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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1899.
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Mm, Helen Burns was quite unknown
to me, but I wn not boitv to see her
come In. Sho was one of tho radiant
brunettes whose cheeks pet a lovely
red when tho thermometer runs near
r.eio. and who can llulit the pas with
her ntiKfis when frost Is about. Sh
was In widow's narb of tho most tf
grtsslve sott, and she looked as happy
iih a prisoner just escaped from a Jail
or. Silo tripped me a sliding courtesy
nnd swam Into a chair. There was
positively" not an uhb1' about her.
I haf come cm u sad Innlnii," she
said. The hardening of the final "f"
showed the Pienchwoman. but thero
was no other pvulcnce of it.
1 bowed nnd looked up with sympa
thy and Inquiry.
"My dear husbant, he Is det."
I mutely exptessed my commisera
tion. "Ho has tiled very sttcldalnly and I
haf decided that I cannot leave his
body in this cold Knglant, where !s
nofins .ympatica. X will take him.
back to New Yoik on the steamer."
Her long lashc fell like a velvet pall
as she said this, nnd then slowly came
upward, rieneath them I could seo a
pair of dark brown eyes shining
through a film of tears. It was like a
rainbow In the mist.
"My dear husbant, he was io Boot to
me. He lies in a leaden coflln at the
cemetery house, and we must take him
away tomorrow. It will be for you to
do eomeflng for in. You shall say
that he Is Inside. If not this, dey open
him at the custom house."
"Uui 1 cannot give you the usual
certificate without actually eeinq- him
In the coflln."
"T'icv will not let me open do colfln
no mor. 1 did not know yesterday or
I would hae sent for you. You must
do this."
Sli leaned o cv In pleading entreaty
and nniriiiutt'd. "My poor liuHlmnt, he
is not heio to protect me and help mo
like he used lo lo. If inv consul does
not help tin, who can help me, and
vlifiv shall X ijii""
I (Vlt i'.s tlioiiuli it was positively
ctltrlnnl to toi'tuie this poor lady nnv
lotm'er with sugcrextlons of strict com
pliance with tin. law. I said I would
do all 1 could to smooth the hard path
of widow-lK'iid, ami asked for i:ie dtuth
pttlflcutc. It u ilnly h.tnded me, and
hs cot it el in all pin tic ulais. A big
Bptaih of ink covei.'U the pl.iso of de-lulsi-.'iiut
that iih obviously an acci
deiit. Then 1 littlmatHii that I wa'iqulto
hallsiled the husband was in the coflln,
but that 1 felt I must at leal go nnd
see the oiitiiU of the receptacle.
You Hhall come with ine," lu said,
mid togethci we dii'Ve over to the
c emetery. It was a pledant afternoon
and X enjue! the drhe Immensely.
Mrs. Ilurne nli-o sienied to lliul the air
exhllaratlnsr. and laughed several
times in so heatty a way that I was
ii0ed to epiv4 my satisfaction at the
aj s-he wai bearing up under her
greai bcieavement.
Mi. ." she -aid. with a slgli,
' xometimes I do foi gel that 1 shall not
eemy huhant any more."
"Was he long ill?"
Ills hejir was whnt you call jire
)i callous. Is dat how you call It V
"That Is light."
' He wan a man w ho loved de mystery
and de romance. We haf had many ro
mances." 'Ah, tell me one, for instance."
No; dree t'lngs aie sacred In his
t"iiii. He was a very large man, long,
but not what ju call Tat. Ills coflln
seems very large."
And have all your romances been
with your husband?"
1 do not tell you dat. Mr. Consul,"
and she- smiled as though she could
whole volumes unfold.
At the cemeteiy I found In themor
tuary chapel an Immense leaden coflln
which looked large and grewsomo
enough to contain the remains of two
husbands Instead of one, and I felt that
the widow had completely made out
her case. X'pon mj return I therefore
gave her the following certificate, sur
mounted by a large American eagle;
"Consulate of the V. S. A., , ,
"I, the undersigned consul of the
I'nlted States of Ameilca. for , do
hereby certify nnd make Known to nil
whom it may concei n that on Monday,
the dav of , a. IJ., 18, at
the consulate nforet.ilcl, the leaden
coffin containing the mortal remains of
Samuel Burns was soldered lown In
my presence: said Samuel Hums hav
ing been temporarily abroad, and hav
ing died on the day of , a.
