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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-10

On Friday morning
last we placed on sale
5000 yards of PRINTED
INDIA SILKS at SOC q
yard which ordinarily
would be considered eX-
ira value at 81. We sold
out the entire lot in less
than two days - 5000
yards on Friday and
1000 yards on Saturday,
being the largest, quick
est and most successful
India Silk sale ever
held in this or any store.
There was q good -ea-
son for this remarkably
quick sale, but a very
simple one. The silks
were just what the
ladies wanted. and they
bought them for just
one-half their real value.
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DRESS
GOODS
Ever Seen in These Stores.

Our Dress Goods buyer has re-
Gently returned from the New York
markets. He was there for the pur-
pose of taking advantage of an ex-
traordinary break in prices in Dress
Goods. Trade with the leading New
York jobbers was dull owing to the
late season. They were overstocked,
and naturally big crash in prices
followed. Our buyer was on the
spot and took every advantage of the
situation, buying every desirable lot
sold at a sacrifice in the entire New
York market.
This sounds like a bold statement,
but those who attend our great sale
commencing to-day will quickly
realize the genuineness of the state
ment.
The following few items taken at
random from our enormous pur-
chases will convey a fair idea of the
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S6-LADIES' REFER.

Made of Mixed Cheviot in grav and
brown effects, with handsome pearl but
tons, faced with satin. This garment
would be excellent value at $40. We
make it leader at Sc.
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S5-LADIES JACKETS:

Black, tan and navy Scotch Cheviots.
with wide self-facings, perfect IN shape
and finish, and the best possible value
for s.
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S4-LADIES' BLAZERS:

Made of Scotch Cheviot in blacks and
tans, with bound seams. A very popu-
lar garment.
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Lack Of Economy In Americans.

Americans, whether rich or poor,
know but little more about economy in
food than an equal number of savages.
Some families must breakfast either on
beefsteak or mutton chops; others will
serve just as much meat, and make it
just as palatable, at quarter Of the ex-
pense of choice cuts, because they know
how to cook. Temperament has much
influence on the larder. Excitable peo-
pie will eat twice as much without
satisfying their hunger, as those Of bet
ter physical balance, yet they will not
do more work. Some wives will save
the price Of ton of coal by re-making
for one Of the children an oldsdress or
suit Of clothes; some others, seeming to
be destitute either of tact, skill or in
clination, must buy everything new or
go without. Economy is science which
quite q number of men and.women have
mastered by close observation and dill
igent practice; others do not seem to
know of its existence.-Nelc York
Herald
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the bottom Of the skirt and are very
bias. The front is only partly made
into the form Of corsage and skirt. the
corsage being composed OF two parts,
the yoke and blouse portion. The long
nat lower sleeves are also run with the
ribbon, and 50 are the yoke and collar.
In order TO keep the lining from showing
In case the blouse were disarranged,
you should bind the side seams with a
strip OF the material. The ccrsage
closes on the side. On the right of the
yoke there are small bows Of the ribbon.
To secure clinging effects, skirt foun-
dations are discarded, nor Is IL neces-
sary with woolens that can hold them
selves up, to line the whole skirt; deep
false hem is sufficient. Nor Is the ba-
layeuse made any longer of muslin.
preference being given to plain silk
flounces OF the same color as the skirt,
scalloped with pinking machine. The
tendency Is still TO lessen the fullness
of the skirt at the bottom, without dis
turbing the train. but care must be taken
not to get 1t too scant, for the effect Is
very bad. don't see 80 many velvet
jackets, the woolen sack matching the
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HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN.
hint. for aou.soleau,nr.

