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1 ' I ' ,t ' ; X t ; J : ' , ' o ?. r .t F Ti 7 II A 1 1 1 1 JtLUti OTTB NE 1 i S 'J , , ii. i i mi. -nwwwi iiim-i .'mi mi y,i,ati,kmmimmimihmmm;, IIVOLUMEIII. CHARLOTTE, X. C, TUESDAY EVENING, APltIL 20, 1890. J - 1 i and in having Scarfs ,J Four in hands mad? just to suit the especial taste o! the must lastidious. Real beiuties at 88c, and on down to any price you want, , Great lot at 18 cents. Thoselwho Rave watched the phe nominal growth of our business and drank of the cooling waters of low prices we are K'V'"K know peifectly wtll the reasons for our rtat suc cess. It ii said there is not a house like it in the Nation doing the busi ness we are doing in a citv of 15,000 people. l ast week a gentleman came from Pittsburg on purpose to learn, if possible, the cause of our great tr.ide. After spending two da' s, he said to ihe writer he would not have missed it for an hundred d llars. He had gathered up new i leas ol business success. The truth js. our s'iccess has exploded the the ory and pJactlce of high prices, es tablished beyond doubt that the law of success in merchandise is that ol small profits and quick sales. That of rrducing the business to Cash, ol mastering witli Dollars when we bu and keeping the mastery when we we sell. I'.tdcr-biiy; Undersell. To every visitor we extend a end al l.jviiatiun 10 i Dim' and see us, to no all through our House, to get prues under the law 01 IX.IItr Valuations, and to buv a-i it wll pay y n to buy. A page s not not large enough to give in det.i l ..i-. ida ot our business To apprei Li e 11 y u most see it. e ol a lew We ajtpend isl - ol p mis in th V.(,l;.ii diputni -n: v M V .V. ' ' . I.I INs. Alamance Plaid Shirts, Domet Flanne' Shirts, Pig Job in Percale I.aundmd. Wamsutta Muslin Unlaiindricd. Vaiii-ult Mus'in l,avnuii ;' d, New Yo'k Mill? I'nl in. .dried, m 1 1 MISS MAGGIE UUKFIE. See special sales for Hosiery. Handkerchiefs lor everybody from 2 cents up. Gloves ot all kinds. Splendid stock of very fine Zephyr just received, 7 cents per ounce. Aracinc, 13 cents per ounce; Riba scine, 20 cents per dozen ; Cheniel, 20 cents per doz-n. Hand Painted Silk Tides used for decoration, elegant goods, 1.20 to $1.98. 2SC Vc 40c 5 fiSr soc A good l.aundtied M m, re en forced back and s'ee e. 3 plv linen front, ,si cents, a great baig-on. A big bargain in a nice line ol Flannel Overshirts at 1.1S For Hosiery in this department gee a speci tl bargain offering. Men's Guaze Underwear in beau tiful clear white at 15c A better leader woith 50c. will go at 25c. An e'egant line of Hdbriggan Shirts and Drawers 38c, 48c, 63c and 75c, making the most attractive line we ever ofiered. We are having a great run on a 25c suspender at 10 cents. A good silk taccd auspenuer ai 25c. All 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 in 26 and 28 inch goods, and worth iU.25 and $1 50. Now to close this ot you can take the 26 inch at 85c. and the 28 inch at 95. We want room for other goods and will close these sure. We think you had bet ter come at once, as the price ought to move the 500 in one day, NECK WEAR! NECK WEAR! Its the great speci dty in this de HEN POWELL. BAXTER YANDLE. Our Clothing Department is and always has be"n a success and is now complete, with the exception ol a lew dozen suits and a nice lot of fine Striped and Plaid Pan's, which will arrive this week. We can tit all sizes of men the tall and shm, the short and stout, the