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Those who have watched the phe
nominal growth of our business and
drank of the cooling waters of low
prices we are giving, know perfectly
wtll the reasons for our great sue
cos. It is said there is not a house
like; it in the Nation doing the busi
ngs we are doing in a citv of 15,010
people. Last week a gentleman
camefiom Pittsburg on purpose to
learn, if possible, the cause of our
great trade. After spending two
da' a, he said toae writer he would
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11VI IUK UI1WU il tUl U UUUU1CU
dollars. He had gathered up new
ideas of business success. The truth
is our success has exploded the the
ory and practice of high prices, es
tablished beyond doubt that the law
T success in merchandise is that of
small profits and quick sales. That
of reducing the business to Cash, of
mastering with Dollars when we buy
and keeping the mastery when we
we sell. Under-buy; Under-sell.
To every visitor we extend a cordial
invitation to come and see us, to go
all through our House, to get prices
under the law ot Dollar Valuations,
and to buy as it will pay yu to buy.
A pageHa not not large enough to
give in detail an idea ol our.busiaess.
To appreciate it you must see it.
We append lists of prices of a few
items in the leading departments:
Gnu Fuming Ms.
SAM NKWELL.
J. L. SKEINS.
Alamance Plaid Shirts, 25c
Domet Flannel Shirts, 30c
Big Job in Percale Laundricd, 40c
Vamsutta Muslin Unlaundried, 58c
WamMUtta Muslin Laundrid, 68c
New York Mills Unlaundried, 50c
A good Laundried Shirt, re en
forced back and sleeve, 3 ply linen
front, 58 cents, a great bargain
A big bargain in a nice line of
Flannel Overshirts at 1.18
For Hosiery in this department
see a special bargain offering.
Men's Guaze Underwear in beau
U'ul clear white at 15c
A better leader worth.soc. will go
at 25c.
An e'egant line of Balbnggan
Shirts and Drawers 38c, 48c,. 63c
and 75c, making the most attractive
line we ever offered.
We are having a great run on a
35c suspender at 10 cents.
A good silk faced Suspender at
25c.
AH kinds ol Suspenders up to 88c.
UMBRELLAS.
Umbrellas at your own price. We
must close 1000 Gloria Gold Cap
Umbrellas at some, price. They are
iii 26" and 28 inch goods; and worth
Ilc.aS and $1 50. Now to close this
ot you can take the 26 inch at 85c.
ud the 28 inch at os. We want
room for other goods and will close
. iM ' W think vnu haA
tor come at once, as the price ought
to move the 500 in one day,
NECK WEAR! NECK WEAR I
' Its the crreat specialty in this de
partmeot, and the - best skill of the
' b use b expended in selecting: the
most Dcauuiui guwu w m jvuuu,
and in having Scarfs and Four-in-
hands made just to suit , toe especial
taste 01 ine most lasuoiqus.
RmI beauties at 88c.. and on
down to any price you want.
oreat lot at 10 cents,
H0S1Y DEPARTX1EHT.
MISS MAGGIB DUFFIE.
5 rwoial naU tnr Hnsierv
Handkerchiefs lor everybody from 2
cents up. Gloves ot all kinds.
Solendid stock of verv fine Zeohvr
just received, 7 cents per ounce.
nracine, 13 cents per ounce; iuoa
seine, so cents per dozen ; Cheniel,
9f nta ner Hnrn
Hand Painted Silk Tides used for
decoration, elegant goods, $1.20 to
CLOTHING
BEN POWELL.
BAXTER YANDLE.
Our Clothing Department is and
always has been a success and is now
complete, with the exception ol a lew
dozen suits and a nice lot of fine
Striped and Plaid Pants, which will
arrive this week. We can fit all
sizes of men the tall and slim, the
short and stout the long stout and
the regular shapes. The styles in
both colors and cuts are very nobby
and tastily conceived this season, and
we are not behind in procuring them
only in one respect and that is to
your advantage. We were a little
behind other merchants in buying
our Spring Stock, and for this rea
son we have bought a stock 15 to 20
per cent less than they who bought
earlier. Crowds have stood around
our counters for the past two week
eager to select from the Durham
stock at 50 cents on the dollar until
it layabout all gone. True, we can t
sell you the new and regular stock
at so cents on the dollar but we can
and will let you have it at a saving
of at least 20 per cent cheaper than
you buy it elsewhere. It will pay
vou to see our business suits from
$7 50 up in all the latest patt ms in
Cheviots, Cassimeres, Flannels.
