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Show I:7 , r t As a War Measure Shop for Christmas in November r i i i t Silkolene This Sale y s H y f i Outing Flannel This Sale Plain or Fancy M Lighter Dark vie. ARE PLANNED -- WITH ONE PURPOSE D VIEW: - what they want, when th cy want it, at prices that n ver fail to sell. -- a- To i give-patro- -- ns . J " TheToiowing-specialljrpricedrfo- T ; i i A NOTABLE TWO DAYS SALE T- T - i ! I'" r , . fi ij ;j i.ii SY .1 - r collection.5-':- w ii !lJ 1 A Lar. Awortment Q? ..Blouses special, .arrsngeci, which, include Many Snappy Styles of Georgette1 and... Crepe Yde . Chine in White, Flesh, Navy, and Black. All Sixes. ' Values To $7.50 . Unprecedented Values Latest Fashion make up this truly Superb Assortment, unCoats of Groups in its "scope and diversity of styles and materials and equal excelling in yalues all . similar" offerings elsewhere. Tour ideal of a Coat is surely to be found among this wonderful MW'J.aW , "t Our Our Our Our Our Our " Regular Reuglar Regular Regular Regular Regular 7'rr $85.00 Value $75.00 Value $55.00 Value $45.00 Value $35.00 Value $25.00 Value s, -- v - . .... . r $68.00 $59.50 $44.00 $36.00 $28.00 $19.50 V S' One Lot Ileavy Fleece Ki- -' These are Extra monas. i i 71 1 Styles. Values up to $2.00 Special Price $1.25 Quality - rt i f i , i ; : s . t Ileal Value $2.25. Special JPrice $1.50 r - i -- Shanghaied at Seventeen y (Continued from Pate I) - started lu to mnke my life a misery. XXe had a habit of carrying a huge butcher knife In bla belt. Between Beals he would alt down on a bench and constantly feel the .edge, at the cana off Cdard THe engineer"? mess- man was a Prussian, Karl Tatzner by name. I nicknamed him Fritz,- - He was only twenty years old, but was clumsy, "strong as an ox and abont six . feet tall. . After weathering the gale we at last came Into the Gulf stream, and off the coast ad Florida It was warm and . pleasant I found that my duties" were to peel spuds, wash pots and pans and be a regular fetch and carry" for the cook. My office hours were from six bells la the morning (three oclock) until four bells at night (ten oclock). I was greasy and filthy at all times, having nothing but salt water to wash In, and this would not ent the grease. Bill had it much easier than I. I had murder la my heart and vowed to Jump ship at the first port we put Into, v After nine or ten days we came alongside at Castries,. St. Locta. Brit, lsh West Indies, to coal ship.-this port the men believed la woman sufblack frage. Long lines of women, with huge baskets of coal on their heads, pnssed up the forward their load of coal gang plank, dumped Into, the "Open- hunkers, and left the ship. by the' after gangway; Before leaving the ship the fourth engineer gave each one a little brass check, old turn in to which later, on o the coaling company for an English penny. While the women were working the men would alt around the dock smoking cigarettes. The natives at SL Lucia had a great appetite for salt pork. - I soon got wise to this fact and traded about a half a barrel of pork tbr limes, guava Jelly, bay rum and alligator pears. If the steward or cook had caught me I would never be writing this story. The, women threw the pork Into their dirty coal baskets, and upon reaching the dock gave it to their husbands or sweethearts, who would Immediately, without washing It, devour It. - They spoke In a jl Wiring patois which I could not understand. Some of them could speak pratty good English. The kids, averaging fronf seven to fifteen years, were running aronnd naked, or diving off the dock for pennies which At half-nake- d , she-w- There Wae a Reason for His Carrying 1 Thle Knife. n u : ' t : same time telling me what an expert he was at carving. Later on I found that there was a reason for his carrying this knife. He and the crew were at dagi f ger points, he netcr daring to go forward except In case of necessity, and t then he was careful always to carry his butcher knife. Down In my heart I realized that if the occasion should tU arise be would not be backward In j demonstrating bis art of carving on we threw overboard. Y, ii his- - opponent.- - That Welshman was About two hours before sailing from better cook than I was, and the St. Lucia, a little fellow about fifteen crew soon became aware of this fact years Of age cfatue W the entrance uf fcctite UiCir the galley and In fair English told 1 The Cushko was a lime Juicer, .and me. a pathetic storyof .inBill . aalllug-nnde- r' the English flag. The human treatment which would have i was lime a the first kipper Juicer, ip t , mate a blue noser," the first engineer melted hearts of stone. He wanted us .Y to stow hlm away on the ship. 1 was Scotsman, while the crew was ii . but BUI . warned me .that agreeable, of. poped Spaniards,. Italians, a was this very grave offense against beads, FlnnaSwedea and Bnaslana. The bosn was Irish, and a firm be- the English board of trade laws, the liever in Home Buie. A worse gang maximum penalty being fourteen f cutthroats could hardly, be con- years Imprisonment I 'did not wrsh ceived ; a nice, polite bnnch they were. to Incur thla risk, therefore would P. Believe me, Bill and I had our troubles. not listen to the entreaties of the to, fclin. tT Pin an T wrf s oii- - fw Ameri Venn np o $ ys Hi 1 r 5 Specially Arranged Price Reduction Ii rTucTlegurar Womens &.Misses'Dr esses . Suita of Velour, Oxford, Mixtures, and Silvertone, in Navy,.. Brown, Plum, Burgandy and Black, with Real. Fur, inlay of Plush and Plain Collars, in Fancy and Styles .on Smart Lines, Handsomely Lined and Interlined, Y ' Our ,JL $33.75 Regular $85.00 Value i.Our Regular $75.00 ; Value $335 .'