THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 9, 1900.
Men's y o y Holiday
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Latest style, finest workman
ship and finish; fine Jacquard
cloths and rich plaids; regu
lar price, $7-5o; your choice
at Holiday Sale price.
Men's Fine "Blanket
Bath Robes
Oriental colorings; regular, $5;
Holiday Sale price
Men's Fine Linen Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs; regular, 50c;
special
$1.50 Holiday Suspenders at. . .
Men's $1.50 Fine Brocaded
Silk Muftlers, at
.39
1.23
1.25
Colored
Dress Goods
Jin Acceptable Christmas
Gift Four Great
Holiday Sale Specials
Our 85c all-wool mixed Chev- CV
iot, 54 inches wide, at, a yard .0
Our $1.25 Mixed Irish Frieze
and Camel's Hair Suitings, OQ
at, a yard OJ
Okr $2.25 54-inch wide new 1 CO
Golf Suitings, at, a yard 1 .00
Our $2.75 new Golf Cloakings, "I QA
at, a yard I . Ju
BlacK
Dress Goods
Ji Dressy and Serviceable
Christmas Gift
A dressy and serviceable Christmas
gift
Our $1.50 sponged and shrunk
Pebble Cheviots, 50 inches 1 1C
wide, at, a yard I.lvJ
Our $2.00 sponged and shrunk
heavy English Cheviots, at, a 1 h ft
yard A J
Our $2.25 English Mohair 1 7C
Pierolas, at, a yard. I.lJ
Our ?2.7S silk and wool French
Broches and Poplin Ap- "j QA
pliques, at, a yard lJU
A BlacK
Jllways in Style
Jtlways Appreciated
21-inch Taffeta, 85c quality, at, 7A
a yard lU
23-inch Duchess, $1.00 quality, QC
at, a yard .00
21-inch Peau de Soie, $1.50 1 Art
quality, at, a yard I .U J
22-inch Peau de Soie, $1.75 1 00
quality, at, a yard I . JJ
21-inch Satin Duchess, $2.00 1 AC
quality, at, a yard I .T-J
Ladies' Hosiery
$1.50 Ladies' Spun Silk Black 7C
Hosiery, special at, pair I J
Ladies' Pure Cashmere Black
Hosiery; regular, 75c; spe- C7
cial, pair Ji
Ladies' Lisle Thread Hosiery,
fast black; regular, 35c; spe- OC
cial, pair -J
Boudoir and Parlor Mirrors
Florentine and Oriental frames. Best
bevel glass. Every one of these new
elegant mirrors at special Holiday Sale
prices. A chance to secure a beautiful
Christmas present at extremely attrac
tive prices.
JIrt Department
Match, Ash and Pin Trays in pottery
in the following forms
Oyster Shell, Special
Checker Board,
Shoes,
Boots.
Rabbits,
25c
Hats,
Kut Shells. Each
Red Dragon Cushion Tops, f 1C
Special, each .IJ
Jill Chafing Dishes and
Five O'clock Teas at
Special Prices
Ladies'
Aprons
Fancy Swiss Tea Aprons and
large size White Lawn
Aprons, tucked and embroid
ery trimmed; regular, 35c; OC
special J
Fans
Our 75c Fancy Feather and
Gauze Fans, assorted designs CQ
and colors; special tJJ
"o Free Silver In China.
lieslle's Weekly.
Of the many false and misleading ac
counts concerning: China, there Is not
one that has gained so wide a circula
tion, or Is so far from the fict. as tho
statement that China Is a free-silver
country. The tael iChlnese, "llang").
which Is so often used In connection with
Chinese values, is neither a coin nor a
Unit of account, but is a measure of
weight. It is the Chinese ounce, and is
equivalent to about one and one-third
ounce avordupois of our weights.
