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OVERCOATS
Are taking strides in popularity that
others rftn't keep up with.
New York City, where Samprrk Sult and
OvprcoatB are made, 1b the logical starting
point for clever atylea and onrs Is the logical
shop from which to distribute them.
If
"Sampeck" Clothes for Young Fellows
who demand "class In clothes" are holding firm the pat
ronage gained and the wonderful growth of 'this section
is proof evident of increasing popularity.
OVERCOATS OR SUITS
Sic 32 to 40
$15, $10, $20, $25 to $30
We've the correct lesser articles of attire, too.
The Hat, Gloves, fihirt. Neckwear, Underwear, Cap,
etc. are here In excellent abundance.
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necessity be slow, because market are
fixed and car must be taken to develop
urh market that there will be abundant
material, cheap enough to make attractive
material for return tonnage.
"Therefore till ' a revolution of the
mean of transportation and of the buying
and selling market of the valley.
"It will be een that It will take year to
revolution! the moans of getting to mar
ket and the market themselves."
CONDITIO OF SOI.DIKNS HOMES
Nebraska laatltatloaa Carina; for
Fewer Vetera! Eaeli Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. . (Special.) The
annual report a to condition at thirty-one
home maintained by the atate for the
benefit of the disabled volunteer aoldier or
sailor mad by the Inspector general and
chief Burgeon of the Nat'onal Homes for
Disabled Volunteer was sent to congress
today. In the main eevry tat Institution
la reported to be In excellent condition.
The return and muster ahow an Increaae
of 274, or 2.28 per cent, on the average
number of Inmatea In the state homes dur
ing the fiscal year ended June SO.
Decreases In th number of veterans
cared for at the two Nebraska state homes
Is noted. At Ursnd Island this year here
were 128 Inmates, as against 233 last year,
a decrease of five. The average oust per
cai.lt at this home was I22S per -annum.
Th Mllford home cared tor ninety-seven
old sold. ere during 1)10, a against ilO in
l'.HXt, at an. averag cost of IWi per year.
At th Marshalltown (la.) horn during
th flacal year of 1910 toil Inmate were
cared for, as against W In th same period
last year, a decrease of seven. Th aver
age Cost par cavlia for maintenance wae
The Hot Spring home In South Dakota
housed Wi veteran during 1910, at an aver
ag Cost per man of $317. In 1SW9 207 volun
teer were Inmates of the Institution, or
eleven mor than this year.
Th Wyoming home at Buffalo last year
had thlrty-aeven Inmatea and th! year
only thirty-one, a decrease of six, The
average coat per capital wa $.'00.
PARCELS POST IS CONDEMNED
SxtalB Dakota Implement Dealer May
, Proaed Sevvioe Will Injure
Alt Hetallera.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec. . (Special.)
The twelfth annual convention of the
Retail Implement Dealers' association of
bouUi Dakota, Southwestern Minnesota
and Northwestern Iowa, Which has Just
been held here, was the most successful
convention aver held by the association,
the attendance being larger than ever be
fore.. 'ih following officer wer elected for
th coming year: President, C. J. Bach,
Hurley; vice president, J. S. Farley, Mil
bank; ecretary-treaurer, E. C. Barton,
Vermillion; directors, George Wankey,
Madison and F. V. Campbell. Redficld.
Grievance and legislative committees also
wer elected. The resolution as adopted
declare against th enactment of a par
cels post law, which la condemned as class
legislation for the benefit of th few' and
working -untold Injury to th retail deal
era and their customer. Th resolution
also declare that th present express rates
need regulating downward, and favor the
enactment of a lay which will make ex
press companies common carrier and thus
bring them under the control of the Btate
boards of rallrottdVommlstonera.
Federal control of corpoi attune and
strict regulation of railroads are favored,
and a protest Is made against the pro
poned advanc In freight rate. The res
olutions also declare it as the sense of the
association that the proper place for hold
ing the celebration of the opening of the
Panama canal In the year li'15 Is the city
of New Orleans.
Meaaa Will (use Compromise.