The most satisfactory way to clean
wall paper is with bread day old,
but not old enough to crumble badly
or fresh enough to be doughy when
used. If the paper Is not very much
soiled it may be busted and rubbed
down with soft hand mop made of
cotton yarn. Remember In using the
mop or bread to take even downward
strokes, one following the edge of the
other. so as to cover finally the whole.
To remove spots from furniture, an
old authority says: Grub them Wig
orously with sweet oil and turpen-
tine. When the spots are removed
the furniture may be washed with
warm, not hot. soap suds, and pol
ished with little crude oil or petro-
leum."
The best way to renovate old feath-
ers is to put them from the tick into
a barrel of hot suds. They should be
shaken out under the water after
thoroughly washing them in two or
three barrels of suds. Rinse them
thoroughly. Spread them on a clean
sheet on the floor in a small, warm
room after wringing them thorough
ly in cloth to extract all the moist
ure that can be take out in this way.
Leave them over night to dry on the
sheet, then remove them to another
and beat them with a stick, tying
veil over the face and head to pre-
vent breathing the fluff of the feath-
ers that rises. In few days the
feathers will be fine and dry. They
can also be dried by putting them in
bag of white mosquito netting,
hanging them in the sun and turning
and beating them occasionally. II
one lives near steam renovating es-
tablishment it is better to send the
pillows there, as they only charge so
cents a pillow to renovate them.
To clean marble mix little whit
ing with a strong solution Of washing
soda and little dissolved soap. Lay
the mixture on the marble with a
brush, and let it remain for half an
hour, then wash it of, using scrub
bling brush and flannel, with little
alcohol to polish up the marble. Old
pots and kettles that have become
stained or have an odor may be inn
mersed in cold suds and boiled, when
they will come out as good as new.
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A.Rusted /. Raronst.

Sir Randall Roberts, whose title Is
one of the most ancient of English
baronetcies, has just been sued for
the recovery of S25, which, according
to the evidence produced in court,
had been lent to him In very small
amounts for the purpose Of enabling
him to get his breakfasts. Sir Ran
dali is, financially speaking, on his
beam.ends, and is In the disagreeable
position Of an undischarged bankrupt,
He Is eking out a scanty subsistence
by borrowing and by doing some occa-
sional work for an insurance company.
His fate is all the harder when il Is
remembered that he has behind him
distinguished career. He served in
the Crimean war with such distinc-
tion as to obtain a number of orders
and medals, including that Of the
Legion Of Honor. His gallantry dur
ing the Indian mutiny, too, was con-
spicuous, while during the Franco
German war of 1870, where he acted
as special correspondent for London
daily paper, he received the Iron
Cross from the hands of Emperor
William. He is man who during
the last twenty years, has been in
constant i'll luck and hot water, and
in Cairo in 1885 became involved in
very disagreeable conflict with the
police. He is married and has grown
up sons and daughters, who appear to
have discarded him.-New York Re-
cOr1er
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An OblIging Walter.

The guests at an uptown family
hotel have been annoyed recently by
the consequences of a litigation be-
tween the owners Of the building and
the manager, says the New York
Times. The hotel Is run about as
usual, but the litigation precludes
the purchase Of any additional furni-
ture and fixtures. When the plates,
and cups, and saucers are Clipped or
broken there is no provision for their
replacement while the lawsuits are
pending. One of the guests, an
ardent lover of Mocha, strenuously
objected to drinking his coffee. from
d broken cup. The walter who at
tended his table chanced to be one
of the obligirg kind, and he brought
from his private cabinet a new coffee
cup edged with broad band of gold
and with the words "Love the Giver"
intertwined with flowers. He ex-
planned that the cup had been pre-
sented to him years ago, but he bad
never used it. The favored guest,
not desiring to h Irt the walters feel
ings, made use Of the gaudy cup. A
few days thereafter, however, the
waiter dropped it and broke it. The
next morning coffee was served to
the favored guest in plain white
mug labeled in blue letters on the
front, "A Nice Shaver"
"What is this?" asked the guest
suspiciously.
That's my shaving mug" respond
ed the waiter affably Il haven't
another whole cup"
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ulustratlng n Point.

"You don't know how glad am to
see you interested in this noble work"
said the rector, addressing the Chill
dren's Foreign Mission Society.
"These poor heathens know nothing
of our ways of life. They live in
rude huts, dress in the skins of ami
mails and never go to school or to
church. They have never, heard the
blessed gospel, and you can help to
spread che good news among them.
"You can scarcely form an idea Of
what they are or how they live" he
continued. "Why, children, these
poor people are as black-as black
er-why, children, they're as black as
the ace Of spades"
Two big boys on the front seat
snickered, and an audible smile ran
through the elder portion of the con-
gregation, while poor DIR. Tenthly
got red and white by turns and gave
out hymn to relieve the general en-
barrassment.-Detroit Tribune.
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For the Cook.

