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week of our Annual February Clearing Sale Opens Tomorrow
v entitled to the interest the peoph ara taking in it. This
sale cannot be compared with the ordinary sales which affect only a
"v " "uloa. everytning in me store, not an article that is not offered at a Dig Discount.
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$16.00
25 Discount on ourEntire Stock
of Lace Curtains and Draperies
During this clearance we offer our entire stock mind you nothing re
served, at a discount of 85 per cent. Choose from this Immense stock e fins
imported and domestic Lac Curtains and Drapery Oood, Portieres, Bed Bets,
Curtain Muslta, in fact, nothing in our Drapery Department Is reserved. Dis
counts will be deducted from everything. All odd pairs of lace curtains
closed out at half price.
25 Per Cent Discount.
on
Cluny Lace Curtains.
' 25 Per Cent Dlseount.
on
Irish Point Lace Curtains.
25 Per Cent Discount
on Arab Battenberg Curtains.
25 Per Cent Discount.
on
Novelty Lace Curtains.
25 Per Cent Discount.
on
Scrim Curtains
25 Per Cent Discount.
on
Ruffled Bobbinet Curtains.
25 Per Cent Discount,
on
Brussels Lace Curtains.
25 Per Cent Discount,
on
' Flemish Point Curtains,
PARK LANE FOR CRANARDS
Famous Old Mansion May Be Taken
by Ogden Mills' Daughter.
0KCE ON MARKET F0S MILLION
Father of Latest American Addition
to Peerage Mar Ulve Uaaajbter
11, 230,000 to Bar Hoese
l,aay Mary's Goaalp.
LONDON. Feb. 6.-(Special.) Enterprising-
London house agent have not waited
for the arrival of the countess of Oranard
in lond'm to suggest that she should In
spect tho most desirable mansions on their
lists. Taking time by the forelock they
have forwarded her plans and particulars
from their books.
t Is known that I-acly Oranard likes
the position of Park 1-ane. which she re
gards as the most desirable part of Lon
don beraure of its proximity to the perk.
This has rained hopes In the minds of
those Interested In the late Alfred Belt s
house In Park Lane, a mansion which so
many American millionairesses have In
spected, only to find It did not suit their
requirements. Nevertheless It Is a most
desirable abode, commanding a beautiful
view of Hyde park., It has been at least
three. If r.o more, years In the market.
possibly because no one but a millionaire
van afford to keep It up. On the ground
floor la a suite of five big reception rooms.
out of which !s the winter garden with Its
exquisite electric fountain, raid to be the
finest of Its kind In Europe. There ara
nearly twenty bedrooms. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Junior, now Mts. Drummond, was
once on the point of buying it. There are
Infinite possibilities for making It one of
the finest house in the Lane, altltough
Its etght Is limited to two stories to meet
the exigencies of the laws of ''ancient
lights." Borne time ago $1,000,000 wae be
ing asked for lu Now it Is thought half
that, sum would buy It. This Is owing to
the great depreciation In the Value of town
houses just now, half of the best parts of
Ixindon being In the market.
Maaey to Come front Papa.
Lord and Lady Oranard will for the
present occupy ST. Charles street, which la
Ird Dartmouth's unprctciuioua little
abode. The atory goes here that Mr. Og
den Mills Intends to present his daughter
with Sl.XO.OOO either to buy or build a
London mansion, thus following the ex-
ample of Mr. Vanderbllt, who presented a
similar figure to his daughter,- the duchess
of Marlborough, tor the purchase vt the
site and the building of Sunderland House.
Hundreds of Britishers have superstitions
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of chUd-blrth can be avoided by the use of Mother t fni, which
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Throughout the entire More wo are
pursuing the name method ve employed
during our aale of last year and are offer.
ing BIO DISCOUNT on entire lines in
all canes tho original price ticket remain
on each article and the clearance price Is
marked on a KKI) TICKET, enabling you
to see the exact amount you are saving.
These goods are staple and the saving
you make is from 10 to SO per cent. Where
can you get a better Interest on your in
vestment.
- CHINA CABINETS.
