Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, December 19, 1922, Page Page Three, Image 3
IN THE DAYS OF WITCHES
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Curious Mental Attitudes of Old Time
Folks.
WHOLE PEOPLE WENT ALMOST CRAZY
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Even the Judges on the Bench Lacked
Intelligence and Character tc Withstand
the Peculiar Superstitions of
the Day?Some of the Old Trials ReCalled.
The celebration of the two hundred
and fiftieth anniversary, of the first
church at Danvers, Mass., recoils the
fact that it was in this church the socalled
"Saletn witchcraft craze" had
its beginning: in 1692, when E>anvers
was a part of Salem and known' as
Salem Village.
The first case of witchcraft in Ba
* sex county, however, was that or"Airs.
Morse of Newberry, who, in 1680. was
tried in the local court and convicted.
But her life was spared throuftv the
clemency of Governor Bradstreet. who
first sentenced her to be hanged and
then twice reprieved her sentence, in
spite of the protest of the house of
deputies. She was granted a new trial,
at which she was acquitted.
Had Governor Bradstreet not been
superseded by Sir William Phipps, un1
der the new charter, it is doubtful if
the Salem witchcraft craze would have
spread into any such holocaust of suffering
and terror as the whole colony I
was obliged to endure for several j
years. As Winfleld F. Nevlns says in
his "Witchcraft of Salem Village in
1692".
"In 1692 as in 1680, he (Governor,
Bradstreet) dared to resist the ?lamors
of a misguided people and judiciary
and an unlearned, superstitious populace.
Had Governor Phipps possessed
his Intelligence and firmness, the harvest
of death on Witch hill woukl not
have formed a part of our early American
history."
Judges Worst of All.
It is a curious fact in this witchcraft
craze in Salem, as in Boston and in
Virginia and South Carolina?or wherever
it was rampant?that the judiciary
were infected with the virus of the
delusion as badly as any other people
*' 'a- T* * U w
in xne community, n iinvcwuit, iw
judicial mind seemed to crystalize the
intolerance, prejudice and fanaticism
that marked the craze.
Of course, some excuse for this?
from a legal point of view?inay': be
found In the existing English law& oh
witchcraft and the' court procedure
that was clearly defined for such trials j
in 1692. And possibly some credit I
should be given such men as Jdjfge j
Samuel Sewall, who eventually saw
the absurdity of the whole thing, but
not until many had suffered death or
torture by their decisions.
"What gives interest at this .time to
the craze that started In the home 6f
the Rev. Samuel Parris, pastor of the
First church in Danvers, is the manner
in which it started and spread untiV
the jails were so full of victims t^iat
the authorities were puzzled what 'to
do with them or how to maintain them.
When you read the evidence in these
old witch cases you find things mixed
and jumbled together in a sort of hell
broth," such as the witches in "Macbeth"
bi wed. Things that are credited
today to epilepsy, suggestion, hynosis,
neurasthenia or nervous exhaustion,
wer; then liable to bring one to
the gallows.
In Enerland as late as 1718. a Mrs.
Hicks and her daughter, 9 years old j
were hanged in Huntington "for selling J
their souls to the devil, tormenting
and destroying the neighbors and raising
a storm, so that ships were almost
lost?by pulling off her stockings and
making a lather with soap."
Wealth Brought No Exemption.
As a rule in Great Britain, however,
it was th( eccentric people in towns.
and remote places that were usually
stamped as witches, while at Salem
8ny person or class was liable to come
into the dragnet. Ministers squires
and merchants and their wh ^s were
as apt to be "named" and "c. ted out"
as the most menial in the community". J
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J. M. BP
IN A
WHEN YOU ARE !
CHRISTMAS SUP!
LARGE, VERY VA
RIGHT FOR FAST
$ WE HAVE A LARGE ]
Jg Watches and Jewell
in quality and attra<
M Here are Watch Ch
S Pins, Kings of all ki
? emblems?all of it h
TOYS, CANDIES, FRO
Are here in great v
35 and desires of every
S Store. You will not
ft ter what you are loo
JL gifts for young or c
| WE HAVE FIREWOR:
flr Everything the bov
ft Fireworks, and the]
? tliincs for Santa Ch
I J. M. BF
M 11 East Liberty St.
One of the wealthiest and most er
terprising merchants of Salem wj
Phillip English. In fact, he was sai
to be the richest man in the colonic
id 1692, and had at that time the fine;
mansion in Salem, which stood for IS
years. To the mansion at 11 o'cloc
one Saturday night came the hig
sheriff and deputy and attendants, dc
manding admittance and the person c
Mrs. English, whom they "cried out.
The officers came into the bed chain
bcr, and, opening the curtains, rea
the mittimus, and ordered Mrfe. Eng
lish to arise. She refused and the
put a guard around the house.
The next day she went with the offi
cers and was confined for six week
in the front room of a public hous<
the Cat and Wheel, under guarc
Three times a day her husband wa
permitted to see her and at the end c
the six weeks he, too. was arrested.
