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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
ORPHANS AT The CIRCUS
Two Thousand Waits Enter
tanned by Forepaugh and
the Sells Brothers.
A Gala Day in the Menageries With
the Funny Clowns and Ponderous
Elephants.

1t was great afternoon yesterday for
some 1000 parentless children. They took
in the circus at Central Park, saw the
clowns cut up their pranks and shouted
with delight at the big elephants dancing
quadrille.
The Forepaugh and Sells Brothers great
spectacle-which is to give but two more
performances one this afternoon and an
otner to-nIght-decided that yesterday
should be devoted entirely to the amuse-
ment of the orphans.
James d. Wolfe. the press agent of the
circus, took charge of this kindergarten
affair and personally saw that the young
sters were properly seated and regaIed
with peanuts, popcorn and vari-colored
lemonade.
As early as O'clock one hour ahead OF
time, the little ones arrived with their
teachers. Every moment after that was
one of enjoyment, more or less intense as
the hours sped on.
They were all seated on one size
OF the immense tent and there they were
photographed by Marceau.
Following are the institutions whose
little walls enjoyed the great perform
ance: Hebrew Orphan Asylum. Protestant
Orphan Asylum, Maria Kip Orphanage,
Ladies Protestant Aid Society. Ladies
Relief Corps. the kindergarten of Pixley
Hall Miss Laura Johns, Miss Agnes
Pridges, Miss Pope and Miss Walker in
charge). the Sheltering Arms for Home
less Children, the Foundlings' Home, Chill
dren's Hospital and Training School and
the Little Jim ward.
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do not lose sight of the fact that the rail-
road assessment is a fixed quantity-$36,-
000, 900. In San Francisco, where the great
raise comes, the company has very little
property to tax-only $226 600. Now, any
expert who will take the railroad valua-
ton as fixed by the Board of Equalization,
the total valuation of all property as fixed
by the board and the valuation as origin
ally returned by the County Auditors, will
find 10 dollar how much the company is
benefited by the increase.
when there is fixed amount of money
to be raised the expansion OF the roll
diminishes the amount which the COM
pany is called on to pay for each million of
its assessment and its assessment is a
fixed quantity. l am not saying that the
railroad is assessed too high or too low.
but do say that this juggling of the State
board with the rest of the property always
ends by saving the company good round
sum when the time comes for drawing its
annual cheek for taxes.
"Why the people have been so long
blinded l cannot understand. The motive
is as clear as day when one begins to in
quire in the right direction. The same
game has been played year after year.
The interior taxpayers are supposed to
acquiesce because San Francisco is
'cinched, but the true inwardness is that
all the people are 'cinched' little to keep
the railroad taxes down.
The total valuation of all the property
in the State since the raise and after de-
ducting per cent is 1000, ,608, 753. The
raises amounted to $74, 113, ,318 and the re-
duction to So, 086, ,S21, leaving net aise
of $71, ,026, ,497.
Had the increase not been made the
valuation would have been 81, 129, ,5S2, ,256
and the railroad would have paid taxes to
raise So, 100000 on the proportion which
$50 O00, 600 bears 10 81, ,129, ,582, 256. Now
the expansion of the roll diminishes the
amount to be paid from 45 cents on each
$1OO to AZ cents, leaving off the fractions.
In the same way the Governor is per-
mitted to parade a low tax levy, when
the amount Of money to be taken from
all other taxpayers than the railroad
company remains Just the same. The
sum TO be raised is S., 900, 900, which added
to surplus of 500, 600 in the State Treas
ury will provide money TO run the State
government until next July.
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chestra played an overture pleasingly,
Miss Olive Truett gave whistling solo
well. Mrs. G. t. KaighIn won applause for
her recitation Tine Gam bler's Wife," the
Clara Schumann Lady Quartet did some
clever vocal work, the Misses Pearl and
Maud Noble won applause for duo for
eornet and trombone and number of
young ladies posed prettlly in series of
living pictures.
Mrs. Nellie HoIbrook- Biinn, who intro
duced Miss Susan B. Anthony, alluded
gracefully to that lady's fifty years cham
plonship of the cause of woman suffrage,
and concluded by expressing the hope
that California would soon take her place
as the fourth star in the woman's flag.
She then introduced Miss Anthony, who
delivered an earnest plea in favor of suf-
frage.
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being worked by sprocket-c chain, with
three bevel- wheels acting upon each other,
so that the water bicycle is of extra ''high
gear" An eight iIcn diameter bevel
runs on one three and half inches In
diameter, and revolving on the same shaft
with this small wheel is one of greater
diameter. This third pinion bevels on a
still smaller fourth attached to the pro-
peller-shaft Thus, while one turn of the
pedal cranks of a bicycle drives the rear
wheel about three and quarter times
around, on a water-bike they will whirl
that propeller many more times.
Captain Thompson calculates that the
vessel will go eight and three-quarter
miles an hour at forty revolutions of the
propeller per minute, and after a few
alterations have been made in the ma
chinery she Will speed twelve miles an
hour, the rider easily driving the propeller
up to seventy and eighty revolutions.
The null of the boat is II feet inches
in length from stem to stern, 3 feet 3
inches WIDE amidships, and the draught
of water is from to IA inches. 1t will be
observed that the hull is built on the
Defender lines, which gives it buoyancy
with less friction when it moves through
the water. The boat has air-ti hit tanks
in the fore and aft ends. which makes her
a safe proposition to the bicyclist who
would go to sea. The machinery and
shaft run on ball-bearings, those OF the
latter being arranged so as to take up the
natural forward push of the propeller.
As the rider sits in the saddle he steers
as he would aboard of his bike the little
S-inch-square sheet-iron rudder heaving
her to starboard and port with the greatest
ease.
Yesterday Captain R. b. Connell of the
California Swimming Club manned the
aq1acycle and speeded her away over the
bay. There was a slight sea on, and the
little craft under the hutter OF its 38.inch
pitch propeller danced over the waves
like a duck. He went ahead full speed,
backed and swung around in small cir
Gle. Notwithstanding that much of the
riders body is high above the rail, the
machine cry being below, the peculiar shape
of the hull makes the craft steady even in
rough water.
Captain Thompson will probably use a
counterbalance wheel on the shaft, which
will further decrease the power required
to drive the vessel through the water.
This is the second self-propelling vessel be
has built, the first being a double-null
craft in which he navigated the Golden
Gate several months ago.
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TO CONCEAL A THEFT.
Some Friend of Mrs. Niles Suspected
of Setting Fire to Her
House.

