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THE OREGON JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1904.
A" MONSTER SALE OF. MANUFACTURERS' SAMPLES:!
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OF CLOTHING. HJRMSHIMGS, HATS, CAPS, l)M
BRELLAS, SUIT CASES, BLANKEiS ANI SHOES
Bought by our Mr. Strain, recently from leading manufacturers
in the East, at prices ranging from 10c to 25c on the dollar. The
235-26? WASHINGTON ST., Tom Door East Perkins Hotel
sale will continue all next week at both of Mr. Strain's stores.
COR. THIRD AND BURN'IDK-Th CftiM of Best Clothing Values ' i
the swell trade only. They have been ,
25c ON THE DOLLAR
nrTT TTTT" Tf TTTT TtTft THE CLOTHING WONDER OF THE CENTURY-WILL SHOW, rrr4 w ji IT If ' IT IT TTT"T
'THE HLJB . w-Tm-TO Y0U EVERY 1TEM THE HUB
These are samples oi the most advanced and swellest things' in Men's Clothing and Furnishings ever shown on the coast They are the sample lines of over 50 manufactdrers that cater to
shown by tneir salesmen on,tne roaa and m tneir great New y one salesrooms, ana are in every way pertect not a aamage or a flaw. The spring trade is overf-,- ifr 4-r
now in the wholesale business, the manufacturers don't want the samples any more and that's the reason I could buy them at. ...... .......... .V. ......... I" rOiTI liC 10
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, V2 and $15 8AMPIE SUITS $5.00. -$5.00
EACH for 100 Sample Suits. Made of the finest black
French Worsted, lined with imported Italian serge, satin piped
seams, sewed with silk, In sacks only, made to retail by the
-best trade for 915.00. ..-r. .-;.--. i-'v-..' '
, $20, $25 and $30 SAMPLE SUITS f 10.00. ' "
flO.OO EACH .for 600 Sample Suit In ely worsted, vicunas,
broadcloths. Unfinished worsteds, Thipets, serges, fancy and
plain worsteds, cheviots and tweeds, fell tailor, made, lined
with the best trades of serges and farmer's 'satins .in single
and double' breasted; one, two, three and four-button sacks,
sewed v through and through with Beldlng's pure dye silk.
ThesAults are all made with the famous self-retaining fronts,
hand-made button-holes, hand-felled -collars, - hand-padded
shoulders, cut by artists, sewed, pressed and tailored through
out by custom Journeymen tailors, made to retail to the fine
' v tr.ade for $20.00, $25.00 and $30.00. vV .?;y V ;i
' ) V ' $25 SAMPLE, TOP COAT8 . f lO.OO. 5 - .?
f 10.00 EACH for 17$ Sample Top Coats 1n ,the box" the topper
. tand 'the new Harvard they're swell, SWELLS SWELL W
sample cravenettes in this lot. In this season's newest cuts
and colors, worth anywhere else on top of the earth $20 and
$28; will be sacrificed here at $10. 1
' - $5, $8 and $7 8AM PLE PANT8 S2.99.
f2.99 EACH for 1,000 pairs of Sample Pants. These .are the
.sample lines of 172 Pants manufacturers, every one of whom
' excels in his line. Just fancy, 1,000 pairs of Pants In all Sties,
and no two pairs alike. The thought gives one a. pretty good
Idea of the Immensity of our stock, doesn't it? They are all
this spring's newest styles, are all wool, all tailor-made, all
guaranteed by the Hub to be worth $5, $6 and $7 ot any
ynan's money, orA your money, back. .
$15,and $20 TAILOR-MADE 8AMPLE SPRING SUITS AND
TOPCOATS $7.50. . ;
$7.50 for your pick of $86 Sample Suits and 184 Sample Top
.Coats from the workshops of the finest custom tailors . In
, America in light and dark . colors In all weights. Made up
i from the. finest kind of American woolens,-trimmed and tail
ored as well as any $20 garment In this city ean be trimmed
and tailored for. The reason I can sell $20 Suits and Top
Coats in stylish spring shapes and makes Is because I bought
.'era, as sample garment at 85c on the $1.00.
$25,, $30 and $35 SAMPLE SUITS AND OVERCOATS $15.00.
