The Portland daily press., 1888-01-05
HORATIO STAPLES.


"SOmeflsing very exfraOr-
binary is happening in our
business Duck pond to-
day."
"NObody dOubfs.it! Some
thing startling is forever
happening i'm YOUR pond;
what are you quacIiDg
about nOwP'
Listen and you shall
hear.
'Irs am exodus of Christ
mas debris,
"And something else bet
ter still.
"When the Christmas tide
went out
SIT stranded ON our HOli-
day tables
handkerchief enough
10 cloud the moon,
.'Hkfs of enough shapes,
styles, textures, religious
tendencies and political
preferences 10 sfart n rival
multiplication table.
"We bunch the batch to-
gefber,
quicker up the price OF
The entire lot TO 5 cts each.
"Thaf's n bargain as big
as a Burd0ck leaf.
"Sevenfy-five beautiful
SILK Hdixfs, some OF them
worth a dollar, some less,
all shrunk up 10 35 cts each.
"What no without there!''
"Without what my Tragic 20
"Why, without a Silk
Hdk'f TO be sure.
"a SILK Hdkf bigger and brighter than
toper's noseD
"When they are flying
about at 3J cts.
"suspenders! oh suspen-
ders, SILK and SiIkiess,
"Suspenders as elabOr-
ately wrought as Frank
StOcktOn's yarns, and al
most as tough.
rs cents n pair, = pairs for
40 cents.
elastic enough TO COM
pete with the Democratic
creed, which stretches from
absolute Free trade 10 Sky
high Protective tariff.
"Who ever agitafes never
stagnates.
"Thars why we manage
TO have just
1.-TWO cOmmoticns n year
i'm our store.
each one six months
long.
wherefore n disturbance
of great magnitude Il CEN
trail i'm our Underwear De-
partment just now.
"YOu must know that we
have hundreds and hun.
dreds of
Ladies' fine soft MerinO
Undervesfs, silk bound and
silk stitched.
Follow each line of this with your. right
fore ingr and let your eye aceompa-
ny the finger, for you won't live to see
another such bargain proclaimed; at
least, think not)
sThe mills where these
Vests were made are very
particular about their
goods
"And n that have the
slightest defects are thrown
out as seconds.
"a lot of these seconds
driffed into our hands.
They are now on our
ssSfaccatO Counter at IS
cts. each.
CHATS the unkindest cut of all, the cut
on the price OF these vests, 1t is only
done to keep our Duck pond turbulent)
sBut the Field marshal
leading off the procession
OF bargains
SIS n new and splendid
brand of Cotton.
ssThe Homestead Bleach.
ed Cotton"
eve arc its sole Agents here
"Heavier than Wamsuffa
or Fruit of the Loom
ssSOft ms undressed Linen.
"Having smooth round
thread.
"NOt a particle of dressing
"WOrks admirably ON all
Sewing Machines.
ITO introduce 10 here we
shall sell 10 for
10 cts. n yard.
9I-2 cts. n yard by the piece
Gets. n yard i'm ten piece lots.
"send us your address
and we will mail you n
large sample of H."
Chorus, BLANKETS, BIan-
kefs, Blankets"
Refrain: "SenatOr Shirts,
BOnaza shirts, ReviiO
Shirts.o
"BOfh chorus and refrain
to be repeated crescendO mt
short intervals.
sour store is crowded so
full of bargains that when
they laugh they are obliged
TO laugh perpendicularly,
there being not room
enough TO laugh horizon
tally.
"Our Duck pond, where
the agitation Is going ON Is
Corner Middle and Cross
streets; Cooperation cor
ner they call it,
,HORATI0 STAPLES.
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