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FART TWO.
CURE GOES WITH IT.
evk.rv venomous snake is an an
tidote FOR ITS DEADLY BITE.
grrpent's Bites Save a Life—Prof. T.
H Fraser, of Edinburgh tnlrersl
iy Discovers It—lnjected Beneath
the Skin.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh,
Oct 22.—After the most painstaking inves
tigation and experiment I believe myself
justified in saying that I have discovered
an absolute antidote for the bite of the
meet deadly serpent. I have also found
that the substance from which the anti
dote is secured is stronger and best in
the serpent whose bite is the most deadly.
The iintidote is found in the bile of the
serpent. To secure It it is necessary to iso
laic, or separate the antidotal constituent
of the bile from the remainder of the sub
stance found In a serpent’s gall bladdec.
The method of the administration of the
antidote is that known as injection beneath
the skin, so that the antidote may not
mingle directly with the blood of the vic
tim of snakebite, but rather be absorbed.
I have made a number of experiments
vith the biliary secretion of the Indian
and African cobras, than which no more
poisonous snakes exist. The result of these
tests showed that the bile of venomous
serpents Is able, when mixed with, the
venom of the same serpents, to prevent
what have heretofore been deadly doses
cf the latter from producing death; and
that the bile is Indeed so powerful an
agent In doing this that a quantity act
ually smaller than the quantity of the
venom may be sufficient for the purpose.
It need scarcely be added that the doses
of bile thus shown to be sufficient repre
sent only minute portions of the bile found
in the gall bladder of one of the snakes
mentloled as being utilized in the experi-
ments.
These proof laid bare the certainly re
markable fact that every venomous ser
pent has at its disposal enough of bile to
prevent injury from venom introduced into
the blood in quantities many times great
er than the minimum dose of venom w'hich
will produce death. The experiments I
have described were made by mixing to
gether and leaving in contact ten min
utes a dose of venom with a dose of the
antidote constituent of the bile, each sub
stance having been dissolved in a few
tenths of a cubic centimeter of water. Af
ter I had considered the substances had
remained a sufficient time to amalgamate,
I Injected the combination beneath thfe
eklti of an animal selected for experiment
and waited for results.
Iq every Instance where a quantity of
the aw+Wetal solution greater in amount
than the quantity of venom was admin
istered the subject of the experiment re
covered. It then occurred to me that pos
sibly the bile of non-polsonous serpents,
as well as anitaals, might possess in lim
ited degree, at least, the antidote prop
erties which I had already discovered in
the bilical secretion of the snakes whose
bite caused death. It is a well-known
fact that all snakes, harmless as well as
venomous, resist through their organism
the fatal action of all venoms that are
Injected beneath their skins or directly
into their blood.
Various facts, some of which are ana
tomical, tend to show that the harmless,
equally with the venomous serpents, pos
sess poison glands and secrete venom. The
former are harmless only In the sense that
they do not possess weapons of offense in
the form of poison fangs. Most probably,
therefore, the relative protection against
the poisonous action of venom introduced
into the blood, which is common to ser
pents, is dependent upon an effect pro
duced upon them by the venom which they
all secrete, although in the case of the
harmless serpents only in relatively small
quantities.
Experiments made with the bile of the
grass snake confirmed this supposition.
When tested against the venom of the In
dian cobrd it was found to possess cura
tive powers, although it was always nec
essary to use a much larger quantity than
when the antidote was obtained from the
bile of the serpent which had also furnish
ed the venom. The smallest quantity of
the antidote gained from- the bile of the
harmless serpent which it is necessary to
use Is considerably larger than that from
the feeblest of the biles of venomous ser
pents, although at that a very small quan
tity. The bl’.e of the ox is able to antag
onize the fatal action of a serpent’s ven
om, its antagonizing power, however, be
ing only about the one-seventieth of that
of the strongest of the biles of venomous
serpents which have been tested. It was
shown by other experiments that the bile
of the rabbit and the guinea-pig also pos
sesses this anti-venomous property, and
also, in a degree, which though feeble when
compared with the bile of venomous ser-
Pents, Is yet in Itself considerable.
