TTIT2 OMAHA DAILY UT3T3 : OCTOBER 4. 1890.
1I1SVT I t PI I VTO t\T 1\1'H I TT1
BILN1AL GIANTS IN DLBATIi
The Historic Contest Between Abraham
Lincoln anil Stephen A. Douglas ,
MEMORIAL OF THE FIFTH EVENT
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A pleasunt example of the growing prldo
which thewe.it Is taking In Us own history-
Is the i-clebratlon to bo held on October 7
nt Gali'sburg. III. , In honor of the fifth of
the Llm oln and Douglas debates. There has
never been In the hlntnry of the United
States .1 moio distinguished political contest
than that held In the summer and fall of
1S53 on the prairies of Illinois. The lasuo
wits a vital one. Should slavery bo extended
or conilnci ! In that portion of the national
domain , where It then wna alluvvrd , Douglas
declared Unit alavoiy could be- carried Into
the territories It the Inhabitants wanted It.
Lincoln rontcmlnl that the admission of i
alavory Into the territories was In direct
opposition to thn Intention of the founders
of the country since It extended the Institu I
tion innt ad of putting It when ) It would bo !
In course of ultimate extinction. 1'or tlnee
montlH tinI I vo c-onttitnnts , who wore rival '
candidates for thn United States sonatorshlp , I
had been speaking almost dally thiough the i
length t > nd brvadlh ot the stain. Four times
already they had met In Joint debate. By
October the state was aroused to a point of
Intense oultcmcnt. There was not n ham
let , n corner , a sihool district In which the
question was not agitated. The Issue had
ceabcd to n degree to bo political and had
become moial. Hundreds of men who In
Is remarkable , but not equal to Uio tank , fit
both animals , kicking up their hrols , send
him sprawling.
"Knox college ROM for Lincoln , " stretched
across the south front and north end of
( he rollftgn building.
"We Will Subdue Yon" Stephen A. Doug-
let
"Abe Lincoln , the Champion of freedom. "
Upon this banner was alee a protralt ol
"hong Abe "
"A wnll painted banner with a terrible lion
on one Rld < > and .1 ditto dog on the other ,
with thu Inscription "Douglas the Dead
Mon Lincoln the Living Dog. "
"Iho best banner upon the ground was
n painting of the locnmotlvc "freedom"
with a long train ot frnf state ears rushIng -
Ing round a curve with the warning "Clear
the Trark for Ficedom , " while sticking
upon the track was Douglas' ox cart laden
with cotton. Ills negro driver had Just
taken the alarm and springing up In tcrroi
oxrlalms "Koro God , Massa , I blevcs wen
In danger ! "
"Another ludicrous banner had n repre
sentation upon onesldo of Douglas going
down to Hgypt pall In hand , to bring Abe
to hla milk. On thn other. "How ho sue-
1 cecdrd. " Like Mr Snlggs In h's first effort
' at milking a cow , ho gavu the customary
command to "hlfitp" the foot Abe hlstcil
and Douglas and his pall are seen "laying
around loose "
Thn df-bato was held at the cast end of
Knox college A plntform for the speak
ers was erected close to the college hall and
the auditors arrange ! themselves na belt
they could to hear They crowded the
rumpus , driving In their loaded wagons ami
carriages Small boys and ngllo men
climbed Into the trees , hundreds swarmed
over the roofs of a building which stood
not Car away and In front of the speaker ! '
stand and a favored few leaned from the
windows of Knox college or were seated on
the platform. H was estimated that not far
from 21.000 persona heard the debate , which
by all accounts was one ot the greatest of
the series. The Impression Lincoln made
was profound. Never had ho been moio
logical , never moro dramatic and descrip
tions ot the acono of the encounter fouml
their way even aa far from Illinois as IJos-
ton. where Indeed the whole scries of de
bates was watched with Interest. A Iloston
newspaper on October 13 , not a week after
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KNOX C OLLEGn.
the brfilnnlni ; wcro ardent democrats had
Joined the republican party under the force
of Lincoln's aigumenta. Not only had the
debates stirred the whole stnto of Illinois ,
nut they had none Into tlio east and rumors
had come buck that they were making a sen
sation theie. Strangcl > enough as It seemed
to Illlnoli It vvas not nonglasvvho up to this
time had been the great nun of the stntu ,
iv ho nttuictcd tha most attention. It was
Lincoln.
