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FIFTH ANNUALClearance Sale

Cloaks '.- Suits\u25a0 We have done a phenomenal business during the past

four days of our Annual Clearance ; Sale, and yet wefind ourselves overstocked. We offer phenomenal

values in ;t •

Cloaks, Suits, Waists, Skirtsan r\ P lire You can Readily see that cost'dllCriLllo. has not been considered.

\u25a0 Jackets.i^^KET^.......575() | 820JACjvETS, (M Ovow 4>/.jU | now$13.50 JACKETS, <£Q TC 825 JACKETS, <ti "C 00now 4>°« ' " now $J.J»\JVJ$15 and $16.50 JACKETS, <Mn $35 and $37.50 <£1 Q 0now ..:.;:.......:..... .....CplU JACKETS, now : $17'^$40.00 and 842.50 JACKETS, .. .;. '^KS $24 5 0

Tailor-Made Suits.WALKING SUITS. VW-; \•':.; •

$20 suits, ....sl2so|^n^ 50 SUITS» $24 SO830 and $27.50 SUITS, &-[A CO 850 and $47.50 SUITS, $29 5"0$40 and $35 SUITS, $1 9 5"0 SUITS up to $75, 45 0| WALKING SKIRTS. - $$7.50 SKIRTS, .....$5.00 fl&OO.^:...^..510.005510.00 SKIRTS, $7.50 $18.50 SKIRTS, "

$12.50n0w.... 4>/OU now:.: ................4>-L^.}V\u0084;::;• : NEWMARKETS. ;;. - ;

$30.00 NEWJIAR- <M Q ITA $42.50 NEWMAR- (£OH COKETS, now...^ q>LO.}U KETS, now IO\)

$35.00 NEWMAR- iOO HO $50.00 NEWMAR- iOQ COKETS,: n0w............ vp^;U;UU- KETS, now -^rS<'?HAbout ten Newmarkets that sold at $25, $30 and $35. (£1 A 0,0To close quickly, each..................... \u25a0\u0084... 4)-*-v/.UVJ

Silk Waists H™Ss*.oo, $6.75, $750

Alaska Seal Skin Coats.We have about a dozen extra fine Alaska Seal Coatswhich we will close out at actual ;. cost. All this

tseason's best styles.

Small Furs Reduced Without Regard to Cost or Value.ALL ALTERATIONS AT COST OF LABOR.

• Fred. D. Young & Co.,CLOif^ SYNDICATE BLOCK,

waists. •; *13 NICOLLET.

DAILY HOUSEHOLD COLUMNTl KKEV GIBLETS

By Mary J. Lincoln.Copyright. I:<>U.

In the usual roasting or baking of turkeys,there are some parts of the bird which arerendered aljiost unfit for eating, by the har-

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deiiing which seems to be unavoidable inthis method, unless great care be taken inthe basting and ihe regulation of the heat.The n«ek and the tips and ftrct joint of thewings and the end of the legs, or drumsticks,as they are popularly called, suffer the mostin this way. Now, much of this waste mightije avoided if we were not wedded to thenotion that the bird must appear at the tablewith his skin intact, and present as manypoints as possible for the exercise of theskill of the carver. While a fine appearanceis desirable on festive occasions, there arelimes when, if the carving is not to be doneat the table or when one does not care forso many returns of the roasted form as fre-quently have to appear in small families, orwhere economy is the principal consideration,it would seem to be allowable to remove allthese appendages before the bird is baked,and prepare them in a more satisfactory man-ner. Even if the turkey must come to thetable whole, or minus his first joints only,a careful stuffing of the neck skin and gar-nishing of the opposite end and sides withfeathery parsley wUI hide the defects. Therefa really quite an amount of meat on theseportions, and, if the heart be carefully

\u25a0 leaned and freed from the tough arteries,the liver divided without breaking the gallbladder, and the fleshy part of the gizzardseparated from the tough walls, a very nour-ishing and substantial meal may be pre-pared. Be sure there are no pin feathersleft in. the wings and legs, and wash allquickly in cold water. Allow two mediumonions and about one cup each of carrot,turnip and ce!ery cut small. Put some but-ter or dripping in a stewpan, cook the slicedonion in it until slightly colored, add allbut the liver, cover with boiling water andlet it simmer until tender. Cook the liverbL itS6lf> and wheu tender Cl»t it up andadd it to the stew, as sometimes it gives toostrong a flavor if cooked entirely in thebroth. Season with salt and pepper, thickenwith flour and butter creamed together andten minutes before serving add tiny dump-lings, made with baking powder, flour andmilk, and oook closely covered.

