. IS. Jones, Rev. D.
C. Phillips and Daniel J. Evans. Poeti
cal greetings, tho majority original,
were given by Rev. David Jones, Jonah
Evans, Rev. D. P. Junes, Rev. D. 13.
Evans and Rev. R. S. Jones. Miss
Mattle Poole sang nnd the Mlsbcs Anna
Humphries and Daisy Poolu pl.ied
several piano solos. Recitations were
given by the Misses Gladys L. Jones
and Gladys H. Jones and Arthur Jones.
Mis. W. A. Chamberlln read an orig
inal poem composed by Thomas Evans,
of Gibson, Pa., the absent son, In com
memoration of the event. Several
hymns were sung during the evening,
Including the .Welsh national hymn.
These pleasant exercises were con
cluded with lemarks from Mr. Evans,
the recipient of these honors. He ex
pressed his appreciation of the honors
bestowed and was glad that he was
able to enjoy it all. Later, refresh
ments were served.
Tho members of the Immediate fam
ily present were: Mrs. W. A, Cham
berlln and Mrs. II. L. Abell, of Gibson,
Pa.; Mrs. Owen James, of Nashville,
Tenn.; Frcdeilck Evans, of Buffalo. N.
Y., und Mrs. W. J. Kann and Miss
Delia P. Evans, of this city. Tho ab
sent son, Thomas Evans, of Gibson,
Pa., was detained by business. The
brothers and sister of Mr. Evans pres
ent were: Rev. D. D. Evans, D. D.,
Kingston; Jonah and Benjamin
Evans and Mrs. Matta Tyler, of this
city. The other guests were: Rev,
and Mrs. David Jones, Rev. and Mrs.
T. C. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. S. P Jones,
Rev. and Mrs. D. P. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. John Long, Mrs. Morgan Evans,
and the Misses Daisy and Mattle Poole,
May and Gladys Jones, Anna T.
Humphries, Gladys H. Jones, Re;. H.
S. Jones, Rev. D. P. Jones, Rev. Samuel
Lowis, Thomas J. James, Frederick
Evans, Arthur Jones.
The out-of-town guests wore: Rev.
and Mrs. D. E. Evans nnd Miss Daisy
Evans, of Kingston; Rev. Illtyd James,
Homestead; William Chamberlln, Buf
falo, N. Y ; Harvey nnd Frederick
Chamberlln nnd Mrs. Hobart Davies,
of Gibson, Pa.
FUNERALS OF YESTERDAY.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Ann Owens weie held yestetday after
noon at the residence, G07 Twelfth
street. Many friends and relatives
weie in attendance. Rev. David P.
Jones, pastor of the Tabernacle Con
gregational church, ofllclatcd and
preached a short funeral sermon eu
loglbtlc of the deceased. The services
concluded, the remains were taken via
the 1.32 Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Bloomsburg train to Plym
outh, whete Interment wns made.
Tho funeral of Miss Florence, the
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Stutter, was held from tho resi
dence, 1030 Price street, yesteulay af
ternoon and many friends of the bo
reft parents were In attendance. The
floral offerings were very beautiful.
Rev. J. I J. Sweet, pastor of the Simp
son Methodist church, olllclated. At
the conclusion of the services the re
mains weie borno to tho Washburn
street cemetery and interred. The
pallbearers were Masters John Hall,
Arch Saxe, George Bunnell and Oscar
Jones.
NEWS FROM THE ABSENT.
Malic-auk's on this side cat tied sev
eral nteclf's missives for yesterday
afternoon 1 : very The first private
news was thus received from the ab
sent boys of Company F, now with the
Thirteenth regiment nt Mt. Gretna.
Now begins tho series of oblong or
.sunre, tinted and otherwise, letters
which, the recipient will proudly state,
is from Will, Tom, Jack, or whoever It
is, and was wiitten In camp.
Many there are who will recall how,
thltty-ftve years ago, just such wait
ing and watching occurred while heavy
hearted wives, mothers, sisters and
sweethenits looked for somo vvoid from
the absent loved one.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Bessie Smith, of Wnverly, has
returned home from a visit with friends
hoi e.
