Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 9, Number 45, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 10 May 1879 — Page 4

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THE MAIL'

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PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL,

UTOITOFT AND PROPRIETOR.

TERRE HAUTE, MAY 10, 1879

GENERAL GRANT will be 59-years old when he begins his third term in the White House,

CASTLE GARDEN authorities count on gathering in 100,000 immigrants from foreign countries during the present season.

THE explosion of a car of dynamite at Stratford, Ontario, last Monday, killed three men and destroyed a quarter of a million dollars worth of property. The only thing that saved any part of the town was the fact that the explosion took place at the depot, a mile away.

REV. TALMAGE was acquitted by the Brooklyn Presbytery on Thursday. Dr. Talmage, in conclusion, made a vigorous speech, pronouncing his benediction on all the committee who formu lated these charges, and who would not hear one of his frieads, but had spent weeks in gathering up all the venom of his enemies. Bethought theoommittee had made more infidels than all of them will ever be able to make Chria tians.

OSE of the most shocking suicides that has occurred for a longtime was that of Bertha Davitt, at Lebanon, Mo. last Sunday. While the household were at church the poor girl dressed herself carefully and then jumped into the well which was 54 feet deep. She was a working girl, twenty-four years old and the conduct of her dissipated father, which rendered her own and her invalid mother's life unendurable, is assigned as the cause of the act.

TUESDAY'S election in Indianapolis resulted in a sweeping victory for the Republicans, who electod their entire city ticket by majorities ranging from 1,500 upwards. Christy, the colored man nominated by the Democrats for Marshal, run far behind his ticket, being defeated by about 4,000—thus indicating that a negro is poor material for Democrats to work with. The Nationals cut but a sorry figure, pollin'g only about •400 votes out of a total of 14,000.

THE tide of emigration has suddenly turned into the Indian Territory, where, in the neighborhood of Baxter Springs, a whole army of squatters has recently settled. This country,'in climate, soil, water, timber and coal, is said to be unsurpassed by any on the continent, but it seems there is no authority for this attempted preemption of the lands and the government Is taking strong measures to drive the invaders out. The sudden rush is believed to have been instigated, or at least encouraged, by the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railway company in order to create public sentiment in favor of opening up the.Territory for settlement.

PocASSET, Mass., has just witnessed a display of religious fanaticism which almost throws the age of witchcraft in the shade. A man named Chatles Freeman, one of the sect known as Second Adventists, conceived the idea that he was called upon, like Abraham, to make a great sacrifioe for the sake of his religion, and a revelation came to him that the sacrifice required was the death of some member of his family by his own hands. He had a wife and two daughters, one aged seven and the other five. After consulting and praying together, Freeman and his wife became convinoed that the youngest child, Edith, was intended a3 the victim, and accordingly, while the two ianocent children were sleeping in bed, Freeman plunged a butcher knife into the heart of his child, who died in a few minutes. iHe believed that God would raise his child to life again ou the ensuing Sunday. What makes the case the more horrible, is the fact that many of the peculiar sect to which Freeman belonged indorsed his conduct. Little Kdlth was burled by the Methodists and Freeman and his wife, together with several of his supporters, were arrested and longed in jail. The case is evidently one of religious fanaticism run to the verge of insanity.

HEALTHY WOMEN.

A writer in the Cincinnati Gazette, urging the necessity for more attention to physical culture, notes as a favorable sign the fact that "the pale and interesting" type of female beauty is fast losing its popularity, and that men of position and influence are declaring for the healthy standard of womanly beauty, such as was ever recognized by Greeoe and Rome. This is certainly an important and happy change in public taste, and already the effects of it are to be detected in an improved condition of feminine health for it will hardly be denied that on an average the women of to-day are physically superior to what they were a few years ago when tight lacing and similar destroying customs prevailed. Young women take more exercise than they formerly did. They ride and walk more', and are more In the open air. 3 hey have not the insane dread of the sun's rays which they once had. But there is much room for improvement yet. Many homes are still presided over by invalid wives and mothers, who furnish a constant spectacle of sadness and misery to their families and friends, and are a subject of unlimited expense to their husbands. In such homes the greatest of all blessings that oould to hoped for would be the health of the mistress r?* to red but