All ihce fact- ) made a special Interest
In the debate of October 7. r.alesbnrg was
the center of a stronR republican district
It vvai , too , an educational center , Lombard
university and Knox college being located
there , and thu people turned out In tremendous
deus nt'inbcri to hear the speeches. The
scones ol the daj na described by the local
liapora and by the few men and women still
living who n member the event , were highly
jdctnremiuo and they give an excellent no
tion ot thf > pralrlo hustings of forty years
ngo. At darn the "gunners" announced
that something Important v\ns afoot and al-
inoat as houn people began to pour In
from , the country. At Galesburs as at othef
points where Joint debutes hud been held
the people lame In wagons , on horseback ,
and nn font from long distance * , sometimes
riding nil the night before and on ailiving
going Into a legular camp where they
cooked tlmlr bteakfant3 They came In time
to SRO ono of the great ovcnts of the day
the arrival of the speakers. Douglas came
Into GalcBbun ; on the train from the west.
Hi ) was escmtod to the hotel by a great
crowd , vvheio various speeches were made ,
two of vvlilfh , according to the local paper ,
nero "symbolicaddresses" whatever that
may mean , delivered by "young Indies"
SCHNHS OK THU DAY.
Hardly were these ceremonies finished before -
fore Lincoln came ildlui ; Into town In a
lumber wagon filled with rallH Ha was
escorted by a delegation vvljldi Is described
as "like one ( if Cobb's tails , of monstrous
length and to bo continued , " a reference ,
of count * to Interminable serlnls which
Sjlvnnus C'obb , Jr. , was writing at that day.
Lincoln like Douglas , had to no through
with tlio ceiemony of lecelvlng a banner.
The peiformanro seems to have been moro
than Uniully elaborate. The banner Itself
was an extraordinary CM cation In the form of
nn American nhleld. It was handsomely
embioldered anil upon ono Bldo was Hie In-
ictlntion "I'lCMtited In the Hon. A. Lincoln
b > - the llepiibltcun ladles of Oalesbun ? , Oct
7th , isns " On Iho reverse was tlio Declara
tion of ImU'uciidonco done In Ink. At the
dramatic moment In the reception a troop
of oanesti laiis rode up thu strret headed by
a joung woman of "queenly appearance"
This young woninn wai > none other than .Miss
Ada Ilurd , now I ady Van Hnrnu of Canada ,
wlfo ot Sir John Van Home , presldont
of the Union I'aclflc rallmad , .Miss Ilurd
inusentuil thu banner In a "very neat and
well spoken address. " Hy this time Galvshurg
was ao full of delegations from all the sur
rounding countli-u that street ttpecchcs v\oro
out of the iUCHtlon | and visitors gave thcm-
cidves up to miimlnliiK thu mottoes on the
banners. Theio wore hundreds of theso. If
wo aru to belluvo the iei > orts of the day ,
and some of them epitomised the Issues ut
stake In a very cnncUo and pointed way
Among others thu local papers described
the following
"A leprctientatlon of thu capltol and over
the senatu loom door Douglua' complaint ,
"Uo's got my place" Douglas Is turning
away vvhllu Lincoln U coming In.
"A repreaentollon ot a hvo donkey act ,
or Douglas aitemptlng to rldu I'opular
Savurelgnty and Drcd Scott HU xtraddlo
It Is pa bccauso It strikes .it thn C < JUM of
tlio It'jiiiil , JtrltntiJ , JurlaunJ , &iuyjMt or
CJtrritvrtril I'OllW.
HeM thtoMshouilht vorM POTTFR Dvvu AMD CRVM.
