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Starting Monday morning at 8 o'clock our great Mid-winter Clearance Sale will be on in full swing and the corning
week will witness an opportunity for money saving such as never has been witnessed in Astoria before. The object of
this extraordinary sale is to entirely clean out our stock. Everything must go regardless of price to make room for our
new goods. If you have been waiting for the most favorable time to buy, you better buy now, no lower prices can
possibly be made this season..;;.; Safe' SlOftS ElOIlflay : Ot.' 8" O'clCCK 0." HI. "sharp. vXG&ic felly -io" Avoid tfco
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Suits
$25.00 Suits................ $17.53
22.50 Suits I5.C3
20.00 Suits 14X3
J 7.50 Suits (2.25
15.00 Suits... 11X3
12.50 Suits. 8.75
, 10.00 Suits 6.C3
Dress Shoes
$5.00 Dress Shoes $3.E!
4.50 Urcss ohocs d,
4.oo Dress Shoes 3.
3.50 Dress Shoes 2.7 j
3.oo Dress Shoes 2.2:
2.75 Dress Shoes..; :. Z.l,
Young Men's Suits
$20.oo Young mens suits SI4.C3
17.50 Young mens suits..... 12.25
15.oo Young mens suits 10.10
12.50 Young mens suits............... 8.75
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Overcoats
$22,50 Overcoats...,. $J5,3
20.oo Overcoats ..: SI4.C3
17,50 Overcoats....... 12.25
15.oo Overcoats : f 0.59
12.50 Overcoats.... 8,75
TOP COATS
$15.oo Topcoats $0.C3
Loggers' Shoes
Best $8.oo Logger Shoe made S 6.75
Best 7.oo Logger Shoe made... 5.43
Best 6.00 Logger Shoe made 4.50
Men who are In need of anything in this
line will do well to buy now.
Men's best all-wool Pants
$4.oo Trousers $2.75
3.50 Trousers 2.E3
3.00 Trousers. 2.C3
2.50 Trousers ,75
High Top Working Shoes
$7.50 High top shoes $S.S3
7.oo High top shoes 5.C3
6.00 High top shoes 4.E3
These values in working shoes are posi
tively the best obtainable and will not last
long at these prices.
All-wool Sweaters
In sweaters vt are pretty well cleaned out
but we have a few in the following sizes
34-36 and 38-4o at the following prices:
$3.oo Sweaters for...................... ....... $2.C3
2,oo Sweaters for ,C3
Dress Shirts
$2.50 Dress Shirts ...$1,75
2.25 Dress Shirts... f .59
2.oo Dress Shirts.... 1.35
I.50 and $1.25 Dress Shirts... .. .... ,C3
Boy's School Shoes
The kind they can't wear out
Li sizes from 11 to 2 J2.C3
In sizes from 2 1-2 to 51-2 2.25
Boys llightop Waterproof Shoes
In sizes from 11 to 2
In sizes from 2 1-2 to 5 J-2 :.. 2.73
All-wool Underwear
$4.oo all-wool Underwear 3.C 3
2.5o all-wool Underwear f ,15
This underwear is of the best make and
guaranteed to be all-wool.
All-wool Shirts
$3.00 all-wool shirts J2.73
3.oo all. wool shirts 2.23
2,75 all-wool shirts 2.C3
2Joo all-wool shirts........ (,3
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By JANE UE.
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A itlgltt, Rlrllith form enromped In ft
Ions, loose erentna coat restlessly paced
the broad veranda of Clreymere Inn.
Grace O'ltmtrke was lorely at ell
times, but tonight her Irish blut eyea
flashed an unusual brilliancy, whlcb
made iter positively irresistible.
"Better Juln us." culled Ellubetli
Dwyer tli in t tor left the porch e
corted by a lltlie youth.
It was the nielli of the annual mid
turanier ball given to Uit summer
unU of rine Urove. Grace hesitated
for a moment
"Oh, Julian wilt be along toon, Elisa
beth," she cried. "Ile'a Into, aa usual,
but we'll moct you at the dance later."
Other couple followed th first, but
atlll (irtiro OTtotirkK, the IhAIh of Orey-
mere inn, t'cl the f eranda. finally
man'a rotce erected ber.
I aay, Mttu O'Rourke," ha angReat
d, lt me cut out that tardy Haw
thorne, won't youT Coma along to the
danca with mr
Again Qrace bcltted. Down In tha
tarthwit corner of ber heart aba reallyJ
and truly cared for Julian Hawthorne,
but be waa ne?er on time for any ap
pointment, and here waa a choice op
portunity to teach him a bitter leeeon.
Then, too, Chnrlle 11 Ice waa a aplendld
dancer. ImputlvWy aba accepted hla
offer, and half an hour later found
thorn la the mlil.t of the aummer
crowd dancing and apparently obltvl.
ooa of all ela on earth.
The ball waa at Ita height when Ju
lian nawtborne entered the room. In
the doorway he leaned against the alll
as If pby.lcally tired, and the ltda hung
heavily over bis black eyes,
Aa nice and Grace passed blm loet
In the ecstasy of a Urvamy waits his
gase followed the two closely, and a
aatliical aiulle spiead over hla face.
When the dance waa over nawthorne
alowly croased the room.
"May I have the next dance, Grace t"
he asked, without teeming to notice
Rice, who stood by her side.'
