THE SCRANTON TRIBUN12-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1899.
QUEER ANIMALS TO
BE FOUND IN CUBA
INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS
OF A NATURALIST.
.Wild Boars That Fight at tho Drop
of the Hat Tho Ara-Tricolor," A
Bird of Wonderful Plumage The
Anaconda's Preseneo Proved Sol
dier Encountcis a Boar.
Trom the New York Sun
Outside of the wild boar, a small deer
and the lutla or wood rat, a short
enumeration would cover tho list and
' leave little to bo told. Alligators ato
plentiful, nnd tho cayman or crocodile
Is numerous, but ns to the rabbit, rac
coon, opossum or fox, which afford so
much sport In the United States, these
nnd all others of a like kind are un
known In Cuba,
The wild boar of Cuba answers In
size nnd feroclousne8 to the Jaball of
northern Mexico nnd southern Texas.
They run In smnll packs or droves,
have an over abundance of courage and
weigh from 230 to 350 pounds. In the
latter respect they have the advantage
over their cousins of Texas und Mexico.
Their tusks are sharp and piomlncnt,
belnff several Inches In length, and
when they encounter an adversaiy In
the brush, bo ho man or beast, there Is
sure to be a fight to the finish. With
each drove of these creatures runs .1
leader, who Is called by the natives el
solatorlo, though why he should bo
designated a hcimlt no one Is able to
tell.
THn JUTIA.
The Jutla (pronounced hoo-te-ah) Is
the only wild animal In Cuba that Is
native to the country. It Is found In
no other land, and Is slmply the over
grow n rat of the states. It ranges In
length from twelve Inches to two feet,
exclusive of the tall, Is a nocturnal
feeder and can be tamed almost to the
degree of the domestic dog. The jutla
Is very common throughout Cuba, In
habiting the mountain, foiests nnl
lowlmds, and Is a general article of
diet in both the wild and domestic state.
The creature, however, has the repul
slvcness of tho common rat and is
shunned by all except the Inland In
habitants, who pilze It as one of theli
choicest foods. To catch the Junlta, a
Pimple box trap Is arranged with double
doors and a baited spring, and the
foolish creatuie unhesitatingly walks
to his destruction without so much au
the thought of an Investigation. The
younger members of the species are
easily captured In hollow trunks or lot
ten logs, and no dogs ure necessary to
ferret thtm out, foi upon the approach
of a stranger to theli hiding places
they crawl forth to satisfy their curios
fly and are easily made rioners. After
once tasting captivity the animal never
seeks to escape.
The NIpe savannas on the northeast
ern coast of Santiago piovlnc, mag
nificent lolling prairies diversified with
ever variety of gi.isi indigenous to
th country, Is now the only section
where deer may b found In consldr
able numbtis. Hack in the Interior,
umong thf swamps nnd heavy cover,
in the forests and mountain foothllW
nnd In m settled and unfieiiui-nteil
places, thev are also encountered, but
they have been almost exterminated
b the savage wild dogs, which, es
caping from civilization, have become
as ferocious and as dangprous as the
timber wolves of our Western country
These dogs aie of as many colors as
the domestic breeds and are low a d
cunning, their talks being quite as long
as their bodies. The wooJs also
abound In iats run wild, dilven fiom
their former homes by tho bu'nln' of
1 '""ns nnd settlements.. As these
crea are now thrown on their own
iesoun.es for .1 living, they may de
velop into a wild species similar to oui
wild cats..
DOMHSTIC ANIMALS.
The domestic animals let loose In the
island fiom the earliest peilod of Its
occupation nave found a place favor
able for their lepmdurtlon but while
lucieaslng thev have also undergone
modifications Cuban hnrsps nf iin An.
