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Is lbs. Sugar for $1.00 with every
$1,000 purchase not including
groceries
bars Electric Spark Soap for .25c
bars Lenox Soap for 49,. ....25c
sc Sack Salt -. -. -. 4c
Csc Can PlumS -. 800. 49,. ..18c
Large Can Peaches, Csc quality 1Sc
Large Can Apricots, 25c values. 19c
Large Can Tomatoes, zoe values. Ice
Dried Apples, 15c value 80. .121ac
Prunes, 12c value, this sale sc
Large Prunes, lac value $500. lie
Extra Large Prunes, 18c value. lac
Lard Compound per Id. -. ..19c
Pork and Beans, 15c value -. .121Ac
7c Pkg. Gold Dust 49,. -. =. 4c
" ID. Pkg. Bakers Chocolate, zoe
value -. -. -. -. ..l612e
Tail Can Pink Salmon, zoe value at
this sale -. -. 80. -. .14c
Corn Flakes, 1Oc value -. ..7kc
Breakfast Cup Coffee, soc value 23c
Pure Gold Steel Cut Coffee, 35c
value, this sale -. -. -. .24c
Bulk Coffee, &c value -. ......17c
35c Bulk Coffee this sale 49,. Pic
Arm & Hammer Soda, Sc value. sc
l lb. net quart Jar Cocoa, soc value,
this sale -. -. -. -. ..32c
15c Can K. G.. Baking Powder. :. lie
10c Can X. c. Baking Powder. ;. !. Sc
zoe Can Fair Store Baking Powder
with spoon, this sale -. ..121ac
25c Can Calumet Baking Powder 21o
Seedless Raisins, Ice value ..12he
Standard Tobacco per Id. .....26c
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RAINcOATS

RAINCOATS
Mems Slip-on Raincoats, regular
price $500, this sale -. ..$2.9S
Ladies' Navy Blue Poplin Raincoats
regular price $3.50, this sale 1898
MEMS SOCKS
Mems Cotton Socks, regular price
SC, this sale -. -. -. -. &c
Mems Heavy Cotton Socks, regular
price 12c, this sale -. SIC
Mems 25e Carriers, this sale -. .19c
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MEMS AND BOYS SHIRTS

MEMS AND BOYS 6HlRTS
40 doz. Mems Work Shirts, dark
and light colors, Csc values, this
sale 49,. -. -. -. -. soc
100 dog. Mems Work Shirts, extra
heavy, well made, Sc values, this
sale -. -. 49,. -. -. .59c
Boys SOC Work Shirts, this sale s5c
Large assortment Of Mems and Boys
Dress Shirts, Sport Shirts, etc. at
reduced prices
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

thing was radically out of the etiquette
Of the OccasiOn-he reached out and
shook hands with her. "Im very much
obliged to you," he said.
The second of two incidents destined
to have a powerful influence at this
time in Roses life concerned itself
with a certain afternoon frOck in a
Michigan avenue shop.
The owners of 1.-THE Girl Upstairs"
were staggered by the figure that Gal
bralth indicated as the probable cost
of having a first-class brigand in New
York design the costumes, and a firm
of pirates in the same neighbOrhOOd
execute them. 1t was simply insane.
Many of the costumes could be bought,
ready made, on State street or Michi-
gan avenue. Some of the fancy things
could be executed by q competent
wardrobe mistress, if meOn would
give her the ideas. And ideas-One
could pick them up anywhere. Mrs.
Goldsmith, nOw-she was the wife of
the senior of the two Owners-had
splendid taste and would be glad to
put it at their service. There was nc
reason why she should not at once
take the seXtette downtown and fit
them out with their dresses.
Galbraith shrugged his shoulders,
but made no further complaint. 1t
was, he admitted, as they had repeat
edly pointed out, their own money.
SO a rendezvous was made between
Mrs. Goldsmith and the seXtette for
Il store on Michigan venue at three
O'Clock on an afternoon when Gal
braith vas to be busy with the prin-
cipals. He might manage to drop
in before they left to cast his eye over
the selection.
1t was with some rather uncom-
Portable misgivings that Rose set out
to revisit a part of town so closely
associated with the first year Of her
married life. The particular shop was
luckily, one that she hadn't patrOnized
in that former incarnation; but it was
in the same block with half a dozen
that she had.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Rose Aidrich's education and
good breeding and her eager
ness to make good soon put her
at the head of the list Of chorus
women. How new opportunity
comes to her is told in the next
instalIment.
(TO BE ~CONTINUED.)
SUPERSTITION OF GEN. GRANT
Union Commander Believed It Bad
Luck to Turn and Retrace
His Steps.