House.
Fire Marshal Towe continued his in
vestigation yesterday in the attempt
to burn the house at 920 Post
street, occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth
Niles. He had made little progress,
however, and had to be satisfied with his
conclusions in the case that the miscreant
was acquainted with the place, and also
with Mrs. Niles affairs.
Fire broke out in the apartments oi
Mrs. Niles last Wednesday evening, and
when the fire was extinguished there were
unmistakable evidences OF arson. While
the fire was confined to the dining-room
Fire Marshal Towe found basket filled
with excelsior packing saturated with
coal oil IN one of the front bedrooms.
Then it was discovered that a burglar had
entered the premises and broken open
Mrs. Niles trunk, from which $50 in coin
and some silverware were stolen.
On giving the matter serious thought
yesterday the Fire Marshal concluded
that no common burglar committed the
crime.
Burglars don't set fire to places" he
said. They don't care about covering up
their tracks to the extent of burning down
a house. l am convinced that some one
who knew that the money and silverware
were in the trunk, and were acquainted
with the premises, did the deed. Who
ever he is he certainly knew Mrs. Niles,
and heard from her directly or indirectly
that her money was in the trunk. To
cover up hls tracks he set the house on
n -
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MISSION SUFFRAGISTS.
An Immense Crowd Attends
Last Nights Enthusias.
tic Rally.
Brilliant Addresses by Miss Sarah
M. Severance, Miss Anna
Shaw and Others.