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too a/tan it ia the oue blessing which never comes. American homes, more than any other perhaps in the world, have been saddened by sickly women. If this shall be so no longer, it will be a great blessing to the nation. And tho remedy Is simple. American men are as strong and healthy as those of other nations there is no good reason why American women should not be. All that Is needed is a proper attention to dreasand exercise. Let women dress, as men do, so that their bodies shall not be squeezed and pressed together, but have free room for motion, and let them get out into the air and sunshine, as men do, and exercise their bodies, and the race of American women will not become extinct, as it once threatened to do. On the oontrary it will be improved, built up and beautified, and a time will shortly come when a healthy man will not have to hunt a whole county over to find a healthy wife. We are on the right tack now all that is needod is to go ahead, and the results will soon be manifest. Women will die to be in the fashion therefore let the fashion of female beauty be vigor and strength, and all the ladies in the land will be swinging dumb bells, practicing archery, riding on horseback and walking as for a wager, but they will be in style.

GEORGE a HARDING. On last Sunday evening about 8 o'clock, George C. Harding, editor of the Indianapolis Herald, went to the bouse of Calvin A. Light, editor of the Democrat, and in the midst of the latter's family drew a revolver with the evident intention of shooting him. Light, however, succeeded in grasping the weapon and preventing its disoharge until an officer could arrest Mr. Harding, when he was taken to the jail. Having been balled out by his partner, early on Monday morning he repaired to the Democrat office, armed with another revolver, and immediately began firing at Light, but missed his mark and his shots took effect upon two printers at work in the office, one of whom was slightly wounded in the leg and the other dangerously in the hip and spine. The first jumped out of the window and received serious injuries from the fall, the office being in a second story. The cause of the assault was the publication in the Democrat, vile and indecent sheet, of a series of low and scurrillous attacks on Mr. Hard ing, which had been kept up for several weeks, and had grown more inde cant and abusive, with each issue of the paper, touching at times upon matters connected with the family ^history of Mr. Harding. Mr. Harding was not only under the influence of liquor when he committed the assaults, but is represented to be in a bad condition, both mentally and physically Indeed he is thought to be partially insane. He has complained of severe pains in the head and loss of memory, and recently visited tho Hot Springs in Arkansas, but the visit did not result in the usual benefit to his health. It will probably be found necessary td place him in an asylum for a time at least. Mr. Harding will have the sympathy of his professional broth ren throughout the State in his trouble and they will hope thut the work of his racy pen will soon reappear in the col umss of the Herald.

PARENTAL MARRIAGES. The opposition of Senator Conknrig to his daughter's marriage suggests the question of how far a parent's influence in such cases can properly extend. The Senator has but one daughter, and being himself one of the most able, polished and influential public men in the nation, he doubtless had ambitious dreams of his daughter's alliance with some promising and rising" young states man. But Bessie chose a man in the private walks of life, who, though not in any wise distinguished for his Intel eotual attainments, is represented to be a man of good sense and fair oalture and a successful business man. Her mother seems to have sided with the girl, for when the Senator's opposition to the match was inquired about, she replied that one public man in a family was enough, and she filled the angry father's absent place in giving the fair bride away.

It is not hard to believe that the mother displayed more wisdom than the father on this important occasion. Every parent certainly dosires to see his children well married and can and ought to make all proper effort to accomplish this desirable result. But some parents attempt to go too far. They forget, if ever they believed, that marriage is largely an affair of the heart. The passion and sentiment has worn out of their own hearts with the passing years and life has come to be regarded from a bard and practical standpoint. They look at marriage as a purely busi ness matter—an affair of dollars and cents. If wealth and social standing are in the scale with the suitor it goes down if Vierwise, it goes up with a jfcrk. Thfjy leave the heart out of the case, or nearly so. But the young people don't. They have their likes and their dislikes, and these go a great way with them. They think there will be tlmo enough for dollars and cents after whtlo and are disposed to give rein to theroman46 and sentiment which na ture has put into their hearts. They are looking for the one they can love, and when that one comes along the wish of father and mother begins to lose its influence.

