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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
FLANNELS.

White and Red Shaker Flannels;
Amanas and Mascoma Flannels,
White, Scarlet and Gray and Blue
mixtures; Fine Twill Flannels. No
better Flannels made, and we are
selling them now for less than they
are actually worth. Extra values
in plaid, stripe and mixture country
Flannels.
French printed Flannels and
Eiderdown Flannels for Children's
Goats and Ladies Gowns and
Wrappers.
Many special bargains to-day in
Dress Goods.
The counter for Dress Goods
Remnants is in its usual place to-
day with an interesting accumula-
ton of short lengths-thousands of
yards thrown aside during the great
Christmas rush. You can buy them
now at a fraction of their value.
Winter Gloves and Mittens for
Ladies, Gentlemen and Children.
Mems Cardigan Jackets, Smoking
and Lounging Jackets (about 100 of
the latter and Dressing Gowns
must be' closed out at once at
greatly reduced prices.
Some extra values in Gents Me-
rino Underwear at soc, 75c, and 81
a garment.
Complete lines of fine Neckwear,
for business, street and dress, at re-
duced prices.
Specials in Cotton, Merino, Wool
and Silk Il Hose.
Sleigh Robes, Sleighing Gloves
and Sleighing Caps.
Fine Alaska Sealskin Caps and
big, warm Gloves in Seal, Beaver,
Otter and Nutria, in big, medium
and small sizes.
Black and Cream Silk Mufaers.
Ladies Union Suits and Wool
Underwear-complete lines. all
sizes and all qualities.
Ladies' Winter Stockings, best
makes, pure wool, from a5c up.
Children's Underwear, Hosiery
and Winter Gloves and Mittens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
Interfered with the Clinton Mills.

The Clinton Mills, on the Southside, were
forced TO partly suspend last night, the
snow haying interfered with the transporta-
ton of their coal supply.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
Il. & b,

Fur capes to-day and this evening. Read
display ad., this paper, and if you want
bargain come to-day or this evening.
BoGGs & BUHL,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

WHALE catching among the Shetland
Islands, by Edgar L. Wakeman, will be a
feature of THE DISPATCH tomorrow. All
the news. Twenty-four pages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

BLANKETs-Slightly soiled; three quail
ties, about so pairs in all. were S. so.
So 90 and So 90; reduced to S. 90, S6 90 and
81 90 to close. HuGUs 3 HACKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

DIR. B. NJ. HANNA. Eye, ear, nose and
throatdiseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn
street, Pittsburg, Pa s&ssu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

A NEW STORY by JOAQUIN MILLER
will begin in THE DISPATCH of SUNDAY,
january 4. Don't miss the opening chap
ters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

SPECIAL CABLES covering all the news
of Europe are a special feature of to-mor-
rows 24-page DISPATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
Ladies' English Mackintoshes

Reduced from SIG to $40 to-day.
Jos. HORNE & Co.'s
Penn Avenue Stores.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

LADIES jackets, REFERS and English
walking coats; large assortments of the
newest shapes and materials; prices very
much reduced this week.
Tbs HUGUS & HACKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27

TWENTY-FOUR PAGES will be furnished
every reader of to-morrOw's DISPATCH.
1t will be a splendid number.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
win Get PERMISSION From Councils.

VIII Get PERMISSION From Councils.
The Exposition officials were notified by
Chief Brown yesterday that he could not
give them permission to haul 25 quarts of
nitro-glycerine through the streets to shoot
the natural gas we'll at the Exposition
grounds. They will petition Councils for
permission.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28
Upper Niger an soudan Mission.

MT. Graham Wilmot-Brooke, whose attempts to establish an independent mission in the Soudan are well known, has now become fully connected with the Church Missionary Society, which has assumed tho responsibility for the mission, under the name of the Upper Niger and Soudan Mission" Three gentlemen have been associated with MT. Brooke, who will also be accom- panied by his wife. The mission is to be supported by a special fund, made up of voluntary offerings for the mission. All the missionaries will adopt the dress of Mohammedans of the Soudans, and will not avail themselves of their rights as British subjects, but will go among the people conforming to their manner of living as closely as possible. There are no Christian missionaries yet in the Souian, and this attempt to reach the far interior will be watched with great interest. The people are intelli- gent, well clothed and partly civilized: the climate is healthful; transportation up the Niger is easy; and the prospects for success are exceptionally favora ble, if the preiudices of the Mohammedans can be overcome.-Baptist Missionary Magazine.
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ADVANTAGES OF CHINESE.
A Language That Can Be Written as Fast
 as Our Shorthand.

