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If 2T End ClcsrsiDc Sic
Is Proving A Wonderful Sticces
Despitethe shortened business hours and the cold weather the
Year End Clearance Sale at Block's is proving one of the biggest
if not the greatest, sale this store has ever held. Women recog
nize the startling low prices at which we are offering first-class
merchandise and are not slow to avail themselves of the opportun
ity to secure goods at the big discounts offered. This sale will
continue through t the month of December. Note the prices an
nounced below.
Fall and Winter Suits
100 Now Smurt Suits of French Serge, Ve
lour, SHvertone, Hrondeloth and roplin al
One Third Off, the Reg. Price
$86.00 Suits now $204
$40.00 Suits now $20.67
$15.00 Suits now $30.00
$00.00 Suits now $40.00
$75.00 Suits now $50.00
$05.00 Suits now $03.38
Extra Special
One lot of good warm heavy winter coats
:,fpr this cold snappy weather, full lengths
and all lined, good styles, odd lots an siz-
esvregmU' values up to $18.75,
all at' the one price of ,.
390
DRESSES
390
Iii French Serge, IVool Jersey, Trlcotlne,
Tricollcttc, Satins, Crepe, Meteor and Cliar
mcusc, in n wonderful array of exclusive
fall and winter styles and marked down at J
ridiculously low prices as follows:
LOT 1
All wool French serge nd weool jersey,
and some taffeta and satin dresses, regu
lar values up to $25.00,
Year End Sale Price
CI3 QQ
LOT 2
Beautiful French serge embroidered
dresses, and classy satin dresses, in all
the wanted shades, regular values up to
$35.00, Year End Sale
price
$19,98
.$7.58
Girls Coats and Wool Dresses
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Ill-sizes 2 to 14 years of age. The coats are
tin ail wool velours, polo cloth, velvets,
and plush, plain and fur trimed, most
of them are all heavily lined.
The dresses are of all wool serges, in all
shades and in all the new fall styles; all
going at a straight discount of
per cent off.
One lot of children's wool dresses in all
sizes, regular values up to $7
sale price $2.08 and
1:$4.98
LOT 3
Smart trlcotine and French serge dresses
plain tailored and fancy models, regular
values up to $39.75, Year End
Sale Price
.$24.75
LOT 4
High class frocks in tricotine and best;
grade satins, made up to the minute in
style and formerly sold up to (91 7 E
57.75, Year End Sale Price tpOHiIU
LOT 5
Clever lot of attractive high class tricol
lette dresses in navy, black, beaver,
brown, etc., some are embroidered and
some are beaded, regular values up to
$75.00, Year End Sale Price M? 7K
$87.75 and 4TtI ilU
One lot of all wool ladies' and misses'
" sweaters in cardinal, rose and green, val
ues up to $7.0, Year End Sale (MOO
Price tjW.aU
400
COATS
400
Of every description; coats of every materi
al plain and fur trimmed, such stylos, such
values have not been known in tlio history
of North Finite, to be offered at thoso prices
this early in the season.
LOT 1
Coats of all wool velour, polo cloth, metal,
lamb and peco plush, regular values up to
$33.75, Year End Sale Price
.$18.75
LOT 2
Coats of velour and genuine silk plush,
Egyptian plush coats with fur collars,
regular values up to $40.00,
Year End Sale Price
.$24.75
LOT 3
Coats of best grade Salt's silk plush, sil
vertones, and velours, made up to the
minute in style, plain and fur trimmed,
and lined throughout with guaranteed
linings, values up to $55.00 $0A 7K
Year End Sale Price - djOM-i I U
Furs!
Furs!
Women dearly love furs, and nothing else
will bo more useful or appreciated than a
nico sot of furs, or separate muff or scarf,
bought at tills sale at a great saving in
price, liesides you liavo tho advantage hero
to choose your furs from tho largest and
best stock of furs in western Nebraska. Ev
ery piece or set, regardless the sale price,
Is fully guaranteed by us nnd the manufacturer.
