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I'ity the onr ice dealer, for tluir
iruytTs pit vaUt tli ninlit.
Sru n;k us it may set in, there -in.- v.
few scattering democrats ii in H.-tkotn.
A sharp frost would likely thin them out
A Dakota democrat is :i 4od deal like .-
Teen iinl.l.in. Illini Valley Ul.ul-.
Till-: detnoemts arc greatly worried !t
r:uis. James t. Kl iiiie cull d on I'n-si
tl. nt tl-: t IF iiiisi.u the other .lay. The;
will worry a reat deal more after he i-nia.l-
secret iry of slate, wliieli we n
.lilt lift will I"', sifter the Ith of m-V
March.
Ski kktakv Faiih iiij.I), u word will
yon! The American farmers know i
oreat ileal more uhoiit free trade line"!
protection than you think they do. W
make ImiI.I to say tint they know mor
al -out these things than you do. lMeasi
do not w.r.y ah lut tlu "i tor nice" o
American fanners. '1 h y'r:- nil liyht.
JJeatrice I.;res.
The ureal ( 15. A tj. Mi ike of en-ir
cer was finally "Ireland off yrsti-rday
and is now admitted by every one to 1
a tiling of the past. A compromise w.i
reached yesterday whereby the old strik
rs can now uet a job wherever a varan
cy occurs. Yhti lias been gained by ih
Mrike is soincthinj which is not npparcii
to the ordinary ohscrver.
miiitiax MixiHTEi: quetiox
The country trusts that the reports ar.
false which come from the national cap
ital from time to time to the effect th-r
the secretary of state i about to make .
formal protest to England againM th
failure of that nation to till the vacancy
in its leijith n at Washington, such ac
tion would be silly and undignified. an
would be a blunder surpassing in sense
lessness any of the long and variegate
-.roll of diplomatic sins which Score-tax;
JJnyard has yet committed. The po
which S.ickville-Wist vacated has bet
unfilled about two months. This is
somewhat longer perio 1 than the avpra
time ia which Great l.rit.-.in has L it th:;
tition uiioccupied. It has several time
ben exceeded, however, in diirutioi
When Francis J. Jackson was disin:sse
ly the president during th tally days o
Madison's first term in the exreutiv
chair for his insolent bcliayier toward th
s -notary of Mate and h;s iuviiltin j in
sinuations against the head of the adinii
istr.ition. the post remained vacant fc
about a year before our ii'Vei nim-nt tool
any formal notice of the fact. It is h:.r:
ly probable that t iif Manpiis of Salisbur
would carry this piipte against the L'lutci
States so long as w as done by Lor
Wtllesley, the IJritiii foreign s. rretary.
uf that dav, but if I.e does it is to be hope '
that the Aierican state department wii
show something of the courage, dignit;
and self-respect displayed by Rober;
Smith, the premier i;i the first two year
of Madison's service in the presidency-
England may settle Lord S ickville:
successor within the pnsnt week or mai
defer it until after the Cleveland admin
istration steps down from power; but n
sensible American will get excited oyer
the matter even if the post he left vacant
throughout the year. This is a queMioi
jvliic'i has little concern for levil-headc
persons in this country. There is noth
i ig in it to " strain " the relations exi.-t-in
lietwecn the two nations. Thec.-.-cr.
tials of international intercourse can 1
keat up, altouh so;ne of the avenves !
diplomacy may be interrupted. Indeed, j
t lie average American would not inter j
aiy protest against tHe abolition of th-
entire system of foreign ministors. Tl. 1
.onditions w hich that scheme was framed j
to meet have long since' changed. Every j
day by telegraph, through the newspa- i
pers. the people of the United States are !
informed of the leading political and so- 1
cial event taking pl.ire in England, j
France, Germany and the oth?r greut na- :
tion. In fact we are givui earlier, moie !
comprelic-nIve and more accurate in for- !
lnatioti in this way j to the altitude of j
those countries tiiward us tliau tan be k
furnislied by our diplomatic represcuta-
fives in th.; capitals of those nation?.
