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the Polytechnic with NJ. Carnot. The
severe discipline-a military discipline
and the fearful mathematical grind
there weld the pupils into a close
brotherhood They are out of touch
with every one else. Carnot was gem
orally amiable, but only expanded with
Polytechnicians. My neighbor and 1
were speaking of his sense of public
duty and his deep feeling of patriot
ism. 1t was, said the former, very sin
cere, and he gave the following as an
instance: Il went one forenoon early
in 1892 to dejeuner with him as an old
Polytechnic chum. He was pacing up
and down his morning room, and was
in a state of glee that reminded me of
the Carnot of the Polytechnic when he
had solved some all but insoluble prob
lem in mathematics.
II said to him, You are in a state Of
visible contentment Can l share in
it?' Ca va bien; ca va bien, he went
on repeating. He kept rubbing his
hands and was so overjoyed at some
thing that 1 said to myself: 1t would
be shabby now to proffer a request,
for he could not help for sheer joy to
grant the favor May l ask, / ven-
tured to say, what goes on so wel?'
Ca va bien; ca va bien, mon ami
Mais, quoi?' We have drawn the
Car to our side. Mark my words;
great events are in course of prepara-
ton. We shall recover what we lost
Recover what?' 'Alsac-Lorraine. It
may not be in my Presidency, but L
think l shall live to see it, and before
many years have sped London
Truth
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Pastoral Day at the Santa Cruz
Convention,

SANTA CRUZ, July 11.-This was
Pastoral Day at the Christian Church
Convention at Garfield Park. 1t was con-
Quoted by Rev. W. \. Gardner. The
prayer meeting topic was "A Model Mid
W eek Meeting" led by Rev. T. Edwards.
An address was delivered by Rev. S. A.
Nesbit on Training the Converts. J"
Other addresses We're delivered as fol-
lcWs: The Pastor in His Study" Rev.
3. b. Burton; THE Pastor in His Rela-
tions to the Denominations" Rev. S. NJ.
jefferson. These subjects We're thor
odghly discussed by the various clergy
men present.
This afternoon street meetings We're
held and also on the beach, in which
many Christian Endeavors participated
The following officers were elected to-
day at the session of the Pastoral As
sociation of the Christian churches: l..
F. McCray, President; George Green
we'll, A. 3. Markle and H. E. White,
Vice-Presidents; G. P. Pam. Secretary;
j. Durham, Treasurer.
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His Uncle's Longest Day.

There was in those days a serious
hammered Irish member named Blake
mot to be confounded with the ex-Pre-
mier of Canada sitting member for
South Longford), who is remembered
for a brief correspondence he read to
the delighted House. 1t was introduced
in a speech delivered in debate on the
Irish Sundry Closing Bill. Mr. Blake
had, he confidentially informed the
House, an uncle who regularly took six
tumblers of whisky toddy daily This
troubled him, and after much thought
he resolved to write and demonstrate
with his relative. The following was
the letter:
MY Dear Uncle: / write to say how
pleased l should be If yod could see
your way to giving up your six glasses
of whisky a day. I am sure Won
would find many advantages in doing
so. the greatest of which would he that
as / am persuaded, 1t would be the
means of lengthening your days,'
The uncle replied:
MY Dear Nephew: am mucb
obliged to you for your dutiful letter
L was so much struck by what yo,1
said, and, in particular. by your kind
wish to lengthen my days. that last
Friday | gave up the whisky. / believe
you are right, my boy as to my days
being iengthened. for, bedadl it was the
longest Gay ever remember H. w.
Lucy IN North American Review.
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ANACONDA RACES.
Fantasie Wins the Two-Twenty-
Five Trotting.

ALT LASKE, July IA special to
the Tribune" from Anaconda, Mont,
gives the result of the races:
Trotting, 2:25 class, Fantasie won,
Solo second, Dominican third. Best
time-2:35.
Deer Lodge stake, four and a half
furlongs, Salmera won, Tammany Hall
second, imp. Missioner third. Time
0:4912.
One mile, handicap, Senator Bland
won, Daylight second, 'Ostler Joe third.
Time-1 :46ia.
Five furlongs. I Don't Know won,
May second, Bill Howard third. Time
/ :04.
Seven furlongs. Allahabad won. VelAz
second, Iatah third. Time-1 :3315.
Five and half furlongs, Colonel T.
won, Sable second, Jim Blackburn
third. Time-1:12.
Five and half furlongs, Cherry Leaf
won, General Coxey second, Chinook
third. Time-1:124
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FIRE AT LOS ANGELES.
A Residence Burned, and the Oc-
cupant Narrowly Escapes.