Extra Special
One lot of separato muffs in mollon or
ball shape, in black, brown or gray French
uoney lur, or Siberian bear skins
at
.$4.98
LOT 4
High grade coats of seal plushes and Yu
kon seal, Bilvertono and tlnsoltone, fur
trimmed and beautifully lined, regular
values up to $02.50
Year End Sale Price
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.$39.75
All of our highest grade coats up to $150,
reduced from One-Fourth to One-Third
Off the regular price.
On lot of all wool serge middies, trimmed
with rod or white braids and emblem on
sleeve-, regular values up to
$0.75, sale price
.$4.98
One lot of all wool skirts and dresses, val
ues up to $13.50, Year End Sale fl7 7C
Price, $2.J)S to plid
Silk Waists
Hundreds of silk waists in heavy silk crepe
and georgette, plain tailored or embroid
ered, or beaded models, in all the wanted
shades, all sizes, regular values up to
xx.ov, i ear ujnu saio Price $5.98
and
.$7.75
One lot of knitted cap arid scarf sots, in all
colors, regular values up to $3.75 per set,
sale prico per set
UU Ji BAKE, Editor nnd Publisher
I SUBSCRIPTION RATES: i
Ono l'onr by Mail, In ndranco. .$1.75
)no Ycur by Currier, In udvunco, 2.00
b'.ntercd at tho North Platto, Nebraska
Postolllco as Second Class Matter.
I FRIDAY, DKCKJIRKU 12, 1019.
virvvnv. snows hope
TO RK-OPEN SHORTLY
98c $1.48 $1.98
Lady
Bountiful
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By JESSIE E. SHERWIN
Yestordny's Omaha Bee said:
Omaha theatre and motion picture
mon anticipate that tho terminal coal
committee will receive an early or
der from tho roglonal fuel director,
Chicago, authorizing the rescinding, of
tne oraor closing tne placos of amusement.
II. D. Grnham, local manager ut
the Patlio company, yostorday morn
ing recoived from tho New York man
ager of his company a telegram stating
conference between the National As
sociation of Motion Picturo Industry
and Dr. Harry A. Garfield, United
States fuel administrator, resulted In
Dr. Garflold authorizing the reopening
f theatres and motion picture houses.
"My Information Is," said Mr. Gra
ham, "thnt Dr. Garfield agreed that the
theatres should be classed as a necos-
lty In that they conservo the public
morale and he also agreed that open
thoatroR effect a real saving of coal
and light."
LOCAL Ay I) PERSONAL
A Dixon diamond this Xmns.
Dewey Jensen, of Kearney, visited
Ith friends in town this week.
Shop this Xmas at Dixon's.
Eversharp ponclls for Xmas, Dixon,
tho Jeweler.
Mrs. Calloway, of Horshey, spent
yesterday in town visiting friendt..
Frank M. Johnson, of Cozad, trans
acted business In town Wednesday.
Mrs. Normnn Edwards, of Brady,
spent Wednesday' with her sister, Mrs.
R. Elliott.
For Rent 5 room furnished house
close In. Uratt, Goodman & Buckley.
Gift parchments framed In elegant
gold frames, just tho thing for a
Xmas gift. Dixon, the jeweler.
Doll Smith, of Council Buffs, was in
town the last of tho week looking after
business connected with bis office as
head of tho firemen's brotherhood.
See tho diamond ring at Dixon's for
?115.00.
Two feet of snow In Oregon, nlmost
zero weather in tlio south and good
skating -in the southwest, this week
has been an exceptional one in other
places than Nebraska.
Out stock of Guaranteed American
Watches is most complete; such as
ladles' bracelet watches, and men's
and boys'. Clinton, tho jeweler.
Up In eastern Wyoming yesterday
forenoon It was snowing and tho little
snowflakes were whirled around by a
wind that travoled flfty.-two miles an
hour. In other words there was a
eal blizzard In and around Cheyenne.
A
on's.
sandwich tray for $C.OO at Dix-
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Chrlstlan Church.
Blblo school 9:45.