The country folk in the vicinity OF
Grants boyhOod home were as super
stitious as was the general run of
rural people in that day. One thing
grew out of these notions that fixed
itself permanently in the mind of the
youthful Grant that had, no doubt,
marked effect on his later life.
He says that he came firmly to be-
lieve that it meant bad luck for n to
turn round and retrace his steps when
on a journey. One might, with impu-
nifty return home without reaching his
intended destination, but he must do
it by another rOad-not the same n
he Travelled in going.
This feeling may have had m
thing to do with his entrance at West
Point. 1t is commonly known that his
appointment was not of his choosing.
but that of his father. Grant himself
hung back and had to be pressed to
go to the academy. Even after he was
well on his way-at Philadelphia and
New YOrk-he sincerely hoped that
some accident might happen that
would make his return imperative. But
he would not turn round and retrace
his steps.
The feeling seems to have grown
gradually into set rule with him that
after having set out to go anywhere.
or to do anything, he must go to the
end of the thing, and there must be
no such thing as turning back. That
was characteristic of his course in the
Civil war when he rose to positions In
which he had supreme decisions to
make.
The only time in his life when he
seemed near to breaking in on this rule
was when, after the Mexican war, he
decided to resign from the army and
change the whole course of his life up
to that time. But for the Civil war
that called him back, it Is likely that
he would hardly have been heard from
again.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
CHAPTER XVII.
Rose Keeps the Path.

Rose rehearsed twice a day for a
solid week without forming the faint
est conception of who 'the girl" was
or why she was "the girl upstairs"
During the entire period she never
saw a bar of music except what stood
on the piano rack, 10 a written word
of the lyrics she was supposed to sing.
Rose couldn't sing very much. She
had rather a timOrOus, thrOaty little
cOntralto that %cOntrasted oddly with
the fine, free thrill Of her speaking
voice. But nobody had asked her
whether she could sing at all. She
picked up the tune quickly enough by
ear, but the words she was always a
little uncertain about.
She finally questioned one of her
colleagues in the chorus about this
haphazardness, and was told that back
at the beginning of things, they had
had their voices tried by the mHsical
director. They had never had any
music to sing from; there had been
half a dozen ~mimeograph copies of
the words to the songs. which the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

own. Then, painting. trembling a lit
tie. she stood looking straight into
his face.
Calbraith was staring at her with a
lOOi which expressed, at first, clear
establishment. but gradually complicat-
ed Itself with other elnotions-cOn-
fusion. a CLINT of whimsical amuse-
ment. That CLEAN, a perfectly honest,
kindly one. decided Rose to take him
on trust. He wasn't a brute, how
ever it might suit his purpose to act
like one.
We've been rehearsing this piece
two weeks" he said presently, looking
away from her when he began to talk,
'and I couldn't take anyone into the
chorus now whom I'd have to teach
the rudiments of dancing to. That's
why a test was necessary. Also. |
couldn't take anybody who had coine
down here-fOr a lark"
With that. Rose understood the
whole thing. John Galbraith had clas-
sified her, or thought he had, as a
well-bred young girl who. in a moment
of pique or mischief, had decided 1t
would be fun to go on the stage. The
test he had applied wasn't. from that
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Worked Both WAYS,

Madam" said the conductor during
an infantile paralysis epidemic, you
cannot travel on this train unless you
have q health certificate for your
child"
"The law does not require a child
Of sixteen to have a certificate" said
the mother as she tossed her head and
entered the car.
When the conductor again confront
ed the naughty mother he returned to
her a half-fare ticket which she had
just rendered for the child, making
this observation:
"But the law does require that chill
dren over twelve years of age pay full
fare"
The woman's eyes flashed fire, her
bosom registered her emotion, her
hands clinched and her feet tapped
but she paid.-The Christian Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

without recognition, straight into
Roses own.
Rose delayed her dressing till the
other girls were gone, then sat down
beside Edna.
"You're all right" she said, feeling
very inadequate. I'm going to help
you"
ITS always like this" the girl said.
ITS no use. He'll put me back In the
chorus again."
"Not If l a help it," Rose said.
But the first thing to do is to come
along and get something to eat"
During the next hour Rose learned,
for the first time, what the weight OF
an immense melancholy inertia car be.
The girl waS like n paralyZed-
paralyzed by repeated failures and
disasters, of which she told Rose
freely. When Galbraith had put her
into the seXtette, a hope, just about
dead, had been reawakened. Shed
learned to dance well enough to es-
cape censure, and she'd seen for her.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
CHAPTER XVI-Continued.