There are no laws or regulations mak
ing silver legal tender, and Its use Is
entirely commercial, in the shape of bul
lion, and Is always subject to tho arree-
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Plain Facts From BooK Store
There never was a time when .a visit here would better repay you. Reck
oned by actual selling, our book store ranks first in the Northwest Reckoned
by comparisons in prices, our bookstore sells as low as any bookstore in Amer
ica, and cheaper than any store selling books in Portland. Wc have but one
price on popular books ALL $1.50 BOOKS are sold at S1.15 each; ALL S1.25
BOOKS AT 95c
No Other Store in Portland Meets These Prices.
This month we will sell books even lower tha.n last year, when our book
sales were double that of any other year. Below we quote a few of hundreds of
A series of fine cloth-bound
books, colored ink stamp
cover, printed on fine white
paper; such authors as Du
mas, Hugo, Thackeray,
Smiles, Kipling, Eliot, Dick
ens and 100 others; publish
ers' price, 50c; special
$ .12
3 for
1.00
2,500 cloth-bound books, gilt
top, fine, clear type on
smooth white paper; over
200 titles; publishers' price,
75c; our special
The popular Ajax Series, con
taining the best works of the
most popular authors; regu
lar price, 75c; our special
price
Shakespeare's Works in four
volumes; regular price,
$1.50; special price
The Photogravure Series of
iCmos; regular price, 45c;
our special price
The Elsie Books, the most
popular books for girls; pub
lishers' price, $1.25; our
price
Laura Richards' Books for
Girls, very popular; publish
ers' price, 50c; our price....
.49
.59
.25
;69
.28
2500 cloth
bound Bibles,
red edge,
printed on fine
white paper in
clear type; reg
ular price, 50c;
our price
25c
In tlie Stationery vStore.
Our Stationer' Store, always a safe and economical place to buy, has
extra efforts for your Holiday Trade. That brings extra best chances.
Another lot of the popular
RonlfwnoH Snrirtv Sta
tionery in all the color-C
ings, special, per box v
New Christmas Stationery in
pretty Holly Boxes, spe
cial at
Large Holly Boxes, trimmed
with ribbon, containing
new papers, per box
Hand-Painted Pansy and
Violet Boxes, filled with
paper, per box
Girls' Sealing Wax Sets,
containing wax and can
dles, special
New Christmas Box Papers
for children, pretty novel
ties, per box
The Bachelor's Calendar,
sold everywhere at 75c,
special
.19
.25
.90
.90
.19
.40
.49
Jewelry Store.
Tomorrow we commence two Jewelry Sales, and continue two others. Ster
ling Silver Table Ware, Real Ebony Toilet Articles, Rich American Cut Glass
and Quadruple Plated Table Ware. Prices Much could be written on this
side of this offering. We know our power and supremacy are created by a
willingness to accept smaller profits than other dealers. We bought from the
same sources. May have paid the same prices others paid but we've marked
the goods at smaller profits That's the whole story.
Sterling mounted real ebony
Military Brushes; regular f 1 CA
price,
:e, $225; special, pair.... f I )V
Sterling mounted real ebony,
solid back Military Brushes;
regular price, $2.50; special,
pair
1.79
Sterling mounted real ebony
terling mounted real ebony
Cloth Brushes; regular price, 1 AQ
?2.oo; special I .TrU
Sterling mounted real ebony
.Nail Polishers; regular price,
$1.50; special
Sterling mounted real ebony
Silk Hat Brushes; regular
price, $2.25; special
.89
1.38
ment of the parties. The silver bullion
is cast In Ingots of about 50 tads' weight,
and every bank or store of any size has
a knife shaped like a tobacco-cutter for
chipping or shaving the silver ingots into
pieces of the desired weight, while a pair
of scales for weighing is an indispensable
part of every business man's outfit. Sil
ver is used because it offers the most
convenient value, lp proportion to
weight and volume, for the transactions
by the Chlncso in the same manner but
rarely, because it Is rare that a business
transaction in that country reaches sufil
clent magnitude to make the use of sold
either necessary or desirable.