IDA OUOVE. Ia., Dec. .( Special. ) The
contest of th will of the lata Benjamin
Mehan wa aettled today by a stipulation
and agreement entered into by the parties.
Benjamin Mehan died April 20, l';. and
left a $o0.000 farm and hla city home to
hlu eon, Arthur. Th other children were
left legacies of from fcV)0 to $l.UtK and they
sued to break the will. The two ulsters,
Kate O'Hrerht and Miry O'Meara of Idu
Grove, and James Muhnn of Wavirly, Kan.,
were the plaintiffs. By trie agreement
Arthur Mehan, tho executor, agrees to pay
Mrs. U'Hrecht $(.nou. Janus Mehan 3ki) and
Urs. O'Mesra MO. In exrlmiiK they agree
to give hun unit claim deeds to the half
section furni In Haves township owned by
the rs.ate. The faj'iu lit worth upward of
$:U jer acie.
Mill. lfil-a lloel.
CLEXWOOl'. 1-. Do- i Special. ) T he
Mills Count) Meulcal society met ai Ms
tuple hall. Kmerson. December $. Of the
twenty-four Mills county physicians, twelve
were present, Campbell, Soutl and Parsons
of ilalveru. Craig of llendeiaon. Merrill
arid Vales of iCniersoii. Christy of Hast
ings. Hester, I llarsoii. Hid w ell. A(in and
Dor.eian of UleiiwooJ.
'lii officers-lecU,l aie: President, Dr.
Uriltt, Nice president. Dr. Christy; se.-r-i
it) -li easui r. Dr. Douelan; delegates, lra
:'M'Son and eScnit; ceti.or. Drs. Hester
. i.d Campbell. The next meeting mil be
In (lien wood. June 1.
rrs. Merrttt, Craig ai d Ciirlsiy banqueted
M'.eJical men at the Jude hotel.
lltetattt ( Hob Bask at Trsrei.
frliH'X 'ITV, Is.. Ivc. 9 Kohhcr t'.mde
en unsuccessful attempt to loot the lows
s.vin bwnk t Tracey, la., this morning.
After firing several charges of n tro
lljceiiu th roblM-ia fled
rronrs
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Cornell College is
Making Canvass for
Endowment Fund
Dean Freer Ha Secured Pledget of
Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars
to Half Million Fund.
MOUNT VERNON, la.i Dec. . (Special.)
The Cornell college canvass for $500,000
Is progressing with a satisfactory degree
of success. Desn Freer, who has charge
of the campaign Is giving his entire time
towards the raising of th fund. All of hla
classes are being conducted by Prof. Hud
son of Baker university during th time
which he Is engaged In the raising of
the fund.
Rev. J. O. Dobson, D. D., of th class
of 1883, Is busily engaged In assisting with
the proposition and together with several
others on the committee, are entering'
most heartily Into the work. Already there
have been unconditional pledges to th ex
tent of $130,110, which in addition to the
$100,000 donated by the Educational board,
make a total of nearly one-half of the re
quired sum, sufficiently large enough to
encourage very greatly, all of th mem
ber of the committee oh th canvas In
consideration of the short time that th
canvass has been under way.
The success of this campaign will mean
a great deal for Cornell. In th total
number of institutions of th United States
which ar of college grade, Cornell stands
eleventh In the number of teachers, ninth
in the number of college students, and
sixth in the total number of student. Th
addition of $500,000 to th assets of Cornell,
will give the Institution a $1,000,000
endowment In addition to the buildings
and grounds, with 60 unpaid obligations
and Cornell will stand among the first
ten college of th United State In both
student and financial resources.
Water Famine in
Southwestern Iowa
Burlington Railway is Hauling Water
in Tank Can to Number
. of Towns.
BURLINGTON, la.. Dec. 9. 4Speotal.)
Th lowest stagj ever known In the Mis
sissippi rlvtr Is now recorded fifteen and
one-half inches below low water mark of
UU. This unprecedented stag 1 caused by
tho drought which has dried up many con
tributory streams throughout th north
west. This failure of th water upply 1
menacing th stockmen and th railroads.
