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THINGS OF I NT BREST Every advertisement should tell you something something of as much interest to the purchaser as the seller. Th; page is devoted exclusively to the Racket News and it will be our business to interest you in bargains. We know we cm only do this by offering you such advantages as are not to be had elsewhere. It is no idle talk with us. This space u; money and we are forced as a matter of business to make it a business proposition. There is so much cheap talk thiM dnvs about unheard of bargains and vet when the so called bargain sale is over, vou hear nothing of results. W e are offering you the kind of bargains that will be talked of long after this sale. In fact we propose to keep m, our reputation on this line of business by selling at a close profit and give you the benefit of our advantageof buying right. A Big Racket. We propose to keep up a big racket and if possi ble to make the Racket News interesting to every man, woman and child who has a desire for a real bar gain with every purchase. Our interests should be mutual and in order to make it so and to show vou the real faith we have in our abilitv to give vou ad vantages in your fall buying not to be had elsewhere we are offering some items at a Big Sacrifice. We are offering as a matter of your special con sideration a big sacrifice in Shoes. We have in this line some bargains that will real ly astonish you. We mean every word of it. Our object is to show you prices that will, in fact, inter est you. SPECIAL A ladies' elegant shoe, really worth 3.00, always sold for $2.50, we charge$1.98. SPECIAL NO. 2 Two big jobs in men's shoes, really worth 50 per cent. more. We bought them right. They are trade winners for us. So we blow our own horn. Our Trunk Line Will astonish you. Some bargains here that really mean something. You can not fail to be pleased. JOB A broken lot worth $2.00 you take now for S cents. Trunks worth $3.00 now at$I.60andso on. This at a Profit. In following the example of others w ho have dis covered the money saving feature of our business. Hi Hi tit tii Hi tii Hi Hi ti, tii Hi i tii ili ti tii tii tii tii tii Hi tii tii Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi id Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi ti Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi H) Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi you will discover a matter worth the trouble of vimr investigation. Cutlery, Quality counts. See the difference between our prices and ordinary and be convinced. Our price will not frighten you. A 50 cent pocket knife w sell for 10 cents. e Hats! Hats! We have them. We make a specialty of good goods' at a reasonable price. See them. Buy if vou want to. A line of sample hats, worth $1.50 to $2.0n we sell for 89 cents. At Random. Li nen Collars worth 10 cents we sell at 5 cents. T Handsome four-in-hand ties worth 60 cents we sell 40 cents. Just received a beautiful line of em broidery edgings and insertions. Attractive de signs at attractive prices. Alarm Clock worth $1.00 we sell at 68" cents. Indigo Blue Calico, going at per yard 3 cents. Extra heavy unbleached muslin worth 7 cents we sell at 5j2 cents. New line of men's shirts. You are sure to like them. Price right. See them. Buy it you want to. Clothes Make the Man And we make the price right. A small line of ai our fall suits for men have just arrived. Well in in handsome designs. Worth double what we a-!:, we sell at $5, $8 and $9, worth $10 and $12. Why n-i see for yourself? It is your duty to see if we are telling vou th whole truth in this open letter. Come and see us. CASH RACKET