D., IS, aged forty-one years. The said
leaden coflln contains inside u polished
oaken casket, and the said coflln was
securely packed in a deal packing caw
marked 'This hide ui per steamer
X'mbria.' (H.) I further certify that tho
said Samuel Hums died from no In
fectious disease, and that said case so
marked contnlns nothlnc but said re
mains Inclosed as nbove mated. This
certificate Is granted to serve nt tho
custom house at New York, In the
United States or America.
"In testimony whereof I lmv.. imm.
unto set my hand and the consular seal
this day of , in the year or
our LiOrd 18."
"You see," I said to the widow, "I
certify here that 1 have actually seen
the coflln soldered clown; but, af it was
done before. I hardly think it neces
sary to have It broken open, and I am
sure It Is all right. You will now have
no trouble In getting tho precious pack
nga unopened through the custom house
at New York."
The widow was grateful for this.
"It would be an awful t'lng If dey
were to make trouble tlcrc." sho mur
mered plaintively. "Oh, my dear, dear
Samuel!"
I consoled her a well as I could and
encouraged her to talk about Samuul.
He wa the tenderest, best of hus
bands, I learned. He had never given
her n cioss word, and had sacrificed
everything to her wishes. "Uo was not
w'nt you call a handsome man, but he
had his good points," she confided. And
nhe got brighter as she recounted his
virtues. At last the widow left me,
profuse of thanks. The consulate
eeemed dreary after sho left.
I thought of her at times and had
no doubt the bones of Samuel Hums
were duly mixing with Mother Earth
somewhere In the states.
Nearly a year pawed. I hud not for
gotten the widow precisely, but It need
ed a special effort to bring back all
tho circumstanced, One d'ty I discov
ered that the eare-taker of the con
sulate was also night porter at one of
the hospitals. He called himself night
porter, that Is, but I found by Judl-
Clo'P flll,l"l" hm i1 '- raaltr
a purveyor of bodies to the dissecting
room at the Institution In question.
"I goto 'cm from the work'us and
everywhercs," he told when when a
confidential footing had been estab
lished, "but I seldom gets as good 'un,
for Instance, as you would make."
This wus his pluimant Joke. Such
Jokes all men must be prepared to re
ceive who make friends with those who
tread strango paths In life.
"Two pounds is what I gets for most
of 'em If they bcaln't too starved.
Them doctors don't like what they calls
cnamlc subjects, but they has to take
'em. "Why? Because the men what's
had their grub regular In life bealn't
to be had when they's dead, that's
why."
I probed the purveyor of the dead one.
night as to whether ho had had any
experiences of a nature so liecullar and
striking as to stick In his memory.
"Aye, plenty of them," he nnswered.
"Whnt would 'ee think now of a rich
lady what would sell me the coipse of
her husband?"
"ImposslbloP'I said.
"Aye, do 'ee think so? What will 'ee
think, then, of a rich lady what would
give me her husband to save tho
trouble of huryln' hlmV"
Imnosfrible!"
"Nnw 'twas done."
"No!"
"Aye. She were one o' them for
eigners, and I thought she was one o'
them Frenchwomen, but her name was
Hums."
Perhaps, reader, you don't think I
was listening hard now.
"Burns?" I said. "Was that her
iiamo""
"Aye, and a smart women she wer
too. She told me lo come to her house.
and X went, and she says: "fire's my
husband, do 'ee know, and he ain't nev
er been good to me, and you shall 'aw
un. and I 'av un X did, and two pound
for un I got, and no mistake. X thought
to get more, but he was no better fed
than lh lvst, and the funny thing he
were di-est in the wink's clothes."
"No?" X said.
"Ave; he were."
X quel led fuither. Date and all
agreed. It must hae been my Mis.
lliiriiw; I was sine of It. Who, then,
was in the enflln? What rrimi- had I
been conniving at"'
1 started the next day on a quiet de
tective search. 1 wt nt to all the dlffi r-
ent unions In the vicinity and, examined
the list or death. Finallv I found tha
reeoid I sought:
"Samuel Hums, died - . - aged forty-
Olir- yeat.s.
I interrogated the iiufter ot tho
wotkhous-'. Theie was a funny story
connected with the death of Hums, be
believed; the matron would know all
about It. I saw the matron. Yes, In
deed, sue lemembercd Samuel Huni-s
well. She told me all about It.