$15.00. buys a dream of a spring Suit or Top Coat made up
from the best Imported woolens;, cut, made and trimmed by
custom tailors only. Suits come In every shape and the
latest only, Single and double breasted, sacks, frocks, cut
aways, tuxedoes and Prlpce Alberts, in every weave of cloth
that there Is. Over and Top Coats lined with finest Skinner's
silk and satin and absolutely guaranteed to wear two .years or
be rellned free of charge. These Suits and Top Coats are
worth In any clothing house In the world $25, $30 and $35 at
. Strain's all next week for Fifteen Dollar. ,' .. . - ' ,
William E. Curtis in the Chicago Reo
'. ord-Herald.) " -" ' A - i
Jeypore. Feb. 11 -We have had great
tun at Jeypore, and have seen many
' curious and Interesting things, for it is
the liveliest and most attractive place
we have yet found In India, with the
greatest number of novelties and dis
tinctive local color. We have gone
about the streets like a lot of lunatics,
kodaks In hand, taking snap shots a all
th odd looking characters and their
name is legion that we have seen in
the streets. It tsnt everybody that has
an opportunity to photograph a group
of elephants . in full regalia carrying
thalr owners' wives and daughters on
shopping excursions or to visit friends
of course we didn't know which. ... And
that Is only one of the many unusual
spectacles that visitors to Jeypore may
see in every direction they choose to
look. - i - - . -;
-1 told you .'yesterday of the gay rai
ment worn by the women and the man,
and the fantastic designs thtft were
painted upon the walls of the houses
and the bullock carta The latter are a
never-ending delight; for they are ab
solutely unlque and ought to be placed
on pedestals In museums Instead of be
ing driven abou,t hero for ordinary
transportation purposes. ' .The yokes of
1gns; .everything is yellow or orange or
red, and' even the camels are decorated
"with long nettings and fringes and taa
"sels that reach from their humps to
their heels. The decorative idea seems
to prevail over everything In Jeypore.
Nothing is- without an ornament, no mat
ter how humble its - purpose or bow
'cheap its material or mechanism, Its
owner 'embellishes as much as money
and imagination' will allow. Every
; thing pays tribute to the esthetic sense
of the people. -. x ' ...
sas-ff. c.
The bullocks are lean animals of cream
color, with long legs, and trot Over the
road like horses, making four or five
miles an hour. Instead of carrying a
bit In their mouths, the reins are at
tached to a little. piece of Iron, that
- passes through a hole in the cartilage of
the nose.-and the traces which draw the
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manlty, and would have forever re
mained Russian territory, For the past
three years America has repeatedly re
quested Russia to evacuate Manchuria.
Russia always promised to do so, but
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Petersburg they have always answered,
"We are going, we are . leaving," but
at Manchuria ; they aever budged an
inch, but kept on transporting armies
and building forta And now Russia
has the Impudence to ask for Ameri
can Sympathy, -?
The American people understood the
Situation quite well, aa every Intelll
nt citizen knew all alotlg that -Russia
was only bluffing us, . that ahe really
wanted to close the gates o Asia f or-
rver to American iTaae, ana wan avvum-
pllshlng that iu a most shameful man-
'er,- Why.' then, should the American
people sympathize - with Russia, It
STRAIN'S
load spring from a collar that resembles
a yoke. Most of the hauling Is done by
these animals. They are used for every
purpose that we use horses and mulea
Cows are never yoked. They are sacred.
The religion of the Hindu prohibits him
from subjecting them to laber. They
are used for milking and breeding, and
are allowed to run at large. Nobody
dare injure a cow or even treat It un
kindly. It would be as great a sin as
kicking a congressman.
A learned pundit told me the other
day how It happened that cows became
so highly esteemed in India Of 'course
be did not pretend to have been on the
spot, but had formed a theory - from
reading, study . and reflection, and by
that same method all valuable theories
are produced. He sa-id that once upon a
time cattle became scarce because of aa
epidemic which carried many of, them
oft, and la order to recover their num
bers and protect them from slaughter
by the people some raja persuaded the
Brahmins to declare them sacred.