"Do you think rou could be on time
to claim It)" parried Qrace, with atlsg
Ing aarcaam.
"I am here now, waiting," Haw
thorne answered aa be extended hla
left arm.
If men bnt knew the power they
have over women who truly love them!
There waa something within Grace
O'Rourke that night which told her to
reject the arm he extended, but that
greater somethlng-love made her ac
cept It In another moment they were
whirling round and round the room.
The night wna warm, and when the
dance was half over tbey walked out
Into the spacloua grounds surrounding
the big hotel.
"I want to tell you why I waa late
tonight, Grace," Hawthorne began.
"But I don't want to hear," Inter
rupted Grace. "It's always some ex
cuse, Julian, and I'm tired of It all If
It'a not the office lt'a the train, and If
U'a not the train lt'a something else."
Well, then, will you let me tell you
aometblut; clKeomethliig that you've
never heard before, at Ion at not from
mer be added.
"Oh, all right," agreed Grace, "only,
make It a short story, for I've prom
ised the next twostep to Charlie Rice."
"It vroii i ti,i.r ioi.g io tell you,
dear," nawtborue'a vcl.-p seemed very
near, and be s;iol:e slowly and with
great etirieAtnei. "1 iunt want to try
to tell you bow imitU I love you,
Grace, how 10:13 I have loved you
and that at !-it I am 1 1 n position to
nsk you to be riy wife."
"As usual, ii'.v dear Julian, you are
too Into," announced Grace, with as
sumed nonchalance. "I've Just prom
ised to marry eonio i eh."
nnwth'rne l!?!itc;l .1 clgtiwtto and
auld nothli'.T. If Grace . expected a
tirade about the nVHIenesa of women
she was disappointed. Hawthorne was
the type of man to take defeat grace
fully, but be dl.l not fall to note the
unsteadiness cf Grace's atcp as they
returned to the house nor the trem
bling notes In her voice when she
spoke.
ne loved ber well enough to know
her. through and through. He was 1
man who took few chances In life, but
he would have wagered that Grace
O'Rourke loved him at that moment
despite ber cool rejection of his suit
HawthMrne led her to Rice, who was
waiting 10 claim his dance, and thou
went up to the smoking room. Long
be f!t and smn':ed I:i sliencc, when
suddenly be realized that the dressing
rooms were Hiring up -with guests pre
paring to go home. The dance was
over. A man suggested that he smelled
smoke, but the Idea was laughed down.
"I guess It's nawthorne'a bitter root
cigar that smells like Are," sang out
Charlie Rice. And the listeners all
laughed In reply. ,
Hawthorne slipped on hla light over
coat and sauntered toward the closed
door that led Into the halL He opened
It upon curling clond of smoke. At
the same Instant screams came from
all directions. Men and women were In
pandemonium. Rice was the first man
downstairs, his one Idea being self
preservation.' but above the roar of
screams Juli.-in Hawthorne's voice rang
out clear and loud.
"lioase keep back. Calm yourselves,
and no oue will be hurt"
They gave him no heed. Madly they
tore abend, Ashling like maniacs. All
made for the main Rtalrway. Gowns
were torn, arms were broken and an
kles sprained In the effort to get ont of
the burning bulging. Once more Haw
thorne raised his voice above the hum.
'I beg of you I" Hla voice stop
ped short for clinging to his arm was
Grace.
"Save me, Julian, dear," she pleaded.
Silently be dragged her Into one of
the dressing rooms and opened a large
door leading to a back staircase,
"I've tried to bead them all off this
way, but they would not listen. But If
I can save yon. darling, I will have
been on time Just once."
Grace gave his arm a loving little
bug. which meant more to the man
than all the words she could have ut
tered. Close to each other they de
scended the dark stairs which led
through the servants' quarters. The
rooms were deserted, and they easily
reached the back door. Hawthorne
turned and held Grace close for a mo
ment. There was no time for words
Just then. And. standing alone In the
darkness, she watched him rejoin the
tanks of fire fighters.
It is said she was arrested a year ago
on a similar charges, was found to be
'demented and was not prosecuted.
Letters written then by her have been
Icompared to two received by a wons-
an member of one of the churches set
afire, and the handwriting is declared
to be identical. All the letters were
threatening.
FEMALE PYROMANIAC.
CHICAGO, Dec . 19. The pyro-
maniac who last Thursday set fire to
three churches in Englewood is be
lieved by the police to be a woman.
Muscular Pains Cured.
"During the summer of 1903 I was
trouble with muscular pains in the
instep of my foot," says Mr. S.
Pedlar, of Toronto, Ont. "At times
it waa so painful I could hardly
walk. Chamberlain's Pain Balm wai
recommended to me, so I tried it
and was completely cured by one
small bottle. I have since recom
mended it to several of my friends,
all of whom speak highly of it" For
sale by Frank Hart and leading
druggists.
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Only a few more days left in which to do your Christmas shopping.
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WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
574 Commercial Street, Astoria, Oregon
This is the most rapidly growing store on the lower Columbia river, and is the most
beautiful Jewelry Store in Astoria.
Mailorders for Christmas Presents carefully and promptly attended to.
. FINE WATCH REPAIRING
Toilet Ware
Smoking Sets
Military Brushes -
Manicuring Sets
Silver Handle
Pocket Knives
Tobacco Jars
Match Safes
Shavintr Outfit
Broaches
Fern Dishes
Silver Tea and
Coffee Sets
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