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The Abilene Monitor from Abilene, Kansas • 5

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nrv TV A MAMMO OUR SALE. of New Dress Goods, Silks, Gloves, Ribbons, Hosiery, Underwear, Cloaks a -irn rs i i ana mmmery uomiuenues xms weeK. Never in the history of the store have we shown such an aggregation of new wearables as we now display; goods that were bought in the Largest Markets of America. Many of them were contracted for months ago; long before the "new tariff" became a law. While we own the entire stock at "low ebb" prices we don't intend to advance the price of a single item as long as the present stock lasts.

We have sold goods to the people of Dickinson county for 25 years. During that time we have been closely identified with all their interests. We would like to establish a new record for fall and winter of 1897. We desire to merit more of your confidence, to have a larger share of your pacronage and to prove to you that we can furnish you merchandise at as low or lower prices than you can buy the same grade of goods in larger cities. We take considerable pride in maintaining one of the best stores in the state.

Yet it is to the genernsity of the trading public that we owe our success. We hope that our future relations may prove fully as pleasant as our past. DRESS PATTERNS. We hate bought a very large stock of Dress Patterns, STAMPED GOODS. A new "Spachtel Work" in Dresser Scarfs, Sideboard Covers, Center Pieces, Doilies, Tray Cloths, etc.

Ready-to-use Table Covers and Sofa Pillows. Draperies of all classes. from 15c yard to 3.50. no two of which are alike, ranging in price from 4.95 to 12-50. Novelty weaves in all the new colorings as RIBBONS AND LACES.

"Roman Stripe" Ribbons are in very great demand. Bright and pretty, yet not expensive. We have them in widths from No. 5 to No. 16.

We carry a very large stock of 2 grades of Satin Ribbon that you can buy at very reasonable prices. New Laces in Valenciennes from 2c to 10c a yard. New Silk Laces in Cream and Black. New Oriental Laces, proper widths for dress adornment. well as Coverts will be extremely fashionable for fall GLOVES.

Notwithstanding an advance of 15 to 20 per cent, on Kid Gloves under the "new tariff," our prices on the new goods have not been advanced. Placed our orders early. We sell a firstclass WARRANTED Glove for $1.00. An elegant two-clasp dress Glove for 1.35. A splendid Mocha Glove, all new colorst for 1.25.

If we haven't your size or color, will be very glad to get it for you without additional cost. winter wear. If you want something entirely new and different from what anyone else will have come here for it. PORTIERS. Handsome Portiers, new style Tapestry, 2.98 pair up to 10.00.

Tapestry covers 75c to 2.50. Tapestry by the yard from 75c to 3.50. MILLINERY. Don't fail to attend our OPENING. We will show you Hats that will not only please you in style, but price as well.

When you can't see what you want tell us and we'll try to make it for you. Glad to have the chance. No trouble for us; that's what we're here for. CLOAKS. No stock in the store received more careful consideration in the purchase than our Cloaks.

First: We wanted the PRICES right. Second: We MUST have the STYLE right. Third: We POSITIVELY had to have the QUALITY right. These three points comprise all there is to a cloak. We will have about 600 new garments to show you.

If you need a cloak of any kind won't you give us a HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. Stocks were never so large or complete. Ladies' seamless fast black hose 10c pair. Heavy gray Hose 10c Pair. Excellent values 12J, 15, 20 and 25c.

For a "quarter of a dollar" we offer the most sightly, the most durable and the best value Hose we ever saw at the price. Children's seamless Hose 10c a pair up to 35c. Wool Hose and fleece-lined Hose at all prices. We handle a complete line of the "Black Cat" Hose for children. Our stock of cotton, fleece-lined and wool Underwear for Ladies, Men and Children, was bought early in the season, and was marked down at a very close profit.

We can guarantee prices lower now than will be possible when we have to re-order goods. DRESS GOODS. While tailor made costumes promise to meet with much favor this season, there will also be many novelties worn. Never in the history of our store-keeping have we shown so many popular priced dress fabrics as now. Novelty Suitings in a handsome line of colors, 15c yard.

