The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-12-30
H. J. GILLEN.

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publican have seen fit, in spirit of humila
tion and semi repentance to take back
part OF the unpleasant things they have been
saying about Fiske Il BEEN, the cothiers Of
the northwest. The former, to be sure
stoops to low sort of forgery in publishing
q pretended statement which was born in
thu fertile brain of the Times man alone, but
as no one believes anything he ever says nc
offense is taken. This is a part of the Times
admission:
GAS to fine goods we find we are mistaken.
The extensive stock of this great house OF
Fiske " BEEN affords place for the rich as
well as the poor to buy their raiment. We
must agree that they offer the same extensive
chance of choice as does the New York, Phil.
adelphia or Boston houses"
That is all very good, and it is the point
we were contending for.
The Republican scribe is about as reckless
in his statements as the other, but he con-
tents himself with uttering few common
place decisions. 1t will be remembered
that some time ago he SAID that if overcoats
were only So each we thought he could buy n
price. 1t is needless to add that the weather
has been too severe for him to be out, aud
consequently he knows very little of what
Fiske Il BEEN, or anyone else may have.
Nevertheless he now says, (which is nearer
the truth than His Stupid Highness usually
gets) that 'of course Fiske e. BEEN have all
kinds ofclothing for everybody, and Of quail.
teS and prices to suit, though there is one
thing in which they are remarkable, and that
is they have an uniform system of prices and
body. They mark their goods in plain fig
ures, so that he who runs may read and they
never vary them. That is, they never ak
one figure and drop to another. The buyer
and salesman must be governed by the price
marked on each article or suit of articles.
They never allow any variation in this rule,
but live up to it strictly, and woe to the clerk
who dare disobey it for any one. His fate
would be promptly indicated by the "g. b."
We were satisfied, too, in our observations
fine quality OF clothing and Of clothes as
can be found anywhere in the Union; that is,
they keep only the better classes OF the more
desirable goods, that is, there are certain
goods that go into business mems suits.
They buy such goods as unite fast colors, all
wool or wool mixed, ilexibility, durability
and good finish, with the best workmanship
that they can find. So in gentlemcn's fine
cloths for Sunday suits, they not only buy the
best that are made in this country, but the
finest that are imported, and they lay in the
finest possible trimmings, together with the
substantial. and so on down through all the
different grades"
Now, that our brethren of the press are
making so humble acknowledgements, we ad-
NIT (what we have never denied) that Fiske
Il Beem's stock of clothing contains lot only
the higher grades, but also the cheaper
adapted TO every condition Of life. We will
even admit that the firm may have had over
coats for as low as So. I'VE are informed by
claim, and this in all sincerely, that the bet.
ter grades Of goods are the cheapest TO buy.
In the end the suit Of clothes that Is guaran-
teed by this firm to be we'll made and OF ex.
ccllent material will pay for itself twice over
as compared with the low grades. Good
goods at fair prices will pay every time.
In order to meet the ever increasing de-
mand Fiske ~ BEEN purchase all grades OF
and offer them to the trade az bot
tom prices; nor do they misrepresent either
quality or workmanship. This is the place,
then, as We have previously stated, for all
classes to be clothed and We hope the ex-
chequer OF the Republican will allow its local
to invest in something more substantial than
a bandanna and 50 suit Of summer clothing,
and the Times man to purchase at least so
overcoat.