For th- arrangement of treaties or any
other negoti nlians requiring the presence
tf diplomatic lepresentati ves at tlo; sent
of power of those, countries vpci ial i nvoys
could be selecte l. In tin; Sackviile mat
ter the administration could be govt rin d
by the precedent est-ibli-hed by l'icsi.lciit '
.Madison. Alter tlie vacancy emiseil ly
.Jackson's retirement had remained open
over a year, the l.'nit; d States minister
wa-i withdrawn from England, .'resident
llariison should decline to fill Minister
1'helpH place in . n l.m until a IIiitMi
Minister is sent to tin: l.'nite.l Slates, il
one be not appoint- 1 b for- .Mai eh 1 next.
Globe Pernod it.
Don t
let that cold of yours run on. You think
it is a li:ht tiling. I. nl it may run into
catarrh. r inio pneumonia. (r eon
sumption. Catarrh is ilisguMing. I'neuinonia is
dangerous. Consumption is death itself.
The breathing apparatus must be kept
heallhv and clear of" all obstructions and
offensive matter. Uhcrwi.-e there is
trouble ahead.
All the diseases of these parts, head,
nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs,
can be delightfully and entirely cured by
the use of IJoschee's German Syrup. If
you don't know this already, thousands
and thousands of people fan tell '"'
Tin y have been cured by it and know
how it is. themselves. ISottle only 7"
cents. As!; any druggist.
lit Climate f Mexico.
Tlio rcat advantage of a tropical
country as ;i place Jo live in, day in and
day out, is the freedom from tho cares
in-'-i lent fv :t odd climate. There is no
Cie In be 'j nded, no thick garments to be
worn, ii'.- putting on of overshoes, no
vhix.iiug at night under iiiullicicnt
cl itl.iiig. The cold is not cold to a trav
el, r f res i from tho north and in good
la-ail !i. Tho iiivalid will ftvl the relative
roll of tK pical nights in while r just as
do; s a usident nut very bealihy, w hoso
lilowd has been thinned by the action of
tha ciimato enduring over a series of
ve:u s. Tho climate, either on tho table
iaiid.sor in tho lower and warmer coun
try, does not prevent out of door life at
any season, lu fact, one of uec-cssity
gel.; ciueli outdoor air. It is a rare day
in l!-.o coldest weeks of tiio phort tab!-?
land winter when w indows" aro closed
half a day. At nightfall tho doors and
win.iows are closed to keep out the chill,
but tho cold will rarely register In-low
;j th ;;s. l
rl"io nnW d'sceablo thing about
ho? i c-iif-lil life i-'i'" Ncv l-'i.gl.ar.d during
th" winter is the overheating of lOumi;
The temptation is to make thein over
hot. I'ef.plo even get to enjoy a dry heat
of s de.gs. I'.ut the danger comes when
you ;;o out of doors into tho keen and
oa.-v r air. I;j le:;ioan houses there is
liiil dilfeici.ro ..t any Gmo between the
air i; .!oors and that of out of ilo.-j.-s. In
.U!:!.-::er tho hotise is cooler thaii the
vtre-. t pto which the clear and dazzling
tropi -al sun is injuring its rays, but tlicro
is 1.-. i such contrast of indoor and out
door teuoxratiue as one linds in the
north in tiio wmixr months.
11 re we havo to be careful on Joving
a Ia;np lighted room in the evening anU
going out of doors not to catch cold in
tho ryes, for it U a peculiarity of the
tropics that tho eyes aio ooojjcjally sensi
tive to sudden clsanges from light to
darl.:iess. I knew of a law yer v. ho one
evering sat in his study at home writing
with a Lr;ght Light at his elbow. He
worl.od a few lioui, and suddenly went
outi itotho cool darkness of ii? PpTT
dor f the- p-iflo, or courtyard. Ho was
struck blind, and h. pejcssly.
1 have heard that similar risks are
char; cteristk; of tho Cuban climate.