SOFT GINGERBREAD.-On egg, one
fourth cup Of butter, one-half cup of
sugar. one-half cup of molasses, one
half cup of sour milk, one level tea
spoonful of soda, spices to taste and
one and one-half cups of flour. Bake
in a sheet, not in thick loaf.
BROWN BREAD. The following is
given by a correspondent Of an ex-
change and vouched for as reliable.
For a good loaf take one quart of In
dian meal, one pint of graham, one
cup Of molasses, one teaspoonful Of
salt, one heaping teaspoonful of soda.
Use buttermilk to make moderate
batter and steam four hours.
BOILED APPLES WITH SYRUP -
Halve and remove the cores of half
dozen nice apples, leaving the skins
on. Boil till tender in sufficient
water to cover them. Take out with
a fork into glass dish. Add to the
Juice three or four slices OF large
lemon; boil for ten or fifteen minutes;
sweeten to taste; then pour over the
apples, and cool. This is change
from the ordinary bakeG apple.
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Live stock Notes

CRoss-BRED lambs ripen quickly.
GOOD clover makes the best pasture
for sheep.
KEEP your watering, troughs scrupu-
lously clean.
BREEDS combine the characteristics
of individuals.
REGULAR feeding makes animals
more content.
IT is easier to count the profits
than to make them.
If you keep poor stock, expect to be
poorly kept yourself.
SHEEP ought to get into good con-
dition rapidly on pasture.
GOOD feed is of course required for
fattening animals, but 1t won't give
much profit unless you combine it
with good care.
A DOLLAR saved in food is often
two dollars lost in growth.
MANY an impacted stomach has
been caused by need of water.
For mutton the butcher seeks a
carcass that is round and smooth.
PUT enough good blood in the sheep
to get the best returns from their pro-
ducts.
PROF. HUNTER NICHOLSON offers
this suggestive advice, the force OF
which lies in the application of it:
"Sell nothing for breeding purposes
that you would not buy"
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over the hips, and the back breadth be
cut 80 bias as to prevent any show OF
pleats. The velvet corsage has a round
yoke, which should be trimmed with
passementerie. The back pieces flare
somewhat below the waist. They have
no seam, and are made full enough to
form box-pleat in the middle, and
must be trimmed with the same galloon
as the fronts and basques of the jacket.
The pleated front OF the waist should be
made up over buckram lining. The
hat worn with this charming spring
toilet Is Of black lace, with bows Of yell
low and lilac ribbon, and with sprig of
lilac for aigrette.
You can't go amiss in ordering your
summer dresses made up with vests and
waistcoats, sometimes made full and
covered below the waist with lace or net
blbs, or else plain silk vests, fastening
invisibly on one side and set of with
ornaments set band or brace-wlse. The
corselet, too, accentuating, as 1t does,
the wasp-like smallness Of the fashion
able waist, is sure to be extremely pop
ular. l saw a very stylish skirt and
corselet made up in changeable green
silk over nuns waist Of white silk
gauze. The effect was bit eccentric,
tut In summer modes are apt to run a
bit wild.
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illustration, very pretty negligee made
up in Turkish stuff. You cut the
breadths bias at the top, in order to
form the pleats and train, and the sides
are also bias above the waist. You
don't make the usual cores, but substi-
tute very small ones at the waist, and
there must be material enough on the
right to make the fold over. Cut the
left side as usual, and finish with vel
vet rever. On the right the rever Is
sewed on with reversed seam. The
cascade In jabot style may be OF surah
or crepe de chine. There is straight
collar, and pocket flaps and cuffs are OF
velvet.
Some doubling souls might deny that
there is such thing for woman as
sunny side of so, but l need only in
stance the Princess Of Wales, who still
enjoys the reputation OF being hand
somer woman than any one OF her
daughters. Certainly she is one OF the
best dressed women of this day and
generation, and her taste Is wonderfully
correct. True, she has kept her slender
figure, and that gives her great ad-
vantage. In my second illustration
set before you very handsome costume
for the woman on the sunny side OF 60
eltneT blue, lOl DOth oiuSS VI NH may
be sunny; it depends where the sun is.
This gown is black duchess satin,
trimmed with Jet and lace. The lace
flounce, ornamented with bows of broad
ribbon, extends around to the back
breadth. The front of the skirt is set
off its full length with strip of yellow
silk covered with lace. The corsage is
pointed, front and back, and has pleated
basques of lace. At the back the
basques fall scarf like to the bottom of
the skirt. The corsage is covered with
Jet embroidery, and there is collarette
OF lace arranged like bertha and set
off with jabot OF yellow crepe de chine,
below which there is a plastron OF lace
running to point at the waist. The
sleeves have deep lace cuffs.
The princess form, either complete or
ending with bodice over blouse effects,
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color OF the dress being greatly aHecte1.
1t should have broad revers. and open
on jabot or chemisette OF silk gauze in
bright color, to tighten up the street
costume. So
Gauzy effects are to be one Of the
modish fads Of the coming season,
which, by the way, are very becoming
to the girl Of Rsthetical type, giving her
the dreamy and unsubstantial look
which many prefer to the plump and rosy
style of beauty. What with tulle
gowns, gauze wraps and chiffon trim
med hats, the summer girl will seem at
times to be on this earth but not Of it.
In my fourth illustration you will find
pictured the appropriate style in which
to wear one 81 rnese nImy wraps en-
twined around the neck. The hat, too,
Is prettily trimmed with chiffon.
In spite OF threats OF pouf and panier,
1t Is only too evident that the cling ng
bell or umbrella skirt Is to hold its own,
Notwithstanding its being such a trying
style for women who are inclined to be
stout, and thele seem to be hosts Of
them nowadays. The American woman
no longer fits the type to which all for
eigners think she belongs, namely, the
tall. thin, angular and sharp-featured
type. 1t may be that she has abandoned
the puritanical meagerness of diet,
and hence the change in the national
figure. Anyway, the clinging bell skirt
calls for appropriate foot trimming,
either narrow or broad box pleated
ruches, Vandyke flounces, with filings
of lace in cascades, old-fashioned
ruckles, made by three runnings of a
band of material with the raw edges
turned inward, or plain bars of velvet
topped and edged with plush and COW
cred with lace. Fancy trimmings, too,
are much In vogue, such as imitation
feather, pleated velvet, passementerie
braids and Jet, and there is no tendency
to mix these styles of trimming.
In my last illustration you will find a
correct delineation of a very stylish
afternoon costume, the bottom of the
skirt OF which Is in a striped wooden
material, having one Of the pleated vel
vet ruchings around it's border, impart-
ing very refined air to the gown. The
skirt must have the requisite glove-flt
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An ObedIent Prince,