To-morrow Martha Taft Wentworth givesmatruetipn for the preparation of white jar-d>mere. Mulligatawny and other soups.'

Have Ycra a FriendWho drinks? If so . be kind enough torefer him to the Keeley Institute, cor.Park ay and 10th st, Minneapolis, wherehe can be cured of his desire for drink

_J)AIYCING CLASSESMalcolm's Twentieth 'iCent nry Informal

MJISOHXC IMPLEFriday night. Instruction at 7:45. Programyear

ew term commences with the new

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I ready for instant use. Mot Granola andifv^r «g Xt isI ' while you live. MEvery package ofgenuine O?Z% '*

lye well.and be well1: Battle Creek Sanitariumf Sold by all Erocer^^p beaa 'P1**o**0** ° theI Drink Caramel Cereal and Sleen'Ww?^o^ ltati^ns'

1 Strong. Caramel Cereal is the only substitutt <\u25a0w2 % *£. f "erves .* actual food value '

j»"u»um«j,ior cortee that has anSend 3 cents for Granola sample to

I Battle Creek Sanitarium Food Go. BATTLE>

THE MINNEAPOLIS JOUKNAL.

InSocial CirclesTh« Misses Carleton 1 gave a pretty hand-

kerchiel shower this afternoon at their, homeon B Sixteenth street; for Miss Flora Bcfutell.The \u25a0decorations were, in^fed.-and green withpalms and red' satin ribbon to furnish 5 the"wislied-fop.colors. The Quests* included .twelveyoung women friends of. the brine-elect. Thi'dining-room was decorated with AmericanBeauty roues and a cluster of | white | carna-tions marked Miss Boutell's place. A parasolwith ribbons streaming from each, point hungin the doorway land at a signal the guestspulled the ribbons and Miss Boutell wasshowered with dainty packages. :. :" :'\u25a0>"'

Miss Florence Akeley gave an informalluncheon of ten rovers this afternoon at herhome on Park avenue. The guests of honorwere Miss Mitchell and Miss Schulten of St.Paul, Robert Downs of Oshkosh, Wis., and If.C. Atkinson of Milwaukee.

Dean and Mrs. W. S. Pattee of 1319 Fifthstreet SE, will entertain informally Fridayevening.

Mrs. Theodore Hays will give a dancingparty at the hail in the Grand opera-house inSt. Paul Friday night, which many Minne-apolis people will attend.

The Thursday Afternoon Euchre club willmeet to-morrow with Mrs. K. Parker, 818Seventh street SE.

Mr. and Mrs. James Farrington of 307Eighth street SE, announce the engagementof their daughter, Alberta Marion, and EdwinL. Pruyn. The wedding will take place inthe spring.

Mr. and Mrs. Jay have issued invitations forthe marriage of their daughter, HattieCecelia, to David Albert Small, which willtake place Wednesday evening, Jan. 16.

Among the weddings of yesterday was thatof Miss Rose Gammons, daughter of Mr. and

j Mrs. George W. Gammons, and John Holt.which took place at the home ot the bride'sparents, 2925 Ninth avenue S, at 8 o'clock.The decorations T^ere in the holiday colorsand holly and mistletoe, smilax and rososwere used in profusion. The dining-room\u25a0was in pink, with roses and carnations inthe center of the • table. White ribbons fellfrom the chandelier to the table, .which waslighted with pink tapers. Miss May Williamsand Miss Hanson furnished the weddingmusic on the violin and piano. Rev. HarveyM. Prossly read the service, to which sixtyhad been invited. There were no attendants

j and the bride entered with her father. Shei wore white organdie over taffeta. The skirt

had a deep flounce and the bodice wastrimmed with ribbon. Her Bowel's were brideroses. Mr. and Mrs Holt will be at home at

2925 Ninth avenue S, after Jan. 15.

The wedding of Miss Kate Hamilton andHazzard Conwell was quietly solemnized yes-terday afternoon in the First Baptist church.Only the immediate relatives were present atthe service, which was read by Rev. W. B.Riley. Miss Marguerite Hamilton was maidof honor and Xeill McLain was best man. Awedding- super was served at the home of thebride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hamilton,67 Tenth street X, and an informal receptionwas held. Mr. and Mrs. Conwell will be athome at t>7 Tenth street N after Feb. 1.