Los ANGELES, July 17.-At an
early hour this morning the residence
of Hon. c. c. Wright on Boyle Hights
was burned to the ground, and Mr..
Wright, the only occupant of the house,
barely escaped with his life. He was
awakened about = a. M, by suffocat-
ing smoke, and as the interior of the
house was mass of fame, he made q
rope of his bedding and slid from the
window of his bedroom on the second
floor to within ten feet of the ground
and dropped uninjured into the arms
Of his neighbors The loss was Sc. 800:
partly covered by insurance. The or
igin of the fire is unknown.
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CUT IN THE PRICE OF OIL
War on Between the Standard
and Puente Companies.

LOS ANGELES, July 1.-THE Stan
dard Oil Company has declared war on
the Puente Oil Company, which has
intruded upon the former concerns mo-
nopoly of refining oil.
The Puente Company commenced
making Illuminating oil some years ago.
At that time the price of the refined
oil was 1211a cents and IA cents for gas
Oline. The Standard made an attempt
to buy the Puento product at it's own
figures, but their offer was refused The
Puente Company entered into a five
years contract to supply the Chino
sugar factory with oil, and the war
commenced in earnest The Standard
Company cut the price until it has fall
len to cents, with prospects of furth-
er reductions. The local concern
claims to have a market for all the oil
it can produce, about go barrels a day
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RICH ALASKA
PLACER Mines.
Continued from First Page. }

Continued from First Page),
ing to the thousands who are preparing
to rush to the gold fields this year. He
said:
There are at present about $500 peo-
pie in the country, and that number is
about all that can be accommodated
this winter. Provisions are high, as il
costs from ten to fifteen cents a pound
to land goods at Dawson City, and it
is impossible to get more provisions in
this year than will supply the present
population. If miners rush up there this
summer, unless they take with them
their own supplies, they will suffer
great hardships. 1 advise everyone go
ing up to take supplies sufficient to last
at least eighteen months. The fare to
Dawson City from San Francisco is
$3.50, and it will cost at least $500 more
to transport supplies for one man. The
steamer Excelsior Will leave here for
Alaska on July 2Sth, and already all
her passenger accommodations are en-
gagged. This Will be her last trip this
year"
The Excelsior goes to ST. Michaels,
at the mouth of the Yukon, and passen-
gers and freight are transferred to a
river steamer and carried 1000 miles
to Dawson City. Overland the route
is about GOO miles from Juneau, and
the majority of the miners who are
rushing to the new Ell Dorado will go
that way The cold weather commences
about the middle of September and
lasts until May. The passengers on the
Excelsior will reach Dawson City about
September 1st, and Will have to do
their prospecting in the snow
Mr. Ladue advises people to wait un-
til next spring before going up, as IA
cilities for carrying them will be
greatly improved then.
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TOLD BY THE MINISTER.
His Clever Capture of the Plausi-
Bile Mr.. Walker.

He rang the door-bell, was shown into
the reception room and in confidential
tone asked me if l had private study.
He was a man of probably sixty, but
active and with smooth tongue. Ills
clothes were those OF a tramp. He
told me the following story:
He lived in Baltimore and was An
oyster-man He had license, but be-
yond his license limits he could catch
oysters that would sell for double the
money For thus fishing beyond the
limits he was arrested and locked up.
His physician ordered him open air
and he escaped. He had had a six
days run, wanted to get his money
forwarded from his lawyer, send for a
woman in Baltimore to meet him here,
marry her. go West and settle out of
reach of Maryland law. He then said.
Write what l tell you" Being inter
ested, 1 took a sheet of papet and he
dictated the following letter:
Schenectady, n. Y, May 18th.
Mr. Gilmore: 1 arrived here this
evening. You will please take charge
of everything. Your son will attend
to the store at North Point Give Mrs.
Legree $50 and the deeds of both
houses She will come the most diract
route to this place. where will make a
transfer of property. Forward to me
$500 by Adams Express and direct the
money to Rev. -, Schenectady, n. Y.
Andrew Walker
He then engaged to marry him on
the following Thursday, this being
Monday. He SO touched my sympa-
thies that lent him So, until his mon
ey came and fitted him out with suit
of very fine clothes. A little reflection
when he had gone made me suspic-
ious. Asking the Baltimore Postmaster
to return the letter at once II the adj
dressee could not be found, / wrote in
my cash book, "Swindled, SO"
week passed There was no such
person, SO no wedding. Next Mon
day 1 recognized my suit of clothes Sit
ting on wagon near my home, get
ting free ride to the next town. He
saw me, got off the seat and boarded a
trolley. thinking to escape me- bur leay-
ing my wheel with a friend standing
near, | sat on the seat beside him and
rode in the direction of the police sta
ton. Reckoning to an officer who was
looking out of the window of the sta
tion Andrew Walker found that he
had walked into the trap. Before the
Justice next morning it was discovered
that he was not Andrew Walker. but
Pat Healy, common vagrant. and for
the intoxicatfon under which he was
laboring when | arrested him he was
sentenced to thirty days hard labor on
the stone crusher.--New York Mail and
Express
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TRIED TO BURN A MAN.
Tnhuman Work OF Cowboys in San
Diego County.