A HOLIDAY SALE
Consisting of a group of sales, any one of which Is entitled to utmost consideration. A STOREFUL OF
ECONOMIES. The merchandise gathered for the holidays is greater in amount and variety than at
any previous time, and with numerous interesting sales In progress, of direct pecuniary interest to all
clever buyers. The following bargains will be heartily appreciated by all who are interested in good
merchandise at extremely low prices.
Oxford
WorKers5
Oxford Workers'
Bible, an entirely
new edition, con
taining referen
ces, concordance,
selk-pronouncing
dictionary of
Scripture propsr
names, etc., etc;
pearly 300 pages
of handy helps;
i6mo; size, 7,x5
inches; specimen
type, "minion";
rrench morocco,
divinity circuit, round corners, red un
der gold edges, with 17 full-page plates:
mis didic usea to senatj2-5o;
our special price now
New Mead Books for Girls, in
new holiday bindings
Mrs. Ewing's Books for Girls,
bound in new cloth binding.
A beautiful line of Books for
Girls, over 20 titles, special..
1,000 Henty Books for Boys,
new cloth-bound edition
American History for Young
Folks, illustrated, cloth bound
Bible Talks, cloth bound, fully
illustrated; special
.83
.50
.39
.20
.25
.60
.65
JUVENILE BOARD BOOKS
Fun on the Farm, special 20c
Frolic and Fun, special 25c
Little Sailors, special 20c
made
.01
.18
.95
1.25
.45
1.50
5.00
.10
$
Calendar Pads, at, each.
Gold-Plated Penholders with
pearl-handled gold pen,
special
10-karat Gold Penholders,
pearl-handled gold pen,
special
14-karat Gold Penholder,
pearl-handled 14-k. gold
pen
Celluloid Photograph Al
bums, for 24 photos, plush
back, special
Also larger at 85c, $1, $1.25
and
Leather Photograph Albums
for 24 photos, at, each, 85c,
$1.00 to
500 boxes Paper, ruled or
plain, satin or linen; spe
cial Sterling mounted real ebony
Bonnet Brushes; regular
price, $2.00; special
1.23
Also, in addition to above specials,
All our Ebony Wareis offered at spe
cial prices. Sterling Silver Table Ware:
12-oz. Tea Spoons; special... . $11.20 doz.
18-oz. Dessert Spoons; special 17.60 doz.
24-oz. Dessert Spoons; special 23.20 doz
Bouillon Spoons; special 5.6b set
1 !8-oz. Dessert Forks; special. i7.6bdoz
doz.
doz.
24-oz. Table Forks; special... 23.20 doz.
Also Berry Spoons, Cold Meat Forks,
Bowls, Pie Knives, Ladles, Bonbon
Dishes, at special prices.
Rich American Cut Glass Vases,
Bowls, Nappies, Glasses, Trays, Dishes,
etc. etc, at special prices.
The Triumph of the Unix-Saw.
Leslie's "Weekly.
The original forests of America were
the most extensive and accessible of the
world. Although they have been consid
erably diminished by "300 years of cutting,
it is estimated that one-third of the area
of the United States is at present cov-
! ered with timber. On this area there is
supposed to bo 2,300.000.000.000 feet of mer.
I chantable timber, or 60 years' supply at
the present rate of consumption.
, The implement by means of which this
generation has reduced enormous forests
to timber is the bur-saw. There were
,21,011 sawmills enumerated In 1&0, being
1 widely distributed wherever forests are
Bibles
LeatKer
25c Alligator Side Bags, with
gilt chain attached,
25c Grain Leather Combina
tion Pocket Books,
25c Seal or Alligator Leather
Purses,
25c Fitted Pocket Companion,
25c small Coin Purses in seal,
morocco and alligator,
25c Leather Knife Cases,
75c genuine Alligator Combi
, nation Pocket Books,
Special
Special
75c Urain .Leather bide .Bag,
with inside pocket,
75c Grain Leather Finger
Purses, pockets and inside
frames,
75c Grain Leather Music Rolls,
brown and black,
1.25 Leather Collar and Cuff
Boxes, with metal pocket for
collar buttons, Special
$1.25 Seal Leather Combina
tion Pocket Books, sterling
silver corners.