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the encounter at Galcsbttrg , published a let
ter from "a college president , well known
to our readers" who had been present and
who had written back a letter describing
the two contestants. As It has never been
rcpubllshcd , so far aa wo know , wo quote
it :
I'EN PICTURE OP THE ORATOIIS.
"The men aru entirely dissimilar , " sa > s
the writer. "Mr. Douglas Is a thick-sot ,
llnely-built , courageous man and has an air
of self-confidence that does not a llttlo tote
Inspire his supporters with hope. Mr. Lin
coln Is a tall , lank man , awkward ap
parently , dlllldcnt , and when not speaking
has neither firmness In his countenance
nor fire In his eje" Of Douglas the writer
says further : "Thouuli not a pleasant
speaker , his sentences are all compact and
slrong , his points are all clear and every
word he utters bears upon the doctrines he
wises to establish He has no flights ot
fancy , no splendid pasjages , no prophetic
appeals , no playful turrs ; he deals only in
aigumcntH and addresses only the Intellect.
Mr Lincoln had a rich , silvery voice , enun
ciates with great dlstini'tncss and has a line
command of language. Tor about forty
minutes ( the last forty minutes of Ills
speech ) ho spnko with .1 power thit wo have
seldom hoard equaled. There was a grand
eur In his thoughts , a comprehensiveness In
his conclusions which were perfectly Irre
sistible , Vast tin OURS were silent as death ,
every cjo was fixed upon the wpeakor , and
all gavfl him serious attention. Ho was the
man eloquejit , his countenance glowed with
animation , and his uyo glistened with an
Intelligence that madu It ludicrous , Hu was
no longer awkuaid and ungainly ; but grace
ful , bold , commanding. Mr. Douglas had
been quietly smoking up to this time ; but
hero he forgot his cigar and listened with
anxious attention. When ho rose to icply ,
ho appeared excited , disturbed , and his
second etfoit seen ed to us vastly Inferior
to his first , Mr Lincoln had given him a
great task and Mr Douglas had no tlmo to
unsvvnr him even If ho had the ability"
The debate at Qalcabuu ; was for those who
heard It an event of a life-time , and
reminiscences of It have alwnvs been care
fully pieserved throughout the country Ono
of the historic treasures of Monmoutli , a town
near QulusUurg which sent a goodly delega
tion there on October ? , Is a daguerreotype of
Lincoln , made In tha town four days after
tlio debate- Knox college considers the day
of thu debate ono of the proudest In her his
tory and recalls with enthusiasm that the
banner acioss her \\nlls was Knox college
for Lincoln.
Holding the occasion In such honor It Is
filling lhat town and college commemorate
It In sonic permanent way , and this Is to bo
done on October 7th of this } car. A tablet
Is to be placed In thu wall of thu building
by which the speeches were made. Us nn-
velllng will furnish the occasion for the
celebration of this particular anniversary
day by the collegp. The building stands
as It stood then , and on the very spot from
which Lincoln and Douglas spoke. Dr.
Chaimcey M. Depovv of Now York will pro
nounce ihc oration of the day. Among the
other speakers whose pre-si'iico Is expected
aru ex-Minister Robert It. Lincoln
, ox- Gov
ernor Dolse of Iowa , and Congressman Hltt ,
who was presciy at thu debate lu 135S , and
madu a tjtcnu raphli ! report of it.
IT ni'V.
Slmpc < if the I , mill
liX I McilKiii'liiHT l'r ( . ( 'NH ,
It Is a commonly accepted theory that a
man Htops ihreu feet , and many a tract of
land has hi en "btcpped off" Instead of
measured with a chain In iho west they
ob < iatu thu dllllciilUiM ot hurvcjs by the
land being divided into see-lions , but lu
I'enn-jjlvanla much uf the pjoperty. cspo-
clilly in the mountains , mubt still bo de
scribed by metes and bounds
In ono of the counties In western Penn
sylvania aru tuo brothers , onu of whom la
till I and lank , the- other short und fat
.Vany jenia ago they pinchased a tiact of
mountain land railing for n mllu square.
