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Evening journal., 1904-01-29
THE REVOLVER FOR
THE WOMEN FOLK
Every Household Should
Have Weapon for Protec-
ton of Its Inmates
INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO USE PISTOL

A revolver is a handy thing for a /
woman to have In the house. There is /
no telling when she may need it and /
she should teach herself how to handle |
one.
Unfortunately. however the average |
woman's fear of firearms frequently |
makes what should be a protector TO
her q source of danger to herself
To have self reliance and to obviate
the danger of accident a woman must
be thoroughly familiar with her wea-
pom.
A Pistol is Not a Playthine.
IN the first place. and indeed, in the
last place-for il is the most important
rule Of all--never experiment with a
pistol II is meant for use and should
never become a plaything Never
point pistol at anybody for fun.
whether it is loaded or not. Nearly an
the accidents come from not knowing
it was loaded" when it was No matter
from whom. or under what circum-
stances a pistol may come into your
hand, handle IT as though il were load
ed, even when by examination you find
that II is not This should be acquired
as a fixed habit.
IN handling a pistol, picking il up OF
receiving Il from anybody do not allow
the muzzle to point towards you OF
anyone else. Carry the pistol in the
hand as little as possible, and when
such carrying is necessary, hold IL SO
st will point directly downward. Keen
your finger or IN trigger until you
want TO fire or at least until you want
60 take aim. At the same time, carry
the pistol in holster or pocket so Il
may be instantly available. See that
It does not catch on anything in draw
ing II out
The Need Of Workmanship.
No matter to what use the pistol /.
10 be put, craftsmanship is very i'm.
portant Preliminaries should be learn.
ed in a shooting gallery or from
friend and then persistently practic'
is necessary, with observance Of a few
simple rules and precautions.
In taking aim with a pistol, look o
sight along the barrel with one eye n
such a way that when You are look
ing through the little notch on the bacl
end Of the barrel which is called tbs
hind sight, you viii see the top Of the
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right angles to it, Lean slightly to-
ward the pistol and incline the head
so as to bring the eye down to the
level Of the two sights.
Never put a pistol away dirty, for
even half a day. Dirt destroys its ac-
euracy and is best removed when fresh
and before Il has hardened.
AS final word. II you Keep a pistol
.in the house. loaded. keep it away from
all children just as carefully as YOU
would poison, but in place where,
especially at night, Il is instantly avail
able. II IS not advisable 10 have blank
Evening journal., 1904-01-29

foresight on the front end OF the bar
'el The hind sight looks like a capi-
al and the foresight like an 1 with
out the dot. II, whils you are looking
1t the two sights in this way. you briag
the pistol to such position that the
foresight covers the mark at which you
ire TO shoot. you are ready 10 pull
the trigger. The position in shooting
should be such that the pistol is not
aeld out in front Of the body, but az
one side the barrel pointing and the
bullet going in a direction parallel to
the line OF the shoulders, and not al
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Leisure-Minute Robes

Paris sends the prettiest, for Paris has
a knack of tucking restful charm into
her negligees Perhaps she knows
beauty is itself restful. So the little
dressing sacques of flannel, silk and
albatross she creates, havea bewitch ng
loveliness all their own.
Simple French fannel may make
them, with touches of embroidery in
some Unusual pattern, to lend rare and
novel charm. They may be fluffy
little things in silk, accordion -pleated,
with pretty laces, to add to their dain-
tiness.
And wrappers and room robes with
the same air of rest and ease.
Dressing sacques, $5. So, $40, $2s.
Wrappers, $12, SIS, SIS.
French Room second foor)
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for the laymen TO decide, but the atten-
ton excited by the theory VIII do much
good II it impresses on people gener-
ally the normal benefit Of fresh air
and plenty of exercise in il.
Foreigners. especially Englishmen,
coming to this country exclaim against
two Of its customs which they con-
slider downright evils-ice water and
steam heat. Some of their structures
on these customs are just. We do not
as a nation take as much OF the out
door air into our lungs as the English
do. We are accustomed to shut our
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selves up for hours together in a steam
heat which renders us doubly sensitive
10 the cold when we are forced TO en-
counter outdoor temperatures, and II
is the chilling caused by this exchange
of one extreme for another which pro-
duces so may colds. leading on to more
serious things.
There is small doubt that the Ameri-
can devotion to steam heat is enerva-
ting in its effects, and that the harden
ing process OF exposing oneself-with
all proper precautions, Of course-to all
sorts OF weather is FAR more healthy
Evening journal., 1904-01-29
Iron Mouiders' Ball.