It is nature's way, which is pretty strong evidence that it is the best way. It is not to be denied that now and then the young folks make mistakes—very sad ones, sometimes but if all the matches were made by pirenls the mistakes would be many times multiplied. No doubt Senator Conkling oould hate

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selected a more brilliant and distinguished husband for his daughter, but oould he have chosen one she would have loved so well? Bessie evidently thought not, and took the responsibility of acting upon her own judgment in the matter. Wealth and social standing area poor compensation for the absence of affection. When both go together, as they frequently do, it is so much the batter but if either,must be absent l*t It be the former.

Parents may go this far in icfluencing the matrimonial choioes of their children: They may try to instil correct notions of the duties and pleasures of life into their minds, surround them with proper associations, and even point out, in a kindly and Bolicitous way, the objections to an unsuitable match but as for absolutely controlling their choice, they have no right, nor is it wise for them te attempt it. Let the parent object for good oause and explain his reasons for doing so in a kindly spirit but when the child, having come to years of discretion, makes its final choice, the parent has no longer the right to oppose it. Then the parent's duty is to wish the young pair a happy voyage and to do everything in his power to make it such.

THE Terre Haute Mail draws its bow with rather too much longitudinal liberty—in other words "the long bow"— in favor of the new "Thompsonian practice" of archery, when It says: "It is as much a ladies' game as croquet, and is yastly more beneficial, affording healthful exercise to the muscles of the chest and trunk." We take leave to doubt whether the use of the croquet mallet and the motion of the lower limbs in the game, the aocuracy of eye and the gaug fng of force and direction of blow, do not make abetter exercise than shooting with a bow. There is no espeoial exer else for the legs in archery, not more than in any other "standing around, and holding and drawing the bow can do very little, if any more for the arms and chest than the mallet and its use in croquet. Neither is of much use, as a mere physical exercise, though either as a recreation, frequently resorted to, is better than a season at any watering place.—Indianapolis Herald.

No exercise for the legs 1 Evidently the writer of the above has not practiced with the bow sufficiently to send the shaft into the gold of the target, or he would know that the gathering of the arrows and the running back and forth between the target and the shootingplace, furnish no small part of the exercise.

A GREAT many persons have an idea that it is unlawful to touch or attempt to aid a dead or dying man, and that the first duty is to notify some official. Lives have been sacrificed under this delusion Tbe first duty is to render every possible aid and then promptly- to make tbe facts known to the authorities. The contrary idea has been obtained from the laws of other nations, which are as absurd as they are inhuman. Referring to the law of Russia in this respect,'an Eastern exchange says:

Among the most extraordinary of tho tyrannical regulations of the Russian police is one which strictly forbids any one to touch a dead or dying man without the direct sanction of the police. In consequence of this arbitrary enact ment, it is no uncommon thing to see a man lying bleeding and helpless from a severe fall in the streets of Moscow or St. Petersburg without any one daring to assist him. To what an extent this curious tyranny is carried may be judg ed from a single instance. An English gentleman residing at Peterhof, a ooast town about sixteen rnileb from' St. Petersburg, one morning found his Russian groom hanging by the neck in the stable and est him down at once, just in time to save his life. The next day he received a visit from the local In spector of Police, who, far from com mending his prompt humanity, vehemently- abused him for daring to trans ress the law. The Englishman heard im to the end without a word, and then said quietly: "Well, Mr. Inspector, I'm extrdmely sorry to have done anything, but I'll make all the amends in my ower. If I find you hanging anywhere, pledge you my honor I wo: down

THE CLEAN NEWSPAPER. We attribute tbe remarkable success of The Mail to tbe fact that it is a clean newspaper, conducted for all the people without regard to sect or party. The Boston Herald of a recent date, says:

There is a growing feeling in every healthy community against the journals which make it their special objest to minister to perverted taste by seeking out and serving up in a seductive form disgusting soandats and licentious revelations.

There is good reason to believe that tbe clean newspaper is more highly prized to-day than it was four or five years ago.