daluslan lace have lost In statute and
bieadth but they have gained In so
briety endurance nnd vitality. Uefor"
the lnsunectlon of 1SCS they weie so
numeious thioughout the IMa d, and
especially In the central and w ostein
regions, that nobody tiave'ed afoot
Today the number of saddle anlmuls
hns greatly diminished In proportion
to the Inhabitant, a-d nowhere are
wild horses found, as th y formeilv
were in Itomano Cay. In the NIpe sa
vannas and other Isolated reglonj
Asses are not rumetous, Leing I. t
mainly for breeding purposes. Over
vvoiked mules nie seen everywhere,
and as theio are few lalhoads and m
other kinds of loads to speak of, thee
hardy animals are used for tiansporta
tlon over the trails and across tv
mountains. The camel of the Canarlc
which was introduced at one time, did
not succeed, owing to the nlgues,
species of Insect which vtounded its
feet In certain parts of tho Island,
especially in the district of Tlaincoa,
the ox Is used as a beast of burden and
for driving Goats and sheep have not
tlulved as well In Cuba as hogs and
cattle the goat ban lost Its vitality,
while the sheep, beln? poorly cared for
has replaced Its il-eec with a coat of
hair The foregoing enumeration cov
ers about all of tho land animals at
present to be found In Cuba.
bihu Lin:.
Bird life Is abundant, and. well pro-
i:i;ieu uy cover. There are over 200
land, and over foity of the mlgintorv
classes that yearly visit its shores.
Handsomest among tho native dyers
Is tho tocoloro, cilmsou and creamy
white, with blue bust and spotted neck
and a ctown of tufted feathers, it Is
no mean singer and Its pretty notes
can be heard In forest or Junglo or
among the mountnlu gulches, where it
builds Its nest. The auaia Is a ions,'-'
tailed member of the thrush family ,
fthlch Inhabits thickets, onrt ih - , '
s a sister of the tocoloro, having pretty
feathers but no voire.
The larest of all birds In Cuba is the
nra tricolor commonly known ns the
Cuban macaw. Its habitat Is th"
swamps, a d the following geneial de
scription wl'l Illustrate Its beauty.
Forehead, red, becoming yellowish on
top and shading Into bi Ight vcl'ow on
mo neck, back feathers, cinnamon
edged with green, under parts scarlet
with a dash of orange on the throat;
lecondary feathers bright blue on thn
upper surface, palo brown undernetth.
tall feathers cinnamon, tipped with
blue; legs blown and ces yellow. Seen
In the dusk resting on the Illy pads of
a swamp, the ara tricolor Is one of the
handsomest specimens of bird life to
bo found In any land or nny clime.
Wild pea fowl conceal themselves
In the deepest thickets, and wild guinea
fowls aro found everywhere, especially'
along tho southern coast in the neigh
borhood of Santiago nnd Ouantanamo,
Quails of the Hob White species, but
larger and unlike our own birds, aro
plentiful, but owing to the cover it Is
dllllcult to make a good bag of thesu
birds. Dogs arc of no uso to hunt
them, nnd the only way to enter a
thicket and get a shot is by means of
the machete.
nnsT came nmD.
The tocazn, or wood plr,eon, not
unlike our old passenger pigeon, is
the best game bird to be found in Cuba,
It grows to an unusual slzo In hot cli
mates, and, strange to say, Is found
In the greatest numbers during tho
months of April, May and June. It Is
not swift Hying, and an Indifferent
mniksman In almost any of the woods
of the Island would find little dlfllcultv
In filling his game bag. Doves aro
considered a plague by the plnnters,
who look upon thcs. intruders 113
American farmers regard crows.
There nro font species of la palama In
Cuba, tho prlnclpat variety being tho
same ns our Carolina turtle dovp. They
fly In great numbers through the for
ests nnd across the fields, but aro lit
tle hunted owing to tho lack of proper
shooting material and tho inherent
laziness of the Inhabitants.
Wild parrots and paraquts aro plen
tiful In Eastern Cuba, and they form
tho favorite article of food for tho
settler and planter. Undoubtedly this
liking Is considerably enhanced from
the fact that the bird is simple In Its
nuture nnd can bo trapped, approached
or clubbed without much effort. So
tame are they that a man with a.
long stout fetLMt can entr the brush
nnd knock them from their perches iu
almost any number he desires. They
can be seen Myitis so thick through tho
mnhogany forests of the Cauto river
that a single shot wiiuld piobably
bring down mor than enough for a
duy's eating These bltds are cleanly
In habit nnd their flpsh has a flno
taste. They aro easily tamed, beconio
good talkers, nnd pftri being once
domesticated are never persuaded bv'
their fellow kind to escape. Indeed,
a boldler can led one flnp bird entirely
across the hland on Ills si Idle bow
and from the north to the south coast,
and although It had Its fieedom In
camp a id at night would lly 11 ay and
chatter with Its fellows, It always re
turned In time to resume tho Journey
next moinlug. It had not been In cap
tivity more than a month.