Hundreds failed to effect an entrance
into Mission Opera-halI at the Woman
Suffrage rally last night. Professor
Charles II. Ham of the Cogswell Poly
technic School presided, and among the
vice-presidents who occupied seats on the
stage were: Mrs. Clara Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Holbrook, Miss Sarah NJ,
Severance, George T. Gaden, Mrs. Sylvia
Brown and Taylor Rogers.
The meeting opened with the singing oi
sThe New America and graceful ad-
dress OF welcome by Taylor Rogers.
Then followed a mastery address in
favor of woman suffrage, made by George
T. Gaden.
Miss Sarah M. Severance, who for some
reason best known to herself has been
hiding her light under a bushel of late,
made an eloquent plea for the giving oi
the ballot to women.
Slavery" she said. sis not always hard.
There have been slaves who have had
good masters. but American women were
not cut out for slaves. They want free.
dom, and they call upon their brothers to
help them get IL.
Tine knight-errant of old, who hearing
of maiden being i'm Imprisoned in a tower,
never asked If she was kindly treated but
got her out That is what we American
WINCH "oIb Oui thO hu1SnlS Va Ill6 ulnO-
teenth century, to do for us.
"We are told that the women do not
care to vote; that not half of them will
vote when they get the chance, and hence
that they ought not to vote. Very well;
it's bad rule that won't work both ways
Official records tell US that only 40 per CEN
of the American men vote. That is less
than half, so they don't deserve the ballot
any more than the women.
II have only this to say about the argu.
mente against woman suffrage: When
try to reason them out find them to bs
such insufferable twaddle that it seems
hard to take them seriously"
Miss Anna Shaw also made a powerful
address. The cutting satire with which
she dissected the well-worn anti-suffrage
arguments was keenly appreciated by the
audience, which cheered her again ano
again.
Other well-known suffragist orators ad-
dressed the assembly, and several more
songs were voiced with an enthusiasm
which seemed to presage good things fol
the cause.
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sPIRITUALIsTs' CONCERT.
An Enjoyable Afa'r Held at Colder
Gate Hall


Gate Hall.
The California State Spiritualists' Asso-
ciation gave a grand concert, test seance
and dance in Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter
street, last evening, in honor OF the first
appearance in this City of the noted plat
form test medium, Mrs. Maude L. Won
Frietag. State President Newman opened
the meeting with a few remarks.
A fine programme was given, in which
Professor Young's orchestra played the
opening number, Esprit Visions" his
own composition. Mrs. Emma Sherwood
of Chicago sang "Ave Maria" with a vio-
lin obligato by Professor E. A. WhiIelaw.
There was cornet solo by Professor
Young; Professor Whitelaw also gave a
violin solo, "Legende"; Mrs. Sherwood
sang Happy Birds" in her usual happy
style; Professor Whitelaw gave LA Pa
Iona" as mandolin solo, which was fol-
lowed by selection by Professor Young
orchestra. after which Mrs. Maude Won
Frietag late arrival from Los Angeles,
gave number of "ballot tests" most of
which were fully recognized. The hall
was then cleared and the young people,
and not few of those who showed streaks
of silver in their locks, danced.
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WHERE The JOKER
MAY Be FOUND
Recent Increase Of the
Assessment : Roll
Explained.
THE RAILROADS GAIN.
How the Expansion of the Roll
Benefits the Southern
Pacific.
FIXED SUM TO BE RAISED
The Amount Was Designated at the
Last Session of the Legis.
lature.
FIXED SUM TO BE RAISED

