12 * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 11 , 1S89.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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Owingto our rabidly increasing business , we have been obliged to erect an elevated wrapping counter and cashier's office , giving us over 150 feet of new
counter and shelf room. We have also added an improved system of basket- carriers , which will greatly increase our facilities for delivering packages to
our customers without any delays. Ladies wilnow } , find our ART department in Millinery Annex.
A WORD OF EXPLANATION. We're going to have a Dull Sea
son Sale this week , with prices to suit. Prices to suit the .season
and you. Now , don't misunderstand. The sale isn't going to be
dull. No ; madamel It's going to be the liveliest dry goods circus
ever you saw in this town. Everybody'Il be eager to get here when
they read this "ad. , " and eager to come again after the first time. *
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30 pieces Striped Seersucker , nt 7 io worth lOc.
10pieces New FnllCnllctvlntestdoslgnsimcl col
ors , this weeknt 7 Ho worth Wo.
80 patterns 8 to 12 yards , bust quality French
BSntcons , worth 40c , will bo closed out Monday
morning for | gen yard.
UcinnantsfrontK toO yards , at more nominal
"prlcau.
Trimmings.
Still greater reductions. Grandest display of
trimmings over shown In Omaha.
Ornamental Gimp , nil colors , 49o ; reduced
from TCc.
Tinsel Q ttloou , all colors , I9c : former prlco
2JC.
2JC.Latent
Latent Persian Designs Imported , G inches
wide , at $ | .98 : worth83X0.
Wo have a full line of various kinds of trim
mings. Bargains all around f or August sahi.
Hosiery.
The remainder of our stock ; ot Ladies' Sum
mer Hosiery we otter at nominal prices , which
nnr sur o to oflVct a speedy clearance--
Ladles' Fancy Striped Balbrlgpui Hose ,
double neols and toes , all now styles , at I9o a
pair ; worth 35'c. j
An elegant line of Ladles' Fancy Striped Cot
ton Hose , also boot patterns , full regular ,
double heels and toes , at 24o a pnlr ; worth Mc. ) .
A large assortment of foutnhrcad Franca
Lisle Host ? , Infancy stripes and boot patterns ,
nt 42o a pair j worth Tfic.
Illiict Urllllaut Uslo Thread IIoso. double
hnA.Antul fnn nt. OOr * n nillr.
At Op. All our line irc plaid and stripe Nain
seeks , will bn closed out nt Oc a. varu ,
At 15c. We wilt close out nil our loco stripes ,
hcra-xtUch and vatln stripes , originally sold
forffic , sale prlco , t5o yunl.
At 25c- Monday morning we wlllHell nil our
flRnred Mnon Lawns.regular price 85c Mon
day morning 25c a yard.
IleinnantafromStoa yards , at loss than half
price.
Handkerchiefs.
Ladles' Handkerchief ! ) , printed border , . 4o
each : worth lOc.
IjiuUci' Hns Linen ra\vn Hnndfeerchtorswhltn
nnd colored , hemstitched borders , good Milne
for SUc. choice | 2Ho onch.
Oents11.lnanOnmbiio Hixndtei > rchlefB , Inplaln
white and colored borders , large * tsnr a Bargain
at I2liooacll >
Boys' Shirt Waists.
On sale during thin week nil of our S1.CO qual
ity Hoys' "Star1 * " Shirt Waists , handsome pat
terns , Dwt French Percale , at 49o each.
Hoys' Kliimwl Shirt Waists , "IClng" brand ,
regular prlcu SMiQ , tor 98o cacti.
Lace Curtains.
Monday we will offer a'number of odd pairs
of/Lace Curtains InTnmbour , Irt-nPoint. Drus-
sols and Nottingham.Thu prlccsnaro beencnt
In two , nnd an excellent opportunity Is offered
to gut aslngle pair ot Curiums cheap.
Linens.
ICO yurd * 01 inch Halt Bleached Damask at
45c Per ynr.v free f torn dreeing.
13U yariH ( .Much Halt llloachud Damask at
55c peryaid ; rreo from dre'utnK.
U.X > yurds 73-inch extra- heavy It leached Dam
ask at 31 per yard : splendid value at&l.DOper
Nowlsthotlmo to buy. Wo have only a few
left. They will go rosardloM ot coit , at exactly
half price.
Art.
0rent barrnlns In st nmped goods.
