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WHEN THE COWS COME HOME. "Clink, cllnfe, - clink-clink, a-cllnkety cllnk"? Through the raised brush of the pasture path. And the "old boss" stops at the brook to drink. And tosses her head with a Jest of wrath. With hoofs sunk deep in the brook's black loam. And muzzle deep tn the lazy stream. She watts for the laggard herd to come. With ears that droop and eyes that dream. Her sleek sides bulge with contcntedness. And her udders drip with an overflow That blotches with white the watercress That sags with the current, to and fro The eddies whirl where her long tall flings Its tufted end with a listless toss. And '.he gurgling water swings and sings Like whirling wings In the brooksido moss. As the water clears of Its muddy rile And the old boss drinks, with nostrils flRred. The dusk, slow stealing, mile on mile, Grows dark where the deep woods stand ensnared On the east horizon's fnrthest rtm. And out of the twilight's hr.zy h< ight. Where The Dog Star loiters, white and dtm. A drifting swallow pipes good night. Then, drowsily, with a soul-deep breath. The old boss raises her head and sighs. And. bright as a sword from Its guarding sheath. The sunset gleams In her glowing . yes. It turns the bell at her throat to go!.; And slivers the red of her silken coat. And the tell-tale leaves of the year grown old Turn pale In the pools where thev He afloat, Out of the sller.ee. shrill and high. A voice or the farmyard quavers through : "Come, boss! come, boss', come, boss!" its cry. And the old boss softly answers: "Moo:" Only the call of the cow?that's all: Only a wistful moo, and yet It seems that I hoard my childhood c-ill? And the dusk Is here and my eyes are wet. ?Chicago Times-Herald. I Luck Fills the Game Bag I T f'SKD to spend more than half my' time in the I'cnnsylvanie I woods hunting and trapping during the season," said a resident of the Southern Tier, "because I loved the chase, and I loved to try my skill ant! ingenuity in outwitting the cunning of the fox, the bear, the wildcat and other sngacious beasts in luring t Item to my traps and snares and pitfalls. And 1 used to gloat nt.thc way I could run down and bag the licet and wily (fleer. It was great sport, and I used to get Indignant when some one would exclaim when I came in with a lot of game: " 'Suv, maybe you didn't have good luck.' "That always made me indignant, and 1 would reply: 'Luck be blowcd! No luck about it. Skill! That's what fills your game bag. Skill, not luck.' "And I thought and believed so, of course. Hut 1 haven't been in the woods bunting or trapping now for more than ten years. The fac t .,( the matter is, I got disgusted. 1 round out that I had to take back a good deal of what I had always said about there not being anything in luck bag ging yotir_ game; thai it was skill thai did it, not'tluck. Had to take it back and It disif isted me so that I came - -bic tiitr-grcf ujTmyg-uii, gave my traps In which hiaven't been in the woods - one oceQjjio iving"'^e Tl'".v my disgust started in to m.i lAje possession of me was through ?f*^/expericnce I had on Kettle creek in the fall of '6T>. An immense buck had been airing himself in the neigh borhood of my camp on the creek. It didn't take me long to discover thai he was us smart as he was big. tint' I used all the tricks I had learned in 30 years as a hunter and trapper in trying- to bag- that buck, but be got the best of me every time. That same fall a wildcat had likewise defied all my skill us a Irapper, and continued to prowl nround t here langhin:.' at me: and, to increase my chagrin over the situation, u big she bear, followed by couple of spring cubs, tool-: to loung? ing and foraging and slouching almost under my very nose, und yet gave me the slip every time I went out with jay gun and treated with contempt my efforts to show them what a superior dissembler I was in fixing up n t rap. "I was growing furious when some little encouragement came to me. 1 discovered that I had got the best ot tjie T^fldcat enough to fool her into stepping into a steel trap, but the ugly critter had walked away with the trup. I followed the trail of the wild? cat for miles and lost it. The sn me day 1 got after tin: buck and thought I hud him dead sure, when the cunning old cuss circumvented me the slickest 'kind. I was going back