This is the night Of the Iron Mould
ers ball in Turn Hall. and a big turn
out is expected by members Of the or
number Of visitors is expected from
Philadelphia. Camden, Trenton, Chess
ter. Burlington and other places at a
distance as we'll as those who win at
tend from this city. The arrangements
are an now completed, and those who
attend are assured one OF the most
successful entertainments Of the sea-
SON.
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supper and Social.

cyrus Temple. No. 3. Ladies OF the
Golden Eagle. held a very pleasant SOC
iai after the meeting last evening, when
they we're entertained at supper by
past Templar Mrs. Maggie Kendall
Nrrs. Pattie was mistress Of ceremon-
les. yet did not lack for assistants as
a large number Of her sister members
were present. Following the supper
instrumental and vocal music was
furnished BY a number Of the ladies'.
Cyrus Temple Is one Of the most
popular women organizations in the
civ ana is rapidly adding new names
TO its rolls.
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Linens for the House

Splendid fax. Bleached by Natures
forces, with the time needed for good
results-and yet prices are very low.
Sturdy silver bleached table linens, 90 inches
wide, soc yard.
Splendid snowwhite Irish table linen, many
good patterns, o. inches wide, SOC yard.
Silver bleached German damask napkins, 85c a
med, for hotels and restaurants 16xl6 inches, hem
Dozen
Heavy bleached Irish damask napkins doral
patterns. 20x20 inches II. so dozen.
Fine beached double damask napkins, pretty
patterns. 20x2O inches 81. 95 a dozen.
Bleached Scotch huck towels, soft hnish hem
med red or white borders 1Sx33 inches, l2Hc.
Plain white German huck towels damask bor-
ders l8x35 inches, 15c.
Heavy bleached huck towels, hemmed ends.
damask borders 2lx40 inches. ST. so a dozen; $l.25
half dozen.
Southwest Of center)
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Who Needs a
DreSSin9-CaSe?

All the little toilet things needed on a
journey tucked away in compact
little case-what a comfortl
All these leather cases today close
to half price-what luck
And Easter at Atlantic City, vaca-
tions-all sorts of trip times ahead.
Some of the dressing cases are i'm
ported; ); all are of leather, fitted, both
for men and women; the finer ones
are OF real cowhide with silver fittings.
Some are a trife scratched; others are
in the one-of-a- kind class.
$3.50 to SIS, have been $4.25 to
$3S.
Center of storel
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Hurt Books, I5c, Csc, 35c

Trihing hurts in the bindings, or per-
haps in the leaves; big wounds in the
regular prices; no hurts which will
affect library or reader.
All sorts of books in the collection
all tastes can be suited in the choos-
ing; and the money will spend for
double and treble, and more, than usual.
Gross Aisle
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Eden Lodqe /. o. o. r.

