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fMipii anfc jwmi brea. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. Cover Cotton With Cotton. The Good Work of the Augusta Ccu f&rence. CbttfMBU, May 2.-Geo. E. T Stackhouse, president of the South Car? olina State Alliance, spent a few houn ffi this city this eveaiog ec :bis waj home from the meeting ef the fersien and maoufacturers ia Augusta. H< vras seen by a representative of th? j&eics and Courier tt> whom he gave hi! views on the rescfts of the meeting. He said that ht thought tkat the sub' siltation of cotton for jute bagging eould be mads, but probably not foi several years. At ?he meeting rh? feeling erf the manufacturers was de? cidedly against the cotton bagging, but that srnce the meeting the views ol many of them have been tnateriallj eha&ged and that new they favor "fe. The cotton covering is worth md?e tc the manufacturer than the jute. The farmer has been deterred from usiog other than jute bagging heretofore be "cause of the tare deducted from the Aveight of the bale when told, but if a letter which was was read at the meet? ing 'from tathara & Alexander is cor r?ct, that the tare ?3 only the weight ol the covering, then there will be uo dlfi ?i?tj in changing. The only concession made at the meeting to the fanner was the additional ten cents per hundred pounds to be allowed when cotton bag? ging :s used. Had thirteen cents been allowed, as many afterwards wished, it weald have covered the loss to the farmer. The adoption df a resolution allowing *'otber light covering'* than cotton bag? ging te be used is bad, and many man? ufacturers so stated to Gen. Stackhouse .efter the meeting. The Convention which meets at Bir? mingham on May lo will definitely de? cide whether or not cotton, bagging will bo Bsed this year. If necessary the State Alliance will meet before ita reg? ular time, tbe fourth Wednesday in July, bat it will probably not be need? ed, as the executive committee will meet on Monday tbe otb, and send out circular letters to the six hundred Alli? ances in the State. az>d let them decide for themselves what they i?i!l do. They will also send in their orders for the cotton bagging if they wish it, and make arrangements to pa? for it. Gen. Stackhouse thinks the change to cotton bagging will be more beneficial to man? ufacturers than to the farmers, bet the latter do not intend to be imposed on by the Jute Trust. Gen. Stackhouse left here to-night for his home. Col. Butler, commissioner of agri? culture, returned last night from the farmers' and manufacturers* meeting at Augusta. He says that the farmers' were very courteously received, and he is satisfied that they may count on such help as it is possible for the manufac? turers to give them in providing a sub? stitute for jute bagging. From the action of the manufacture rs on agreeing to pay ten cents per hundred pounds more for cotton if covered with cotton bagging than for that covered with jute bagging. Col. Butler thinks it is reaily the d?sire of the manufacturers to help the farmers. The meeting was bene? ficie! in macy ways. The commissioner beartily endorsed the Neus and Cou .rter's editorial in regard to the JSir -mingham Convention thinks that-Soy th Carolina should certainly be represented. A MAN WIIO THINKS. The gentleman who suggested the holding of a convention of cotton grow? ers and manufacturers at Columbia, and erbose interviews on this subject Lave -attracted some attention, expresses bim - ? self as delighted with the practical re? sults of the Aogusta Convention. The co Qpenatiou of the manufacturers se? cured at the A<tgcf*a meeting, he says., will be a great benefit to all concerned. It means an increased demand for cot- j ton and a decreased demand for jule j bagging. It tells for the cotton planter | . both ways. But even better than this, j it has demonstrated that roe manofactu rere are desirous of doing everything j in their power to aid the farmers and ? ?how that both have a common interest j in the matter, and further it has inspired ! tho farmers with greater confidence in j their own abilities to meet unfriendly ? combinations on their own ground and ? defeat them at their own game. The i discussions at Augusta have also done j a great deal to remove erroneous im- j pressions and to inform the farmers on j some matters that they have heretofore known too little about. Proper sup- ; ^ont promptly given to the Augusta j work is now needed to secure ail that \ the farmers desire. They arc not m ak- \ iog war on anybody or acy-th-in^. Thev j ere defending their ow? i-oter-c'st and ! apparently doing it successful ly. The result of the conference between j the farmers and manufactur?is, which j was held in Augusta on Wednesday last, and which was pubiir-htd in the ! Netcs and Courier yesterday, %?as wide- ! ly read in this city and with a vast deal of interested attei*Uon in the countiy. The action of the coa ferer.ee is gi vi-ti io the following re*?s&atioa : **Kesolved, That the mills rf-pr^srnt j ed by the S?