There was a lady, she said, who uel
lo come to the workhouse a good deal
nnd lead to the old people and. do good
and give them a few pennies and
amuse them in various wavs. She used
to be in tho Infirmary mostly, said the
matron, and one day, after she had
been coming to the house for two or
three weeks, she was slipping about
front bed to bed, talking to the old pau
pers, until she came to the side of
Hums. "He was cljing, I told her,"
said tho matron, "and nobodv knows
anything about him and he has only
today come to the house, with jubt
strength enough to tell his name."
" 'What is his name?' the lady asked
me, unconcerned like," continued the
matron. " 'I think,' I says, 'it's Sam
uel Burns.' No sooner had I said his
name than she flops down by the side
of his bed nnd cries out: 'My God!"
'What is the matter, madam?" says X,
and Burns himself nort of pulled up to
t e cry and opened his eyes. 'Ah, you
know me, then, dear Sam," s.ivs she,
and clasps his hand and kisses It. The
old folks In the ward was looking on
with eyes as big as teacups, and I
standing by, dazed like. AH of a sud
den Hums gave a gasp and died, and
the lady stood up and turns to me
and says, with great solemn eyes. Mat
ron, ho was my husband. I have been
searching for him for two yeare.'
"I looked fiom her to .him for times,
I can tell you, and then I caught her
hand and led her down to my room.
She told me how happy they were nt
first, and how tho drink had got him
by degtees, and how she lore with him
for a long time, and then came the
separation, and he went from bad to
worse, and then she didn't see no more
of him for a long time. Sho had come
then into a bit of money, she mid, and
she had heard ot her husband leading
a tramp's life and going from work
house to workhouse, and she spent all
her time hoping to lino him, and now,
sho says, 'I urn too late, and I can only
take the body.' -
"And take the body she did that af
ternoon to a pretty house she had near
here. She was going to take her hus
band to America, she paid, to bury him
In the family vault: and that's what I
believe she did do."
"This was very pathetic, matron," I
said. "You do not often see such things,
do you?"
The matron laughed scornfully and
said: "We never had such a thing he
fore nor since. Poor lady! She wus
beautiful nnd no mistake, and spent
her money like a queen. Sho felt it
very much, coming In like that not
even in time to get a word from her
husband. 'One word, one kls,' she says,
'that would have made it ho much
happier.' "
I left the matron In a state of bewil
derment. It was I that was bewildered,
not the matron. I could not make It
out. At noon Mrs. Burns was weep
ing over Bums at the workhouse, and
at 4 she was giving away his body like
old Junk. An Idea came, and I laughed.
I could not help It. I saw tho wholo
thing now. Sho had made a mistake
In the man and had discovered tho
little error after she got the corps to
her house. But no! If that were so,
why had she come to me the next day?
Why had she carried the coflln to New
York?
I stopped speculating and went on
inquiring. I found that she hud taken
tho houBe that the matron had told me
of. furnished, for a month; that a
gentleman whom she called her brother
was with her; that they had had no
servant, but only a charwoman; that
they were quiet, liberal people, and
that the lady had had a great and un
exMcted sorrow in the tragic death of
a husband she had not seen for a long
time. The charwoman was1 extremely
dull, but remomlered the largesse of
Ms. IluniB with rapture.
a I. Xlra Uti rnmo tb"-
a pocking box big ns a 'ousc, and like
wise she had her mourning dresses wV
her when she come. I see 'cm in her
baskets."
"It never struck you as odd, I sup
pose," I queried, "that Mrs. Burns
should come hero with a coflln in her
luggage and a lot of blnck clothes,
and then have found a husband to die
In the nick of time?"
"Lor", sir, you don't mean eho mur
dered him? And yet bete bo a tidy fow
of them sorts about now," and tho
woman looked about ns If she expected
to descry a murderer strolling along
the pavement.
The undertaker who curried the coilln
from the house to the cemetery and
thence the next day forwarded It to
Liverpool had llttlo to tell. When his
men got to the hotiBe they found the
coflln already sealed up and placed In
Its outer casing, and all they did was
to move It as above described. All
papcis were legeally In order. The
undertaker said he would like more
such profitable und easy Jobs.
My Inquiries on this side of the wa
ter were over, but I detei mined to
tlnd out the contents of that coflln. I
therefore wrote a friend In New York,
a physician of Influence, asking him
quietly to trace the destination of tho
mysterious box, giving him full par
ticulars as to steamer, date, etc. In
due time came his answer. I print It
In full:
"Your letter In regard to coflln has
had attention. Hccords of health bu
reau show permit to land body of Sam
uel Burns, and move same to Brook
lyn, Xlecoids of lutter place showed
Interment at Greenwood next day.