Preaching at eleven.
P. It. STEVENS, Pastor.
"o .
Dixon & Son, Sight Specialists.
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HAS GREAT FAITH IN COCONUT
German Who Has Tried It Declares
It to Be the Ideal Food fo
Sustenance of Man.
Ono of the strangest diameters In
the world is Augusto Englohnrdt, n
young German who lives on the Island
of Knbnkon, In the German Now
Guinea territory. lie exists entirely
on the coconut, nnd sleeps on n bed of
snnd.
Eiiglehnrilt Is h singularly handsome
man or annut thirty-live, possessing.
great wealth nnd a charming person
ality. He Is known ns the "Apostle of
the Coconut," on nccount of the doc
trine he teaches thnt the coconut Is
the original food of man, and should
continue to be so, ns all other foods
are responsible for the bail passions
In the heart and mind of man.
The "Apostle" claims to have over
ROO disciples In America, and now the
wnr Is over he Intends to leave his
Island home and come back to the old
world and proclnlm his teachings. He
Is nlso n "sun worshiper," living en
tirely In the open nlr. and adopting the
.simple dress of the natives, consisting
merely of a "Inva-lava," or loin cloth,
nnd when In full dress, thnt Is, when
he receives visitors, this attire Is com
pleted by the addition of n wrist wntch
and a walking stick.
Brusa.
Brusn, Into which British troops
have entered without opposition, wns
tho copltnl of Blthynla when Trajan
appointed Pliny the Younger to gov'
ern the province. It was from Brusn,
then Prusa, at the foot of Ml. Olympus,
that Pliny wrote tho letters to Trajan
which nro among the most Interesting
of his voluminous correspondence. It
Is snld that Brusa owes Its existence to
some scheme of Ilunnlbnl's. but of tho
Roman and Rlthynlan city hnrdly any
trnco remains, though Brusa bonsts of
very lino old Mohammedan mosques
Hie city of Asia Minor Is situate In
lovely country, rich' In fruit trees and
watered by countless springs, and
supports a manufacture of silk which
should develop, unhindered now that
the lethargy of Turkish rulers no
longer weighs on the city and Its in-
1 habitants.
4V
(Copyright, Kit, br the Wotarn Nam
paper Union.)
It was a mntter of no small won
derment when, after n mysterious ab--
sence from his accustomed haunts,
Derby Dnn renppeared attired respect
ably and with money to trout hie
friends royally,
"Loft n legacy?" "Struck n new
lay?" "Found a pocketbook?" and like
expressions hnllcd Dan, but he only
smiled wisely and, ns his money finally
gave out, censed to bo an object of
comment nnd interest to all except
Bnldy Moss, who was his chosen chum
In famine and plenty alike, and one
lay Dan confided his secret to Baldy.
"Tell you, partner," he recited, "I
struck a queer snap. A' young fellow
made n bargain with me nt three dol
lars a dny to keep sober, report at his
room every evening from seven to nine
nnd answer his questions?"
"About what?" propounded Baldy
skeptically.
"Oh, how we fellows of the tomnto
can and the rope belt live. Human In
terest Information, was the way he
put It. I told him all I knew. Ono
dny ho says: 'I guess we will cancel
the engagement, Dan, I must confess
to being disappointed In you. It's the
pathetic nnd pitiful, the real struggles
and misery of the poor nnd unfortu
nate I have been looking for.' "
"Why, whatever was he after."
"He's a story writer, or tries or
hopes to be. He was looking for renl
experience and characters."
"I see, I see," nodded Baldy mus
ingly. "Say, Dan, If ever we run
across him point him out, will you?"
It was about a week after that
when Dnn suddenly seized Bnldy's
arm and pointed to a young man cross
ing the street.
"That's him," he spoke quickly.
"Leave the rest to me," directed
Baldy, and put off on the trnll of
'Merrill Hoyt with the hall: "Mister,
can I have a word with you?"
"Certainly," nodded Merrill.
"I heard you're one of those guys
who write for the papers," projected
Baldy. "I guess, too, that you want
to dig under the surface and get a
thriller with lots of pep In It, hey?"
