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AD FOR FAT VOMEII TJygieoic Automatic Hobby Horst) Ridden by Social Leaders. WOODEN STEED KIOKS Hembtrs of the Stout Sisterhood Take Severe Exercise. Sfaehlaery- far R4Hr Wlaf la-All Wkt Deal re to Be Willowy. i I Co jtou ride the patent hygienic automatic lobby-horse? If roc are' tn society and weigh mora than the number of pounds prescribed for you by tbe Grecian standards, of coarse you do. Moreover, you mount Into tbe saddle every day so tbat you may reduce your too, too solid flesh.

Fat Ion has decreed tbat th- supple, willowy form should be cultivated. All tbe sprlug modes are designed for long, lithe ments aulte behind the times. The coats with loose backs and th latest trousers are for the slender, athletic man. Hence, men and women are aolnc Into training. Diet requires Iaa mill II aelf-dental.

It la the patent hy gienlc automatic hobby-horse that doe the work of banishing adipose tissue. rw.n.tnwn in Chicago there are two or three "Institutes" fitted up wth mechanical fr the reducing of weight. These institute are on top floors of fine buildings. They are equipped with most elaborate ap-MniuKi. Uniformed attendants are em- Blored.

Physicians examine patlenU and prescribe Just the sort of exercise that is aec- escary for. tbe stout man or woman, i ne morning hours are given up to women and the afiM-nonna and evenings to men. In one ol ttsse places over eighty machines are operated, and each Is designed to do some special work. But every one rides the patent hygienic automatic hobby-horse. All machines lead to tbat as the climax ot the dally treatments Since i-ent began society women by tbe score have bees patronising the specialists who guarantee to restore the "slender form of girlhood." All who enter the carefully barred doors leading to these plsces leave pride and vanity behind them.

Maids and matrons doff their tight-fitting tailor gowns and put on-loose muslin wrappers. In many eases the changes of costume cause startling transformations. From the dressing-room the patient Is -red out into a great hall where there are from fifty to eighty queer machines. Some of the mschines look like instruments of torture, and in many cases their appearance is not deceptive. The new patient Is told to take a seat on a green plush chair that looks as if It might have belonged to a dentist.

Then one foot is put Into a atirup. A thumbscrew Is turned. The stlrup moves up and down at a lightning rate. Never has the stout person shaken such a lively foot. She soon, cries for a rest.

The machinery stops. The left foot is put Into another stlrup. Again the Wheels turn. In a moment the woman is again shrieking for help, help. The attendant is very polite.

She allows the woman to lean back long enough to recover breath. Next the right hand Is put through a loop and the patient is told to hold on. Tbe machine shakes the band and arm at the rat of 1.500 movements a minute. After both hands hav been exercised until the woman has used as much energy a would have been required to do a large washing, there Is another pause. During these pauses each patient looks around at every other prtlent and thinks how homelr her neighbor Is.

Each one also derives mcr or less comfort In thinking that she is the smallest woman in the room. Meditations are disturbed by the attendant, who says: "Here Is the double flt- You can now s)oy a little mechanical massage." The double fist proves to be a large rubber pad. which can be adjusted so as to nound with more or less force. Wbenspplled to the back or chest, it administers a severe pommeling tbat causes the patient to pant and perspire. "Now you are ready for rest." savs the attendant, looking down at the once proud social leader, whose pompadour rat haa moved over one eye, and whose nsuauv pais face Is flushed to a boiled-lobster hue.

At this stag of the proceedings all tbe women have a chance to look around and reflect that there Is really not much In an aristocratic appearance, "except handsome clothes. "I wouldn't know Mrs. Smith-Jones from her cook, would yonf whispers on patient. Who is taking the treatments In company with her dearest friend. The deareat friend answers that she would think not.

and curls her Up. As ther are no mirrors attached to the chairs. It Is impossible for the critics to see themselves as others see them, and they lean back la tbslr chairs, apparently aacon scions of the fact that the young girl ta the aoarest machine Is wondering who ar the two elderly person with ih fried -gg faces. Sofa Haa m. CI a a la It.