Eden Lodge. I. o. o. F. has several
propositions on the table and prospects
of more az the next meeting. In about
two weeks the lodge room In Eden
Hall will be finished after which it win
be refurnished with lodge room furni-
ture OF the most improved kind. The
woodwork has been painted in pearl
white and the side walls papered in a
rich tone Of red. When finished the
room viii be one Of the finest lodge
rooms in the state Of Delaware.
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Short Lengths of
Black Goods

Those 400 pieces we started with yes
terday went so fast that we had to
scurry around over the shelves to get
more for today-just as low in price.
Fancy and staple stuffs among them
waist lengths, skirt lengths, dress
lengths.
Main Aisle
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NIGHT IN CITY
LODGE ROOMS
What the Wide Awake Secret
Societies in Wilmington
Are Doing
To Give Smokers.

Keolxuk Tribe. NO. 8, ]. o. r. NJ VIII
hold a smoker about the middle OF
next month. Lenape Tribe WIN also
hold a smoker the date set lot tnis
event being February 6. These en-
tcrtainments are becoming very popu-
lar with the order and are greatly en-
joyed by those who participate N
them.
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Fresh Air and Exercise.

The open air treatment for consunp-
tives is one Of the theories now claiming
attention, and some notable cases are
cited to prove the valve of the treat
ment. How far this theory is sound
ia the aka of naAdinal sciarna IL ia not
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Warm Bed Clothing

Especially timely for the housekeeper
who needs larger supplies to finish out
this very cold season, yet who does
not wish to spend much.
Cotton filed, slkoline covered eomfortables for
cribs, rufled edges. 50e
Double bed size comfori ables, covered with silk
oline filed with clean carded cotton, 81.
Com iortabes covered with best silkoline, rufled
edges pink and blue, 81. So
Silkoline- covered com lortables, prettily figured
plain mercerzed sateen border. 81.
White blankets. half-wool and half cotton, 70x
80 inches. pounds 50 pair
Third foor. Thirteenth street,
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Crepe Wolfe, Csc

You'd scarcely know it from aH-woOI
but it is cotton one way and wool
the other, and only costs a third as
much. We haven't had anything of
the sort before, at the price, in evening
shades and black.
(Southeast OF center)
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Remnants of Hurt silks

Anything that is soiled or damaged in
any way has been collected on
special counter and marked 35c and
5Oc-regardless of former prices.
Some of the crepes de chine were
originally S1.50.
West Transept
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Opera Glasses and
Eyeglasses

opera glasses
A back seat Is about as good as front
seat if you have good lenses in your opera
glasses.
Achromatic lenses, 81. so to S12.
Pearl mounted, SIS to $40.
Eys-glasses-
Perhaps your old lenses may need chang
ing. We test free Eye glasses, soc to %.
Jumper street,
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White Linon de Normandie

The linen color is gone-and the rest
of the white will soon follow.
1t isn't every day that we can get
such lovely half-silk and half-linen
stuff to sell for SOC. Regular 75c
quality.
Southeast of centerl
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Girls Wrappers and
Dressing SacoueS

A mere handful, but the prices make
them interesting.
Flannelette, in dainty pink and blue
stripes. Dressing sacques, 35c from
SOC and Use; wrappers, SOC from 75c;
II, IA, 10 years.
Iseeond GoOr, FIRST gallery
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corsets at the price Of ordinary ones.
At soc. are tape giIdles with gsrters,
worth 75c; and good corsets for medium
figures.
At 75c are girdles and corsets worth
ST. so. Some Of them are Sonnettes in least
wanted sizes.
At 81 are corsets worth 81. so and 81. so.
styles not to be reordered. but new. good
models Of this season; medium low bust
dip hips.
(corset Salon, second hOorl
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cartridges lying around. Except for
theauicals or for signalling they are
useless. ana may easily get mixed up
with cartridges that are dangerous.
Even blank cartridges may make bad
powder burns.
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New Assessmsnt PIan ExpIaInsd.