.1 ' ..'r - .- -- I : Values To $25.00 This lot includes Many Wonderful Values that will be ap-- predated only when the exceptional - offerings have been"' .seen. .Wool and Silk Dresses. , SATURDAY A SALE SUPREM- E- .'r. Childrens Shoe8 - - - - AH In Size 8 Size 11 1-- 1-- - This Magnificient assemblage of the most carefully selected and Beauty entirely evident Furs, --eaeb pieca of to those who are judges, is offered for this day only at reductions so sweeping that no woman who is planning to buy Furs can afford to miss this unprecedented opportunity. Fox, Wolf,'Racoon, Lynx, Iludson Seal, and Kit, Coney. All great-J- y underpriced for this sale.- - to 11 2 2 $1.65 $1A5 " MENS FLANNEL . In a big assortment of fabrics including Velvet, Wool Mixtures 'and Mackinaw.. . Priced Special 25c - N J145 ... ... at Per Pair to 2 at Per Pair -- . Regular'Values To $2.75 HATS - J ---- , - One Big Lot and Priced At One Price For Your Choice i Size 5Jjj to 8 at PerPair FlNEFURSrr -- .. $3.75 $65.00 Value 1 Our Regular $48.50 V Valued: m $23.50 ' Our Regular $37.50 Value $235 Our Regular $27.50 Value Yrr.Yir2rYr.rr.YY.r. $23.65 - ' SHIRTS . One lot all sizes, of good quality, color Brown only. - Priced At Only $1.50 i It t at and t FOR SATURDAY s a : One Lot of Pine Crepe in Good Quality and Ki-mon- . , For Children, Misses and Ladies, Assorted and Priced at , One Price Ip Each Lot -- -Childrens Sweaters, Choice $1.45 , Misses Sweaters. Choice $3.90 Ladies Sweaters Choice. $4.9o i Ladies ICimonas - - Suits Semi-Tailord- ed .. 1 Knitted Sweaters S Women V and ' 03.05 WomenV.& Misses Coats ' t For Saturday in Ladies- - Blouses THE SALE OT THE SEASON - .4 I Reductions On a Big Scale Specially Arranged " -- p. -- u.'I penalty or the CUariT 0T trade laws. Upon hearing this, a cunning look, which at the time did not appear sigggaaagsgag nificant to me, came Into hts eyes, and raSEKKSEaSHEJEEKESlEK BBgagflK he told me that If I would stow him away, "see how easy It will be for you." ne would do all of my work, and all I would have to do would be to alt on the superstructure and let my feet hong. I thought this was worth risking fourteen years for, so fell in with the plan. Bill objecting. The ventilators had been unshipped while the coaling was going od, and were lying aft on the poop deck. Watching our chance, we sneaked aft and hid the little fellow in one of the ventilators, warning him, upon pain of death, not to make a sound until the ship was well under way. To say that I was nervous Is putting It mildly. We cleared St. Lucia and were soon WE WILL RUT ON FOR OUR SPECIAL, MERCHANDISE THAT CANNOT BE BOUGHT at sea- - The Islands of Martinique St, Lucia'' and Barbados were tluy gray - FOR we THEM FOR dots on the horizon when an Italian sailor, Lonls Maranto, went aft to ship the ventilators. In a few minutes ho came rushing forward with terror In his eyes. As he passed the galley I If i? stepped him and asked wbat was the matter All hecould gasp out' was Was Mary of God, a devil ees on da ship." 'Was Gibson," seeing his terror, went aft with him and soon we could see him coming forward, leading our little stowaway by the ear. The little negro was howling blue mnrder, ana the curses of the mate snapped like a wireless message.- - Luckily for me the mate stopped at the galley and said, Keep your eye on this black skunk until I can take him before the old man. For five minutes I put all my power of entreatyatnto my voice and We Will Offer For This Day On All ALL CFILDJLENS COATS prayed the stowaway to stick by me ; to swear that he came aboard of his LADIES WOOL AND PLUSH own volition. He promised to do so. 20 Per Cent Discount Then the mate , came after him and JWe " Lot of Short Lengths of COAT- Stook him before the captain. During this .fifteen- - minutes of Interview - I FANCY SILKS. , Afl Per Cent Discount lived in an agony of torment and suspense. The little fellow came back Far Below Their Values Of Today with a smile on his face and I knew - WOOL DRESS GOODS WE . HAVE A FEW MORE QUILTS things were all right He told me that Was $3.25 Now the captain had shipped him at a shill2.60 Some in Dress Lengths, Othore3 Jr Ft Was $3.90 i Now ing a month for the passage. For two Dresses--W- e School Childrens For. $3.10 Enough days he was detailed to help me la Was $4.25 Now 1 j Will Put On Sale Another Lot Of the galley, and I lived the life of a $3.50 prlncer We nicknamed him Monday," the day that he" earn on board. - Ills real name was Charles Taslma Bonn. On the fourth day,. Monday after, peeling a bucket of spuds, while I was reading and smoking, threw . down bis knife and, with a cunning leer. In a commanding tone told ,tne to get busy and complete the task ; that he wished to rest. I started in to "bull- - j g doze" him, bnt he simply held his band in my direction, fingers extended, and In a majestic voice Informed me: (Continued la next issue.) ;.FjTOf t NOVEMBER 16th near the prices - are offering LADIES SUITS One-eye- d Haya-Anoth- or ' 20 on all Furs . i " t : X 7 - f 1. Co. |