"Tm aj ready for the- sofa," repeats the attendant, and the patient Is conducted to a leather lounge. It Is a relief to lie on the lounge, bat a thumb-screw Is turned, and in th center of tbe lounge a padded club rises to pound th hack with a steady movement. This beating process is thorough. The body 1 pounded as if It were an old upholstered chair put through th beating process at house-cleaning time. "Don't yon think I'v lost a pound or two?" Inquire th poor patient, who feels very tired and sore.

Th attendant Is reticent, and remarks that she never thinks. It is now time for th patent hygienic automatic hobby-horse. It Is high and th tout patient Is assisted to th seat on what Is supposed to be Its back. Th automatle hobby-horse Is not aa ornamental mechanism and it doe not Inspire confidence In th heart of the timid equestrienne. It is not aullke a combination lronlng-board and clothe rack with a lot of hinges distributed here and there.

There are straps that appear to nave been borrowed from a street car and stlraps- are provided for the feet. The pa tlent holda on and the automatic bobby-horse begins to buck. First it plunge forward. Then It rear and seems about to go over backward. After these preliminary opera tions the hobby-horse settle down in something 4ike a stiff rlegged trot.

The patient puffs and groans for two minutes. Then she pleads for a rest. Ths hobby-horeo Is brought to a standstill, xne patient asks to dismount, but the Is told she must have another canter. Again (he lever Is turned. This time the hobby-horse breaks into a series of kick! that cause the rider to rise In mid-aid so high that the' person behind is able to obtain large- sized glimpses of the room over the saddle.

Next the hobby-horse gallops back and forth as If the automatic steed had entered a fox bunt and Intended to be In at the death. At last the ride Is finished. The poor stout patient Is assisted from the saddle and conducted to a shower After that there Is a massage and a long rest on a couch that Is not attached to any machinery. It requires two hours a day to reduce the flsh by this process, which Is supposed to be a sure aid to health. The exercise increases ths circulation, improves the.

complexion, and Is warranted to remove all superfluous tltrue. Several hundred men are diligently riding the automatic hobby-horse every day. They declare that he pounding exercise makes It possible for them to wear waistcoats of greatly diminished circumference, and that It Improves their appetites. It is estimated thai a man who spends two hours with the patent thumping machine works aa hard as a farmer would who followed a plow eight hours. The society leaders could accompli: the same results obtained by their hobby horse rides by doing housework, the physi- c'ans declare.

But housework Is not fashionable, so, of course, it is out ot tbe question. "II a man with a health fad would come to th city to Introduce a process that required sensible work, he wouldn't make a dollar," said the husband of a patient. He had just paid a $50 bill for hygienic-automatic hobby-Lurse ride, and bespoke with feeling. "Sup- nose Professor Lightweight should put his women patients to sweeping rooms or washing clothes? Would any of them return after the first treatment? If the men who have nothing to do but clip coupon and eat god dinners were given a course In wood chopping do you think they would advertise the professor or follow his directions? It all depends on the point of view." JIMMY CLARK'S NOVEL CATCH. Waa After Saaelta, hat He Landed at Mmi Shark.

Matthew Clark and his 11-year-old grandson, Jimmy, were tbe craw of a shack on the Ice in Varnum's cove, Maine, cne day last week, and they were having good luck catching, emelts. It was a comfortable shack, with two bunks and a pot-bellied stove for beating and cooking. The old man sat on the edge of his bunk and smoked the morning hours away, while Johnny tended the set lines and yanked smelts through the Ice hole with the skill ot a veteran. Toward noon tbe smelts stopped running, and tbe old man went ashore to chep wood for the fire, while Johnny curled himself up In his bunk and went to sleep. When tbe old man -started to go back to the shack with a fine bundle of dry pine he heard a strange colse.