Wilmington Lodge. A. o. u. ". was
instructed on the new assessment plan
last evening BY members Of the COM
mittee appointed for that purpose
Friendship Lodge. Of New Castle,
also listened 10 the subject last even
Ing and CLEANED much useful informa-
tlon regarding the matter.
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dry before very hot fret shrinks
the cloth as nothing else will pulls
all the seams awry and generally
wrecks the looks of the garment"
It's a point worth remembering,
isn't it?
Second floor, Chestnut street,
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Warm Clothing for Boys

hSefeTS-
Only few, only small sizes.
SIS were ST. so and SS so
ST. so were $40 and Sl2
Long 0UeTconIS-
Cheviots and irieze. oxfords only, warm
and we'll made
SO. so were $40
ST. SO were S12 and SIS
$40 were SIC. so and SIS.
DoubLe-6reaSted Snsls-
Blue cheviot and serge, to II sizes.
SIS were ST. so
NoYf0kkS--
Fancy cheviots-S, g. 10 and III sizes.
Some bloomer trousers, some plain.
So rs were $13.5 so
SIS were $40
$S.25 were $l65o
50 were $18
Market street,
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Odd Eelloms

Jefferson and Asylum Lodges. l. o.
Q. f. held initiation exercises last
evening and admitted new members TO
the order. Business is moving along
nicely with these lodges and they are
constantly receiving cards Of applica-
ton.
Evening journal., 1904-01-29

Models for all
figures, even in
the inexpensive
cors cts, show
how carefully we
plan to give you
the corset that
suits, whether
you pay little or
much.
Just now, wind
ing up the White
Sale corsets and
m a kin & stock
ship-shape brings
some unusually
fine, high class
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Snug Rugs for Baby

Baby coach rugs of fur wheel into line
and march out today.
81 to $275 were 81 to SIS. so is the
quickstep tune that hurries them away.
Two dozen in ala little, but
goodly company. Each one is able
and willing to keep some small baby
snug and warm while taking its daily
outing.
Isecond foor, frst gallery
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Women's Weather-Alls

a tailor said to
us yesterday
"A woman can
ruin the best
coat made by
-.A -. 4.
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$40 for Women's SIS to
S35 Tailored Suits

Housecleaning here never means rag
tag lot of trashy, outlandish-looking
suits that the well-dressed woman
would not have at any price.
The lest of cur Wlntsy sHzfs are as
refined and staple as h0se that came
and wsnf hrSt.
Sizes are down now to ones and
twos, and there is not more than
single suit of a style-and that's every
thing you can find the matter with
them.
Fifty going today - suits made
mostly of rough materials with both
long and short coats Walking and
dress-length skirts.
There is only one size 80 and one size 40,
and say. halt dozen of each size in between,
so the earlier HfR
you come the A S@-szS&6llHk
more likely 2aAF
you are to be --ssarf
fitted. W1TXl[ 4
(second hoor, NE&AsT @SA
$n y
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corne of straw and pleated silk, will
carry you along till Easter-time and
not prove very expensive-$o and So.
All darkish-navy blue or blue and
white; plain black or black and white; soft
brown or brown and white.
Ali light to wear-that's one of their
great beauties.
Green Salon, second foor)
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The Svelte Figure

is simply slender woman in the right
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For Girls-4 to IL Years

Goats, $3.50.
LsttIe dresses, $3.50.
Regulation dresses, $5.75.
Wh1fe blqme dresses, SO and $3.50.
And these but give hint of the in
teresting things in our girls section.
It's lively place. Spring things are
coming with all their pretty styles;
winter things are going at very little
prices.
Coats. ST.. so, for instance-mostly red
zibeline with capes. But several other pretty
styles; to 10 years; worth SIS.
So so. Dresses in sailor style, in red and
blue, with braid trimmings to IL years.
xITo~tt, &C
Evening journal., 1904-01-29
Observation-Disclosures
Season Millinery

,SAsSse>, Looking for a hat to
1<@7&E 49, wear South?
go s,ss Beginning to find
your winter hat grow
: ing shabby and tiresome?
NsM Then a long turban of
MakN, bright, silky horsehair braid
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-04
.BRYCE'S IDEA
OF ROOSEVELT
Statement That He Is the Greatest
President Since Washington.