They were sent to Boston and wit!
the aid of powerful friends were smug
gled to New York where they wer
kept in hiding until the "storm" blev
over.
But to come back to the beginninj
of the craze in the home of Rev. Sam
uel Parris of the First church. H<
was the center of the excitement fo
some urire. nr, uau ucch a uiciuuui?
[ in the West Indies before he took u]
the ministry, and when he came ti
Salem he brought with him two ser
vants from the Barbadoes, a younj
woman named Tltuba and her hus
I band?half Indian and half negro.
A Servant's Voodoo Rites.
'She was familiar with some of tht
Voodoo rites practiced by fhe negroei
on the West India islands and she en
tertained Pastor Parris' children witl
some of the practices at times. Othei
t children in the neighborhood joinct
the Parris children in the kitchef
v/here Tituba entertained them witl
her crooning, her fortune telling, etc.
It wasn't long* before the strangt
powers of Tltuba were whisperec
about and her works and influenc<
over the children were regarded ai
devilish. The children began to aci
strangely?or people thought they die
?and after a time Mr. Parris called t
meeting of ministers of the neighboring
parishes to investigate and pray
This stirred up some of the eccentric
and weaker minded people in th<
community and then all sorts of stories
were broadcast and Salem Villag<
was a ferment of gossip?gossip thai
became more and more exaggerated
and included besides TitubA and hei
husband, John Indian, several womer
in the village, including Sarah Good
Sarah Osbun and Bridget Bishop.
.L#eaaing ciuzens luugeu
and the accused were examined in tht
First Meetinghouse?which gives th<
house its fame in this respect. The
children named Tituba, Sarah Gooc
and Sarah Osbun as their "chief tormentors."
Sarah Good was about 70 years old
the wife of a laborer, a melancholy
distracted woman. She was the flrsl
to stand trial and was placed in th(
Ipswich jail ten miles way, frorr
whence she was brought on horsebacl
every morning .and returned everj
evening over rough roads the flrsl
week of March, 1692.
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A Minister a Victim.
The trial ended several months
later in the death by hanging of Bridget
Bishop, Sarah Good, Sarah Wildes
Rebecca Norse and two others.
Friday, August 19, Rev. George Burroughs,
who had been minister of th<
First church, and George Jacobs, 8<
years old, of the village, were among
Ave hanged. September 22 eight mor<
were hanged. Two women died ir
prison, one of whom was 106 years old
and had been accused by her owi
daughter.
> Giles Corey was pressed to death be
cause he would not plead to his indict
ment. The law permitted torture unti
the victim either pleaded or died.
It was not until October that the re>
action set in, and then only becaust
nearly every family, high and low, hat
been made to feel the effects of th<
craze and the ruthless authority of th<
I law.
I Strangely enough, Tituba escape*
:ep |
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SHOPPING FOR YOUR
PLIES-OUR STOCK S
.RIED AND IS PRICED fj
' SELLING V
LINE OF? Jj
y that is attractive, good p,
itively priced. $J
ains, Cuff Buttons, Stick Jj
nds, including Fraternity ?
igli class jewelry. %
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ariety to meet the wants p
' one. Come early to this $
be disappointed, no mat- *
king for, if it is Christmas P
Id. $
KS FOR BOYS? j
' or the girl will want in
ti there are lots of other J
tus to ]>ick from. j
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YORK, S. C. I
i- Cruelty in Names.?The ancient
is myth that Governor Hogg, of Texas,
d named one of his girls "Ima" and the
!8 other "Ura" is explained in a recent
it letter to the New York Times by Mrs.
iO Ellen Maury Slayden, of Chnrlottesk
i ville. Governor Hogg had only one
h daughter, it is stated. She was, Mrs.
- Slayden writes, "unfortunately called
>f Ima by her mother, who had some
" sentimental attachment to the name
- and her parents never realized the
d disadvantage of it until she went to
- school and the children began to make
*? c~ - ?- ~ r * * * 1/1 V?n vo ltno rt 11 n _
.Y I 14II U1 41. IJUl .1 ..UUIU
true to the characteristics of her fam
ily to retreat under fire, so Mi3s Hogg
s kept her name, and, in spite of all
, temptation, continues to keep it and to
I. prove that there's nothing in a name
a as a handicap to the right sort of perif
son," Probably the girl's rpother pronounced
Ima as Eema, not as "I'm a";
h consequently her choice of the name
- may not have been as cruel as it
e sounds. But what is to be said of the
v Southwest Virginian, Blazes, who
death. In fact, she never got a court
trial, but was kept 13 months in pric
son.
p
t After it was all over, the attainder
which attached to the victims and
^ their families were removed and many
of the families of the victims were
given a financial compensation for the
" wrongs done. That is more than was
ever done in Europe.
