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Chemises.
ST. IS to SIG. so.

81. 2o to $40. 50.
At $l.25 French percale. yoke
with fine hand tucks and hand
scalloped neck, arms eyes and front
band.
At $2.25-TwO dainty styles-One
with torchon lace, two rows of hand
briars, drawn with ribbon; the other
with open-hand English embroidery.
hand-scallOps, with dots and hand
eyelets. drawn with ribbon.
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was forwarded this morning to st
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Printed Dress Sateens, in Foulard
designs. 80 inches wide, a yard zoe
Corded Madras. all white grounds,
with printed dots. figures. stripes,
ETC.; width, 80 inches; yard. Zoo
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Opening New Wash Goods
Season 1904.

season lOO4.
Fresh shipments have arrived within the past week
to add interest to the display this morning. These
January mportatons have been made to order and
specifications There duplicate pieces-as few
as one two or three dress patterns of each style.
Already exclusive styles
great Worlds Fair rush the dressmaks
preparations to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-18
Advance Millinery Styles
Eoe Soufheru Winter PeSorfS
Infants Wear
From Paris.

Sale of imported French sam
pies of Infants Caps, Long
Slips, Dresses, and Children's
Guimpes. All are dainty, fresh
goods, just received from Paris.
Only one of a style. All mod
erately priced to close.
Long Slips, all dainty new effects.
at. t............ .@S.do 10 $O.OO
Infants Caps, sizes 10. II, IL. 13
and 10; prices. .....$1.2S to $500
Short Dresses. for & months and 1
wear, r,at...........$1.76 at. to 1915
Guimpes, principally sizes 4 and q
years, at. t...........$ .$A.zo 10 1910
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Best of American flakes.

Best grades of Printed Cambrics. 36
inches wide, 100 new styles, at.
yard .................. .12hsc
American Dress Ginghams, copied
from imported designs, fast colors,
% inches wide. e...............12 .1212o
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Final Waists, Coats,
Suits and Skirts.
Since our January Clearing Sale began assortments
have rapidly diminished. We have made final reduc-
tions, which will close out the remainder quickly.
Women's Shirt and Dress Waists.
fashionable Fannel Abaross Velvet Silk and
de Chine All somewhat tumbed and broken Sizes
which accounts for the third and quarter prices
$3.50 $1eOo Waists.
$500 for $500 Waists.
#-tEf $3.50 s22se Waists.
WOmens TailOr-Made Suits.
5000 md $500 $500
$3.50 and 5000 Suits $1,000.
s6s.oo and 5000 Suits for $so.oo
Tailor Made Coats. Tailored Dress Skirts.
Coas for S12.75 Skirts $3.50
$3.50 for &125O $3.50 Skirts for $1,000
$12.5O
$500 $1,000 $3.50 Skirts for $500
$500 $27.0O $3.50 Skirts for $4,000
$500 $3.50 Skirts for $27.50
One-fhird off sH Imported
Costumes Man.lss, Evening
Coats Tea Gowns Bf0uSes.
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In ruffie - another of gray mixed
cambria, with black stripes - the
other of blue cambric, with fancy
white and black stripes.
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Scotch Ginghams, new styles. in
full color range Of solids and checks
extremely fine texture, exquisite
shades. % inches wide. e........ ESQ
Galatea Ducks. the best fabric for
boys suits. in solid colors. at 25c a
yard: more than fifty fancy woven
styles, at, a yard. ......... ....35c
Tissue d'Inde. a beautiful medium
weight fabric. made from silk and
cotton, in new pastel shadings: %
inches wide; yard. 500
French Silk Lawns. in black. azure.
ecru. rose, turquoise. yellow and
navy: 4S inches wide; beautiful
material: at. n yard. -. .$1.25
The new Twine Wolfe is a very hand
some lightweight fabric. open in
weave. but has the fashionable ap-
pearance Of heavy wool cloths:
shown by us at. yard. ...... Soc
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Paris Tissues, handsomely embroid-
cred in ecru or white, As inches
wide; new ideas, at, a
yard. ...............$1.25 to $2.75
A pretty assortment Of st. Gall
Swisses. embroidered on white and
colored grounds, in the new favorite
button spots: also figures and dots
special value, at, yard. .... 500
New Dyed Linens. in all shades Of
blue, green, rose, tan, etc, Of pure
fax. full 36 inches wide: three
weaves-butcher linen weave, can
vas weave and etamine weave
all at. q yard. 500
Always interesting Our exclusive
styles in dOuble-width st. Gall
Swisses. richly decorated; over a
hundred choice designs and color
ings. ranging in prices
from. to $3.50
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Towel Specials by the Dozen.