LONDON, June 2--The Pilgrims
Club entertained ex-Mayor Seth Low,
of New York, at luncheon at the "a
voy Hotel to-day. James Bryce pre-
sided. Among those present were
Ambassador Choate, Consul-Generai
Evans, Major Beacon, Lord Eustacs
Cecil, Lewis Dyer, General Hutchin-
son. w. .. Howells, Robert 2. s'or-
ter, w. J.&Pierrie, G. T. Wilson, Ru-
,dolph Spreclles and James d P'he Pie
Ian, of San francisco. Over 1o', in
all were present.
The speeches were few, but over sl:.
flowing with the most cordial sen.
timents of good will for both cou sl1
tries. Mr.. Bryce, after proposing the
health of King Edward and eulog,z-
ing what the King had accomplished
between the European powers ECO
posed the health Of President Reese-
Welt, as the greatest man who had &c
cupied the Presidential chair slice
Nashingt on
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-04
i clockt Coincidence.
(Liverpool Post.)

y. RI y z
Here is strange but absolutely
true story, in which clock plays a
mysterious part. 1t was a small Amer
lean time piece, which stood on q
mantle piece in sitting room in a
Liverpool builders house. At a quar-
ter past II one morning few weeks
ago the time piece fell from the man
tel piece to the floor, When picked
up it was found to be quite uninjured
and still going, as if nothing unusual
had happened.
There seemed to be absolutely no
], eason why it should have fallen, but but
IAN hour later, when the builder came
home TO his midday meal. he remark
ed that at quarter past II he fell
from the top of a building, but hap
PLY without sustaining any injury.
his wife then described how the clock
had fallen at the same time. and the
couple pondeSed in vain over the GU, GU.
rious and utterly inexplicable coin coin
scidence 81
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"a Graspjnq Minister.

.tHave you a good Minister" asked
summer visitor of a rural resident
in New England.
"waal, he would be, eff he <war''nt
quite SO graspin'.
How does he show that he is grasp '
ing?''
..Waa last winter we gave him him
a donation party, an carried him a
lot o, Vegetables an other truck, an
forty dollars in money; he warn
willin, that the money should go on
his salary
But / suppose be doesn't get a
very large salary.
..waal, purity fair---a hundred ana aiEse
fifty dollars year.
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GIVEN TO
EARTH
FUNERAL oE MISS MARTHA
RoBB OCCURRED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
MANN FRIENDS ATTENDED TO
OFFER TRIBUTES OF LOVING =
ESTEEM.
THE, BODY is TO REST IN GREEN
WOOD CONFERENCE.-THE
Nal CHAPTER.

WHEELING, June 4.-The funeral
of Miss Martha Robb. the ylctlm OF
the drowning of last Saturday even
inp was held from the home OF the
naren+s. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard ROOD
at No. 101 Fourteenth street fri llat
afternoon The services took & pace
at O'Clock in the. afternoon, anu
scores OF sorrowing friends gatherea
the sorrow stricken home to pay
their final tribute of love and esteem
to the deceased, who was a most a.
tractive little girl of fourteen years
IF age and who was loved by all VINO
had ever met her.
The services were conducted "
the Rey%D. A. Cunningham. D. D.,
and the Rev. William A. Cooke anu
the Rev. Joseph Speers- Inc pan
bearers were Edward Belt, Chas-
Hewitt, John Hack, John semi
macher, Charles Robb and Harry
Robb. y!s.5
The music for$the services was refs-
dered by a choir composed OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Frazier, Archie Taylor ana
Miss Teresa Phillips. The floral offer
ings were very porfuse and there
we've many handsome offerings made
by the young friends Of the deceased 'e'='ss '
who are almost heart broker. over her t'e'
uutimely demise. The interne tent WA Wa:
made at Greenwood cemetery
The finding of the body was oy
three Benwood men, Benson Groves
william schumpf and William Gate
~ ~ the head OF Captina island near
Powhatan. They We're there IN a
house boat on a fishing expedition,
and while sitting out on the END q 9 g
the boat saw the body float by IN IN
q heavy current. They went IN p p T
suit at once and soon had the gpous
ashore.
The remains were hrou ght s5 to ne fts
city3 on the 40 train and aken#;t te'
the Mender und ertalsi 81 parlo .'l:'
wnare they we're prepared for burial.
ii was found While the body h le
not been bruised to- any extent Try
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-04
Short Paragraphs.