Miss Grace A. Walcott and Robert H. Hig- !gins were quietly married at 8 o'clock last 1evening at the home of George A. Wheaton, |1085 University avenue SE. Rev. G. I>. Mor- !

rill read the service.

Miss Selma S. Gabriel and G. M. Glasshoff iwere married Monday evening at the home of iW. E. Welch, I2| Tenth street. N. The rooms iwere decorated with holly and greens. The Iservice was read by Rev. Mr. Seinple.

A charming Japanese cotillion was given jlast evening by Miss Alice Wyman and MissEdith Knight at the home of Miss W'ymau,1029 Fourth street SE. The rooms were dec-orated with Japanese fans and lanterns, whilepalms furnished an effective background.Robert Hastings led the cotillion dancingwith Miss Wyman. Graceful Japanese fig-urea were danced and the favors were de-lightfully suggestive of the flowery kingdom.Music was furnished by an orchestra. AJapanese supper was served at midnight.Red carnations, palms and ferns carried outa color scheme of red and green in the din-ing-room. Miss Wyman and Miss Knightwere assisted by a group of young marriedwomen. There were fifty guests.

A delightful dancing party was given lastnight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. EugeneSatterlee, 224 Fourth street SE, by a groupof women which included Mmes. Satterlee,George Gould, H. H. Merriman, J. A. O'Brien,George Rose, Theodore Hayes and CharlesJohnson. The house was decorated in Christ-mas greens and red carnations and roses. Inthe dining-room the frappe table was prettilyadorned with ferns and carnations, andMisses Satterlee, Glee Jamison and Grace Gil-lette served frappe and confections. A man-dolin orchestra furnished music for a pro-gram of eixteen numbers. Nearly 100 guestswere present to share the pleasures of theevening. The affair was full dress and manyhandsome costumes were worn. Mrs. Satter-lee wore black crepe trimmed with pink;Mrs. Hayes, black and white crepon withblack velvet, diamonds; Mrs. Gould, lavenderand white organdie trimmed with lace, vio-lets; Mrs. O'Brien, blue brocade with blackvelvet and lace; Mrs. 'Merriman, white muslinwith red roses; Mrs. Rose, blue and whitedimity trimmed with lace and black velvet;Mrs. Johnson, black and white mulle withlace, red roses.

About twenty of the active and alumnaemembers of the Kappa Kappa Gamma frater-nity received informally yesterday afternoonat the home of the Misses Hawley on Elev-enth avenue SE. Holly and greens formed aholiday decoration through the rooms. Mrs.Edward Davis poured coffee in the dining-room. About 150 men called during the re-ceiving hours, which were from 4 until 6o'clock.

The K. Q. Z's, an organization of twelveyoung women, received yesterday afternoonfrom 3 to 5 in honor of their initiates, theMisses Helen Barbour, Helen Stevens andKatherine Norton. The reception was heldat the home of Miss Louise Bayless, 308'Kidgewood avenue, and the rooms were dec-orated in the club colors, green and gold.Frappe was served by Miss Gail ThompsonAbout seventy-five guests called.

The Misses Maye Anderson and Raye New-mau received informally yesterday afternoonfrom 4 till 6 o'clock at the home of MissNewman, 738 E Sixteenth street. The roomswere prettily decorated with holly, fernsand mistletoe and the lights were 'shadedwith red. Frappe and wafers were servedin the second parlor by Miss Minnie Shapera

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Dickerson of Milwau-kee, who are at the west hotel for a weekentertained at dinner last evening

Mrs. Milton D. Purdy of Kenwood willentertain at luncheon Saturday afternoon.