Although the bile possesses much power
In antagonizing venom when the two sub
sume) s—meaning the antidotal constil-
U‘i t of the latter—are mixed together, It
cannot be too distinctly stated that when
the antidote Is administered after the
'anom has been injected Into the system,
En h as In the case of a genuine snake
bite, the quantity of the antidote re
quired is from 1,600 to 2,000 times greater
than when administered in the manner
ac i'T'ed for purposes of experiment.
■Vither can the bile itself be used dl
ri ’ilv as some might believe without
study nf the question. Although,
' in* the a’lmentary canal, bile is
nontoxic or antidotal, it is altogether dlf
‘i r, nt when it is Injected under the skin
or into a blood vessel. The bile then
"cl as poison, and if a dose of bile were
injected under the skin containing a suf
n ' ent quantity of the antl-venomous con
sdtuent to antagonize an ordinary dose
of venom received half an hour pre
viously, the constituents of the bile, which
ere non-nntidotal but at the same time
fei nous, might be so great In amount
Ul ‘ •” produce death. Thus in an experl
uc-nr made with African cobra bile, ad
mit i-tered, In n dose estimated to be suf
, thirty minutes after a dose of co
’ra venom had been injected aubcutane-
u h s the animal survived four days,
tiereas an animal used in an experiment
'"‘out Idle died in six hours. During the
has 11,-1 . before death the animal which
'• received both bile and venom exhlblt
tii * vrn T’toms, however, which were rather
t.' 1 '” of bile than of venom poisoning.
* improbable, therefore, that the bile
nni' r natural form could be used as an
tier exce P t by stomach administra
te ,^ r by B PPHcation to the wound caused
'A the snakebite.
" results of the experiments made
f- ' 'j drate that the antidote produced
the . *" equal, or rather superior, to
most powerful antl-venomous eerum
fpj£ Ifening
yet obtained. That the so-called native
praotitloners of Africa appreciated the
value of the bile as a remedy is apparent
from the fact which I have discovered by
analysis that serpents’ bile enters largely
into the composition of their almost al
ways efficacious remedies for snake bite.
A “snake doctor’’ with a high local repu
tation, when asked to assist in procuring
serpents’ gall bladders in order that the
bile might be examined, hesitated and then
exclaimed: “Oh, they are beginning to
learn too much,” being obviously alarmed
lest his practice should be injured.
The interest associated with this action
of bile is probably not restricted to its
effect on venoms. It has the same effect
upon many of the poisons of disease. Many
of these poisons, such as those of lockjaw,
and diphtheria, while notoriously active
when present in the blood, are inert when
introduced into the stomach. Even when
circulating In the blood, poisons, in com
mon with other organic poisons, are prob
ably being constantly forced into the ali
mentary canal, where they would at once
lose their destructive power by contact
with the bile, and thereby the total effec
tive quantity of the poison in the body
would be reduced.
Bile is produced in large quantities by
all in the human organism, and it is pres
ent in the intestinal canal throughout Its
whole length; but beyond the fact that it
is an important excretion, removing waste
products from the body, its vastly impor
tant functions have not hitherto been
known to be of much value. So much is
this- the case that a recent writer has re
marked, “The bile is a most elaborate se
cretion; it is poured into the intestine and
finds apparently little to do.” To such rec
ognized functions as the promotion of fat
absorption and the laxative and indirect
antiseptic actions, there may be added the
additional function of rendering inert
many organic poisons introduced into or
generated in the alimentary canal.
Thomas R. Fraser,
M. D., LL.D., F. R. 8.
OCEAN PHOSPHORESCENCE.
A Familiar Bnt Unexplained Phe
nomenon.
From the London Globe.