>utaerc M*.*::ufacrurers: As i 8ociation will pay i>>r vrha'ever cotton j they may consume, covered Ly cotton or other light b?giritig. 10 cents a hun? dred pounds, provided the bagging (toes , not weigh more th*m rhree-qnarters of j a pound to the yard, which wi'l be equal to them to the saving in their j waate account by reason of such light covering as against jute bagging.*' It was aipo stated in tb? report that a Georgia mill and a Louisi.ir.a n.ii! had ? contracted to suppiy 4 000,000 yards ? of cotton badging for the present sea- , .?on tn South Carolina and Georgia. A number of cotton mon were spoken S to on this subject yesterday and. while ? they think that a big step forward has ? been taken, they do not consider the . j result as an absolute victory over tho i i Jute Trust. They sail that ir was i largely an experimental movement and j | that results should be awaited rather ? than anticipated. One of them said that to the farmer there would be < an absolute loss for this year and proba- , | bly for the next. One of them said : ; < 4*Yes, I have noticed the actiou of ( the farmers ot) the banging question, j but i am satisfied th3t it will be incon- i distent with their interests for them to . cse this year anything but the jute bag- j ging for the covering of their cotton. \ even if they could arrange to purchase -f-pound covering made of cotton at 0 \ j cents per yard. I doubt if any mill i wiiheontract to make such goods. I, of , | course, notice that such contracts are ( referred to as :.'.Iieady made; but I 1 would have preferred to bave sees thi work, experimental or not, done in tl South Carolina milla. But that wi necessitate the putting in new taacbii ery, and if the machinery is change they cannot supply the trade on the regular standard goods. Besides I ca show that the farmer will lose money i using cotton bagging until it is arrange with buysr3 to take cotton baled wit cotton bagging at the actual weight < the bagging. Here is a simple calculi tton that I think ought to make tb situation as plain as it can be made b figures and facts : Six vards 2-pound jute bagging, at iOc per yard......-. 6C Twelve pounds cotton bagging, at 9c per j'ard. Si O? Net profit to pfeater..-... 4i Sir jards f-piand bagging of cotton at 9o pfr jard. 54 4? pound* cotton at 9c per yard...... 4C Net loss to planter_....?.;. 12 "I only give you this as an argi ment with the certainty that it wi reach the farmers of the State generali through the News and Courier, and would be glad to -hear from them as t this plain statement.'7-JSTeics and Cou rier. -IM1?- ^?>--? Graded Schools. The question of establishing a systec of City Graded Schools ?3 one tba ought to be considered by the people o this city. There is a movement al along the line iu this direction bv mao of the leading towns of the State, am Anderson should keep abreast of th times in this respect Yorkville ha recently voted to levy a special tax fo this purpose. Spartanburg has had i for some years, Winnsboro and Roe) Hill ha-e each spent ?12,000 on thi Graded School buildings, Greenvilh has spent ?18.000, and our neighbor icg town of Seneca has had ii in opera lion for two years, and why should no Anderson wake up and bestir herselfit this matter? Wherever tried it hai given satisfaction on account of itj cheapness and "eficieney. There an two essential requisites, and when com bined will be the means of draging ir a very desirable class of population We" now have one of the finest institu tions in the State in the Patrick Mili? tary Institute, and are soon to have th< Baptist Female College, and if cs h ac the Graded School svstem it would soor be a feeder for both of them, for pupil: could pass directly from the one to thc other, and reaelve ail the beue?ts cf ? Collegiate training at home, wbicfc many new cannot receive, because theil parents cannot L r thc heavy outlay involved in sending their sons aud daughters away from home. And thr-n the very important consideration should not be overlooked that parents can have their children directly under tho parental eye, ?.nd subject to paren tal control and influence from the very in? ception of the course of training io the Graded School to-its final culmination in the higher institutions in our midst. The question then is, shall we have it, and if so, how ere we to get if? The recent; action of the Legislature upon the subject makes the way easy and plain. Section 2, of the Act, provides that upon toe written request of a ma? jority of., the resident freeholders of twenty-one years and ovsr. the Trus? tees shall cali a public meeting of the tax payers who return one hundred dollars worth of realty or personalty for taxation. Said meeting to be called at any time before the 1st day o? June, and when assembled shall have power to levy a special tax not r.o exceed two mills, and shall, within ten days there? after, be certified by the Chairman of the meeting to the Chairman of the Board of Trustee?, and to tfbe County Auditor, ?ho shall enter it upon the tax duplicate, and the same shall be collected and paid cut as other school funds now are. Anderson now pay* into the School ?Fu nd ?1,538-2 ont! tax. Of this amount she gets back only ?6G4. thus leaving ?874 that goes to help schools outside ot her corporate limits This state of things ought to be remedied, and here is the opportu? nity. Think of it, and let us act at Duce.