Everything that a Brahmin says goes
in India, and the taboo placed upon
those cows was passed along until it ex
tended" over the entire empire and has
pever . been removed. I suppose we
might apply the , same theory to the
sacred bulls Of Egypt '
"At the ' railway station yesterday
morning a solemn-looking old man, who;
from appearances, might have been a
contemporary of Mohammed, or the
nineteenth incarnation of a mighty god,
squatted down on the floor and gased
upon us with a broad and benevolent
smile. He touched his . forehead re
spectfully and bowed several times, and
then, having attracted ' attention and
complied with' the etiquette of his caste,
he drew from !h!s breast a spry little
sparrow that had been nestling between
his cotton robe and his bare flesh.
Stroking the bird affectionately and
talking to it In aome mysterious lan
guage, the old man looked up at us for
approval and placed it upon the pave
ment. It greeted us cordially, with
several little chirps and hopped around
over the stone to get the kinks out of
Its legs, while the old fakir drew from
would clearly be against our Interests
for Russia' to win this war, for whatever
promises she might make she will never
fulfill. '.-
But there are other Reasons why our
sympathy Is withheld from this coun
try, and these are perhaps still mors
pertinent. The American, individually,
is a practical man who can well enough
safeguard his own business' Interests,
but he is of a . liberty loving nature,
and, as such he ean never, sympathise
with such -a dark power as Russia. The
American people were among the first
who proclaimed liberty in the world.
The people Of the United States were
among the first to declare that all men
are born equal, and such a nation can
have no Sympathy with a barbaric power
which oppresses most brutally millions
of people and Is periling all efforts to
d&rken the globe by brutal force,
$5 to $8 FANCY VESTS 2.80.
$2.50 EACHfor 460 Sample Silk and Fancy Vests In an endless
variety of colorings for spring; all tailored and made to meas
ure, and worth $5; to $8. - Fashion decrees that no man's ward
robe will be complete this year without at least two Ot these
. 'imperial Fancy Vests.' . -
i . ' r
v $4, $5 arjd $0 SAMPLE SHOES $3.00. ' , : J
f 3.00 EACH for your choice of over 1,000 pairs of Sample Shoes
in patent leather patent colt, vici kid, corona box calf, satin
calf, velour calf,' in Oxford bals and Bluchers, in all the
newest of the new lasts, made up by custom shoe makers foi
the most exclusive shoe dealers la America, to be sold at
$4. is. . and . $ X..- "':.: i. p. : ..t--.
$4, 15 and $8 SAMPLE UMBRELLAS $2.50. - I
$2.K0 EACH for your choice of 875 of the swellest sample Urn-
brellas you or anybody else -ever did see; in silk and gloria,
steel rods, patent frames,, silk; covers, bullion tassels,' fancy
carved Ivory and natural wood handles. You will pay $5 to
$7.50 for these self same Umbrellas In any other sjtore In this
city, and then you'll be getting coed value. . t - ,'
$6 8AMPLE BLANKETS $2.50. -
$2.50 EACH for your pick ot 487 pairs of Sample Blankets from
the ' best woolen mills In Oregon, We , can't mention their
. name in print but It's stamped on every pair of 'em because
the big department stores up town sell the- self same Blanket
as a leader at $5 and $8. They are 10,4x11.4 and 11.4, all wool;
bound with tt-inch silk ribbon. Two pairs only to any one
customer. - - ' . . . .
THE STORE OF THE TAILOR-MADE
OARMBNT
$3 to $5 8AMPLE UMBRELLAS $2.00.
$2.00 buys a sample Umbrella in pure silk that is good enough
for the finest man on earth Theodore Roosevelt.
$1.50 and $2 SAMPLE 8PRINQ UNDERWEAR $1.00;
$1.00 buys mercerized silk merino lamb's wool, lisle, balbriggan,
; camelehalr and Egyptian cotton and the new silk bal-'
: brlggan Underwear and all colors for spring, all sizes in this
vast sample line, and worth $1.75 to $3.
50o and 75o SAMPLE 8USPENDERS 25e.
25e takes the pick of all the 60c, 75c and $1 Sample Suspenders
from the Eagle Suspender company of New York. I bought
'em cheap, that's why.
$1 and $1.50 SAMPLE 8U8PENDERS 50.