All wool fancies, that have sold freely for 35c, now 25c a yard. Large line of silk and wool mixtures, fall colorings, 35c yard. 42linch Novelty Suiting, extraordinary good value, 50c yard. 38-inch plain Suiting, all wool, 35c a yard. 54-inch plain wool Suitings, fine quality, 45c yard, (This quality generally sells for 60 to 65o a yard.) Our line of black and colored Henriettas, Serges, Drap' D'Etat, ranging from 15c yard to 1.50 was never more complete.

Heavy Boucles, Cloakings, Broadcloths, Beaver Cloths, and Astrachans for Coats, Jackets and Capes, ranging in price from 98c a yard to 3.50. SHOES. Have you bought your winter wear for the family; the school Shoes; the Sunday Shoes for the children, your wife or yourself? We bought early; we bought heavily; and we think we bought prudently, as we got the goods at the lowest notch. Would you like to share a part of the advanced price and get good goods as cheap as you ever bought them in your life? chance to show you our stock; we'll consider it a favor if you do. Prices will be from 1.50 up to 25.00.

HOUSE FURNISHINGS. Headquarters for tinware, Dishes. Lamps, Glassware, School Supplies and hundreds of other little items that you need every day. BLANKETS. Heavy fleeced cotton Blankets 45c pair.

Heavy half wool gray Blankets, worth 2.00, for 1.48 a pair. Fine all wool, gray or white Blankets, worth 4.00, for 2.98 pair. Extra fine, pure wool, heavy, white or grey Blankets, large size, 4.98, really worth 6.00 a pair. Comforts 75, 98, 1.25, 1.50, 2.00 and 2.48 each. Bed Quilts 75c up to 2.50 each.

SILKS. This promises to be a great silk season. Fancy Taffetas in all the new shades, 95c yard. New Scotch Plaids, all the rage for waists, cut in TABLE LINENS. Turkey Red Table Linen 15, 25, 35 and 50c yard.

Unbleached Linen, 25, 35, 50 and 75c yard. 62-inch bleached Linen 50c yard. 72-inch bleached Linen 75c yard. (Fine quality). Unbleached Napkins 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 and 2.00 dozen.

Bleached Napkins, 18 inch size, 50c dozen. Bleached Napkins, 22 inch size, 1.00 dozen. Bleached Napkins, 27 inch size, 1.35 dozen up to 5.00. Towels from 5c apiece to 50c. Our 25c Towel is all linen, is large size, good quality, and an extra value for 25c.

SPECIAL: We have a big drive in all Linen Crash at 4c yard. I waist patterns only. COTTON GOODS. New Astrachans for dresses loc yard. 12Jc Toile D'Nord Ginghams for 8c yard.

15c cotton Suitings for 9o yard. Extra quality Percales, dark styles, 10c yard. Good Apron Ginghams Se yard. Heavy linen Crash 4c yard. Full standard Prints 4o yard.

Dark Outing Cloths 5c yard. Good Domets 5c yard. Good cotton Flannel 6c yard. "Koman stripes," tne very latest production ana very handsome goods, 1.00 per yard up. Peau' D'Soie Silk, a weave that outwears any other made, will always be desirable for dresses.

GROCERIES. Best Granulated Sugar, per sack, 5.65, or 18 Founds for $1 00. Choice, Fresh Stock of everything to be found in a firstclass grocery store. A very handsome quality at l.uu yard. New lining Silks, trimming Silks, in all colors.

If large stocks, low prices and courteous treatment are what you want, we earnestly solicit a liberal share of your valued patronage. ABILENB, GO Good cider vinegar at Thko. Nusz' home. The chief thoughts in his sion from the city council to erect a one story building 80 35 feet on the sermon were about as follows. Great bargins in footwear of all 'The home alone in flnences a vacant lot west of Snlder's store.

Mr. Parker will place in it a bowling alley, lunch counter and a $2,000 shooting gallery with three organs. He will make it a general amusment center and it will be a convenient uptown want to see a gallery in operation. Mr. Parkers factory cannot supply the demand which is increasing all the time.

He is expecting intending purchasers to arrive from Nebraska, Colorado, Texas and West Virginia, this week. Firemen Go to Topeka. The Abilene firemen will start to- child until it is five or six years old then the school and home unite in developing its character. Thev are the two most potent factors in its development but neither should do too much for the child. It must do some things for itself or its inventive faculties will be dwarfed.