Tim HAIN enow
There nre In Cuba neither the black- I
bird as we know Iti nor the full grown
now such as we hive In the states;
but between the two, larger than tho j
former and t-mnller tn.nn the latter,
there Is a creature which the natives
call the "rain crow." It is found In
every part of the island, on the moun
tain tops and In tho depth of tho
swamps, but It Is useful neither for
food nor song and Is generally dis
liked. It has a cuilous, stumpy,
rounded bill which has caused somi
to nickname It "Jew bird" The origin
of Its title "rain crow" Is tho fnct
that the blid does not rcem to Und
discomfort In exposing itself to tho
heaviest showeis, and after a tain tho
bushes, trees nnd :Iants for miles
In every direction present the curious
bpectacle of thousand!) of black wings
spiead out to dry In the sun. No ona
disturbs them and. therefore, they di
not fear the nppioach of man. '
In no other land are the buzzards
so numerous nnd so useful as they are
In Cuba. They hovtr over mountains
and vnllejs, circling about and ever
watchful for a morhet. and It must
be said that they have no dlilleulty In
(hiding nil they wnnt. They aie tho
great sravenger force of every city,
and It Is well that they are so tnclus
tilous In their calling, for otherwise
much of the tilth In th towns and In
the country sin rounding would be left
where It lay. One town near the nmth
coast In Santiago Province Is calle.l
"La Cludad de las Am as," which
means "city of buzzards," and it Is
correctly named, too, for these th" I
buzzards are more numeious than tho
Inhabitants and share with the lattep
their domicile", taking the places of
dogs, cats chickens and other domes,
tic creatures. There is no law against
their destruction, and yet no ono
thinks of disturbing or injuring them.
They nro as much at home about a
llllm.ln flu'plllnr- no Mia ftwnnro tlm.tt '
selves.
MIGRATOUY UlItDS.
Among the migratory birds that visit
Cuba In winter are the green-vvlngd
teal, the pintail, whistler, wood duck
and coot. Great sport can be bad with
there birds It tho sportrman Is prop
erly equipped. Pelicans, vviter-tur-kevs,
flsh-ducs Imrons of all varl -tla
and colois, ci cues, eagles, llamlngoer,
hawks and owls of several kinds, in
cluding the lare white owl, wood
peckers, especially the ivorj bill, the
Ibis, and along the shores gulls nnd sea
birds innumerable can be seen. One
beautiful bird of tho interior deserves
especial mention. Owing to the dis
tance at which l,t was seen, tho writer
was unable to Identify it. It was a
tall, handsome creature, nnd was walk
ing lightly on tho Illy pads. Its color
above was a beautiful spectrum blua
fading into creamy white on the sides
and buistlng Into a brl'llant sea p'
on the breast and lower body. Its
legs were green, bill cringe, -md tho
head was crowned with n coronet sim
ilar to that worn by the California
quail. It was not wel footed, but had
tlueo broad toes branching to the front
and one to the sld, which Indicated
the wnder rathpr than the swimmer.
rifteen species or the humming bird
nre peculiar to the Island, the largest
of which Is the long-tailed hummer,
measuring ten Inches fiom tip of beilc
to end of tall, nnd the smallest, the
vernln, which weighs but twenty
grains. This blrdllng has a head no
larger than a pea nnd legs hardly j
longer than those of a good-sls'ed mos- '
qulto. Its entire measurement from
tip to tip Is nn inch and a quarter. I
Strange as It may seem these tiny
creatures are easily tcnicd, and It Is
not unusual to see pets of this kind
enjojlng the same freedom In a house
hold as 11 pariot that hab been domes
ticated. At one hovel, presided over
by ft mistress ns hideously ugly as the
pet was beautiful, the writer saw a
tiny vervain contentedly taking lta
food from a quill Inserted In a top
cup tilled with Juice of tho sugar tane,
nnd both vvero held In one hand of
th woman.
nnPTiLrs.