-Anderson Intelligencer. A Midnight Duel. On Top of the Blue Ridge-A Roman? tic Story of the Late War. *There is no doubt/ said an old sol 3ier yesterday, 'that many singular dungs occur as we journey through ife,J and he looked as t'hough memory was straggling with some sad feature of ais existence. Ile sighed as he con? tinued : '1 remember as though it was yesterday, the march of Hill's corps i'ong the winding Shenandoah up to the famous Lu ray gap. Who could L'ver forge?, that mareil ? The road winding with the beautiful river, and overhung witb a majestic chain of Blue Lii-ige Mountains, while across the crys? ta! water the magnificent va'.iey, with its charming cottages dotting the boun? teous land with white-like halls of snow robed in ibwers But the most engag? ing and lovely objects paled into iusig- j i i ileane e beside the peerless women of his blessed country, and you may wtii tieiteve ti.at when the Camp was struck I die soldiers io-t no time iu making their j cv:ty to the surrounding cottages. Soon j ht: music of the violin was heard and ? :he s.hul?icg feet kept, time to the music j while, for a time, thc soldier's face was j it wi;h old-time joy. At one (if these j cottages the belle of the valley reigned I lupreme. while several southern soldiers ; tried wi.h each other in paying homage I o tho fj'i""!!. Anions others were two ; :oui:f' soldiers-<>ne firkin Georgia and .' he other from Mississippi-who were ; ?necia!hr energetic iu their attention.-, ! md so marked had this become that : hose present watched the play with j :on>ta?tly increasing interest, fully be- . ieving that both exhibited a case of j t?ve at ?ist sight This surmise on the j . art of those present was orly too true, ts the tracie event which followed ful'y ! ?roved The Georgian seemed to have ' tie lead on the Mississippian, and when j tie dancers w. re called to take their j ?)'.a?es, he led the belle of rhe valley ro : t place in the set. At this point, the ' VI issis8?ppian was seen to approach the j couple and hf-ard t> claim the lady's 1 sand for the dance. An altercation j msutd, hut both wee cool, '.rave pol- ; iiers-two of the best shots in the inny- who did not believe in a war of j (voids. So it was ended hy the Geor? gian dancing with tho lady and the .?ig- j jificant remark of the Mississippian ; hat *i will see you aftor this set.' 'When the dance was over the G cor- : pan wa? S'en to seek the Mississippian \ md together they called each a friend Vom the crowd ano departed. When i outside both claimed that an insult had /ccu passed which could only bc wiped out in the blood of the other, and that a duel to the death should be arranged at once A full moon was just appearing above the tops off :Che surrounding for? est, jrod I tell you thrs talk of blood in the silence of the night was anything but pleasant. No argument, however, would avail with these men, so it was arranged that the duel should take place on the top of Blue Ridger near the center of the road that passes through the gap ; that the weapons should be pistols at fifteen paces, and to fire at or between the words, "one, two, three," firing to continue until one CT both were dead. I 'The point was reached, the ground measured off, and (he men took their: positions without a tremor. The moon shed its pale light on a scene Dever to be forgotten. A motseut or two, and ?he silence was broken by the signal1: ! 'One, t*?o, fhree.' At the word'one' the repofi'?? two -pistols rang out -cm the iiiidnight air, .-but the principals maintained their ^respective positions. The -Georgian's left arm was seen to drop closer his side, bat the Mississip? pian was immovable, and still held bis pistol to the front. Again a pistol shot was heard coming from the Georgian, and the Mississippian still held his po? sition, but he did not fire. The Geor? gian protested that be had not come there to murder him, but no answer waa returned. The Mississippian^ second approached his principal and found him dead, shot through the eye on the first discharge of the weapon. Death, it seems, had 'been instanta? neous, so much so as not even to disturb the equilibrium. I may forget some things but the midnight duel on the top ol? a spur of the Blue Kidge, with its attendant circumstances, is not one of them.