to camp dis? gusted when 1 struck tin: truck of the bear and the two cubs. Although 1 knew from the marks in the snow the bear must have passed that way two or three hours before, I struck right in after 'em with teeth set and blood In my eye. I had followed them a mile or more and the track was getting fresher, when I heard a shot oil' to my left. I went down to see who it was and what he bail shot. I found a fellow named Asa Cole, who drove a team for the mill people. He sal in the snow and looked half scared to death. Six feet away, to toy amaze? ment and increased disgust, lay the wildcat I had tried so long- to capture. My trap was on one of its legs and the cat was dead with a bullet bole in its side. Maybe I wasn't mod! As soon as Asa saw tne he seemed to think he was safe and he began to grin. " 'Did you hear me sbootin"." said he. "'Yes,' and I snapped it out pretty ugly. " 'Jist now?' ffald Asa. "'Yes.' said I. '.lust now.' "'Oh, then it wasn't this here wild cat you heerd me shoot!' said he. 'I shot him a good while ago. It was the big deer that you heerd me shoot jist now. He's layln' over there in the brush, I guess, 'cause I didn't hear him git up and go after he tumbled.' "I stepped over and peered into the, brush. There lay the big buck tha' had fooled me for two months, lie wii dead as a stone. 1 turned back on Asa and was going to say something ugly, but before I said it he spoke again and then I forgot all I was; going to aay and didn't try to say anything at all. "'Yes,' said Asa, 'and if you'd been up yonder on the ridge about, a mile you mowt a-heerd me shoot home more. That was the two bears, a big tin and a little un. There was two little uns, but one on "em got uway 'fore I could shoot him. too.' "Now, Asa Cole had never been in the woods tvlib a gun before in all .? re. nn<1 Here. Just r.y~"l>lir.? "bull? head luck he hail killed inside of an hour the wildcat, the buck and two of the bears that had defied ine und all my skill for weeks. I was so mad that I made Asa a present of the trap the wildcat had on and went in and broke camp. 1 might not have let this convince me entirely that skill was in? ferior to buk in the bagging of same if the memory of auother experience in the woods hadn't been fresh upon me and \\;is still galling me. If it hadn't been for ii;;it 1 might have gone back to Kettle creel; the next season and limited and trapped as of yore I tut putting the two together. I didn't have the heart. "This previous experience was down along the .luniata, where 1 was wild turkey hunting, and where 1 had beet) for three successive seasons for no other purpose than to bag-a mammoth wild turkey that was so smart, that it had fooled all my efforts, as it had all the efforts of every other good hunter who tried to bag il. There are a good many wild turkeys yet in the mountains of that par: of Penn? sylvania, but I lii-re never w as one in the whole state so smart or as big as this one. 1 had sei n him often, and had heard i! a great .leal ofteuer. II had the longest and reddest wattles of nn\ gobbler 1 ever saw. They ae i tually gleam.-d like a streak of red i lire as it ilew or ran through lie woods. Its plumage was almosl black, ami had a luster that iicnilv bunded you when the sun shone on it. It had been shot .it und micsed by nil the crack turkey hunters, and came to be known as the spook gobbler. "This third year that I hunted this lug gobbler I went to the Juniala country early in May. The sly old fellow had already been seen by a dozen hunters ami shot at a hundred limes without a feather having been knocked out of it. I got ihre.- shots at the big aggravating bird the first day I was there, ami any one of them should have brought it down. A wood ! chopper named Schaetl'er had come Into those woods on a chopping job, I and hud his ear-old boy with him. The boy had u lib-shilling shotgun, and the second day 1 was there he got up I before daylight, loaded his gun with buckshot, and said he was going out after the spool; turkey gobbler. " That was the last 1 or anyone else thought about It until an hour later, when I saw Ida boy coming out of the Woods, bending almost to the ground beneath the weight of something he was carrying on his back. When lie reached the cabin he sank down oh the. door sill, lind 1 don't want lo live another minute If bis burden vvu-n't the, monster wild, turkey^':"-.'