The manner in which the State Board of
Equalization is throwing dust in the eyes
of the taxpayers of California can be ex-
planned.
Yesterday THE CALL interviewed an ol,i-
time politician and public man whose
sagacity is unquestioned. He knows the
ins and outs of many deals of the past, but
for very good reasons desires that his
name should not be mentioned.
Speaking of the recent action of the
State Board of Equalization in the increase
of the assessment roll $7l 900, ,0O0 and the
particular application of the increase of
$50, 100000 to San Francisco, he said:
at is surprise to me that the news
papers have never exposed this scheme,
which Is nothing more nor less than a
dodge to save the Southern Pacific Rail-
70 ad In taxes. Now / can demonstrate to
you, and any Grand Jury expert or Mer-
chants Association expert can demon
strate the same thing, that the increase in
the assessment roll lessons the amount
that the railroad company is to pay in
taxes.
Now let me demonstrate: The amount
of money to be raised for the forty eighth
fiscal year has been fixed. The tax-leyv
passed by the last Legislature reads thus:
The State Board of Equalization must, for
State purposes for the forty-seventh and
torty-eighth fiscal years, fix such an ad
valorem rate OF taxation upon each one hun
dred dollars in value of taxable property in
the State as after allowing five per cent for
delinquency and costs OF collection of taxes,
as provided in section 1896 OF the Political
Code, will raise for the forty-seventh fiscal
year:
First-For the general fund. $4.9l3106.
Second-For the school fund, 81 1876, ,459.
Ihlrd-For interest and sinking fund, $141 ,435
And for the forty-eighth fiscal year
Firs;-For the general fund.- 81, ,6sl. .37I.
Second-For the school fund, 50, 1954o9.
Ihiru-For interest and sinking fund. $14 Al, 435.
Bear in mind that the forty-seventh
fiscal year is out of the calculation. 1t is
past and gone. We are now raising money
for the forty-eigh.h. The aggregate
amount IS fixed. In round numbers it is
$5, ,0O0,00 l cannot give the exact figures
of State taxable property, but in round
numbers il is twelve hundred million dol
liars, the Board OF Equalization having
added seventy millions, putting thirty
millions of the raise on San Francisco.
Bear in mind that the amount OF
money to be raised is just the same, but
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
MAY BE DESTROYED.
More Deathtraps Fall Under the Ban
of the Board of
Health.

A special meeting of the Board of Health
Will be held to-day to consider the de-
struction of more buildings in Chinatown
and other portions of the City. Health
Officer Lovelace will recommend that
structures at 92S Clay street. SOL Stockton
street, II Brooklyn place, 8 and 10 Card
alley, off Stockton, between Green and
Vallejo streets, and three old buildings in
the rear of 325 and 327 Vallejo streets, be-
tween Montgomery and Sansome, and oc-
cupied by Italian fishermen and their
families, be condemned as menaces to the
public health and destroyed forthwith.
There is little doubt that the recon-
mendation will be adopted and that the
buildings will be razed unless the owners
get out injunctions against the Health
Department
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It Has Bevel Wheels Instead OF
the Sprockets and
Chain.
PROPELLER ON BALL-BEARINGs
The Hull of the Craft Is on the "De-
fender" Lines and Is
Life-Boat.

Captain Colin Thompson, the we'll
known machinist of 502 Bay street, who
is constantly experimenting with cogs,
pinions, shafts and wheel things" has
built water bike that comes nearer its
shore prototype than any machine yet
modelled after the feet sreel roadster.
Captain Thompson's aquatic wheel or
''baycycle" has bona-fde bicycle frame,
steering bars, pedal, seat and all complete
in boat. For the rear wheel OF the land
scorcher he has substituted three blade
propeller each six and a half inches long,
and for front wheel-well, the captain
doesn't have any, consequently the affair
is rather unicyele.
The machinery is ''gear" instead OF
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
Redemption Of DupOnt.St. Bonds

