RKU—IOIM—UNITED *Vall Paper To-morrow we will offer a very special value in desirable bed-room wall paper. 10 rolls side wall 20 yards CUt-^ out border SI ttH On sale all for BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor Poplins 36-inch cotton poplins iu a broken color range. Friday Sale, yard, 2''K'# BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Dress Goods 36-inch checked and plaid dress goods for chil dren's dresses colors, brown, green, gray and blue. Friday Sale, vard, 24?. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Silk Remnants A final clean-up of all silk remnants, included are taffetas, messalines, peau de soie, Jap silk, foulards choose from a liberal variety at ONE HALF former prices. .. BOWMA.VS—Main Floor. Couch Covers Figured tapestry couch covers, 2/ 2 yards long. Friday Sale, $1.89. BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor Muslin Bleached muslin, 36 inches wide, remnant lengths. Friday Sale, yd., H l /#. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor. • j; The February Furniture Sale jj Commenced To-day j! j j Already it foretells a wonderful success — j; \\ judging by the interest shown during "cour- j! |; tesy days"—and—by the generous sales that j! j opened the event at 12 o'clock to-day. I! The sale is larger in quantity and variety jj | i; than ever before. j! The furniture is of the same high standard ji j| we sell the year round. jj * i| Furniture better than ordinary sorts, not j| j; only on account of good workmanship, but I j jj because of the specially good styles. ii> The savings are marked —every sale piece jj j it is tagged showing the regular market value !j j; to-day—and the "sale price." j! Ij It's a sale vast in magnitude, unrivaled in ji ;! value-giving. It is in full swing and no one !; j; with a furniture need will wisely miss the !' ji opportunities it presents. ji Women's Underwear Bleached cotton, me dium weight, long and short sleeves, ankle length pants. Friday Sale, 420. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor RAILROAD NEWS COAL LAND TO BE SOLDBYPENNSY? Valuable Property in Dauphin County Will Be Trans ferred, Report Reported sales of anthracite coal lands by the Pennsylvania railroad, include valuablo property in Dauphin county. According to a report from Phila delphia, the Delaware and Hudson Company has purchased anthracite properties of the Susquehanna Coal Company, located in Northumberland Luzerne, Schuylkill and Dauphin counties. The sale of these lands is made compulsory because of a federal law which prohibits a railroad to have direct or indirect, interest in any com modity which it transports James Q. Handshaw. ugent for the Susquehanna Coal Company in Har riaburg, said to-day that he was not in a position to talk on the question BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes | Indigestion. One package j proves it 25c at all druggists. THURSDAY EVENING, Remnants Drapery Fabrics All short lengths of marquisette, Swiss mus lin, voi'.e. cretonne, rep and Sunfast drapery. Choice at HALF foimer prices. BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor Flower Bowls An assortment of pot ten' and glass flower bowls assorted shapes and sizes. Friday Sale, choice, $1.59. BOWMAN'S—Basement Outing Flannel Outing flannels, 27 inches wide; light and dark patterns, in useful lengths. Friday Sale, vd., 10?. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Blankets Plaid woolnap blankets, in blue, gray and pink; size 72x80 inches; good weights, heavily napped. Friday Sale, pair, $3.75. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Sheets Bleached sheets, 81x99 inches, made of good weight sheeting; will give good service and launders easily. Friday Sale, each, 79?. BOWMAN'S—Seconc". Floor Pillow Cases I Made of medium weight muslin, with 3-inch hem; 42x36 inches. Friday Sale, each, 11?. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Portable Cooker Ek-ko portable cooker complete with can solid alcohol; for use in kitch en, bathroom, nursery and sickroom. Friday Sale, 19£. BOWMAN'S—Basement. of sale, or to give any definite figures' j as to the extent of the anthracite prop erty in Dauphin county. . Mines are located at Dykens, \Vil liamstown and in Baer Valley, the | latter connecting with Williamstown Iby tunnel. There are also large stor ! age yards at McClelian near Millers ; burg. The Susquehanna company em lj ploys about 3,500 men. The annual output at Lykens is es- I timated at 300,000 tons and at Wll j liamstown, 250,000 tons. The Bear j Valley mines have a yearly output of 300,000 tons. At McClelian 500,000 to j 600,000 tons ot coal are stored each ' year. A dispatch lroin Philadelphia i says: "Mining engineers of the Delaware : and Hudson have made a close exam ination and survey of the Susquehanna coal properties and development. In ventories have been prepared by the Pennsylania Railroad. The price de termined upon and the method of set tlement have not become public, but report has named variously $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 as tho amount Involved, and it is suggested that purchase money obligations, maturing serially through probably twenty years, very probably will be issued in payment. "The Pennsylvania Railroad owner ship, in the Susquehanna Coal Com pany Is represented by $2,136,600 stock and $8,101,500 of debentures. The Delaware and Hudson made large purchases of anthracite properties in Schuylkill county during a previous administration. Last fall the Penn sylvania Railroad thought to dispose of its Susquehanna Coal Company to the Lehigh Navigation Company, but for legal and other reasons this efTort was abortive." Escapes Death, Gets Fine; Rides Between Car Steps Altoons. Pa., Feb. 1. With a ticket In his