With trifling dllllculty, owing to ina
bility to give adequate reason, receiv
ed permission to disinter. Found
therein body of a man, but no further
particulars noted. Ynuts lutlifullv, ."
Who wa. the man in the coflln?
I thought the whole matter over and
came to the conclusion that I would
not put the matter before the author
ities, the porter might have been In
error as to buying a body from Mrs.
Burns, or some painful family my.stery,
Innocent In itseir, might be wrapped
up lu the leaden casket. I remem
bered the widow's beauty, her tearful
eyes, her thrilling voice, her silvery
laugh, and made up my mind that I
would not be the one to unveil her I
admitted to myself that an empty coilln
in one's hcitine and a death eeitllleato
In one's pocket are a horrible com
bination of temptation toward put
ting an enemy out of the way, hut I
quieted my conscience with the as
M'ltlon that if lovely Mr. Hums had
an enem, he certainly deserved his
fate metilv because ho was hor
enemy.
Thus did I Juggle with my duty and
palter with the straight path.
Two iears ii.ii.m-i1 by. 1 Mill won
dered at limes what unhappy enrpe It
was that wa luasquei ailing In the
Brooklyn cemetery under the tomb
stone of Samuel liuin., but new prob
lems had tien to give zest to life, and
X was no longer restless about it. Xn
fact, at the nurtiuulai lime J am now
wilting nt I was amusing myself in
Tails, and had no leis,uie for dead
memories of either dead or live people.
One night I wus dining at the lliis
tol, when whom should I see at the
next table but Mis. Burns. She had
drupjied the widow's weedn and looked
as full of energy as an electric motor
and as beautiful as Cleopatra. Her
companion, I assumed, was her hus
band, as he paid nunc attention to the
dinner than his lad v. 1 went and sat
beside her.
"Who is In that coflln at Brooklyn?"
I asked, as graciously as I could. "I
am curious."
Mis. Bums stinted of course; so did
her companion. Then theyboth laughed.
' Let us tell M. le Consul, Marie," said
he; "theie Is .something funny In the
tale."
"It Is not exactly a nice storj, afte:
all," said madam, In French. "But I
'e monsieur knows something, and he
shall hear all. My husband, over
there" pointing across the table "Is
Dr. Fernand, once of New York. I
have been known nj Mine. Clementine,
and I have had a large business at
Chicago as a coslumer, and so on."
"Ah!" I said, "I begin to understand.
But whose body?"
"I bought it at New York." said the
doctor, "it was eas-y for a doctor to
do.'
"Why have any put In?"
"It gave a finish to the plot. You
seo, I discern by your questions that
you have already been Investigating.
You found everything all right, no
doubt." Tho doctor smiled.
"But you "X turned to madam "you
acted by the side of the dying pauper?
You did not know him?"
She shrugged her shoulders. "It was
not nice but the reward was great.
We must have a body, t-o that our
death certificate would Ik; all right. It
was my hupluind s Idea."
"You .see," mulled the husband, "thero
Is free trade In the United States only
in dead bodies. We had not been pros
petous; so we decided on a coup. It
letrieved our fortunes; and here we
aie lu Paris for good and all or else
I should not bo telling you this story
so frankly. We do not intend to re
turn to New York."
"But tell mo what wan the profit that
induced you to try so ghastly n a "
"Call it fraud. If you like," said the
doctor. "I hold that a fraud on tho
customs Is no fraud."
"But the profit?"
"Figure for yourself,' said madam;
"thrco hundred pounds weight of lace
packed tight in the casket, say thirty
yards to the pound, nine thousand
yards, worth, including the handker
chiefs and similar trifles, :o,00n.
Duty, Htxty per cent.: 12,000 all saved.
It was worth doing, don't you think?"
"I call It very hard earned money,"
I said, as I bowed and left the table.
Tho Now Budget.
Courage.
Because I hold it sinful lo despond,
And will not let tho bitterness ot life
Blind mo with burning tears, but look be
yond Its tumult nnd Its strife;
Because I lift my head above the mist,
Whero tho sun shines and the bicud
breezes blow,
By every ray and every raindrop khsed
That God's lovo doth bestow.
Think you I find no bitterness at all;
No burden to bo borne, UUo Christian'.')
pack?
Think you there are no ready tears to fall
Because I keep them back?
Why should I hug life's ills with cold io
serve,
To curse myself and an who lovo mo?