50sllnhtly soiled Stamped Scarf Tldles.Tnblo
Covers , nt 25C uach : vroith double the money.
fiO Stamped Linen Shoe and .Laundry Uags nt
350 each ; worth tiCc.
Odds , and cuds In Plush Halls nnd Tassels
only 25o dorou ; wort'i 75c.
Underwear.
Special bargains la onr Undorw ar depart
ment , commencing Monday.
Lotllea * Muslin Night Dresses , tucked yoke ,
trimmed sleeves and nect , for SOc ! regular
price Toe.
Ladles' White Skirts. , wide ham and tucks *
only SOc : cheap nt 83c.
Ladles' Whlto India LI nan Aprons , stamped
borders , In all colors , only 25c each.
Suits.
To make room for our Immense stock of Kail
goods , wo will olor the following graud bar-
gams :
Ladles' Block Faille Silk Dresses that sold for
WIJM and JH. for S25.
All our Ladles' Wool Suits from SJT.DO to 833 ,
torS20.
AllourChlldreu's Wool Suits from STO.CUto
87.501 only S2.5Oeach.
Ladles' Calico Wrappers , "Our OwnSIatdj' *
onlySI.69.
thcsa things wore going ou the Indians
sent out scouts , who came near to the
military camp of the whites , but were
not allowed to enter or to discover their
real strength. These scouts returned
to camp. The third day passed and the
Indians had failed to keep their word.
They sent a Hug of truce , with the in
formation that the chiafs had reconsid
ered the matter and had decided to
abandon for the present their inten
tion of molesting the whites. The
military discipline of the little
handful of whites during * these
trying days , was under the following
otlicers : William G. Bowman , captain ;
William E. Lee , first lieutenant ; John
A Kountza , second lieutenant.
A year previous , to this incident nnd
before the Fremont colony was founded
thcso Indians hud
TEUUOUIZED TUB SETTLEIIS
at Pontonelle , which was then id Dodge
county and the county seat. They had
on moro than one occasion gone up the
Elkhorn river to the vicinity of Fonta-
nolle and given the colony a little scare.
Tt was iu the latter part of June , 1855 ,
that the first real conflict between the
Pawnees and the Dodge county settlers
took placo. On a Saturday evening
while Mr. Porter nnd wife and George
Domarce were going homo from whore
they had been breaking prairie on Boll
creek ( now in Washington county ) they
were overtaken by a heavy rain storm
which made it hard traveling and
which had swollen the little streams.
They decided to go into camp for the
night. Sunday morning they heard re
ports of guns at a little lake not for off
and supposed it was some members of
the Fontenollo colony down there
shooting Jlsh , which was a very
common sport. They went down
to see thorn and to their amazement
found a largo number of Indians there ,
One ol the Indians , a dare-dovil sort of
a follow , rode up to Domorce and toolc
his hut , Domoroo started ( or his
wagon with the remark that ho would
got his gun and shoot that Indian. In
a few minutes another Indian rode has
tily up and levelling' his musket , crack
wont the old Hint-lock and the bullet
pierced Demoree in the hood. Porter ,
who was just beyond him , at that mo
ment turned to survey the situation and
just as ho did so the same bullet which
had crushed through Domoreo'a brain
also penetrated Porter's breast , and
both men fell dead from the same fatal
bullot. Mrs. Porter was banding over
the form of her dying husband when
another Indian roue up and motioned
her away. As she loft she saw the
Indians
BCALI'INa DKSIOUKE
but left her husband untouched. She
divested herself ot nil tbo clothing she
could spare and sped to the Tontonrlllo
cump with nil the spaed she could com
mand , frenzied with the bloody scone
she had just been an eye witness to and
her brain on fire. When she arrived
at the camp and told her story the ex
citement ran high. There was a
general scramble of the women and
children for place of safety , while the
men hastened for their guns and other
weapons , some of them oven arming
themselves with pitch forks.
The Indians had followed close after
Mrs. Porter , and when they arrived
they Baw the Fontonollors hurrying to
and fro with guns in band , and con
cluded not to remain and give thorn
battle. The rod skins boat a retreat
and were followed a short distance by
a small company of whites. They es
caped through , the brush and across the
river. After this the settlers went out
and brought in the dead bodies of Porter
tor and Domoroo. As they came into
the settlement bearing their-doad com
rades , who bad boon so wantonly slain ,
there was a gtnuigo mingling of fear ,
49 pieces St inch Half Wool Cashmeres and
Barges only I Oo per yard.