They divided thu labor of measuring It.
nnu stuppc'd off one side , thu other the to
other sldu 'I hey they fenced it in and to
were pcrfeetl ) satlslled until recently when
suit was brought to recover a considerable
tract ot land. Each brother swore that
hu know thu meatmrenidit to bo right and
told hotv It had been done. Then , as the-
spectators saw thu uhort legs of thu one. ot
scarcely lung enough tu reach thu Moor
when ho sat In a chair , and the elongated
extremities of thu other , there was a gen
eral laugh , In which thu JiuK-o and attor hi
ney Joined Upon surveying it was found up
that onu line was a. mllu and a half long
and thu other only a llttlo over half a mile.
Nothing is put In Cook's Imperial Extra
Dry Cliampaguu to make It ferment , the cf.
f ei Ycsce'iico li natural ; Us boquct uurlv ailed.
BENEFITS OF THE BIG FAIR
Results at Atlanta Moro Favorable Than
Anticipated ,
NO RELAPSE AFTER IT WAS ALL OVEH
HIIN I'mitri-HM-il Hnnlilly nn.l Stonillly
l * > rr Slni'c Work on I'ntpriirlNt *
\VllM CnillllM-IUM-ll MlltlltlltU-ll
All II IK'S Of Illl-llni- * * .
September 18 , just passed , marked the first
anniversary ot the opening of the Atlnnta
exposition , Tlio fact la n significant one ,
full of suggestion anil Import , sajs a corre
spondent of the Philadelphia Times. In the
first place , to go back of things a little , the
exposition Itself Mas , In a certain sense ,
n matvelous thing. Not so much , perhaps ,
In the actual success of the undertaking ,
though that was great enough , nor the per
fection , the completeness of the affair In
point of design , exocutlon and display. That
It was at all successful along these lines
was a great thing , but the real greatness of
the exposition lay first lu Ha conception
and second In Us results.
It was a marvelous sort of thing that such
an oiiterprlso should have been thought of
at such a time by a southern city. To fol
low as It did so closely upon the heels of
the greatest fair the vvoild has ever known
seemed In n certain sense an Impertinent
as well as preposterous sort of thing to do
Hut , as the event proved , It was neither
Impertinent nor preposterous. The fact ol
the matter Is , the Atlanta exposition was
simply a great exhibition of a great falth-
the faith of the Atlanta people In Atlanta
That Is the kovnolo to the exposition's sue-
cesi , as It Is the secret of the citj's growth
and prosperity. Her people believe In her
they rcvero her j > ast. admire her prcsenl
and adore her future. They bejleve In her
as they believe In the whole south , and as
representing In many respects the best ol
the south , which they love. The spirit of
Grady rests o\er the place , enthusing to
noble enterprises , stimulating to brilliant
successes. It Is this spirit that gave birth
to the exposition Itself , and -which has since
been so sustained and strengthened in the
rcaulta of the exposition , directly upon At
lanta , and Indirectly upon the whole south.
WAS A I'KUMANHNT GOOD.
In many respects Atlanta's exposition ex
perience has been n unique one. In the first
place , all great enterprises nre attended with
risks that usually materialise Into actuali
ties ; any unusual expansion or elevation Is
logically followed by its concomitant de
pression. The hlstorj of all cities where-
great expositions ha\e been held shows
that while the direct lesult has eventually
been for good , the peilod Immediately fol
lowing the holding of the fair has been one
ot marked depression. The year Just passed
proves that this has not been true In At
lanta's case. In point of fact , the two years
Just gone have been the most prosperous
of her history , for of coin so the Impetus
to trade In the way of stimulating enter
prises and attracting labor began to make
Itself felt long before the exposition actually
occurred , and It Is safe to say that nil and
more that Atlanta g.ilned by the anticipa
tion of her fair she has been able to hold.
The Increase In her population alone during
the past t\\o jcars is estimated to be in the
neighborhood of L'5 000. This Is enough to
make a good-sized town of itbclf , and. added
to the 80,000 shown by her last census be
fore the exposition , sends her reckoning tea
a pretty consldeiablo figure.
