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r <^^^r'*'=^=^ . - SPIiS i * , i " % s. * Our High ?hihI i'f On t * !. Prices Lower T] . J Notwithstanding the iinpro Lower Prices than ever before < CHEAP Our buyer made a gret Marvelous Values. Caught ou th We have set the town ablaze at Th Dress Goods a \ Beauty Lancaster has never conta i Fabries, Plain loth the Best Sell' Broad Cloth, Covert-, Venetions Berges and Granitier in every dosi Skirtinvs at 5<>c a yard. Beauti Dots a* well us the plain colors; street and evening wear. Struck It llicli s Cle 13 pioces 45-inch all- vo >1 s at $1 for dress patter ? of 0 yard ' L A NCI ?1 1. 1 ' . 1 \ MILLION Vol BS Could hardly expre.-s ?he thanks of Hon er Hall, of West Point, La. Listen why: A sever* cold had nettled ou bin longs, csusing a most ob'tina'w coflgh Several physicians said he had consumption hut could not help him When all thought he was doomed he begin to use Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and writes ? 4lit completely curea u?e and savod my life. 1 now weigh 227 lbs." It's1 positively guaranteed for Coughs, i Cdlds and Lung troubles Price 50c and $1.00, Trial bottle free at i Crawford Bros and J. F. Mackey & Co.'s I .."? -? <-??W ' lit ! SiMi Cough | MP On i * : You have used all | sorts of cough remedies but it does not yield; it is too deep I Kaieu. u may .wear i itself out in time, but it is inore liable to produce la grippe, . pneumonia or a serious throat affection. I You need something that will give ^qu strength and build up the body. SCOTT'S EMULSION .j will do this when everything c_:i. *PI J ?* i ;; c?v iai?. ?ncrc is nu uoudi | about it It nourishes, I j .strengthens, builds up and 1 makes the body strong and I i healthy, not only to throw Ivj1 off this hard cough, but to*'1 fortify the system against-^ further attacks. If you are ) ? run down or emaciated you ; should certainly take this ; nourishing food medicm*. ' Sft'-fr iirMrfin ii ' tu J ' ; ; ' i * ' V . NDIB ~ lard of Ex rV" j.* ir (Hoods Vol > ?i %! ? ar<* rt; hail For Many Ye . ved quality of our goods wo <| . . , CJoods bought C ILKAl' can be >< hi it hit this season; -coypod in .;<? a- ( o fly 0,000 yards Nice Knibrni .erie^ , rce Cents a yard. Condor of r and Cheap aed such a Choice C llection of tine > ers. We are showing the Eel lino. , , Melrose, Cushnn-res, 11 m i a rable color, Some splendid 11 aw 1 ful Waist Flannels in Stripes an i ( Silks in all the New W oaves for t md ' aned uo the Lot. ilk finidi Jaquaeds, in nic-i styles, > Is; 3-i piecos all-wool double-fold 1 ISTER HHaHVBHMMnLVa. ? Cotton in Central Asia A German Believes That tb? Cms- ( pian Sea Territory Can Become a Competitoi of America. Berlin, Dec. 18.?.4 newly. fc formed East Asiatic Soeiet", ^ I whese purpose in the promotion of I German inter- eta in Asia, diacu-s- 1 ed the possibility of breaking 1 j the American cotton monopoly hy 1 the introduction of the Russian ' product crown in the territory I east of the Caspian Sea, at a meet * ing held today. Dr. August Et- ( ienne read a paper before the x meeting, affirming that the Ca?- ' piau Sea territory already supplies ^ nearly half of Russia's require- 1 uients in cotton. He said that as ' a result of special investigation he 1 was ceuvinced that the central 1 Asia cotton output ceuld be ia deffinitelv extended and that it 1 would he a good thing for Germany if Russia became an expor- h tm- 1 ?- > ' iwt <>A wiiau, mil ?nij OPCHIIse Germany would tbun became less f ' dependent upon the United States, I but because, siuce Russia coiiMti- | tuted such an important market 1 for German manufactures, it * would be desirable to take Kus- I 1 aiao cotton for manufacturing E purposes. General Veil der Geltz, ' the president of the society, whe f white he was acting as reorganize!- H of the Turkish army, bad special a opportunities for becoaiing ac- s quainted with Asiatic Turkey and 1 the counties Iyinp? beyond it, said * that he doubted the probability of s its soon being possible to over- I come the^obstacles to a large coU ? ton production in the territory in n question. j ? UOTICB *" j Having closed our business run . by Elliott & Crawford, all pji'tlfw \1 JroJSn^*$8 f1'1; 1 works, which was also soon 1 1 duced te ruins. Mdfl flfll ^fl . :1Y e . f?5* atl !i)i;)i'(i ,. riot* to any l<i >?i a I Uroc xlins, beautiful colors, at 75 i LOO pk -v'.i .)?u\l wide el-ess lMaic slue!:* vl > tbo bargain counter at i n- trul-ft-kal wide, the kind, otins is a lot ol lioece-lined Flaunt ' l?]?in<i tli in in at 5 cents to cliti lh, , > j i lc I l / vli. > I? -v o VI lauuilill V^iUlCJUti <11 ii WW 'omoSoft Snaps lilai l?t.