.... that I nfin rn-.ngoii the buiiet* oraifMiaThv gion for throe mortal years! That boy hail killed tlit spook gobbler, sure viiotigh. lieard him holler,* said the hoy. 'ami jest snuck up to the tree where lie Has roostin'. He looked at me us if he was goin' to fly down and gobble me up. ami I was aiserd he would, so I j< -i plunked him.' "A pot-metal gun and a boy not near so big as the turkey had done what the sharpest shooters, with the best -tins to be had, had been unable to do. and a sicker lot of hui.ters than there were never lived in arv wood when i hat news got around. The gobble! stood nearly live feel high and weighed l? pounds. I gave the la.y live dollars foi the lag bird. 1 sent II to a friend of none at Albany, who gave a nig dinner and invited me over !oeat some of the turkey, but ! actually hadn't tin- hi art to go. And so, when my ex? perience with the big buck, *he bears and the- wildcat down on KcHle creek came along- right on the heels of this one. 1 thought it was time to knuckle under and give luck the belt over skill; and that being the case, of course. 1 couldn't find it in my nature to hiintj or trap liny muri-, and I haven'-, been! in tin- woods in ten years."?X. Y Sun. i Objected to (lie Jmlite. Ce'?u'.!3ol appointed to defend an I ri sh? am- challenged several of the jury, who his client said had u prejudice against him. "Are there any more jurv men who have a prejudice against you'.""' whispered the barrister. "So sir: the jury's awl roight; but Oi want you to challenge the judge. I've been convicted under him several times al ready, ond loikely lie's beginnin' tc have a prejudice against me."?Tlt ftHs. An Excuse with n Point. It w a.s "composit ion day" in a St. 1.ouis primary school, and the teach? er told her pupils that they might each write a letter to her, making an ex cuse for not inviting her to an im? aginary birthday party. The pupils were culled upon in turn to re-ad their letters aloud. One little girl made her excuse as follows: "Dear Miss Potts: ? I want to apologize for not asking you to nunc to my birthday party yester? day. I fully intended to do so, hut ? as I always do in everything?1 put it oil' until tin- last minute. When al Inst 1 started and reached your gale-. 1 saw the doctor's buggy standing t he: c. and I hinhing some one w as v cry ill. I did not go in. What was my eon sternaiion tin- next day to learn that I he doctor was courting your sister!" Suspicion*. "I wonder why Keeks wears glasses; 1 know he doesn't need them." "They say it is because he is such a "Why. what mis that got to do with it V" "He can't beiieve his jvvn eye-s."?N. Y. Truth. Sy in nil thy. "Yes," said the returned traveler."! spent two years in London;" "Ah!" said his friend; "then you have seen dark days."?Puck. Ilnrd on Junes. They met in a cafe. "liver take any tiling?" queried Smith. "Oil, yes, occasionally," replied I Jones, with the happy air usually worn by a man who accept s an invitation. "Well," pursued Smith, as he tossed off a cocktail while Jones looked on, "you ought, to quit it. it's a very bad j habit, and will be the death of you. So long."?N. Y. Journal ? Common Sense Rules Cnrefull) Observed Will Work Wonders with Their Health and Temperaments. ? Corvrlcht. WE ARC familiar with the home where tlie dog is a terror and an alarm to callers; the small dog of un? certain breed and wholly doubtful tem? per that skulks and snarls at the heels of the uninitiated visitor when he or she enters or Waves the house, and that heeds neith.v coaxing nor commands from master <r mistress. No family that desires to enjoy the esteem of its friends should be guilty_ of maintaining such a nuisance, and no family need, for if a dog is properly fed and car?.d for the chances are ninety-nine tc one that it will be good tempered and at least fairly obedient. A few simple facts are to be borne in mind. Originally, of course, doge were flesh eaters, but domestication has some? what changed their requirements. Meat is stiil an esscntiau part, but it is a mistake to lestricl them to it simply because it is easy to procure and can be fed without preparation. Vegetables, grains and milk, with a little meat now and then, in the ideal diet when one wishes good temper, good looks and good health for their pets. Men who mrke a business of