Mo. t .Mexicans on winter evenings, w hen
em. rging frora f lie theatre or a house,
put
a handkerchief to tl.eb" jistrils so as
to
ta::o ill ii-O cooler uir siowiy, ujio
. ii;.. : men light a cigar or cigarett'o ii
.v.inii the air passing into tho Jungs.
O:: 1 -r.rns to respect these customs after
havji-g had his eyes aeho for a week as
tho ivsitlt of running out of a lighted
rooia into tiie omi .yard, or after having
gut a severe head cold from u bindlrr
impr;:'!nre. City of Mexico Cor. Bos
ton fit-raid.
All About Alphabets.
Will my youngest American readers
my very youngest please give me their
itienlion?
Ah, here jou an?!
.n .5, as you very soon
Well, my little
are to begin tn
ii a. n vour letters, if, indeed, 3 011 aro not
alrvady loariiing them, it may interest
yo:i to kiiow- that the babies of other
c i:::ilries, as well as baby Americans,
ire er.pccted to know their alphabets at
a vi ry early age; and Bomo of them, Lx
cnu there are more letters in their
alp! ui bets, have even a harder tune than
yo: to. Some again have less to learn.
I or instance, as a sprightly and learned
corro.-pondeiit informs this pupil, the
Sa:.d. ich Island alphabet has only l i
let. -r--: tho JJurmese, 19; the Italian, 20;
the
Ch
the
m.i
an.
ha;
rengtdese, 21; tho Ilebrew, Sjriac,
h!ee, Samaritan and Latin, 22 each;
French. 23; the Greek, 24; tho Ger
1 and Dutch, 2G each; tho Spanish
!a vonic, 27 each. But, on the other
1, the Arabic has 2S; tho Persian and
Copti', U2; the Georgian, S3; the Arme
nian, :JS; the Russian, 41; the Muscovite.
4: t-;o Sanskrit and Japanese, SO; the
Ell.ic'uc and Tartaric, 202.
If this information bewilders you, my
jvx r iittie letter learners, don't mind it.
It v.i:i keep. Ouo of theso days vou will
bo 1-i;; and able to play tag, and, later on,
basel .dl in these languages. Then, a few
letter.;, more or less, m any one of them,
will I o a matter of small consequence to
you. Even now, 1 daro say, after what
I have told you. you'd le "able 10 play
wiili t he letter blocks of any country. In
trulh. if I were you. I think I should pre
fer a box of Ethiopia or Tartaric letter
block.: to begin wjtb, St. Nicholas.
Advance'la 'Utrdioal 7clcuce.
Th-' greatest advance in the medical
ecic Ei of our r.eueralion is the clearer
and more general recognition that tho ;
pov.t r of meoicine to cure diseases js c?:
treiE.ly limited. In other words, that
ho tdr.i of tho enlightened physician
s-licui i bo prevention rather than cure.
Tho ! unitarv science has accomplished
wen !, r.i, but only as the handmaid of :
mccl.- ine. The discoveries cf the past
two centuries have taught sanitary re- ;
fori :, rs where and how to work. It is
thu uirselfloh lot of mankind and a genc-r-
ous rvnse of duty that have stimulated I
man v of those researches that are now
'l-ir rir!i critilfn fn:it nnt v.liieli
c -- -- - -. . -,
v.-tti! limiting tho work of the doctor
curtailing his income, make liTe
long- r and pleasanter. Edinburgh Ec
viov - - J
IX SOUTHERN FRANCE.
THE
REMAINS OF AN ANCIENT AN
STATELY AQ'JCDUCT.
A anul on a Ston. Ilrd LIS Feet High.
Klnj; I;, n.-'s 'antl 011 the Koekit ISeniile
Hoi niionu r.ii-.tlin .Stre-ts.f JlarsellU-H.
A ( isnnnli'ai l'iiula( Ion.