50 pieces 3d Inch All Wool llclgo , brownnndnray
mixtures , 38o i * ynril.
Oplccos < 0 Inch All Wool Albntros Cloth , closing
price 3Oo a yard.
8 pieces 41 Inch French Novelty Stripes , for 490
n yard.
Tlieso are decided bargains.
House Furnishings.
Our remaining stock of Daby Carriages w
will close nut ni hn'.t their original value.
Ostrich Feather Dustarn nt 35ol Worth COc ,
Chamois Skins , extra slzo , 2OO ! ruducnd
fromHSc.
Tea Seta ( Albert shape ) . 60 pieces , S4.50 :
I'alm Leaf Lunch Uaikots , | 5o : reduced
from Sic.
IJolllngor'a Adjustable Lace Curtain Strotcn-
ers. $2.30 , S3 and S3.5O.
Fans.
On Monday morning wo trill place on , sale all
our Fans left over from the season. Ihey will
bo put In lots as follows ;
Lot 1 Japanese Decorating1 and Satin Palm
Leaf Fans , 3o each.
Lot2 Japanesu Folding Fans , sold all season
atUKc , for So each.
Lot , 3 Fancy Satin , Japanese and Opou
Feather Fans , big bargain. I9c.
Lot 4. Consisting of lllack Satin ? . Black
Painted Ganzo , Colored Satins. OUvo Wood and
Ivory Handles , choice 79c.
Embroideries.
The bargains- going will till you with aston
ishment aud amazement.
For 6Oo 25 pieces ! -lnch Pique aud Swiss
Flouncing reduced from 85c.
-lnch Hemstitch ISmbroldery Flounclmr.
9OcC worth 81.25.
A lot of extra qunllty dainty Edgings for
Dress Trimmings at 85c ! yurd.
Immense lot of Itomnauts at half their actual
value.
We are determined to close ont immediately
every surplus piece of Embroidery In our titpclr.
Country orders for goods or samples will re Great Central Dry Goods Store , fronting on
ceive prompt attention if addressed to The 16th and Douglas sts. In the retail and street
Wm. Barr Dry Goods Co. , Omaha , Neb. railway center of Omaha.
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THE PAWNEE INDIAN TRIBE ,
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Their Homo Near Fremont in the
Early Days.
TWO WHITES KILLED AT A SHOT.
Ilio .Kxoltonioiir It Caused Among the <
Bottlers at Fontcncllo How Fre
mont Evaded nn Attack
A. llcmliiisconco.
Indiana tn Early Days' .
FHEJIONT , Nob. August faSpecial [
to THE BISK. ] Three miles south of
Fremont near the summit of the pre
cipitous bluffs which akirt the Platte
river , nro found the only remaining
traces of the warlike Indian tribes
which held possession of this section of
country in early days. These traces
are pits which were once a great deal
deeper than now and which were u&cd
by the Pawnee Indians as caches for
storing tholr corn. They recall many
things of interest which , transpired in
the stirring days of the frontier , about
the time when the first white men came
in from tljo east and determined to es
tablish a homo in this wilderness.
For upwards of twelve years the homo
of the grout.Pawneo nation was hero
a tribe ol Indians reputed to have been
thoMOST
MOST WAIILIKB OF TUB PLAINS ,
who wore so valiant in vror that they
did not hesituto to give battle on a
fair flold where the numbers of
warriors were three to ono against
them. They came hero about the year
1848. Prior to that time they had their
headquarters and rendezvous at two
places ono at the mouth of the Cedar
river , near where the town of Fullerton
now is , nnd tlio other on the south
banks of the Pltitto , at Ptvwnco Bluffs ,
about opposlto Silver Crook. Owing to
their numbers and their skill in battle
they were terrors to any ether single
tribo. But la 1848 thora was an alllanco
of the Brulo Sioux , Arnpahoo and
Ohoyonncs , who succeeded in routing
thorn and driving thorn from their
strongholds. They formed a treaty
with tlio Omahns , who agreed to permit
them to enjoy certain privileges in the
eastern part of Nebraska territory ,
south of the Platto. the restrictions not
being of a very radical nature , ainco the
Omahas could not bo exacting with this
powerful tribo.