Thibets and Serges. A $j 70 Suit
will fit as neatly and perfectly as a
$ao 00 Suit. Fine Dress Suits.
bound or unbound in fancy and solid
worsteds, clay worsteds, broad wales,
in fact all the new, nobby fabrics.
All made by first class manufacturers
and fit equal to made to order gar
ments ' Our stock ol fine rants is
the largest and nicest we have ever
had, and can't be had in town for 20
pey cent, more money.
1 he above talk explanatory ol our
clothing stock is by Mr. Ben Powell,
who knows our stock thoroughly
and knows whereof he speaks. The
tremendous increase in our clothing
sales we think due to the great in
crease in the quantity and quality of
our stock. We carry the largest
and best clothing stock in the State,
and sell it for less monev.
SPECIAL SALES.
Yes, tbi is our special sale day.
We offered special things last week.
Some new thing daily and we offer
a special thing today.
Every item ever cut in price to
make a special sale remained at that
price until it was all out. Goods
offered last week at a sacrifice if not
sold will g at the same price or less
this week. We never to ud on
these specialties. We made the cut
to sell, not to decoy buyers and de
cieve them.
On Thursday we shall offer 100
dozen Men's Balbriggan Half Hose
at 10 cents. Bargain of bargains,
One case Men's Balbriggan Half
Hose, 15 cents. These are regular
5 cents goods.
One case Ladies' Solid Black
Hose, regular 10 cent goods, at 5c
Twenty five dozen Ladies' Pin
Stripe Hose, if cents, and 25 dozen
imported and very fine at 25 cents.
These are great leaders and all well
worth immediate attention.
AND LACES.
MIS-S NETTIE BRIARD.
MISS JENNIE STOUDEMYER.
MISS WITSON.
Since we broke all the records on
Corsets and sold the Racket at 48c
and the great Unbreakable at 58c.,
there has been no question about the
leadership on these goods. We of
fer the largest and best line in the
South.
This week e offer as a special
leader a black Corset, "The Flor
ence, worth $1.00, at 58 cens.
uazeue, 25
Romania, 48
Countess, 73
411. W. B. 88
390, W. B. 98
385. W B. $1.25
Watchspring, 1.25
R. & T , Misses'. 48
Child's Waists, 43
Beauty " 38
R. T. Ladies' Waists, 98
JERSEY JACKETS,
25 cents and up. We carry a fine
line and it is difficult to give an idea
of the stock on paper.
LADIES' COLLARS and CUFFS.
Collars. 5, 10 and 15c. Cuffs 7.
to and 15c Ruchings 5, 7, 10, 12c
and up. Vandyke Laces 18c.
GOSSAMERS.
Only fine goods in stock, $1.65 up
to f 2. 5a
Great reduction in all our Lace
stock to clean it up. Thousands of
yards will go now at less than cost of
importation. vn our hand-made
Torchons reduced from 10 and I2
cents to 8. See our Lace counter.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR.
One case Vests, 8 cents
11 11 11 18"
14 II II -, 41
24
33 "
We offer this week a great bar
gain in Ladies' Silk Vests at 7 s cts.
These goods bring $1.25 everywhere.
MUSLIN UNDDRWEAR.
Two lines one at 27 and one at
58 cents All kinds of garments in
each, and hundreds of pieces are
sold.
DRY GOODS
b. F. POWELL. SR.
WALTER FOLSOM
7.4 Sheeting 18c, to Sheetimr
25c, Barker Mills 4-4 Bleach 8c.
Great job in single bed quilts at
25c, Flannels. Cottonadca, Jeans,
Cassimeres. Prints. Sheet ings,paids.
&c. Great job in lassimere Rem
nants at 20 to 30c.
LINENS.
Towels 4c , 5c. iac,.t5Ci
i8c, 20c., 24c a5Ci 38c f and 40c
To close a large line of very fine
Towels, worth from 8c to 73d we
have made the sweeping reduction of
letting all goat 40c. - .
Another too dozen of the Y5 cent
Towels will be offered next week.