TREASURERS OFFICE, CITY AND COUNTY
OF San Francisco, September 2, 1896.
Holders Of Dupont-street Bonds issued under an
act OF the state Legislature entitled can Act to
Authorize the Widening Of Dupont Street, in the
City of San Francisco" adopted March %, 1875,
are hereby notified that the undersigned will re-
ceive sealed proposals for the surrender of said
Bonds. provided by Section 13 of said act at his
office in the City Hall, San Francisco until
12oclock noon of TUESDAY, September Is, 1886.
The amount to be applied to the redemption of
said Bonds IS about ninety thousand dollars
($9OO0O). Bidders Will state at IS hat rate they
Will surrender their Bonds for payment, less
coupons due. No proposals above par win be con-
sidered.
Bids to be Endorsed Proposals for Surrender of
Dupont-street Bonds" A. e. WIDBER,
City anu County Treasurer.
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this picnic will be devoted to the urgent t
needs of the released Irish h-American
political prisoners it is expected by the
Red Branch knights and their sympa-
thizers that there will be a generous out
pouring of patriotic Irishmen Sunday
morning in the direction of Shell Mound.
The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles
will turn out in full force with their arms.
There will be many novel features at
the picnic, among them jig and reel
dancing by Professor Mcmahon, an inter-
esting and diversified programme of ath-
letic events and tug-of-war for prizes.
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Found Floatinr in the Bay.

About 5 O'Clock yesterday morning the body
of a then unknown man was recovered from
the bay near the Ocean House. Later in the
day the deceased was identified by H. j. Stone
OF 246 Third street as John Roach, until year
ago employed as salesman at O'Connor &
Moffatts. During the past few months he has
been out OF work and it is presumed that
finally, growing tired of life, he committed
suicide by jumping into the bay. So far es
known, Roach had no relatives in this City.
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CHUT. S S,-oAY.
Antonio Pirri Will Risk His Neck q
Half-Pa5 FOur

Antonio Pirri Will Risk His Neck at
Half-Past Four.
Antonio Pirri, the Milanese cyclist, will
make special ride down the chutes on
his bicycle and land in the lake this after
noon at half-past o'clock. On Admission
day he became tangled up with his wheel
after he struck the water and came out
with black eye, but now he has so per-
fected his performance that he jumps off
just as he reaches the bottom of the chute
and swims to one side.
There will be an entire change of pro-
gramme in the casino to-day.
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Furniture Company Attached.

The San Francisco Furniture Manufacturing
Company was attached yesterday by the
Palace Hardware Company for 1916 and by
the Humboldt Lumber Company for $637
Both claims are for materials furnished. 1t is
believed that OF her attachments will follow.
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LADIES' cAPEs.

At $3.50.
so LADIES' BLACK CREPON RIP
PIE CAPES, fancy figured lining,
trimmed all around and up front with
India silk ruchlng, neck to match,
Others trimmed with cartwheel effect
in ribbon and jet, neck to match, with
ribbon bow in front, regular price $40,
offered at special sale to-day for IS 90.
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RED BRANCH KNIGHTS.

Their Rife Company Will Hold a Grand
Picnic TO-MorrOw.
Great preparations have been made for
the fourth annual picnic of the Knights of
the Red Branch Rifles, which is to be held
at Shell Mound Park tomorrow. The
committees that have the event in charge
have made extraordinary efforts to make
it grand success, and according TO re-
ports SO far received they have accom-.
plished their object in a satisfactory man.
ner. For the reason that the proceeds OF
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AZ &1.On.

AZ dozen MEMS CAMEES HAIR UN-
DERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, war
ranted thoroughly shrunk, extra value
for 81 so, will be closed out at 81 each.
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Al $1.OO.

go dozen LADIES LAUNDERED SHIRT
WAISTS, in dimities, lawns and
striped and figured percales, this sea-
sons goods, regular price 81 and 81 80,
will be closed out at 81 each.
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New Cornorntinna

The California State League, the Junction
Mining Company, the Pacific Manufacturing
and Plaing Company and the Shurtleff Hill
Mining Company were yesterday Incorporated.
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Az S1s0

LADIES' P E RCALE AND DIMITY
WAISTS, in all fancy shades, detach-
able collars, bishop sleeves, regular
price 81 80 and So, will be closed out at
81 80 each.
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sued the Native Sons.