The reptiles of Cuba aro generally
not poisonous, though the Juba, a
snake that grows to a length of six
feet, Is sal J to possess a ceitaln de
giee of venom. Tho natives, however,
declare the Juba to be absolutely free
fiom all harmful qualities, and In proof
of their faith in this assertion freely
handle It. The inaja, a member of tho
boaconstrictor family, Is tho largest
serpent on the Island. It Grows to a
length varying from 12 to 24 feet, and
Is more freely encountered In tho
swamps and Jungles than among tho
foothills or In upland territory. As a.
rule, the Cuban maja does' not possess
WALDRON'S
AM
Sale
ion
Today, Friday,
The thirty head consists of big draughtcrs, express
and general purpose horses. In fact, there are some of
all kinds. They will be put up and sold to the highest
bidder, without reserve, at
CUSICK'S STABLES
Friday Afternoon at I O'clock, Regardless of Weather.
the aggressiveness so prominent In
othei mcmbPts of the species Inhabit
ing the Isthmus and South Ameilcan
countries, but once In a while the crea
ture I ec mes arouse I to a sense of lta
poweis, an J declines war acalnst any
thing In sight A shoit time ago it
Sagua de Tanamo Capt. E. C. Smith of
tlia United States Postal Service had
an adventure with a huge maja which
ho will piobably remember for many
days. Capt. Smith was mounted on a
native pony nnd was armed with a
Muuser, a Colt's levolver and a mache
te. Uoon nenrlnc a small stretch of
cleared ground on the side of a hill he I
noticed the maja crossing the spot anl
riding around In front attempted to
head It off. The snake turi.ed In an
other dliectlon, crawling sluggishly
along, but the captain blocked It again
Then the boa became somewhat angry
and began to form a coll, but Instead
of completing tho coll, thiew Itself In
a bunch. At that moment Capt Smith
flred. The bullet graced the snake's
neck, but did no other damage than to
scorch tho skin and cause the creature '
to become furious it foimed I'self '
Into a ball and, tolling like a shot down I
hill, threw Itself with crent foice '
against horse nnd rider. The Impact i
Btaggeied the horse, unseated the rider
and tore the saddle loose. Capt. Smith
was thrown Into the soft brush, the
frightened horse galloped away and tho
maja, seeing no other -victim handy, at
tacked tho saddle and soon crushed the
leather and woodwork to a mere bun
dle of fragments. Capt. Smith hid I
meanwhile recovered himself, and with
his Mauser placed a shot through the
serpent's spine about seven fpet from
the tall and ended Its existence. The
BKln Is beautifully marked, and in Its
dressed state measures 17 feet 8 inches
fiom tip to tip.
Although the fact Is not generally
known, tho anaconda Is also a native
of Cuba.
CIIACS AND OCTOPOI.
Perhaps the most Interesting sight to
the stranger In tropical countries Is the
countless number of cangrejos nr
climbing crabs which one meets far In
land, several miles from the shore.
Some one has said that there are more
crabs on land In Cuba than there aro
In the surrounding waters; and the
visitor crossing Interior prairies nnd
meeting these, crustaceans In great
swaims while they are migrating from 1
place to place, Is apt to declare tho ,
statement true. They are seen at fines
when on the march covering many
miles of territory, and a horseman
suddenly surroundpd by ono ot thesi
moving armies becomes convinced that
tho cangrejo was built for speed.