A large number of Minneapolis people willgo to St. Paul to-morrow evening to attenda dancing party given by Mr. and Mrs. Theo-dore L. Hays in Litfs hall

• Personal ana Social. ".;>•Miss Ada H. Clarke is quite ill at home.

| Miss Bessie Williams -is in Minneapolis forIthe vacation". \u25a0' * -*. •

I Harry Reid is very sick at his home onPark avenue. '.- :,-l=-. j-. \u25a0 '+\u25a0 . ..,. . .' >-.c.' \u25a0-

I%Howard Thomas of Duluth is. the guest ofMr. and Mrs. I,: B. Gillette.Miss Rachel Beard will leave to-morrow forCarleton academy, Northfleld.Miss Ann- Hawiey has been name from

Anoka, Minn.," for the vacation.Miss Mayme Diefenbach of Red 'Wine isI the guest of Miss Ednah Lantry. . -;.Miss Kate Kennedy of Eau'Claire is spend-

ing the holidays with ; her parents. .Mr. and Mrs. H. Danforth Dickinson re-turned this morning from New York.John Rogers returned to -New, York last

night to . resume his 'studies at ColumbiaMedical college." - - -

The Enterprise \u25a0 Sociay Club will . meet. to-morrow at; the home of Mrs. "T. J. Poster,3529 Ninth \u25a0 avenue S. *W. M. Crosse- will return from : New "Yorkabout Jan. 10. Mrs. Crosse will remain untilthe latter part of the month. •-•\u25a0 '

Miss Idolise Knappen of Fairmont. Minn.,is spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.Theodore Knappen of Oak Park. i

The Margaret Whist Club' will be enter-tained by : Miss Belle English, at .her.resi-j

dence, 732 E Seventeenth street, Friday after-noon, at 2:30 o'clock.

Mi-s. J. W. Grifflu and her mother andsister, Mrs. Cav;rly and Miss Caverly, leavethis evening to spend th« winter in SanDiego, Cal. Mr. Griffin will join them later.

Banner Lodge, No. 22, D. of H., will holdan open installation to-morrow night, at Itshall, Eighth street and Nicollet avenue. Thebusiness meeting will begin at 7:30 aud ashort program will be followed by dancing.

The Popular Twelve Dancing Club enter-

tained about 200 guests last evening at a ballin Masonic Temple. A program of twentynumbers was danced. The club will give aSt. Valentine ball, Feb. 14, and elaboratepreparations will be made for it as it willclose the club's season.

Mis. Genevieve Greaves leaves to-morrownight for New York and Chicago to studythe newest achievements in china painting,under Marshall Frey and Mr. Aulich. She

I will visit relatives in Pittsburg, Peru, Ind.:| Cleveland, Joliet, Wilmington, Chicago and

Madison, Wis., and will not return to Mm' neapolis until the middle of February.

Rev. William Burns will lecture on '"APeep Behind the Scenes," Friday evening,

at 8 o'clock, under the auspices of the Rich-field lecture bureau. The talk will be illus-trated with colored views, taken from life,and Miss Burns will give a recitation, whichwill also be illustrated. The program willtake the place of the concert announced forJanuary.

Minneapolis folks in New York are: Mr.and Mrs. J. H. Cree, P. R. Evans, Hoffman;

C. S. Gallagher, Astor; Mr. and Mrs. N. H.Emmans, Ashland; F. H. Evert. Cadillac;T Lowry, Holland. Duluth—H. H. Peyton,Herald Square. St. Paul—W. E. Johnston,Sturtevant; K. O'Callahan, Cadillac; Mrs.J S. Whitacre, Murray Hill; W. B. Joyce,St. Denis; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Merriam,Holland.

LAKE MINNETONKAMiss Nellie Waite of Minneapolis was the

guest of Mrs. Albert H. Lyman New Year'sDay.

Miss Sarah Fulton is borne from Graf tonHall, and is spending the holiday vacationat her home at the upper lake.

Dr. William Roberts and Fred Bartholo-

mew came out to enjoy a few day 3fishing.

J. R. Purchase, who spent the holidays with

his foinily in Chicago, has returned.Fayette Bonstteld aud E. S. Perera of Min-

neapolis spent Sunday at the Ice Yacht club.Dr. E. R. Perkiu3 left Monday afternoon

for Denver and other western points. Hewill return about Jan. 15.