William Morgan, of North Fllmore
uvenue, has gone to Cleveland, O., to
reside.
Mr. und Mrs. John Olblln, of Chestnut
street, visited friends at Blnghamton
jesterday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Patrick Knlght.of Jnck
son street, nro receiving congratula
tions over their boy, who arrived yes
terday. Mis. William Lencel, of South Lin
coln nvenue, has ictuuicd from a visit
at Olyphant.
Mrs. Eugene Kresge, of South Hyde
Park avenue, Is the guest of friends at
Snyre.
William Tltmnn, of Blalrstown, N. J.,
has l etui ned home after a visit with
relatives heie.
Miss Laura Johns, of Vandllng, Pa.,
was the guest of tho Rev. D. Jones,
on South Lincoln avenue, during this
week.
Miss Elizabeth Stark nnd Herman
Eckel, both of this city, were married
INTERESTED PEOPLE.
Advertising a potent medicine In the pe
culiar way In which tho proprietor of
Kemp's Balsam for Coughs and Colds
does It, Is Indeed worderful. He author
izes all druggists to give to thote who call
for It, u sample bottle Free, that they
may try It before purchasing. The largo
bottles are 25 and 60c. Wo certainly would
advise a trial it mav save you from
consumption.
Inst Wcdnosdny evening at tho resi
dence of the brldo's sister, Mrs. Wil
liam Stark, of North Lincoln avenue.
Rev. J. R Sweet, pastor of tho Simp
son Methodist church, performed tho
ceremony. Only tho Immediate rela
tives and friends of the contracting
parties wero present.
MINOR NEWS NOTES.
Members of the Oxford Mine Acci
dental fund arc requested to be pies
cnt nt the mectlmr of the fund to be
held this evening at Co-operative hall,
on North Main avenue, at 7.30 o'clock,
The amount nt piesent In the fund's
treasury Is to be dlstilbutcd at this
meeting.
All members of patriotic societies are
requested to attend the evening service
at tho Simpson Methodist church to
morrow evening. The pastor, Rev. J.
B. Sweet, will preach upon "Patriot
Ism" at this service Special music will
bo rendered by the choir.
Ripple division, No 4.", Sons of Tem
perance, will meet in Evans hall on
South Main avenue, this evening at
7.30 o. in. i
Miss Louisa Hale and Hurry A. Hub
bard, both of this city, were quietly
married yesterday moinlng. The cere
mony wns performed nt the parsonage
of tho Jackson Street Baptist church
by tho pastor, Rev. Thomas De Gru
chy. They were unattended
The Apollo club will meet for rehear
sal In Robert Mot rls rooms. Sunday af
ternoon nt 3 p. in. The club will le
haarse glees for the concert to be given
T. J. Davids, Mus. Bat , nt the Scran
ton Bicycle Club IioUho, May 15. Sing
ers desirous of Joining the club ate
Invited to attend. The patty will nlso
rehearso the "Destruction of Ooza,"
and consider the advisability of enter
ing the competition at Wllkes-Barre
eisteddfod, May 30. Piofessor Hem
berger conductor.
The TTncle Sam's quartette held an
entertainment at the home of Pearl
Jenkins, In honor of her ninth birth
day. The meeting commenced by
singing a chorus. Then followed rec
itations by Raymond Jenkins, Ruth
Reese, Pearl JenkliiH, Claia Watklns
and Helen Roberts.
SOUTH SCRANTON.
Miss Margaret Roche, of 3U Cherry
street, gave a dance last night nt her
home In honor of Mlhs Nealon, of Oly
phant, who Is her guest, nnd the ooc:i
slon was pleasantly passed. Luncheon
was served ut midnight, and ut the
conclusion, the gathering was photo
graphed by Martin McDonough, jr.
Miss Roche's guests weie- Misses Anna
Doherty, Louisa and Katie Opper,
Kate Donahue, Wlnfred Melvln, Ella
Jordon, Mamie Coyne. Agnes and
Mamie Rielly, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Roche. Jr.. Anthony Battle, Thomas
Donahoo, John Dm kin. Patrick, and
James Heonan, John Roche, Wlliatn
Dnnberey, Frank Lundy, Frank Cur
ling, and John O'Mallev, James Lalley.
and John O'Connell, ot Olyphant.