20I40inch Fine Hemmed Huck
Towels. regularly $500. for.
dozen .......$ $x.4O
20x40inch Fine All-Linen Hemmed
Huck Towels. regularly $3.50. for. a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-01
THE MEN WHO ARE GUILTY

Pennyiyana railroad last spring
because engineer failed 10 kee awake at his post
brought trial sentence OF
Two Imprisonment imposed passing the seatenee
the presiding Judge remarked;
officials of company. the dis
subjected TO enormous strain
employees responsible for the
understand bis orders and
testified that he had been in hs
ually What wonder he lapsedf
Pennsylvania under undue ranf II would
appear so rom OF the Judge.
jail
responsible for his oyervok or
listening the plea Of the stockholders intro
Dividends who really TO
be beyond the reach Of
law
the pity.
patche high officials who exact long and
weayng would receive punishment
cden happen through obng
ders."
Oh Righteous JUDGE
certainly railroad employees trusted VITA life
property the sest accountability. Mos,
wrecks are caused by mistakes ef tralnmen-
1t is OF greater importance accidents should
always properly higher officials compel
ployes sustained po beyond that which strength ava'
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ontH
lie ala 81. and We passed hfts a
large bare room. tie sole ueeurhfH
was an enormously stout man.
whom I Immediately recognized a.
the iaid'a chief satellite and min.
Ton or all the men IN Madrapore,
with tho exception OF the laid him.
self he was the most hated.
To expect mercy from him would
ho as useless az 60 look for gold IN
piece OF flint. lia lay back on bis
cushions. and looked me up and
down. Ito chuckiod mallciouaiy and
than. with wave Of hla hand 10
the guard. cried
Take him 20 his chamber
To such people as are acquainted
with civilized prison life. the kaa=
bah In the city Of Aadrapore would
come AS revelation. Picture your
SELF In a long. dark. stone walled
room. ita dimensions perhaps go
feet BY 20. The door was a wooden
one. clamped with iron and diacol-
orcd By the dirt Of centuries. Into
this black hole ! was thrust The
room was crowded 10 Is utmost ca
pAcity There were Jews. Arabs,
Rifnaua. and WretChcd Italian
who had had the audacity 20 refuse
10 pay tho governor OF the city 30
per cent Of his income. Somt were
chained. others were not. All. how
over. we're as miserable as mortal
men could be
wonder II YOU have ever noticed
that when a man has got 90 the
end Of his tsthor and knows that
everything IL lost be feels an ir-
reaiHtlble desire 20 turn round and
laugh AZ everything II was - IN
my case. No sooner had tho door
been shut behind me than burst
into \ peal Of laughter
What did IL natter I had had my
dance and now I was called upon
90 pay the piper ! had gone Into
the business ~ my oNu free will
and I should have been worse than
a eur had I grumhied at being
found out Those Who play for fea-
psrata stakes should surely De pre-
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STILL ROOM At THE TOP