Ono must travel in Strang lands to
learn strnngp facts In the nnrk ts of
Neuvitos nnd Glbara the witter fiist
made acquaintance with the octopus
as an article of diet, and saw piann
the size of young lobsters, grotesqm
and hideous enough to give Mi holder
the nlghtmaie. All along tm hidden
reefs and saw-tooth rocks lining the
shoies of Cuba aro many varieties of
the octopold family, the most numer
ous of which Is the uo which s not
without a certain deg -v of 'iPtuty. Its
body Is covered with silver cloud spots
and fine dottlngs of rose color, which
oi e enhanced by a broad band of ultra
marine blue crossing the back diagon
ally and fading away In the lower
parts of the body. The anlmol Is,
however, as dangerous as It Is beauti
ful. A gentleman who not long ngo
was searching for shells along tha
north coast discovered among the
rooks a baby argo, which upon observ
ing him tried to escape. He was not
sufficiently cautious, for upon attempt
ing to capture the strange thing It
spinng upon him and fastened Its long
tentacles to his shoulder and aim. He
could not tear It loose, for Its suckcis
held firmly, nnd nothing but the will of
the animal could release him In this
condition ho ran towards a boat that
happened to be near, while the en
laged argo, with its eyes protruding
riom the middle of its body, made
every effort to get Its beak in position
to bite. At hist, nearly fainting, he
was about to give up the Btruggle,
when a man, heating his cries, rush d
foiward and by several sharp cuts with
a boat knife killed tho nigo. He could
only remove portions of the carcass at
a time, so firmly did the suckers hold,
even after the animal had been klllel.
The argo Is tho smallest of the species,
and this specimen, which nearly con
quered tho gentleman leferred to had
a body no larger than tho ordinary
clenched hand. With nrms expanded
It measured from tip to tip not qulto
four feet. The true octopus Is a dan
gerous, repulsive thing, nnd Is mmii
drended and feared, especially by the
sponge fishermen nlong tho Cuban
coast, it has two ugly, movable eyes,
eight long feelers, each feeler being
provided with 120 powerful suckers, by
means of which tho creature holds Its
prey while in the act of eating it.
INSKCTS.
nut It Is In the insect creation that
Cuba excels nil other Islands In tho
Western Hemisphere. There aro few
venomoua insects flying or crawling
Horses
at 1 0'clock,
about, but they aro remaikable for
size, brilliancy nnd Inqulsltlveness by
day and luminosity by night. Thero
nre all sorts of beetles, among which
the electric beetle, with Its nlght
burnlng lamps Is the most conspicu
ous. Then Is the great Atlas moth,
gigantic fui-roattd night-ilying In
sect, the largest winged bug In tho
world. An unusuallv large specimen
of this moth would measuie nbout
fouiteen inches from tip to tip. Of
files ulone over 300 species aro known.
The one most dreaded lb called " tod
ador" the roller, something like tho
mosquito, which fills Itself with blood
like a leech and when satiated drops
off and rolls away. Of butterflies, thi
name Is legion, from thj tiny atom no
larger than n pin head to tho gigan
tic vving-spi ailing beauty lellectlnq
tho colois of the lalnbow. At night
the fever-breeding, germ-spretulln?
marshes aro turned Into flames of light
not mere dots and twinkles as on
ponds at home, but large brilliant
glares that give the Impression of an
electric display. A few pf these bril
liant insects aie usd at times by the
natives to give a most charming effect
to borne of their entertainments. At
the dances or on tho various town
plazas of an evening tho senorltas
nnd children often adorn themselves
by attaching electric beetles or other
luminous Insects to their clothing.
FLEAS AND KIN.
Of fleas and inosqultos a great deal
might be said. Nowhere else, except
perhaps In the Hawaiian Islands, aie
the fleas so exceedingly nuityrous
and so persistently uttentlve as they
pre In Cuba Thlj pest, that Is very
little understood In the States, be
comes In Cuba a positive plague. And
In cojnunctlon with the latter tv: moa
qultos are a terrible toiment, for
whether by day or night, In tho cities
or forests or wherever one may chance j
to be, these annoying Insrctb are con-
stantly on the alert to lob one of rest,
and no one yet has discovered a mos-
qulto bar that Is proof against them. I
Of scoipions, centipedes, spldeis and '
tarantulas there aie no end.
The centipede often attains n length
of from ten to twelve Inches, but It Is
not fcated so much as tho tuantuU,
for the latter grows to tin enomous
size in tho Islnnd and Is said to bo
simply overloaded with venom. In
Mexico and Southwestern Texas there
Is a brown or mud-colored scorpion
that Is not entitled to much respect
for Its stinging powers, but i i ubi
there Is a deadly, black variety wiioss
stlng has been known to produce fatal
results. The agricultural ants of Cuba
nre also dangerous to human kind, and
there Is another pqiully dangerous and
ugly Irsect which, tianslated as neaily
as p - i iji uoni th Cub in patois Into
our language, signifies "bullant." La
bite Is considered to be almost as dead
ly as the stlng of a black pcorplon
It grows to a size larger than tho
common wasp or hornet, ard builds
a mound bo strong that the dome will
easllv suppoit the weight of a man.