It is also safe to predict that as people in all ranks of life, who protect their own at least from contamination, become more conscious of the pernicious influence of a certain .class or journals called enterprising, because they are ambitious to serve up dirty scandals, they will be careful to see that tbe journals they permit to be read in tbe family circle are the class that never forget tbe proprieties of life.

Already men and women of refinement and healthy morals have had their attention called to th$ pernicious influence of bad literature, and have made commendable efforts to counteract the same by causing sound literature to be published and sold at popular prices.

These efforts are working a silent bxt sure revolution. Tbe best authors are more generally read to day than at any previous time. Tbe sickly sentimental story paper, and wild ranger and pirate story book, are slowly yielding the field to worthier claimants.

To the praise of the decent newspaper it may be said that where it has a place in the family and has been read for years Ny young and old. it has developed such healthy tone and such a discriminating taste that the literature of the slums has no admirers. Fortunately, tbe number of such families is increasing in tbe land, and as they increase, tbe journal that devotes itself to sickening revelations of immorality will be oompelled to find its supporters solely among those classes that practice vice or crime, or are ambitious to learn to follow such ways.

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less politics," is tbe sensibleSrequest of tbe Memphis Avalanche,

EVEN IN MAIL.

A THING OF BEAUTY!

HEINL'S FLORAL HALL!

KITEHSITE GREEN HOUSES!

Tbe Prettiest Spot In tb« City.

Among tbe many changes and improvements in this city, none are more noticeable than that on tbo southeast corner of Eighth and Cherry streets. We refer to John G. Heinl's extensive green houses and floral gardens. Cen trally located on the line of street railway, it is becoming an attractive place of resort for all who have a love for tbe beautiful and rare in plants and flowers.

Mr. Heinl, since he severed bis connection with Mont Rose, has made every effort to make his establishment complete in every respect, one worthy our city so noted for culture, enterprise and a love of tbe beautiful in art and nature. His recent purchase from the Rose estate gives him about half a block of ground, and he has It pretty well covered with buildings adapted to his purpose, and certainly no square in town ia more attractive.

We dropped in there yesterday evening and found Mr. Heinl busy putting up a box of very fine rose bushes, in bloom, for shipment to Decatur, Illinois. He is constantly shipping enormous quantities of plants and flowers to all parts of the country.

Among his recent additions and improvements is a green house running north from the main building, seventy feet and completely filled with new geraniums and verbenas. Connecting with this and running east and west on Cherry street is a new building one hundred feet long and filled principally with roses, which is a specialty with Mr. JHeinl this season. One of his recently imported rose trees is now in bloom, a beautiful and delicatly tinted flower. In the rear of this in hot beds are over two ten thousand young roses in pots. Now is the season for transplanting roses and the sooner they are out the better.

The open space to tho north of the Main building is now prepared for setting out roses. To the south is seen a beautiful lot of pansies in bloom.

The elegant reception and sales room —open day and evening, and bril liantly lighted at night, is stocked with pretty wire stands, hanging bask ets, vases, urns, pots, and many other desirable goods in this line.

As we have before remarked Mr, Heinl deserves the most liberal patron age for his enterprise in this line. Give him a call. He is always glad to see visi tors and show them his floral treasures, whether they eome to buy or not.

MISS FANNIE KELLOGG This talented vocalist, well known during her early triumphs, in this city will sing for the Ssengerfest next month She is the reigning favorite in Boston her present home. Dwight's Journ^of Music says:

Miss Kellogg has developed wonder fully as as artistic singer, during the past year. Her voice has gained in vol ume, in evenness, in sweetness and in sostenuto. She seems to be wholly drawn in the direction of sound and noble music, and bids fair to become, indeed she is already, one of its best interpreters among us. Such tasks as those two Handel Arias seldom find a singer better prepared to cope with them. The recita tive from "Judas" was declaimed in large and noble style, and tbe air "From Mighty Kings," was brilliantly delivered. We have before spoken of her artistic and expressive singing of "As When the Dove." It was equally fine this time, sung, not as before with orchestra, but with the truly Handelian

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ianoforte accompaniment which Mr. had developed from the soore.