The Chinese language as the natives use it has great force, fluency and direc- tion. It IS practical as the nation is practical, and those who use it are too independent to abandon the speech and writing handed down to them through so long Inc of ancestors. It will be made the medium of instruction in science and is very suitable for becom- ing so They have contractions for all their characters which foreign students do not trouble themselves to learn, but the use of which, in fact, qualities the Chinese to become shorthand reporters of speeches in their own language.
 They do not practice speech-making, but if they did and if the native news papers formed staff of shorthand re- porters they would not need to learn any foreign system. They can report quite fast enough themselves with little prac tice, and they write the con fractions with wonderful quickness. Their hand muscles are pliable, their fingers small, and the writing brush they employ is an instrument superior in speed to the steel pen or quill. The scribes at an imperial audience probably write all or nearly all that is said.
 Scribes who are paid by the piece get through large amount of copying in very short time. Yet let no one expect a teacher who is paid by the month to write fast He has every reason to be slow. But coryists, paid so much for a thousand characters, try naturally to transcribe as many thousand in week as they can. The rapid work of such copyists, especially if they are allowed to use contractions, favOrs the conclu- sion that by using Chinese characters specialists could easily write all that good speaker says. As to whether they could compete with the quickest Eu- ropean stenographers may perhaps soon be brought to trial in Japan, where many thousands are now learning to write in the Roman character. The new school will soon proceed to add shorthand to Romanization. and then it will soon be decided which is the better adapted for swift and accurate report inp-North China Herald
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HUMOROUS.


 -"Young man," said the theatrical manager, ''would you like to join my company" Any inducements?" Would you try star part?" Any thing butstar-vation. "-Merchant Tray eler.
 Mistress (angri,y)-"Bridget, are you not ashamed to wear my hat?" Bridget -"Well, mum, to tell ther truth, 1 be, fur it's divil bit knowed it was last years stoyle till Mary O'Conner told me.'-Munsey's Weekly.
 -Inquisitive Citizen ''What's the matter with the man? Been run over by railroad train?" Ambulance Sur geon ''Worse than that. He was caught among the women in bargain rush at Sellers" - Philadelphia h. quirer.
 Mrs. Toto (st. ictly temperate) - "WLy, you know, MT. Lusher, that I am so conscientious in my temperance prin- ciples that never allow my cook to put brandy in the mince pies" Lusher- ''lt does you credit, madam, great credit. l agree with you. It does seem like a waste of good liquor to put it into pies. l" -Boston Transcript.
 -"No, Hiram" said the young girl, sadly, ''I can not be your wife. We are too compatible" ''Compatible!" he ex- claimed. 'Isn't that the very reason why" "Not in our case. 1 should probably insist from motives of econ omy on dispensing with a servant and doing my own houscwork, and you would probably let me do it, Hiram. Tribune.
 -Friend-''Well, how is John doing at Barvard? It is his first term, l believe" Proud Mother-''Oh! he says he is get ting on splendidly and is bound to suc- ceed. He has been promoted already" Friend-'Indeed! an glad to hear it. " Proud Mother-''Yes, he has been made a member of the freshman crew. 1 al- ways knew John would make his mark in college"
 -He-"And so you're really going to marry that professor! You, the heroine of thousand engagements! How did you ever come to accept him?" His Cousin (from Boston, )-"Why, you see, he proposed in Greek, and when I re- fused him got mixed on my negatives and Mrhercule - accepted him, and now I'm too proud to acknowledge my biunder. Oh, Tan his for life!"-Life.
 An English scientist says that if we were to visit the moon we should find the days and nights fortnight in length, and if we survived the scorching during the day, we should certainly be frozen to death during the ensuing night" That settles it. We shall not visit the moon. The climate is entirely different from any of the forty-seven varieties we sometimes experience here during twenty-four hours, and it wouldn't agree with us. The English scientist does well to tell the truth about it, instead of trying to boom town lots on the moon.-NorrisJown Herald.
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HOW TO GO TO SLEEP.
Some Interesting Remedies for Sleepless-
 nesj SuPPested.