"Some of the duties of the home are to respect the authority of the school In methods and disciple never to criticise the teacher before the pupil and to regard the teacher as the best friend of the home. Some of the duties of the school to the home are to have a high regard for it te teach the children to honor father and mother, and to respect the religion of thehome. If the subject of religion comes up the teacher should tell the child to go to the church of its parents. He should teach all things religiously but avoid sectarianism. He should teach the child to love its home and to be at home at proper hours of the day and especially at proper hours of the night," A New Bnlldmg.

C. W. Parker has obtained permis Throat Coughs Is there a tickling; in the throat? Do you cough a great deal, especially Viieft tying down? Are you hoarse at times? Does nearly every cold take settle in your throat? 'hese "throat coughs" are very deceptive. Don't neglect them. Troches, or cough syrups won't touch the spot.

You must take remedies that will enrich the blood, tone up the nerves; and heal the inflamed membranes. SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophos- fihites contains such remedies, has wonderful nourishing and healing power. The cause of the cough is removed; the whole system is given new life and vigor; and the danger from threatening lung trouble is swept away. Book about It free. For tak by all druggists at 50c and $1.00.

SCOTT 4 BOWNE, New York. State Firemen's They have hfipn nraotlclnu hard and in In a MUM good condiition to do some fast work in the races. The new uniforms have arrived and are very satisfactory They consist of cap, coat and pants of a dark blue color. The cuffs have a silver cord around them and the pants have an old gold stripe down the seam. The department will nresent a verv creditable annenrnr kinds at Theo.

Nusz. Paul Hurd went to Great Bend Tuesday on business. Miss Estella Duckworth is visiting friends in Jacksonville and Chicago Illinois. Come and see the the first class pants and clothing very cheap at the Benefit. When the Monitor reporter was in County Clerk Kieffer'e office the other day he glanced at his ledger and it is certainly one of the finest in the state.

If you want the smoothest shave to be had in the city and the most stylish hair cut be sure you patronize Chas. Holt, under Gulick's drug store. Dickinson county has a very large criminal docket and It is largely due to Sheriff's Robson zeal in hunting down the numerous criminals which have been infesting the county. We always have full line of fresh Orocerries at low prices and don't you forget it. Theo.

Nusz. John Lane, an evangelist who is holding meetings at the Baptist cbnrch, held a meeting on the street last Saturday afternoon. During bis address, be found occasion to shout, "Fire! Murder', at the top of his voice. It is said that one of our business men hearing the word "fire" only dropped the package which he was doing up for a customer and rushed to the door to see where the fire was. It's ten to one he didn't go back to his work in a religious frame of mind.

The new walks around the Pacific hotel will stand out in shape contrast with some of the old walks around town. At several places on west 4th. the stringers are rotted so badly that the nails no longer hold and if anyone steps on the edge of a board It flips over and presents a row of sharp spikes to the next one who passes that way. The places should be attended to or the city may have a damage suit on its hands. Just received new lot of shoes, dry goods and underwear.

Come and see them. Theo. Nusz. and will sustain their reputation for fast running. For good school shoes go to the old i e-liable shoe house of T.C.

Mclnerney. Miss Sara Curtis came down from Salina Saturday to visit, her parents. She is making good progress in her studies at the business college. Mr. and Mrs.

C. Rugh started east Tuesday for a three months visit among old friends in Pennsylvania. This is the first time they hare been back east since they came to Kansas. The Union Pacific is having a crane water pipe put in just west of Broadway to take the place of the tank out near Mud creek. The work on the sink-pit and foundation Is well advanced.

Frank Nienan became too noisy and ugly while attempting to exchange a pair of shoes at the Benefit Tuesday afternoon and was arrested and fined 13.00 for disturbing the peace. It was said he had been drinking. A blind horse doctor held forth on the streets Wednesday afternoon. He claimed to have cures for all the known ills of horses, cattle, hogs and poultry and offered the whole lot for a quarter but didn't find many takers. Sheriff Robson went to Gallitan Mo.

last week and brought back Harry Hartman who sometime ago made off with a bicycle belonging to the Abilene Cycle Company. Hart-man was given a preliminary hearing In Judge Dayidson's court Saturday, but waived an examination and was bound over to the district court. The other day the Monitor report er was down at the Post Office when C. W. Parker was opening his mail.