The latter are compelled to haul water In
tank cara for many miles to supply their
water tanks which have become dry. At
the West Burlington shops wooden tank
water cars are boing constructed at the
rate of six a day and are being used to
haul water from the Mississippi river here
to Mount Pleasant, la., and other cities to
th westward and a far east as Mon
mouth. U t feared that Rio lake at Qale
burg may fall and the oompany la prepar
ing to haul water from her to that point.
The water tank ar composed of two
inch plank tongued and 'grooved and
bolted togttner with long rod. They ar
placed on flat car for transportation and
long trains of them, inoy 1n and out of
Burl.ngtoa every day.
MILL POND LEAKS IN SHAFT
Os of Ur(nt Zlae Producing Prop
erties la Wlaeoasla Wrecked
by Water.
DUBUQUE. Ia.. Dec. . (Special Tele
gram.) Th Raster mine, on of th larg
est sine producers In th Wisconsin district,
located at Cuba City, twenty mile east of
here, wa th seen of an accident which
nearly cost the Uvea of twenty-five miner
thl ciornlng. Th. men . wer resdy to
descend Into the mine to work when it
was found the mill pond was leaking into
the t-haft. The walls of the dam quickly
gave way and In a few minute (he mine had
beiu filled to the top of the shaft. The
duniage will run into thousands of dollars.
I'ugllrv Miow at loni fall.
IOWA KAI.I..S, ix. Dec. . (Special.)
The 1'tdicatlon arj that th annual poul
try Miow to be held In thl city next week
will be the l.ih'Keut meeting ever held by
tho Northwestern Poultry asaocialton and
Secretary If. t. Dixon Males that the
number of Inquiries and entries ar unore
cedeulod in the history of the association.
The show will be h;)d at the Women Ke
llef Corps hall and wiil open December 13.
Prof. lUetj will lectin December 14. Th
Siat W'lit Wyandotte association will
I meet here, w h re th sttte cup la now held,
I and will l put p agsin for the bbst pen
of this Strain. Seven silver cups will b
offered as well as plenty of cah prises,
besides specials for all kinds of entries.
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DICKINSON WANTS AIRSHIPS
Secretary of War, in Eeport, Advo
catei Fleet for Army.
NEED OF MORE FORTIFICATIONS
Entrance to Cliesaveake Bit !
Properly Preterled Ofeertlen
la I altrd Sttea Army fimw
lag- tJewer.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. As mlaht
hav been expected after his personal
flight In awroplane-s In France. Secretary
Dickinson cornea out In his annual report
with a strong ndomemnt of the flylnsj
machine, and with a recommendation to
conirrefs for an appropriation to provide
the signal corp with a reasonable number
of the better type of machine for Instruc
tion purpose and field work.
He recalls the fact that the United States
was the first nation officially to recognize
tho aei-opla.ne for military purpoae. and
conducted at Fort Myer In 1908, th first
public flight of a heavier then Jr ma-
chin, yet it ha since that date mad no
addition to Its aeronautical equipment,
which at present consists of on pmall
dirigible balloon, one Wright aeroplane, and
three small captive balloon. Nor ha It
added to Its trained personnel, which at
present consist of one clonal corps lieuten
ant and nine enlisted men, on duty In con
nection with aeronoutlcs. There Is only one
officer who Is a licensed pilot for fre
balloons.
The secretary calls attention to th fact
that- the entrance to Chnaspeake Uay. on
of the most Important strategically on th
Atlantic sea coast, ia wholly unfortified,
not a single gun being mounted to defend
the channel between Cap Charles and
Cape Henry. At another Important point
the eastern entrance to Long Island sound
additional grins ar needed. Except for
these Instances, so far a guns alone ar
concerned, ' the sea coast defense at all
home ports ar In very satisfactory state,
but much remain to b- don In providing
such auxiliaries a searchlight and in
developing the fire control system, which
will require about $4,000,000 of expenditure.