long; stout and the regular shapes. The styles in both colors and cuts are very nobby and tastily conceived thi3 season, and we are not behind in procuring them jnly 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 percent, lean than h.y who bought earlier. Crowd- n vc stood around our counters foi ihe past two weeks t a .1 r V 1 eager to se:cct nom me uurnam slick at 50 cents on t e doll r until ( is about all gone. Tru?, we can't -ell you the new ai d regu'ar s'ock .it 50 cnts on the dollar but we can ,nd will let you hve it at a saving ot at leasi 20 per cnt. cheaper than you buy it elsewhere. It will pay outos"e our business suits from 50 up in all the latest put rns in Cheviots, Cassimeres, Flannels. Fhibets and Serges A $7 70 Suit will lit as nf-atly and pe-fecdy as a $10 00 Suit Fine Dress Suits, hound or unbound in fanev and solid worsteds, c av worsteds, broad wales in fact all the new. noSbv fabrics. All m ule bv tirst clas-. m oupaoiurers i id fa equal to made to order gar ments Our stock of fine Pants is the largest and nicest we have ever had, and can't be had in town lor 20 pev cent, niive money. The above t iik explanatory of 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 d-ie io the great in crease in the quantity and quality ol Mir stork. We carry the largest and best clothing stock in the State, and sell it lor less monev. SPECIAL SALES. Yes, this is our special sale day. We offered special things last week. Some new thing daily and we ofier a special thing today. Every item ever cut in price to mak a special nie remained ;t that price uijfif it was all out. Goods offered last week ;tt a sacrifice if not sold will go at the same pric e r less his wee!:. We neve-r o up on tljese speci dties. We made me cut to seh, not to decoy buyers and de cieve them. un inursaay we snail otter 100 dozen Men's Balbriggan Half Hose at 10 cent?. Bargain of bargains, One case Men's Balbriggan Half Hose, 15 cents. These are regular 25 cents goods. One case Ladies' Solid Black Hose, regular 10 cent goods, at 5c. Twenty five dozen Ladies' Pin Stripe Hose, 17 cents, and 25 dozen imported and very fine at 25 cents. These are great leaders and all well worth immediate attention. CLOTHING CORSETS AND LAGES. 25 48 73 88 98 25 25 48 43 3 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 " 10, 20 " 12, 25 " 14. 3o " 16 40 " Steel Eying Pans 5 cents. Best stork o G'a.ssware we have ever onVroei. ! end for pri e lists from tnis department. TOILET SOAPS. Castile, Imported Glycerine 5c worth 15c Belmont, 4 cakes in box, Turkish Bath, per doz., Large line Toilet Soap. LAUNDRY SOAPS. Basket, 12 oz., Defiance, Big Value, Nickle Clocks, " Alarm, These are in fancy cases. Pnotograoh frames. One lot Oil Paintings, all hand work, Great bargains, Brooms. 2 hoop painted Buckets, 10c Baskets of all kinds, Traveling Baskets, Toy Baskets, School Bas kets. Lunch and Market Baskets, Clothes Baskets, &c, &c. 5c IOC 20c 3c 4C 4C 70c $1 00 SHOES 43c MISS NETTIE BRIAKD. 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 goos. We of fer the largest and best line in the South. This week we offer as a special leader a black Corset, "The Flor ence, wortn J.1.00, at 58 cents. Gazelle, Romania, Countess, 411, W. B. 390, W. B. 3H5, W H. $1 Wairhspring, 1 R . & T . M sses'. Child's Waists, Beauty R & T. Ladies' Waist-, JERSEY JACKETS, 2s cents and up W'e cany a fine line and it is dilhcu't to giv e an idea of the stock on paper. LADIES' COLLARS and CUFFS. Collars, vv 10 and 15c. Cuffs 7. 