Theodore Wetmore spent New Year's at

the Ice YachT club.Albert H. Lyman's Iceboat will be ready

for sailing in the next club races. Hhis willbe one of the fastest boats on the lake. Shewill be christened the Mercury.

Myron Finch of Hastings spent New Year'sday at tbe Ice Yacht club.

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bonsfleld were amongthose who spent New Year's day at the IceYacht club.

The Misses Elsye F. Krag, Jane, Kenne-dy, Belle Blumenfleld, Marjory Hunter,Messrs. Austin Ward, Maurice Krag and DeHoven Hunter were entertained at the IceYacht club 'New Year's day by Dr. C. H.Hunter.

Richard Hurd of Boston was a guest atthe Ice Yacht club over Sunday.

R. N. Earle entertained his sisters, theMisses Margaret and Fredrika Earle of Du-buque.

Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Bennett entertained aparty of friends at the Ice Yacht club NewYear's day. Among their guests were Mr.and Mrs. G. F. Reynolds, Master Georg*Reynolds of Cheboygan: Miss Esther V.Adams of Duluth and Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeHarrison of Minneapolis.

Robert Morrison, O. L. Gooding and C. B.Chalmers spent New Year's day at the IceYacht club.

William Peet came out Saturday and re-mained until to-day, a guest at the Ice Yachtclub.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. MoMullen were guestsyesterday of the Ice Yacht club.

Mr. and Mrs. George Harrison of Minneap-olis, who spent New Year' 3at the clubhouse,returned home this morning.

Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bousfield will chaper-one a large house company who will comeout next Saturday to remain over Sunday atthe Ice Yacht Club.

Several large parties are booked for thecoming weeks at the Ice Yacht Club. Amongthe pleasant affairs promised is a dancingparty of fifty couples.

One of the pleasant social events of theseason was the entertainment of the ladiesof the Kenwood Monday Club by the gen-tlemen at the let Yacht Club house. Thefreedom of the house was extended to thei-lub through the courtesy of Robert G.Evans. The entire party of twenty-aeven

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ii^aar We?place before you a series of offerings that: Jmjggx& can nave no competition in any quarter. Re-jdmEpi&f -"-

Auctions of at least 25 per ct. on garments madeiliif^Stg - to your order from our specially selected stock of

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Guaranteed | VIml9P^^^SjK Our enviable reputation for producing everything

fmUbjn that's best in the fur Hue (highest quality, perfect lit,V^^HW^/ superior finish), makes this an opportunity that will

S* ~-- . «|| probably not occur again this year.

;! Genuine Alaska ' :i Persian Lamb |:«;\u25a0 ;

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; '' \u25a0' '' '!The standard of the world, dyed !l 5!» Genuine Leipsic dyed skins,

'•bvßice in London fully iruar- '• «! which retain their original beau- :i|,; Dy nice in London, fully guar- , ,i Uful logg A satisfactory and ,|J. anteed. For 30 days, ; i I; fashionable garment,

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$200 $100 Ii| And up, according to length. . c -.J And up, according to length. i|

Seal Skin orPersian Lamb Jackets, trimmed with Sable, Marten, Mink orChinchilla, equally low priced. -

Genuine Hudson's Bay Otter Jackets

Which is positively the best garment a furrier can Jib M #i| \u25a0\u25a0make for general purposes. Our price for thirty VT If~!j? *»&days will be i^m I |1

And up, according to style and length. \u25a0 mm *ilr

Krimmer Jakets \ Astrachan Jackets

Selected Skins, APA '' Selected Skins, AAPlight gray incolor. *"f|[f f| ]' short in curl. «*mFor 30 days ![ For 80 days I^VU

i- * And up, according to size. 1. i|;- ' And us, according to size.