$70.00 Golden Oak China Cabinet,
for 9S5.00
$28.00 Golden Oak China Cabinet,
for t .923.00
$32.00 Early English China. Cabinet,
for $24.00
$50.00 Mahogany China Cabinet,
for . m ... .i. .. .940.00
PEDESTALS,
$9.00 Weathered Oak Pedestal.t7.50
$9.00 Mahogany Pedestal. . . .ft 8.00
$10.00 Golden Oak Pedestal. .fW.OO
$2.75 Weathered Oak Pedestal.92.2s
25 Per Cent Discount,
on
Lacet Arabian Lace
Curtains
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25 Per Cent Discount.
on
Madras Curtains.
33 H Per Cent Discount,
on
Snowflake Curtains.
25 Per Cent Discount,
on
Couch Covers. ,
25 Per Cent Discount,
on
Bonne Femme Lace Curtains
83 H Per Cent Discount
on
Arabian Lace Panels.
25 Per Cent Discount,
on
Swiss. Curtains.
25 FerCenirDiscount
on
Portieres.
about house building for themselves and
In no circumstances will they be Induced to
do It. It Is said that those who build
rarely live to occupy auch homes and If
they do there are other troubles. 10 ine
fact that Sunderland House waa erected by
the duchess Is attributed by many the
Marlborough domestic differences. This
is no doubt the worst kind of nonsense,
but tho superstitious point to the fact a
an illustration of their theory.
J. J. Van Alen has succeeded In carrying
out the' threat he made when he took Rush-
ton Hall, namely, to be regarded befoio
many years as the most Important man In
Northamptonshire. He made this announce
ment because somo of the county families,
who are of the oldest stock In the kingdom.
were at first inclined to question before
they called on tho American millionaire.
Now all these blue-blooded aristocrats have
to take a back seat, for the owner of Hush
ton Hall carries all before him. The mag
nificence of his entertainments, the unique
ness of his stud, the generosity of his
charity have all been the talk of the county
wherein he has succeeded In making him
self the most popular man. He employs
largely and he pays handsomely.
Lavish tCatrrtalanteat at Hoshtoa.
Although he Is only renting Rushton, he
has spent In Immense fortune upon It, es
timated variously at from $230,000 to $750,
000. He has been entertaining there troops
of American guests. Including the duke and
duchess of Manchester and their children.
A whole floor of the house was placed at
their disposal, with day and night nurseries
for Lord Mandevllle and his brother and
sister. The chef at Rushton Is paid $5,000
per annum. Ha Is a negro, who has been
trained In Paris and elsewhere, and Is an
accomplished chemist as well as a cook.
When he was engaged to Mr. Van Alen It
was difficult to find white servanta to
work with him, so the master Imported
several blacks, and seems to have solved
the problem. The black chef Is a howling
swell and has a suite of rooms to himself
and a motor car. He Is devoted to his
master and often goes abroad with him,
for Mr. Van Alen, who Is fastidious in mat
ters appertaining to the table,- has become
so accustomed to his cooking that he does
not fancy anyone else's.
When the Rushton estate was In the mar
ket early In the '40s. it was very nearly
purchased for the present king, then prince
of Wales, but there was an Idea that too
much money would have to be spent upon
It to make It fit for the requirements of
the heir to the throne, who was not then
In a position to stand the outlay. There is
a well wooded park of nearly 4U0 acres. The
house datea from 1596.
Doeheaa of MarlbarooBh as Write.
The duchess of Marlborough will shortly
enter the ranks of novelists with a book
which la said to be absorbing all her spare
moments. If what her friends tell is true
Is the joy of the household, tor
without it no happiness can dc
complete. Angeis smiie ai
and commend the thoughts
and aspirations of the mother
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BUFFETS.