"You seem to have surmised what
I'm trying to find," answered Merrill
with a whimsical smile.
"Well, I ain't much up In Utntoor.
but I suppose you are after heroes and
sheros. I know ono good and benutl
ful as nn angel. She came to the ten
ement where I used to live before my
wife died nnd I went to pieces, and
started In to help the sick and needy.
Say, thnt girl has worked all day In
the factory and tises every cent she
can spare for others. .They, call her
Lady Bountiful, but her real nnme Is
Alice Lisle. Last week she pawned
her neck chain to buy a baby buggy
for a little crippled child and pay the
rent for a sick washerwoman. Sny, I
believe there's a mystery about her,
loo, and that's what you want In
stories, dtm't you? She Isn't no com
mon clay, that's sure, nnd her pretty
face and ways In a movie picture
would make n whole play of Itself."
Baldy furnished further details and
Merrill bestowed a five-dollar 1)111 upon
him, but Bnldy's Until words were: "I
say, mister, If Lady Bountiful turns
out to be a princess In disguise and
your story nbout her makes you fa
mous, you'll blow me to nn extra ten,
eh?"
One week Inter Merrill Iloyt became
a room tenant of nn old woman on the
same floor where Miss Lisle wns lo
cated. The first sight lie had of the
young lady carried out the claim of
Baldy that she was Indeed "good nnd
beautiful ns an angel." A week spent
In close proximity to herself and her
humble neighbors proved n revelation
to Merrill. There was not a woman
or child tn the old tenement that had
not some story of kindness to dis
close. Then Merrill was Introduced
to Miss Lisle by his landlady. Day
by day ho learned more and more to
estimate her royal worth and night
after night he wrote upon "his great
book," which her loveliness and help
fulness Inspired.
Merrill fell 111 and never knew who
hnd aided In nursing him until ho was
back to normal. It wns his landlady
who told him of tho visits of Miss
Lisle to nsslst her In caring for the
delirious patient.
"And oh," she said, "how you raved,
and all about her, and how you were
going to write her In a lovely story,
And she blushed so beautifully when
in your fever you began to talk about
love, and how she should be your own
when you sold your book and and
here she comes now."
And," flushing from self-conscious-ness,
Alice Lisle entered tho room. It
wns tho beginning of a pleasant asso
ciation mutually cherished, nnd a few
weeks later, well and strong ngaln,
Merrill told his love and all the story
of his object in coming to the tene
ment.
"Wo will have to wait till my book
brings in returns," ho told the reelp
rocnlly happy girl, who smiled strange
ly and added a bewildering confi
dence.
She was the owner of the tenement
nnd hnd a fortune of her own, and
had assumed the role of a poor girl to
get closer to the lives of tho neoij
nnd lowly.
"We must share whnt I have to
gether, dear," she whispered to Mop
rill, "ter oh J the good wo may do foi
these poor people whom we have takec
tato our live."
A Gladsome
Day
By GEORGE ELMER COBB
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(Copyright, lilt, br tbe TVeetern News
paper union.
"Whatever arc you doing, Ezrn?"
The call came from downstairs, and
Ezra Boydcn guiltily snatched up
something from tho little lenther-cov-
eivd box upon the burenu In which his
wife kept odds and ends.
lie had been fumbling over Its con
tents in a hurried, suspicious wny so
long that Martha had challenged his
unusual tardiness in reaching the.
breakfast table.
"Looking for something I couldn't
locate right away," he explained.
"One of those troublesome collar
buttons, I suppose," surmised Mrs. Boy
den In her mild pleasant way, and the
Incident passed and Ezrn was relieved,
and ns he got freo of the house later
felt In his pocket and produced a worn
sold ring with an empty setting. It
had held a small diamond thirty years
back when he had given it to Martha.
She had never taken it off her finger
through twcntyMilno years of wedded
life until the little sparkling stone was
missed one day. She had grioved
over the loss, but the most persist
ent search failed to disclose any trace
of the diamond.