Among it was a letter from one of his agents containing $76.70, Mr. Parkers share of the earnings of one ef his shooting galleries for a week. Mr. Parker says It pays him better to hire men to run his galleries than to sell them. The football season will open soon and the Abilene boys are practicing every night.

They expect to have a game with Chapman Friday if suitable arrangements can be made. If they cannot have a game Friday, arrangements will be made for a one next week. The Abilene line up will probably be as follows; center Walck, guards John Young, Kirk1, tackles Al Young, Mitchell1, ends Will Young, Mclnerney, quarterback Hasklns, half backs Brady and Moru-an, full-back Baskerville. For tinware, stationery, men's work shirts go to. Theo.

Nusz. Mrs J. F. Conkln of Hope visited her mother, Mrs D. S.

Clarke this week. Buy your groceries at Theo. Nusz' you are sure to get good goods at low prices. Rev. H.

M. Oberholtzer of Salina was visiting Rev. II. C. Ilaithcoi on Tuesday.

Ladies fine shoes for little money All styles of the celebrated Kell shoes at Mclnerney's. The local employes of the Union Pacific are all happy. The piy car went through Wednesday. Will Kirsh went to St. Louis Tuesday to enter the railroad machine shops and learn engineering.

A complete line of school shoes just received at Mclnerney's double deck shoe store. School satchels ivenaw.iy with shoes. L. H. Kump has returned from a pleasant eastern trip.

While away he placed his daughter. Miss Amy in a female seminary at Frederick, Md. C. A. Benignus meat market has a nobby delivery wagon now.

The bed of the old wagon was worked over, repainted and placed on Dew running gears, making a very neat outfit. Guy Ash who played left field for Abilene is In town for a few days. He and Ted Price have been playing with Parsons since the home team disbanded. Price returned home Monday. A new box culvert is being put in on 5 th.

and Broadway, where one was torn last year, leaving an ugly ditch, which came very near the cause of several accidents. One ia also being put In at 4th. and Cedar. J. T.

Pendergasthas just purchased another carload of fine buggies which will be here In a few days. If you want anything in the buggy line you should look at this new stock before buying. Mr. Pendergast Is doing an immense businessln buggies and wagons and can consquently make low prices in thuse lines. It would be well for the night watch to walk past the church steps after the curfew rings.

Church steps are not the proper places for loiterers hut the way they are littered up with peanut hulls, chewing gum wrapper and similar articles of a morning Is pretty conclusive evidence that they have been occupied the night before. TTOGr OTOTTTTR A LOCAL MENTION. CAJST BE CURED ft THE STAR Is a sure preventative for Hog Cholera: also a cure when taken in time C. E. RUGH, iwyer.

This is not a new remedy, but one which has been tried and found to ba the best and cheapest remedy ever put on the market. This remedy is not a cure-all: it is for Hogs and them alone. As a preventative it has no equal. Asa cure, if hogs will still eat, they can be cured with it. Hogs will put on fat much faster when fed this mixture.

We have sold hundreds of pounds of the Star Cholera Remedy with the best results, and refer you to Henry Myers or Ernest Krueger, farmers and hog raisers, who have used the Star Cholera Remedy. Full directions for using with each package. Buy your fall caps at the Benefit and save money. Come to the Benefit to buy you underwear cheap. All grades of Boots very cheap come and see them at the Benefit.

You will save money by buying Trunks and Valises at the Benefit. By your school and shoes shirts of theo. nusz be has a good assortment and at tbc right prices. Did you see the fine lot of school shoes at the Benefit if not come and see them before you buy. i Cadet John Lambing went to 4 Kansas City Tuesday to attend a council of the Salvation Army which was held In that city this week.

C. R. Plelser and Will Mclnereny of the Abilene Band will go to Emporia Monday morning and from thereto Torek where they play with the Era-porlaBand dnring Carnival week. This Remedy is Gairaiiteed to be as Represented, FOR SALE BY R.I.WOODS, Druggist. ABILENE, KANSAS.

Relation of School and Home. Dr. Haithcox preached the third sermon in his series on local topics last Sunday evening, taking for his subject the relation of the school and.

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1890-1898