From the poop of a sailing vessel—if
such a thing can be found in these days
of steam and high pressure—the best op
portunities occur for witnessing the un
explained phenomena connected with phos
phorescence at sea. The bustle and con
fusion of a mailhoat is absent amid the
quiet routine Oh board a well-found clip
per, where there is ample time for the ob
servation of the world around. We are
better able to appreciate the ever-varying
phases of the sea as we glide imperceptibly
from the temperate zone to the equator,
and across the tropic of Capricon to the
boundless southern ocean beyond. The
brilliant nights are the real glory of the
tropics; and as the ship, at times, plows
her way through the Undulating waves of
liquid flame, we gaze spellbound at na
ture’s display, and in vain seek to probe
the mystery of its phosphorescent being.
Everybody knows that certain microscopic
infusoria—termed Noctilucae—render the
Sea luminous by their scintillations of
light, but the cause of the emanations
is practically unknown. It may be the
product of some nervous irritation, or the
throbs given in response to the magnetic
pulsations of the universe. If the cause,
however, is beyond our ken, we can at
least study the effect, and follow the dif
ferent transitions of light from sea to
sea, examine the different animals which
yield the luminous display, and the varia
tions of the emitted rays; for hundreds of
marine organisms glow and sparkle in the
darkness of night.
After the boisterous region of the Bay
of Biscay has been passed the course,
maybe, lies in the direction of the Azores,
or Western Isles; we find ourselves in
warmer latitudes, and the waters teem
with life. Flashes of light Illumine the
waters directly night sets in, and nature’s
alchemy is at work. There is a globe of
bluish light floating rapidly by. buoyant
on the waves; suddenly it explodes with a
bright flash, and the Will o’ the Wisp is
gone., Scores of these incandescent lamps
pass by, and very soon a specimen Is
shooting backward and forward in a
bucket of sea water within a darkened
cabin. An investigation shows that the
creature is a Pyrosoma, a compound or
ganism belonging to the Tunicate family
of invertebrate animals, somewhat near
ly allied to the mollusca. A group of in
dividuals cluster within the common gela
tinous tunic; each is independent of the
other, except for fhe fact that a general
orifice serves both for the purposes of
water circulation, breathing, and food
supply. The microscope reveals every de
tail of living structure in transparent out
line, although the rosy-tinted jelly mass
Is quite visible to the naked eye with the
intestinal nucleus of a deep red. In the
same locality the ribbon-like medusoid an
imal occurs in profusion—known as Ve
nus’ Girdle; a creature which, when It
expands and contracts, flashes forth long
rays of white light.
The masses of gulf weed floating in the
Sargasso sea are sometimes strangely lu
minous at night, gleaming with a steady,
concentrated brightness which is sustain
ed for many minutes at a time. In this
instance it is not the vegetable substance
which glows, but simply the Infusorial
Noctilucae clinging to the fronds In count
less thousands, in the same way that her
ring shoals are caused to shine oft the
Cornish coast, with extraordinary brill
iance, and the curl of a wave breaks on
a sandy shore a sheet of fire. Sparks cling
like glittering jewels to the meshes of a
net or to the prow of a ship that plunges
through the molten seh. Some of the
larger jellyfish, again, swim in the trans
lucent waters of the warmer seas, with
the central part of the organism showing
a light of considerable size—for all the
world like the electric spark contained in
a Swan-Edison globe. You may follow Its
track many feet below the surface, the
radiance having a bluish tinge. Phospho
rescence, indeed, Is not merely a thing
of the ocean surface; for as surmised by
the lafe Prof. Moseley in the “Challenger*
Notes," it is highly probable that the deep
zones of life are entirely lit by the animal
radiation; hence one of the chief uses ot
the luminous properties.