some Interesting Remedies for Sleepless-
 ness Suggested.
 Correspondents have been supplying this journal with various remedies for sleepiessness. A curate in London is afflicted in direct proportion to the men, tai worry and absence of air and exer- else he has to endure, and finds that ito walk even one mile a day is great thing" in the way of 8 remedy. At the moment, he says, the best thing one can do is 10 get up, drink half glass of water, and walk round the room. The slight alteration of cold and warmth has a soporifc effect. For permanent re- suit: Hive healthily. Avoid too little and too much exercise, food, particular ly wine. Dine lightly, eating very lit tie meat. Bathe an hour before dinner, not before going to bed. Do something in the evening that does not excite you, something like whist, that does itself mechanically. Decide how much sleep you ought to have-say eight hours and get up sternly when you have been in bed eight hours, however long you have been awake. Increase your air and exercise gradually"
 4 journalist, when suffering from an over-excited brain, and finding his eyes In constant movement, although the lids are closed, resolutely fixes the gaze downward-say to the foot of the bed while the lids are kept closed. If his sleeplessness arises from fiatuience, he takes a remedy for that. "A most wretched lier-awake" of thirty-f1ve years standing, who had for ten years thought himself happy if he could get twenty minutes sleep in the twenty four hours, took hot water-''a pint, comfortably hot, one good hour before each of my three meals, and one the last thing at tnight-naturally unmixed with any thing else. The very first night slept for three hours on end, turned round, and slept again till morn ing. I have faithfully and regularly continued the hot water, and have never had one bad night since. Pain gradually lessened and went, the shat tered nerves became calm and strong, and instead ot each night being one long misery spent. in wearying for the morning, they are all too short for the sweet, refreshing sleep 1 now enjoy "- SnnctatOr
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HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

After exercises of any kind never ride in an open carriage or near the window of a car for moment. Itis dan gerous to health or even life.
 The best parts of fish lie near the head. If there is any roe put part on each plate. Be careful in sewing fish not to break it. A fish knife or a knife with broad blade is the best-Detroit Tribune.
 Tea Bread.--Make sponge of two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of butter, four tablespoonfuls of sugar, half pint of yeast, one pint of flour, with as much milk as necessary for thin batter. Bake when well risen.
 -Suet Johnny-Cake. Add one cup suet to an ordinary corn cake batter, only the sour milk will not need to be as rich as at other times, when suet is not used. This is to be eaten hot Ohio Farmer
 A pretty and useful article is tea pot holder Take small square of drab satin sheeting and line with chamois skin, placing layer of per- fumcd wadding between the outside and the lining. Cut the edge of the chamois in tiny points.-The Home.
 A Coffee Dessert Make a coffee- cupful of clear, strong coffee, place it in a saucepan with an ounce of soaked gelatine and add enough more water to make quart in all; sweeten to taste, and when it reaches the boiling point pour into buttered mold and set away to cool. It is very nice when served with whipped cream.-Orange Judd Farmer.
 Serving Bananas.-A favorite way of serving bananas in New Orleans is to cut them lengthwise in two pieces, dust them with powdered sugar, a little lemon juice and bits of butter, and to bake them in the oven for twenty-five minutes. They should be pasted with the butter once or twice while baking, and served hot in the dish in which they are cooked.
 A Simple Pudding. - Roll three crackers finely; one pint of hot milk, the yeiks of two eggs a saltspoonful salt the same amount of nutmeg and one teaspoonful of butter Bake half an hour in an earthen dish standing in water. When done beat the whites of the eggs with two teaspoonfuls of pow dered sugar. Brown slowly in the oven, then dot with bits of jelly and serve,
 The extent to which warm water bags have come into use is amazing. They are now an almost essential ad- junct of every ladys travelling outdt and are often given as presents. They are of flannel-covered rubber, the most popular being in plaid patterns. When flied with boiling water they retain heat the entire night. A hot water bag under the neck will settle neuralgia headache more quickly than any remedy known.-Selected.
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TRICKS OF CONNECTS.
A Bank Robber Who Chewed Soap to Se-
 cure Pardun.