breeding tine dogs say that a puppy should lie fed four times a day until :' is four months old. From < he fourth on to t be seventh month three meals a day are sufficient, und after that two. The first meal should be of warm milk: into this put part of n dog biscuit broken in small bits, or, better still, grated fine on a nutmeg grater; before it is added to the milk it should be scalded. The seconJ meal should consist of milk' alone; the th'rd of oatmeal and milk, and for the fourth beef broth and bread. This diet may lie varied by substituting Indian for the oatmeal, while mashed potatoes or similar vege? tables may lie used. After tlie third month a little raw beef may b^ given three or four times a v-cek. Overfeeding should be care? fully guarded ngainst. All this suggests a great deal of care, but unless one Is prepared to bestow it one has no business to Keep a dog. Many people feed old dogs but once a day. and when the animal is limited to a flat or apartment in the city and has no yard In which to run it is quite enough. Where it has a larg ? yard and can take the necessary amount of ex? ercise it should be fed morning and evening, th-j last meal being t he heavi? est. It will thrive on Indian or oat? meal nnd milk, with meal once a day. This can be varied by using bread with the milk or polaties nnd vegetables with the meat. There are also numer? ous makes of dog biscuits on the mur ket that an be given from time to time. It is a questionable practice, how? ever, to depend on them exclusively. Dogs are Aery rarely free from In? sects, nnd there, is scarcely a fancier in the country who has not .in exter? minator, either a powder or a wash of his own devising, that he does not rec pmniemnd as a "sure thing." Carbolic soap, the stronger sort that I if properly applied, destroy fleas or Iother parasites. One must bear in mind, however, tliat the composition is more or less poisonous. The bath must ; be as brief rs possible, und it should I nl ways be immediately followed by one : of fresh water. j Clean kenn? Is and frequent ordinary j baths?in a word, rleinlincss?will do much toward preventing the appenr I mice of pests of this sort. ir the dog ? is to sleep on a rug or blanket in the j house, a disinfectant or insect powder ! may occasionally be sprinkled upon it j with good results. I Cuts are suppose*! to require less care than almost any other domestic tiui ; mal. This is in a measure so. but it is not saying thul *hcy are any the better off Hoi* being neglected. They probably suffer more than all the other pets of a household together. One of the most common fallacies regarding cats is tint they never re? quire water. It is true they drink less water iu proportion than do dogs for instance, bu' the little they use they ueed quite as much as the dog docs t he greater quantity he consumes. Cats should lie fed principally on j milk; bread may be mixed with it or ' oatmeal. A little raw liver or cooked I lish two or 'hrec tunes a week is all 1 the meat they need or should have. : They should never he allowed to cat the ; rats or mic? they catch, and their in ! terest in th": extermination of these ! pests will be in no way diminished if : they are no'., permitted to. I tine of the very.mmon practices? j ami it is tr.ie of people who would vig ! orously resent the suggestion that they ?are not humane?is when the summer i comes, with its exodus to mountain or i seashore, to close tb" town house and ! leave the en to shift for itself as l est it may or to be dependent on the un ! certain charity of the caretaker. ; Here in America oirds arc no longer ; fashionable. They arc seldom seen in j the homes of the rich except in a via Mrs. J Kveu the cmnry?once the feathered ; favorite of loyalty -has lost its hold j In England, however, there arc so i cleties that exist solely to keep active j the Interest In the little songsters and that are conutnntly working for new : crosses and colors. Indeed, (hey have i made the breeding of these birds as much of ii oelence as the raising of line ! dogs and trotting horses is in this i country. <-annrics want warmth and it is cer? tain that except in confinement they could not live in our northern stairs. ; They require a varied diet. The "bird seeds," as they arc called?hemp, rope : and canary?can be bought properly ; mixed. They should alw ays be used