A school of porpoises not infrequently
create a phosphorescent turmoil as they
rush through the water—that is, they agi
tate the sea Is all directions, causing the
really luminous creatures to glitter. In
like manner an octopus or sepia shines oc
casionally in water If placed In a dark
room; it possesses no special light-yield
ing properties of Its own, ‘the subdued
emanation being due to the food contained
in the stomach, and partially visible
through the enveloping body-sac. The In
dian ocean swarms with small Crustacea
of every imaginable color; some are bright
scarlet, others azure blue, rich shades of
violet or invisibly white. Associated with
these are the surface swimming larval
forms of many crabs and lobsters. Every
one of these marine animals has a
frtotal plate of flashing light of such in
SAVANNAH. GA.. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1897.
tensity that it can be faintly seen even in
brightly lighted cabin. At night they
gleam in the sea with great brilliance, ap
pearing and disappears as the shrimp
turns in the water. When the luminosity
is located in a definite spot or organ, it is
always possible that a secreted substance
may be capable of analysis, in the same
way that a common glow worm is found
to shine by reason of the formic acid se
cretion.
Sometimes we see in mid-ocean fiery
tracks left on the water of an indefinite,
serpentine form, which might well be mis
taken for some monster of a sea serpent,
It is probably due to the progression of a
lsrge, elongated fish. Wriggling away in
the distance, it assumes the apparent dt
minsions of thirty or forty feet—a most
astonishing spectacle. The different cor
ruscations of the various sea organisms
are very noticeable. A starfish radiates a
bright uranium green, while the seapen
emits pale lilac colors, comparable to the
flame of cyanogen gas. A certain shellfish
from a depth of 2,000 fathoms or more
glow's with a reddish-brown light, and
some of the deep sea sponges are resplen
dent in milk-white rays reflected a thou
sand times among the fibers of spun glass
texture. Perhaps the most singular record
of phosphorescence is found in the Chal
lenger record, where it is stated explicit
ly that the icebergs of the Southern ocean,
somewhere in the latitude of Kerguelen
Islands, showed faint gleams of whitish
luminosity at night.
We might almost attribute this phenome
non to reflection from the surface of the
sea, rather than anything inherent in the
ice Itself. All these minute sea animals
are delicate and fragile to the last degree.
Take a specimen from Its native element,
and it perishes with a touch or falls to
pieces in your fingers. On the other hand,
the same structure is able to withstand
the fierce strife of wind and wave with
the greatest unconcern; however the
storm may rage, the frail life in the ocean
remains absolutely uninjured, even when
great ships are driven to destruction.
The contrivances to this end are infinite.
In calm seas the creatures float on the
surface, especially in the night season.
Directly the elements contend and the
waves rage, the millions of small animals,
as if in concert, sink to the depth of a few
fathoms. Ail manner of organic modifi
cations exist for the purpose. Air cham
bers act as temporary floats when fully
expanded in the calm weather, the infla- 1
tion being regulated as the creature rises
and falls, a process well illustrated by the
alterations in a Portuguese man-of-W’ar.
The separate air chambers are like the
water-tight compartments of a ship; if
one is damaged by any chance, the injury
can be repaired. And the same perfec
tion in detail is demonstrated in a thou
sand curious ways amid the vast realm
of pelagic life.
We offer no apology for dwelling for a
few moments on these phenomena, which
riveted the attention of Humboldt, Dar
win, Wyville, Thomson and Moseley in
their time. The opportunities for this in
vestigation become beautifully less as tri
ple expansion engines drive sailing power
out of the field of competition, and unless
special scientific expeditions are fitted out
we can no longer hope to examine the
wonders of the deep during our sea Jour
neys.
ALL SORTS OF PAPER THINGS.
Orepe Paper Tnrneil to Use In Count
less Knicltnaeks.
From the New York Sun.
"Is that paper?’’ exclaimed the shopper
as the salesman unrolled a length of pli
ant, lustrous stuff for her inspection.
“It is anew design this year,” said the
clerk. "See this,” and he unfurled a piece,
ivory tinted, with half garlands of roses
sprinkled over It.
‘"Brocaded! Why, It looks like a
piece of French damask. (How do they
contrive to give it that soft sheen? Then
the colors are so good."