what professional experience have
you hadF" Ii" asked.
II haven't had amy"
He almost smiled when She stopped
there. ANY amateur experienced" he
inquired.
quite II lot" said Rose; ''pagcants
and things, and two or three little
plays"
Can you danCeT"
yes" said Rose.
He SAID he SUPPOSED ballroom dane
Ing was what she meant, ~Whcrcupon
she told him she vas Il pretty good
ballroom dancer, but that ii was gym
nastic dancing she had in mind.
"All right" he said. "Sce if you
can do this. Watch me, and then
initiate me exactly
In the intensity of her absorption
in his questions and her WI answers
to them, she had never given IL thought
to the byStanderS. But now us they
fell back to give him room, she swept
a glance across their faces. They all
wore smiles of sorts. There was some
thing amusing about this-sOmething
out of the regular routine. a little
knot of chorus girls halted in the act
of going out the wide doors, and stood
watching. Was it just a hoax? The
suppressed, unnatural silence sounded
like it. But at what John Galbraith
did, one of the ~byStandcrs guifawed
outright.
1t wasn't pretty, the dance step he
executed-a sort of stiff-leggcd skip
accompanied by a vulgar hip wriggle
and concluding with II straight-out
sidewise kick. A sick disgust clutched
at Rose as she w%atchcd-an utter re-
vulsion from the whole loathly bust
ness.
"Well?" he asked, turning to her as
he finished. He wasn't smiling ut all.
I'm not dressed to do that" she
said.
81 know you're not" he admitted
cOOlly but it can be done. Pick up
your skirts and do it as you arc-if
you really want n job"
There was just a faint edge of con-
tempt in that last phrase and, mcrci-
fully. it reused her anger. A blaze
kindled in her blue eyes. and W spots
of vivid color defined themselves in
her cheeks.
She caught up her skirts rs he had
told her to do. executed without com
promise the Stiif-lcggeh skip and the
wriggle, and finished with n horizon
tai, sidewiSe kick that matched his
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
HATS THAT LOOK LIKE SUMMER.

with silk and an ample collar finished
In the same way; both made Of ratine
like the silk in color. The pockets at
each side are long and cut in a dag
Onal across the top. They are set on
at the sides of the coat with small,
s~ilk-covered buttons. and one-half
their length extends below the hem Of
the coat. This is a new touch and a
pretty one.
A whole galaxy of beautiful hats ap-
peared on the millinery horizon along
with the dawn of June. They were
heralded as the hats of midsummer, to
which belongs the utmost that art can
produce i'm picturesque and lovely head
wear, and they achieved all that was
expected Of them. Three of them, rep
~resenting three distinct classes of hats,
have been caught by the lens and are
shown here, where we may study and
admire them while learning just what
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
SUMMER SUITS DRIFT TO SILK.

white crepe, wheat and blue forget-me-
nOts, posed against this sash. 1t Is a
gem among dress hats for midsummer.
A country club hat which is a sports
hat raised to the NTH power Of re-
finement, is shown made Of white wool
jersey cloth and having its brim faced
with soft white hemp braid. 1t is al
most covered with a braided pattern
of fine silver cord sewed down with
white silk thread. Little balls of white
wool accent the braided points and are
set on the side crown. This model Is
nothing less than an inspiration from
some other realm than the wOrk-a-day
world.
The plain sailor hat of white crepe,
with eyelet embroidery, is the crown
princess among it's sister hats of EN-
broidered swiss and batiste. It be-
longs to the lingerie class and it would
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

Broadcloth has almost disappeared,
serge Is growing scarce and mOr ex-
pensive and we are advised, in the
name Of patriotism. to conserve all
things made of wool; hence, when the
talk Is of summer suits, 1t is sure to
drift In the direction Of silk. Things
seem tOpsy-turvy and the times strange
when frugality puts silk before wool
and economy makes 1t the best choice.
There are q number of silks to
choose from, including t%affeta, fOulard,
silk twill, pOplin. silk jersey, pongee
tursah and some new weaves. COnsid-
cred on its merits alone, a street suit
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