pocket for Oallltzln, James Clark wedgea himself between the step anu the vestibule trapdoor of a coach In a I NOW FOR THE [After Inventory Clean-up Straight to Bowman's For the | Best Friday Bargains of the Season jj f Inventory always brings ; What stock-counting to light a lot of goods of j| II brought to light pi& various kirrds that must jj „ be turned into cash lm-1| mediately. iWith our greatly increased volume of business which necessarily prompted jj more liberal quantity-buying the lines affected by the price-cutter are more in evi- ji dence consequently there is a very favorable opportunity here to-morrow to pick ji up some very unusual values in almost every kind of merchandise. Department heads have been instructed to clear out the accumula tions of broken lines, remnants, odds and ends, etc., and to do it quickly. At the prices they have marked to effect a rapid clear-away, we believe that before night-fall to-morrow a huge volume of business will be re corded. Men's Shirts Closing out a limited quantity of men's dress shirts French cuffs, j coat style made of j madras and percale. Fri- I day Sale, 50^. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Men's Union Suits Men's heavy cotton fleece lined union suits— plain and rib fabric. Fri day Sale, 98^. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor Denim Bird's-eye denim, 36 inches wide, colors, pink, red, light blue. Friday Sale, yard, 13^*. BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor Curtain Scrim Quantity of 36-inch curtain scrim in ecru shade. Friday Sale, yard, 10f. BOWMAN'S—Fourth Floor I Petticoats Striped incssalinc . and taffeta petticoats in good, ! dependable dark shades. | Some have all over flow ered design. Fitted elastic top and full ruf fled flounce. Friday Sale, $3.75. BOWMAN'S—Main Floor ! Pennsylvania passenger train at Ores- I I son yesterday, and in this perilous po sition rode to Altoona. lie was in im minent danger of being jolted to his, dfatli every one of the fourteen miles i of the journey, but managed to retain I his place despite the rocking of the 1 train around the curves. When taken from the train here he had two bottles of whisky in his pock ets. Arraigned before a magistrate, lie was fined $lO, which a friend ;>aid. Railroad Notes Invitations to the first annual ball of the Friendship and Co-operative Club j For Railroad Men, will go out next | week. The big event takes place at ! Winterdalo Hall, February 28. Frank Magaro, assistant to news ! agent Wendall Fackler at the Union Station is ill, and threatened with pneumonia. Oeorgp Briggles, known to railroad men as "Silver Top," has entered com petition in the ticket selling contest for the Friendship and Co-operative ! Club ball. Cars are expected to be run on the j WomelsdorftNewinanstown line about July 1. The remaining three miles to j Myerstown will be ready for service by September 1. Ten carloads of eggs enroute from Chicago to New York arc expected to reach Harrisburg some time to-night. This shipment will be followed by an other train of fifteen cars, leaving Chi cago early next week. A freight wreck in the Pennsylvania railroad yards at Altoona tied up traffic on the Middle division for an hour last night. I William S. Barr, of Hollidaysburg. for 42 years a shopman employed by the F'ennsylvanla railroad, became a pensioner to-day. He has reached the ago of 70 years. During his career Mr. Barr worked at Sunbury and other points. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JHfoamanZ HAItniSBLIUi. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, lUI7. Stamped Goods Form the art section comes this Friday offer ! ing stamped corset j covers and stamped bou doir caps. Friday Sale, ! each, 19$. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Bed Spreads Crochet weave bed j spreads, •)$ size scal loped cut corners. Friday Sale $1.2."5. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor Diaper Cloth i Sanitary diaper cloth, ; 22 inches wide absorb- i cnt finish lO-yard pieces. Friday Sale, j piece, 7 BOWMAN'S —Second Floor Knitted Skirts Short knitted skirts in gray, white and black j with white stripes. 20 inches long. Friday Sale, 19f. BOWMAN'S—Third Floor White Suiting Linon finish suiting j fine, soft fabric adaptable j for,one-piece dresses 36 inches wide. Friday Sale, I yard, 19^. BOWMAN'S—Second Floor ' MUTUAL MEN TO BE ENTERTAINED Members of Assembly No. 21; to Give Minslrel Show Tuesday Night Plans for the first entertainment of ; Keystone Assembly, No. 21, Mutual Beneficial Association, Pennsylvania I Railroad Employes, is complete. It will bo held at Cameron's Hall, Tues | day night February 6. | The program will be in charge of the Mutual minstrels, including, L>. F. Manaban, interlocutor; P. E. Zar ! ger, G. W. Woodward and J. H. None ! maclier, bones: and R. M. Adanis, A. j G. McNair and J. G. Gibson, tambos. Music will be furnished by the llasslct | orchestra, and the Enola quartet. Prominent. Speakers Addresses will be made by Prcsi i dent George Brown of the general as isembly; treasurer, James K. Linn, and N. K. Uaugherty, editor of the Mutual Magazine. Refreshments will be served to members and guests. The committee in charge of ar rangements Includes, P. E. Zarger, chairman; R. F. Seborn, J. It. None macher, J. A. Shanafelt, W. L. Boyer, D. A. Kaufman and M. C. Fisher. In vitations are out and a large attend ance is expected. Standing of the Crews IIAItniSRURU XIIIK ! Philadelphia l)lvlnlnn— 124 crew first j to go after 5:30 p. m.: Jl9, 114. 103, 104, 16. 121. Engineers for 124, 103. JTireman tor IX4. Dressing Sacques Made of lawn ; light and dark percales; gingham and fleece lined; high and low necks with long and three-quarter length sleeves; various sizes. Friday Sale, 4%