Another edit orial
them II tey be made te act
spurs convince the Young fellows
ong small who stun at school, that there
Il Just as the there
Thirt-two there new ticket agent At uaF
Tex salary bis ticket agents draw hes
pinch make T. income his ,opS con
he thought Of being at the cad OF a great ana
he position thousands OF W. p@ % 7
humble place he occupied. lie atm. usip .et. 4
he hang-up good ticket agent Ors eeysA o."
got H. That is the with godhe ~ Y B
good position especially in these days OF few .
ha needn't worry what some body over him viii the na
ter men are always wanted higher would nevs s.
situations with various railroads and oh ha s et
1900 he elected president Of the n 8 O. Since he To- % ~
practical charge Of than ONE HUNDRED a
MILLION DOLLARS have been expended improvements
work $ going today.
Murray When he back from Eae
private him. there hundreds Of big
there thousands OF persons
sn better days for the H. O be-
Baltimore the reception amounted
10 a celebration.
only years that Galveston ticket office ana
about $50 a
Hitch your that looks like opportunity
and HARD
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pared 10 make desperate payment
Many folk may not agree with me.
bat that u the way I look at H.
From the few remarks that the
guard had let fall. my companions
Ia misery had learned that | was
an unbeiever IN disguise. and many
aud deep we're the curses hhoNered
upon me
One poor wretch. driven TO the
borders Of madness by the cruelty
pfartieed upon him. cursed me by
all the gods In his calendar. aud
was about 90 spit upon mo when
knocked him down In a moment
the place was In an uproar Then
the doors we're thrown open and
she guard rushed In.
somewhat TO my Rstonishment
they took my side. and the last
state OF my enemies was worse than
the first In less than three min
utes order was restored. aud several
who would willingly have murdered
me were lhmsntlng the fact that
they had even been born. For sheer
| brutality give me an Algerian who
Z knows his work lie Is not the
man 20 boEgle over trifles. but does
his work conscieutiously and to the
best OF his ability.
At last. and none too soon for my
peace Of mind. day broke. Looking
back | can see II now. First the
gray light OF early dawn. then n
pink flush through the grated win
dows. afterwards the daylight
climbing the dirty walls. revealing
the huddled up forms OF the prison
ers and touching the topmost leaves
OF an orange tree In the governors
garden outside.
Between 6 and 7 o'clock friends
OF the wretched prisoners began 10
arrive. bringing with them food
and different drinks by aint OF
bribiug one of the guards | man
aged to procure something 10 eat.
had scarcely finished this before
man entered and babe me follow
] him. did not fail TO keep my
/ eyes open In the hope OF discovering
n means OF escape. Not one. how
ever. presented itself The court
yard was surrounded by high walls
which | could not have scaled oven
had | dared to attempt Il. At the
farther end was "A gate which led
into another and smaller yard. We
crossed this. passed through a
small orange grove and so into the
palace itself
Once inside tho doors, aban-
doned all idea OF escape and re-
signed myself 60 my fate After
traversing several passages we
emerged into a tasselated patio. sur
rounded on every side by galleries
I knew the place well. for on more
than one occasion | had drunk my
coffee there with the man with
whom | was about 90 be confronted
Desperate as II was. the situation
had n decided touch of humor In T.
/ More than once the kaid had de-
soribed himself ms my true friend
| was going to be afforded an OPP
portunity of seeing what that
friendship was worth.
Minute after minute went by and
stu the governor did got put in an
appearance. In my own mind | had
no doubt that no was delaying In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-01

Or. CHARLES FLESH FOOD rs
THE GREAT EST BEAtrfFtEH ever
put on the market. II e the only
preparation known 20 medical SCIENCE
ttEt LTHY FLESH. and mar Tvs
com heKion uf every hicmish. such as
PIN lies. blae kheada. etc. without In
ternai medicine
ron REMoyING wRrNKefs ~.
Nithout an equal
FOR DEVELOPING THE hIsr H.
reHtorins a wasted breast lngt Through
nursing Or sickness. MAKING THIN
CHEEKS PLUMP and FILLING the hoi-
lows - a HcrRWuF neck there r. no
rNhur preparation In the world that
has any comparison
SPECIAL nFFEH-Tha regular prics
81 Or Charisa Flesh Food IL 800 q
/ box but 90 INTRODUCES u into thousands
| ~ new homes we have seeded ~ saad
two - boxes 20 ali who answer this
PACKAGE are sent in plain Wrapper.
This preparation f. on Sais AZ all
/ the principal Dry Gooda Stores and
| Druggists throughout the world. and
Mnrche." Seattle 70 flil orders as per
our above special offer Of two boxes
| for q 90
FREE-A sample box which contains
enough o. Or. Charles Flesh Food for
anyone 20 ascertain ~ great merits
mailinr. our book. sAtt Of Massas s -
which contains ali the correct move
menta Tor maasaEing. the. tee, neck
vcloping the bust. will also be sent
with this sample.
Write today 10
DIR. CHARLES CO.
los FULTON srREEr NEW YORK
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Every piano and organ IN our en-
tire retail stock. consisting % over
100 choice instruments. are TO be
forced out a. quickly as possible al
startling reductions 20 clear the way
for new floors throughout and many
other changes on account u arfunE-
ing for several new departments 60
be added. including regular pipe or
gans. orehestrioua. electric pianos.
etc.
This f. not Clearance sale Of old
worn out and shoddy Instruments
on the contrary. the very finest and
most costly pianos and organs.
among them the choicest Chicken
ings. Kimballs. Hobart NJ. Cables.
Paaae. the new -. s.. Johnston co.
cluded In this great pfice-cutting
event.
Prices range from sfas and ti57
for the most serviceablc, regular tg25
and 1850 upright pianos. up 90 some
What over 1900 for one OF the choicest
most exqulaitely finished, highest
grade upright pianos ever shown In
this city.
quite number Of pianos that
have been rented are 10 be found On
this sale. az prices practically "cut IN
two" 4 number 81 used pianos, that
have been received Of late In part
payment for new Chickering's and
Klmbaiia. are also 90 be had at
prices Irresistible
Please bear IN mind that we are
willing to extend the most conven
lent terms Of payment 10 any rena
enable buyer. II sou have 50. or -
or more IN money 10 invest In o
piano each month. now IL the time
for you to attend 60 Its purchase
During this sale you are In a posi-
ton 10 effect n saving Of enough e.
fairly educate the family In music.
Remember. too. that every inHtru
ment we nell Is fully warranted, not
only BY the respective makers, but
also by ourselves.
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7 was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. I tried all sorts Of
medicines. none OF which relieved
me. one day I saw an al. OF your
Electric BitterH and determined to
try that. After taking few doses
felt relieved. and soon thereafter
was entirely cured. and have not
seen q sick day since. NeiKhbors Of
mine have been cured OF Rheuma-
tiam. Neuralgia. Liver and kidney
troubles and General Debility" This
ia what T. T. Bass Of Fremont. y
O.. writes. only soc 81 G. o. GUY.
Inc. druggist, Second avenue and
Yeelrr
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CHAPTER III.