Ho looked at the shack, and the sight that he beheld rooted him to the spot where be stood. ProtniHng from a ragged rent in the flimsy roof of the shack was tbe long snout ot a man-eating ahaik. The monster seemed to be caught fast in some manner, and was thrashing about furiously. Smoke was curling from) the oaves of the shack, and rivulets of blood were coursing from Deneatn tne miie building along the ice. Grandfather Clark -tbcugnt or nis ooy.

tie rushed' to the shack and tugged at the door. But th door stubbornly refused1 to open. With his ax he chopped savagely at tne planks. At last tbe door fell in with a crash and out rushed a cloud of smoke and steam. Although the door was down, tne old man could not get Into the shack, for the great, shining black body ot the shark was suspend ed directly aero tne opening.

Grandfather Clark called out to tbe boy. and was overjoyed to hear the cheery re sponse through the clouds ot smoke and steam: "All ngnt try to cnop inrougo. The old man attacked the side of the shack and soon had a hole through tbe wall, from which emerged the boy. Meantime the struggle ot tne snara naa ceased and It soon was dead. Then Jimmy told his story to the assembled smelters, all tbe time keeping a firm grip on a bloody Ice chisel that he held in his hand when he came out of the shack.

Jimmy said that he had been awak'-ned from aleep by a splash of cold water, and had Jumped up Just In tinme to see the body of the shark shoot straight up through the smelt hole, its snout going through the roof before its speed wss slacked. When the shark fell back It was caught under the Jaw by a stout Iron hook suspended from the roof, and there It hung, unable to get loose. Jimmy looked about for means of escape. The body of the shark blocked th doorway, and there was no window. Presently the tall of the shark fell across the red-hot stove and became lodged there.

Then the shark' struggles became fiercer. Tbe boy thought of th Ice chisel, and dodging the swaying, floundering body of the shark he managed to get hold of th Implement, which had an edge like a rasor, from grinding that morning. Bracing himself for a great effort Jimmy plunged the chisel deep Into the belly of the shark. Then he fell, half fainting, and lay helpless across the edge of his bunk until he heard the blows of his grandfather's ax on the door. New Tork Sun.

A Toaa-k SteaJc. "No man has ever seen stranger or mora surprising things than said John De Tar. th artist. "Oo where I will, I find something of Interest to bring away. Even in Oswego, I once beheld a strange sight.

It was at th hotel there. A good hotel, but noted for Its tough meat. A drummer came ther every year, and he had often told the pro prletor that If the quality of the meat did not Improve he would make a seen In the dining-room some day. This Is th scene I saw him make: Ho tried to cut a steak sitting down, but couldn't, or at least pretended that he couldn't. Then he stood up and tried to cut the meat.

Then he threw It ott th floor and put his foot on It, and knelt down, and took hold of It with his teeth, and pulled and tor, barking and growling like a dog. You can Imagine how the other guest crowded around the man and laughed, and how- mortified the proprietor was. After-wsrd meat of a tenderer quality was served la this hotel Philadelphia Record. The willow ta, for Its site, th most valuable British tr. VI THE SUNDAY INTER OCEAX, MAKCH 31, 1001..

TRIP OF COLONY Chicagoans' Disastrous Expedition Sent to Spanish Honduras. DEATH IN' JUNGLES Party of Seventy Duped by Sharp Real-Estate Speculators. Settler la the Hew Caaatry Attacked fcx Caaarrea KeVer Laad Wlta- at a Vlllaa-e or Towa. Down In Spanish after a six- months experiment, three adults and two little children remained as the only survivors of a colony of seventy that went from Chicago in 1891. These unfortunate onea had not the money to pay their return passage, and nothing is known of their fate.