There were what were known as the
Upper and Lower villages the former
about three miles directly south of Fremont
mont , on a commanding height of the
Platte river bluffs , and the latter a few
miles down the river , about where the
postofllco of Edtlua , Saunders county ,
noiv is , nonrly opposite the town of Val-
loy. The two villages each contained
aljout the feiuno number of in
habitants , the joint population
numbering about eight thousand
souls. The Tillages wore not laid out
with reference to any systematic plan ,
but were each made up of a huphazzara
group of okons ( Indian for house ) .
Many of those oicons were thirty foot in
diameter and accommodated a number
ef families who lived in common.
They wore constructed with a high
center polo to which were fastened at
tbo top , longer poles , which came to
the ground at a distance of several foot
from its base. Those were first covered
with brush and afterwards with dirt
sod , making1 them comfortable
houses , so far as protection from the
elements was concerned.
There wore four bands of the tribe ,
namely : The Chowols , Kitkahs. Skeo-
deos , and Potah-haii-etats. Each one
of these bands had a chief who was au
thority in most matters governing the
immediate interests of the members of
his band , but nnsworablo on questions
of greater interest to the chief of the
whole tribo.
Wnon the first permanent settlers
came hero
TIIK HKAD CI1IKF WAS COHUX.
Ho was a romarkubly fine specimen of
the Pawnee , typo. Ho was straight as
nn arrow , wUh well developed physique -
iquo piercing eyes nnd un
intelligent cast of countenance.
The oldest settlers who still
ILvo hero , speak , of him. in terms of the
highest admiration. Ho could talk a
little English and would trade moro or
loss with the settlers. About 18GO
Corux was succeeded as chief by Petah-
la-shnrir , who was also ono of the finest
specimens of his tribo. Petah-la-
Sliarar maintained his supremacy until
tlio Indians were removed to their res
ervation at Genoa by the government.
The settlers and the Indians were on
reasonably friendly terras from the
start , though these relations were of ton
somewhat strainsd. The Indians real
ized that they bad the advantage of
overwhelming numbers , and when oc
casion presented they were liable to
manifest an insolence begotten and em
boldened by that knowledge. On the
other hand , the settlers soon learned
enough of the peculiar characteristics
of the rodsKina to know that even
though they were in the minority , if
they never tlinchod in. any quarrel , but
demanded their rights with that air of
bravado which they soon learned to
feign , they were safe from depredations
and. intrusions. Potty bickerings wore
common , but never led to serious re
sults. The first general "scare" the
little Fremont colony experienced was
in October 1850. The Indians had begun
to fool that they were the rightful own
ers of the lands occupied by the colony
that they were monarchs of all they
surveyed and so , regarding the white
now-comors ns intruders , on the Oth of
October they dispatched u committee to
notify the settlers
TO AiJAxnoNTrrEiu XKAV-FOUND nojius
and that if they were not gone in three
days they would attack thorn. This
demonstration of hostilities sent a thrill
through tlio little handful of whites ,
who then composed the advance guard
of civilization. They know that the
Indians were in earnest but they ro-
solvcd to moot thorn in this crisis with
the same spirit ot defiance which they
had shown their rod neighbors from
the beginning. A council was immedi
ately hold and a course of action was
promptly decided upon. It was de
termined to "hold the fort. " J. G.
Smith was Immediately dispatched to
Omath to intorviowGovornor Izurd nnd
procure assistance. The governor
gave him a quantity of nmunition
and two boxes of army mus
kets. Ho also provided him with
fourteen men to reinforce these
on the ground ( eight in number ; , so
that the total enumeration of this little
army was but twenty-two men. Smith
rode to Omaha in the night , nnd by
evening of the next day after the col
ony received notice to leave everything
was in readiness for the attack. A little
fort had been speedily improvised and
pickets placed on duty at night , who
trod their boats on the prairies in the
silent watches of the night with con
fessed trepidation of spirit. They
marched and counter-marched and built
bonfires , andby this mean * struck terror
to the hearts of the enemy. While
u . t * . .
soirow aud vengeance on the part of
the little company" ' of-whites. A coun
cil was at once hold to consider the
danger with which the colo'ny was sur
rounded and threatened. Two men
wore immediately dispatched to Omaha
to consult Governor IzariL The gov
ernor and General Thuyer hurried ,
around and collected a little company
of thirty men , with Captain Moore and
Lieutenant Heaves. By the time the
company arrived at Fonetcnello a
company of about the same size was
mustered by the settlers , so that there
was. u total force of about sixty men.