An ls-jear old Cuban boy was stung
on the ankle recently bj en" of theso
insects and dl d a few hours later. The
writer found In one n well-developeJ
po!on sac and a stinger fully halt an
inch long.
"HE MISTAKES THE EFFECT for
the cause." That Is what the nerson
does who tries to cure rheumatism or
any other disease bv alleviating the
symptoms Hood's Pnrsanaillla ie
moves tho cause and permanently
cures.
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Commerce sways the world. Some say it is because men are greedy for gold;
others that it is manifest destiny. A broader humanity says it is because we are glad
to have whatever of beauty and comfort the world offers, and to get them we institute
and carry on an exchange.
You are elbowed by pleasant people here. Come to enjoy just as you would
go to any great exhibition. You will buy but only as needs suggest, and not through
our coaxing.
The store is in most perfect bloom. We shall get a deal of pleasure out of this
holiday business you shall, too.
Dolls for Friday.
Wc add to the activity of our
busy toy btorc with an immense
ofte'iing of dolls for Friday
though we ought not to do so, as
they're selling very rapidly at
present prices.
15 cents.
This for your choice of over
two hundred of the prettiest and
the merriest faces wc have ever
seen. Bodies are full jointed, cx
tia large sue and it's up to you
to choose a dark lassie or a
bright-cyed blonde.
They are worth o0 cents at the
very least.
Onale at 10 o'clock.
Misses' Underwear.
11) cents.
Vest and pants. Choose.
These are in heavy quality, fine
ribbed and come in grey, white
and ccruc. Just the right weight
fur mild winter wear, and not too
heavy for the sunny days.
Every size is in the lot two
suits, and you've a winter outfit
that has never been equaled for
the money.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Children's Hosiery.
Eight hundred little feet will
grow warmer on Friday because
of this hosiery offering.
11 cents the pair.
Heavy ribbed, woven from
pure Egyptian cotton, warranted
to give good wealing .service.
Made with double knees, scam
less and perfectly shaped.
Shop around a little and you'll
sec them in many stores at 17
cents the pair, at which price wc
acknowledge they're a bargain.
11 cents on Friday.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Basement Offerings.
Painted chamber pails, with
covers, are but IS cents on Fri
day wasn't long ago you paid
double that for them.
lk-ilin granite sauce pans the
two-quart size at 10 cents; al
ways sold at IS cents.
Wooden salt and pepper
boxes, nicely made and finished.
Very handy, especially at (i cents
though they've been good sell
ers at a dime.
Woolen dusters just the
thing to keep the piano glisten
ing and the bric-a-brac clean. 7
cents on Friday instead of 10c.
Granite serving trays at ."
cents; always 10c.
You'll be quite sure to visit
the basement on Friday.
Fancy Dress Goods.
Two thousand yards.
11) cents.
Worth from 2."5c to .'U)c, and
never sold for less than that.
The lot consists of 31-inch im
ported novelties in small dot and
pin-style effects, heavy in weight
and with silk finish. Also H 1-inch
satin bar plaids in ten attractive
color combinations, and lid-inch
fine twill, fast color Henriettas in
a full range of colors.
There is certainly nothing
more appiopriate for a holiday
gift than dress goods. Combined
with this Friday opportunity, it
solves the problem of gift-giving
very happily for you.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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THE BIG STORE.
AnniversaryDecember 11.
and our Friday sales make a
Very Warm Blankets
Arc these we offer for Friday
extra large size, too.
11) cents the pair.
They come in the new mode
shade, with fancy borders, such
as cardinal and orange, red and
yellow, and gold, blue and red
very showy and pretty.
These blankets sell regularly
at 7!) cents the pair, and at that
price they arc remarkably cheap.
The hundred pairs won't last a
great while on Friday.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Shoes for Everybody.
Women's shoes. Men's shoes.
Boys' shoes. Misses' shoes. The
greatest offering of the year.