Some time ago an amusing little
anecdote was related about the Ger
nan Crown Prince while having a
lesson in grammar from his tutor.
One is now being told about the sec
ond son of the imperial couple, Prince
Eitel Fritz.
The Emperor is exceedingly strict
about his sons behavior at table.
The other day little Prince Eitel
Fritz, using his fingers Instead Of his
knife and fork, was corrected by his
father several times to no purpose.
at last the Emperor's patience was
exhausted, and he said;
children who eat with their fingers
are like little dogs who hold their
food with their paws. IL you use
your fingers again you must go under
the table, the proper place for little
dogs"
The little Prince did his utmost not
to forget this time, and used his
knife and fork like man; but all at
once he forgot again, and began using
his fingers.
March under the table, said his
father. ;
Prince Eitel Fritz crept under as
hidden. After a little while the
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willing to strut about In plumes ac-
qtired so dishonesty. True, there Is q
legend that a certain dashing society
poman, when threatened with an action
at law for dress ordered four years
previously, replied: How ridiculous! 1
wore the dress out years agol"
April showers have brought May
flowers with a vengeance, and the sum
mer girl bids fair TO require table all
to herself in order that she may wear
her hat into the dinlng-room. But street
dresses show no tendency to run to
snowy materials. The tailor-mades,
especially, affect low tones, such as
dove-g gray, slate, suede, CUR, and putty.
l notice that there is always an elegant
simplicity about these street gowns.
For instance, the bottom OF the skirt has
three or four rows of stitching and there
is on the underside bias of velvet to
hold 1t up. For young people foulards
and crepes de chine figured with all
sorts of flowers will be favorite summer
fabrics. There will be a craze for thin
mat erials, you may depend upon 1t.
II you are fond OF something a bit
eccentric, you will find it in my initial
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THE POULTRY-YARD.
Mix the Eggs.


