Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1904 — Page 4

Commencing; on Saturday, April 30th, at Ba.m. to June Ist, 1904. =A GR SPRING OPENINGS For the unfortunates in the recent temporary tie-up of your financial resources. You have our deepest sympathy backed up by cash prices that talk in this greatest bargain event of the season. Every department is filled to overflowing with choice new seasonable goods that should sell at full prices at Hp? ! $ this Season of the year, but the late, cold spring weather and LOHS ? 1 shortage of circulating cash is why we inaugurate a Cut price

f Dress Goods. Wash Dress Goods Opening. 7.000 yds 7 and 6c Calicoes Benefit opening Sale price per yd. ,ssc 6,000 yds La*ns, Dimities, Batistes, Nurse Ginghams, Zephyr Ginghams, etc, were 5c to 12|cper yd. Now opening benfit sale price, per yd 4c to 9c 38c Mercerized Silks, Lace Stripe Silk Waisting, Fancy white, new O _ weave wais.tings. Benefit opening sale price per yd Wool Dress Goods Opening. All the newest weaves in Foreign and Domestic Fabrics. Here are a few of the new things. They are ah tempting lots, b'ack and colors, 36 to 40 in. All-wool canvas voiles, Batiste, Boutonhe, inetalic dotted Mohair,Etam /i Q ine, Broche, Cheviots, etc , values upto 85c May benefit sale, per yd 16 and 48 in Knotted voiles, granite l , silk < repes. Venetian. Cici ian, Zibilenes, broadcloth, etc. Value up to $1,50 per yard. May Benefit ©1 Sa'e price per yard.;. » v7\ " A full line cotton and wool mixed suitings, imitation of the fine woo' at 15c, 20c. 25c and 28c per yard, that cannot be duplicated in price. Silk Values: For this Sale Only —6O yd bolts good China white and cream wash silks, 20 in wide, the kind you pay 50c per yard for. May benefit sale price, per yard 3Oc 27 in wide, whit • China Silk, always sold at 75c per yard. May benefit sale price- per yd SOC 21 in Black Taffeta Silk, the 75c kind ’May benefit sa'e price per yard . . SOC 36 in Black Taffeta and Paudesoire, value SI.OO and $1.25. See the new’ shirt waist suit pattern, only one of the kind. DreSS Linings Opening in a great variety, inducing summer dress linings in Batiste, Mercerized Silk, organdies, in every shade, burnt orange, cerise, Champaign, melon, pink, royal, Napoleon, turquoise, emerald and other shades difficult to find.

May Muslin Underwear Sale The niue'in underwear on -’ale here st t-peoial prices is worthy of m re tbau the u-juhl amount of attention. Firm, evenly woven muslin and (.'ambries of good weight but not of the weight that comes of loading the fabric with starch, B‘wiog that shows attention by skilled woikpeop'e, uo misled stitches or uneven seams, good lengths, correct widths, generous hems and new trimmings in g,wns, skirts, drawers, ojrset hovers etc No trash shown here Gjwls 50 cts to §2 50 each Skirts 50 cts to 350 each Drawers 25 cts to 1.00 each Corset Cuvets .. ...10 cts to 1.00 each Special may Benefit Sale of hosiery (Six 60 to 100 dz *n each bought and shipped from ih p factory, another s tviug of 50c to §1 50 per drz n as i costs about 50c to 150 to ship them t > the jobber tn nn park and repack i. a few d<.z lots for the retailer. Every pair fast black a id warranted not to creek. All the regular 15j hose ar prr pair 10c The. greatest value of all the ladies biaoa h< se 40 guage full regular made seamless and spliced heel and toe all marke 1 tn sell at 25 r a pair, for this sale we will throw in one pair and make 2 pair fur the price of one 25c A full line lisle and m-roenz’d in bi ick and fancy figured and striped and lace striped hose value asc to 75c, sale price pair 25 to 50c Men’s Half-Hose Specialties. 4l) ’ z men’s half hose black and colors seamless double hee> and toe, va' ue 61 8> )t Wo and 12Jo, May benefit price pr 7c, Bc, 10c Better graces put half dez to b_x for convenience of customers to buy box lots. Men’s hnlt ho 8 full regular seamless, spliced heel, fine combed maon, b ,u -ml fancy colors, value 250 pr, May benefit sale price 2 pr.. 25c M ex ra fanev fast colors and blacks, mercerized and fine as sila, t(pal to many i#so and 50c goods, May benefit sale pr 25c may Benefit Glove Sale. Thia is one of onr pet st cks and we keep it up to the top notch with all the new shad a and siz e of standard makts. 90* k'd all shades and sizes, chop, May sale price per pair 690 1.15 kid all shades and sizes clasp May sale price 950 1 45 kid all shades and clasp May sale price 1.25 175 kid the Alexandria all shades and s : z s 1,45 A fall line of men's new dress and work gloves. Special May Benefit Neckwear Sale. The largest and most complete line of new spring novelties just received from Boston, all at special low price for this sale.