The course Of true love is an e.,-
pensiye training. track.
No girl cares for secret marriage
still, it's better than none.
Never judge a mans income by the
stylish clothes his wife wears.
One wonders how the 1eap-year
girls enjoy acquiring relatives by re-
fusa1.
After saving up money for g rainy
day many man blows it in some
night. 81 5s3 .3
The wrong sidesis never the safe safe
side; therefore the inside OF a Jail
must be the right side
S5 It isn't quite so bad if rheumatism
attacks man after he has lost ms MS,
listen to eyerybodys cure for It
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it's trip to the bottom of the river, II
was impossible to permit friends tet
view II.
nine PERSONS
ARE DEAD
AND A NUMBER INJURED AS TIE
~REsULT OF A COLLlSiON.Ai
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

KANSAS CITY, No, June Anime
persons are dead and a number are
reported injured in collision pc
tween the Colorado Limited on the
Missouri Pacific and Accommodation
train Is miles South Of here last
night.
A relief train carrying surgeons
left for the scene The names OF the Inc
victims are not yet obtainable az
newspaper men were refused trans 3l=:.
porta ton on the relief train. The ma ma
iority Of those killed and maAme'1
were on the day coach of the accom- Accom-.
mediation which was te1escoped
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-04

Cool and Conf ortable.
Furnishings

= @
into MEMS
what TOT
tire finding OUT
DO buy IA
Plain White Shirt for !.
Of OF half finished nu
Hooks dvearsi like linen
pias
tail makna
ANOTHER SHIRT
selling quare
sold town
Quarter S on
detached cuffs ea sn're
ran and grounds
SOME and I
chxidea 1t, buckles some
share our
you see
OUR uND r
choice or fancy eoors in the t
anddr match
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'ThriliingI Scenes.

Thrilling scenes, true to q ife.. boat:
races, battles. trai in rid es. life sinS e
1umb er8canp the city fre department. en-
at work, and numerous other anus
ing and siisors l MoV-
ing ictlre h,1rch, next Mon Non
ssiaY an d fTIiesday eEenin SIS
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F3eca Use nc wears longer
Third OF on w omen s.
Wool Suits

iris should mean something needs SUI
Won 40 to Mt stay at home 8
that Just as
y,u also know usual low prices
e3saned eisevsh ere
THE STYLES NEWEST
TtlE MATERIALS LuTELY coRRsc'.
rag WORKING NstP# Il he BEST.
HESITATE
the trns you're on stne @
the saving yourself
a Handsome Waist, the ssN1are1u1se.
svvere we eeu you - y go
are kindeed
the shirt "asse soe
front and sleeves with fo"ns ru'
Vail only
some s,urnrner Shoes. Barefoot Sandals
for Children
il Tan sizes to ooinfants 8 e -
White Canvas O,<fords
idrens'sl 113... 'soS
Misses :.-,. w
Ok
lords $3.50 .Saoo
First
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hree 7 iece Suits
AZ AZ SO, SO. SO and $15-

ere are single and double
breasted models in et1evi OTIS, vorsteds'
serees and eassimeres in the new
shades Sof gray and Brown, as well as
plain blacks '.Esa
Goats are full or half u. lined with
serge. Trousers have belt straps at
tached, and some have turned up bot
toms.