$78.00 Early English Buffet. .960.00
$42.00 Golden Oak Buffet. .986.00
$60.00 Mahogany Inlaid Buffet. 945
$130 Mahogany Buffet..... .986.00
CHIFFONIERS
. $76.00 Mahogany Chiffonier. 960.00
$37.00 Mahogany Chiffonier. 980.00
$43.00 Curly Birch Chiffonier
for 988.00
$30.00 Natural Mahogany Chiffonier,
for 922.00
Special Valiies H
in Stock Rugs
We offer for clearance, more than
ZOO room slse rugs in all grades at
reductions at 33 1 per cent and B0
per cent from original prices. This
opportunity will not last long, for
such value win be taken up at once.
mvam at bo r cz bucovht
$32.00 Axminster rug, 10-6x1-3
for 910.00
$24.00 Brussels rug, 10-6x11-9,
for 912.00
$20.00 Brussels rug, 8-3x11-6,
for 910.00
$26.00 Velvet rug, 8-3x13-9,
for 91 3.00
$37.00 Velvet rug, 10-6x13-6,
for v... 918.50
$33.00 Axminster rug, 10-6x13,
for 916.50
$29.00 Brussels rug, 10-6x10-4,
for $14.50
$38.00 Velvet rug, 11-3x13,
for , 910.00
$25.00 Brussels rug, 9-9x11-3,
for 9I2.SO
$25.00 Velvet rug. 10-10x10-11,
for 912.SO
BUGS AT 33VJ PE1 CEKT
DI8COUXTT.
lie-so velvet rug. 8-3x9-10. Wool
$15.00 Brussels rug. . 8-3x9.
for .......'.910.OO
$22.50 Axminster rug, 8-3x10-9,
for 915.00
she will have a great deal to say In it on
certain social problems and situations on '
which she feels very keenly. For the last
few years, Indeed, ever since th days when
she was the very first to Interest Mayfalr
in Plato she has become a close student
of human nature and literature. She is
credited with being very, desirous of un
raveling domestic problems and putting
things on a new basis with more privileges
for women. Those whojtnow her best are
deploring the fact that she has of late
been taking life so seriously. In England,
at all events, it Is not the fashion to be
serious and a novel with a purpose la
dull reading and even when Its frontis
piece Is emblazoned with a ducal coronet
does not find readers. This was forcibly
shown In the novel written by the duchess
of Sutherland, which waa surely the clever
est and dullest book Issued for many a
day. The first edition was never exhausted.
Mrs. Vaaderbllt Feted.
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbllt has been
greatly feted on the Continent, notably In
Paris, where she stayed on her way south
to buy frocks. She has now shaken oft
a good deal of the depression which she
suffered for a long time after her domestlo
trouble. Is looking extremely pretty and
is wearing wonderful gowns and Jewels.
Suitors by the doxen pursue her, but she
says she will not marry again a state
ment which Is doubted. She takes every
precaution to be chaperoned aa carefully
as a young girl, never going anywhere
alone. People call her a prude, though the
nicer section admit she Is wise to be care
ful, for women who divorce their husbands,
however Innocent they themselves may be,
are always more or less open to remark
Speaking to someone lately, Mrs. Vanderbllt
remarked:
"I have the privileges of a. girl without
her restrictions, and the knowledge of a
widow, so there is a good deal to be en
vied in my position. I never valued free
dom as I do now."
Mrs. Vanderbllt will spend part of the
London season with her sister. Lady
Cheylesmore. She Is not likely to run
across her late husband, although he will
be Jn London at the same time, aa he does
not move in the set into which his wlft
will be welcomed. Whatever our faults, we
do draw the line at a man who Is divorced
by his wife just as we cut "dead" a woman
In the same position even when they be
LADY MARY.
Aatiqaitr of the Saasase.
The sausage dates back to the year 897.
It has been asserted that the Greeks In
the days of Homer manufactured sau
sages, but this prehistoric mixture had
nothing In common witn our modern
product. The ancient so-called, saujtage
was composed of the same materials
which enter Into the make-up of the
boudin of the French market and the
blood pudding of the French-Canadian.
The ancient sauaage waa enveloped In
the stomachs ot goats. Not until the
tenth century did the sauaage mad of
hashed pork become known. It waa In
or near the year low) that, thanks to the
Introduction into Uermany ot cinnamon
and saffron, the sausages of Frankfort
and ttlraasburg acquired a universal repu
tation. London Globe.
A Bachelor's Reflection.
A woman would almost rather have
smallpox than admit ana suffers from cold
feet.
The saintly thing about woman la how
she can adoro a man that nobody els can
tolerate.
An Impressive thing about being In
trouble la what a lot of pleasure it gives
your friends.
