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The children MOST have presents, the girls WILL have presents, and the old folks
SHOULD have presents. This is the time to renew good fellowship, make all joyous and hap-
w and restore good will amona all mankind. The means to attain this end ip where we dif -
fer Some believe in buying trinkets 1 hat catch the eye and glitter for a moment, then ma
dav or a week they disappear tor gooci and an is forgotten-51 weary weeks of waiting for a
repetition- Others (and they are in the majority) believe with us, that the best present is
such as combine grace with usefulness, glitter with wenr, something useful and durable to
keep the recipient in constant remembrance of the doner. As a few such articles we sub-
mit the following list:
DBE§S OOOB8
In this department we have elegant
dress patterns (one pattern only)
$5 to $18 per pattern
Silk moirines per yd 15 to 20c
K F cashmere, 5G wide, all col-
ors 25c
' All wool Henriettas formerly $1, 85c
28 inch cashmeres 10c
Fine silKs 50c to $1
20 per cent discount on all above
dress goods will be given, this
month only.
In fdditioir *e have a quantity of
short lengths, 17 to 6 yard pieces,
which we discount per cent.
Our celebrated Little Giant school
shoes   ,....$1 to 1.75
Oui Edwin C Burt french kid
shoes  &'00
Our "All Solid" kid or goat
shoes   1 1.5o
Our boys and men's camel
skin shoes 2 to 2.5o
A pair of our $5 Reynold Bros,
shoes, band turned, for...... 2.5o
Will make excellent Xmas gifts.
NOTIONS * FANCY
ARTICLES.
A large line of work baskets, fancy
boxes, handkerchief caoes, cuff and
collar boxes, in celluloid. Handker-
chiefs, mulllers, shawls, fas-jinators,
etc. A multitude of nioe things just
the thing for a handsome present.
CARPETS
Moqucts worth 1.25 per yard, $1.
Velvets worth l.oo " 75c
Top Brussels worth l.oo pr yd 75
• « 75c 44 *>
Ingrains, all wool 75c
<« «* «< cotton cha'n 65, 50
41 cotton 20 to 35
Presents? Of course they make
nice presents.
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COMFORTS
2 pr fine white blankets per pr. 50c
15 cold " " " ?5c
20 all wool grey blankets $3
50 comforts, home made, 6 lbs.
cotton in each comfort, clean
gin cotton ti .50
20 fat:en comforts, home made,
beauties *3
Tin above are nice warm presents
fPB ATHINft—Suits, 4 to 8, knee pants, 75c per suit. 50 boys suits, 15 to 18, 15, formerly tti to 10. -> boys suits, '
formerS? 500 su® men's clothing at COST. 20 Men's Melton overcoats $12, formerly 15 U> 18. 24 Men s Ran tan overcoats 14, former-
LT 5 ito-.lL- **. • . formerly 19. 0. w ~ .... ~ «> > ** W - ~ *" * """
disease by underdressing. Keep him warm. Bring us your sheckles instead of trying to buy out doctors.
FURNISHINGS—Under this hea 1 everything in stock is a rare present. A tie, shirt-, hat, muffler, pair of gloves, umbrella, scarf
pin, watch chain, or any one of the thousand and one things that go to make up a gentleman's wardrobe.
After all of this confusion of nice things, we present every purchaser of $10 worth of goods with a large phot0
which in itself is the most valuable present you can procure.
( Now, as a last plea, DON'T disappoint the dear ones. If you have only a dollar on eartli spend it like a lord
to make those who love you happy.
CO.
o. A. MITSCHER *
GRAND AVENUE.
SANTA CLAUS' HEADQUARTERS.
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