10 and 15c Ruehiiigs 5, 7. 10, 12c. and up. Vandyke Laces iSc. GOSSAMERS. Only tine goods in stock, $1.65 up to f 2 50 Great reduction in all cur Lace stock to e'ean it up. Thousands ol yards wnl go now at less than cost of importation. All our hand-made T irchons reduced from 10 and 12 cents to 8. See our Lace counter. LADIES' UNDERWEAR. One case Vests, 8 cents IS " 24 " 3.1 We offer this week a great bar gain in Lades' Silk Vests at 75 cts. I These goods bring 1.25 every u here. MUSLIN UNDDRWEAR. Two lines one at 27 and one at 58 cents All kinds of garments in each, and hundreds of pieces are o'd HARNESS. HENRY FLETCHER, Never in the history of Charlotte has this opportunity been onered you. This special cost sale will be kept up in this Department lor 12 months, from Feb. 10, "90. From February 10th, 1890, hun dreds of sets of Harness, with Col lars and Bridles, Saddles, &c , are going out dily in every dheetion. We are able to run this one depart ment for the benefit of the people at cost for one year, and you have it cheerfully and freely. No. 5. Good set Smgie Harness with breast collar, 1 trace, $4 75. Ditto, with co.i hames, $5 75. Home Made Harness, $6 :i No. 7. Oue Goo I Heavy H 7 .So. No. 11 A Nice Double Buggy Harness, nickle tiimmed, 15 00. No 12. Knoxville Double Buggy Harness, fancy creased leither, Double Wagon Harness, hip strap, Si2 ,so. Ditto, vith B:" evhing, $3 5 Plan'aMon Saddles. 1.5 " HARVEY HOOD. v. j. harrk; v. We have just added 4 o"o to our Shoe stock, bought frm the cl-smg ol the manul ictirers seison, and shali sell as we bough. The appli cation of this rule has built our Shoe tr.ide, as it has all oar departments, up to mammoth proportion;. This department oiten requires six sales men to wait on our trade. We are using every eflort in this department to lead the house, and under the minagementof the 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. Hess & Bros, fine hand matte Shoes, in all the latest styles, at less than Hess & Eros sell to the trade. 1 us?cy s inch tr and raess, Dress Goods. JOHN DELAN'E. CAPT. HAYNES. MISS CARRIE 1 OLSOM. MISS ANNIE GROSS. We have certainly sold Challies enough to supply all this part ol the Carolinas. Satteens and Wh'le Go hIs have gone out in very nearly as great amounts. Why ther is ready no limit to the sales in Ging hams, Percale, Foulards, liawns, Chambrays. Stc. We orler this week Solid Black Organdies at 18c in stripes and plaids. These are fine go ids and would be cheap at 25c. We shall continue our Challie sale at 5c. p-r yard. Another case, love ly patterns, this week. A splendid line of Percales at S1 ; cents. A few CARPETS. 4 HENRY ELKTCHKR, CHNRI.VS LYLES. T M WORLV.Y. . Perhaps th' moit remarkable ; ' growth in all o. r great" hOase is that , A our Carper t ). panir.ert. ' Th6u- 1 iaivS v,.r ! . i a I k .ns of Carpets t ' ' , giout to every p-rt of -he country." ' i. . Mo unusual thing to s nd CarpttS , " one to two hum, -ed miles. The large' ' line and low paces, with al! theneuN, ' est and be-t oft-red envracing every -tiling in a fir t dass stock of Car pete, ' ' ' contribute largely to makff this what it is, the most attractive stock ijfi Carpets in tfie Carolinas. -'."t"'- - China Mattings 10, 13. 18, 2 and" . 