Congress 1 askod to author Lz an ex
penditure of $19,646, M3 for the fortification
of the termini of th Panama canal. In
cluding th construction of poeta for the
permanent garrison, and $7,000,000 of this
sum should be made available immediately
In order to complete the project within
three years. The additional sum of $2,000,000
is also wanted Immediately to be applied
towards th .creation of naval establish
ments in the cauial sone as a necessary
part of the defense of th canal.
The secretary notes with gratification a
reduction by 30. ( per cen in the number
of desertions last year, compared with the
preceding year. Altogether there were 3,464
desertions, or a percentage of $.66 of the
strength of the army, which was lea than
any fiscal year since 18K9. The decrease
was most marked In the engineer, field
artillery and cavalry.
Thl Is believed to b the result of the
extraordinary effort mad by the depart
ment In the direction of prompt and vig
orous pursuit of a deserter by means prao
tically certain to result In his apprehen
sion and subsequent punishment as a mil
itary convict under the hard and rigorous
conditions of prison discipline.
The attitude of the department Is that Its
duty lVo safeguard and protect th Inter
ests of the army; to correct th evil rather
than to reform the evildoer, and to im
press the fact that desertion from the
army, which In time of war may be pun
ishable by death. Is In time .of peace a
criminal offense, and that th punishment
of the deserter will be sever.
Th death rat In th army last year
was the lowest that ha ever occurred, th
total number being 170, of which 228 wer
from disease and 143 from injuries, six of
the latter being killed by hostile Moro
In action or while on sentry duty. Tuber
culosis claimed the greatest number of
victims, numbering 43, and there wer 61
death from gunshot wounds. There were
33 suicides and 15 homicides.
A remarkable fact is that no deatha oc
curred from sunstroke or snake bite among
the troop in th tropics nor from cold
among the troops in Alaska and along the
northern frontier. Alaska, by the way, as
in former years, had th best health rec
ord, decidedly excelling th United States,
which came second, followed by Porto
Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines. The
rates for ths Philippines, however, improve
year by year, and now approximate more
closely to tho of th United Btate than
those of toe United State do to Alaska.
Dealing with the regular army organisa
tion,, the secretary urges the adoption ot a
provision of law, similar to that govern
ing th navy, for the elimination of Inef
ficient officer. There I pressing need for
efficient officer to replace, those detailed
from their regiments on necessary staff
and miscellaneous duty, and th secretary
makes a strong plea for th passage of
the pending bill providing for th addi
tion of 612 officer of various grades. Last
June every officer on detached luty who
could possibly b relieved wa ordered to
Join hi proper command, but th net re
sult was disappointing, a few of these of
ficer could b spared from th Important
details to which they hav been assigned.
The most serious feature of the present
military situation and on that should be
corrected Immediately, In th opinion of
Secretary Dickinson,'! th shortage cf
field artillery material. There Is a very
Inadequate supply of guns, carriages and
ammunition due largely to lack of appro
priations. The types needed hav been de
veloped and some of each are under man
ufacture, but' th appropriation do not
permit of the production of, any consider
able quantity.
The chief of ordnance already ha called
attention to th fact that much time Is
required to manufacture thl material and
it would be impossible to obtain enough
to supply th army In time of war unless
provision were mad accumulating stock
far In advance.
Touching the progress of the work of
uncovering the Maine in Havana harbor,
the secretary states that th plan for th
construction of a cofferdam of interlock
ing steel piling around th wreck have
been approved and nre now under execu
tion. It Is proposed to draw off the water
as soon as ths dam Is tight and remove
the overlying mud and other material In
order to ptrii ft. If desired, of a thorough
examination of the condition of the wreck
ia present position to determine the cause
of the rxploition.
The appropriation of $X),000 already
made will accomplish all rf the prellnir
Inary work contemplated at present, but
the actual removal -of th wreck and the
restoration of the I. arbor to its original
condltloi will require a further appropri
ation, the amount of which will depend
upon the dlsiition tu be made of the
structure a a wl.ol. In thl connection
th stcrstary say that It I desirable that
eot.Ktei-s should indicate the disposition to
be made of the wreck upon completion of
the work of removal.