Turkey Red Damasks at 35c and
33c. is going rapidly. Sales in our
great cut price Linen goods sale hve
more than doubled any previous
galea, oicacncu mim 33V. ooc. v
760V 08c. jU:i8 and! $1.48. rjhese
are elegant goods. Doylers 30c.
up, 20' kinds, Great bargain in a
Cotton Towel at 5c, Russia Crash
7c. and 9c, worth iacand 15c
.' .1 iV'ft
1 Glass id Qneensware.
JOHN HARRELL.
FRANK MOSTBLLER.
It's a great stock of these goods
Ecu find in the basement. Remem
er we buv in large quantities, ship
in car load lots, save the expense of
casks and give back to our trade a
savin? of over J 200 prr car load.
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we nave just receivea a iry : mrc ut
Glassware from the factories and can
save you lots of money on these
goods.
Best Iron Stone Handled 1 eas 45c
Best C C 22C. up to 33c
Plates C C, 4 in. 13c, 5 in. 18c,
6 in. 23c, 7 in. 30c, and 8 in 32c
too dozen Iron Stone Plates 7 in.
35c and 8 in. 38c per set. A great
bargain.
Looking Glasses, full line.
. Tinware ot every description with
the great reputation in this depart
ment fully;,; sustained .. Prices will
tell and you get a great load for a
little in "this department
Tw4 hoop Cedar Buckets, aoc
Three hoop Cedar Buckets, 25c
Porcelain Kettles 40 to 80c.
Laundry Soap a to 4c-.
Tin TnfM Ht '
Hand Lamps, Painted Lamps.
Swinging Lamps, all kinds of Lamps
One lot of very fine 5 Lamps re
duced to $2.50.
Feather Dusters small, 5 cents
No. 3, 10 V
10, 20 "
12, 25 "
14. 30 "
16 40 "
Steel Fyirng Pans 5 cents.
Best stock of Glassware we have
ever offered. Send for price lists
from this department
TOILET SOAPS.
Castile, 5c
Imported Glycerine 5c worth 15c
Belmont, 4 cakes in box, 10c
Turkish Bath, per doz., 20c
Large line Toilet Soap. '
LAUNDRY SOAPS.
Basket, -42 oz., 3c
Defiance, 4c
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eig vaiue, 4c
Nickie uocks, 70c
" Alarm, $ 1 00
These are in fancy cases.
Photograph frames.
One lot Oil Paintings, all hand
wore, Great bargains, 43c
Brooms.
2 hoop painted Buckets, 10c
B '.sleets of all kinds, Traveling
Baskets, Toy Baskets, School Bas
kets, Lunch and Market Baskets,
Clothes Baskets, &c, &c
HARNESS.
HENRY FLETCHER.
Never in the history of Charlotte
hs this opportunity been offered
you. This special cost sale will be
krpt up in this Department lor 12
months, from Feb. 10. '00.
From February 10th, 1800, hun
dreds of sets of Harness, with Col
lars and Bridles, Saddles, &c , are
going out d?ily in every direction.
We are able to run this one depart
ment lor the benefit of the people at
cost for one year, and you have it
cheerfully and freely.
No. 5. Good set Single Buggy
Harness with breast collar ili inch
trace, $4 75. Ditto, with collar and
names, $5.75.
Home Made Harness, $6 25.
No. 7. One Gool Heavy Harness,
$7-5.
No. 11 A Nice Double Buggy
Harness, nicle trimmed, 15.00.
No 12. Knoxville Double Buggy
Harness, fancy creased le.ther,
17.50.
Double Wagon Harness, hip strap,
$ 1 2.50. Ditto, with Breeching,
$13-50
Plantation Saddles, $1.50.
No. 66 Hog Seat Saddles, $2.65.
No. 68. Black Quilt Seat, $2 9c
No. 70. Red Leather bkirr, $3.45.
No. 71. Quilt Seat, knee cufts,
$3 8a
No. 78. Black Quilt Sen, crown
seat, $5.75.
No. 102. Kip Fair Leather, 4- 75.
No. 108. Hog Se.it, McClelland,
U 50.
Beautiful Ladies Saddles, $4. 50.
Web Halters 18c., Blind Bridles,
40c , very heavy 75c, Duck Cloth
Collars 2 buckles, 30a, Heavy
Check Wagon Lines $i.2oand $1.40,
Leather Halters 75c. and $1.00,
Girths ioc and 15c, Grsingle 15c.
and 1 8c.
Come and see the goods and you
will be astonished at the prices you
can now buy.
MILLINERY
MISS MINNIK CRAMER. Trimmer.
