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Ladies' Skirts
for $2.50
40 ladies high grade, all-wool Skirts, formerly sold at
from 55 to $S 50, in blacks,
browns, blues, greys and fancies
—all sizes, to close
Now $2.50
These are not bad st\ les.
They are good wearers and are
better values than we have ever
offered at a closing out price.
Ladies Goats, $10
About Fifty
All wool, kersey, full-length, half Venetian lined, beauti
fully trimmed with satin strapping; in black, navy and
brown; sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44.
This is the best value we have offered
this season, These coats would be cheap at
$12.50. Bv a late purchase we can sell them
For $10.00
New Sul
JUST IN
Brown and Blue Tailored Suits, in
the styles that have been most
popular early.
Elegantly trimmed in satin strap
pings and buttons. Sizes 34, 36 and
38—as good values as we could give
thirty days ago for $25.
This lot goes at
$18 and
Only a small lot—come early if
you are interested.
Misses’ Coats
for $2.50
2d Misses' Coats, 6 to i } years, in blue,
red, castor and brown. bull length, not
out of stale, worth, up to >5. lo close at
Only $2.50
GhildsCoat$S.25
15 Child's Coats, 2 to 5 years, white, red,
blue and lancies. W orth $2 to $3, to
close now at
Only $1.25
Ladies' Tailored Suits
for $5.00
io Ladies’ Suits, formerlv sold at from $14 to $20, not
new this season but high grade materials, short jackets
---- and serviceable. In black, two si/e 44, two
si/e 36, one si/e 38, three size 40; dark grew
one size 3<>, one si/e 40. Your choice of
these Suits »
For $5.00
From Across the Seas
An Interesting Communication From
Thurston McCoy
Through the kindness of Mrs.
C. McCoy we are enabled to
give our readers the following
letters received by her from her
son Thurston, who is on the U.
S. S. Georgia, now in Japan.
U S. S. Georgia.—My Dear
Mother:—Just received a wine
less telegram that a typhoon is
passing over Cavite and coming
this way, though it can do no
harm to us in the inner harbor.
I have been in three or four al
ready.
We are coaling ship now,
(Sunday) going to take on 1,500
tons. Won’t get paid until we
reach Yokohama. It is awfully
hot here. No liberty to be
granted on account of an epi
demic of cholera, so it is very
doubtful whether we will see
the city or not. Am well and
feeling fine, but am always
thinking of the length of time
still to be served on this enlist
ment and I will be one of the
happiest men alive when the
day comes to be discharged.
Jjst think, it will soon be six
years since I have been in Falls
City. Thanksgiving and Christ
mas will soon be here. I ex
pect to spend my Christmas this
year around Ceylon and my
next birthday in Morocca. I’ll
try and get the steward to bake
a cake in my honor. My last
birthday was passed in the St.
ot Magellan and the one previ
ous in Washington, D. C.
The typhoon is on us and it
is storming something great.
It is so rough on the water that
I can hardly write. I am get
ting so I rather like them now
as they cool the air off consid
erably in this hot climate.
When we left Albany, West
Australia we were wearing
blue. Four days out put us in
whites and from the time we
struck .the north part of the
Indian ocAin and got into the
Java Sea, it has been severely
hot. All the way up the coast
of Borneo we sweltered in heat
but the Philippines are the
lijmt. Coining by Zamboanga,
the largest city on the Island of
Mindinao, wTe were given and
returned salute. The only
white people down there are a
few soldiers and the Governor
Gentral. We are anchored in
the vicinity of where Dewey
was when he did his famous
6tunt and can see w’here the
Spanish fleet was lying.
I guess I will have to end this
letter as I am information ex
hausted and you and Grandma
will be tired reading it by tins
time. Now write often and
keep well. From your loving
son, J. T McCoy.
U. S, S. Georgia, Oct. 2J—
Dear Mother—Well here I am
in another foreign country. I
add a new one to my list every
two weeks. We leave tomorrow
to go back to Manila and will
put in over a month there.
I have been so busy since our
arrival here that 1 havn't had a
chance to do any writing what
ever until this afternoon and'
then the mail closes at 7 p. m. I
today. You should receive this }
letter in about three weeks. I
have not received much mail
from the states since leaving,
I wonder what is the matter.
Have had a very tine time in
Japan anti everything is very
interesting. We have had the |
best reception of them all in'
Japan. They are very polite
and put themselves out to do
the most trilling of things for
us.
I wish you could see all of us
riding in jin ricka-sbas. You
get in a little two wheeled car
riage and a Jap pu ls you all
day on a dog trot and every
where lor almost nothing. Some
of the Japanese girls are very
good looking and one thing nice
there is no false modesty about
any of them.