IJttiu more can be dim than .already
has ben don In th very Important work
of instruction of th organised militia
until sorn provision Is made by congrees
which will allow the department to as
sign officers on the active list of the
army to duty with th militia, which Is
now Impossible owing to the pressing
reed of officers for reirmrntal service.
Success has attended the efforts of the
department to secure one-half of the prr
onnel necessary for manning the coast
fortification from the militia of the
seaboard states. AH of the coast states
have provided for these coast artillery re
serves except New Jersey, Dels ware and
Louisiana and It Is hoped that those states
will fsll In Itne next year.
Unfortunately, the secretary polnta out,
the existing Daw does not declsr dis
tinctly the exact extent to which the' mi
litia may be employed In the service of
the United State and legislation should be
had that would enable the War depart
ment to determine In advance of war Just
what officers and troops of the militia
can be depended ipon for service and
their suitability. Th present law was
built tip plec meal during and since the
Spanish-American war and Is at best only
a temporary measure.
Th secretary says that a comprehensive
act providing for th organisation of a
volunteer army only after congress has
mad a declaration of war would b of
Inestimable value If. the country ever
again Is confronted with a foreign war.
Such legislation would permit of the prep
aration In time of peace of all the nec
essary plans for the organization, equip
ment and supply of a volunteer army and
th selection of places for mobilization,
thus avolulng delay that might be al
most fatal to defense. Th nation, ha In
sists should be ready with a complete ys
tem for passing from a peace to a war
establishment in order to avoid the waste
Inseparable from coins;, to war without
full preparation.
The, total estimates for military pur
poses for the next year aggregates $U:t,
674.2T, which Is $3,257,904 less than ths
appropriations for the current flBcal year,
the decrease being due to the fact that
the department 1 asking for less money
for Incidental expenses, post exchanges,
transportation and supplies, publl works
at posts, clothing and camp equipage,
arms, and expenses al the military acad
emy. On the other hand Increased appro
priations are asked for fortifications and
other works of defense.
Th ecretary refer to his recent trip to
th Philippines and declare that the re
sult of the first year' application of the
new tariff mor than Justified th pre
diction that the decrease of custom rev
enue would not be so great and would be
satisfactorily met by an Increase of In
ternal revenue. The pressing need In
Porto Rico was an Improvement In health
conditions and he recommended the estab
lishment of an efficient health department
In the Islands.
The report concluded with a strong' re
commendation based upon personal ob
servation and the reports of the chief of all
the bureaus In the War department that
some provlsfBh be made for the retirement
on annuities of employes who have be
come superannuated In the ervlce, thus
following the practice which many rail
roads and other large business enterprises
have found It advisable to adopt
Cotton Market is
Thrown Into Frenzy
Values in New Orleans Advance 24
Points on Publication of
Government Report.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9. Traders on the
floor of the New Orleans Cotton exchange
were precipitated Into a frenzy of buying
which rivaled the, rnost exciting occur
rences in th history of the exchange im
mediately following the posting today of
the Department of Agriculture's estimate
of tffo cotton crop for thl season. There
was an Immediate advanc of from 34 to 89
point In the most activ poaUlone In the
future department.
WASHINGTON. Dc. 9 The total pro
duction of cotton in the United State for
th season of 1910-1911 will amount to 5,
464,597,000 pounds, (not Including llnters),
which Is equivalent to 11,426,000 bale of 600
pound gross weight, was th estimate of
th crop reporting board of th United
State Department of Agriculture Issued
today. The 1909 crop was 10,004,94 bales
and the 1908 crop 13.US7.S06 bales.
The estimated production In Missouri and
Oklahoma follows:
Missouri, 48,000; Oklahoma, 900.000.