The Turkish Bath

As a Hygienic Agent is constantly growing in public favor. Their value is now recognized by physicians of stand ing, wherever they are judiciously used Prof. Erasmus Wilson, M. D., of Loudon, said of them in a paper read before tbe London Medical Association, "that the inhabitants of a large city, by their use, would live as healthy immersed within city walls, as amid the fields and meadows of the country. His bath would be to him in tbe place of a country house or a horse it would give him exercise, freshness, health, life, and that it cleanses the inward as well as the out' ward man, making health and alleviating disease, whatever its stage or severity, and merits the advocacy of all medical men whose duty It is to teach how health may be preserved, and how disease may be averted." They are now offered in this city, at 117 north Sixth street, at the nominal price of one dollar, while tbe benefit received from them is worth several times the amount. Try tbem for chills, billioosness, nervous affection, rheumatism, kidney diseases, malarial poison in the blood, general debility, Ac., and you will recommend tbem to your friends.

The sJfagic' Rubber Window Cleaner, sold by A, G. Aufttin & Co. 8 incs 35 cents 10 inch 40 cents.

call at Probst's'will interest all those desiring anything in the way of Picture Frames, Window Cornices, Cord or Nails. Main street, first stairs west of Sixth.

Bird Cages, a very pretty stock, some new and beautiful designs,

Shryer Brothers Hardware store.

A BEAUTIFUL

DISPLAY

Of Fuschias, Geraniums, Roses, Caladiums, and other plants

AFRESH ARRIVAL OF GOLD FISH Displayed in globes and aquariums of various styles.

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FLOWER SEEDS,

The time for planting which in the open ground is just at nand. CHEAP VASES and POTS in large variety. These are some of the attractions at

J. A. Foote's Seed Store,

7R 300 Main Street.

6,000 Glass Balls Flinderized by Captain Bogardus with the new plated Shot. They did not foul or lead his gun. Moisture does not injure. Size and weight Standard. Price 10 cents per pound. Only sold by A. G. AUSTIN & CO

AT THE FAVORITE

WALL PAPER STORE

on Sixth street opposite the Post Office we have received this week anew line of WINDOW SHADES already made, which we will sell at prices that will astonish you.

Our stock of Wall Paper is full and well selected and our prices can't be beat anywhere.

Remember we employ only THE BEST WORKMEN in the Paper Hanging line, and guarantee satisfaction every tfme. By leaving your order with us it will receive prompt attention.

Charles L. Feltus, Manager.

N. B. A six feet window shade, fringed and with fixtures complete, ready bang up for $1,00.

WRIGHT & KING,

Corner Seventh and Main streets, have for sale pure sugars, choice teas, Coffee ofal] grades, the best Hams, Shoulders, Sugar Cared Sides, Breakfast Bacon, Dried Beef and Beef Tongaes, Calfornia Dried Peaches, Canned Meats, Fish, Fruits and Vegetables, Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Asparag»8, Peas, Beans, Radishes, and all seasonable table supplies, their stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries Is the most complete of any In the city and at the lowest prices. The best of Country and Creamery Butter.

F. PROBST has the largest stock of •Picture Frames, Mouldings, etc., in the city. The lowest prices prevail. Main street, first stairs west of Sixth.

TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Roofing, Guttering, and Spouting, Mantles and Grates cheaper at BALLS than anywhere in town

Cor. 3rd and Main sts.

is any object to parties wanting

Picture Frames, Window Cornice, etc., it will be advisable to call at Probst's, Main street, first stairs west of Sixth.

THE PRAIRIE CITY

COOK STOVES

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Plain, Heavy, and Durable, at extremely low prices. Warranted for one year, For Sale by ^TOWNLEY BROS. 514 Main St. North side.

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Died—At the residence of her Hon, Albert Wine?, in Lamoille valley, Elko county, Nevada, on Thursday, April 23d, 1879, Mrs. Mary Wines, in "the 7Cth year of her age.