AFew Ready-to- Wear Garments r^gSS-£SoSm v.$QKfi Jlla*L« Ca«l l«AlrAl ' Russian Sable collar and reveres; fArilooou Alaska 5891 udfiK6fr size36, Keducedto s^ou5275 Alaska Seal Jatket, , Box front, 24 inches long; size 3C.*«®£ id Alaska oeai jacKeti Educed t0........... ..„. szzoS2SQ Alaska Seal |MAMI:rSize 33, and 27 inches long, 51753Z9U Alaska beai uaskst, reduced t0.... si f o09 fin Da»*!«n I «mL laaLal Size 35, chinchilla reveres and Eft*cuu Persian Lamo iiaiKeij couar, reduced to siou

G. H.LUCSDIN & COFur Manufacturers. 721 Nicollet Aye.

came out on the early evening train, arriv-ing in time for dinner. The table decora-tions were roses, maidenhair ferns and car-nations. The club is now engaged In thestudy of Russia and in honor of the occa-sion the centerpiece was an immense Russianbear. Each guest was given a miniature bearas a souvenir. The Russian scheme wasfurther carried out by having the names onthe guest cards translated into that lan-guage. Those present were Messrs. andMmes. Robert G. Evans, Adolphus Allen, R.G. Brown, C. H. Preston, W. B. Klein, Clar-ence Child, Fred V. Brown, M. D. Purdy,E. S. Pattee, W. L. Longbridge, Frank B.Daniels, Collins, Matthews and Miss LouiseStoddard.

The Ice Yacht Club house was filled tooverflowing New Year's day. The guestsbegan to arrive Saturday. Every room wascalled into requisition and Woodford's Innwas also placed at the disposal of theguests. Mrs. Woodford had prepared a spec-ial menu and every comfort for the guests ,was carefully looked after. This was thefirst visit from some of the club members andto say they were delighted with the sur-roundings would be to express it mildly.

Mrs. George Hopkins will entertain, a party

of friends at her home in Excelsior Saturdayafternoon.

Mr. and Mr3. George P. Dickinson enter-tained at a midnight supper Monday evening.Their, guests were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Per-kins, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Van Dyne, andDr. and Mrs. G. F. La Paul.

A large party from Excelsior attended thematinee performance of "The Little Minis-ter" yesterday.

Dr. and Mrs. G. F. La Paul entertainedMrs. Frank Diamond of Winthrop Saturday,and Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Van Dyne of Minne-apolis over Xew Year's,

Miss Nellie Waite of the Minneapolisschools is spending 1 a few days with her aunt,Mrs. William Fuller of Excelsior.

Mrs. Elizabeth Sterriett of Brooklyn Centerhas been spending the holidays with Mr. andMrs. James Murray.

Mr. Metz of Pillsbury academy, Owatonna,is spending his holiday vacation with B. N.Lewis of Minnewashti.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. F. Morris and MissMary Morris of Christmas Lake have been,the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan H. Chase,Minneapolis.

Miss Venita Booth of the Mankato normalschool is spending her vacation at her homain Excelsior.

Mr. and Mrs. M. E. A. Odell left yesterdayfor San Antonio, Texas, where they go forthe benefit of Mrs. Odell's health.

The close of the old year in Excelsior wasobserved by the church societies. The Meth-odists held a watch meeting with appro-priate exercises. The young people of theCongregational church held a meeting at theparsonage with a program of games, music,readings and devotional exercises.

The year just closed brought more than itsusual share of prosperity to Excelsior. Mer-chants report a healthy increase in theirbusiness. Real estate is picking up andvalues are firm. All the foreclosed propertyis now out of the market and !n the handsof permanent owners who will improve; oldbuildings have been repaired and repainted.Fully two dozen hot water plants have beenput in for heating purposes. Streets havebee n boulevarded and several thousanddollars put into permanent dock and shoreimprovements. There is Hot a vacant storeor residence in the village. Altogether thedawn of the new century finds this sectionexceedingly prosperous.

J. P. Hempfer is erecting a modern houseon his lots on George street, Excelsior.

IN MANY VILLAGESSecretary Bracken* Report on

Smallpox in the State.