in ? connection with bread and milk or i fruits. i The lloor of the cage should be kept covered with clean sand for the birds to peck at, or if for any reason ibis cannot be had, the best substitute is a preparation known as lish bone. The cage should be kept scrupulously clean. YYher. canaries show hoarseness, one cf Hiebest, remedies is Hpanlsli lic?rtce. This will bring- buck the voice quicker than anything-else. I"or any ailment that passes your bird craft seek a bird doctor with greater knowledge, or if the services of an expert are out of the question, a warm bath may be found ellieaeiotts; for this, heat the water to a tetnporu iure (if about DO degrees. The bath should hist not above a minute, when the bird should be placed in the sun? shine or near the fire to dry. Ked birds should have about the same care as regards food. Another beautiful native songster is the mocking bird. It is a question though if it is not a mistake to seek to domesticate this bird, as for every one that lives in confinement, two die from their longing for freedom. If one is determined to have a mock? ing bird at any cost, there arc two rules,that if observed will inereasothe chances of keeping it alive, They are cleanliness and a wide range in the matter of die-:. Fresh meat should fig? ure frequently in the- bill of fare, or be: ter st ili, earth worms. At best .how? ever, the mocking bird is imprisoned mid not domesticated. Squirrels, dor mice, white mice and other little creatures arc so rare as rets that their care need scarcely be considered. Their cages should be kept sweet and clean, and the revolv? ing wheel that is usually purt of tlu? ll t tings of a squirrel's cage should he banished from the homes of the cup j lives, who realize in them only in? genious tort ure. No man wV ^has owned pets will deny that the-.^-e a great care. Their I ewuorshij' in -Jives a certain degree of I responsibility anil unless one is pre ! pared to discharge this obligation one i would better not simcumb to any pass? ing whim to acquire the in. VAUGHN KESTER. An Iruiiolnd Rule. "I'd like to, lady." s.:id Meandering ; Mike, "but it's impossible for me to ? clean dem rugs on de terms vou of | fe-r." "You said you were willing to work." I "Yes'm. lint me an' Pete here has j organized the Carpet Iieaters' union. I an' if either of us works fur less dan '? seven dollars an hour he forfeits his j membership."?Washington Star. Tin? Autumn Veiling 'Inn. I He finds ho Is, socially, not em the turf, I She smiles, hut no longer on liirn. j In those Ohl seaside days they were both In the surf, I But now he is not In the swim. I ?Washington Star. VERY NEATLY rCT. ELEPHANT GREAT IN CRIME. The Animal's Intellectual I'oitcrii Are Must Apparent In Ills Sc be nie? Cor Revenue. Few more impressive confidences can be imparted than one in ?hieb a Hindoo describes how lie knows his elephant intends to destroy him It is till so seemingly trivial, and yet in reality of such deadly significance. His story is so full of details that prove ihe man's profouud understanding of what he is talking about that one re? mains equally amazed at the brine's power to dissemble and its inieudcd victim's insight into the would-be mur? derer's character. And yet, from the psychological standpoint, an elephant never gives any other such indication of mental power as is exhibited in its revenge. That patient, watchful, im? placable hatred, often provoked sim? ply because a man is in attendance upon another animal (for it is the rule with tuskers to detest their next neighbors), speaks more conclusively of a high intellectual guide than all stories, true or false, that have been tcld of their ability. Such concentra? tion and fixedness of purpose, such careful, uurelaxed vigilance, such per? fect and consistent pretense, and when the time comes, such desperate, unhesitating energy as homicidal an? imals exhibit, are impossible without a very considerable, although in this instance, very irregular, development, says Outing. No one car. deny that if this creature is great at all its greatness shows it? self in its crimes. These have caused it to be worshiped in the east, where men venerate nothing but merciless, irresponsible force, and where an ex? hibition of those qualities and traits described fully account for the formu? la: ".My lord, the elephant." NOT A