30 cents. All Wol Ingrains 40 10 62V2. Union Ingrains 42- besL''" Cotton Ingrains 18 and 24. Hemp,' 4 quarter, 10 and 15. Brussels 50 and upUo. 87 3. Velvet, a great bargain, 99 cents. Moquet, Witlon, Auxminster Remnants, suitable lor Rugs, at 85 cetits per yard, usually 1 y2 varus long, and worth more than double. Yard square Ingrain Rem - . nants 25 to 35. Ingrain Druggets, ' all sizes, 55 and 60. Smyrna and ' 1 Velvet Rugs in great variety. A ' very fine 4 by 7 feet Rug $5. 50 and $6.50. Velvet and Brussel Hassooks 60 cents. 10 Di'eces verv best all Wool, 3-ply Carpets 80 cents, worth It. 10. Carpet Lining 4 cents. Floor' 1 Oil Cloth 25 to 30 cents per square yard. A nice Rug at 40 cents u leader. Our Wholesale Department is at- . tended by Charles Lyles, Charles Williams and Henry Fletcher. The increase in our sales in this Depart ment is fully up with the great in crease through all the house. Our sales so tar this ear are fully 20 per cent ahead oi any previous year. 1 ff T0UU FOLSOM. Saw, 38c; W. C. &CO Saw, $t.ofa: Hatchets, 25c, 38c, 40 and 480.;., Hammers. lor 1 ;e ?r jrv inrfV 1 48c ; Trace Chains, 35c per pair.; Long Handled Shove's. 38c and 48c; Fu'l line of Butts, Hinges acd ' Sircw-, ; Auer Bits, ULito 1 inch, at 7c ; tor 6 1 6 u p to 24 cts for 1 i ch; jin Caps, waterproof, 4 rents ; Blacking, ic and 5c ; Ink, 3c ; Muci lage, 4c ; 12 boxes Matches, loo each, for 10c ; Teaspoons. 4: per set up ; Tablespoons 10c oer set up ; 9 inch cast Shear, 6c ; 5 inch cast Sheir, 4c ; Gimb'ets. 2 f jT 3" ; 3 inch Hand sw Files, ac : 4 in Hand Saw Files, 5c ; 8 inch aw Files, 13c; io! ; '' inch Mill Sa Files. iSc ; liarbor's j' Best steel Shears, She)e Thiead, 6c Hog Seat S.iddb's, .(15. Black Quilt Seat, fi2 9c. Red Leather Skirt. 3 45. Q.iilt Scat, knee cuds, DRY GOODS U. F POWELL, SR. WALTER KOLSOM 7-4 Sheeting 18c, 10 4 Sheeting 25c, Barker Mills 4-4 Bleach 8ic. Great job in single bed quilts at 25c. Flannels. Cottonades, Jeans, Cashmeres. Prints, Sheetings, Plaids, Sic. Great job io' Cassimere Rem nants at 20 to 30c. LINENS. Towels 4C.,,5c, 10c, i2c., 15c, 1 8c. 20c.. 24c, 25c , 38c, and 40c To close a large line of very fine Towels, worth from 48c- to 73c, we have made the sweeping reduction of letting all go at 40c. Another 100 dozen ol the is cent Towels will be ofleied next ekjiolt) line. partmcnt, and the best skill of tbW 20 kinds, (ireat bargain in house is expended iii selecting. m most beautiful coodj to be' i, Turkev Red Da.skt'?Sv;. and 33c. is going rapidlyf Sales In .our great cut price Onen good sale hive more .thajfT doubled any previous sale. yRU ached Dama-ks ssc , 68c, rficSc.. 1.I8 and $1.48. These m$ elegant goods, Doylers 30c. Cotton Towel at 5c,,, Russia Crash 7c. and gc, wortft iac ana 15c, No. 66 No. 68 N. 70 No. 71. 3 8o- No. 78. Black Quiit Seat, crown sat, $5 75 No. 10a. Kip Fair Leather. 4 75 No 18. Hog Seat, McCtelUnd, $4 50. Beautiful Ladies Saddles, $4. 50. Web Hahtrs iSc , B ind bridles, 400 , very heavy 75c , Duck Cloth Collars 2 buckles, 30c, He ivy Check Wagon Lines $1 20.uKlM.40. Leather Halters 75c and $1 00, Girths ioc. and 15c, Cirsingle 15c. and 18c. Come ant! see the goods and you w ill le astonished at the prices you can now buy. pieces yet ol those 30 cent Satteens . '" ... , at "o cents W rth,,d H,")ss. 8c per set; all The great piece sale of White J"01, ,l'.kct ' "' ,5 Goods, in 7 to is yard pieces, at sc.. , 1 Kri rvves, c ; laoic .wvryt io". and i2''.'C. . hs eclipsed all other interevs in White Gools These goods are really worth double the monev. lull line, very a.eup ; Slates 1, a and ie ; Bn isli Bulldog Kc-oler, $2 ivi ; Paint B oshes. 