The little village soon took on the ap
pearance of a military camp. There
was the daily mustering and drill of the
companies twice a day. This continued ,
all the rest of the summer , or until the
disbanding of the army in the fall. It
was thought best net to avenge the
death of the two comrades who had
fallpn , as that experiment would bo
perilous with
TII15 OVTIIlPOWEIUNa FORCES
the Indians could readily muster , so
the settlers contented themselves with
merely protecting the little colony.
There were ono or two threatened at
tacks , but the preparations which had
been made guaranteed safety to the set
tlement.
OONNUKIAMT1ES.
A Chattanooga ( Tonn. ) girl of fifteen has
run away from homo to marry u man seventy-
one years old.
A Genrpian eighty years old offers ? 5,000
for a young wile. The coat of wives in
creases rapidly after a man passes the frisky
age of sixty-five.
A Bomtmy newspaper announces two mar
riages , In ono case tlio bride being ngod ntno
.years and In the ether fifteen months , whllo
the brldncroonx wu thirty. This Is the sys
tem which. Pundiu Kamabal is struggling-
against.
Peter Waddle , a milkman living near At
lanta , will soon load , his ninth wife to the
altar , eight having died. ' The dead nro all
Imrlcd In his yard , and each has a tombstone.
Waddle has tha wedding dress of each hung
In hlacloset.
A Parisian who had grievances against his
wife took advantage of tbo uaw la wand ob
tained a divorce. Then ho thought hemich t
at the same time suppress the pension legally
of nl.i raothor-ln-law his
agreed to in favor - - at
umrriago , but tlio lady resisted and tbo Ques
tion wont to the courts. Thcro It was proved
that M. Naquot'a law was defective , for it
was decided , that although the divorced man
had no wife , ho bad not boon divorced from ,
bis mother-in-law , aud irtust contlauo to pay
her pension. ) s
Tbo matrimonial loxporioncos of T. n.
Davis , of Clarkbon , &fo.'ibavo boon romantic
and fatal. He hat been married three times
and divorced twicefroui , tha same woman.
After the second , dhroroa Davis went to
Texas , and a year'Uitcr ' ran across his di
vorced wife lu thcr'Lono Star stuto. They
made up and married 'again ' , aud returned
hero to their old home. . Tbo wife's family ,
who were bitterly opposi > l to Davis , stirred
up a feud that resulted 4n ' a shooting affray
in which Davis was , shp't and killnd by his
brotbor-in-law. Tom ! , Vaughan. The latter
stys ha acted in self Qefcnoo ,
Miss Addle Williams , Of Fort Guinea , Go. ,
has for years been engaged to John D.
Aihton , a young lawyer , of Columbia , Ala.
Some tluio ago bo fled from Alabama , it U
alleged , because ho committed a forgery. Ho
wont to Maxlco. There , It Is claimed , he
again committed forgery and fled to Hous
ton , Texas , where the Alabama authorities
arrested him and carried him back to Colum
bia. A few day * ago Miss Williams wont to
Columbia , and. the authorities allowing Ash-
ton to go on the streets for a short while ,
the couple were married , the raau going back
to Jail and the woman returning to her work
as telegraph operator at Fort Gaines.
Hard Mnca.
Texas Sittings : She Last night I
dreamt wo were at Saratoga and stop
ping at one of the fipost hotels.
HcA-Don't talk that way. Money fa
so scarce nowadays that wo can't afford
even to dream of going to Saratoga.
IN" THE VALLEY OF DEATH ,
Dismal Scones Among the Survivors
of the Johnstown Flood.
THE PENSIONERS ON CHARITY.
Pitiful Talcs of Suffering Told at tbo
Headquarters of the "Women's
Ucllof Committee Work of
tlio Catholic Sisters.
Desolation Dwells There.
JOHNSTOWN , Pa. , Aug * 8. [ Special
to THE BEE. ] Perhap * there is no tirno
in a summer's day moro delightful than
when the cool , gray dawn is just begin
ning to give way to the warmth of a
rising sun , with just a lingering hint of
early coldness to keep off languor under
the splendid influence of a July morn
ing. Some such thoughts came tn me
ns. nt the "peep of day , " I loft Pittsburg
on the Pennsylvania railroad , in com
pany with a party of six on route to
Atlantic City. Our first stop was at
Johnstown , where wo were mot by a
young friend who had provided a con
veyance to take us over the city and
along the vnlloy as far as our time and
inclination would permit.