When they saw their last comrades sail away they were In despair, and went back to their dreary plantation anxiously to await some deliverance from a country In which they had found CHICAGO FAT WOMEN ON ANTI-FAT HOBBY-HORSES. This Is One Mtho4 by Which Fleshy Matrons Hope to Reduce Their Weight. figures. The newest Easter creations Ignor the needs of tbe stout matron. She must con form to the prescribed outlines or wear gar privation, deadly fever, and hopeless poverty.

Ten years ago the little body of pioneers from Chicago left New Orleans with high expectations of making their fortunes in new land. Tbe colonists were persons whose thrift and Industry had enabled them to save small amounts of capital with which to make tbe venture. The wily land agents, who had large offices In State street, had painted a place of tropical verdure and grea healthfulneta. Flourishing towns and thriving settlements had been described. The poor dupes, who studied maps and listened to misleading statistics, found a climate so malarial that Its atmosphere was death to all except the most hardy, and a land over grown with a Jungle, while there was not even shelter for the colonists and their pos sessions.

The Spanish Honduras government in 1890 made a grant of 1,000,000 acres of land in that country to E. W. Perry, at that time a real estate man In Chicago. The land was situated in the Department of Mosquito, on the Carib bean sea, and was granted upon the condition that Mr. Perry colonize the tract with Amer leans, build saw mills, place steamboats on the rivers, dredge the waterways, build roads.

and otherwise Improve tbe country. Advertlaemeats Were Allarlasr. In the summer of 1891, Mr. Perry "began advertising colonists lands in tbe "Perry grant," In Spanish Honduras. Hia office in State street was visited by many people anxious to learn more about the land of promise, so glowingly advertised, the fruits and products of which were displayed In I window in Clark street.

Young and old, well-to-do people, and hard-working mechanics flocked to the Perry office and scanned the maps and charts of the proposed settlement bn the Patuca river. It was represented that Mr. Perry had started a town at the mouth of the Patuca river, at which there were already many white people, good houses, stores, and a sawmill. A flat bottomed steamboat was to be taken down to navigate the Patuca river. The quick returns and large profits to be derived from banana culture were uaed as tbe bait with which to catch settlers, and the Perry real-estate office did a big bus! ness, selling land which the buyers had never seen at $15 an acre.

The majority of the investor paid cash and were assigned tracts on the charts, while some decided to accompany the and look over the ground before risking their capital. The colony sailed from New Orleans In October, 1891. It was composed of persons from Chicago, the New England states, the Western, and middle Western states. One Danish-American carpenter named Smith sold out his home and household goods In Chicago, and with his wife, son, and daughter, staked his all on the Honduras venture. There were seventy In the little psrty wbicn assembled at New Orleans to await transportation to Spanish Honduraa on one ot the 8t.

Oterl line of fruit vessels Among these were six women and several children. A man named Dyrenfurth, brother of the Texaa rain-maker, waa in charge of the expedition. Warslsg for the Ploaeers. A party of two or three Americana, one of worn waa a Professor Minor, arrived in New Orleans from Spanish Honduras before the departure of the colony, and. hearing of tbe I reposed expedition, sought out tbe party at the hotel and vainly endeavored to dissuade the colonists from embarking on such a venture.

The Americans who had returned toll a pitiable tale of suffering and hardship, but they were met with insult and abuse, and vers charged with being in the employ of a rival real-estate company. The repre-n' at Ions ot these men were afterward found to be only too correct. The party finally embarked on the Italian steamship S. Oterl, Captain Murlllo. The colonists took with them about seventy tons freight, consisting of provisions, Implements, besides twenty-two tents, most of which good had been purchased in New Orleans.

Crossing the gulf In a fruit vessel, which Jifci no accommodation for such a number of passengers, was a dismal experience. The vessel called at Truxlllo, and took on fifty Csrlbs with their "rlt-pans," or canoes, to the passenger and cargo at th mouth rt the Patuca. When th vessel arrived at Its. destination It was found Impossible to get nearer than three miles from the mouth of tr river, owing to sandbars and shallow water. The vessel came to anchor In six fathoms of water and swung there for twenty-four hours, tn a rain hope of being able ta dlsobarg th cargo and colonists.