Perhaps the most Insignificant evidence of
the city's increase and prosperity is given
In the fact of her enlarged assessment roll.
So great has been this Increase during the
jear that she has been enabled to reduce
her taxes from one and a half to one-fourth
per cent. This reduction represents aerj
appreciable Increase , and directly in line
with it Is the recommendation within the
last few dajs by the superintendent ol
water works that water be umdo free to
consumers.
The schools have but recently reopened ,
and a fair estimate may not be given , but
reports already bliovv such extraordinary In
creases over last year's numbeis that the
authorities are taking steps to furnish in
creased accommodations for the extra pupils
The stimulus given to business has been In
ovrry respect a wholesome one. There has
been no undue Inflation any where , and nol
a single failure of consequence has occurred
within the year. On the other hand , new
enterprises have been numerous and In
creased trade Invariable. Two national am
several private banks have been opened
within the year , and now- buildings repre
senting ncaily $2,000000 have been erected.
A woolen mill costing about $ .100,000 and a
$150.000 plan' for planing and mnnufactui-
Ing ' interior furnishing nave been built. Two
largo cotton mills have both doubled their
capacity within the year , and the saw fac
tory , the only plant of the kind In the
south , whoso exhibit at the exposition re
ceived the highest award over , the oldest
works In the country , has Increased Its
trade pO per cent. These particularities arc
but. evidences of the general advance and
may bo cited as representative enterprises.
And not In a business way only Is this
stimulation left. Enthusiasm and prosperity
are contagious , and Atlanta has a heveic
attack of both , which are making them
selves felt all along the line. There Ts
perhaps no city of the sl/o In the country ,
and certainly none In the south , where so
much la done In a social way , and while-
this has always been so , the exposition has
In no small measure , by the series of lec
tures and conferences then presented , given
an Impetus to Intellectual Ufa and thought ,
suggesting new lines of study and research.
OUT OK TIIH OIII I'\\HV.
Astronomers say that 1,000,000 "shooting
stars" fall Into the sun for every one that
comes Into our atmosphere.
Although wo claim to bo the most civil
ized of all the races , more murders per
1,000 Inhabitants occur In the United States
than In any other country.
Mr. Lloyd , the proprietor of Lloyd's
Newspaper and ot the London Chronicle ,
haH bought 100 square miles of Norwegian
forest to make wood pulp for his paper.
The Oaekwar of HaroJa possesses the
most costly sword In the world. The hilt
Is so net with precl&tis stones that the
weapon la worth at least 220,000.
Belgium , the most thickly settled country
In. Europe , la also the most Intemperate1 ,
according to Uohn's latest compiled tables
of statistics ,
H. 1' . Clydo of Savannah , Ga. , who some
yean ago took , a deed for 100 acres of land
for a debt of $110. has discovered a fine de
posit of blue-grained marble on It.
A BOH of Crocker , the late California mil-
Honalie , has , according to his father's will ,
Kept from liquor for over five years , and
now asks for $500,000. which la duo him
under those conditions , That beats the gold
cure.
cure.At
At nri court In Europe are expenses more
vigorously watched and kept down than at
the Imperial one In rierlln. ITaeh day thu
pilaeo comptroller has to furnish a certain
number of dishes for a fixed sum , this sum
being what William II allows for himself
and the members of his finally en pension.
Furthermore , It appears that the board of
an emperor costs considerably leas than
that of an ordinary mortal at an expen
sive New York hotel.
In .several villages of Finland the woman
has authority , for a religious sect exists
there whoso dlaclplea are forced to marry
and to taku u vow to submit to the wife In
all things. The women choosn onu woman
for their governing head , whoso duty it la
see that the men behave thomslv es , anil
punish them If they transgress. Similar
are thu "purlllcanU" of Llbeila , who also
recugulzu thu supremacy of women.
Now a of a strnngo and pathetic death
cornea from Hockrun , thirty miles north .