It's astonishing what legible handwrit
ing a girl uee when she accept a pro
posal by letter.
One of the easiest waya for a maa to
get married Is to think he's smart euougn
to kep wut of l New York Press.
.too ess
BARGAINS IN
SETTEES.
$23.50 Mahogany Settee 915.50
$23.00 Mahogany Settee 915.00
$40.00 Solid Mahogany Settee.928.00
$14.25 Golden Oak Settee. . .911.00
DINING TABLES.
$29.75 Early English Extension
Table, 8 feet, 48 Inches. . .925.00
$29.00 Golden Oak Extension
Table-8 feet, 45 Inches 924.50
$68.00 Mahogany Extension Table,
10 feet, 64 Inches 958.00
$31.60 Fumed Oak Extension Table,
8 feet, 60 Inches 926.00
Fiber Rug, like cut, size 9x12. .$11.00
$22.50 Velvet rug. 9x12.
for ....... .....915.00
$33.50 Body Brussels
rug, 10-6x11-9 . .922.34
$36.00 Velvet rug. 10-
-6x11-6, for 920.00
$36.00 Velvet rug, 11-6x12-6,
for 924.00
HONOR MEMORY OF BALZAC
Friends of Genius Will Buy House in
Which He Worked.
WILL COLLECT RELICS OF AUTHOR
Mnsee Balsao to Be Established in
Little Cottasje Where He Hid
Himself from Creditor
ad Worked to Death.
PARIS, Feb. 6. (Special.) Celiac's
friends are at last bestirring themselves
to honor his memory by something more
than a statue. Already the house In which
the great author died has been swept away
to make room for modern requirements.
A few years more and the house in which
he wrote his finest masterpieces and drank
the cup of bitterness to the last dregs, will
have followed. This crowning misfortune
has been averted, thanks to the Initiative
of men like Paul Bourget, Jean Richepln
and Maurice Bar rice, who have headed a
movement to buy the charming little cot
tage at Paasy, where Balzac lived from
1842-8, and to turn it into the Musee Bal
sac (Balsao museunt).
The Musee Balzac does not yet contain
very many souvenirs of the great man,
but this la only a matter of time, for be
quests are sure to flow in now that there
is a placo to receive them. In the author's
study are to be seen on the wall quaint
colored prints of all the heroes and hero
ines whose fortunes he described; a sketch
of Balzac by David d'Angers; a plast. r
cast of Rodin's famous statuette of him;
an original terra cost bust by Marquet de
Vasselot (the marble one Is at the Coined ie
Francalse); Balzac's Inkpot In the form of
a brass padlock; an insurance policy signed
by him that Is about all as yet.
But under the Intelligent direction of the
"conservateur," M. de Royaumont, who Is
an enthusiastic Balzaclan, No. 27, Rue Ray.
nouard, Is certain to become a literary
shrine to which every cultured American
visitor In Paris will henceforth make a
pilgrimage.
Hiding Place for Debtor.
It was in the Ver 1S42 that Honore de
Balzac, bankrupt, loaded with debts, hunted
down by creditors, but still unbroken In
spirit, discovered the little "pavilion" in
me nut naynouara at rassy, men a mere
village. It was an ideal hiding place for a
debtor. In the first place It was off the
street, the entrance to It being through
a house which, fronting on Rue Raynouard,
was as valuable as a drawbridge to a. cas
tle. This house being Itself on the crest
of the. hill, the cottage had been built on
a terice laid out on the aide of the hill,
some 'fifteen to twenty fet below, so that
acceaa from the one to the other waa only
possiDio aown a aouDte night of stairs
which opened on to a small paved court, on
the opposite side of which stood the cot
tage in the form of a T square. The long
arm of the rectangle facing the paved
court waa occupied by the entrance hall.
the housekeeper's room, the kitchen and
the dining room; the short arm looking 00
to the garden by Balzac's bedroom, the
salon, the dressing room and, last of all
and farthest away from duns and noise,
bis study.
There waa. however, on more advantage
which the Ideal cottage contained; not the
least, doubtless In the master' eye. Close
to the bedroom was a flight of atairs lead
ing down some fifteen feet ta a paved
court, formed by the Inner angle of -the
FURNITURE
ROCKERS.