50 for the best silk web Suspenders that man can make, all
the spring silk webs, sterling silver buckles and kid and cat
, gut ends, the season's sample clean up from Boston's biggest
suspender factory.
$5 to $10 FANCY VESTS $3.00.
$3.00 for a nice modest Silk Dress Vest in a beautiful assort
,. ment of gentlemanly designs, t all tailor-made and worth
three times what we, ask for them, because they're samples..
his breast a little package which he un
folded carefully and laid on the ground.
It contained an assortment of very fine
beads of different colors and made of
glass. - Taking a spool of thread from
the folds of his robe, the old man broke
oft a piece about two feet -long and,
calling to the bird,' began to whistle
softly as his pet hopped over toward
him. There was evidently a perfect un
derstanding between them. The bird
knew what was expected and proceeded
immediately to business. It grasped
the lower end of the thread In Its little
claws aa its trainer held it suspended
In the air with the other end wound
around his forefinger, and swung back
and forth, chirruping cheerfully. After
swinging a little while It reached the
top, and then stood proudly for a mo
ment on the fakir's finger and ac
knowledged our applause. Then ' it
climbed down again like a sailor or a
monkey and dropped to the ground.
, I had never seen such an exhibition,
so simple and yet unusual, but some
thing even better was yet to coma for,
In obedience to .Instruction, the little
chap picked up the tiny beads one' after
another with his bill, and strung them
upon the thread, which It held with its
tiny toes, .
The Hindus have, a wonderful power
over birds and beasts and reptiles, and
everywhere you go, at railway stations,
In the market places, in the bazaars and
even more generally upon the steps of
temples, they appear with basketsful of
snakes, scorpions and ' other hideous
creatures and put them through all
sorts of tricks. Everybody tells us that
the fangs of these serpents are extracted
and that their power for harm has been
destroyed, but that does not make them
any -more agreeable or pleasant to look
at " ; t -
At the maharaja's stables every one
of the 300 horses had shackles around
his hind legs. They were hitched in
stalls, wider than ordinary,' general? 6
feet wide and It feet deep, and strewn
with straw. The head of each Jtorse
was fastened by two straps, so that he
could not turn "it around, and the ropes
attached to the heels of. every animal
1?
quite a year ago America was
astounded to hear of Russia's most cruel
deeds at Klshlrieft The rank butchery
of those innocent and Unfortunate Jew
ish men, women an children appealed
very strongly to' the hearts of the lib
erty loving, Americans, and from every
corner of the land came expressions of
sympathy for the oppressed and detesta
tion for the oppressor. Diplomatlo rela
tions have not allowed America to take
any step in the matter, but the hearts of
the people are never sealed by any diplo
matlo seal, and herein perhaps lies the
cause of the hatred towards that gov
ernment which allows the shedding of
Innocent blood. ; ' ,
Here are two countries which era
separated not' only by thousands of miles
but also by many centuflea Russia Is
a land of darkness and tyranny, America
Is a land of light snd civilisation. Rus
sia preaches and .practices oppression
and cruelty, while 'America practices
and defends liberty and humanity,
, It is nearly one and a half centuries
since America formed a free republic
while Russia today exiles people-to Si
beria for daring to ask for a constitu
tion! America Is the-iand which spreads
light and knowledge in the corners of
ran back II or $0 feet across the road
way and were fastened to posts stuck in
the ground. I was unable to get a satis
factory explanation. The guide said
that it was Intended to keep the horses
from kicking, but that Is nonsense. For
such purpose 'it would be necessary to
run the ropes the other way, and they
were drawn so tight that the horses
were compelled to stand in an unnatural
position.
We took our first elephant ride this
morning and visited Amber, the ancient
but now deserted capital of the province
of Jeypore, where tens of millions of
dollars were wasted in the construction
of splendid palaces and mansions that
are now left standing open and empty,
most of them in good condition, to the
enjoyment of tourists only and an oc
casional party of pilgrims attracted
hither by sacred associations. The rea
son aljteged for abandoning the place
was the lack of pure water.