SAN DIEGO, July 17.-An exciting
time among settlers on the Warner
ranch, in this county, occurred yester-
day and nearly resulted in the death
OF two prominent people. A miner
named Rice came down to Hot Springs
ana got too much whisky. He COM
menced boasting that he could lick any
man in that locality and finally got into
a hot fight with several equally crazy
denizens, who pounced on him, and af-
ter beating him severely until he was
insensible, poured whisky over him and
set him afire
Ex-Supervisor Chester Gum, who saw
the occurrence, rushed to the assistance
Of the man and was set upon with
knives by the infuriated cowboys, and he
was badly cut, but not fatally. Rice was
rescued by campers before his burns
became dangerous
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is there from choice, not of necessity.
If Mr.. Crocker did not achieve official
distinction it is a high enconium to say
that he did not seek it through vain
desire for public adulation. If it is said
that in making his way he has occupied
the vantage ground of great wealth, it
is a higher distinction to say that
among all men of wealth he was the
most unspoiled of millionaires. At the
age of 43 he had achieved wealth, po-
sition and high and honorable distinc-
tiOn among men
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HI. S. FOOTE IN TROUBLE.
Certifies to the Solveney of
Rondsman Three Years Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.-United
States District Attorney II. S. Foot2
has been raped over the knuckles
very severely by Secretary OF the
Treasury Gage for certifying annually
to the Department at Washington that
he is personally acquainted and knows
to be solvent one of eX-Revenue COL
llector O. M. Welburn's bondsmen, w. A.
Dougherty, who has been dead for
three years. 1t is possible that the
Government may lose $1,000 or $4,000
by Foote'S neglect, and if this results,
the United States District Attorney,
whose term runs for about two years
more, will lose a position worth $1,000
year.
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Fire and Loss of Life.

LONDON, July ia dispatch from
Bakue, the seat of large petroleum in
dustries, says that a fire broke out
there early yesterday morning, attack
ing the great naptha springs known as
Ehrny Gorordok. 1t spread rapidly and
destroyed five refneries and a large
wharf. All work at the adjacent re-
fineries has been suspended. At )
o'clock last evening the fire was still
unsubdued. Several persons were
burned to death, and many were Sc
riously injured. About 100000 pools
of kerosene We're consumed "a pood is
thirty-SiX poundS)
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WILL CONTEST.
Legal Battle Over a Rich Estate
in CoIusa County.

WILLOWS, July 11.-Joseph Harris,
a wealthy pioneer of Colusa County,
died a few weeks ago, leaving an es-
tate valued at S120,O00. Last week a
Will was filed for probate, by the terms
of With Harris entire estate was left
to Eliza Harris, who was related by
marriage to the deceased, and to w. B.
Brown, Mrs Emma Brown and Hattie
Belle Watson. None of the beneficial
ries under the will are blood relations
of Harris. Mrs. Elizabeth Chase, w.
Noble and George Noble, relatives Of
Harris, have filed contest, alleging
undue influence, mental unsoundness
Fand fraud.
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Endeavorers in Wyoming.

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS (Wyo),
July 1.-THE first party of Christian
Endeavorers to visit the park while en-
route East from San Francisco reached
here this afternoon. 1t came in threee
special trains, the first one containing
Connecticut delegates, mad the third
those from New Jersey. The delegates
found the weather cool, and We're COM
PEELED to put on their heavy apparel,
including wraps and overcoats, while
touring the park. The Endeavorers
have the right of way over the camping
parties.
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An Early Morning Fire.