-Detroit Free Press. A C?anged Man. A Charleston Journalist Preaching toa Large Crowd. CHARLESTON, S. C. April 28.-An? other oewspaper man has launched bis .frail bark on the evangelistic -sea, like Sam Smuli. :Fiftee~ hundred people assembled in the Ground Opera House here lo day and were entertained by a journalistic sermon for two hours from Henry D. Howren, a reformed news? paper reporter. No preachers were present but the newspaper men of the city vrere there in full force, sittiog on the ?iage. Mr. J. A. Moroso, the city editor of the News and Courier, under whose care Howren was launched on the troubled sea of journalism six or seven years ago, introduced him to the audience. Mr. Howren, who is the son of the oldest Methodist minister in the South, perhaps, spoke fort wo ? on rs,. and made a marked impression. His career is somewhat remarkable. He was born in Florida and was edu? cated for the ministry by Bishop Pierce, of Georgia. While yet under age, he was elected to the Florida legislature in 18S0. He came to Charleston a few years later aud was engaged as a reporter by the News and Courier Like other ! distinguished evangelists, he was a confirmed drunkard, and so he drifted around for six cr seven years among the newspapers, losing one place as soon as he had got to work. Of late he has spent most of his time ?io tbe hospital, having had several narrow es? capes from violent death. His sermon to-day was a remarkable effort. He related his life's history, aud was frequently appiau?ed daring j the delivery of the address. Mr. How- j reu is one of the few Southern writers, ! who can write rbe negro dialect, and he will doubtless make his mark, provided he can keep sober. He said in his ad? dress that he took his last drink of whiskey two weeks ago, when the Holy Ghost entered his heart and he obeyed the call to enter the &ervice of God and temperance. A collection was taken ap at the close of the sermon when about .$60 was collected. - i '--J-- IT - Eemarkable Exploit of Female Surgeons. ''I see by yesterday's papers," re? marked a young man about town, "that a Chicago women's medical college has weaned a couple of dozen young ladies M. D's. I wouldn't allow one of those 'j lance-jugglers to carve any part of my anatomy,." he continued with a shud? der. "Not that they are unskilled in the profession, but they are apt to over? look small bits, as it were. Tbe worst blunder in this line that ever came under my notice occurred during an operation performed in a Chicago hospi? tal by a woman, and which to my knowledge never has been equaled in the hi>tory of surgery. The patient was a girl under treatment for a tumor in the stomach. After several mouths of fruitless medical treatmeut, the female physicians in charge decided to resort to the knife. Accordingly, the j victim was placed under the influence j of anaesthetics, laid out on a slab in the j presence of numerous doctors and nurses of thc female persuasion, and the carv? ing began. The madien was opened in scientific style and the tumor success? fully removed, as were also several large autispctic sponges which had been placed in thc abdominal cavity to absorb j the blood during the operation. Then the incision was neatly stitched with silver wire, the hors surgeon had rolled down uer sleeves and was receiving congratulations, when a yoting doctress, who had takeu the precaution to count the sponges before and after using, suddenly exclaimed : 4,Oh, Doctor, you have left, a sponge inside of the patient!" At first the doctor scouted the idea that she couid possibly make such a blunder, but as ono of the sponges was missing, and which a care? ful search of the room failed to discover, ! she thought perhaps it might have got lost in the senile. The sti c^es were j removed, and sure enough there lay a i sponge as big as a half grown mud j turtle snugly repo.-ing among the Eutin ? arrangements of the young woman T'ue sj o:ige was re-cued, and as the suif:-1? n w;i* sowing the gul together ; again, she calmly remarked : ..rm glad j try attention was call to the matter, as th.it sponge i> worth sixty-five cents." - Chicago Thnrs. A Cheap-John Proposition A few dr?y* since we received a pro position from a certain Advertising Agency in a Northern city, offering us four dollar?, gross, to insert, for one yp*r, an advertisement of a prominent manufacturing Pinn in Augusta, Ga. j Coupled with this proposition was tiie condition tiiat we thou!J fend a copy of our paper to th" advertiser during life of advertisement, or in other words for j one year. The advertisement, (one, j inch space) at lowest figure, is worth ! ?12 00 for a year. Deduct agent's i commission, 25 per cent , ana the sub scription price af ?he'paper, ?1 50, <(t say nothing o? the postage) from the price offered Wd?ld 'leave ?1 50 net,. rfo*r an advertisement worth $1-2 0?