Long before you roach Johnstown the
effects of "tho late disaster" can bo
seen , railroad iron twisted out of shape ,
broken cars , parts of houses , together
with trees , roots upturned , are thrown
in masses the whole mixed with mud
to the depth ot several foot , in many
places , moot the eye at every turn.
Ono never could be prepared for the
pitiful sights in and around many of
the desolate homes , and you can have
no appreciation of the great distress
and horror of the surroundings.
I first entered the tent whore the
Women's Holiof committee were
stationed , dealing out the regu
lation amount to the poor ,
homeless victims , who stand in line , and
with huugry glances watoh their chance
to push forward and grasp the portion
intended for thorn. I was invited in-
sldo and watched with interest every
detail , admired the systematic ) manago-
rocnt on the part of the laches , and was
touched to observe the fooling shown
towards the poor half crazed people.
talked with many of them ns they came
by , and listened to tales of woo , many
of which would furnish abundant ma
terials upon which to base a thrilling
story , about which volumes could bo
written and then many things untold.
Then I wont into a building which had
boon a store but is now a hospital , and
found twenty-flvo or thirty injured ones
who were being cared for by the Catho-
lie sisters. Two of them had just passed
into the beyond , attended by the sisters
to the lost , with a skill and quietness ,
that must over bo the envy of the
world.
I called upon several of , the leading
physicians , ana saw the manner in
which they dealt out doses "without
money and without price" in nearly
all cases. The applicants were treated
with great consideration. The
female physicians of Chicago ,
about whom BO much has
boon aald cannot receive too much
praise. They are noble , grand women.
In spite of their medical education , and
are doing a glorious work , without a
hope of praise or thought of remunera
tion.
I next entered the Mothodlst church ,
All light weight SilkH to bo closed out In Au
gust. Clrent Sweeping salo.
Our $1 Clilmv Silks , we lot thorn go At 39o.
. pure SIllcKa'lles. ' nil good ebadcs , wo
close tnoiu out at 9 7c.
A few plocca of bluet drres Silks. reRtilnr
vnluo $1 , sl.Su mill up. You can buy them tor
89c.
Oil ( In and ends ot plain and Novelty Slle. at
Half Cost.
Coino oarlj' Monday.
Grloves.
To-morrow wo place on snla the balance of
our Llslo Thread Gloves at 38o pair ; former
pilco tOc.
Oura'Clisln Glove , blnckand colored nt 27c
Taffeta Jersey Gloves at | 3o a pair.
Flannels.
64-Inch wide Dress Flannel , all colors , at QOo :
wortl > 75c.
Outing Flannels reduced to less than half
price to close.
Special barpfMn In Unbleached Cotton Flan-
telsnt | ( over yard.
Black Goods.
We will close out nil our Hlack and White
French Sattoons. sold early In the season at
35e and 40c , now 23c.
Prlwstley's Tamesa NUD' Veiling , worth 75e-
will close at 48c.
Priestley' * Silk Ware Clolrette. worth n 2.V
will close at 97o.
Will close ont all of our remnants of Black
Goods nt hmf price. Bo sure you see those bar-
ttfllaa nt Barr's Hlacfe Uoods Department !
a part of which was destroyed by the
deluge , and thoru witnessed a sight
which touched my huart. Aged men.
with tear-utainou faces and clasped
bauds , in trembling voices prayed that
"thoy might soon join the dear ones
gone before , " and mothers asked that
they might bo helped to care for the
little ones left to thorn , nnd all soumcd
so devout that if there was lurking in
the mind of anyone present a doubt of
the faith of many people in the "oili-
caoy of prayer , " there was nothing in
the scona to substantiate their theory.
From this I was driven to the local
ity of the Cononmugh yards , just above
the city , where the former tracks ol the
Pennsylvania road can bo seen , with
the ties standing on end in the middle
of. th < > river and on the hillside ; then
to the cump , and wulkod around among
the men who were busily engaged clear
ing away the debris. There are about
fifteen hundred at work now , and it is
very interesting to watch the different
kinds of steam shovels and machines
thaturo used.