"They are making It that way this
year,’’ was the answer. “This brocaded
paper was not made at all, even abroad,
until within the last two years. It was
brought out in plain, all-over colors, very
prettily tinted, hut it was never flowered
or figured. All this scaltoped-edged and
Persian-bordered paper is also anew wrin
kle. They put a bloom on crepe paper
now that makes it twice as rich and effec
tive. A woman could make up one of
these brocade papers into a ball gown, fi<-
ting it on good lining stuff, and I doubt
if it could be told from silk unless it was
touched.
"Here are some curtains; Just made as
a sample, of course; but what would you
take them for?”
“Dimity; pretty, fine dimity. And are
those glove boxes and vases of paper,
too?”
"Yes, and there Is a table cover in imi
tation of a Dresden pattern. A year ago
no factory turned out anything like that,
as regards blending of colors, or border
ing, or width. Twenty inches was as wide
as the crepe paper was ever made up to a
few months ago. The joinings always
looked awkward. Now the paper comes
double width.”
Those on the inside of the crepe paper
trade say that a quick-witted American
girl is the original source of all these im
provements tn width, tinting and texture.
She took up the making of lamp shades,
hand screens, cotillon favors and the like
for a livelihood. The crepe paper, as it
was then made, did not meet her needs,
and she proceeded to vary and improve it
according to her own ides. These ideas
the manufacturers immediately adopted.
“The plain one-color papers gave my
things such a sameness," said this wide
awake business woman, “that after search
ing high and low for variegated samples
I put water-color figures and flowers over
the surface. Six months later when I
went to buy my new stock of papers, I
found that the mills were printing the
crepe paper already figured, only not of
the beautiful texture that they are turn
ing out now. My sister and I made garden
hats for favors, and fans and parasols,
and all that sort of stuff out of the bro
caded paper, until we were weary of it
and looked about for something new. This
we got by cutting up the edges of a plain
surfaced paper in points and scallops, and
painting in a border of a deeper color, or
some contrasting shade. It did not take
that idea any time to spread, and now the
Persian-bordered papers, with the soft
tones relieving the cream or dull blue sur
faces. can be got at a moderate price. The
fact of the mattef is that for purely dec
orative purposes paper is Infinitely more
effective than woven material. It has a
stiffness that doss not appear really stiff
because of the crepe surface, and it is
pliant and manageable. It w ill stay where
you put it, and yet not look ungraceful.
"Whep I want heliotrope paper, I get it
from a certain firm, and the yellow shades
I have to get from another firm and the
rose tints from a third. No single manu
facturer seems to make all the tints equal
ly well. If he makes one oolor Just right,
the others are below the average.
The manufacturers err evolving new
ideas every day, though in this matter of
the coloring, and I don’t believe that half
has been done yet. Even now the paper
flowers that we can make arc miles ahead
of the crude specimens of four or live
years ago. When the flowers to be imita
ted are somewhat set In appearance, like
lilies, orchirds, hyacinths, paper is better
for the purpose than either silk, gauze or
velvet. It has a trimness and freshness,
and at the same time a delicate gloss that
no other material has. The paper morn
ing glories as made this season ure very
nearly perfect in shape and tint.
"What first made me go into the paper
business? I made and dressed some paper
dolls for a church fair in Buffalo, my na
tive town, about six years ago. The agent
of a New York paper house saw them,
and thought them salable. He told me
what might be done in New York with
knick knacks, and 1 came on. set up a
business here and found custom. There
was no demand for crepe paper here then,
and the manufacturers made none. At
that time all that was used came from
abroad. When they found that there was
a demand for it, they secured machinery
to make it."
There is apparently no end to the list of
things that can be made out of crepe
paper. One New York firm has fi big
showroom devpted exclusively to the dis
play of articles in this line. Over five
hundred persons a week, most of tjiem
women, visit this showroom, and carry
the Ideas gained and the methods learned
there to various parts of the country
Many visit this department every day for
weeks, and take lessons from the opera
tives and decorators with the intention
of starting similar business on their re
turn to their homes in the west or north
west It seems that as a household adorn
ment paper is no longer to be regarded
as a flimsy, gerishable material of little
Importance, but as having some body and
character Hats made of crepe paper, giv
en as cotillon favors, are worn through
out the entire summer on the lawns and
piazzas of country houses, and are even
then nearly as good as new.