$17.75 Mahogany Rocker. .. .914.40
$27.00 Solid Mahogany Rocker
for 910.00
$16.00 Mahogany Rocker. .. .911.00
$8.25 Mahogany Rocker 96.50
DRESSERS.
$100 Mahogany Dresser 973.00
$45.00 Mahogany Dresser. V .$;$. 00
$40.00 Golden Oak Dresser .. 920.O0
$46.00 Curly Birch Dresser. .95.00
ODD PIECES of FURNITURE
$80.00 Mahogany Davenport, leather
upholstered 90.I.0O
Wool Fiber Rugs
In tills sale we offer for clearance
ninety-three wool fiber rugs, beauti
ful oriental designs, matches any
color scheme, medallion ami sum II
figures, suitable for any room in
the home.
Wool Fiber rug, size 7-6x10-6,
for .... 1 $.00
Wool Fiber niK, size 0x9.96.5O
Wool Fiber rug, size 8-3x10-6.
for 910.00
Wool Fiber rug, size 9x12.91 l.oo
Inlaid Linoleum
The kind that the color goes
through to the back and does not
wear off.
90c Inlaid linoleum, per square
yard
$1.50 Inlaid linoleum, per sq.
yard
$1.75 Imported Inlaid Linoleum,
per square yard $l.:i."i
$1.35 Inlaid Linoleum, per xq.
' yard HOc
$1.65 Inlaid Linoleum, per sq.
yard 91.15
miNTKU LINOLKIM
65c Linoleums, twenty rolls,
slightly damaged, per square
yard 25c
70c Linoleum, thirty rolls, all
perfect, per square yard.. 35c
70c Linoleum, twenty-eight rolls,
per square yard 39c
75c Linoleum, eighteen rolls, per
square yard 40c
85c Linoleum, 12-ft. wide, twenty-eight
rolls, per sq. yd . . 50c
T square, with an exit on Rue Berton, a
narrow cutthroat alley, with high walls
on either aide, which wound along the
lower Hide of the cottage and garden, en
abling the occupant to reach unperceived
the main road along the bank of the Seine,
where a passing coach would take him In
a few minutes Into the city or out to the
woods of St. Cloud and Meudon, as the
case might be.
House Ha Interesting History.
But the ravillon and the house already
had their hlHtory before Balzac came
there. They had been built in 176S by the
famous financier, de Julienne, Who sold
the property four years later to M. Dupln
(of Jean-Jacques Rousseau fame). Dupln
thought It would be an Ideal retreat for
his protegee, the beautiful Mile. Huss, of
the Comedie Francalse. The next tenant
was Mille. Contat, the famous actress who
created the role of Suzanne In the "Mar-
lage de Figaro," and many a '"fete gal-
ante" was held In this little pavilion out
side the city gate, while noble and bour
geois heads were falling by the hundreds
within under the guillotine's sharp steel.
Such was the house In which Balzac
spent six years of Incessant., prodigious,
gigantic toll. Lamartlne calls him "the
Walter Hcott of France, not the Waiter
Scott of landscapes and adventures, but
of characters," and truly there was much
that waa similar also In the destiny of the
two men. Scott spent the latter years of
his life In the tremendous task of clearing
off liabilities amounting to over 8300,000.
which he regarded In the ligt of a debt of
honor; Balzac, ruined by his disastrous
ventures as publisher, printer and type
founder, retired to Rue Raynouard in the
hope of escaping Ills dunning creditors
whilst engaged In the hopeless effort to
retrlve his fortunes by his pen.
Toil of Later Tears.
In the silence of his little study overlook
ing the garden, with the river at his feet
and the wooded heights of Meudon and
9r. Cloud In the distance; wearing the in
separable dressing gown of white cash
mere, lined with white silk, and the equally
Inseparable black velvet skull cap which
none but his mother knew how to make
for him. Balz.tc tolled eighteen hours a
day. feverishly flinging the sheets of
paper one after the other on the ground
as he covered them with his fine small
writing, and sustaining himself with
countless cups of coffee. He never slept
during the night. Half-a-dozen hours for
rest and sleep during the day was all he
could spare for nature. Masterpieces such
as "Poor Relations," "Cousin Pons,"
"Cousin Bette," Mercadet," "Vautrin,"
and half a dosen others 400,000 lines in
six years were written In that little study
while relentless duns were hammering at
the door outside. No human being, not
even Balzac with hi massive frame, could
stand such a strain. In 1S48 he quitted
RUe Raynouard for Russia to marry Mme.