of taffeta Is a Joy and nothing rivals
1t in popularity. The luster of this silk
gives brilliancy to sedate %cOlors, like
beige and gray, and makes gayer hues
more rich. In blue, taffeta appears
to be at its best, and blue in suits is
almost a part of our religion.
One Of the newest taffeta suits Is
pictured this week. 1t is so simple
that it might go undescribed but that
1t cOntrives, by means of its pockets
and its vest and collar, to be unusual.
When the simple and the unusual are
combined they spell smart style. In
this chic model the skirt Is plain, with
a panel down the front, folded under
In a plait at each side. The straight
coat Is belted, In a loose adjustment
to the figure, with a narrow belt of the
taffeta fastening with a ~silk-covered
button. 1t has a plain vest, bound
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

to require at the hands of the mil
liner.
The large hat Of airy white mallnes
has a very wide brim which droops
nearly all the way round but is lifted
at the front reminding us of the old
fashioned and adorable poke bonnet Of
days gone by. This wonderful hat
has a round ROY Of malines, made
without wires, which leaves one Won
derlng how it was shaped-but that Is
the milliner's secret. There is a sash
of light blue velvet ribbon about the
crOwn i've two standing folds Of
malines, and there Is a wreath Of
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

self how indispensable her singing
voice was to the seXtette. And then
1t had appeared she'd have to talk
And her talking wasn't right.
Look here!" said Rose, when the
story was told. (This was across the
table in a dingy little lunch rOom.)
you're going to say your lines before
tOmOrrOw's rehearsal so that Galbraith
won't stop you Once. We're going to
my room now, and I'm going to teach
you. Come along"
In a sort of daze, the girl went.
Rose put her into a chair, sat down
opposite her, took the first phrase of
her first speech. and said 1t very SLOW
ly, very quietly, half a dozen times.
That vas at half-past eleven o'clock
at night. BY midnight, Edna could say
those first three words to Roses sat
isfactiOn. They worked like that
straight through the night, except that
two or three times the girl broke
down; said it was hopeless. She got
up once and said that she was going
home, whereupOn Rose locked the door
and put the key in her stocking.
At seven o'clock in the morning they
went back to the lunch room and ate
an enormous breakfast; then Rose
walked Edna out to the park and
back, and at eight they were up in her
room again. They raided the delica-
lessen at eleven, and made a slender
meal. And at twelve, husky Of voice,
but indomitable of mind-Edna at last,
braith.
When the test scene came, Rose
could hardly manage her WI first
line, and drew a sharp look of inquiry
from Galbraith. But on Edna's first
cue, her line was spoken with no
hesitation at all, and in tone, pitch,
and infection it was almost a phonO-
graphic copy of the voice that had
served It for a model.
There was a solid two seconds of
silence.
When the rehearsal was over Gal
braith called Edna out to him and al
lowed himself a long, in%credulous
stare at her. evil you tell me, Lar
son." he asked, "why In the name of
heaven, if you could do that, you didn't
do it yesterday"
II couldn't do it yesterday" she
said. "Dane taught me-"
Taught you!" he echoed. Dane !"
he called to Rose, who had been
watching a little a%nxiously. Larson
tells me you taught her. How did
you do itT
"Why, l onslaught her." said
Rose. II showed her how l said each
line, and 1 kept on showing her until
she could do it."
"How long did it take you-all
night?"
"All the time there was since last
rehearsal" said Rose. Except for
three meals"
"Ye gods!" said Galbraith. "Well,
live and learn. Look here! Will you
teach the others-the other four in
the sextette? I'll see you're paid for
it,"
"Why, yes-of course" said Rose,
hesitating a little.
"Oh, I don't neal overnight" he
said, 'but mornings-between rehears-
als-whenever you can"
Il wasn't thinking of that" said
Rose. Il was just wondering If they'd
to be taught mean, by an
other chorus girl. you know"
They'll want to be taught If they
want to keep their jobs" said Gal
And then. to her establishment
and also perhaps to his, for the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
Mink for Summer Eurs.

Among the newest items of interest
concerning summer furs is the informa-
ton that mink is to be used to a con-
siderable extent. 1t is said that there
is a good deal Of this fur to be had Ow-
ing to the fact that 1t has been one of
fashion for many seasons. Moreover,
it is one of the short hair, close pelts
which are particularly desirable for
the making of capes, boleros and
scarfs for the warm weather season.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
New Waists Out Of Old.