The state authoritiessoem to bo doing
all they can to help not only those in
distress , but those desirous of helping
themselves. And that the relief fund
is being distributed with comparative
justice , I firmly believe , as every act
of the committee seems to bo given the
utmost publicity. The little cottages
that are now being built by Chicago
citizens are furnished to each family
for 8100 , nnd the ladies' relief committee -
too of Pittsburg supply the necessaries
to furnish the housannd roudor it homo-
liko. They have about sixty B0' ing
machines running all the time prepar
ing bed linen and clothing for those in
need , and furnishing employment to
many women who are glad to earn some
thing. Mits. WIN. S. STIIAWN.
*
HONEY FOR THIS IiAIHR.S.
Douflo cashmere lit again a favorite for
drcas frocks.
Sandal shoes are worn with omplro and
dlrcctoiro gowns.
Light summer gowns are decorated with
a garniture of ball fringe.
Ulnck laca overdresses continue to bo pop
ular for half-dross occasions.
Chcnlllo embroideries are used as a border
on dresses trmilo of cotton crapo.
Sailor maidens are now wearing a scarf
pin in the shupa of a Ncptuno'a trldont.
Tlio ucuordlon plnltod dross holds its owa
admirably considering IU uiauy attractive
rivals.
Small fruits ot every descrlptloci appear
amontr the hat and bonnet garnitures for the
com In FT season.
A brooch appropriate for summer wear is
a tmy canoe ot gold , with oara ana anchor
trailing over the side.
The olTcctlvo union of rod and black ap
pears In many of the dacss toilota prepared
for tbo autumn season.
Dinner gowns for midsummer nro made
with shorn skirts that cscapu the Moor with
narrow falling doml-trams.
Amoni < the minor features of forthcoming
fashions nro tshort jackets of the rouuvo vu-
rioty , rounded , pointed , and square.
Empire green bids fair to continue in pop *
ularity for seine tiuio. It harmonizes wull
with pink , rod , cream , and oven gray.
The black toilets worn this season are
very olegant. Ulaclt iiot and loco costumes
for evening are trimmed with Duo gold pas
sementerie.
Rod , tan color , and palo almond cloth Is
used variously for Louis XIV Jackets for tlio
autumn , for poke bonnets ana huts , for
traveling , tenuis , and yachting.
All the lovely tints of liluo , mauve and
heliotrope uro suddenly restored to their old-
tlmo popularity. Some of the now dyosihudo
exquisitely into faint tlnUi 5f Old rote.
Fancy jackets and sleeves , high rovcri
form lug part of the turu-over collar , pointed
girdlei , jaunty silk shlrt-fronta , era all entirely >
tiroly pormUslblo tula seaiou , even on a
smart out-of-door coitumo.
Low-tliroatod bodices are now very much
the fashion ana are coon evorywhora tloit
it
Ctoslnf * ont bnrgnlns tn onr tlonfs Furnish
Inn lu > i > nitmvnt. Cotno early and got firs
choice.
Men's OntlnK 1'nncy Flunnol Shirts , the moil
comfortable mid prop wear for prcecni
\\0ftthor. ttrlix.il pattern. ' , bout workmanship ,
equal to custom make , worth fciOO ; spcclaldrlrc
ntU9
Gonuuio " 0 & G" Frrach UftlbrlKgnn Shirts
ami Drawers , worth 81.UO.for49o ouch ; a nrout
bargain.
Natural Oray nnd Striped nnlbrlcKan Bhlrts
nnil Drawers , nt 49o each , worth 75c.
All of onr line of SocnndiBcGontVnuckwoar.
at
Notions.
Great bargain * for the coming xrook.ln.our
poyulur Notion Danartment.
Immense stock of Dall Ivory Duttons , ollcol
ors , 3o dozon.
1'ocketbooki and Purses , worth 33c each ,
Monday only | 9o. "
Stockinette and. Feather WclgatDrcss Shields ,
all week. I3opalr.
Tint bottle best Day Hum , worth 35o battle ,
for 15o bottle.
Lubln's Perfumes In Jockey Club , Whlto
Rose and Violet , per bottle. 5 80.
Pear's b'oap , worth 15c cake , as long as It lasts
80 cake
Pint bottle best nmmonla , excellent article
for the toilet , 9o bottle.
Millinery.