$1.45 Boston Shopping Bags,!
leather and cloth,
$1.45 genuine Leather Club
Bags, 13-inch,
Real Lace Scarfs
Hand-made, black only. Manufactur
ers' samples. f , '
$10 Real Lace Hand-Made C 0 QQ
Scarfs J J. J J
$12 Real Lace Hand-Made h QQ
$15 Real
Scarfs .
Lace Hand-Made
.5.85
$20 Real Lace Hand-Made T TQ
Laces for Fancywork
Silk Trimming Laces, 3 to 5 inches
wide; regular, 35c, 45c and 60c; at, spe
cial, 21c, 28c and 33c yard.
Narrow Silk Trimming Laces at, spe
cial, 8c, 10c, 12c yard.
Ladies' Fancy Neckwear
Shirred Liberty Jabots, lace trimmed;
regular, 65c; special, at 35c
Taffeta Silk Stocks, with hemstitched
ties; regular, $2.00; special, at $1.25.
Our best quality of doubled faced sat
in ribbon cord edge
No. 7; regular, 25c; special ,15c
No. 9; regular, 35c; special 20c
No. 12; regular, 40c; special 25c
No. 16; regular, 45c; special 30c
No. 22; regular, 55c; special 35c
No. 40; regular, 75c; special 40c
No. 80; regular 85c; special 55c
3-inch Metallic Taffeta Ribbon, pink
and blue only; regular, 20c; at 15c spe
cial. Mexican DrawnWork
Doilies
Fringed and hemstitched; spe- OfJ
cial, each J
Hemstitched Damask Towels,
extra fine quality, 23x45 TA
inches; special, each UU
An assortment of Toilet Cases,
Manicure Cases, Smokers'
Sets, Collar and Cuff Boxes;
regular, $2.50 to $2.75; at.fl 1 QO
special -v I.JO
Celluloid Whist and Card flE
Counters; special, each U J
Celluloid Card Cases, Game
Markers, Puff and Soap 7K
Boxes; regular, 50c; special. "v'
Special Sale
Holiday Umbrellas
Our $5.00 holiday Umbrellas at. . $4.15
Our $6 00 holiday Umbrellas at. . $4-95
Our $7.00 holiday Umbrellas at. . $5.95
Our $7.50 holiday Umbrellas at. . $6.25
Our $8.00 holiday Umbrellas at. . $6.95
Our $9.00 holiday Umbrellas at. . $7.75
Our $10.00 holiday Umbrellas at. . $8.75
Our $12.00 holiday Umbrellas at. .$10.25
Our $15 00 holiday Umbrellas at. .$12.00
found, because of the difficulty of trans
porting logs In pioneer regions. The
lumbering operations which were first In
augurated on a largo scale In Maine were
later transferred to New Tork and Penn
sylvania, but the full development of the
industry was not reached until the timbes
supplies of Michigan and Wisconsin were
marketable. The first steam sawmill was
started In the Saginaw Valley, Michigan,
In 1S34. All operations were, however,
meager for many years following, and
until the tldp of emigration, -which was
checked from flowing into the Northwest
during the Civil War, was resumed after
tisss.
j In the latter part of the '60s lumbering
began in Michigan and Wisconsin, and
1 in 1
i
S9e
Sensational Picture-Selling.
Last Monday we told you about a Iot of Picture Frames at 25c each. The
announcement received a very flattering amount of attention. We thought the
matter ended, but the very bigness of the sales created another chance. The
public invested with enthusiasm. On that and the following days we sold over
four thousand frames. In the rush for these it was simply useless to offer other
bargains. Tomorrow, therefore, we commence the greatest picture sale ever
held in Portland.