Passenger Car y
"Side Swipes" Depot
Two Persons Seriously Hurt and Sta
tion Wrecked in Unusual Bail
road Accident in Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 9. Two persons wer
seriously hurt and several other slightly
Injured when th rear car of a passenger
train, eastbound, on the Norfolk h. West
ern railway left the rail and "aldeawlped"
th depot at Batavla, O., eighteen miles
east of this city, today,
Th side of th car wa torn out, the
building wrecked and th track torn up
for many rod. The train was running
fifty mile an hour. All th Injured wer
passengers.
The Weather
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JOBEERS FIGHTPARCELS POST
I'ett at Commercial Club to Organize'
for Contest. I
HEAR ADDRESS BY 0. H. MAXWELL I
Aaewt f Oraanlaed Antl-Parrela Pout
Camvalant (lives Addreaa retl
llnn Ar to Be Clrra
lateil. Twenty-flv Jobber of Omaha met yes-1
terduy afternoon at the Commercial club
to hear an address against a parcels p"t ;
law and to take step themselves in a nmj
paign against the enactment of such a
n eHsure. W. S. W rfght prrslded. The ad
dress was made by O. H. Maxwell, special
agent of the American beagrue of Mercan
tile Associations, an anti-parcels post or
ganization. Some of th Jobbers present were In favor
of keeping secret If possible the fact that
the meeting was held; other, whose view's
prevailed, favored securing all possible pub
licity. Ti C. Byrne, Henry Oerlng and
Frank Hoel were among th speakers.
It 1 the Intention to have printed at once
B0,WX) cople of a petition for which signa
tures will be sought all over the Omaha
Jobbln gtcrrltory. Copies of this petition
will be given traveling men to secure sig
natures. The substances of the petition
was embodied In Mr. MaxwtJI'g address.
1 tls asserted parcels post '"will foster
the development of an enormous trust, cre
ate an oppressive tTKmopoly, destroy the
prosperity of all country, towns, ruin thou
sands and tens of thousands of Jobbers and
country merchants, drain the rural cotn
munlttea ot their capital and population,
aggravate th evil of centralized wealth
and congested cities, and benefit no one
but the great mail order retail catalogue)
houses In the big cities and the express
companies.
"The express companies would beneMt,"
says the petition, "by such a system. The
department stores In the cities would ab
sorb the trade of merchants in suburban
villages and would be provided with a dally
package delivery system In those village
IhrouKh the rural carriers. They would
ship these packages to the pogtof flees In
the suburban town or vlllag by express
and thus largely Increase th business of
the express companies."
This feature would arise, according to th
argument, because the law now before con
gress provide for local parcels poet.
Another argument In the petition I that
a parcels post will heavily increase the
annuel postal deficit.
"A local parcel post," concludes the pe-
uuon, wouia entail upon the people at
large all the evil conaequences that woflld
flow from the adoption of a general par
eels post and would Intensify these vll."
Flege Denies Deed
that Caused Death
of Sister Louise
Case of Defendant, William Fleger,
Concluded in Court at Ponca
Arguments Today.
PONCA. Neb., Deo. . (Special.) Wil
liam Flege was cross-examined today In
the cast in which he la defending himself
on the charge of murdering his sister,
Louise. Shortly befor the state law
yer took him in hand, he wa asked If he
shot his slater. '
, 'No, sir," he replied with a strong voice. I
He was visibly affected when confronted
by his sister' clothe.
The defense concluded Its case and ar
guments will be heard today.
When asked about the wounds on hH
sister' body when he first came to the
body that night the defendant stated that
he had told his brother, Fred, that Louise
was shot. He told Ida Helnrlchs and her
brother that she was shot, and then coun
sel asked him If he knew she was shot, and
he answered positively, "Yes, sir."
He stated that ha had not seen the re
volver after 2 o'clock the night of th mur
der until t o'clock the next morning, and
yet Inslster that he had given It to Mr.
Kingsbury, county attorney of Dixon
county. The defendnnt wa on th stand
nina hour.
The state' rebuttal began at I o'clock
this afternoon. Henry Dessman testified
that h did not find the clothing folded
up so neatly as Dr. Williams had stated
and that Dr. Williams had mado a alight
Investigation while he held th lamp, a--that.