Nay I
A thousand times more good llwn I de
serve God gives mo every day.
And in each one of thoso rebellious tears
Kept bravely back ho makes a lain,
bow shine;
Grateful I tnko his sllghlset glftf no fear
Nor any doubts ari mine.
Dark skies must clear, and when tho
clouds am past,
Ono golden dny redeems a weary year;
ratlent lllRten, sure that sweet l-'
H'lll 0-tnnil 111 v.ln t rhn'
Embroideries
5,000 yards of cambric
edges, cut out ready for
use. Full assortment of
patterns; always 6c 5fr
irr1 Tn cm At vv
J"""' v bw "
Embroideries i
Jonas
Long's Sons.
10,000 yards of fine cam- J
brie edges, i to 5 inches
widecut out ready for J
use; always 10c yd. tzn 1
To go at
Men's Shirts
Unlaundered
White Shirt, rein
forced over shoul
ders and down
sides; cut full size,
all size necks.
Great value
at 25c
Curtains
Ruffled Swiss
Curtains, three
yards in length;
plain Swiss ruffle,
very stylish ; were
98c a pair.
aVtT.pe.! 79c
Stationery
3,000 boxes of
fine Linen Finish
ed Paper and En
velopesquire of
each in box. Never
sold under 10c.
Very special
Laces
Fine Machine
Made Torchon
Laces, that will
wash and wear,big
variety to choose
from. Always 10c
yard. Very
special at C
Play Books
250 Children's
Story Books, with
colored pictures
and flexible cov
ers. Were 1 5c,
20c and 29c.
Very special
at OC
Perfume
150 bottles of
fine perfume, all
odors, put up in
fancy cut bot
tles. Worth 25
cents per bottle.
Very special
at IOC
Bargains Are Swinging Into Line
for the January Trade Sale
Stupendous money-saving chances the event of a lifetime. Every day finds big
bargains and big crowds. Are you numbered among the lucky ones ?
Hosiery and Underwearfast and furious selling
Prices have been pared to the core and the core removed. Wonderful are the
values that confront you today. Immense purchases are here that make dimes do
dollar duty.
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Women's Fleece Lined
iJersey Ribbed -t
Vests. Very special i2t
Women's Fleece Lined
Pants; the 25c kind.
Very special at wC
Misses' Fine Jersey Rib
bed Vests, always t n
25c. Very special at 1 "C
Women's Fine Australian
Wool Jersey Ribbed Vests
and Pants, Oxford cut, al
ways $1 and $1.25. cn
Very special at OUC
Boys' Natural Grey Shirts
and Drawers, always
2c. Very special at 1 7C
Boys' Fleece Lined Un
derwear, never sold
under 3 5c. Very special &
Children's Fine Ribbed
Seamless Fast Black
Hosiery, all sizes, pr . 5C
Womdn's Fine Cashmere
Hose, double boles and
higli spliced heels, always
45c pair. Very special
at
29c
Women's Fine Seamless
Fast Black Hose, double soles
and high spliced heels,
always 15c. Now vC
Women's Fine Gauze Fast
Black Hose, also with Maco
feet, always sold at r
20c. Very special at
Children's Seamless Double
Knee Fast Black Hose, never
sold under 12 c. Very 1f.
special at 1UC
Prices melt on Snowywhite Undergarments
You may cross country from San
gains in Muslin Wear to beat those
stretch a point in your favor.
Women's Muslin Gowns
with high neck and .,.
tucks ; very special ot 55C
Women's Muslin Gowns
with four tows of lace insert
ing and six clusters of .
tucks. Special at 45C
Women's Fine Gowns with
square neck', lawn ruffles
edged with torchon lace and
baby ribbon; also Em
pire style; very spec-
ialat 79C
Francisco to Dewey ville, and you'll find no bar
here. Especially during this Trade Sale do we
Women's Fine Gowns,
with full ruffles of embroid
ery over shoulder; others
trimmed with lace in- ftf
serting; very special.. oyC
Women's Good Cotton
Drawers, with tj
tucks. Special at.. iZyC
Women's Umbrella Draw
ers with ruffle edged with
lace, others trimmed with
embroidery; very ft
special at .". 2r)C
Women's Fine Chemise
with tucked yoke and 7 rows
of lace inserting; very ,n
special at JVC
Extra good quality Cotton
Corset Covers; spec-
ial at 7C
Two styles of Corset Cov
ers, with both high and square
necks, very handsomely trim
med with embroid- t j r
ery; special at IZ2C
The Same Thaw Struck Linens and Bed Coverings
And you'll profit by the freshet. Sold enough out of the lots Monday and yesterday
to supply a regiment still there are thousands of good things yet to go before this sale
shall end.