A small frame dwelling in the alley
Seventh and Eighth, Q and r, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning together with a barn adjoin-
ing. The house was owned by VIM.
Yohre, and occupied by j. Davis and
family. Mr. Davis succeeded in re-
moving most of the furniture. The
home of Mr. Yuhre was also badly
scorched. The cause of the fire is un-
known
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Britishers Kicking.

LONDON, July 1S.-The Referee"
asserts that II. E. Teneycke of Wor-
cester. Mass, the winner of the Dia-
mond Souls at the Henley regatta, was
not a fit and proper person, according
to the Henley idea, of a duly qualified
amateur. Says the Referee: Ten
eycke was of the same class as his
father. a professional, like the boxer
who plays the amateur racket until be-
ing a professional paws better
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His Word Was Good.

Look here, sir" said the irate Gus
toner to the shop assistant. you sold
me this piece of goods warranted a fast
color. 1t was green when l bought it,
and now it has turned to sickly blue in
less than two weeks
We'll. madam, expostulated the as
sistant. you could hardly expect a
color to go faster than that. .'-Tit-Bits.
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Summer Clearance Sale.
Muslin Underwear.

All made by the best manu-
facturers in America, made by
white labor, and those who best
know how to make; made gen.
erous in length, breadth and
made right-made as you would
make it yourself. Home sewing
would be thoroughly wasteful
when prettily made garments
are SO cheaply bought. Such
values at such prices are un-
usua1-even here. The very best
Of muslin and cambric, and
every piece this seasons procnc-
ton.
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CoRPoRArIoN ASSESSMENTS
Those Placed Upon Franchises AT
Stockton Practically AnnuI1ed.

STOCKTON, July 1.-THE assess
ments recently placed upon the fran
chises of corporations doing business in
this county by County Assessor Ort-
mann were to-day practically knocked
cut by an opinion submitted to the
Board of Equalization by the District
Attorney, in which he claimed that
franchises of corporations cannot be as
sessed outside of the home of the cor
porations. All the corporations claim
San Francisco as their home.
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4SC and up.

Several styles of Muslin Night
gowns, square yokes or Empire
style, trimmed with insertion
and embroidery, full cut and
full length, Use and 81 values,
at Clearance Sale Prices, 4Sc
and 62c.
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Amateur Record Broken.

CINCINNATI, July 11.-Sandwiched
between amateur bicycle races of little
consequence, Harry Bidweli of Coving-
ton, KY. in a mile race against time,
made the distance in 1:4635, breaking
the worlds former record of 1:4734
made by Amos Hughes at Denver. The
race was a flying start paced by a quad.
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Corset Covers.
15C and IN

Many styles of these Cambria
Corset Covers, variously
trimmed with lace, insertion and
embroidery; different style
necks-V, round or square. VAL
ues, Csc to 81. Clearance Sale
Prices are 15c, csc, 32c, soc and
62c.
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The Britishers Won.

BRISTOL, July 1.-THE cricket
match between the gentlemen of Phila-
de phia ard an eleven representing Glou-
cestershire, which was begun on Thurs
day, was concluded to-day, the home
team winning by one inning and %
runs.
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75C and I'D.

Several styles of fine Cambria
Gowns, square yokes, v yokes
and Empire style, tucked, ruff
fled, embroidery and insertion
trimmed-not a scant-cut gar
ment in the lot; values from
81, ST 25, 81 so. Clearance
Sale Prices, Use, see and 9Sc.
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Destructive Fire Near Kenwood.

SANTA ROSA, July IA stubble
fire near Kenwood swept 5000 acres
this afternoon, burning hay, barns and
fences. Two hundred farmers fought
the flames and finally subdued the fire,
which threa tened the town.
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Muslin Chemises.
SOC and I'D.

Women's Muslin Chemises,
with various styles of neck or
yokes, and variously trimmed
with laces, embroideries and in
sertions. Values from Use up
ward-a1l well made. Clearance
Sale Prices, soc, Csc, 9Sc and
81 10 and ST 25.
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A Fresnn Residence Burned.

FRESNO. July l1.-The residence of
H Bartholomew, in Woodward's addi-
ton, was totally destroyed by fire this
afternoon. It was caused b. defective
fue Loss $500; no insurance.
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Field Fire in Tehama County.

RED BLUFF. July IA field fire
has been raging all day a few miles
north of Red Bluff, sweeping an area of
many square miles and destroying a
great many buildings. including the
Dibble Greek schoolhouse
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Lived Over a Century.