Dr. Williams stated then that he
found nothing that indicated assault. Dr.
Williams testified that u found what
semd to be evidence of such condition.
The face of the defendant appeared more
wol4n and flushed today than usual. He
tried to smile a little, but it wa not the
smile of the earlier part of th trial.
MOTHER OF MURDERED
BABY DIES IN HOSPITAL
Xnr.e Who Refused to Disclose Pater
nity of Babe Killed by Mother .
Is Dead.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa., Dec. .-Mls Fannie
M. Robinson, mother of th 8-day-old
child for whose murder her mother, Mrs.
Adeline Robinson, is confined In Kbensburg
Jail, died In Memorial hospital here today
without having' been Informed of Its fate.
Miss Robinson was a professional nurse
I
Splondid Specials Saturday Only
to Induce You to Shop Early
Those who buy their Christmas tfiftn early, select from the greater assortments. Just
now, our store is alive with things that appeal to discriminating gift-givers. To induce
them -to shop early and thus, to some extent, relieve the "last hour" rushes, we are offer
ing some decided bargains for Saturday only.
Leather Gobdo
Th popu'arlty of Leather goods
for gifts increases each year. Our
line was nevej- more complete and
attractive.
Shopping Bag-s
Nothing better sW'reclated by wo
men $7 and S hags, f- f f
variety of leathers. I III
tiatur.lay only V V
Manicuring Sets
Iiesnt'f'il black, ten f ff
ami maroon leather j 1.11 If
C4X w v
1 5c Munlcurlntr Kris, 8a t 160
Also !nnly leather cai-ii to be
filled aroordlng to your tdean,
Complete TraveJIng bet In
hambjom leather case.
BEATON DRUG CO
EeamtiM Fmirs I
P
1
rices Enormously Cut
It will pay you
prices before you
1 4iin
SPSfl'iM'-'ST SW''I1" Niisj.ti.-isiri.isii Ml lllganiPH 1 1 ) ,1
Sl.ll I ... - - .
Suits and Overcoats
to Order $20.00
KKIUCKD FROM f35.00 AND $.10.00
The man who takes personal pride In hi every day appearance has
his clothes made to order. Tailor mades look better, fit. better and
hold their shape better than ready niades. If we make your clothes'
the price Is moderate the satisfaction supreme.. Come in Saturday.
We guarantee every garment perfect In fit and style.
We have 100 special fine f 35 Suitings that we offer Saturday, made
to order, for $20.00.
f.lacGartliy-Wilson Tailoring Go
304-306 So. 16th St.
of Hollldaysburg, Ta., and refusod to dis
close the paternity of th child. Mrs.
Robinson maintained an attitude of Indif
ference and does not realise th serious
ness of th charge against her. The child
was chloroformed while the grandmother
was taking it to the railroad station In a
cab.
Spoiled Ekb from Texas Seised.
KANSAS CITY, Deo. 8.-The United States
marshal hr today seized 1,7T0 cafes of
eggs which had been shipped from Dsllas,
Tex., to a local candy Company, after a
chemical analysis showed that the egg
were spoiled. They contained liiO.OOO.OOO bac
teria to the cubic centimeter, the analysis
showed.
m jii up i iimi t.''yri "fnm s,n i. mwm
4 You may not
j I have time to read j
LCI about the excel- r
lencies of
y
OLD GOLDEN
COFFEE
but you've got time
to drink, it you'll
take time to linger
over an extra cup
after you're ac
quainted with the joy
it brings your palate.
At 0roccr30o a pound.
Ton Bros- Dee Maine, low
Hillti tf It fane! Tom Bras. Splat
1 '
At Fountains Ct Osawhero
Ask for
Ths Original and forming
MALTED 172 1 Lli
Thf Food'drink fcr All As.
At restaurants, hotels, and fountain.
Delicious, invigorating and sustaining.
Keep it on your sideboard al pome.