Hanske. On his return to Paris two years
later he died, worn out at fifty-one.
Romaoee spelled by Poverty.
It was during Balzac's residence at
Passy that ah incident occurred which, if
it had buen rightly directed, might have
had a lasting Influence on the great novel
Ist's career. It was a very romantic ad
venture and Is not, 1 think, generally
known. At that time the marquis of Hert
ford, an eccentric and immensely wealthy
English nobleman, had already taken up
hi residence in Faris and had Just pur
chased the charming property of Baglteile,
in the Bols d Boulogne, which at his
death passed to Sir Richard Wallace, who,
aa ia well known, bequeathed It to the city
of Paris. The marquis had read Balzac's
"I.a Fille aux Teux d'Or (The Girl with
the Eye of Gold), which had Just appeared,
and It bad mad an immense Impression
on. him, aot only because It showed that
th author was a literary genius, but v
It is our policy to dispose of all mer
chandise bought for one seanon at its close.
ThN sale offers you an opportunity tn.
can hardly be over-estimated. It's an easy
matter to save several hundred dollars on.
goods you need now or In the near future.
Any number of people are buying Ft'lt
MTfltK, CAItl'KTS. Ill ;s. LACK IT IN
TAIN'S AXI IHtAI'KUIKS now for spring
-(which is only a few weeks off.)
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$.".0.00 Golden Oak Red Davenport,
for $.J.0()
$17.00 Mahogany Chair 913.75
1S. 00 Solid Mahogany Chair, loose
cushions, for 9:11.00
$11.25 Mahogany Desk 9IO.OO
$24.00 Mahogany Music. Cabinet.
for 920.00
$20.00 Golden Oak Music Cabinet.
for 917.00
$23.50 Cellarette, Weathered Oak,
for 916.00
$2fi.00 Fumed Oak Hall Trce.9t8.OO
$27.50 Imitation Mahogany Hall
Tree 91W.00
Linoleum
TIioso who ,-no contemplating going housekeeping,
moving, remodeling or refurnishing their offices, store
or homes now or in the near future are neglecting their in
terest if they fail to profit by this great saving in floor
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Royal Wilton Rugs.
10 I-er Cent Discount
on
Kashmir Rugs
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Tapestry Brussels Carpet
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Wilton Velvet Rugs.
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Axminster Rugs.
20 Per Cent Discount
on
German Saxony Rugs.
more because the story bore a remarkable
resemblance to an advanture of the mar
quis himself. Seized with an Intense desire
to know Balzac, the marquis asked Ills
friend, Jules Lacrolx, to arrange a meet
ing at the Cafe Anglais, the resort of
everyone with a name in letters and on the
stage.
Jules Lacrolx hastened to his friend Bal
zac, but was coldly received. Finally the
author had to confess his situation: he
could not venture out except at night! It
must be remembered that sixty years, ago
the law against debtors was terribly se
vere and Balzac, by appearing In broad
daylight In a frequented spot like tho Cafe
Anglais, was running Imminent danger of
arrest. He did not stir from his little for
tress, refused to see his intimate friends,
and even Lacrolx had difficulty In gaining
access to him, so well did Mme. de Brlg
nole, his devoted housekeeper, keep guard
over her master.
Refnsrs Offer of Aid.
With a crestfallen air, Jules Lacrolx re
ported to the marquis the failure of his
embassy, and explained the plight In which
Balzac was. The marquis of Hertford,
however, was not a man to stick at trifles
when he had set his mind on attaining his
object, and he bluntly demanded the amount
of the debtor's liabilities. Lacrolx named
the sum.
"Well," said the marquis, "tell M. de
Balzac that if he will meet me at the Cafe
Anglais this day week I will pay his debts."