-
You may take M word for u that
there are nicer things than beine
the prisoner OF a Madraporr encutH
An English Tommy who. having de.
serted e. being taken back 20 bar
racks bY an escort d. a prince. q
Russian eanapirator. escorted by q
aolna 90 Coasacka ON bis way to ~
IBERIA. may be ranked aa a duke
but what was ms rankf To Use
the collaauiai enprraalun, my
worthy escort would have cut my
throat for two pins. As u Hap.
penrd however. theE had reviewed
imperative Instructions % bring me.
safe and sound Ia wind aud limb.
o. the capital ! had AZ least that
mitch 20 be thankful for.
looked around me Through the
gate could see the track stretching
away o. what. % me. meant ciyii-
ratian and safety A ray Of uiorns
ms sunshine touched "A tope OF
palms. and | looked az them nof-
rawfuily when l thought Of what
the world beyond them meant g.
me As Il was. had tho kaabah
Win ANA tn hNN NNHH NHNWAH NV anu
I had the very best ~ reasons for
knowing that the tortufea would
not be- mlugated in my favor.
However. u was no Use crying
over split milk had yuuturod ny
all. even ny lie. upon a east Of the
dice. and. II fortune were against
me. what right had 20 complain :
We rode on hour after hour. At
noon We rested under the same
palm beneath which ! bad stretched
myself the preceding day. Then We
pushed on again. Dusk had fallen
before wc reached the capital had
played my cards and lost the game.
ali that remained waA 10 pay my
losses
A We rode through the streets
recognized more than one arquAint.
anee. but. being prudent people and
yaluing their own skins. they made
no aign that they knew me.
We crossed the aok. passed the
English consulate. A. which I look.
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ed with longing eyes. and made our
way through the Arab quarter
towards the khabah The last time
had entered tho kaid's residence
u vas Hs an honored guest. was
going 10 be his guest nov. but un-
der less favorable circumstance.
"Nzrani dog. this way said the
chief Of my captors. "By the body
Of the prophet. It had indeed been
better for thee. and would have
saved his eNceiieney much trouble.
had I given thee % the kites upon
the road However. thou wilt go the
same way ere long
1 will remember thee In paradise
then answered. with an asaur-
anua I was FAR from feeling Lead
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WORK HOUSE

II Is fast becoming apparent TO
police authorities that the city Of
Seattle needs a step somewhere be
tween Hsryitude aud freedom Tor
prisoners whose appearance In POI
lee court Il a. regular ~ the rising
Of the sun Many % these are
women. and most often the offenss
Is vaKrancy or opium smoking and
other petty vices. Three cases 81
vagraney OF a typical nature we're
brought before Police Judge Ge0fEr
/ Yesterday afternoon. one ~ them
vas turned over 20 the state an.
thoritie4 for prosecution.
Mrs. Ida Davis sas picked un IN
the Lilly house on FIFTH avenue BY
Palrolman Burns She pleaded not
guilty. bat admitted the uae Of NOR
phlne. A formal complaint has
been filed against her Nith Prose-
cutting Attorney Scott. charging
habituat vaEraucy.
/ W. King. a dope uend. whaAs
parents have protected him for
many years. made a strong plea q
the court claiming that he could rid
himself better Of the habit outside
the city prison than IN. The court
gave him 50 days 20 serve IN the
city iali
). J. wilkinson. another user Of
the fatal dope. claimed that he vas
leaning against the bar in the Tun-
nel saloon waiting for morning %
come 80 that he could flnlah a slKn
on which he was engaged Hs
claimed % be 4 sign painter. bat
admitted that be was a morph inc
gun fighter. saying that he used
from rs 90 20 cents worth % the
drug every day lie vas given a
sentence Of 30 days. All of them
are old offenders and appear In po-
lice court at regular intervals.
Both Police Judge George aud
/ city Attorney neBruicr are urging
that some step be taken By the city
70 provide a work house where pet
[ q criminals would be self support
I ing The matter n receiving con.
siderable attention Ia police circles.
and u Il believed that the day u
not far distant When the city WIli
have such an institution
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LEGAL NOTICE..
NOTICE OF SPECIAL CITY ELEc.
TON.

