People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1894 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

[CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. I I I I A\ f ||||| Tens of thousands of Xmas . r’H I 1 I 111 /\ Y Ml P resents from Japan, Germany, I L— I I W France, America, etc., for every JU person within 50 miles of Rens-|-S F" K I I A I H selaer - An tbe latest novelties | 1 !■■■ Ixl I |\ I | ■ Min Celluloid, Antique Oak and J Lb |XI I X V.l ■ ffll Plush Handkerchief and Glove Toilet Cases, Work Boxes, Cuff and Collar boxes, Smoking Sets, Albums, Dolls in every Style including Cute little Sisters of Charity, Confirmation and Esquimo Dolls, from lc to $3. Musical Instruments, Mechanical Toys, Tool Boxes, Silverware, Jewelry, a Museum of 5 and 10c counter Goods. The most elaborate display of HANDKERCHIEFS and MUFFLERS from lc to $2.40. Beautiful embroidered and silk Embroidered handkerchiefs 5 C Embroidered all silk handkerchiefs jq c A fine line of men’s hemstitched linen to 90c Initial silk handkerchiefs hemstitched and brocaded silk handkerchiefs, etc. A handsome new line of fine neck-ties, plush Caps and Suspenders in individual boxes suitable for presents. The finest line of table linens, towels, doilies, etc. Special low prices on dress goods, fur muffs and capes, gloves, shoes and slippers, etc The greatest money saving brgain of all is in late style but broken sizes of Clothing and CloaKs, At One-half Price to Close Out. Headquarters for Holliday Goods, And fun sos tliO ii£tl6 6haps and chap-e»»e». Make your stockings longer and vour pockets deeper to hold rti&tf! than you ever bought before for the money. This is the only place m town Santa Claus will stdp» this Xmas, and if anyone else claims to have Santa Claustell ’em it’s a nickel-plated imitation. The Only Bafg'Miri House. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE.

Father Cotton is very sick at his home on Cullen street. Owing to the rainy, gloomy weather this week, business has been very dull here. Edward Jackson, of Chicago, catcher for the Rensselaer base ball team, is visiting in Rensselaer this week. The contract for nine new iron bridges has been let; seven of them are in Barkley, one in Union and one in Kankakee. General Booth, of the salvation army says: “Nothing is more costly than charity unaccompanied by work. We say give a man what land he can cultivate. give him a chance to own something, give him social advantages and you will have a man. Weakness not wickedness is the cause of the world’s gieatest woe.”

A McCoy buys the Bergman ranch north east of town, 260 acres? price $32 per acre. Two wagon loads of movers passed through here yesterday from northern Michigan enrout to Macon Co., Mo. They appeared well fixed for traveling. State Alliance Call. The Indiana State Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union is here by called to meet in annual session at the English Hotel, Indianapolis, at 10 a. m., on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1894. The session will probably last two days. It is especially desired that every county now organized be present with regular delegates, and all counties that have ever held a charter are requested to send delegates. All past organizers are particularly requested to come and participate in our deliberations. The deors are thus thrown wide open to all, because there is business coming up which is of vast importance to the order, that requires careful consideration, and will, if properly adjusted, add to the welfare of each member. The time of meeting is fixed in order to take advantage of the usual holiday rates and thus enable many to come with the least expense. D. H. Yeoman, Alice Potts, Pres. Secretary.

There was a large and interesting meeting of the stockholders of the Pilot Publishing Co., held at the Nowels House last Saturday. Several important changes were made in the organization and some new plans were set on foot to make the paper a better paying enterprise and therefore a better paper. A meeting in the near future will be held at the same place to further perfect proposed changes. This meeting Saturday was the largest and most enthusiastic one that has been held since the organization of the company. Taken altogether the housewife has many pugilistic exercises to go through in performance of her daily routine ! of work. To commence with in . the morning she bounces her husband out of bed to build the fires. In the preparation of breakfast she goes through the following exercises: She gouges the eyes of the potatoes, pastes the meat, splits the head of the cabbage, whips the cream, beats the eggs, and then pitches into do up preserves. She also mashes the potatoes, carves the bread, pounds the stake into jelley, and strikes the match.—Ex.