SALEM (Or). July 17.-John Durbin.
one of Oregon's oldest pioneers, died
here to-day. He would have been lO3
years old next September.
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Appropriate Nomenclature.

And this beautiful hybrid" contin-
ued the enthusiastic floricuiturist. Il
have named The Candidates Pledge .
Why SOP
Because is fades SO quickly. .'-Chi-
cago Journal.
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Santa CIaras Won.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.-The
Examiner tournament baseball game
to-day between the Santa Clara team
and the Violets of San Francisco was
w,,7n by the Santa Clara team by a
score Of 8 to 3.
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There Were Others.

II am proud to say that my grand
father made his mark in the world, -
observed Mrs. Colonial Dame.
well, I guess he wasn't the only
man in those days who couldn't write
his name," replied Mrs. Lutton.-Tit-
Pits
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ST 10 and uD.

Several STYLES of very fine
Cambria and e1aborately
trimmed Nightgowns, square,
V-shaped or round yoke,
trimmed with circular rufles of
embroidery OF with fine plaits,
insertion and edgings; also,
Empire style. These are the
daintiest of SIumber Robes, val
ues from 81 so to So rs. Clear
ance Sale Prices are 81 10,
81 25 and 81 As.
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WOmen'S
Muslin Gowns.

You know the kind of muslin
garments to expect here, but
you'll hardly be prepared for
these little prices.
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Exports and Imports of Specie.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE exports of
srecie from the port of New York for the
week were S44 300 in gold and S76S, ,606
in silver Imports, gold, $50, 115; silver
$55,323 dry goods, S2,316.510; general
merchandise. &691912S
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75C and up.

Several styles of fine Cambria
Drawers in this lot, various1y
trimmed, with insertion, en-
broidery and cluster of tucks ;
Loie Fuller and umbrella style !;
extra full cut, extra deep ruffie.
Values, 81, 81 25 and 81 so.
Clearance Sale Prices, Use, CSC
and 81 1S.
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Many bicycle firms have increased
their labor force, especially in the
East, and production for 1897 is rush
ing.
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Muslin and Cambria
Drawers.
4Sc and I'D.

A splendid quality of muslin
used in this lot, and they are
full cut, trimmed with deep ruf-
he of embroidery, With heading
of several tucks. Values, Use
and 81. Sale Price, 48c and 62c
pair.
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Muslin and Cambria
Skirts.
4SC and up.

Fine Muslin and Cambria
Skirts, extra wide, very liberal
ly cut, finished with rufnes of
embroidery, headed with clus-
ters of tucks. These sold read
lily at from Use to ST so. Priced
in this sale to close lots, 4Sc,
Use, SSc, CSC and ST 1S.
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Carnot and Alsace-Iorraine.

At dinner last week l sat beside an
eminent Frenchman who graduated at
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At SIC.
ST 20 instead of So.
SunbOnnetS.

Children's White mbroidery
Wash Sun-shape Bonnets; pret-
ty and quite the correct head
gear. They have all been re-
duced from 75c, 81, 81 rs,
81 so, So and So so, to Clear
ance Sale Prices, 1Sc, 3Sc, soc,
Use and 9Sc.
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Telescopes were invented in 1890.
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Odd Lines of
COrSetS.

These Corsets could not be
produced at the prices you read
here. We do not want one left
after the first days selling, how
ever; that's why cost or value
does not figure in the price
mark.
At 35C.
Ladies' White Ventilating
Corset, double side and front
stee1s; sizes, 1S to 80. Price,
35c.
70C instead of ST so.
Ladies' Drab OF Black Corsets,
extra long, double side steels;
odd lot. Former prices, 81 and
81 so. Clearance Sale Price, 79c.
At So SO.
IF this is your size, here is
bargain worth your while. La
dies p. d. Corset in drab; size,
i 8 only; perfect fitting. Former
price, So 25. Clearance Sale
Price, SO SO.
At 58C.
Ladies' Kosmo Corset, double
side steels, reinforced by extra
corded piece to prevent steels
over hip from breaking; drab
only. Price, 5Sc. Sizes, "a to
%.
81 20 instead of So.
Ladies' Drab Sateen Corset,
double side steels, boned with
real whaIebone. Sizes, 20 to
20. Former price, So. Clear
ance Sale Price, 81 20.
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Wash Caps.

ChiIdren's White Embroidery
Wash Caps, with single OF dou-
face. Prices, 25c, 3Sc, soc, CSC.
Former prices, soc to S5c.