| (ii-av cotton Blnnuots, in ii g .:? a'ikiI mixed, the *2 00 a liite wool Hlaukets the $11 50 kin ? 00 i i (| fin* s:{ 00. Comfo h : i;< 1 Si 2"?. A few real ilov tVholesalc House closing out, we i :oh?red. l> d spreads ut a big disco* he benefit. Come quick before tl Clothing Better Prices Lo Our guaranteed ^uits ar ship. Tliev make our customers p mve never seen anything to equal MERC rmasai: . - .IIIH -1M? Uprising In Manila Feared' latling (inns are Being Mounted in the streets of the Cit>. Victoria, B. C., Dec. 18 Tlio iteamtr Keosi Maria, which arrived here toil ay from the Orient irings these advices: The authorties in Manila evidently fear a ising, for Manila papers report hat artillery is being placed in daces about the city, heretofore >ractically unprotected excopt by mini 1 infantry guard detachments, latling guns have been placed in ho headquarters of the departnent of Southern Luzon, and a run-boat will take up a position n i he lagoon at the rear of the leadquarters. Old Fort Santiago, oo, is bristling with guns. Two apid-fire gun* have been mounted >11 tn? rampart, on? of them comnai.dinga full swiep of Callo .'rincipe ami,the river front. A mall Gatling ha* been mounted >n the Buffalo, General Chaffee's private launch It is a cardinal principle of poitical economy as well as of wise tateamauship to profit, if posei>Je, by the experience of other lations in competing for the vorldVtrade. If Englaud, France ,nd Germany and Italy and Japan ere all discarding the subsidy ystem as a means of encouraging nd maintaining their merchant hipping^after a fair teat of. it, natead of increasing audstrengthining it, then the United States night well hold back aud try otne other method; just as the democratic party should have leeded the, experience of ether j latione in the matter of the free nd unlimited coinage of silver..j The American nation, however, lid profit by the object lesson and ! oday the craze is conined to mental incomStents. It j r ilaTT Yard, Now York. Su' ceY?u> -Ur.ct.d by th. pr..bW? |f NEW M. V*. Mil II I ! !! !? ! Wtm Ml v< (1 I'he le ihe Formerly ( { Stock of Goods cents for dress pattern of 8 yards Is; the 20 cents kind, have beer 1<? cents; 14 pieces line Broadcloth, a t?0 cents; one of our best bar slot tea, alwaxs 10 cents, but we art ich trade. Picked up a couple oi pi ice and they will go at 4 cents ? in ikets and Quilts, the 00 kind at 50 cents a pair kind at $1 00 a pair. 25 pair tint d at $2 50. Extra fine all wool rtabb-s for everybody. Full si/.ei Hi comforts at bargain prices. Bij, scooped iu a great line of white am ii?t Our customers, as usual, go lev are all gone. Than Ever, ?\v#r Than Ever! d marvels in qnaiily aii'l workman jlad ami our competitors sad W< thorn. The history of these famous AN TIL Volcano of Molten Metal Explosion of Oas in Pittsburg Blunt Funnies Kills Ten Men and Injures Twenty. I Pittsburg, Dec 10.?By an explosion of gas in the Soho furnace of Jones tfc Laughlin near Bradys 1 street this city, at 7 o'clock this morning, 10 men were burned to death and probably 20 others more or less injured. The damage t? the plant will amount to $20,000 The explosion occurred in one ! of the big blast furnaces. ! The men were at work at the I top of tae furnace over 120 feet from tho ground. They were raployed as fillers and were just getting ready to quit work, being members of the night shift, when the gas which accumulated in the I ?. furnace exploded and tons of moitcn metal, cinders aud slag were thrown over the unfortunate men on the top of the structure. i CUT OFF FROM E8CAFK. When the gas let g? a panic ensued on the small platform about the top. The men made n rush for the elevator: hut it had ! gone down and there was no escape. To jump meant death and te remain on the platform wae just as certain doom, j The tons of molten metal ami flames fell upon tfyem and burned ten men to death. Their bodiei droppod to the roof of the mill 85 feot below, every hone broken and an unrecognizable mass of human flesh. j Hurry calls wero sent to the police and morgue. Patrols from all sections arriv ed before 7 o'clock ami the mor gue wagon was with them. Tin bodies of some of the dead am : "**i ing ceremonies today, mai t to the beginning, <?* COObt^ , la- work onth^tt^|M|jj^jH FALL GC and Qtialil> irrifil in This Uii Second to !