5, 7, 16, 18, 24, 38 and 40 cents ; Wood Pipes, 5, 7 10. 15 and iSc ; Spirit Levels, 33, 43, 48 and 58 cts; Nfonk.n Wrenches, Braces and Plan tea ; Carpet Tacks reduced to 1 ccr.; ; Chisels, Squares, Saw Handles, Well Wheels, Shoe Brushes. Wisp Brooms ; Padlocks,, Zinc Curry S, 10, 14 and 18 cents Horve Brushes, Con Glass and Qnsware. JOHN HARRELI., f RANK MOSTF.L.LKR. It's a if rt&t Stock of these goods yqi And in th, basemeQt. Rewem bet w buy in largp quantities, ship b car load lot?, save the expense of casks and give back to our trade a saving of over $aoo per car load We have just received a larg: nne 01 Glassware lrom the factories and can save you lots of money on these goods. Best Iron Stone Handled leas 45c Best C. C. 23C. up to 33c. Plates C C, 4 in. 13c, 5 n lSc. 6 in. 23c, 7 in. 30c, and 8 in 32c too dozr-n iron Stone nates 7 in. 35c and 8 in. 38c. per set. A great bargain MILLINERY MISS MINNIE CRAMER, Trimmer. MISS HFRTHA EAGLB, MISS ALICE SCHAFER. MISS HENNIB BLUM, MISS RACHAEL BLUM, Assistants. SalesUdica. Tinware ot cverv descriotion with the great reputation in this departs ment fully sustained. ' Prices ' will tell mid you yet a great load for a little in this department Two hoop Cedar Uuckets, 20c. Three h..opGdr Uuckets, 25c. Porcelain Kettles 40 to 80c. 1 Laundry Soap 3 to 4c, k , .; 1 111 ivuhKiitij.i 1 . 1 "' "V(vU 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 ent're new line with all the latest things out. Nobby, new, stylish, "elegant beauti fulfan d they go fast and faster. Atutjoo Hts left of the Great Bargain In jun Hats at 10 cents. We have mada great many cuts hu Ribbons and Feathers. -Just re. ceived a large line f Veiling. ..One hut Hand Painted SuV Scarfs, no to 13 real beauties. . , ; MEN'S HATS 1 VALISES. JINKS HARRKLL CHARLES SHAFFER. It is a wilderness of Staw Hats for Men, Boys and Children. Broad j Brims and Narrow, all kinds of Hats We offer the greatest array of Hats eversten 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 canriot sell the jobber. The jobber to succeed must be protected so that ne can sen tne retail dealer No retail merchant can buy goods as a jobber. He must have an interest directly or indirectly to reach the markets through a jobber or his right to buy at the prices named to a jobber are cut of) and he can not get the jobbers prices, and when you hear a retail merchant telling of. bis aoUity tQ buy goods in and of hltiS, eif Ju.t os jbbt;r puys, yo set not out New Yoifc Ilms; ihou'd have t ) t' r r I - : -. ..Mi!el Comb-,, Bells, q Hooks, per lb ; Cuit ti .1 Poles, complete, 35c: c 1 t.'r-L ... jiwuct rt'm ruium , rv iicneu GristCMS nnd anon tools ; Tea lsarti .-4 cents; Wardrobe 1 v !' r doz : Sad Irons, ac i. Mm si Staiiarp MISS K ATIE NORTH EY. All Paper at u cents oer oound. kind Note, Letter Cai. Bill nH I egal Cap, Bloitinif Padi and 10 cents, envelop s, a big bargain at I cent per pack, all shapes and styles. fins 1 cent, adamantine; Pins, 4 cent, brass; Hair Pio?joo aood '" pms 4c , in a wood box. J 'V ' 1, . 1 r "V MISCELLANEOUS MENTION. Charles Lyles and Charles Wi' Hams, General Managers, , ' Ben Shiekls Flwr Manager. Abb Harri l, Cashier. lit Chrck Bovs, Robr. Williams, Wfai 1 ter Myers, Jim s Shafert Ray Law-' ing. . fi. 1 " v '' Luther Shernll. rrintu,v t ' ' 1, John Bnjrd, Vyrapjr, , If ynu w;.it ro se the bv-t filed places in auy bnuV.. la Charlotte come and ie our check boys.
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