I’ll have to shorten this letter
to get some official work com
pleted. Am enclosing itinerary
of our return trip from Manila.
Take good care of yourself and
Grandma and say ••hello’’ to my
friends. 1 got your letter with
the post card picture of the
house, but can hardly make out
any of tne people are. Will
close with love to you all. Am
well and dappy. Write often
and don't worry over me. Your
loving son J. T. McCoy.
Obituary
Harry Cline was born May !,
188b, (lied Nov. 12, 1908, aged 22
years, 6 months and 12 days.
He was ill for many weeks with
typhoid fever and in the early
morning he fell asleep to awaken
in another world. The funeral
services were conducted from the
Maple Grove church by Rev. J.
Lehrman. He leaves to mourn
his loss a wife, two infant chil
dren, and one sister. His m ny
friends join in extending sympa
thy to the loved ones in their hour
of trial and sorrow.
MARKET LETTER
From Our Regular Kansas City
Stock Yards Correspondent
Kansas City Stock y aids,Nov, 1 0,
Smaller cattle receipts after Mon
day last week caused tire market
to turn upwards, and Wednesday
was the high day this fall on
nearly a'l kinds, Thursday there
was a liberal run at all points, arid
prices declined slightly,and closed
the week 15 to 25c below the high
time. The run today is 18,000
here, and excessive at Chicago,
market 1m to 20 lower on steers,
other cattle, including cows and
stockers and feeders, steady to 15
lower. The large volume of sup
plies since a week ago has put
packers ifi shape to dominate
things temporarily, but it is not
believed that the run will continue
heavy, and when receipts drop
down, there will no doubt be
another bulge in prices. Feeders
in the corn belt are against long
feeds, arid few finished beeves are
included, tops last week $7.25 to
i $7 i!0. Any incentive in ihe way
of higher prices causes a rush to
market by timid rperators, as in
stanced in today's heavy supply at
all points. Bulk of the fair to
good fed steers bring $5.50 to
$0.80, some e1eer& last week fed
on corn since pastures began to
fail at $5.25 to $5.75, grass steers
$•1.75 to $5.50. grass cows $2 to
$1.50, top fed cows $5, heifers $0,
bulls $2.40 to S-1.75, calves 25 to
50c below a week ago, $1.50 to
$0.75. Stockers and feeders mov
ed freely laRt week »t 25 to 40c
higher prices but closed with a
reaction of 10 to 15maiket
steady to 10 lower today, stockers
$1 to 4.40, feeders $1 75 to $4.75,
good branded cattle $2.Sq to $1.25,
Hog receipts here last week ag
gregated 102,000 head, and the
market declined 10 to 15; for the
week. Run is 14,000 today,market
10 lower, top $5,75, hulk 65.25 to
6 ».<)5. Quality is getting better
each week, and weights a little^
heavier, but tendency is to finish
them at as light a weight as possi
ble. Considering the lug receipts
lately, the market is strong, 40 to
t»0c above a year ago, when re
ceipts were only half as heavy as
now.
Sheep and lambs are in light
supply, 23,000 here last week, and
(5,000 today, and prices are 25 to
40c above a week ago, though
barely steady today with the high
point reached Friday, Top lambs
sold at $(5.10 today, yearlings
1 worth up to $5, wethers $4.60,
| ewes $4.25, whether the stuff is fed
or fattened on grass, if well finish*
1 ed. Country grades are 30 to 50c
higher than a week ago, feeding
lambs up to $5,15. yearling $4 to
$4.50, wethers up to $4.25, stock
and breeding ewes $2.75 to $4.
I
Fire at Morrill
i
Fire was discovered in the
Spurgin millinery store at Mor
rill Wednesday morning at two
o’clock. The Misses Spurgin
lived in the rear of the store.
The tire is suppossd to have
caught from a defective Hue.
T..e row, four in all, of frame
buildings from the post office to
the Citizens State bank was
burned. They were owned by
Francis Schaffer and daughter,
of Falls City,the Brown County
Mutual Insurance, and E. B.
McKim. The total loss was
about$700J with an insurance ot
$8,500. The brick building
owned by Dr. Robinson was
next to the burned buildings
but only the up stairs of this
was damaged. Dr. Robinson's
office fixtures valued at $400,
were burned, no insurance. Dr.
Chas Davis, dentist, lost bis
office fixtures, valued at $350,
with no insurance. The loss on
the building a as $1,000 which
is covered by insurance. The
citizens bucket brigade turned
out in full force and had the
tire under control at four a. m.
—Hiawatha World.
Corked 'Em Up
The crusade of the sheriff and
his deputies waged against
whiskey importation from Falls
City and bootlegging in ibis
city lias corked ’em up in certain
quarters and the inquiry is.
wnat shall we do to be saved.