That partof the ancient provence w hich
is now called I.es ISoiicIicm du 1,'houo is
a (lit and barren estuary of that river,
and very desolate in appearance. The
neighlMirhood i f Nisnies resembles the
Iloiuan campagua, uninhabited, dry and
waste, with small olive trees alone re
lieving the monotony, although projects
aro 0:1 foot for irrigating the country as
far as the Aiges Mortes, or dead farms.
But a little furtlyr south the real desert
begins, and a more repcUant s;-e'.i.:i of
country I never saw, unless ft were in
Arizona. The Roil seems to consist of
mortar, and the broken rocks t!i;t jut
from it resemble masses of ruined 111a
ronry. Scrubby bushes and ige brush
scarcely enlivm tho .scene, and you
wonder who can live m the occasional
gray stone houses.
Across these desolate plains the inde
fatigable Eomans built aqueducts to con
vey water from the occasional whole-fcoin-
springs to their varicus colonies,
and traces of these waterways are found
in al! directions. Tho principal one was
twenty-live miles long, constructed prob
ably by Agrippa, the general of Augus
tus" in order to bring water to Nisnies.
Ruined arches of this aqueduct remain
here and there along it3 course, but one
portion exists entire, and is, perhaps, the
noblest IJonian structure in the world,
li is called tho I'ont du (Jard, extending
across the rocky valley through which
Hows tho littlo river Gardon, about fif
teen miles from Nismes. From this city
we visited it, taking tho railroad as far as
Eemoulins, and then walking two miles
across the quiet, desolato campagna,
scarcely seeing a living being by our
way. Tho road, however, was perfect,
as "all tho highways are in France
hard, smooth and white across the gray
plain.
MAGNIFICENT RUINED ARCHES.
As wo approached tho liver the pros
pect was aried by low hills and yellow
aspen groves, and suddenly appeared be
fore 11s across tho valley wo were de
scending a gigantic screen of arches, one
ai ovo anoth.-r. We drcv near to it with
actual feelings of.awc; it scarcely seemed
a v.-i.rk of mortal hands, but rather as if
built for eternity by the old gods who
ruled tho earth of yore.
Th. I'ont has three tiers of arches, the
wholo being 640 feet long and 11JS high.
The west row, where tho river passes
br low it, consists of si.y aic!C, tho next
0110 of eleven of tho samo size, while
a!ove theso is a row of thirty-live small
arches, on top of which is laid the water
way, a canal G feet wide and of alout
the "f.;itir; depth. This passage again is
covered with LlaL-3 of stono and was for
ojorJy ji:;ed by foot passengers when
crossing the river, but in the beginning
of tho last century a bridge was added
to the lower part of the structure. The
blocks of stone of which tho whole is
composed are about live feet in length
and two in depth, and aro laid entirely
v.-jlbo'jt. cement.
We only passed a few hours at Taras
con. threading cur way among the old
fortifications and narrow, lofty streets as
if oiiig through the passages in a gran
ito tjuarry, insiij wo came jo King iiene's
castle, standing on a rock besido the
Khone. Tho castle, partly ruined, is
square and of a 6tately height, but vr'.h
no claim to grace or beauty of arch i! c
turo except a lino machiolated corr.Le.
the towers being JiaIi buried in the walls,
above which they do ijof, like Ui-
piclure of tho'Castlllo, ' TLo i -ver, !
ever, is broad and imposing at this 1 ai ;
of its career, and so smooth that every
stone was reflected from its bosom: and
we were glad that tho good king had a
plca.-aiitt.r prospect than that of his gray
little capital, and that the maidens px
hid court as they peeped from the plitted
windows of their bowers could Bee the
shins go by, and perhaps drop a rose now
and then to some serenoder in a boat.
Certainly all tho charms of music and
romance won It bo needed to make suet,
a dwelling place desirable
LIFE IN THE STREETS.