Annlston , Ala Five years ago a young >
man named Charllo Vincent left homo
mysteriously , and during the years which :
followed there eamo no tidings of him to ,
* anxious patents , who finally gave him
as de-ad , Last Sunday young Vincent , :
who had been out west , came hoinu , Intend
ing to glvo his parents a pleasant surprise.
Ills mother wak vUltliiK at a neighbor's
when hu reached the house , so ho sent an
other nclghl'Tr ' to tell her that a man ;
wanted to see tier at hoikt. Shu caiuo homo
The 1511
THE STATE
New Store Douglas St
Cutting the Prices All Over the Store.
Monday morning we begin the greatest sale ever held in Omaha
goods that in ordinary times would sell rapidly for twice as much , arc
cut almost in half to induce people to buy before election Every
thing in the house is brand new the store has not been doing busi
ness more than three months nearly everything bought within 30
clays for the Fall and Winter trade but all is sacrificed Monday.
Ladies' Jackets ,
Pine Motion Jackets blaok
lined throughout , small sleeves ,
storm eollar , fastened
pearl bulletin
Itouclo Jackets-
black box ft out coat back , storm
collar uud now sleeves
Boavnr Jackets-
tan , trimmed with buttons nntl braid ;
and boucle mixed , tan and brown
finished , velvet collar
Black Houolo Jackets
lined throughout , trimmed with
bands of cloth
Navy Boucle Jackets
lined all through , trimmed with
Persian lamb biaid at $13.30 and.
Children's .Taiikots in bonclo , blaek and
red , 01- black anil green , mixed
trimmed in bands of cloth and
pearl buttons aKeb1 to 11
The latest styles in Chlldien'.s and
Misses' .laekcts In hi own and tan-
anil the new mixed goods with
new blcoves and collars trimmed
uitli bnttonu ; mitt binltl aigus 4 to
It ! years. . . . ' .
Some for ? i .tK ) . $ : i.50 , $1.00 and $5.00.
Children's LOUR Cloaks
In Hondo navy and in-own and red-
cape collars new sleeves bntton.s
braid and t'nr tiinimed ages S 10
anil lli S.riO , ! ? 7.00 and
I..OH ; ; Glo.ikb in Ijne beaveis
Kersey and nov'elf'y all wool mixed
Koods trimmed vvitli cloth and buttons
UKUS ( i to 1-1 at § ti 00 , tfr .00 and
Good Clo.iks for Children-
ill mixed Kootls and plain beavers
made with c.tpes and storm collaih
some ttimined others plain ail bies
in iees at $ . ' ! . ! ! < * * , $ 2.'ir and
Black and fancy Mohair
Skirts , lined all the way
through , tailor made , nicely
trimmed , half price , $1.50
and
Madl Orders
Filled.
All the L'-pIeeo Stilts that Inivo
hold lor > L'.ril ) lu assorted
patterns the State's piiee
The Ca.ssiniere Suits in 2-pleee sixes-
made htioii ' and well lor wrvlcc !