There was onlv one house of any kind, at th mouth of th Patuca river, and only one white man there, who was In -the employ of tbe Perry company, and who wrote the glowing pamphlet article which attracted the alter tlon of th would-be colonists. Th Carlba on board the vessel refused to attempt tho task of discharging th cargo or passengers in such a aa. although better boatmen do not exist. Drrenfurth, the leader of the expedition, fumed and stormed and as serted that a landing could easily be effected. but tbe majority disagreed with him, and, in fact, mutinied from his leadership.

Captain Murlllowa running short of pro visions, and. as a last resort, ho declared he would steam back up the coast to a little name settle ment named where a landing, could easily mane. This was done, and' accordingly the entire I colony, with Its tons. freight, soon found ttseit on in sana ot un a Caribbean sea. sur rounded by half-naked Carlts.

Indians, and a I few Spaniards. The -tents -were put up and a camp formed, but it was camp composed of many elements, witnout-a head. The Hen. Philip Burchard. United States consul at Ruatan, since dead, heard ot the colony and crossed tho Carlrbean ta tender his ad vie and assistance.

and his son. now consul at Ruatan. held a concession of land from the Honduras government, along me Liangreiaya xivr. ana titer one red to let the prospective settlers takoap lands on mcir tract. In a very short time the deadly Cbagres lever, a malarial fever of tbe country, began to (axe noid or me colonists.

Tbe v-aoor- laden air from tbe stagnant- depths of the thick Jungles brought sickness and death to the little band of whlto people. Tbe greatest suuerero were members oftthe Smith famllv. and the little girl died. Her body was burled oeoeatn tn palms on the sea shore. Her lit.

tie brother followed c-rxt, and then the father, erased and delirious with fever and trouble. died a raving maniac -The cole aurrlvlna member of the famllv. Mra. Smith, return w1 alone to Chicago. Coloalata Left IbsNSeir Land.

Gradually th colony began to break no and drift back to tbe States In Dartiea of two. threes, and half-dosens. Two name? Ferguson and Brodle. the latter an ordained minister, were, drowned In the Langrelaya their, bodies, which were half eaten by alligators, were burled by the side of Nora Smith and the nth or victims of the tropical climate. -Land was explored and small clearings were made.

uui uuv or dub me aisoouraa-ea minnmta sick, weak, and tremblinjr with the deadlv chills and fever, abahdoned.thelr little plantations and fled back to the Statea as best they could. fi. One family, a man. his wife, and two llttl children, Chicago people, had no meana of getting back to the States, 'for. while the fare from New Orleans was only $10 a head on the chartered boat, tbe price demanded for carrying tne same peep! back.to New Orleans was $60 In gold.

When-the writer left the Mosquito shores, Jejta than six month after the hopeful colony landed, there were only three adults and two children left in Spanish Honduras of alh.the seventy who so short a time' before had landed there brimful of health, energy, and hopefulness. These unfortunates had no means of. leaving the country. The last remembrance the writer has of these abandoned ones of tbe party was the haggard face of "Old Man Bowman," a fine old fellow from Iowa or Wisconsin, as he stood shivering, his teeth chattering with ague, in the tropical heatof 86 In the shade. There are doubtless survivors of that ill-fated colony in Chicago today, as most of them were Chicago peopled Theodore Porn-land waa one Chicago boy of the party, who made some good speculations tradlnir vifh the natives.

t.aad Com pa ay Stopped Baalaeaa. The Perry Land company sent out but the one expedition, tt Chicago office having been closed suddenly, as reports from the misled colonists began to travel to Chicago. Another of the party was Professor Hous-ley, of Detroit. It would be interesting if the survivors of the Perry Grant expedition to rv a si rt U. a .1 1 Kew Moaarch's Karaaer aad rni Attltade Tswsrd Theaters.