At Marseilles we have come into the
midst 01 southern plimate and southern
outdoor life. Houses for any other thax
sleeping purjioses seem suddenly to be at
a discount, and 5-ou can freely watch
the dailv life of the people as you walk
through" tho crowded streets. Her?
women aro sitting in. rows on benchc,
knitting or mending garments with their
children round their leet; there they are
roasting colleo or chestnuts or frying
fish or doughnuts over littlo charcoal
tires. Men squat on iho pavement re
pairing tishing nets, cobbling or weaving
great baskets out of Manilla rope very
useful articles apparently, from their
flexibility and strength. Both sexe3 are
engaged in selling everything that can
be sold tho women who olTer you
llowers doing fo often from pretty stalls
exactly liko booths in a fancy fair;
while bargaining, wrangling, chatting
and singing go on vociferously all day
and almost all night.
The most lively part of the city lies
around tho port and tho docks, and a
stroll in that neighborhood would give
you a very good idea of tho carnival
anywhere else. The old port, so called,
is generally crowded with sin pping, al
though it can contain 1,200 vessels at
once, and a3 it is tho center of Mediter
ranean trade all nations and languages
arc represented in its waters and on its
wharves. Hero you seo the handsome
Greeks and Albanians, the vivacious
Italians, tho burly Africans, Moors and
Arabs isj white burnoose, Lascars in
looso red trousers and scarlet fez, while
now and then a neat Englishman pushes
his way impatiently through the crowd.
Meanwhile tho noise is indescribable, the
din ling increased by tho 6creams of
multitudes of parrots, ono of these birds
seeming to hang in its cago from every
window. There is no sailor's wife 60 poor
tliat she cannot afford a parrot. Tnese
birds, which are brought over from
Tunis, show a much greater variety of
color than those wo see at home, where
only the most teachable kinds are
selected; but here you see specimens of the
most vivid rainbow hues green, crim
son, blue, yellow as gay a collection as
a tulip bed can offer, and all saluting you
jn tho most outlandish languages. Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
It ia eaid that an American evndicate,
with a capital of $50,000,OOG,"has been
formed to construct a railroad in Siberia,
and that several former and present
American diplomatic and consular agents
are interested in the undertaking.
THE WOMBEYAN CAVES.
lUeoerlc Regarding Them VTlxIch Have
Ilecentlj Ileen Mad.
A few days ago a deputation waited
on the minister of mines and requested
that a house to accommodate travelers
should lo erected at the "Worn bey an
caves. At tho same time they gave the
minister some information concerning a
recently discovered cave, and Mr. Abi
gail without delay called for a report.
Tho following report waa submitted to
tho minister by tho chief surveyor, W.
S. I-eigh:
I havo tho honor to submit, as re
quested, tho following report on tho re
cently discovered additions to the new
cavo at Wombeyan caves. This new
series of cavca runs on a lower level,
and commences at a jioint about fifty
yards inside from tho mouth of tho mid
dle branch of tho new cave. On first
entering them it was evident to the dis
coverer, Mr. Chalmer, an account of tho
free draught and good ventilation met
with, that another outlet from tho caves
existed.
This ku rinit.e, after exploration, proved
to lo correct, and the discovery must le
regarded as a very important one, as the
whole of tho new cave can now bo ex
plored without tho necessity of retracing
your steps. Descending a!out forty feet
by the aid of a rope into a large pit from
the middle branch cavo above incut ioned.
you find yourself on the lloor of the main
cave, which has a total length of over
1 .7.) feet by about b! feet i:i width, and
its rugged air! precipitous walls run u
l-i a height of over one hundred feet.
Tins cave is remarkable for the mas-
; cave 1 ; remari
sa and not for
: ie formations.
the numlier of its
The immense fallen
roe'.:s piled on each other hi every
-. : n 1 vjdiie
i '. ed by ma.
a !:i!e c.-id t ran
f these verv
.vr.t: !i.il!s bur
l!km! take ti:
po are here and there re
ivt buttresses of snow
d; :;:;tone. .'Joint.
. : ih!; frozen
.i- 1 - ' 'a rocks.
:. one o.'
;!o -t;::i'. r b
"Lot's V.'i.e" ei
ira.sti-ig v. i: : t!,
less of (bis !