Special bargains in Millinery to make room
for Fall Goods.
100 Untrlinmod Hnts and Bouneta at 49n
each ; worth 91JK1 each.
7ft beautiful Wreatlia and Jlonturea at 390
each ; worth S1.25.
100 beautiful Wreaths nnd Monturosat G9o
onch : worth fci.OU.
of these have lapped surollco fronts , or are ! i
flimhed with wldo velvet rovers which di
minish to a point nt the waist.
Graceful little English jackets , tbo com
plement of simple walking dresses , are mndo
in most cases with elegant fancy vests ,
though occasionally the bodice of the gown
imitates a waistcoat underneath the cutaway
Jacliot.
Black laces and white Inccs nro beautifully
combined in seine of the now Co relay und
Marie Antoinette fichus , and capes and gowns
formed of this magpie mixture nro among
some of the most elegant dresses of the
season.
"La Surprise de la Course" Is the name
given to a dress which xvas in high favor at
the English races. A flrat vlow it appears
somownat like a plnlu rcdlngnto , but when
thrown open la front displays a petticoat aud
waistcoat of great richness.
English bridesmaids are wearing dlrcctoiro
costumes of white watered silk with rodm-
gotes which have deep rolling collars of or-
ansro velvet , and soft vests of yellow crcpo
de chine fastened at the bolt with long loops
and ends of yellow moire ribbon.
A. modiste describes nn ideal summer
gown made of Roldon-jjreon crepe do china ,
garniturod with palo pink roses and leaves ,
with a misty drapery nbovo of faintest
amber-brown silk tulle falling over the
creumy petals and sprays of foliage.
According to Now York press authorities
black huts in Spanish fashions have long
graceful scarfs , which como from the back ,
and are of sufficient width to veil and envelop-
the throat and sometimes tba shoulders.
Thcso are usually trimmed with rod briar
roses , salvin blossoms or scarlet lobelia
blooms. Wtdo-brlnimcJ Milan braids In corn
yellow , olive gray , and like fashionable
shades , appropriate for general wear at the
seaside and In the mountains , are faced with
plaited lace or dark velvet , and simply trim
med outsldo with largo Alsatuin bows of
inoiro or fancy Persian or Ho man ribbon ar
ranged on the crown. Amontr the elegant
novelties for garden-party wear are thorny
rose stems tnterwoveu in basket fashion ,
forming very churinlne ; Maud Mueller half
trimmed alone with rose leaves and to a or
damask rose * and buds.
The Atjnostlo.
O. AT. Snt/Jtr in Hontrin Slots.
His name was William Mulllns und
ilo had a ancorin * way
Of turnln1 his proboscis up
At everything .vou'd say.
"Wull , now how do you Unow'J" said he ;
"Humph , now , how uo you know ! "
The way It closed an aruumant
Wasn't by no moans Blow.
You might be talking social like
With follows at the store
On war nnd politics and slcb ,
And you might huvo the iloor
And bo u-nottln' things down flue ,
Provln' that things was so.
When Mulllns would stick his long nose in
With "Hump , how do you know ! "
Ho cut tils graan whene'er it ralnod ,
Uo shocked bis wheat up green ,
Ho cut his corn bohmd the frost ,
His bogs were altus lean ;
Ho built his stacks tbo big und up ,
Ills corn cribs big end down ;
"Crooked as Mulllu'a roaiHIdo fotico , "
Was a proverb lu our town.
The older ho got the worsa ho grow ,
And crookcdor day by day ;
Tbo squint of hi& oyus would wind a clock ;
His toes turned out ouch way ;
Ills boots and sbous were both of them lofts ,
The rheumatic twUtod HO ;
But If you suld ho didn't look well
Ho1 growl : "Mow , how do you know ! "
And that darned grit led to hU death
Ho was on the railroad trade
Crossln' a bridge ; I beard tbo train
Andyollud ; "Mulllns , como back I
Ibetrum is round the curve In slgnil"
Buys ho : "Hump , how do you know ! "
I helped to gather him up lu u pall ,
The engine scattered blin so.
Barlmry's liogua Exhibit * .
It came out that most of the exhibits
of Tunis , Algiers and Morocco lu the
Paris Exposition were not African pro
ducts ut all , hut manufactured Jn Paris.
They were at once thrust out , and with
them vanished the major part of th
department of the barbary stutog.