Edward says the London corresoond- ent of the New York a thorough man of the and a good a patron of the theater that he 'la apt, io fully realise the serious natura.aaMaa'3 iiaageThat might be eaured. to so Important jf phase of commercial enterprise as -ttrv catering to the public amusement any larjfe" section of society abstained from patronising tbe thea ters out of respect for the formal mourning of the court. He Is a man of the greatest tact, combined with much kindliness of heart. and he is pretty certain to let It be known that he does" not wish that playgoers should abstain from visiting the. theaters because of respect to the memory ot Victoria.

Such an intimation can be given quite Informally, nd it Is more than likely to be put abroad In an unofficial way. The nature of the new sovereign is well summed up in a paragraph written, I think, by another Edward, who Is the business manager for Mra. Langtry. As he puts it: "No one will be more missed at theaters than tbe King, who waa not only an inveterate theatergoer, but who set an ex ample which Is unfortunately not often followed by tbe occupants of stalls snd boxes. Not only did he make It a point never to be late, but he never left his box until the curtain was down, and directly It went up on another act was always in his place.

But a further example of his courtesy and consid eration Is afforded by the fact that, no matter whether be liked the play or not, he never gave It a social damning by leaving until tne final curtain, and never expressed an ad verse opinion." I have heard several American profession als relate their meetings with the King when he was "tbe Prince," and they have In every case shown by their candid remarks that his manner was such that they were made to feel thoroughly at ease, and that, while the tremendous Importance of the personage from an English point of view existed, he was. ao far as the meeting of the moment was concerned, simply a courteous gentleman, who desired to ssy a kindly word to one who had entertained him. Two Instances of American professionals who bad met the Prince of Wales In connection with his visit to places of entertainment. and which they bad related to me. occur to me as I write.

One was very, recently in Paris, where I waa dining'with a prominent American circus manager, and an English actor. Something was said about the Prince of Wales, and the Englishman said that he had been presented to his royal highness. And so have said the American, "and you can take It from me that he is a good old pal." The Englishman stared in blank astonish ment at such a familiar statement, but tbe good old ctrcu man did not notice tho result of his remark, nor mark the amused grin of your correspondent at the actor's amase- nient. He had acted as guide to the Prince during a private vUlt to a famous American ebcw, and his opinion was' the result of the way his guest had acted while under his guidance. In the other instance the Prince had asked that a very well-known American actor should come to his box to be' presented, and to be thanked for the pleasure the performance had afforded the royal visitor.

The actor was somewhat embarrassed, as he did not understand the simplicity of the Incident, srJ he said. In telling of an hour later. that he was rattled. "All I noticed was," he raid, 'that the Prluce talked such broken FLgllsh that at first I thought he was hav ing a game with mc, and I'm hanged If I could nore than half make out what he said." As a matter of fact, Edward VII. does speak English with a rery decided German accent, which Is politely alluded to by his friends as peculiar, rich burr in Ms voice.

War She Wanted the Gate Opeaed. The Bishop of Norwich has perhaps more stories told of him tl.an mort bishop. On one occasion he was to hold a confirmation at a small town, and, arrlTlns; some time before the hour for service, took a stroll. His steps led him to the outskirts of the town, and, passing a picturesque cottage, be stopped to admire It. A pretty little garden separated tbe cottar from the road, finished off with a neat -hedge and green cte.

"Oh. please, sird" said ToFce from to other side of the hedge, "would 70a open th gat for meT" This the bishop at once did. Then, to his surprise. Instead of tbe ttnr child he had expected, there stepped frrth a girl quit big enough to have opened the" gate for her self. And whr, my dear, said Dr.

Sheepshanks, "could you not oren the gat for yourself Please, sir, because the ralct a wet," said the child. A glance at his hnnd testified to th bishop but loo plainly the truth of her statemsct. London H. A. P.