The Maharaja usually furnishes ele
phants for visitors to his capital to ride
around on. We are tom that he delights
to do it because of his good heart and
the number of Idle monsters In his
stable who have to be exercised daily,
and might as welf be toting tourists
about the country as wandering around
with nobody on thalr baexs. But a cer
tain amount of. ceremonr and delay la
Involved In the transaction of borrow
ing an elephant from an Indian prince,
hence we preferred to hire one from
Mr. .Zoroaster, who keeps a big shop
full of beautiful brass and enamel
work, makes Indian rags and all sorts
of things and exerts a hypnotlo Influence
over American millionaires. One Ameri
can millionaire, who was over hers last
winter, evidently camu very near buying
out Mr. Zoroaster, who shows his or
der book with great pride, and a certain
estimable 'American lady, who owns a
unlerslty1- on the Pacific slope, recently
bought enough examples of Indian art
work from him to fill the museum con
nected with that institution Mr.
Zoroaster will show you" the inventory
of her purchases and the prices she
paid, and will tell you In fervent tones
what a good woman she Is, and what
the globe, while Russia seeks to pull
the wool over the eyes of the world
so that "her own misdeeds may not be
known. What connecting link can there
be between a oountry which gave birth
to a Jefferson, a Washington, a Lincoln,
and a country which had an "Ivan, the
Terrible,' a Alexander the Id, or a Cath
erine, the Great T America is a land of
civilisation and progress, and light with
darkness can never be united.
GEORGE REUBEN8TEIN.
308 Hall Street . .
Deschutes Lands. J
Vancouver, Wash., March 34. -To the
Editor of The Journal Will you t1ese
Inform me through The Daily Journal
how the state of Oregon came In pos
session of the land that will come under
the ditch that is being taken out of the
Deschutes river near Bend, -1 am a
newcomer, and . have come for, a home,
and your valuable paper is the best
source we have to. find out. Is it school
or desert land? Vours,
, , . A SUBSCRIBER.
, The state of Oregon Is not at present
In possession of the land on the Des
chutes, but will probably soon ; hold
claim to this tract: Before the, state
can secure from the government title
' $3, $4 and $5 8AMPLE HATS $1.99.
$14)9 EACH for your choice -of seven of the biggest lines of
manufacturer's spring Hat Samples that were ever Introduced
' to Oregon. I bought these splendid lines recently in Dan
bury, Conn. at 26c on the $1.00. They have arrived here In
perfect condition, and will be placed on sale tomorrow at
$1.99, a price that Is only a shadow of their actual value.
Every new block in soft and stiff Hats that Is made Is here
at The Hub, and a great many exclusive shapes that have
never before been shown west of the Rockies. "The retail
, . price of these Hats is $3, $4 and $5. Three expert hat-fitters
to fit you for $1.99 the Hat.
$1.50, $2 and $Z50 8AMPLE DRESS 8HIRT8 $1.00.
$1.00 EACH buys the cream of a Troy, N.:Y, custom Shirt
maker's immense sample and display line of spring and sum
mer shirts in white, In plain and plaited bosoms. Fancy cus
, - torn -mads Madras and Percales and Dimity's, Shirts are
. perfect as, to style, fit and condition, and made to retail-at
$1.50. $ and $8.50. -,.-v . .
75o, $1 and SAMPLE DRESS 8HIRTS 50.
50 BU1S 4-ply linen white Shirts, negligee Shirt with attached
and detached collars and cuffs, soft negligee Shirts, Madras
outing Shirts, 186 dozen In this swell line ot stainless and
spotless sample Shirts that sell all around us at 75c, $1 and
$1.25, for 50. ; .;.'..,...
BOe and 75e WORKIN G AND WOOL SAMPLE GLOVES 25.
25 EACH for six cases of manufacturers' sample Oloves. The
variety is so vast that anyone can find a pair to suit. They
' come In handy for a great many' uses. Sheepskin, hogskin,
and Imported handknlt Scotch Oolf Oloves will be found In
this big lot; value up to 75c.
STRAIN'8 $2.50 8H0ES WORTH $5.00.
You may pay $5, $8 and even $7, but you can't get a better Shoe
, than mine, because it is the best Shoe that brains can build,
or money can buy. All the new spring shapes now In, In pat
ent colt, patent calf, corona, enamel, vici, calf, box calf, kid
Velour; every make of leather and shape ot Shoe is here.