Good quality and full size
Bed Comforts; very g.ft
special ?vC
Another lot of Comforts,
well worth $1.00; very 0
special "C
Silkoline Comforts, tilled
with good cotton, nfi
worth $1.50, now "oC
All our Down Comforts at
cost, and less, to close. Bargains.
2,000 yards extra heavy
white Shaker Flannel t n
ijckind 1UC
Extra heavy 10-4 Grey
Blankets, worth 69c -n
pair, to go at o9C
Extra heavy 1 1-4 soft
finish Blankets, were . c
$3.2 pair, now Z.4o
All wool 1 1-4 White
Blankets, were $0 . cn
pair, now 4.5U
Full Bleached Hemmed
Sheets, 2x2 yards; ..
very special at 00C
Fine Utica iMuslin Hemmed
Pillow Cases, 45x36 in. t
Special at 1UC
AH Linen Bleached Napkins
in 5 s and . size; t -
great value, dozen l.vo
Fine quality Fringed Table
Cloths, 2l2 yards long;
very special
89c
Silks and Dress Goods
Don't know whether you realize it or
not but these prices are less than the bare
cost of weaving the materials.
4S50 yards of Dress Goods in widths from 37
to 40 inches, all wool black cashmere, black
jacquards, worsted crepons, storm serge,
etc. worth 59c to 59c yard; very special at 2,0 C
Veiy superb quality all pure silk Black .
Satin Duchesse, positively worth 79c yd., at 49C
Double width novelty and fancy Plaids, 0
also armure effects, positively worth 1 5c yd oC
so-in. extra heavy Meltonettes in black
and colors, also novelty waist silks pure
silk very special at OyC
Finest quality of best Novelty Silks in 0
an extensive variety of bcautiiul patterns. yoC
3,700 yards ot Fine Dress Materials, including
basket plaids, caracule weaves, camel's hair stripe,
etc., value from 16c to 35c; very spec- 1
ial at IZ2C
A superb assortment of stylish Spring Dress
Fabrics, in all newest colorings, plain bayadere,
poplins, armorette and other weaves; -worth
$1.00 and $1.25, now 69C
Coffee Pots
2, 3 and 4-quart Tea and Cof-
and 34c now 1 4C !
Notions
Belding Sewing Silk, spool. . .c
Basting Cotton, doz. spools. ..5c
Adamantine Pins, 12 papers.. 9c
Bound Tape Measure, each.. .4c
Hair Pins dozen papers for.. 4c
Mne silk Kill
ed English Gar
ter Elastic, red,
white or blue,
yard 8c
Waist Belting
in all colors,
best quality,
yard 7C
Horn Bone,
extra heavy, all
sizes, per doz.7c
Side Combs, good horn, Pair. 7c
Chinese Ironing Wax, stick. ..ic
Trimmings
Mohair Braid, Silk Braid, Che
nille Braid and Jet Edges, in
black and colors, new patterns,
fresh, clean stock none dam
aged, worth up to 25c yard. . . 8c
Women's Coats and Suits
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Weather prophets say two months yet
to sell winter garments. Rather sell ours in
January hence these prices :
Women's Jackets in black beaver and black
cheviot. Some' half-silk faced. Formerly
87.7;. Very special, to close, at 1 ,5v
Misses' Jackets of fancy mixed boucle in red,
green, blue and brown. Lined throughut. .
Sizes 12, 14. 16. Were $7.95. To close at 4.
Women's Tailor-Made Suits in plain and fancy
mixtures; jackets silk lined; skirts are new bell
shape, lined in extra quality percaline; .
were $15.00 to $17.00. Now lU.y
Cashmere Waists, body and sleeves lined.
Pointed yoke, plaited back; detachable stock col
ar; brown, green or black; were $2.37. s rj
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Women's Jackets in tans, modes and black.
Some half-fac'etl; others lined throughout.
Dart sleeve and dove back; were $12.75. ,
'Now 0.97
' Women's Jackets beaver, kersey, cheviot and
English melton all the leading colors; t n
were $17.50 to ?2o. Now J.)J
Bread Raisers
10 and 12-quart Tin Bread
Raisers that were 39c
and 44c now, 19C
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