Secretary Bracken of the state boardof health reports that the cases in quar-antine outside of the twin cities and St.Louis and Winona counties number 172.In the past two weeks the following coun-ties have reported the disease in theirmidst, the figures accompanying being thenumber of infected villages and townshipsso far located:

Beltrami, 1; Benton, 1; Carlton. 1; Cass, 1;Chippewa, 1; Cottonwood, 1; Crow Wing, 1;Dakota, 2; Dodge, i; Hennepin, 1; Hubbard.1; Kandiyohi, 1; Lake, 1; Le Sueur, 7: Lyon,4; Marshall. 1; Meeker, 1; Nobles, 2; Olmsted,2; Pine, 2; St. Louis, 5; Todd, 1; Waton-wan, 1; Wright, 1; Yellow Medicine, 1; Stev-ens, 1; Blue Earth. I; Pillmore, 1; Swift,1; Steams, 2; Wilkin. 1; Morrison, 2; Itasea,1; Brown, 2; Wlnona, 1.

Blank Book* and Office Supplies.

North Star Stationery Co. Give them a.call. 109 Wash, ay S.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2. 1901.

WOOLEN DEPARTMENTHeavy Suitings

For Walking Suits and Tailor-Made Garments.

$1.50 and $1.75 quality.. .$1.2332.00 quality $f.*O82.25 quality.... $1.7592.50 quality $1.8583.00 quality $2.25$3.50 quality $2.75French Flannels

For Wrappers and DressingSacquea.

75c quality, to close 55c65c quality, to close 450Silk Embroidered Flannels

For Shirt Waists, a nice line.$1.25 and $1.35 quality,

to close $UOO$I.so'quality, to close $1.15$1.75 quality, to c105e.... 51.35$1.00 quality, to close 80085c quality, to close 650

BLANKETS

QUILTSDown Quilts

Sateen covered, 6-6 size.85.00 quilts, to close $3.73$6.00 quilts, to close $4.50$7.50 quilts, to close $5.90$8.75 quilts, to close $6.G0$10.00 quilts, silk one side, to

close 97.98$12.50 quilts, silk both sides, to

close $9.75$17.50 quilts, silk both sides, to

close $13*50

SUIT AND JACKET DEPT.

Jackets67.50 to 811.50 Jackets 85.00312.50 to 815.00 Jackets.. 97.sO$15.00 to $20.00 Jackets.9lO.OO$16.50 to $25.50 Jackets.tl*.sO$20.00 to $27.50 Jackets. 9 15.00Jackets—-Half fitting.box back,full lined, all O"7 Kg 41sizes, special ...... H*4* \u25a0& V

—Misses' sizes, half fit-ting, box back, full satin.; lined,in blue, brown and d* •# 4gray cheviots, to close. v.H» \u25a0 \u25a0

Children's Jackets—The balanceof our line; also some Long BoxCoats, former prices "1$10.00 to $25.00, J OFFto close ...........*»:Ladles' Overcoats.Inblack and gray; former prices$20 to $40. To close, (fe AC.at.........913.50 to^l&OSuits. «.,•;' '

About 100 Suits, good styles, inblack, \u25a0* navy and • gray, 1 most ofthem lined throughout; formerprices. $25.00 to $35.00. O4RTo close. .*H IOFtartße! Waists. '• • -; Vf . :[~]Assorted colors, plain, reducedfrom $3.75 $2.50Skirts. ' ' ;

Walking Skirts in all sizes and.styles from & -f >9 AA•8.50 to 14>aIIU

Allfitting and alterations

FAMILY PRIDE."Km. She needn't be so stuck up. Her

father Is only a dentist.""I know, but be U said to b* very proud

iof bis extraction."

A Bargain TimeBeginning Thursday Morning.

JOHN W. THOMAS & GO.HICOLLET AVENUE., FIFTH STREET.

WHILE our Linen and Muslin Underwear Sale. is in progress we make some special reduc-

tions on other lines. While you are in our store it: will pay you to look around.

COLORED DRESS GOODS.Heaw Suitino** •For use without linings, 56- and 58-inchuwv" OUI""£*goods; former prices $2.00 C&4 EA

, and $2.25; reduced to \u0084 . hOUPlain and Mixed

;Suitings

$1.50 per yard; reduced to \u0084..'.... %fOCMixed and Pin iris A line of 40, 44 and 46-inch goods, for-iuixea ana Piaias mer iceß ai;00 and $12 . «* •reduced t0.................... .... £OGHomespuns Allwool;our entire line of 50c goods OR Anumespuns reduced t0 * d@O

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Golf Suitings.