$7.50 to $10 SAMPLE PANT8 $3.50.
$3.50 for your pick and choice of as fine a pair of all wool
Trousers as you ever want to wear. There is close to 1.000
pairs In the lot and not one of 'em worth less than $7.80;,
, most of 'em made by a big tailoring firm to sell for $10.
$3, $4 and $5 SAMPLE HATS $2.50.
$2.50 buys any Hat in my store tomorrow and all next week;
this Includes all the new spring shapes, shades and makes In
the famous Longley $5 Hats; sample Hats In $5 values from
two. of the best Hat factories on earth, in this big lot. - ' '
$1 to $3 SAMPLE NECKTIES ''35lv.;:i; i,'!.'
35 buys sample London Neckwear that Is lit ill the newest
spring shades' that will cost you three, four, five and six
times 85c in any furnishing goods shop in town Because we
know how to buy. - - r - . :.: ..J,. ,
remarkable taste she has, and what rare
judgment she shows in the selection of
articles from his stock to illustrate the
Industrial arta of India Mr. Zoroaster
is going to the St Louis exposition with
what the American millionaire and the
madonna of the university left on his
shelves.
He charged us II rupees, which is
equivalent to 15 in American money,
more or less, according to the fluctua
tions of exohange. for an elephant to
carry us out td Amber, mx miles and a
half. We have since been told that we
should have paid but 10 rupees, and
some persons assert that eight was
plenty, and various other insinuations
have been made concerning the way In
which Mr. Zoroaster Imposed upon In
nocent American globe . trotters, and
there are plenty of people who keep re
minding us that we might have obtained
an elephant for nothing. : But Zoroaster
is all right; his elephants are all right,
and the mahouts who steer them sre
all right and it Is worth 18 rupees to
rids to Amber on the bck of a great
big clumsy beast although you don't
realise it at the-time.
Beginners usually do not like the sen
sation ot elephant riding. .Young girls
giggle, mature ladles squeal, middle-aged
men grab hold of something firm snd
keep, quiet while Impenitent sinners of
ten express themselves in terms that
cannot . properly be paoilshed. The
acute trouble . takes place just after
mounting the beast and just before
leaving the lofty perch occupied by pas
sengers on his back. A saddle Is placed
upon . his' upper deck, a sort of - saw
horse, and the lower legs stretch at an
angle sufficiently obtuse to encompass
his breadth of beam. This saw-horse is
lashed to the hull with numerous straps
and ropes and on top of It are placed
rugs and cushions. Ea.m saddle is built
for passengers, sitting dos-a-dos, back
to back, two on a side, and a little shelf
hangs down to support their feet In or
der to diminish the climb the elephant
kneels down In the road. A naked
heathen brings a ladder, rests It against
the side of the beast and the passengers
climb up and take -their seats In the
to reclaimed arid land, such land must
be inspected by agents of the govern
ment and they must make a favorable
report, the condition necessary being
that the land be under water. This
land Is not yet ready for government In
spection, but will probably be the com
ing season. The main ditch has been
about completed, and the network of
small ditches will probably be ready be
fore autumn. -
The Carey act offered by J. M. Carey
and passed by congress in 1872, Is the
basis of the arid land granta It pro
vides that the-' government shall convey
to any state l.ObO.OOO acres of land, pro
vided the state spend sufficient money
tokput water on the land, this land to
be sold in any acreage not exceeding 180
acres to one person, and , sales to be
made only to nctual settlera - The origi
nal act provided that water should be
on all the area set apart within. 10 years.
This time has since been extended.
When any state desires to take advan
tage of this act it specifies the land
to be set apart This is viewed by
government Agents, and if approvetlVas
arid land which can be brought under
water the land Is set apart. The state
then, as a corporation, reclaims the land
and secures title when'such reclamation
" 75o, $1 and $1.25 8AMPLE UNDERWEAR at 50.
50 EACH for 10 assorted cases of sample spring Underwear In
all the new colors on rose; blue, flesh, pink, purple, black and
: tan. In regular $1 values, for Half a Dollar, ,
$1, $1.50 and $2 SAMPLE UNDERWEAR T5.