NJ iiCE " oFGGfNL- VI I Z LEGs
TON.
To the qualified voters Of the city
OF Seattle. take notice:
That under and pursuant to the
ordinance OF the city OF Seattle,
hereinafter referred 20. a Special
Election viii be held in the City OF
Seattle. at the several voting pre-
cfncts thereof, on Tuesday. the Sixth
tethl day Of December, 1904. and
the purposes OF said election and the
measures to be submitted are as
follows. to-wit:
Under Ordinance No. 1870 II sub
mitted the question and proposition
OF mourning an Indebtedness OF
$500. 900 90. and the issuance and
sale OF the negotiable bonds of the
| City OF Seattle therefor. FOR the
PURPOSE OF THE CONSTRUC-
| TION OF A CITY HALL
Under Ordinance No. 1875 Is sub
mitted the question and proposition
OF mourning an Indebtedness OF
$3.50. 10000. and the issuance and
sale OF the negotiable bonds OF the
city OF Seattle therefor. for the pur-
pose OF acquiring. by purchase or
condemnation. LAND FOR A SITE
FOR A CITY HALL.
Under Ordinance No. 1876 is sub
mitted the question and proposition
OF mourning an Indebtedness Of
ti7b, 10000. and the issuance and
sale OF negotiable bonds OF the City
/ OF Seattle therefor, for the purpose
of the CONSTRUCTION or A
| COMBINED CITY JAIL MUNICH
PAL COURT AND EMERGENCY
/ HOSPITAL.
That the following places are
4 designated. I'm the respective wards
! and precincts set forth. as polling
/ places. to-wit;
First Ward.
First Precinct SIS Railroad Ave-
nue..
Second PrecMsS- First Ave-
an south.
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"A Bid For Freedom"
tcapyra4 o. by AapiaionJ

eeapyrlshl 1906 by Nswspapsr nnleLpr.e A..oelaonJ

oder 10 s.rtmn rao. a. hssa. hssw-
ever. he enderea the re0H.
one glance 1t hiH face was Huffi-
Client to show mo that there was
more than little amiaH lie was
notorious for his bad temper. aud
on this unhappy occasion Il had
taken possession OF him altogether.
Ila vas small, hlauderly made
man, and the pohHehaof Of a chin
that invariably goes with selfish
moss. temper and weakness. lie
throw himself upon his cuah ions
and looked at me its scrutiny OF
mo may have lasted for 40 minutes
or 20. possibly Il might have run
60 more. All know rs that u
made me feel as II Iced water were
tfickllnK slowly down my back
stood before him watching his
face aud waiting FOR him to speak
What have you to say" be
asked
only this. your excelisncy." I re-
piled. Il am At n loss 20 under
stand why have been brought
here and confined In this fashion
Had been permitted an opp0rtu-
nifty OF communicating with my
consul. think"
The kaid laughed He was quite
aware that I was playing a game
Of bluff. and that for me 10 have
appealed 90 my consul would have
been a. useless a. 70 expect mercy
from himself
Looking up at me through half
closed eyes. those dreamy eyss that
contain all the wirkednesu Of the
world sad yet seem 20 know 10 lit
tie. he said
You landed 10000 rifles on the
coast last year
4 did" I answered. Then with
touch Of inspiration went on. 1T
paid me very sell"
You bought them in Paris: they
we're shipped by Measra. Dlmonuet.
and were consigned TO certain
Spanish firm here whose name at
present Il 10 not necessary for me
20 mention"
lie aid not add that bis reason for
not mentioning the name OF the
firm In question was that he had
received a substantial bribo for al
lowing thsm 10 pass through. I
knew Il. however. and be was aware
that I knew a.
A long pause enaued was the
first % break IL l Inquired what
my fate was to be.
That depends upon cireum-
stances. he answered, then: How
much can you afford 70 pay"
Ito be Continuedl
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possn't Rssnsct Old Ace

us shameful when youth fails %
show proper respect fer cid age. but
5ust the contrary IN the case Of Or
Kings New Life pills. They cut OF
fnaiadies 30 matter hos sewers. and
irrespective Of old age. Dyspepsia.
Inundice. Fever. Constipation All
yield 60 this perfect pilI. zsc al q.
o. GUY. Inc. drug store. Second
avenue ard Ys.isr.