COWARD. The Strnnito Effect of Xervon? Strnln on a Itruve l.ittie Soldier lie Culm. Nervous excitement is responsible! for :. ikIi that might pass for cow-] ardiee. The author of "A Cuban Expe? dition" speaks of one dreadful day. .when he and his Colnrades sat in a wet ditch and waited, concealed, while the Spaniards were so near that escape seemed almost impossible. The discomfort of our predicament ?up to the middle in mm] and water, with the rain pouring down on us? was a: the moment unfelt, in our ex? citement and eagerness in watching the enemy. Little Joe Storey, who was next to me, was trembling all over. Suddenly he grasped my arm and whis? pered: "'th. what shall I do? I must scream or tire off my rifle! I can't help it!" 1 I. too, felt thai he would do either the one or the other, und I whispered back the first thing that occurred to me. "Storey," I said, "if you mnke the least uoise, I'll stab you to death!" Then 1 told him to keep his eyes closed, and try to think of something^, else, until he heard the first shot fired. After that he might shout as loudly as he liked. I put one arm about his neck I and drew him close to me. There, J trembling, he rested like a quiet child. Presently his excitement wore off, and he became used to the situation; then he was heartily ashamed of his breuk '? down. Hut Storey was not a coward. ITe ; was a gallant little sou! in act ion, and j only his tortured nerves were respou sible.Jbr.this temporary, revolt. . e Community Three years has scarcely passed and we are selling"as many goods|as any Newport News store ever did after eight years of trying. The cause is plain. Trade notions have been given a hard blow. Prices have been lowered along the line. Noth? ing is recognized as a "staple" here?and prices are gauged according to costs. Costs are lowered to ground floor. We pay less for everything, "with a few possible exceptions," than any other store, as we have complete command of the market. At Less Than Half. As wo bought part of Tran!man & Heller's millinery stock, so shall w . still it. and that means more than at llrst glance, because we paid a ridicu ntisly little prh e for ii. considering the perfect quality and desirability of it. I This will brink- great crouds to our More. Come early to avoid the rush mil get ymir choice. AND *1 II AT: >K is CENTS "in,- quality of French ami Wool Felt Mats in all the neu,-si and imist hionahle shapes and colors, including stylish Shepherdess, as well as I turbans, short back sailors; also a lot 11 French Felt Children's Flats in all ulors that are worth $1.1)0. Choice of my for Is cents. YALE AND IWJSTTBER HATS 20C ?<? your pick from twr ,f Yah Hats UK for misse: 'olunteer Ha ealber strap! >rth 75 cents for 29 cents. in him- or around brim and $1.00. Your I cht) ALPINES AM) SAILORS OS CENTS. You may have any of the fine Satin finish Felt Alpines in cardinal, navy or I black, with polka dot velvet bands and rh .1 quills that we have sold foi You can have your choice for s. A l.-t of the newest things li r f.o- ladies that are worth $1.50 INS 11 Tuff. 'F.NTS. a Ribbons t s.-ll foi 19 CK NT Rim Mm- lot of plain < In black and all ID cuts, i lur price 111-:: cents. Another lot of wider Taffeta Ribbon No. GO. that you never bought for less than 25 cents, wHI go for 14 cents QUILLS ONE CENT. Quills, straight natural, ami all co curled, in black, for one cent each. QUILLS IN A BUNCH 5 CENTS. e Curl.-d i mills bunched together, ell everywhere for If. cents, our ? cents. CK NT SIRDS 11 CENTS. All colors of small Birds that can be use.I on any styh. hat for the small price of II cents. TRIMMED VELVET HATS $1.98. Due special lot of Trimmed Velvet Hats that arc worth from $:! to $1. Will go at $1.9S. 75 CENT BLACK PARROTS 20 CENTS Black Parrots: something that Is strange.) but used a good deal and makes 1? hat look stylish. Worth 75 cents: will go at 39 cents 50 CENT OSTRICH PLUMES Iii CTS. I Illicit Ostrich Plumes of a good quality: the same sort you usually pay 50 cents for. With a saving like this everyone can afford to buy one. Only Skirls. ! ?lit! $1 ?STRICH PLUMES 50 CENTS. Firty-nine cents will buy I'm- same .od quality of black Ostrich Plumes i which you have always paid one -liar. Rich Instrioiis. black, long and r.vy; a perfect quality. Waists. FLANNEL WAISTS $1.39. A lot of ajl Wool Flannel Waists in all