Mr*. Wines, whose maiden name was Mary Shelp, was born in Cayuga county, J»ew York, on the 22J of November, 1803, and at the age of 19 was united in marriage to William Wines. About the year 1833, Mr. Wines and family, coneisling of the subject of this sketch and two children, removed to Vigo county, Indiana, and settled a short distance east ot' Terre Haute, which was then a small village. Many of the old citizens of Terre Haute will remember Mr. William Wines, as he was an active business man, and represented Vigo county two terms in the state legislature. Mr. Wines died at his residence east of Terre Haute on the National road, in .September, 1840. In October, 1870, Mr?. Wines and her son Albert removed to Elko county, Nevada, where she met her oldest son, William, whom she had not seen for sixteen years, he having gone to California in 1854. Since Williaurs death, which occurred in March, 1873, she has resided with Albert. She was a kind, generous old lady who made friends of all whom she met, as was evinced by the large concourse of people who attended her funeral. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. McCollough, a Presbyterian minister of Elko. During the changing scenes of

Sullivan county, Indiana. tie yc son, John, was drowned in the Tennessee river, during the rebellion his body was never recovered. The mother and oldest son lie side by side in Lamoill valley, near the residence of the writer. The three surviving children, Albert, Mary and Phoebe, reside in Elko county, Nevada.

C. W. GROVER.

WE say, quit using Quinine and Cincbunidla. Get the Swiss Ague Cure, it will never leave any bad effects. It cures tbe worst case of Fever, Ague or Chills on every one.

WE PUT ON SALE

EVERYDAY

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LOW PRICES,

SPRING

DRESS GOODS

At G, 8,10, 12lA, 15, 20, 25, 35, 50a, up to $2.50 per yard.

SUMMER SILKS

New styles, at 50, 55, 60,65„and 75o.

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Brocade Silks Latins

At $1.50, fl.65, $1.75, $1.90, $2.00 and $2.50

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Colored Dress Silks

.V At 65,75, 85c, and $1.00 per yard.

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Black Silk Dress Goods

Are the wonder of the day. They are the best goods ever sold in the city for tbe money Please examine our Silks at $1.00, 1.15,1.25. 1.85, 1.50, 1.75,187)4, and 2.000 per yard.

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At our elegant line of Housekeeping Goods. New Napkins, Towels, Table Linens. Diapers, Doylies, Tray Cloths, Sheetings, Pillow Casings, etc., etc.

Domestic Cotton Goods

Are advancing in price and some have gone up 15 per cent. Having bought, before the advance we are still selling at tbe old prices.

We send samples by mail to any address on application.

HOBERG, HOOT & CO.,

OPERA HOUSE,

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of the trade—far In advance of all competition, and that WE, and WE ALONE, are entitled to the credit of having broken the back of high prices and placed Clothing and Furnishing Goods of the best quality within tbe reach of all. No Man, Boy or Child in want of Clothing should spend one cent of their

they have visited our store. Look over our stock. Seeing is believing.

don't claim to perform any miracles in the way of offering prices at less than they can be manufactnren for, but what we DO propose is this, that no man with the cash in hand need pay tbe price heretofore asked before we pitched our tent in your midst. A certain store (no name need be mentioned) who had things pretty well his own way, seemed to take advantage of his situation, and led people to suppose that they had to pay $25.00 for a ready made suit, and $10, $42, and even as high as $45 for an ordinary suit made to his measure, and his late actions remind one of a "canine whose tail has been trodden on."

Our prices are so low that sometimes our customers doubt whether the quality can be the same as they have seen elsewhere marked higher. We are willing to sell at the smallest margin possible. Hence, we offer our customers, the best valae for their money.

In Our Custom Department

We use him up badly making "nobby" suits to order at 019, fc©f 21,22 and up to *22.50, a saving of from $7.50 to $15 per suit an item worth your consid-

BEADY MADE MEN'S SUITS

bif^i/irft^it^S^^!DTger^e Middlese^Alue Yacht Cloth Suit (warranted tut color) for $6.50. ff'* s?

"JOE,

THE BOSS CLOTHIER AND TAILOR

422 Main street, 4 doors west of Fifth, North side.

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