Henry f. Pernau has sued the Hall Associa-
ton of the Native Sons of the Golden West for
$40, 600 damages on account of injuries sus-
tanned in an elevator accident in Native Sons
building, on Mason street.
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At so Cents.

rs dozen MEMS AND BOYS FANCY
TRIMME NIGHTSHIRTS, made
extra large of good, heavy muslin, and
trimmed with "Cash's" fast color
trimmings, regular price S5c. will be
closed out at SOC each.
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LADIES' DRAWERS!
At 25 Cents.

AT 25 Cents.
100 dozen LADIES' DRAWERS, made of
heavy muslin, yoke band, finished
with insertion, cluster of tucks and
ruff1e of embroidery, regular price SOC,
will be closed out at 25c.
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ONE million will read mechanics Fair
Daily. Advertise now. Myself Ro llins, % Clay,
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MEMS FURNISHINGS.
At 25 Cents.

129 dozen EXTRA FINE ALL-SILK
SCARFS. in Tecks. Four in Hands,
Bows and Club Ties, very large as
sortment of coIorings, usual price SOC
and 75c, will be closed out at 25c each.
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At $1.OO.

200 dozen 4-BUTTON DERBY KID
GLOVES Qargs buttons), colors red,
tan and brown, regular value 81 80,
will be closed out at 81 pair.
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At 20 Cents

LADIES IMPORTED BLACK RIBBED
CASHMERE WOOL HOSE, high
spllced heels, double soles and toes,
fast black, worth 75c, reduced to SOC
pair.
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Snit for Danares.

Christian Merkle has sued the Market-street
Railway Company for $4,000 damages for in
juries sustained in streetc accident.
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At rs Cents.

$50 dozen 4-BUTTON ENGLISH Walk
ING KID GLOVES. embroidered
backs, colors and black, regular value
81 %, will be closed out at 75c pair.
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FEATHER BOAs.

BLACK COQUE FEATHER BoAs, 50
inch. Special at 81 each.
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At TX Cents,

No. II PINCH ALL-SILK, SATIN AND
GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, in assorted
colors, value 15c, will be closed out at
TIC yard.
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LADIES' WAISTS.
AZ 7S Cents

At IS Cents.
LADIES' WAISTS, laundered collar and
cuffs, Stanley waist" all fancy
shades, regular price 81 25 and 81 so,
will be closed out at 75c each.
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RIBBoNsl RIBBoNsI
At 5 Cents.

At Cents.
No. ALL-SILK, SATIN AND GROS-
GRAIN RIBBON, assorted colors
value 10c, will be closed out at &c a
yard.
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MERINO UNDERWEAR.
At 30 CeutS

LADIES CAMEL's HAIR MERINo
WOOL VESTS, high neck, long
sleeves, guaranteed non-shrinkable,
regular price 75c, reduced to SOC each.
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At rs Cents.

LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED WOOL
MIXED VESTS, high neck. long and
short sleeves; drawers to match; nom
shrinkabIe, white and natural, regular
price 81, reduced to 75c each.
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At $1.OO.

LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED CASHMERE
WOOL AND LISLE MIXED VESTS,
high neck, long sleeves; drawers to
match; warranted non-shrinkable, reg
ular price 81 25, reduced to 81 each.
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BLACK COQUE FEATHER BOAs, 54
inch. Special at 81 30 each.
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THE GREATEST BARGAINS
OF TEIE WEEK&

sale 100000 worth Dry Goods and Coa rule offering EXT
following
SPECIAL And EXTRAORDINARY REDUCTIONS FOR TO-DAY And TONGHT