Many waists with long sleeves are
thrown away because the elbows wear
out. In most cases the body of the
waist is fairly good. These waists can
be made to look like new at a very
small cost. Two yards of picot edging
or narrow lace, three-quarters yard
white net m yard wide, Or one and
one-half yards one-half yard wide, an
old ight-itting corset cover. needle
and thread and about a half hours
time are all that are needed. First
cut the old sleeves out of the waist.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

and edge armholes with the picot edg-
ing. Then cut the net in halves and
make a pair Of plain sleeves, finish
ing edge with picot edging. Sew
these sleeves in the corset cover and
the waist is ready to wear. Just slip
sleeveless waist on over corset cover.
One pair of sleeves may be worn with
many waists.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

isn't it rather dangerous to 90 to
Europe at this timer"
"Oh, l don't know" said the con-
firmed globe trotter. Il understand
that the professional gamblers who
used to infest steamships have disap-
peared, because of the war. rl rather
face q submarine than q caf< Ahan"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29
BUT THE TEST SHE HAS TO UNDERGO IS OMEWHAT
EMBARRASSING

Synopsis.-Itose Stanton, IL young woman living in modest circun-
stances, marries wealthy Rodney Adnch and for lore than IA year
live. in luxury and lazness. This life diSgusts her. She hopes that
when her baby comes, the job Of being IL mother will keep her happy
and busy. But she has twins and their care is put into the hands Of
a Trained nurse. Intense dissatisfaction with the useless life of luxury
ctur sto Rose. She determines to 90 GU and earn her living to
make good on her own hook. She and Rodney have some bitter scene
vronlIinp over this socnlcd within. Rose leaves home however. moves
MO II cl,np rooning house district and gets IL job in II thpntcr.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-29

Roumanian embroidery is decidedly
in favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
BY JOHN FLEMING WILSON
illustrations BY Robert McCaig

would understand me if tried to make it
plain; and yet I've spilled my world for
her gone the limit-and without regret. ;"
"Married9'
mo he replied promptly. "She
doesn't care for me that way. She's only
my best friend my pal.
IL did hear something" | murmured.
Sand got it wrong he quickly told
me. 81 know it seems incredible to you
folks in the States, who live back of a num-
Der over door, eat at fixed times, dance
at other fixed hours, and turn the lights
out when the clock strikes. But all your
lack of comprehension doesn't matter
I'm living life without clocks. without
street numbers, and where one dances
when one feels likeit. don't glance at my
watch and say, Too late Nor do get up
in the dawn with my mind full of things
to say and do, and turn and twist and
fume and fret and tell myself, IT'S too
early I'm bound to tremendous adj
venture by the unbreakable bond of
friendship
"You admit that it is a woman" re-
minded him dryly.
IAN adventure he corrected me.
well, an adventures" | said lightly.
Endicott laughed.
al wonder what Nan Harloe would say
if she knew you had called her that"
TT was exactly as if the circle of land and
sea in the midst of which we stood Wild
ened till we were alone in space bounded
by vague, far horizons. | was silent.
Memory recalled Nan Harloe. Though
| hadn't ever dreamed of her in connec-
ton with Tom Endicott, it seemed as if
the mere utterance Of her name put Ann
Augusta out of the problem.
Nan, daughter of Ted Harloc! The
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man who had arrived after few flamboy-
ant years of speculation, and died in his
prime-plunger, sportsman, and gallant
gentleman. He had left his daughter a
fortune. She had accepted it quietly and
done nothing with it. She had neither
beauty nor charm nor grace; nothing of
the fine allure that ought to have been her
heritage from Ted saw her as she was :
slim, awkward woman-insignifican
even with all her wealth.
"The deuce you say | stammered.
where is she?'
Not in New York-not here, old
friend he said. "When | want to locate
her | have to look up the charts. You
don't go so many stations of the subway,
nor so many half miles in taxi. Instead
you run down SO many degrees of lati-
tude and longitude and fine morning
or still evening you heave to off an
island, and pick up your glasses and adj
just them to your eyes, and there she is
right in the center of your field of vision
That's the way always see Nan-in the
very middle of a bright circle
81 remember now saw her name in
the papers, | began.
"Name in the papers!' he snorted
"Pooh! her name is in the sky. She's the
biggest parsonage in our hemisphere, the
only news in Oceanica-and my pal =
"You had some money yourself
mused. $50 I'll do you the grace to sup
pose it wasn't her fortune. And Ann
Augusta has money"
you're not in the city he answered
~ i
back there. Go back and tell Ann
Augusta I'm bound west around the
world I'm not due back till too
late
"Don't be cad,' | told him. "You