.1 ; . of the
1..
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.!::.! er
1 r thret
p:.c.:i : w;:.t at.
-via
pure ;.:!: I : .nsiivreni
:.!;d!k:td !;:; a:: I si:da-.-;ie forma
as lho::g!i i-ny wire eh::ribt;l
-':e wall:: are covered wi;!i jew. Is.
'.';.". havir.g this cave t.one twi
; ins! or three hundred fe t rathe
.1 l!-aveii-:g is experieneed ilirotigh :
:-tdit.u.s s:;ge a vcirvhtg i teet i
it.'i. t'l" h;;or js pelii i ti, ev I. an
' rsjof. ;. ! ; !u'!vi?ig r-;-'.:. i'.-c.; u
l( !.' ! vi teel 1:1 liel-iiil.
1 !:i
our ;e, :.:.il:itc.s f.riris;i:!g into
.lie hands and kncea in E.-.i .f f t
m::;ns of eii'otioa. a.! !. d tt!.;
pla
a
loor bti:i;; I ".. i.-'.d y etc, ere.; v i.li .-. i';-.:
ion re e!il!,ii::-; slit:. II coi'ic: I : ;ikt
livi:cd ia. ) j:.i.iio;is ;-t i;:lel u i !
'cnif. like i! iges. makea progress 1; .;
1 painful t p.'ratioii. S.ouh joiilo:. .
he I'.oer re.iem'ule iai:ii..tur. piiic for
md produce a very pretty ( !"'. e'.
O.i em; rgiiig fror.i this pa-V.r;;
thcr 1: rge cave i ; ( ;:t-'red v::: !i i ; :.
!j -i' Iai"c-,e broken bowi.f. rs. p:S ! 1
: rch ot!cr iii v:-j,y T:. .
t'i:ie i'or:i!:ili;;!;.s, yi. lu'.s'.iy dull a:a;
oie.posed. l';e prsi:- !!; 1 le.;tilie of
hr:-!;!er bt-ing the t :::;: :;ous nuuil-c:
!):.ts bodging in it, wlii;-ii. c:i la ing
ir!i( d by the light, produce a t-o.
luring flight .; ; 01 a roai i;:g wind, i';
ng from th:. .chamber t!ir:ugh a liss..
n rocks :'iid ::sc":i.:i:ig :. t.'iort ."..
.a nee over the ro.-ks bri igs yo.i lt t!
'00 1 of another iiasl..Mg:' en Jncli".
hiough wi tch da' .'e. .1 and tl
a: r face ;7:i;::i.l. On 1 rjdug ; f!; r l!ir.
four h ;;;r.;' cout I.raous journey ui
'trough t!ie wr.L- : uve you iin-.l vou;
f within 130 feet of the place .,f c;
nco, and Lv J cf the oalkt 021 tl.
.co of the hill being about f.irty fe.
:elow t'mt :f lhe I'nlVHsH'.., will . 'i luu.
a! .out iXri fett l;b;ive the levj of th.
eek.iSvdncv Herald.
Forty civilian workmen accustomed t
he m::nipu!.it io! of e:::i'(!.;ivt tiuljKtanci
re . mployed at Toi-i'i: arsenal. rni.
ho tdrection cf t!ie ariiiierv t tr.lf. i
liarrdag melrnit. : ;;e!l.s. To the l.:vti
oiiiy.osiiion, it r.ppcar. is now relde
mother substance called 'crr-s:ii!e
vhich 1.1 slated to uuiu vi; j::cr. ::.
he t.o-.vei.-j ( f nu leiiiU,. and ;;'t tl-e
Ainu contribute to its preservation a:.,
.afe.y in hamtiing. As far.t as the .heh
ire leaded, and a considerable hu;.i!k
ii'O daily (illed, they are Kt-i.t ;.vzy
;tore all the forts 011 the coat:! or A !;;!;..
Th; process of f.lhe.g the !u-!i:; 1; sup
OO.V3-1 to be a secre t, but it is h a: i:-d th;.
