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Show The rCew-Comer in Prove. New-Comer "Honey is scarce, and 1 want to know where I can buy my groceries and other goods the lowest in town?" "Well, I can tell you where I find tiie lowest-priced store in town, and that is at C. 12's, in the basement. He does not throw out any baits, such aa giving 13 lbs. of sugar for 61, as it cost 3 more, but he sells 12 lbs. for ?1, thereby making a clear proiit of 50 cents on VX) lbs., with which lie is satisfied. lie soils his Nev York cheese at lTc. per lb., home made at 10c, bacou at 10c., oatmeal at 5c, best raisins at 15c, currants cur-rants at 10c, lemon peel at 2-3c, candies can-dies at loc , nuts at liO and 25c per lb., and oranges at 20c. per rioz. lie sells 2 packages of his "Tree'" tea for 35c., Aver" s sarsaparilla at 75c. per bottle, a lid Hood's at 80c; his Navy tobacco, 2 plugs for 25c; Climax and Horseshoe at 50c ; Durham, 3 sacks for 25c; Cut and Slasli, G sacks for 25c; Vanity Fair cigars, 0 for 25c; best flour, 51.10 per sack. He is selling his prints at 5c. per yard; handkerchiefs, 2 for 5c, and his ail-wool socks at 25c. per pair. He has also the greatest variety of automatic and mechanical toys, with the largest assortment of music;;! instruments in ti c territory, consisting of Ariston. the latest musical wonder, being a full orchestra; or-chestra; the mandoiin; the musical wonder, a self-playing organ: the concert con-cert roller organ, tiie wonderful cor-deuium, cor-deuium, the metalaphone, the German zither or harpelte. the kalamazoo, etc., which he sells as cheap as you can get them from the makers. " New-Comer "V.'e!!. how ihm. be manage to sell his goods lower than the rest in 1'iovo city':'" "Why, you see, his store is down in the basement, and. as he is a working-man, working-man, his expenses are small, lie does his own clerking, and is also superintendent superin-tendent and proprietor; he is put to no expense in keeping a delivery wagon with which to deliver a 5 cent snoof o'f cotton when telephoned for. which you, the patron?, have to pay for;' but vou go and get your goods, and carry them home yourself, and you will appreciate them when you get (hem there.' New-Comer -"Weil, that is where. I am going to trade, and See 12"s, in the basement, between the banks." |