' 1,000 genuine Gibson Pictures,
backed and matted, extra 0"
special at 4
500 Glass Medallions of Mt
Hood, with brass corners; $T 00
special 4) LL
250 Framed Etchings, size iox
19, in fine oak frames; regu- 1 0f
lar price, $2.50; special 1 .t. J
75 Framed Etchings, size 19X
28, all signed pictures; rcgu- O CA
lar price, $5.00; special LJj
25 Framed Etchings, size 28x
37, all signed pictures; regu- A C
lar price, $7. so; special t'.'t J
500 Carbon Autotypes, repro
ductions from famous paint
ings, exquisite pictures to CQ
frame; extra special JJ
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if I
TWO GREAT BARGAINS
In Ladies'
Waists
Ladies' Waists of best quality French
Flannel, m all the leading pastel shades,
made in a variety of fancy tucked and
pleated styles and lined throughout;
Special $3.95
Ladies' Waists of best quality Taffeta
Silk, in red, tan, blue and gray, in tucked
and corded effects, with standing collar
and new flare cuff;
Special $5.85
100 Ladies' Jackets, in black
and colors, in an endless variety of
newest styles, every one lined
throughout with silk, and worth
double the price;
SPECIAL $6.4"-5
Our 59c, 63c and 68c Fancy
Perfume Atomizers
Holiday Sale
Price,
49c
passed to its golden age in the '70s. Chi
cago then became the greatest lumber
center of the world, receiving in a single
year as much as two thousand million
feet. These achievements can no longer
be equaled In the Northern pineries.
Meanwhile, the South has been opened
and is now entering upon its most bril
liant period of exploitation. The same
may be said of the Pacific Douglas spruce
and redwood industry.
Xa Ger&chla. CaUolIca. states that darln? the
pontificate of Leo XIH 1S78 to 1900 no fewer
than 134 of the cardinals have died. Only four
stUl live who were fellow cardinals under hla
predecessor, Pius IX. The normal number of
the collese Is 7a but 13 of the seats aro at
present unoccupied.
200 more framed Gibson Pict
ures in all new subjects, spe- QQ
cial JJ
250 Mt. Hood Medallions, with
gilt frame and brass corners; yC
special TJ
The hit of the season The
Multnomah Girl Picture, in 10
ciub colors, special IO
Artistic picture framing by expert
framcrs AT ATTRACTIVE LOW
PRICES.
Special price will be marked on all'
framed pictares. In many instances the
price will be less than the COST OF
THE FRAME.
Dress SKirts
Of fine all-wool Imported Etamine,
made in new flounce shape, trimmed
with rows of fancy silk braid; lined
throughout with fine percaline;
SPECIAL p.fj98
Extra Quadruple Strength,
Tatum's Perfumes
Regular price, 35c ounce. Holi
day Sale price,
19c Ounce
In all the leading odors. Also the fol
lowing special: Mikado Bouquet, Car
nation, Crab Apple. Violette de Parme.
The President's Woric In Endless.
Ladles' Home Journal.
A separate office building for the Presi
dent has been much talked of and even
seriously discussed. But when the routine
dally life of the President is considered
It will be found to be more convenient
for him, and more conducive to the trans
action of public business, to add to the
present White House rather than to build
at a distance from it. The President can
have no set hours for his work, and
necessarily does much of the routine at
odd moments. There are also times when
he works early and late, and while he
may not always need to be at his desk,
he requires his tools, papers, records,
clerks, messengers, etc., always within
9 jjfjgl
;ts BSf
Down South, pictures by Ru
dolph Eickemeyer, with pref- 1 1JT
ace by Joel Chandler Harris. i IJ
The Girl and the Guardsman,
by Alexander Black, a story
of the Philippines, with 24 " 1C
............... 1 I J
The Grandissimes, printed on
hand laid, deckle edged pa
per, wide margins, illustrated A 7C
by Albert Herter ftlJ
A Kentucky Cardinal and
Aftermath, in one large vol
ume, edition, with 100 illus- "J QC
trations by Hugh Thomson. 1 tJ J
Elizabeth and Her German
Garden and One Solitary
Summer, 2 volumes, beauti- 0 QC
fully illustrated, per set J.vJ
Penelope's Experiences in
Scotland and England, 2 vol
umes, 53 illustrations, by C. 0 1C
E. Brock, set.... . J.lvi
Later Love Letters of a Mu
sician, by Myrtle Reed, beau
tiful cover design, pale blue "I OQ
and gold 1.3 J
David Harum, illustrated by B. 1 CO
West Qinedinst ..., I.JO
Rip Van Winkle and Sleepy
Hollow, 2-volume set, 14
photogravures and border O 7C
designs on every page .IJ
The usual beautifully illustrated edi
tions of standard books, such as Ra
mona, Romola, Last Days of Pompeii,
Little Minister, Janice Meredith, Hugh
Wynne, Ben Hur, Three Musketeers,
etc, etc, etc ,
Standard Sets.