HORSESHOEHS OF OLDEN TIMES.
Antiquity of the Cruft ns Illustrated
In Ancient Classic Art.
From the Horseshoer’s Journal.
The early historians made a sad mistake
when they neglected to hand down to pos
terity a record of the lives and manners of
these ancient craftsmen, for by them wo
could be better able to judge of the intel
ligence of the people of that period, as in
all ages the smithy has been recognized
as the center of Intelligence in rural com
munities. I have no doubt the shoer of
ancient times was quite an important
chap, as his work was very essential to
the preservation of limb and life. While
we have been deprived of a knowledge of
the shoer himself and his ways, we can
feast our eyes on some of his works, at
least representatlonts of them in art pic
tures, and it is doubtful if some of these
artists didn't work their imaginations and
put the sho® then in use on their sub
jects. Hans Berghman, tn his “Horses
of Antiquity,” represents a plumed knight
on horseback. The horse had raised heels
on his shoes, which -were fastened on by
nails, apparently, three on each side (paint
ed in 1473). He has another showing a
groom leading two horses that are appar
ently shod with flat, thick-heeled shoes.
There is another picture by Albert Dur
er (1471) which shows a knight On horse
back, whose horse Is shod with a flat shoe
having a wide web at the toe, much dike
the toe weight of the present day. He
also has another good picture of a heavy
draft horse that is shod with heel calks
(1500).
Another German painter, about that
time, Lucas Granach (1472) has a horse
and plumed knight, the horse having heel
calks and nails.
The English in the sixteenth century
represent a horse figure called the “Tour
nament Roll,” that Is, shod with a shoe
that looks like the Dunning steel shoe,
or the Goodenough of the present day,
having fine, small calks on the side, or
they might be extra large nail heads.
The Italian masters show the toe weight
shoe in the fifteenth century. They have
a picture taken from a fresco painting in
Ihe Campo Santa de Pisa. The horseman
is one of the followers of Pilate, and tho
artist represents him as one of the cortege
of Christ bearing his cross toward Gol
gotha. Ilis horse lias heel calks and the
shoes nailed on. The French have a pic
ture of a knight on horseback, shod with
Hat shoes in the twelfth century. He car
ries a Maltese banner, and it is In the ca
thedral of Chartus.
A study of these pictures surprises us
and somewhat lessens the self-esteem we
may have Indulged In at our progressive
ness, for, alter all, many of our supposed
new ideas are only resurrections. Even
the felt shoe is as old as the hills, as note
this little bit of ancient gossip:
In Lord Herbert’s "Life of Henry VIII"
it is stated that that monarch while in
France, having feasted the ladles royally
for divers days, departed from Tourney to
Lilse, Oct. 13, 1513, whither he was invited
by the Lady Margaret, who caused them
a Joust or tournament to be held in an ex
traordinary manner, the place being a
large room raised high from the ground
by many steps and paved by black square
stones like marble, while the horses, to
prevent slipping, were shod with felt, af
ter which the ladles danced all night.
A shoe of the seventeenth century was
found with a fullered margin, or,as we say,
creased, and calks, with the letters H. I
stamped on It, evidently the initials of the
maker.
There Is a complete treatise on shoeing
by Caesar Flaschl, written in the seven
teenth century. Along about 1616 and Inter
there must have been quite a fad In fan
cy shoeing, and silver cheaper than it is
to-day, as we find It was used for horse
shoes. A certain Lord Doncaster, an
English ambassador, when he entered
Paris his horse was shod with silver shoes,
and when he cams to a place were beau
ties of eminence were 6tatfoned the ca
vorting of the charger would make him
cast a shoe, which the greedy bystanders
scrnmbled for, while a liveried farrier came
and tacked on another one, and
thus with much ado he reached the Lou
vre.