cure Pardon.
 Henry Southgate was one of the men engaged in robbing the Indiana Nation al Bank some years ago in what was known as the ''orange-box robbery" tho box being used to stand upon while the thief reached over the glass framework upon the counter and lifted out several thousand dollars in bank notes-it was, 1 think, S2OI0OO or S25 900.
 Southgates friends pressed an appli- cation for pardon on the ground that he was dying of consumption. Governor Hendricks believed the story and par doned him. "In very short time after his release Southgate was as lively and healthy an evil-dOer as there was in the State, said prison official. "Hc had simply been playing the soap trick
 ''What's that?"
 Eating soap. The effect was to bleach his skin by producing a dearth of blood, or rather by changing the corpuscles, increasing the whito and diminishing the red. There are no se- rious consequences following tho use of soap, and when discontinued the man rapidly gets we'll.
 "Governor Hendricks, of course, was much chagrined over this deception, and made an entry in this office to the effect that it was never safe to pardon a man merely because he looked sick. Men in prison will do other things to excite sympathy and make it appear that they are dying of consumption.
 Now and then fellow will strike himself in the throat, or even cut him. self within the throat or under the tongue. Then he will spit blood in the presence of the physician, walk feebly, talk in whisper. Sometimes they cat dirt, which stops digestion, and this is followed by falling off in flesh.
 "A short time ago request was made for the pardon of notorious criminal in the southern prison, on the ground that he was dying. He was, upon that showing, placed in the hospital, from which he escaped, but was captured four days later.-Indianapoiis Journal.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28
HIS FAITH RETURNED.

How a Young Bridegroom Moved a Sta
 tiOn Officers Heart.
 Look k-a-here," he said, as he ap- preached Officer Button at the Third street depot the other day, "have you any faith left in human nature?"
 "Very little, sir," was the prompt reply.
 You look upon most people as dead beats and sharpers?"
 ''I do."
 'Beat you if they can?''
 ''They will. They'd steal my teeth ii they weren't solid in the jaw"
 You have lent money once or twice, I presume?"
 '.I have, sir.'
 "And never got it bsck?'
 "Never."
 "Well, I've got to tackle you, just the same," con tinued the man. Do you see that woman with the red bow?''
 "Yes."
 ''She's my bride; married last week; came in on our bridal tour. We toured too long for the size of my wallet, and now lack just four cents of enough to buy our tickets home."
 "Only four cents?"
 ''That's all. If any feller in Michigan can plan bridal tour closer than that I'd like to meet him."
 ''So would 1. Here's a quarter, sir, and that will give you twenty-one cents for peanuts and apples on the train. Car is now ready, sir, and there's the ticket office. Go home and be good and y."-Detroit Free Press.
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Notice.

If you want pure, straight whiskey, of the most celebrated brands, drop into the Pony saloon and satisfy your self of this fact. The Pony also car ries the finest brands of domestic and imported brandies and wines; also porters and all kinds of liquors, Tom and Jerry and hot Scotch; hot spiced spiced rums a specially; the Carman Key West cigars-tbe finest for the money to 5e had in Arizona; St Louis Anheuser Busch lager beer on draught at all times. No favorites. Come, all.
 J. ?. SHAUGHNEssY,
 Proprietor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers for children teeth ing for over fifty years with perfect suc- cess. It relieves the little sufferer at once, produces n4tdral, quiet sleep by freeing the child from pain, and the lit tle cherub awakes as Upright as bulton.' IL is very pleasant 10 taste, soothes the child, softens the gums, allays pain, re- lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and l. the best known remedy for diarrha, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28

Colorado College, at Colorado Springs, Col, has just come into possess sion of a valuable set of books through tho gift of MT. J. J. Hagerman. It con sists of 175 volumes and is the London as the Dolphin classics, of which thero are only two other sets in the United States. It contains all the best criti- cism down to 1915, and complete text of all the classic Latin literature.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28
Walked Un EfectuallY.