Spring Umbrellas. Keep dry outwardly at least. Here is year opportunity. At the May benefit sale a special 1 itof 245 umbrellas covered with all silk serge and union taffoia silk. Made of heavy steel rods and best frames with choice assortment of handles for men and women, including decorated dresden’s pearls, and colored horn hooks and selected natural woods, also black ones for mourning fr >tn May Shirt Sale. Over 350 doz just received from New York City and Troy N. Y, in all the latest novelties in the celebrated Monarch and Normal brands. Men’s fine qu lity percale or madras with newest stripe and check effects, blues and pinks with detached link cuffs with or without collars equal to any 75a shirts, May sale price 500 Men’s extra fancy newest patterns collars and white soft or stiff bosoms, 1 00 and 1 25 values. Mav sa'e price 750 and 1 00 The greatest line of men’s w >-k snirts ever sho «n. fannv light or dark sh r s well made full s z <, minv would ask 5 10, Mav b*nefit sale price onh 25c Cones' bos work shirts at 50c has nn equal for fit and long wear. Bed Spreads All styles with fringe or without fringe, white or colors 45c to $2 45 each. Underwear 1 case 40 doz men’s fine balbriggan shiits and drawers would be cheap at 45 5 sale price each .... 250 2 cases men’s extra fine baibngau and fine American lisle, value 75 ♦ and 1 00 each. Mhv benefit sale price each 500 and 750 Ladies' Underwear 3 oases in every etvle and quality to suit every lady, miss or child, value 5o 10c, \ 20’, 25 r, 35 J, 500, and 75c for a fine ribbed Columbia silk, May benefit sale price each 4a, Bc. 10c, 15c, 20c. 25c and 500 tor a fine silk. Ribbons By the thousands of yards all colors and widths at money saving prices. Spring Belts In all the newest novelties in silk and leather, from 250 to $1.25 each

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jH| Clothing » / / ifh Sterling make, tailored on bench and finished by hand, in all //////jlli 1 lit 'H ) lj- ; | lj the newest weaves and made equal to any tailor made suit that / Itfj (\ i ■ I would cost you double. /J lln \ Men’s a’l-wool Worsted Cassimere. Cheviots, hard and soft gH I'l r ed, fancy and pain pattern; many would ask you (IB'T ‘‘ 1 $12.50 May benefit sale price only ••tztJ L I lij 1/ i'/ /'A. \ fil Men’s suits, same as the above, but Finer goods; equal Q OG V Ii / to any sl2 50 or $14.50. May benefit ede price.... tz.tzlz iU] Men’s fancy silk mixtures, silk lined, equal to any tailor made at | \ May benefit op ning sale price... SJS 50 and S2O 00 I \ | nil pi® Young Men’s silk mixtures- value $7.00 to $20.00; May benefit Jj. mJ L M opening sale price $5 00 to sl4 45 |UL J Bo\s’suits in all the very latest novelties in double or single » | 9 breasted, square or round corner $2 00 to $6 45 ? j ;jj j The little Tots’Suits in an endless variety, that every mother should see H |iil !-j I b -fore buying elsewhere, as they are the nobbiest line ever shown in town. R ill ‘i ( I See the popular new Buster Brown suits for the little gents 3to 8 years. summer suits. ? a H* wo °l sel, £ eS5 > wo °l an d linen crasher in handsome new effects; plaids, C xSiz v Wyk^« , <j| stripes, mixtues, etc , from $5.00 to sls 50. Seethe new spring overcoats an j Cravenett rain coats, mackintoshes, etc., and a great line of new spring pantaloons and boys’ knee pant j . Headquarters for Su its Made to Order.

Lace Curtain Opening Sale. ■ 2nd Floor That’s what we name it, that’s what it is. It is one time in a round year we have a complete new stock and no odds and ends to offer, but everything fresh and new at a very small margin that will be a good advertisement for this department. Values 20 per cent more tharr quoted; A great line ruffled Swiss curtains. 2| yds, value 800 to 1 25 per pr Spring Opening Benefit sa'e, only 500 io $1 pe r |Lair. 2| yds by 34 in Nottingham curtains per pair ... ... .32 r 38c and 500 3 yds by 38 in Nottingham lace curtains per pair 850 3 yds by 42 in Nottingham lace curtains per pair 90c 3 yds by 58 in Nottingham lace curtains per pair 1 00 3J yds by 50 in Nottingham lace curtait s per pair 1 25-. 3| yds by 48 in No'tingham lace curtains per pair 1.45 3i yds by 54 iu Nottingham Lo* curtains per pair 1.65 3| yds by 54 in Nottingham lace curtains per pair 2 00 3| yds by 18 in Nottingham lace curtains per pair 2 45 1 3| yds by 54 in frisk Point lace curtains pair 2.65 3| yds by 50 in Brussels net lace curtains per pair 3.65 3| yds by 50 in Brussels net lace curtains per pair 4 80 yds by 58 in Brussels net lace curtains per pair 6 55 Scrim 5 cents to 200 per yard. Table Linen Sale Tne greatest values ever offered. 150 50 in turkey red damask May benefit sale price 100 25c 50 in turkey red damask May benefit sale price 150 i 350 58 in turkey red damask May benefit sale piice 25c 35c 54 iu Bleu or | blea damask May benefit sale price 25a 650 60 in *• " “ “ 500 , 100 72 in " •• “ •• 80c 1.15 72 in “ “ " '• 980 1 25 72 in •• •' “ " 1 15 1 35 72 in “ “ “ " 125 Napkins to match above bleached damatk 1.50 to 3.50 per doz.