colors, trimmed with braid, nicely made and well Utting, witli detachable lollar of same material. Thev are actually worth $2.00; will be sold for $1.39. VELVET WAISTS $1.98. We will put on sale a lot of ladles' Waists in all colors of velvet which is the newest thing In Waists, perfect flt tir.g and well made, for $1.98. The sale which starts here tomorrow is without pre? cedent. The opportunity is brought about in this way: There has been a change with a leading Skirt, Cape and Coat Manufacturing Concern of New York and ~we hap? pened to he one of the fortunate ones to get hold of part of the stock. There are Skiits from 98 cents to $lf> a id Capes from ?1.98 to $25. aflBBieaiBMiBBiifliuaiiEGflaaK^ Capes and Cloaks. $i'.'.iS FOR KERSEY COATS. Ladies stylish winter Jackets of Ker? sey, the most stylish garment you can get which are all silk lined, and the best you can get at $10 anywhere. Will go at $6.0s. ASTRACHAN COATS $3.98. A lot oi' Astrachan Coats in all sizes, half lined, well fitting, that are valued at $11.50. Our price $3.98. $2.OS FOR SILK PLUSH CAPE. A plain Plush Cape, trimmed with I worth more than double tin- money fur, nicely made and lined; a regular ASTRACHAN CAPES $1 9S $5.00 cape. Our price $2.9S. BEADED AND BRAIDED PLUSH CAPES $4.98. New and stylish beaded and braided Pluch Capes, with Thibet or Angora Skin,. fur down collar and front Snllz's best plus.i. These are worth SS and cannot, be duplicated for less. Will go at $4.9S. ELECTRIC SEAL COLLARETTES FOR $3.0S. A lot of the most fashionable Electric Seal Collarettes, witli full sweep ami full lined. They are not to lie equaled elsewhere for less than $7.50. Will go at $3.08. FEATHER BOAS AT 25 CENTS. A lot of Feather Boas that is always handy over a Cape or Cat to make one fe.-l comfortable, for 25 cents, that is About fifty Astrachan Capes, trimmed around the collar and down front with Thibet fur. that we bought for less than the manufacturer's cost, and will be sold for $X.!)S. They are worth $4.50. SKIRTS OS CENTS. A lot of ladies' stylishly made Skirts of figured worsted goods in black or colors, which arc made with more than tin- usual care, not simply made tip like some others will show you. Full in width and thoroughly finished. Worth Si.50 to $2.00; will go at OS cents. FIGURED BRILLTANTINE SKIRTS. A lot of black figured Brilliahtine Skirts in tin- raised silky figured effects: guaranieed absolutely fast color; with desirable flare, and as perfect hanging as can be found. These are the regular S2.50 garment, mind you, for $1.20. $7.50 SILK SKIRTS $4.OS. A lot of Black Satin brocaded gros grain Skirts in the handsomest designs a unman could wish to wear?thorough? ly fashionable in every detail of work? manship and finish with perfect hang, splendidly lined and bound; they are Hi.- regular $7.50 Skirt for $4.OS. SATIN SKIRTS $10.0S. A lot ot Black Satin Skirts in the latest flounce style?thoroughly up-to date in every respect: cut according to Hie latest dictates of Dame Fashion. Will be offered at $10.98. Dry Goods. Dry Goods. We have been so busy with our Mil? linery that we have almost forgotten our Dry Goods Department: but we will not allow it to lag behind as we intend to give you such prices that will astonish you. C( i'I'TON FABRICS. Canton Flannel. 3 3-4 cents a yard. Unbleached Cotton. 4 1-1 cents a yard. Dress ('ambries. 2 3-4 cents a yard. All shades of Silesias, C 1-2 cents a yard. Black, gray and tan, yard wide R?s? sel Cambric, 5 cents. Lancaster Apron Ginghams, 5 cents a yard. W4iite Woo! Flannel. 12 1-2 cents. Red Twill Flannel. 12 1-2 cents. Androscoggin Cotton. 5 1-4 cents. Forrest Mills Cotton 4 3-4 cents. lu-4 Bleached Sheeting. 14 cents. lu-4 Unbleached Sheeting. 11 1-2 cents.' 10-4 Canton Blankets, -in cents. Led Comforts, 45 cents. 25 CENT SUITINGS 12 1-2 CENTS. A lot of 31-inch check Suitings in different colors of checks that sell for 25 cents: we will sell for 12 1-2 cents. 35 CENT ALL' WOOL FABRICS 25 CTS SG-ineh all wool fancy fabrics in all colors, also black and blue Serges, that are worth 25 cents, will be sold for 25 cents. 50 CENT ALL WOOL CLOTH 33 CTS. 3C-inch all "Wool Cloth in all of the new shades, that are w?rth 50 cents, will he sold for 33 cents. 75 CENT ALL WOOL FIGURED SERGES IS CENTS. 42-inch black all Wool Figured Dress Goods that sells for 75 cents. Our pries 48 cents.