Double Face. For Suits andCapes.

$1.50 and $1.75 quality... sl.2s$2.50 quality $1.73$3.50 quality $2.50$4.00 quality $2.95

Scotch FlannelsAllwool. For Shirt waists.

$1.00 quality, to 7g Aclose „ \u25a0 OilPlain French FlannelsAllof our 50c Flannels Q g

ftto be closed out at Uuu

German FlannelsAll Wool. For Children'sDresses, Shirt Waists, etc.

40c quality, to ACAclose mm%M\j>

Beginning Tomorrow Horning.

MEN'S DEPARTHENT50 dozen Night Shirt*—Excellent quality cotton, regular Wti%^.price 75c. For this sale O"CFleece Lined Underwear— A lot, sizes somewhat broken, Jj E-^regular price 75c. For this sale nrOC

Our entire line to be closed out at less than present millprices. A splendid assortment, including white, gray andscarlet.

Cotton warp.... 10-4, former prices $3.75, $4.00, to close $2.75Allwool 10-4, former prices $5.50, $6.00, to close 4.25Allwool 10-4, former price $6.50, to close 4,75Allwool 10-4, former price $7.50, to close 8.25Cotton warp.... 11-4, former price $5.00, to close 3.65Cotton warp.... 11-4, former price $5.50, to close 3.95Allwool il-4, former price $6.50, to close 4.7SAllwool 11-4, former price $7.00, to close 8.00Allwool 11-4, former price $8.50, to close 6.30Allwool 11-4, former price $10.00, to close 7.25Allwool 11-4, former price $11.50, to close 8.25Wrapper Blankets, $6.00 and $6.50 quality, to close 5.00Wrapper Blankets. $5.00 quality, to close 3.75Wrapper Blankets, $3.50 quality, to close 8.50Wrapper Blankets, $3.00 quality, to close 2.10Wrapper Blankets, $2.50 quality, to close 1.86Wrapper Blankets, $2.25 quality, to close 1.75Cotton Blankets, 10-4, one lot, 60c quality, to close 4OcCotton Blankets, 11-4, one lot, 85c quality, to close 600Cotton, extra heavy, 11-4, $1.25 quality, to close 9OcCotton, extra heavy, 11-4, $1.50 and $1.60 quality, to close 1.10Cotton Wrapper Blankets, our entire line, 85c and 90c quality,

to close qqg

CottoH FilledOur regular $1.25 quality .. .95eOur regular $1.50 quality. 9 1.15Our regularsl.Bs quality. f1.35Our regular 82.00 quality. fl.4OOur regular $2.25 quality. 9l.7OOur own make 72-90, filled with

best cotton, $3 quilts.. 9Jß.4OPillows— (Best quality feathers )5-lb. pair $3.75, to close. .93.006-lb pair $4.50, to close.. .93.757-lb pair $5.25, to close .. .94.50

MERRITT HEALTH COfiFOßT*—Covered with <^n "^ESilkoline, regular price $4.50, reduced to vvilO

In this department we want to close out every garment and to enableus to do so we are making some Sharp Outs.

Street Skirts—A new lotadvancespring styles, in blacks, brownsand navy, at $12.50, *1 4.90•15.00andf18.50.

Special Price* nade on AllFur (Joods.

Fur Goods.Qeauine Alaska Seals.In 20, 22 and 24-inch lengths atfavorable prices. We pride our-selves on the fit of our garments.Special orders taken if desiredand satisfaction guaranteed.

Electric and Nearseals.Complete line of the best quali-ties in 22 and 24-inch lengths.These garments are cut on samepatterns as the genuine seal andtit beautifully. Prices

$35.00 to $55.00Collarettes and MuffsIn Martens, Electrics, Nearseal,Astrakhan. Lynx, Persian Lamb.Seal, Sable and Fox. Ifyou de-sire to purchase now we will holdthem and make delivery whaninstructed.CapesA complete line in Electric, Near*seal and Wool Seal; also in Ker-seys, Beavers and Broadcloths.

will be charged for at co*t.

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"What a noblo child." ; :\\,"Yes, he says Italways makes him nervou*

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