Don't travel without It
A quick lunch prepared in a minute,
lake no Imitation. Just M7 HORUCK'S.'"
in Na Oomhlno 01 Trust
HOLIDAY SALE
ORIENTAL RUGS
oomuiroiHa
MONDAY, DEO. 12TH
ORCIIARIf & WILHELM
Useful Novelties
Dainty little remembrances
sure to please.
Irorjr Toilet reQiilfllteg Aare
the moat popular gee our.
Lrfu-ge Khoej Horn - 11-tnch,
pf&rl handled. In
individual boxes. ,
$1.50
Paper Knives, Button Hook,
Ivory-backed Hair Brushes,
Mirror, Shoe Horn. Military
Brushes, in gets or separate
plfcCfcg.
A
L i Tri0'i
"flEsTOBaH BfflPf
Farnam and 15th Streets
to sec them and get
buy.
150&
Douglas Street
W,?sW8jsssJapsSs
imujat-'Jiisii'ii iflri dsti
Near Farnam
Good
Xmas
Suggestions
Real Leather Hand Bag-. . . .98.80 up
Kid (lloves, all colors $1.88 up
Ladles' and Man's linen Initial Hand
kerchiefs, pr box.. boo, 91.60, $8.00
Umbrella, all grades 98.00
Hat Pins BOo, 7Bo 91.00
Lac Jabots... BOo, 7 So and up
Reaytlful Dutch Collar. . BOo to 910-00
Fancy' Aprons BOo to 92.60
Silk Komonoa 98.00 to 918.00
Fancy Hair Comb 91.88 up
Beautiful Hand-Painted Fana, BOo sp
Weinlander & Smith
SzolualT adl ypralshlnp.
817 9. 16TK 8T.
AMU.4KMENT.
Advanced Vaudeville
NOTE-Curtain tonight at 8:15
fifteen minutes earlier than
usual.
Matinee today at 2:13
to tan ay ArxjcBNOoar 4 r. m.
tmi. FilAUSEi ALDA '
F1IM4 BOVJTA SOPXAITO
From Met. Opera Hon, V. T.
rrloa 93.00, 91-60 and 91.0O. Bud Bal
cony seat 60s oa day ot oonoar.
BOYD'S
THEATER
Tonight and Matin Tbnrsday
and
aatnxaay
Mia SVA I.AHO and Be Company
In tAe Big' Buoc.ss
"THE 8QUAW MA If
our 8at Early to Avoid Missing'
Thl Play.
Hot Wsekl aOLDIDR OP POSTTrita
"f n I! P , 1B, Bo BOo, Pew 7 So
nilsUU Wod. and Bat. Mat, SSo.
XATIBXJ TO DAT, AI.Ii IBATI SSo
Towiaax sub. .
HAPPY HOOLIGAN
lOSOAT ...
.ROSS 2CBI.YtI.ia
"OMAHA I-U IT CIT."
rzgljjf "- --o-78.
4iLm-y"Hn Dally Mat., la-SB-BO
111 XJUOKXBBOCKBZ.S.
(ITS1 VSUSSSA ASH VAOUA.TIT.I.B,
'Th Love K.i" and '.'Racing to Iteno."
bnlta Moor and a Typloal Roblesyu
Chorus.
Ladles' Dim Matinee vry Week Say.
Saturday Night Only, Dec. 10, Edith hpen-
cer stock Co., in "At Cozy Coruera"
Suiidtiy and W eek, "TMI TSOOADEIOI."
Cigars for Gifts
When you give cigars, be care
ful to give good one. Pest w.y
Is to coin hex. Over tilO differ
ent brand to select from.
BPKCXAZ. (ATU1DAT. '
10c Tom Moore Concha, k for
25c; fl.ZS for 21; $1 60 for CO.
One box to a customer.
10c l;i (Sntentn, box II, 0o; It
fur 1-6, 60 for '.SO.
i:i Content I th largest llr
on th market today. blep In
try on and b convinced.
14c Potmatr, I for Ite; bog of
tO, t'i.lb.
f.l Iroguro, for 16c; bog of tl,
$1 00.
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