Dickens Cloth, 15 vols , $11.85
Calf, 15 vols...... -....$23.70
Dumas Cloth, 15 vols $11.85
Calf, 15 vols $23.70
Carlyle Cloth, 10 vols $7.90
Calf, 10 vols $1580
Eliot Cloth, 8 vols $6.35
Guizot Cloth, 8 vols $6 35
Calf, 8 vols $12.65
Hume Cloth, 6 vols $4-75
Calf, 6 vols $10.50
Victor Hugo Cloth, 10 vols $7.90
Calf, 10 vols $15.80
Washington Irving Cloth, 10-vols. $7.90
Calf, 10 vols $15.80
Bulwer Lytton Cloth, 15 vols.,.. $11.85
Thackeray Cloth, 10 vols........ $7.90
Waverley Cloth, 12 vols... - $945
Macaulas England 5 vols $3-95
Gibbon's Rome 3 vols $3.65
Pictorial History of the World
2 vols. Russia -.. $3.50
Shakespeare 39 ' handy" volumes,
full grain roan, flexible.. -....$19.50
13 vols, cloth M $4.50
4 vols, cloth. . $1.75
Dolls
We have said much about our Dolls.
We have made many claims. It will
take you just ten minutes, by glancing
at the different displays, then at ours,
to verify our statements. We handle
only the best Dolls, but sell them at the
same prices you pay for cheaper imita
tions. That s the whole story. Tomor
row we offer:
Pretty Baby Dolls, in cute
white dresses and baby caps, T f O
special
Pressed
....... ......... S m
Dressed Sailor Boy Dolh with, AQ
sailor suit and cap, special. ..
j
Christmas Tree Ornaments
500 boxes of Glass Balls, all
colors, 15 in box; special per AO
box .10
Christmas Tree Candle Hold
ers, the very best made, spe- AO
cial per dozen. ........... . .10
Games M90a
All our Games are on sale'nbw. Many
new ones, and all the popular ones.
Noqe but that are marked at SPECIAL
PRICES.
350 India Board Games, played
and made iust like parcheesi;
in fact, its the same game; "f C
special....- uk.... IU
Handkerchiefs
Our 35c Ladies' Laundered
AH - Linen Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, with hand
embroidered initials; special,
each -
100 boxes Ladies' Handker
chiefs, corded and hem
stitched, some with lace in
sertion; box containing six
. handkerchiefs; special, box.-
Glooes
Our $2 3-clasp world-famous
Trefousse Kid Gloves, over
seam glace, in fancy shades,
latest style embroideries;
special
.25
.39
1.49
close call, no matter what the weather.
A President cannot close his desk at a
fixed hour and go away to a separate
home until office hours next day. There
are many matters brought to his atten
tion at all hours of the day, after office
hours "las well as during them, some of
which must be settled at once, and he
may need to refer to office records or to
use a clerk. As a matter of fact, a
President does very little of his routine
office work, such as signing papers, dic
tating, etc., during office hours, for his
time is then taken up for the most part
in seeing people, and It can never be
otherwise in our country. This is a very
practical argument against having his
house and office separated.