A lethargic, dormant condition ot the liver IS hardly to be overcome with dras tic cathartics and nauseous cholagogues. 4 eentler, plea .anIer and far more effect i've means exists of afouslng the organ whs somnolent. This IS Hos!etter's Stomach BitIers, vouched for by the medical fraternity, tested by the pubic for many years. A resumption by the 5iliary organ of its secreuve function, with the activity attend mt upon health, a return to regularity of the bowels, and a renewal of oIgestiOn, are the no less happy and certain results of using the Bnters systematically. It's laxstiXe ef- feet is never painful and drenching, it, tendency beng rather to perpetuate reg . ularity than 10 produce a copious action. Malaria, nervousness, debility, kidney troubles and neuralgia II subdues effect ually.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28

Mir. HoeAer has received lOi Of tht seed of lhe ,parsette-salnioin, a iorage plant that IS attracting great deal O. attention at the present ta.e. II IS claimed to be especially adapted to dry countries, and is said to be superior to luCerne or alfafa.
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FIGHTING THE APACHES.
How an Arizcn1 Ra"cher Won General
 Crooks Friendship.


 Crooks Friendship. ! James Payne, of Arizona, can tel more about the bloodthirsty Apache In dians in minute than any other man He has been at Washington telling the committee on Indian affairs that the people of Arizona don't want the In. dians removed to the Fort Sill Reserva- tion in Indian Territory. MT. Payne says if the Indians once get back to the west side of the great river they won't rest until they get a few scalps. The Apaches have raided Mir. Payne's ranch three times and stolen any amount of stock.
 ''YOu can't depend upon them," said therancher. Just as soon as they get back Geronimo will lead them to the San Carlos Agency and then the trouble will begin. At their feasts they drink grain whisky which makes them crazy. Then they start out on plundering ex- petitions. If they are removed it will be against the wishes of the people of Arizona and New Mexico.'
 With Mir. Payne is J. B. Shepard. He is the champion Indian story-teller of the West. Speaking of General Crook, he said: 'I'll never forget when fought beside General Crook in an Apache battle We had been after the redskins some days, and one noon we sighted band at Crazy Jim's Gulch. The General started US on run, and the way we sailed after the Apaches was caution. They stopped and set fire to the prairie grass, hoping to head us off, but we fooled them. When they saw that they couldn't get away they rounded up their ponies in a circle and stood in the center. We skir- mished around Q bit and then sailed in. General Crook has a heart like an OK, and he said: Boys, just slay a few dozen of the warriors. Don't kill all, just enough to let them know that we are the people, Twas sweltering day and there wasn't a spot on the sun. After throwing off our coats and rolling up our trousers we opened fire. In few sec onds the Apaches began to drop Taking advantage of an open place led crowd right into the midst of the Indians. Suddenly my pistol was hurled from my hand and I had to work with an old sword. Being pretty handy with the big knife more than held my own. I had just laid out my tenth man when felt touch on the elbow The air was so filled with Indian hair you could not see the sun and asked:
 "'Who is there%
 "'General Crook was the reply.
 "'What is it, sir?'
 ''I wish to restrain you,' spoke the General. There is nothing admire so much as good fighter-you know that, Jim, but when it comes to turning this little spot on the prairie into slaughter house l kick
 "Appreciating the fact that had gone too far l withdrew, but from that day until now General Crook and have been like two brothers ''-Chicago Tribune.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-06-28

John G. Whittier received S1 1000 from the publishers of the New York Ledger in payment for his poem, ''The Captains We'll" Mir. Whittier, in sending the poem, said that it was probably the last he should write. In thanking Bonner Brothers for the re- muncratiOn, he said the sum was all the more welcome from the fact that il would enable him to perform certain little charities he had in mind.
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FILES! PILES! ITCHING PILES!

SYMPToMS.-M oistu-e; intense itching and stinging; most at night; verse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form, which often bleed and uicerate, becoming very sore. SwAYNL'S OINTMENT stops the itching and bleeding, heals ul eration, and in most cases removes the tumors. At druggists, or by mail, for 50 cents. pr. Swayne < Son, Philadelphia.