Imsgine the nobleman's rage when on tiie
appointed day Jules Lacroix appeared
alone! He had made desperate efforts to
find Balzac and had even sent him a let
ter Imploring him to come to the rendez
They Fight for You
in Your Blood
Science is assured that the white corpuscles ir.
the blood, popularly called Little Soldiers1 defend
you against infectious and contagious diseases.
And that they do so only when they them
selves are healthy and strong.
And that to make and keep them healthy and
strong is to purify and enrich the blood.
The white corpuncles in your
blood destroy Ihe micro-organisms
that attack the red corpuscles and
the bodily tissues.
Ia this way they defend you.
But they are not in condition to
defend you, to fight for you, if you
are troubled with eruptions, scrofu
la, eezema, catarrh, rheumatism,
that tired feeling, logs of appetite,
nervousness or general debility,
all of which are indications that
your blood is impure and impover
ished and your system run-down.
It is good to kill two birds with
one stone, whenever you can.
Take Hood's riarsaparilla and it
will cure any indication of impure
. CT Hoods Sarsaparilla effects It wonderful cures, not lmply
because it contain aarsaparllla, but because It combines the utmost
remedial values of more than 20 different ingredients, each greatly
strengthened and enriched by this peculiar combination. These ingre
dient are the very remedies that successful physician prescribe for
th sam disease and ailment. There I no real substitute for Hood
Barsaparllla. If urged to buy any preparation said to be "lust aa
good, you may be sui It Is Inferior, coat lesa to make, and yields the
dealer a larger profit.
Begin taking Hood'. Sarsaparilla today, In the usual bqoid form ixv .
the chocolated tablets known aa SarsatabSv 100 Doaea One Dollar,;: .
$24 00
S13.05
20 Per cent Discount
on
Wilton Velvet Rugs.
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Ingrain Carpet.
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Body Brussels Rugs..
20 Per Cent Discount
Toga Jap Rugs.
20 Per Cent Discount
on
Axminster Carpet.
lrio of Furniture Illustrated
Mahogany Divan 916.00
Extension Table. 8 ft. 45-lnch,
for 924.00
Mahogany Stand ...... .913.05
Golden Oak Rocker 95.00
vous. It waa all in vain. The debtor had
taken fright and was Invisible and Inacces
sible. It wss not till some time afterward
that he learned of the golden opportunity
he had let slip and that an hour sacrificed
to the magnificent curiosity of an English,
Maecenas would have freed him from car
fr years to come. LEON RAYMOND.
""".
Pointed Paragraphs.
Blessed are they who expect llttl. for
tl-ey usually get it.
A man seldom gets very angry when lie
has only himself to blame.
It is sometimes better to try and fail
than never to have tried at all.
Ever notice how tilings that are none of
your business will Interest you?
Any man may acquire a will of hi own
by hiring a lawyer to write 1Wor him.
I'nlrss you have a reputation aa a fighter
iiu can't afford to pose ns a peacemaker.
When a widow tells a man he is "differ
ent," that's his cue to it up and take
notice.
It's awfully hard for a man to look sad
when his wife is making preparation to
spend a mcnth In the country.
Do your work a little better than th
other fellow and some morning you'll wake
up and find yourself his boss.
J unt about the time a man succeeds in
accumulating all the money he wants, the
alarm clock gets busy and wakes him up.
Chicago News.
ftoltln Htm. '
"Bay, boss, wiere am IT" asked the re
cently deceased negro as he woke tip.
"You're In heaven," remarked the at
tendant. "Dat sot Den where' mah wing and
harp?"
"What you at't Is four brass buttons and
a red necktie."
"Glory, gloryl" New York Herald.
and impoverished blood from which
you suffer and at the same time
make the little soldiers in your
blood healthy and strong.
Hood's Saraaparilla is the great
est preventive as well aa curative
medicine. ;
Its record shows this.
" T have sold the different Sarsa
parillas for the 'past fifteen years,
and consider Hood's not only the
best sarsaparilla, but the best seller
on the market. I nse it in my
family with the oest results. Let
a man use Hood's Harsaparilla as
an internal cleanser and Hood's
Hoap externally and he will be a
clean man." C. r', Webb, North-.
umberland, N. II.