worth Jftt.OO the State's priee . ,
A decided novelty a 't-plece Knee
1'ants Knit iiKi > s N ! > and 10
n * < i.OO value the State's price
Conlnioy 2-pleee Suits In worsteds and
bonele woilh .yii.OO
the Stale's price
Suits double-
2-pIeec Casslinere -
breasted .sljles-made to bell for f'J.nO
the State'o piiee
\
Donble-bieiihtcd Suits made of the
vuiy linest canslineie , the
n-KiiIur $ I.N ( ) Suit-
the State's price
Tlie ? 4 Hepfer and .Tnnlor SnltK
In line vvoisteds anil cassimeies
cut In two-
the St.ile's prjey
Another lot of Ki-i-fer Suits
home Jnnloi.s ' "
woi'htedsiaiid boiu'lo cloth
the State'b pilc.T , . . . , ,
WlKon llros. ' flno
White Shlits- 60e
Wllson Itios" line
White Shirts- 75c
belter
quality
Wilson Hi us. ' tine fancy 1'eicalo Shhts -
Collars and Culls rtTA f\f\
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Detached ,
at , each
Good heavy wool
Fleece Uncd Under
wear , at each
Halhrlggan Underwear
In good medium
weight , at. each
Good Silk NecKtle
Wilson Uios. ' make
at
Child's .TocUi'.v Cap
at , each
Hoys' and Chlldten's
Kedora Mats at
Fancy Caps In all
shade1 * , at , each
Men's Dei by Hats
at , each.\
Men's Fedora Hats , fJ
all shades , each j [
Wrappers and Y/aists. /
Print Wr.ippei.s
dailc colois ,
tliree-yai d skirts
Fleeced lined Wrappeis
well made , nicely trimmed ,
line colors , $1.75 and
New Fall Skills Crepon effects , all
wool mixtures , every Skirt a model
of style , etc , best * QQ
lining and binding , j | ,
? t.00 ! and
A complete line of Iox Coat Suits-
blacks anil new fall mixtures full .skills
peic.tllned and velveteen bound , -
trimmed in biaid ami pej
othei.s with buttons and /
biald . l.i)0 ! , ? ! ) . ( ) ( )
All wool black Seigo Diesbos waists
and skirts well made
full ftkirt waists f .
trimmed ill braid
Missos1 fonsress SIioos-
vvell and solidly made ,
si/.cs 13 to 2 , at
Misses' flue Khl
razor lee sixes
11 ! lo 2 , at
Childion's nice Shoes
sixes 0 to lii
at
Childron's flno Kid
Shoes , ra/or toes ,
bizcs U to 12 , ut
Men's tine Satin Calf Shoes in razor
or Miiiaro toes lace
or congress warranted
all leather , at
' ni/or ami
toe
Ladies' Capes.
Capes of heavy navy bine cheviot
box front- correct styles '
-lilted back-a splendid
value at
Double Capes full I'-'O Inch sweep
velvet collar , cape trimmed with -
Inch b.ind of cloth stitched silk Ilnhh
prices $1,1)0 ) each and
Single Capos 110 inch sweep , capo
and collar trimmed with 2 inch band
of cloth , stllohed all around with silk ,
colors black anil dark brown S.'l.Ol ) anil
Double C.ijies of black boucle cloth ,
trimmed with Thibet fur ,
full sweep
and storm collar
Elegant Kerrey English box and lly
Ask to
front capes , lined with Persian hilk ,
fastened with largo pearl buttons , now sec
shades of navy and dark green them
Fine plered Ahttaklian C.ipes
: : : ; Inches In length full sweep
storm collar best of
lining
( ienulne Seal Skin Cloaks London
dye ; tii and . ,1 in. in length
stoim collar new sleeves well
m.ule throughout 9110.00 and. . . .
A new line Volonr Plnsh Capes-
jet embroidered tilmmed lu
Martin and Thibet tur lull sweep
stylish length satin lined
$9.00 $11.00 $11'.00
IMusb Caix > s
tiimmed with Thibet fur jet
embioideicd i-'ln. ! In length full
wei'i > lined with satiu $1.73 . . .
I'lnsh C.ipe
J'-U in. in length full sweep-
lined with satin-edged with .Mar
tin or Thibet fur
Ladies' line Kid Shoes
razor or squat o
toe sl/.es
2'X. ' to 7 at
Ladles' ( hie Kid Shoes ( tTA
razor toes fa jj
Hoys' Calf Shoes
S'/J ' to 12
at
Hoys' Satin Calf Shoes-
HlZI'H 11 $ tl ) 2
at
Hoys' Satin Calf Shoes-
urr.1.1 ? : : ? : * .
Ladles' Wine d'ont
O.sloids
< A Pair of Knee Pants Free With Every Boys' Suit.
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New gtore v A Douglas
I
Immediately , and at too sight of her son ,
whom slio had so lon mourned as lost ,
iho swooned away Uvery effort was mailo
to resuscitate her. but she died without
Having regained consciousness.
HISTOIIIO OA.Y.'NOV
It FIriMl till' I.list hlmt III ( lie I.IINt
luittle of lilt ! Hrliulllon.