In the eighteenth century the craft gain
ed in prestige and honors, having taken
up the art of doctoring. There can be no
doubt their methods in this respect were
crude and barbarous, but they had a bet
ter excuse for such treatment than some
of those that continue their methods to
the present day. Many farriers held
places of honor, and some were Just as
conceited as many of our youngsters to
day. Many maids could echo the fair
Portia’s sentiment when she said of her
lover that ho does nothing but talk con
tinually of his horse, and layeth great ap
propriation to his own good parts, that he
can shoe him himself. The lessons we
may learn from this brief review are mod
esty tn our accomplishments, pride In hav
ing an avocation that ,as George Fleming
says, Icings and nobles have not disdained
to practice, and which is very intimately
connected with the comfort and utility of
the noblest and most useful animal ever
domesticated by man,
JUlfef cliife!’
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ments
Ladies’ Wool Eiderdown Dressing
SACQUEB, solid pink, blue Cream card
inal. grey, green, nicely finished, well
made, oil sizes, worth $1.25. at 75c
Indioe’ larltntc made of English ker-
LdUlts JuvlVtlo, gey.faultless in style,
perfect in fit, tailor made, shield front
stitched seams, lined throughout with
satin, worth $12.00, at $9.60
FRUIT OF Sheet
LOOM afc£!
Bleaching mg. Sea
Island s,
Ginghams, Percales, Cal
icoes, Outings, Cheviots,
ready-made Sheets and
Pillow Cases, standard
make and qualities at
money-saving prices.
Fruit ol Loom Shirting, SiLtfSi
limited quantities, except
dealers, ut only N>4v#
HOSIERY. Women
and Children Hose—
Cotton, Lisle, Cashmere,
Wool and Silk Hoae—Black, Tans, Bal
briggau. Plaids. Fancy Hose—fast colors,
tine gauges. full fashioned, satisfactory
wearing Hosiery—all sizes, styles- and
qualities.
lodine’ linen heavy fleece lined and
Ldlllto nUoC, plain black cotton,
Hermsdorf dye. guaranteed stainless,
high spliced heels, full fashioned, extra
lengths, winter weights, worth 17-
25c and 35c, Monday only I #
FINEST Good fit-
Footwear.;"; B ’^;
for table Shoes for Men,
Women and Children —
fine Vici, Knglish enam
el, black calf and winter Tan Shoes at
money-saving prices.
Ladies’ Button Boots, K2 U wu h ™
new bull dog toe, military heel, with
either kid or patent leather tips,
worth 12.50, ujg OQ
to-morrow only m’l ■ ©
Rugs, Mat-
CARPETS. SB SS2
11 ti,
Shade*, Tapestries, Linoleum*. Oil
( loth* and everything ele neeefetary
t or complete housekeeping of very
t,e*t make*, choicest good* and quali
ties at >no*t reasonable price*, on oar
great third floor.
All work done by competent workmen
and satisfaction guaranteed in every In
stance.
SOLE
kid GLOVE?
NEW SILKS Mon
and Velvets. ? n a a y m “
moth showing of exclu
sive novelties, Black and
Colored Dress Silks—
best weaves, latest styles
—plain and fancy woven
—new patterns and col
orings—exclusive foreign
fancies —at practically
half value.
Black Satin Dnchesse, 2 w ' ldu ln ° e h x ? r £
heavy quality amt superior llnlsh—al
ways sold at (1.25, will he displayed on
our venter counter to-morrow CJ C _
and sold at tho low prlco of OOC
Citlf Vulvofe all colors, now, fresh
0111 l till CIS, goods, worth 75c
DRESS New fall
GOODS. m l T d , and
black, plain
and n&Velty dress mate
rials —fresh from the im
porters and manufactur
ers —many of them shown
for the first time; all the
stylish colorings and ef
fects, at phenomenally
low prices.