If you raise light and dark breeds
mix the eggs when setting so the
hens will not make you trouble when
they hatch. j raised white and black
chickens several seasons and found
that IL set eggs under one hen pro-
ducing white chicks and black under
another, they would own none other
than the white or black chicks they
hatched and would pick and often kill
chicks of the opposite color to their
own. mixed the eggs, they hatched
part white and part black chicks, and
/ had no more trouble with my hens
fighting. each others broOds. Variety
of feed will Of course promote diges-
tion and increase growth. II early
broilers and good market is desired,
they must be hatched early and
pushed from the start. If you want
them for your own use and do not
want to take any extra time in prepar-
ing for them or feeding them more
than is usually done, you can do so,
but need not expect such good re-
suits. My neighbors consider that
money can be made raising chickens
upon the farms and selling to the
grocers at even low figures, say two
or three dollars per dozen. 1t is not
such a chore to look after a flock of
chicks IL thereis love for the work,
but neglect OF this branch OF the farm
Is not to be commended. Prairie
| Farmer.
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A Rogue of n Boy.

His name was Phil Deane. He had
great, laughing, brown eyes, and lit
tie, prylng, brown fingers. He had,
too, a sad, sad habit of not obeying.
You shall hear what came of this.
The story is as true as story can be.
Phil and his papa and mamma, were
staying at Mr.. Drew's farmhouse by
the seashore when it happened, and
Phil was years old. One day, after
digging sand awhile upon the beach,
the little boy trudged off behind the
house to pull clover for Bessie, the
sleek, red COW.
That's right, Master Phil" called
Mr.. Drew from the barn, where he
was painting boat; "give my cow a
good supper"
"She eats pretty fast, think, said
Phil, stroking Bessie, of whom he was
very fond.
Then he frisked into the barn to
watch Mr.. Drew at his work.
Mustn't touch," cried Mr.. Drew,
dipping his brush into the can of blue
paint beside him.
"Why mustn't I?" began Phil, but
at that moment he spied something
strange in the corner and ran to see
what it could be.
1t was a gun, left there by neigh
Dor who was coming back for 1t In a
short time.
Mustn't touch," said Mr.. Drew,
without looking up. He had forgot
ten the gun. He thought the child
had gone for the pitchfork.
"Why can't 1 take it?" asked Phil,
slyly laying hold of the gun.
You're too little. You might hurt
YOURSELF" said Mr.. Drew, still with
out raising his eyes, for now he heard
Phil's father coming, and he thought
Mr.. Deane could take care Of his own
little son.
"Poh! I'm oceans bigger'n / used
to be. Mr.. Drew uUesn'J KNOW, Salo
Phil to himself, lifting the heavy gun
with a great effort and pointing it al
his father
"Look out, papa, I'm going tC
shoot" he cried out merrily, with hi:
chubby brown finger upon the trigger
"Don't move, my son, don't movel'
shouted his father, springing quickly
aside.
But even while he spoke the trigger
snapped, and with flash and bang
the gun went off.
Phil saw something fall, and top
pied over himself, shrieking:
Il didn't mean to! o, l didn't
mean to shoot papa! o! l was only
funning."
Strange to say, Mr.. Deane was not
harmed in the least.
"You might have killed me, my
son. It's mercy that you did not,
he cried, fastening to snatch up the
smoking gun. "You haven't hurt
me, but-think Of it, myslittle boy
you have killed Mr.. Drew's good old
cow"
Phil nearly cried his eyes out over
the cow, and his papa gave Mr.. Drew
$40 to buy another one, but that did
not make dear old Bessie alive again.
No, that days mischief could never
be undone, but it taught little Phil a
lesson that he has never forgotten.
1t taught the little meddler never tC
touch what he had been told not tC
handle. Penn Shirley, in Our Little
Ones.
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Poultry PIokings

ONE rooster and ten hens are
enough for breeding.
PULLETs that are just beginning 70
lay are not good settlers
EXTRA large or odd-shaped eggs
should not be used for Matching.
FAsTEN a small box to the side of
the house to hQld oyster shells,
ground bone or grit.
AT no time is it desirable to feed
poultry an exclusive grain diet; they
need more bulky food.
ONE advantage with ducks about
the yard and garden is that they do
not scratch, although they are vora-
cious eaters.
IT requires an average Of ten
pounds of grain to feed incubator
chic6ens ten weeks. At first they
will need less than one pound week
and at last more.
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Fresh meat gives vigor 20 the laying
hens. and II more meat and less corn
Is fed the hens Will more than pay
for the difference In the price OF the
meat In the increased number Of eggs
laid. The male should .have a little
meat once day II possible, as 1t will
greatly add to his vigor and increase
the fertility OF the eggs. or the
grains buckwheat should not be
overlooked In the change OF diet, and
a good mess OF scalded chopped hay
should be allowed daily.