In the Young "Women's Christian as
sociation rooms last night, tho Loyalty
club conducted a debate nnd the young
ladles discussed the question: "Is tho
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REXFORD'S.
I The Rexford Company .,..-,
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We have decided to give up the retaill business to exgage exclusively in manufacturing and Wholesaling Jew-
t elry. Our entire stock; $38,000 Worth of Merchandise, occupying three floors, extending from Lacka-
X wanna avenue to Center street, and comprising the following departments :
JEWtiLUY,
WATCH IN,
DIA3I0DS,
CLOCKS.
SILVERWAKE,
Store was closed all day yesterday and salespeople, errand boys and everybody about the place was on the jump from morning
till night, remarking and marking the enormous reductions in the price of all goods.
Our ambition is to sell off this $38,000 worth of merchandise in a shorter space of time than so much goods was ever sold at retail
in the city's history. So we have chopped right and left have made startling prices. During the five years we have catered to Scran
ton's shoppers our prices have invariably been the lowest of all other low prices. The way we close things out makes this sale
A Splendid Opportunity for Business Men
A Rare Chance for Hotel Keepers.
An Unrivalled Occurrence for the Consumer.
We will sell goods at any price to close them out. We mention some of the bargains below, a few from each department. They
are merely to give you an idea of the vast reductions :
Jewelry Department
Thousands of things In this most
Important of all our department.!
will .irll for less than Rood Jewell y
was ever sold befoie. One Instance.
Several hundred pentV link buttons
that old for 73o und 51. Sale price,
40c
Silverware.
Scranton has never witnessed such silverware selling as we
will inaugurate. One instance from a hundred others:
Sterling inlaid extra plate
ons, always Si.5oas.et
X Spoons,
-
t China Goods
t We havo 490 or COO small pieces
T of fancy China and bric-a-brao that
T we'll close out at any prlee.A rare
X chance for lovers of flnu China.
X China cups that sold for Mc, SOc. und
4- We. Sale price,
19c
Leather Goods.
If you want a trunk, bag or telescope this is your chance.
Less than man ever bought them before.
Trunk with heavy straps, hickory stays, canvas tj? Qf
bound every way worth $5. Sale price pA,zrJ
THE REXFORD
Paine's Celery Compound
is the
Best
Spring
Medicine
In .
The
Worid
It makes the weak strong.
We sell and recommend it.
HATTHEWS BROS.
320 Lacka. Ave.
United States justillcd In being ut war
v ith Spain?" It was decided that we
are right In the course pursued, and
the decision of the Judges was greeted
with cheers. Misses Florence Reluv:,
Sadie Webbley. and Lllllo Miller argued
for the affirmative and Laura Boch
man, Grace Conner, nnd Amelia Hart
man took the side of Spain. Kate Op
per, Lizzie Renchler nnd Carrie Nape
were tho Judges.
The military company of the Cornrt
lodge, Knights of Pythias, organized
A cdnesday night, will meet tonight for
drill.
Tho Junger Mnennerchor mot last
night and the commltee of arrange
ments having In charge their recent
conceit and ball, reported that $'00 was
realized.
Common Complniut.
Brown "You don't look well, lately,
Robinson."
Robinson "No; I can't sleep well at
night on account of lung trouble."
Brown "Pihaw; your lungs aro nil
right."
Koblnson-"Yes, mine are: the trouble
Is with the baby's." Life.
DIED.
ORAM. IN Scranton, Pa., April 20, 1803,
Sophia Oram, aged 83 years. Funeral
nt 8.30 May 2, at residence of V. H.
Tripp, 53,1 Adams avenue. Interment at
Philadelphia.
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REXFORD'S.
PIANOS,
MUSICAL 000DS,
CKOCKERY,
GLASSWARE,
LAMPS,
Diamond Values
Thin sale of diamonds Ib an op
portunity for small Jawelers to buy
diamonds at less than they ever
dreamt of buylnf? them. A value:
Diamond stud earrltiBS clear white
and perftct. Woith iM. Sale price,
35c
original AA Rogers Tea QQr
Sale price OOL,
Glassware
Our selection of this lb quite j
limited but what we lack In quan
tity wo make up In price saving.
nohemlan cold decorated glass vas
es. Worth EO cents. Sale price.