-! We now rind rhet? re?etve stich pica yunish offers from Northern manu-fatrtu rers and other business firms in that section to which we pay no attention ; but to receive such au offer from a Southern manufacturer, almost a door neighbor, through a Northern adver? tising agency, is not a little surprising, especially in view of the fact that the press of the South has been no small factor in building up and sustaining home manufactures. If this.attempt at cheap advertising 'isa fair index of the estimate placed upon labor'fay ohe Augusta manufac? turing company -in question, we ere a little curious to know what sort, of wages they pay their employees. Is it any wonder that "strikes" are frequent, and the fight between capital and labor still goes ou ?-Laurensville Herald. Snouldii't be an Idle Dream. A New York paper calls attention to the fact that as an infinitesimal fraction more than half of the people may in each State elect th* presidential electors and a majority of one elector sufecea to-elect the President,-it follows, that, "on the basis of the retaras of the last election, 2,285,72* voters-or 541,175 less than one quarter of the whole num? ber-could actually carry 201 electoral vntes, sufficient to elect a President." But suppose that in each of the twenty six States in which a eimple plurality has power 'to choose its presidential electors there were three or more tick? ets in the field, then a fraction over one-third of the voters could choose the presidential electors to represent these States. In that case less than 1,500, 000 out 10,000,000 votes would elect the National Executive. "The Consti? tution declares that all men are equal, and yet provides for a system of gov? ernment whereby three-fourths of the people can be ruled by one fourth !" The simplest remedy would probably be to abrogate the regal powers of the Presidential ofiice, and then provide for the election of the President by a majority in?Congress. If Congressmen and "Senators cannot be trusted wirb the selection of Presidents-but, pshaw ! doesn't every voter know full well that a "National Convention" is a fer less trustworthy body than a 'Congress? 'Woodruff News. - I ?ig -+?*^ The Press Association. The South "Carolina Press A?nota? tion met in Charleston on Wednesday, and was in session two days. It had been expected that Mr. Patrick Walsh would have been present to deliver the addrass, but be was prevented from attending. The business transacted was of a routine character. M. B. McSweeny, of the Hampton Guardian, was elected .president ; J. C. Hemphill, of the News and Courier-first vice-presi? dent.; A. B. Williams, of the Green? ville News, second vice-president; C. H. Prince, of the Florence Times, secretary; Franz Melchers, of the Deutsche Zeitung, treasurer ; and -Eev Sidi H. Brown, of the Christian Neigh? bor, chaplain. Three delegates were elected to tue National Editorial Association at De? troit, Mich., in August, to extend an | invitation to the association to meet io ! Charleston in April next, when the State Press Association will hold its ne?ct anuual meering Henry Wat? terson, of the Louisville Courier-Jour? nal, will be invited to deliver an ad? dress before tbe two associations TAKE IT IN TIME. '.For want of a nail, a shoe WHS loft ; for wain of a 5h<?e, a horse wa? lui^; for want of a horse, n rider was lost." Xever ncgleet snail things. The fir<t si^ns of pneumonia-cnd con? sumption can po*>trjift/ be checked by Dr. Acker's. English Remedy for Consumption. Sold by J. F. W. DeLorine. SHE IS "??ATEPUL." '.I saved the life of tu~ little girl by a prompt use of Dr. Acker's English Remedy for Con. ..umption."-Mrs. Wm. Ilarriman, New York. Sold br J. F. W. DeLorme. PROMPTNESS. First a cold, then R cough, then consumption, then death. "I took Dr. Aoker's English Remedy for Consumption the moment I began to cough, and I bslieve it snred my life." Walter NT. Wallace, Washington, ?old by J. F. W. DeLorme. ATTENTION LADIES. A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF fl AND SUMMER MILLINERY, Cnn now be seen at the store of MISS McELHOSE, ON MAIN STREET, Consisting of Hats and Bonnets, TrirameO ?nd rntrimroed, in ''Milans," Fancy Straws, etc., etc. Also, F EAT ii E RS, FLOWERS. LACES, FRILL? ING, ETC. RIBBONS. RIBBONS, in endless variety. Ruchings of nil kinds and nt ?til priers. A full line of Children's Caps always on hand. Special attention giren to the selection of CORSETS, HISO to BUSTLES of every de? sirable style. Country orders solicited and prompt atten? tion given to Same. Ap'il IO WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON -AND The Great F-jrm, Industria/ a?td Stock Journal of the South, ONE YEAR FOR $3.00. BLANKS LIENS, TITLES, MORTGAGES, BILLS OF SALE, BONDS, And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR SALK AT THIS OFFICE. -AND I? now full and complete in all the leading Shades and Styles. Selected with great care and to meet the wants of our people. We ?hall be pleased to serve all our friends and the public, wliose patronage we appreciate, and for their interest it is our constant aim to serve, as heretofore, and we guarantee to give you goods of Superior Quality, Style and Workmanship, m &t as low prices as ?an be obtained anywhere. We are now connected with one of the best Merchant Tailors in New York city and can get you up Suits made to order from samples here for your selection ^ at lower prices than ever seen in Sumter before. A Perfect Fit Guaranteed. Be sure and see these samples and place your orders early. Below we price a few of the many Bargains : Double-breasted Prince Albert Suits, $18.00-worth $22.00. Double-breasted Prince Albert Suits, $20.00 to $25.00-very cheap. Black Cutaways for $10.00 to $24.00-Best value ever offered. Light Colored Cutaway Suits and Sacks ranging $5.00 to $22.50. And the most complete line of Clothing for plantation use ever offered by us. FULL LINE OF BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING Handsome line of Neckwear and the entire stock has been marked down to such prices as means a sale whenever a close buyer calls. Also a full line of the best Sewing Machines on sale low and on easy terms. ? ?-?>. April 8, ] 889. AEE ?STOW SHOWING THEIR COMPRISING THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN SILKS, DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, LACES, &c. We Court Comparison of Qualities and Prices. A FEW BARGAINS IN OUR DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT 36-inch Beige Mixtures at 20 cents. 6-4 Side-band Suitings at 20 cents. 36-inch French Serges at 12h cts., good value at 20 cents. Mohair Brilliantines, plain and striped, at 25 cents. 38-inch Cashmeres at 25 and 35c, good value at 35 and 50< Henriettas in all shades and qualities from 25 cents to ?1.0' per yard. No better values can be found. India and China Silks in all the new colorings. A big drive in Black Silks. See our Black Goods and we will show you the most com plete line in the State and at prices that will astonish you. Cashmeres, Henriettas, Drap D'Alma, French Crepe Cloth Sicilian, Diagonal, Armures, Venetian and Serges in all qualities There is nothing more desirable for summer wear thar Challies. We have them at 6*, 12 J, 15 and 25 cents. TRIMMIKTG-S. Our Trimmings were selected with great care, each shade o: Dress Goods being matched with the newest and most stylisi: tri m m in irs. Persian Bands in all colors and combinations at 25, 35, 40, 50 and 75 cents. Passamentaries, Silk Gimps, Girdles, &c, at prices too nu? merous to mention. In WHITE GOODS We have a beautiful line of India and Persian Lawns, Milanere, Louisine, Lorella and Devon suitings. Plaids and stripes from Gi cents up, and many new patterns. Some phenomenal values in our DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT. French Sateens, all colors and designs at 12 A to 25cts. A beautiful Sateen French pattern at 10 cents. A nice line of Chall?n Cloths at 121 cents. Outing Cloth at I6a cents. Something entirely new. Dress Ginghams from 7 cents to 12A cents. A handsome Line of Zephyr Ginghams. Respect J* Rytteiib< We are now displaying the latest novelties in Laces and Nets, Chantilly, Guipure, Venetian Flouncings with nets to match. Hading Veilings, something new. An immense line of EMBROIDERIES. 45-inch Flouncing?* from 50 cents up. See the new Hernstiched Flouncings. Parasols to please the most fastidious, in all shades, sizes and qualities. CLOTHING. In our Clothing Department care and good taste have been used in the selection of our stock. The fabrics are new, the cuts artistic, and the fit perfection. Nowhere in the city can be found a better assortment of fashionable attire for Lien, Youths, Boys and Children. . <" Emancipate yourself from high priced Clothiers. Let no one sta}-away; an inspection of our stock incurs no obligation to purchase. We have exclusive control of Strouse <fc Bros.' Square-shoul? dered Tailor-made garments. They can not be surpassed. Rivet your optics on these bargains : Men's all wool Indigo Blue Flannel Suits at $9.00. Sold elsewhere at ?12.50. Childrens Suits, 5 to lo years, from 90 cts. and upwards. Children's Knee-Pants from 25 cents and upwards. For Jobbing trade we have pants from ?6.00 per dozen and upwards. Also a large line of cheap suits. In our CUSTOM DEPARTMENT we have an immense line of samples of Foreign and Domestic Goods. Suits made'to order and lit guaranteed. HATS. HATS. The latest blocks in Stiff, Fur, and Wool Hats. Prepare yourself to see the most complete line of Straw Hats ever displayed in the citv. Samples sent on application ; all mail orders will receive prompt and careful attention. Polly, Sons?