MIS' BKRTHA EAGLE, ) Aaimnt
MISS ALICE SCHAFER, Ass,Un,
MISSHENNIS BLUM. .,Iik1,Hm
MISS RACHABXBLUM, ) S'ldl. .
Stock after stock has been bought
this season to keep up in this De
partment. Hundreds and hundreds
of Hats have gone out, and our
Trimmers have worked day and
night to keep up.
This week we open an entire new
line with all the latest things out. j
Nobby, new, stylish, elegant beauti
ful, and they go fast and faster.
About a.ooo Hats left, of the Great
Bargain in SuuHats at 10 cents.
We have made a great many cuts
In Ribbons and. Feat hers. Just m
ceived a large line of Veiling, One
lot Hand Painted Silk Scarfs 120 to
198 real beauUea''''
SHOES.
HARVSY HOOD.
W. J. HARRIGAN.
We have just added 4,000 to our
Shoe stock, bought from the closing
of the manufacturers season, and
shall sell as we bought. The appli
cation of this rule has built our Shoe
trade, as it has all our departments,
up to mammoth proportions. This
department often requires six sales
men to wait on our trade. We are
using every effort in this department
to lead the house, and under the
management ofthe wonderful worker
Harvey Hood, we shall not hesitate
to say to the leaders in other depart
ments, look out for your laurels or
your departments will be behind.
Two special bargains in Ladies Shoes,
one at 75c. per pair, the other 100.
You can secure bargains in either of
these, which are matchless.
i
Hess & Bros, fine hand made
Shoes, in all the latest styles, at less
than Hess & Bros sell to the trade.
Dress Goods.
JOHN DELANE.
CAPT. HAYNES.
MISS CARRIE FOLSOM.
MISS ANNIE GROSS.
We have certainly soi l Challies
enough to Hipp'v ail tl,H n trt of the
Carohnas. Satteens and White
Goods have gone out in very nearly
as great amounts. Why tber is
really no limit to the sales in Ging
hams, rercales, rou lards, Lawns,
Cham brays, &c.
We offer this week Solid Black
Organdies at 1 8c in stripes and plaids.
These are Gne goods and would be
cheap at 25c.
We shall continue our Challie sale
at 5c. per yard. Another case, love
ly patterns, this week. A splendid
line of Percales at 8w cents. A few
pieces yet of those 30 cent Satteens
at 20 cents.
The ereat piece sale of White
Goods, in 7 to 15 yard pieces, at 5c,
ioc. and i2c. Ins eclipsed all
other interests in White Goods.
These goods are really worth double
the money.
IK HATS 1 VALISES.
JINKS HARRELL.
CHARLES SHAFFER.
It is a wilderness of Staw Hats for
Men, Boys and Children. Broad
Brims and Narrow, all kinds of Hats.
We offer the greatest array of Hats
ever seen here. Through, our New
York house we buy direct from
manufacturers. The line between
Retailers and Wholesale dealers .is
distinctly drawn in mercantile life.
Manufacturers who sell the retail
trade cannot self the iobber. The
jobber to succeed must be protected
so tnai ne can scu me reiau aeaier.
No retail merchant can buy goods as
a iobber. He must have an interest
directly or indirecdy to ; reach the
marKeis mruuca . joooer or ms
right to buy at the prices named to a
jobber are cut oft and he can not get
the jobbers prices, and wjben you
hear a retail merchant teJlinjr of his
ability to buy goods in and. 01 bun
self just s a jobber buys, you, set
that down as a mistake. . If we could
not use our N w- York Hous we
should have ti dors our b- ,
CARPETS.
. HENRY FLETCHER.
1 CHARLES LYLES.
Tnuuntfv
Perhaps the most I remarkable
growth in all our great house is that
of our Carpet Department Thou
sands of yards jot all kinds of tarpets
g - out to every part of the country.
No unusual thing to send Carpets
one to two hundred miles.' Thela .'"ge
line and low prices, with all the new-
est ana De-ionerea, emoracmg every
thing in a hr-t class stock of Carpets,
contribute largely to make this w! -1
it is, the most attractive stock cf
Carpets in the Carolinas. . V i ,
China Mattings 10, I3.,l8r.24,and .