The sheriff was accosted by a
colored fellow with, “Say Mis
tali Seamings, what ah you all
wanton for to do? Can’t a pus
sen tote ah bottle uv whisky in
his pocket?” ‘Tt looks that
way now,” said the sheriff,
“and things seem to be getting
worse every day. ” “Well sail,
yuse ul never catch dis chile
wif a bott e in lie’s pocket.’
That’s right, said the sheriff
and tor the boy’s information
suggested that when the X-ray
I machine and stomach pump,
which thecounty commiss.oners
sent for arrives there will be
something doin' when the fel
lows who go to Falls City and
come home full. De Lord amas
sa said the colored boy as he
broke lor down street. H iawa
> tha World.
I am now prepared to do all kinds
of Pump and Windmill repairing
Can also furnish you Pumps. Wind
mills and Gasoline Engines. Phone
calls answered.
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IN THE REALM OF THE CZAR
Russians Look Upon Christmas as
the Most Sacred and Most
Celebrated Holiday.
aHIUSTMAS Is the most sa- I
cred and most celebrated
holiday In Russia. Contrary
to the custom In nearly all
other countries, Christmas
there always comes on Sunday, and a1
continuous celebration is held until
midnight on January 2.
The Russian believes In devout re
ligious services in honor of the birth
of Christ, and eacl\ day during the
season each family, including all its
members, attends church at least
once. On Christmas morning the most
important services take place. Each
congregation marches solemnly to the
nearest river, which is always frozen
over, the ice being sometimes as much
i as three feet thick.
After a largo hole has been chopped
! In the fee the priest dips his cross in
the water and prayers are pronounced,
after which the priest holds baptismal
exercises. Having been blessed by the
priest the water is considered to be
holy and as hist as the people can
file by the hole in the ice bottles of all
sizes and descriptions are filled with
the water. .
This water is prized the most high
ly of anything in the home, and bottles
of it are sometimes found a century
or more old. Some fanatics securo
large quantities of it and bathe In it
at regular intervals during the year.
There is one custom which many
Americans would cherish in their own
Christinas celebration, and especially
the young people. It is that of kissing,
for on Christmas day every one steals
a kiss from whomsoever he meets. In
some cases, and among the older peo
ple, the hearty handshake is much
used, but the younger element clings
closely to the old style.
Santa Claus is unknown to Russian
children, but the “Babushka," an old
woman witch, carrying a long stick
and attired in the usual w'itch cos
tume, visits the homes in every vil
lage and city and distributes greetings
and then comes at night aud leaves
the gifts for both old and young.
WORSHIP AT CROSS OF ICE
Scattered Christian Tribes in Turkey
Celebrate Christmas with Im
pressive Ceremonies.
aSBaggaOHAMMKDISM Is tile pro
vailing relie.lon • in Turkey
unS Ml and for that reason only
the few scattered Christian
tribes observe the birthday
of Christ in any manner. The Mo
hantmednn Turks have hut two boll
days in the entire year, those being
"Car Hon Hiram,” the day of forgive
ness, which is the Mohammedan New
Year, and "Bairam," the anniversary
of the date when Mohammed gave
to his people his scripture. The Fri
day of tlie Christian Is the Sabbath
of tlie Mohammedan and is observed
by him in Hie same manner as Sunday
with the Christians.
The Christian Turks, who include
the Bulgarians, Servians, Monte
negrins and other smaller tribes, ob
serve Christmas with impressive re
ligious ceremonies.
Three days before Christmas tha
'Hladego" appoints a delegation of 100
men form each congregation, who go
to the river and hew out immense
rakes of ice, after which they con
struct a huge pyramid near by, A
great cross measuring about -10 by 60
feet and cut from the bed of ice is
set up against the pyramid, and the
place of worship for Christmas day
is completed. Early on Christmas
morning all the people march to the
pyramid, where the initial exercises
are conducted by the “Hladego." A
small crucifix used by him in the exer
cises Is the prize of the younger men
of the tribe, who dive into the ice-cold
water after it as the "Hladego” throws
it in. Many are drowned annually ia
this practice, but they all consider
themselves fortunate to die while ea
such a mission.
From the pyramid the procession
marches to the home of the priest,
where bread is blessed and broken by
the "Hladego” and ull present partake
of the food.
Keep ever in tlie path of duty, hu'
ail not to climb the steep of knowl
edge.—Newton.
A grape cream of tartar powder.
Makes pure, healthful, delicious
food. No alum, no lime phosphate.
i
There is an infallible test by which
every housewife may detect the uuhealth
ful alum baking powders—
The label will tell
Study the label. If it docs not say cream
of tartar the baking powder is made from
alum and must be avoided.