"Poor thing 1" soliloquized Ezra. She
took it to heart terribly, although she
said little. Martha always looked up
on a dlnmond ring as a sort of certif
icate of respectability. Then, too, she
knew It meant a lot "of scraping and
saving to get It In the old dnys.
These days had not been any bettei
ns to worldly gain for the faithful
plodding pair. Many a time Ezrn hnd
thought of trying to replace tlio lost
diamond, "but could never quite spare
the necessary umount. Now, however,
he hummed n cheery little snatch ol
a song aifd smiled to himself.
"Mnrthn hasn't mentioned It," he
soliloquized, "because she Is afraid that
I can't do much for her, but this Is oui
thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Well
I'm glud I can provide a little surprise
fo her. With our two married glrli
living three states away and Randal
tossing on some distant ocean, or wan
derlng In Asln, or worse, Martha wants
something to break the monotony. I'm
going to squeeze out enough to fix up .
that ring If It does make me hard up
for a yes to come. I wish I could
make it u piano, too. How Martha !
longs for one, nnd the other qtght Just
set me nil stirred up."
Upon that "other night" nt a neigh
bor's for pcrhnp? tho first time In
twenty years Martha had been Induced
to touch the Ivory keys. She was nil
a tremble as sdie quivered over n faint,
frightened rendition of "Love's Old
Sweet Dream." How tho longing notes
revived the pust with Ezra! What, a
delicious flush crossed the gentle re
fined face of Martha l As he thought
of the old cheery parlor qrgnn at home
Willi its wheezy bellows and broken
keys he. nlmost cried, .
Ezra dropped Into the villngo jewel
ry store. Its proprietor was seated at
n table in the rear room upon which a
stranger, suggesting a traveling sales
man, was exhibiting some stores
spread out upon a sheet of delicate
white tissue pnper. Mr. Drake came
out promptly behind the showcase.
"I want you to fix up this ring with
moderate-priced diamond," spoke
Ezra and went over Its history. Then,
the flood gates of feeling wide open,
he descanted tenderly upon Martha
and fer piano playing. "Whnt will a
ston cost me," he questioned. "I'll
pay a little down -and the bulnnce
along."
"Hold on don't you know me?"
The stranger, rubbing his coat sleeve
across tils eyes, came torwaru. lie
confronted Ezra, who gave a great
gulp und fnlrly lurched Into the arms
of the other.
"Randal 1" ho cried. "Oh 1 what will
mother sny 1 My boy ! my boy 1 Back
home nnd safe, and on such a day
our thirty-fifth wedding nnnlversary."
"Yes, father, It's me, and I've got
half a hundred diamonds for you to
pick from. I wns just trying to sell
some. Frst, though, we'll select the
very finest one for mother. They rep
resent my luck In the Transvaal dis
trict. And nbout a piano, now fir
thlncs up right 1"
Just before noon a messenger
brought Mrs, Boyde,n a small pnekage.
It contained the old ring adorned with
n dazzling, glowing dlnmond.
Her brenth nearly loft her. "From
your loving .husband," reud nn nccom
pnnylng note. "Will bring n friend
home to supper with me," and Martha
sat down and cried.
Later there arrived a piano, and as
Martini opened It n card lying upon
the keyboard read: "All yours from
a friend."
Just nt dusk Ezra, and Randal near
ed home. Through the lighted parlor
window they could note wife nnd moth
er seated at the piano, a picture of
mature grace and beauty.
Her fa was radiant. To the sweet
notes of "Love's Old Sweet Dreum"
the diamond glow shot hither nnd
thither. She came to the door as Ran
dal knocked. The ringing, gladsome
cry of a woman glorified rang out as
she clusped the stranger who had come
to dinner in her loving arms.
Learned to Be Pack Horse.
Her Soldier Husband One of th
first things T learned In the nrmy wn
how to carry a 70-pound pack on a
20-xille hike.
Mrs. Subiibs now lovely! Now I
must insist on your going shopping
with me this afternoon.