The cannon which fired thu last hot in
.ho last battle ot tbo Iatu war U n. gun
vorth knowing something about , says the
S'uw Orleans Times. Hence , the sulu of
ho 8-Inch Columblad. "Lady Slocomb , "
' , hdi [ Is advertised In the Mobile He-gUtcr
o take place there on thu 15th , arouses
ho Interest ot old soldiers and old soldiers'
10113 , for tbo leason that It Is generally
lupposrd to be tha gun which tired thu
last shots ot the war , or that filed so many
leadly voile ) s In the last battle that took
ilaco during the civil war.
Tlila lust engagement , caid an old sol-
Storm Serge Skirts , all
wool , velvet finished , lined
all throusrh
All Wool Knickerbock
er Skirts , in fancy weaves ,
3 shades , at
$3.75
dler yesterday , took place at Spanish Fort
This engagement , of course , was not a reg
ular buttlu , and is not , pcihaps , recorded
in history as such , but it VVCH , neverthe
less , n conflict fierce , and flro How that day
as never before. General Korirst had sent
to Spanish Fort during the last days of the
war a sulllclent force of men to guard the
place , and among the number was the Fifth
i battalion of the Washington artillery , Cap-
I tain Cuthbert Slocomb In command. The
Jj dv Rlocomb was brought thcrw , und there
fired Its last shots when Wilson's raldc-rs
stornu'd thu plucu and took It. There the
LaJv Slocomb , for a few hours before the
1 old fort was surrendered , belched forth flro
and scattered death like an Intelligent
being , but to no avail , as the enemy num-
1 berocl several times as much us thegarri
son. |
I After the surrender of the fort some of
the mombera ot Captain Slocomb'a com-
, maud oao night rolled the Lady Slocomb
off the earthen embankment Into a lagoon , :
Black all silk skirts tailor
made , six different patterns
worth < ia. oo
$7.75
Silk and Wool Mixed
Skirts , worth $10 , new fall
effects.
or old slush hole , and burled It , giving as
i their reason that they did not want the
gun tu fall Into thu hands ot the enemy
U was afterward dug up and carl led lu
Mobile , where U was purcha ed by Henry
Dadger , a prominent confederate at that
place , who had served through tlio war and
knew of the excellence of thu Lady bio-
comb.
The gun was ncmcd after the wlfo of
( Villain Cuthbert Slocomh , who we'iit out
, In 1802 In charge of the Fifth battalion f
thu Washington artlllejy. The KUI at the
battle of Shlloh spat out Its first smoke
and sprc'ad Its Hist desolation In the ranks
i of thu enemy. Through all the memorable
struggles of the Array of the Tennessee It
i went and everywhere It gained well-tie *
served renovMi it was prettily mounted
I and was at that time , as It probably Is
novra handsome gun.
Now thu old relic Is to bo sold. The
1 estuto of Hc-ury lladger Is being wound
| up and the gun , along with other rellca
Fine crepon skirts in black
worth $6. oo at
$ o . e/TK
The finest $12.00 crepon
skirts go at
of tha confederacy , Is to fall Into the handi
of mill i a. Years ago uuvural efforts wi-n >
jimilu by thu Washington urillUry to liny
thu gun , und thuy will In all piobabllit/
bo heard from at the tmlo.
All AllK-lldtlH-lll ,
Washington Star "Dltl you ( ell a friend
of nilmt , " the small man uxclulinud , Indig
nantly , "that I could not lull thu tiuth If I
tried ? "
"No , sir , " replied tlio lariu man , "I
wouldn't think uf Haying such a thing , "
"I'm glad to hear It "
"I wouldn't think of saying you couldn't
tell the truth If you tried , becuusu "
"Well ? "
"So fur as I am lnfonije-4 , jou never
tried. "
.Speed and safety are the watchwords ot
thu agu. Ono Mlnuto Cough Cure ucU
gpoedlly , safely and never fulls. Asthma ,
bronchitis , toughs end coldti aru cured by 1U