Diagonal Mohair Cheviots,
wool. 48 Inches wide, in the new greens,
browns, tans, purple, plum, castor and
blacU, extra heavy, superior quality,
worth 75c, CQn
Monday only UO V
WOOL California
m ■ s. White
Blankets. Blanket*,
in 10-4,11-4 and 12-4 size,
very best and reliable
grades, clean, new, per
fect goods—Silver Grey
Blankets, with fancy bor
ders, some especially
suitable for gowns and
bath robes Carriage
Robes and Steamer Blan
kets and Shawls.
Bed Comiorts, ri d eT!L' n r„ D d
silk, lined with pure white cotton and
down, at money-saving prices.
Real Wool Blankets,
borders, full size, 10-4. extra heavy,
excellent quality, worth C A
$2.75, at tpliOU
U/ADM Norfolk and New
f MBX fiwl Brunswick and
other popular
Woolens. makes of Wool
en Underwear
for men, women and children— clean,
perfect, new goods. In full assortment
of sizes and prqper range of prices.
Iqdjne' VKtc White, ribbed, wool.
BauiCo teals, heavy quality, winter
weights, full fashioned, high neck and
long sleeves—Drawers to fiOs,
match, worth (1.00. at OvC
FURNITURE,
may
look alike to you at first glance: but on
second sight you will observe the differ
ence between the cheap stuff hiding un
der liberal doses of varnish, and the
honest-made, honest wear articles. If
our goods are not as represented, return
them and get your money back. Wo
show a larger stock, give bettor values,
sell at lower prices, qualities considered,
than you oan get anywhere else.
ACENTS
Candies.
PAGES 9 TO I<V
Fine Fall Pret-
MILLINERY.
elties in French Milli
nery. The prettiest hat
ideas introduced this sea
son; swell English Walk
ing Hats, Turbans, Bon
nets and Dress Shapes.
Amazon Plumes, Demi
Plumes, Prince of Wales
Plumes, Plumes, etc.
Beautiful, rich, Colored
Feathers,Ribbons, Birds,
Buckles, Velvets,
Aigrettes and other styl
ish trimmings.
Ladies’ Trimmed Hats,
trimmed with tho best materials, beat
workmanship and tlntsh, J; PW
at *IO.OO, (5.00 and A a 9 O
STERLING Novel-
SILVER S k .
ets and ornaments in a
most unusual assortment,
introducing the very lat
est holiday, 1897-98, pat
terns. at prices that the
less favored stores can
not quote.
Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons, Fancy
Bon-Bon Spoons, Hutton Hooks. Puff
and Powder Boxes, Bracelets, Match
Boxes, Hair Brushes, Silver Top
Dressing Combs. Clothes and Bon
net Brushes with sterling silver top. Cut
Class Sterling Silver Top Inkstands,
Smelling -Salts, etc.
RAnr/C An enor
mous collec
tion of standard editions.
Fiction, Novels, Histo
ries, Biographies, Trav
els,Miscellaneous Works,
Etc, selected with the
utmost care by compe
tent and well posted book
people for the approach
ing holiday trade.
Books in Sots, 5 Vols.—
Works. Cooper's Leather Stocking
Tales. Macaulay's History of Kngland.
A. t'onan Doyle's Works. Cooper’s Se*
Tales, Samuel Smiles' IVnrk-.,QQ,
per set only 900
Book Catalogue.
Holiday Books, now ready for free dis
tribution.
Second Floor.
O A O£2 Toilet Articles. Pr
vJ V 1 1 and ■ fumes, F.xtracts,
Sponges, Powders
and Notions at cut prices.
4711 White Rose Glycerine Soap,
highly perfumed and excellent quality,
ordinarily sold at 25c, our price, Ii _
for Monday only, I IC
Basement for Toy Depart
ment. soon to
Bargains. -SSnSKEnt
stock now on
hand must be disposed of to be able to
display toys and other holiday goods.
Cut prices prevail all over this deport
ment. and a rare opportunity is offered
to thrifty housekeepers to secure bar
gains. Here are two sample items-all
others are In proportion.
Coal Hods, 13c
Flour Sifters, t w r o a o \“ •spy**
bodies. 1-quart size, worth 15c. at § C
Manicure
Parlor,
Second Floor.