25c
OUR FIXTURES AND SHOW CASES ARE FOR SALE. X
THE ENGLIHIl ALl'IIAHET.
Symlioli ol Hound Traced Hack Into
Kin Mini ut Antiquity.
To Invent and bring to perfection the
scoro or so of many symbols lor tho
expression of spoken sounds, which we
call an alphabet has proved to bo the
moHt arduous oiitcrprlso on which tbo
human intellect has ever been engaged,
Its achievement taxed tho genius of
tho three most gifted races of the an
cient world. It was begun by tho Egyp
tians, conttnucif. by the Semites, und
finally perfected by tho Greeks.
From curtain Egyptian hieroglyphic
pictures which were In use long beforo
tho pyramids It Is ponsiblo to deduce
tho actual outlnes of almost every letter
of our modern English alphabet ; to re
count tho history und to Investigate tho
transformation of tlii'HO ancient phono
grams through tho period of WOO years
during which they have been shaping;
to trnco nlso the unity and tho historical
connection between nil the various ex
isting nlptmbnts of tho world.
Writing began with ideograms (pic
tures representing either things or
thoughts), which afterward developed
Into phonograms (the graphic symbols of
sounds).
Although our owp writing has reached
the alphabetic stage, yet we still employ
a number ot phonographic and Ideo
graphic signs. Tbo digits I, II, III stood
as pictures of fingers; tho V was from
tho fingers collected and tho thumb
apart; VV or X represents tho two hands,
whllo IV and VI aro only pictures of tho
hand with the substraction or addition
of a finger. Ideograms COO years old,
and which are showing no possibility of
Improving on, are such printers' signs
as tho Index, ex tarnation nnd parallel.
To these may bo uddpd certain shop
hlgns, such as tho barber's pole, with Us
splint bandages, which was and Is a
significant Ideogram ot tho blood-letter;
and tho three balls of our pawnbrokers.
If tho history of nny ono ot our alpha
betical symbols be traced baik It will
ba found to resolve Itbolf ultimately into
tho conventionalized picture of somo
object It Is marvelous that, dcsplto long
continued usage, during so many cen
turies, tho modern letter retains In al
most every instnnco manifest features
derived from the prlm'.tlvo picture from
which It has descended.
The lettor M, for Instance, was tho
picture of an owl, tho conventionalizing
process of 600 years having left only tho
two peaks, which are tho lineal descend
ants of the two cars of the owl, still re
taining between them a not inapt repre
sentation ot tho beak, while tho verltcal
strokes are all that remain ot tho out
lines ot the breast.
If mankind is inclined to see a laugh
on the owl at what 6,000 years havo rtono
for It In this case, tho owl probably feels
capable of suppressing any such gaytty
by blinking men's attention to the mon
key. Tho letter F Is derived from tho
horned Egjptlan asp, tho two bars being
tho survival of tho two horns, whllo tho
vertical strokes represent the body.
The letter Y descended from the samo
picture, tho two horns and body being
retained. Then, too, In those days there
was a four-horned asp, which has come
down to us in tho letter W, tho four
strokes necessary to Its making repre
senting tho four horns, although 6000
years seem to have been a fow too
ninny for the body, yet that of a Kan
sas grasshopper may be found supple
mented by tho peoplo 6,000 years from
now.
Tho letter A was originally tho pic
ture of an eagle, whoe ancestry, by tho
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REXFORD'S.
Watch Opportudity
We will' close out $4,000 worth of
watches at any price to sell them.
Such watch selling is unptecedent
ed. For example:
15-year eold.tllltd case, with Wal
tham movement, full Jewel. Worth
$. Sale price,
$10.
Umbrella Offerings.
No other firm in town sells so many umbrellas ns Rexford.
We will sell them all now.
Natural stick, full 26 inch, fast black umbrellas, ? j
worth $1.00. Sale price OOi
Our Lamps
We are going to astonish every
body how cheap a nice lamp can be
boucht. Everything for what It
will bring.