75e EACH for. an Immense assortment of light and medium
weight Wool, merino, lisle and cotton sample Underwear, in
all weights. Can fit all makes of men,. in all styles of Un
derwear, regular good $1 to $2 values. , ,
$1 and $1.25 SAMPLE GLOVES FOR 50.
50e EACH for hundreds of pairs of Mocha Dress Gloves, $1.25
values. ;
50t EACH for Dress Kid Oloves. $1 values. ,
50 EACH for working Buckskin Gloves, $1 values.
This is without an exception the greatest Glove offer ever
made. -
75c, $1 and $1.50 SAMPLE NECKTIES 25V
25 EACH buys a regular 75c, $1 and $1.60 Necktie In all this
season's most up to the second style tecks, bows, puffs, Eng
lish squares, 4-ln-hand's Hukills, Hildbrands, Ascots, Im
perials, tlkos and club ties, in reversible Imported French
silk. Tie, that will look well and wear well. TIe that 1
bought at 20c on the $1.00, because they were samples is the
reason you can buy $1.50 Scarfs for Two Bits.
25o SAMPLE SUSPENDERS 10f.
10e PAIR buys all makes and shapes of 25c Sample Suspenders
silk and elastic webs with kid ends, all for a Dime, because
they are samples. r- - '
25c SAMPLE SOX 10. ,
104- PAIR buys all kinds and conditions of 20c and, 25c fancy and
plain black Sox that are guaranteed fast color and seamless.
STRAIN'S
75o to $1.50 8AMPLE SOX 25V
25e Is the sensational price we ask you for silk sample Sox
samples from a maker of fine Sox whose name is known
everywhere, but we can't use because .our neighbors might
get mad and raise Old Ned with the sox man.
" 50c 8AM PLE BOSTON GARTERS 25.
25 did you ever buy a pure silk Boston Garter for a Quarter?
No, you didn't,, nor anybody else, but that's what you can buy In
Strain's 50c Boston Garters for Two Bits.
$1 to $1.50 SAMPLE NEGLIGEE 8HIRT8 75e.
75 buys you an up to the second semi-dress Negligee Shirt
with two collars and one pair cuffs, detached; $1.60 would
be a fair price for the same, but this is Strain's.
$1.50 and $2 SAMPLE DRE88 SHIRTS $1.00.
$1.00 buys those famous1 hand-made Dress Shirts of Wilson
Bros, that you hear so much about. Other shops sell 'em at
, $2; I sell 'em In. my little hole in the wall on Washington
. street at One Dollar.
$1 to $1.50 SAMPLE DRESS GLOVES 75. ,
75 buys all kinds of Dress and Mocha Sample Gloves, all sizes
- and worth $1.60 a pair. Because I bought at 32 l-3c on the $1."
saddle. Another naked heathen, who sits
straddle the animal's neck, looks around
at the load, inquires if everybody is
ready, jabs, the elephant under the ear
with a sharpened iron prong and , then
the trouble beglna ; -.C,-,.,
An elephant gets up one leg at a time,
and during the . process the passengers
on the upper deck are describing para
bolas, Isosceles, triangles and parallel
aplpedons in the circumambient atmos
phere. There isn't much to hold on to
and that makes It the more exciting
Then, when the animal finally gets un
der way, the motion is similar to that
of a water-logged vessel in a first-class
Hat teres gale. The uncertainty of the
motion causes apprehension, and as tht
minutes pass by you become more ai.6.
more convinced that something Is wrong
with the animal or the saddle or. the
road, and the way the beast wiggles his
ears Is very alarming. There is nobody
around to answer questions or to Issue
accident-Insurance policies and the
naked heathen talks no language that
you know. But after a while you get
used to it, your body unconsciously ad
justs Itself to the changes of position,
and on the return trip, you have a pretty
good time. Tou becom so accustomed
to the awkard and the Irregular move
ments that you really enjoy the novelty
and are perfectly willing . to try U
again. '
But the most wonderful part of all Is
how the Hindu mahout steers the ele
phant ' It is one of the mysteries that
foreigners can never understand. He
carries a goad in each nand a rod, of
Iron, about aa big as a poker, with an
ornamental handle generally embossed
with silver or covered with enamel. On
of the points curves around like half t
Crescent; the other Is straight and both
are sharpened to a keen point. When
the mahout or driver wants the ele
phant to do something, he jabs one of
the goads Into his hide ometlmes one
and sometimes the other, and at differ
ent places on the neck, under the ears,
and on the top of the head, and somehow
or other the elephant understands what
a Jab la a particular place means and
obeys cheerfully like the great good
natured beasts that he is. I have never
is approved by ..the government or It
sublets the ditch-building, as .in the
Deschutes ease, and holds a lien on the
land, which is released when the tract
is approved by the government, and the
state secures the title. The land open
to such reclamation musj be arloVland
ana government land; it is hot school
land. Cp to the present time Oregon,
Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and
Utah have taken advantage of this act
and have secured title to reclaimed arid
land.' ' . .-A. '-, -
A WSZX'S LXVTKV 9XJJKT.