\on ; $5 suits is very simple. Wo struck i wo osppened to have it. 4K odd e< , your choice for $2 50. Two lots al est and reliable at ?4 00 a suit. Ii . L '!? ' x ; ix ^ruiii line, uur vest suits for litl t ivory cheap. New Style Jacki Jackets are he popular gar i ? .elegant line in correct le igtlis. W Furs ever brought to this market. Our Millinery ) t iiient Kusl r , The succe-H of our opening t Two milliners cant keep up with th rybody delighted at the very reas >t high class millinery this season. 1 ; \'?out 400 pairs Ladies line shoes j $2 50 will be closed out at 75 cents ladies fine shoes to se'ect from "t - Qualify at $2 00, $2 50 $3 no. .1 i pants at (10 cents on the dollar. NN s goods. Come to us for the best of r n A HIT jt I U M Quadruple Suicide Four Lovers S*?ek Death in Hotel at Columbus O. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 18.? ' Two young women and two young men were found dead last night ^ I in rooms at a hoarding house, 52 East Russell street, and evidence points to a quadruple suicide, deliberately planned. The dead are: , Pearl Warner, aged 2S, second cook at Manhattan restaurant. Lou Kline, aged 18 third cook at the Manhattan. , Sherman Lmithous, cub driver, j .John Jacobs, chief cook at tho J Manhattan. > The two couples went to the boarding house Sunday and sec 1 ured adjoining rooms, claiming they were married. Today noth1 ing was seen of them ami though the roam remained locked and no response was made to culls suspi1 cion was net aroused until last night. Finally the doors to the rooms were forced and the occu pants were discovered lying on the bed* dead The kuyheles and cracks around the doors had been closed with rags ami the fumes of chloroform tilled the rooms, dis closing the cause of dentil. It wan , evident that both couples had planned suicide, but the motive is not known. I TRESPASS NOTICE! All persons are hereby warned 1 not to trespass by walking, riding, ! hunting, cutting wood or trespassing in any way on the lands of the , undersigned, two miles West of tewn, known :\s the ".Jasper Cun ningham" and "Clafee" places, bounded by the public road, lands of D. A. Williams, J. S. Funde?? 3 bnrk, Lcroy Springs, W. d.(;unj ningham und others. Also on my h ^ilace known as the J. I*. Hunter "'"Suited*Wils* jSwUvcnf -town, ction ya,rt,io Dunn, his daughter, San JOB.. . ' il lift. e in t! 4- . J' a Jew 111nt needed the m?m"v :?? >1 lata worth from * t?? < ?, II wool hard lini- ' o i knee. ])aiits suits , tie men are beauties I tin j-rio h 1 Si r i i*ts, I aj). I'i'iits this seas 11. 1 ;?m e are show ng the nif**-: 1 i n* of 1* ices range fror . Departled w it!i > is shown by the orders piling ap. eni w.-rkintf d:t\ aid night K\elable ]?riees at which wean ? St1 11 i n bargain shoe sale began tins wcciv. ranging in prices front ?1 - "> to and ?1 <H). Two great ii f he Imperii] Shoe" and the (>uoon list picked tip sample lot tin it's i e are headquarters for lirst class everything. D n m v r h in i. Why .Iras art* imi (' u-umpiivc { Physique and j?rt'.Ii? nuj conditions would murk tin* .lews as probably the most consumptive of European peoples. lhe\ are the shortest in stature and the most narrow-chested, they live mostly in towns, they are especially exposed to infection from secondhand clothing, thev arc weakened hy consanguineous marriages, and they sutler from p verty, anxiety and persecution Yet statistics in Europe, America and Au-tra lia show that the dews arc aim >st exempt from tubercnl s's. How to account for this striking immunity is a problem of the great est iinpoitance in the present war against this diseisp, hut one whose solutionis not easy. Sumhioso explains that the .lows are not exposed to the weather in their usual occupations. Or. Maurice Fishborg, a late writer, accepts the view of Behrend that the careful selection of meat prescribed Kw .lw> I ?i: - I ' * ?r me ??*-v?isu religion IS 111C C1UVI reason why they have no more consumption hut believes that abstinence from alcohol is a contributing cause. The Liberty Bell is to be Scat to Chai leston. Philadelphia, Doe. 17.? The joint special committee of the city council on the South Carolii a, Interstate am' West Indian exposition today announced the oilicial escort ami the itinerancy of the old Liberty bell, which will bo placed on exhibition in the Philadelphia building at Charleston. The escort will be headed by Mayor Samuel Ashbridg? and will include a number of city officials and representatives of the business interests of the city. The old, Revolutionary relic will leave hero on a special train ' .Monday, ?lan. 0, nt 10 a. in. uco^train will pass through liar 1'n , I Ingorstow n, M l , Pi kstovM). W. Vh. ; Roanoke, Bra., Bristol, Tenn., Asheville, Columbia, S. C., an?l 1 Savannah, (ia. 1 r Miss Eleanor Ludlow makes denial that the id to marry 1 i'u limond I', ilobaon.