I'ortablo Kas-lamps, with Incandes
cent burners, mantle clobe and dome,
comploto. Worth U. Sale price,
$1.88
Writing Paper.
We have shown other merchants from time to time how to
ell stationery. They'll never see us now.
Whiting's Royal Satin nnd Linen Paper, worth 15 and
20c a quire. Sale Price '. . -C
CO.,
way, makes it tho least American of alt
birds. Egypt being tho eagle's real
homeland, and R was taken from a pic
ture of tho human mouth. D was evolved
from a plcturo of tho hand, and so on
through tho pictorial origin ot all our let
ters. Tho Immedlato parentage of our Eng
lish alphabet Is most difficult to de
termine. By n series ot easy steps tho
forms of tho very letters tho reader seen
beforo him on this printed page inky
bo traced back for somo llvc-uncl-twenty
centuries. Theso "Roman types," ns
they nro appropriately called, have ifot
varied appreciably In their forms of tho
types used nt Homo and Venice by the
Italian printers of tho fifteenth crn
tury. Tho Roman capitals now used nro
practically Identical with tho letters em
ployed at Romo In tho third century
B. C. Thus It appears that our i:nir.
Ilsh alphabet Is a member of that great
Latin family of alphabets whoso geo
graphical extension was originally co
terminous, or nearly so, with tho lim
its of tho Western empire, and after
ward with tho ancient obedienco to tho
Roman sec.
It Is surprising to find how Uttla
chango hns been effected during tho
twenty-seven centuries which divided
tho oldest Semitic Inscriptions from, tho
present day. Tho essential features In
tho outllno of each of our own letters
may bo detected without dlfllculty In tho
characters used by tho King of Moab.
The rule of nil English literature Ii
giving twenty-six letters an arrange
ment by which they will present soma
new Impression to tho mind. Th,o moro
brilliant that arrangement tho moro suc
cessful tho writer. Tho writers of tho
English dictionary alouo havo becrt nblo
to lit moio than 40,000 words construct
ed from theso letters without much ef
fort; tho lnngungo Is said to contain
100,000. Detroit Free Press.
Uneft wltli Good Effect.
Doctor "Well, my flno Httlo fellow, you
havo got qulto well again! I was Btiro
that tho pills I left for you would euro
5 on. How did you taka them, In water
or in cake?"
"Oh, I used them In my pop-gun."-
London Tlt-Blts.
A Joko nn the Dentists,
Mrs. McLubberty "How did yes git
along wid th' dlntlst, Murty?"
McLubberty "Shurc, ho molghty near
kilt me, eo ho did; but, bed ad 1 Ol hov,th'
laugh on him all th' same."
Mrs. McLubberty "Is thot so?"
McLubberty "Yls. Begorrat ha pulled
th" wrong toot'." Judge.
THE PARSON 'S FOOT.
From tho Atlanta Constltulon. '
(From a Verbatim Report of a Negro
Field Hand's Song.)
Da parson wear a Number Twelve,
(Shout' mo'ners, shout!)
En when do dovll git him
He'll stomp de flro out
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Oh. dat Are!
Hot cz hot kin be;
Parson, when you gits dar.
Stomp it out fcr mot
Dn parson wear a Number Twcivo,
(Sinner, what yo' doom?)
De dovll say: "You go away,
You tako up too much roomt"
Oh, dat Ore!
Hot cz hot kin be:
Parson, when you gits dar.
Stomp it out fcr met
WHWHHHrri
REXFORD'S.
PICTURES,
MOULDING,
STATIONARY,
LEATHER GOODS,
UMBHELLAS.
Alarm Clocks
This cloel: department of ours
has alwnys been ona of Httlo prices.
Imugine what It wilt he now.
Anaonl.i nickel alarm clocks always
(1 or more. Sale price,
58c
rs
Picture Department
This Is where wo knock prices all
to pieces. Wo expect to sell 10,000
pictures In shorter time than so
many were ever Bold before.
FranW slcm-d etching") slzo HxJS
gold cornei-s. Worth $1.50. Sale price.
69c
3Q3 j
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