CD). THE PURNISHBn COTTAG WELL THE PUBLIC INVITED. We invite our customers, the public, and every lover of an attractive home to visit the furnished there were infthe roionr when on our 5th floor, where for the past, two weeks our decorators have been decorating and refurnishing Nora smith, a girl ot 14. became ill, her par-1 the Parlor, Hall, Sitting-Room, Library and Dining-Room. The colonial exterior has also received attention' nfr.

or medical skin, by our decorative deoartment. Visitors from out of town will find th rmt9 intri esting attractions. ALEXANDER 'RE VELL cV CO. $6,000 Worth of Fine Dining Chairs Tomorrow at 50c on $1.00. A manufacturers surplus stock on sale.

Below we give a few of the prices. A rare opportunity to secure hand- some dining chairs that will last a lifetime at a small outlay. ill uu hi 1 1 i or mi T. wuia, Migr reunion I I. II I the city of Chicago, where the maloritv of I II 111 them are row doubtless living.

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'a. MM obtained at I t. Messrs Inlaid mahogany top Parlor Table tomorrow tncnea wide one of toe tbeua- .4 I e'T4 j'. BRASS AIID EIIAUELEO CEOS' VALUE $25.00. Th above Illustration represents a hand some brass aad enameled bed, full size.

-1 tils the best bargain we have ever been able1, to offer in beds, and the Ilk has never been! peen In Chicago for the money. It la ot the latest design, showing beauty la every curve.) This bed i not only ornamental, but Is also massive and durable. Call and see It. Yon! will be surprised. Value, $25.00.

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No remnant pieces will be cut or exchanged. At 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c up. Move Bargains in Bace Ourtains- TO-MORROW this firm will place on sale a special lot of Lace Cur: tains bought from a St Gall manufacturer at 50'c on the $1. And at this4 season of the year, when so many housewives are wanting and buying Lace Curtains, it means to you a saving of one-half. WHITE IRISH POINTS, BRUSSELS, SWISS, DUCHESSE, RENAISSANCE, ARABIANS, NOVELTIES, Etc THE PRICES: (Eemember this lot all at COc on the $1.) 12.00 Lace Curtains for $1.00 $3.00 Lace Curtains for 91.50 $4.00 Lace Curtains for $2.00 $5.00 Lace Curtains $2.50 ROYAL VALT0H RUGS rCUi SPRING LIKE OP PATTERNS.

SU 12x 435 Sis 10.6x8.3 $28 Sis $20 $11.50 $6.00 Lace Curtains for. 93.00 $7.50 Lace Curtains p.TS $8.50 Lace Curtains for $472 $10.00 Lace Curtains for 93.00 Bargains in Japanese aftings. New Importation Just Received. A Fine Japanese Matting, clos warp at, yd. 1 8C A Heary Japanese Matting at.

tfc An Extra Fine Japanese Matting, all colors. at, A Japanese Matting, plain white ground, at. yd 30c An Excellent Japanese Matting, In yarious colors, at. 35c $12.50 Lace Curtains for S6.2S $15.00 Lace Curtains S7.BO $20.00 Lac Curtains SIO.OO $25.00 Lac Curtains for 912.BO CARPET RUGS. Made up from lengths of carpets and borders: Size 11x10.6 Axminatrr.

price $18.75 Sir 12x16.6 Tapestry, price 1 6.25 Size 12x9 Body Brnssela, $17.75 Eh 11x8.3 Wilton Velvet, 1 5 Else 11.6x8.3 Tapestry, $12.25 Six 9x6 Velvet, price. SUe Brussels, $7.75 Smaller alses In' proportion. CARPET BARGAINS. Smith's Axmlnater Carpets, worth $1.25 per marked, per yd Sanford's aixt Smith's Best Quality Tapestry Brussels, worth 85c per marked, per yd 69a Quotations on other grades: Wilton Velvets 90c Body Brussels 43C Best Wool Ingrains 58c LINOLEUM. Latest Importation; new patterns, per sq.

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