One Dollar the pair. Think
of it!
We'll tell ou how it is. Our
shoe store has recently under
gone a general overhauling. In
sorting up different lots some
sizes were missing and our not
being able to replace them puts
them in the category of "odds
and ends."
There arc many styles to
choose from, but not all the sizes
in any one style.
You understand our position
we do not want the shoes, be
cause they do not form complete
lines but the saving is all yours
not ours.
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On sale at 10 o'clock.
Fleeced Flannelettes.
(V cents the jard on Friday.
There aie fifty pieces to be
exact, l.DSli ards. All of them
arc in datk grounds, such as
black, navy, cardinal, cadet, etc.
Some of them have pretty fig
ured designs, while others are in
scrolls and fancy stripes.
For ladies' and children's
wrappers? Of course, they're just
the thing.
Thousands of yards have been
sold at ten cents; how many
yards shall wc cut off for you at
six and one-half cents?
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Pretty New Denims.
Double faced.
10 cents the yard on Friday.
We do not know of it ever
having been sold for that price
in any store.
There is quite a lot of it here
at that price for Friday sonic
thing like eight hundred jards,
which isn't so much after all.
Most of it is in bright and pretty
shades, with large floral designs
and jardiniere effects.
For curtains, dressing scarfs,
upholstery purposcs.and the like.
Worth IIS cents the yard.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Photo Pictures.
211 cents.
You can never have too many
pictures in your home of that
you may be sure. But you can
not always buy such nobby ones
as these we offer for Friday at a
very special price.
They are photo-colored pho
tographs from natural scenes and
sketches, highly colored and
mounted on mats.
They are nine by twelve inches
in size and are worth a half more
than you'll pay for them.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
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hannv combination.
nuiiiuss, me genuineness,
ineness,
Many, Many Laces
arc in this special lot for Friday.
0 cents the yard.
There arc two kinds Valen
ciennes and point de Paris style,
running in widths fiom one-and-one-half
to four inches.
Most of them arc worth ten
cents a good share is worth
considerable more. Take all you
care for at six cents, and be sure
jott've never bought them for
less.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Brussels Rugs.
7t" cents for Friday.
Worth from $1.00 to $1.25
and cheap at that.
This lot of bright and pretty
patterns in brussels rugs were
bought especially for this Friday
sale. Even these would be pretty
for gifts that is what wc had in
mind when wc bought them.
There's only a hundred of 'cm,
large in size, of extra heavy qual
ity brussels, fringe at ends.
Lay a few of them down in
your different rooms they'll
save wear and tear of the carpets
and brighten up the house a bit.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
' Waists A Clearing Up
Of all the Odd lots.
$L(ifJ for your choice.
Not one worth less than five
dollars.
The assortment is elegant if
you will permit the word. Some
"arc in fancy silks of the very
newest patterns; others arc of
French flannel the very finest
quality, along with some of tno
hair. They arc elegantly made and
finished, made up in the most ap
proved stjlcs and guaranteed as
to fit and wearing qualities.
You who know the character
of these Friday sales in our
Cloak store will come a-running
for these waists.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Decorative Opal Ware.
ll)c.
This price gives you your
choice on some of our choicest
holiday goods bought to sell at
a good deal more money; but
we like to make you welcome
with extraordinary offerings at
these Friday sales.
You may be sure there'll be
no more interesting spot in the
store than where this opal ware
is beinc sold.
There are fancy plates, lace
edged Flower Placqttcs, Sacred
Heart Placqucs, Candle Stick
Holders, Comb Trays and many
other designs, especially gotten
up for appropriate gifts.
It is for you to take your
choice on Friday at the ID-cent
price. You'll get no other chance
at the lot this year.
On sale at 10 o'clock.
Children's Tarn Hats.
Tarn O'Shanters, if you please.
Trimmed, too, in the height of
style. Some of them are very
prettily stitched, which makes
them all the more attractive.
Some of the same kind were
here early in season at 75 cents
and OS cents but it's late now,
and you pay less for this lot.
21 cents on Friday.
There is only a hundred of
them. They may last all day;
they may not. This is only to ad
vise you to come early and be
sure.
On sale at 10 o'clock, i
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