30 cent. All Won ingrains 40 to
62)4 Union Ingrains it 5 best
Cotton Ingrains 18 and 24. Hemp,
4 quarter, 10 and 15. Brussels 50
and up to 7j3r Velvet, a great
bargain, 90 cents. Moquet .wuion,
A.uxminscer Kemnano, suiiauic iur
Rugs, at 85 cents per yard, usually :
1 14 vards lone, and worth more than
double. Yard square Ingrain Rem-
nants 25 to 35. Ingrain Druggets.
all sizes, 55 and 60. Smyrna and
Velvet Rues in. great variety' A
very fine 4 by 7 feet Rug $5.50 aufi
ko. Velvet and Brussel Hassooks
60 cents. 10 pieces very best all
Wool, 3-ply Carpets 80 cents, worth
$t. 10. Carpet Linbg 4 cents. . Floor
Oil Cloth 25 to 30 cents per square
yard. A nice Rug at 40 centsa
leader. , ;'
Our Wholesale Deoartment is at
tended by Charles Lyles, Charles
Williams and Henry fletcher. ine
increase m our saies in wis iepaj la
ment is fully up with the great in
crease through all the house. Our
sales so far this year are fully 20 per
cent ahead of any previous year. '
HARDWARE.
TODD FOLSOM.
W
AjrOOa
Eureka Hand Saws, 45c:
Saw, 38c; W. C. &Co. Saw, t.05;
Hatchets, 25c, 38c, 43c and 48c;
Hammers, ioc. i sc 24c. 40c and
48c; Trace Chains, 35c per pair;
Long Handled bhovels, 38c and 48c;
Full line of Butts, Hinges and
Screws ; Auger Bits, uo to I inch, at
7c : for 6 i-6 ud to 21 ct for t i' ch :
Gun Caps, waterproof, cents ;
Blacking, ic and 5c ; Ink c ; Muci
lage, 4c; 12 boxes Miches, loo
eacn, ior ioc ; Aewpoonv 4cperaes
up ; Tablespoon? ioc tv s t up i 9
inch cast Shear. 6c 1 5 inch cast
Shear, 4c ; Gimlets, a for 3c ; 3 inch
Hand haw rues. 4c ; 4 vnnnd baw
Files, 5c ; 8 inch Saw FUv3. 13c ; 10
:k vt.ii c ir;t . nr1
uu iuui u a t9f- avw , . m
Shoe Thread, 6q ; Best S.ecl Shears,
6 inch, 25c ; 7 iach, 35c 5 8 inch,
4c ; Blind Hbes, 8c p r set; all
kinds Pocket Cutlery; 50 styles
Pocket Knives, 35c ; Tab e Cutlery,
full line, very cheap ; Sla as, 3, T, 8
and ioc ; British Bulldog Revolver,
2 00 ; Paint Brushes 5, 7, 16, 18,
24. 38 and 40 cents i Wood Pipes, 5,
7, 10. 15 and i8cs; Spirit levels, 33,
43, 48 and 58 cts; Monkev Wrenches,
Braces and ' Pkac ; Ca "pet Tacks
reduced to i cent ; Chlset', Squares,
Sw Handles, Well, Wheels, Shoe
Brushes. Wisp Brooms; Padlockv.
5, 8, 10, 14 and 1 8 ctnts f Zinc
Cooi s, Hone Brushes, Curr
Comba, Combination Tools j Te
Bells, 9, 15 and 24 cents Wardrobe
Hooks, 1 5c per doz; Sad Irons, 4?
per lb; Curtain Poles, complete, 25c;
Shades and Fixtures J . Kitchen
G.indstones. -
NbIiods ill station
HISS KATIE K0RTHXY.
Paper at 15 cents per pound.' AH
kinds , Note, Letter Cap, Bill an I
Legal Cap, Blotting Padt 5 and l
cents, Envelopes, abg bargain at 1
cent per pack,, all sbarv-s and styles,
Pins I cen, adamantine; Pins, 4
cents, brass ; Hair Pins, 100 good
pi os 4c , in a wooa oox.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Charles Lyle and Charts Wil
liams, General Managers.
Ben bhiekla JMoor Manager.
, Abb Harri I, Cashier. -Chtxk
Boys, Robf. Williams, WaN
ter Myers, James Shafcr, Ray I-aw-
, Luther Saerr.ll, rrirtcr,
, Jolm B-yd, Wrappvr. -;
If you want ' tl Vsf fill
p'accd iu any isint 4 CU irl-v
come ana et. our ci-.' rr ..
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