From the Denver Republican.
Monday Did not smoke today. Feel
better without It Waste Of time and
money to smoke. ... .
Tuesday Did not smoke today. Feel
better without it
; Wednesday Did not smoke today.
Shall never smoke again. . Threw away
my pipes and gave away my cigars. To
bacco is a filthy weed. Never felt bet
ter in my life. Feel HJte a new man.
Cannot see why I ever smoked.
FridayNot smoking yet. Wish I had
kept my pipes for old remembrances.
Am feeling irritable. Think Indigestion
out of sroar. ' '
Saturday Bought a few cigars today)
been able to understand the system.
Elephant driving Is an occult science.
n. The road to Amber passes through
an interesting part of the, city of Jey
pore and beyond the wails the broad
highway is filled with carts loaded with
vegetables and other country produce
coming into town and quite as many
loaded with merchandise going the other
way. . Some of them are drawn by bul
locks, and some by camels;, there are
long caravans of camels with packs and
panlers upon their backs. As you meet
hundreds ot pedestrains you will notlco
that the women all . have baskets or
packages upon their heads. The men
never carry anything. On either sido
of the broad highway are cultivated
gardens and gloomy looking houses and
acres covered with ruins and crumbling
tombs. The city of Amoer, which, as
I have already told you, was once the
capital of the province and 'the scene
of great splendor as well as frequent
strife. Is now quite deserted. It once
had 60,000 inhabitants, but now every
blessed house is vacant The beautiful
palace with its mable .coverings,
mosaics and luxuriant 'gardens is oc
cupied only by a number ot priests and
fakirs, who are supposed to spend their
time In meditation upon heavenly things,
and in obedience to an ancient custom
they sacrifice a sheep or a goat in one
of the temples every morning. Formerly
human beings were slam dally upon this
altar children, young girls, women and
peasants, who either offered themselves
for the sake of securing great advance
ment in reincarnation or were seised
by the savage priests in the absence of
volunteers. This bualnees was stopped
by the British a century ago, and since
then the blood of ram and goats has
atoned for the sins of Jeypore.
I have neither time nor space to tell
you about the architt-"tural grandeur of
Amber, the wonderful palace and the
temples and the miles of vacant houses
that surround them and were once the
gay residences of the members of the
court, but are now empty and unkept.
But although they ar very extensive
and curious; we will see more of greater
interest and beauty within the next
week or 10 days.' '-v .. :'J- : . '
from a man who had smuggled them.
May smoke them on Easter to see wheth
er he really did smuggle them.
Sunday Wife at church, Easter Is
a long way off. Wonder whether he
really did smuggle them.
Sunday (later) The pages of this
diary make dandy spills.
Welcomed His Assistaaoa
From the Chicago Tribune.
The street car conductor tapped the
red-faced man on the shoulder.
Tou'll have to stop that my friend."
he said. "I'll do all the swearing that's
needed In this car myself." -
"I'm glad of that, conductor." Tpll"'l
the passenger. , "I've about exhatm l
my battery, I wish you'd turn ymr-f
loose for a'mirtute or two on this man
next to me that's carrying a Jag snd a
package of codfish and want i
chummy."
Turned Out Othsrwis.
From the Chicago Trl!uns.
."You get a trvn pass vr IM m':
road, don't your his wife afkei M,
"YVhyh'm I thought it t i-i r
when it was first s-nt t't in-." '
guarded reply of tlm youi.n o..
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