; he crcsiiito, a hard, gummy compovuR..
is that melted in copper vessel and thi i.
.Kiurcd into a f paco occupying a'uou
c wo-thirds of the interior ".f tiie sheh
left in tho casting. The remaining vac
uum is afterwards filled v.'ilh melen
ite, rammed i:i by means' of a mallet,
and t:;e work requires the utmost deli
cacy to avoid accident. Ten men are
specially selected for tho latter partof
the opt ration, who aro kept separated
one from the other in compartments in
closed by walls of empty shells, f o that
should an explosion occur, there would
be but one victini.
On beginning work in the morning the
fillers have to drink a pint cf milk, by
medical order, as a prophylactic remedy
against the noxious fumes of tho sub
stances they handle, w Inch leave upc.n
all tho exposed part a of their skins a
deepyeilow tinge that cannot bo removed,
even by continuous ablutions. In spite,
however, of these cutaneous signs and
the forebodings of the surgeons, the men,
who gain from four shillings to six shil
ling per day, seem to retain excellent
health and declare thai iho emanations
from the compounds they mix endow
them with inordinate appetites. 2sew
Ycrk Telegram.
Fresh Air for Oar Itooms,
The following cheap and simple method
has been found very satisfactory in solv
ing tho troublesome problem how to
secure fresh air in a room without ex
posing the inmates to draughts. Nail or
screw a neat strip of wood from one to
two inches wide upon the window sill
just insido tho sash and extending
across tho window. Upon the top of the
strip fasten a piece of "weather strip,"
so that there will be formed an air
tight joint between tho weather strip
and tho liwcr sah of the window,
whether the latter is closed or raised an
inch or two the lower cross piece cf the
sash sliding on the rubber of the weather
strip aa the sash 1 ises. With this fixture
the lower sa.;h may be raised enou.gh to
admit air hetw:c:i the lower and upper
sashes without admitting the least air at
the to:
enter;:
"ch::i
th: i.e:
t;j;:i f the window, 'ii. i.ir thua
t 1
t.::i.;i c.v.:.;v i.A kaa its
:; '.-' i . f:.re iltvci t;:.L:j u-ion
-f th;- o:r;';:;:lj of l!;,
CJimilun L rden.
Meeting of Two Great Stoims,
TBE STURM OF RE DUC1 ION ! 8T0RI OFPM'ROM!
A look
tlirotioh
AVinttr
our
Stock d'
Caps will convince vou that our tliscoiinl d
20 Per Cent, From Marked Prices
lias caused the stock to melt away like jreces of ice that
lire imjtaiclied and burning palates. 'iti nt t
sucli values iven 3011 In-fore.
A $20.00 Overcoat less '20 per
A SIS. 00 Overcoat less iiO'pci
A $2.50 Fur Cap les '20
This is the reason why wo have heen enabled to to reduce our Mock,
as we do not care to wait for eold weather.
OUR STOCK MUST BE REDUCED
We will ;ive you the same Jvit-eount on all Winter (l,i.
Silk Handkerchiefs and Mufflers
jji MlM if
The Leading Clothiers. Cor. Main and 5lb.
DOVEY
!Id
For suitable Holiday
fine line of
Silk and Cashmere
and Silk Ilandkercluefs at very
Fancv Linen Table Set-
in Stamped Goods and Tinsel Tidies.
CLOAKSiPLUSH SACQU
we have placed specially low
terest the purchaser. Fol
HANGING LAMPS, FANCY GUI'S AM) SAUCFilS
and Fancy Glassware sec
1
partment.
E. C O
O
VE
Siiitinjrs, Overcoats, I'mli-rui :ir
ainl
tji t i t li
!,;.!
cent discount means
cent discount means
$10 CO
Slli 00
per cent discount means '2.00
Presents c are
AVin
a
ffp'5
reasonable 1 i c e s .
and some pretty
dc
i,ns
On
our
prices,
low
en onii
to in-
through our
Queen.-wa
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