But it is not because of the witchcraft
craze that the First church is to
? celebrate its 250 years of existence. It
3 has had a worthy history, and this it
will celebrate.?A. J. Phillpott in Bosi
ton Globe.
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KID GLC
We handle one of the Best makes
the First in Quality?THE CE
we can give them to you in a
Black, Brown and White
The CHAMOISETTE Glove in B1
Short and Fielder Styles Pric<
BATH R
In a Beautiful Range of Colors in
Children and Ladies
Children's BATH ROBES?Sizes 6
Ladies' Heavy BATH ROBES in I
to the MEN: You are going to
a pretty New Bath Robe for
is the best time?Look at thi
?Priced
JEWELRY AND
HERE is a partial list of some of
ELTIES that we have to offei
' *? EAR RINGS
5 WA BROOCHES
) BP- BRAD NECKLACES
, 3* PEARL NECKLACES
VANITY CASES
J ? BAR PINS
> CUFF PIN SETS
' J* BRACELETS -~
2? CHILDREN'S RINGS
; M TOILET G
1 5a We have added a wonderful lot
GOODS Dept.?Toilet Goods s
PERSIAN SOAP?White and Pin
2 ? ARROW LAUNDRY SOAP
1 52 LENOX LAUNDRY SOAP
2 X& PRIDE WASHING POWDER .......
FINE TOILET
J kU Many different kinds?All STANE
I PALM OLIVE FACE POWDER
j| Powders on the market
ji ' Imported French Made LEMON C
Ik Toilet W;
?i 5a Many different kinds and perhaps
K j fitr particularly prefer?Priced
* 5* 50 CTS
jj gj Mounted Hani
& Oemitifiil Ivory Mounted HAND
it 5a sizes and shapes?Priced
| 1 TOWELS ! 1
^ Wc Specialize in TOWELS all t
5 ; *lA the Money
$ <$[. PLAIN TOWELS?All Sizes
SlWij MAHTEX TOWKL5, VV ASM I
V fiCr TOWKLS?There are none
^ 2# s*a) unii't,,( a,'e w?r
| ! ** WASH CLOLTHS
v ~tt BATH MATS
^ ALL LINEN HUCK TOWELS ....
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| & WE HAVE OUR "TOY
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I jj WE CANNOT BEGIN
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I thought it a clever joke to christen his I
daughter Helei ? And what can ex- | (
plain the spirit that has made Pine i !
Coffin a name in Great Britain for 1
more than one generation??Richmond I
News-Leader. ]
Beasts and Reptiles.?According to
| statistics received from India 3,360 (
persons were klled by wild animals in ,
British India during 1921 against 3,633 j
! in the previous year. ?
?
Ask
Anyone
Ask anyone you know
which is the highest
Quality baking powder
and almost invariably
they will tell you ROYAL.
"My cakes are 100% better
since 1 bought that can of
Royal," writes one delighted
user, and everywhere?
among your friends, neighbors,
relatives?you will
hear similar commendations*
Royal Contains No Alum
Leaves No Bitter Taste
mmmsmmmmmmmmcammmmammmmmm
TMAS ;
for Disci
LY AND AVC
IVES
- ? No Houseki
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TABLE RL
Linen I
LINEN' TA
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I All Linen 1
TABLE HI
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Every Won
beautiful styles. This a prett;
buy your Better Half JK ?*
Santa Claus?Now M All Linen
s fine assortment? a ?
*3.98 to *6.50 ? A? L|nen ,
NOVELTIES 1 ' "ndhi?
the JEWELRY and NOV g Ladles' A LI
r you: fj
50 and 59 CTS. 2
50 and 59 CTS. * What is m
59 and 98 CTS. X
98 CTS. to $3.50 ? MOse'
50, 59 and 98 CTS. ? wi*h O:
.... 25, 50, 59, and 98 CTS. 8
? CTS. g SILK FIBF
50 and 98 CTS. g. White_
50 and 59 CTS M
25 and 50 CTS. 3 PURR TH1
Some \
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of Soap to our TOILET ? CHILDItE!
ire always in favor
* ok rTQ Sv
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Three for 10 CTS. 8 J?
Three for 10 CTS. S ?
Three for 10 CTS. ft SLIP"ON *
g boys- KEi
SOAPS M Colored Bo
)akd MAKES ft COTTo'.NM
0, 12, 15 and 25 CTS. Cako ft SILK TIE?
?One of tho nicest ft KNIT TIK
48 and 75 CTS. 3 for Mo
'REAM _..75 CTS. 5
?
aters ft
t THE KIND that you $i What'Sw??
Sv er, Wif
>., 98 CTS., $1.25 and $1.50 |S DRESSES
i n/r fi i" tlie
i Mirror. ft
MIRRORS Different ? v and
$1.50, $1.93 and $2.50 8
_ , J? Good Warn
'OWELS ! ft fectlv .
he time?The Biggest for
54
10, 15, 19, 25 and 39 UTS. Si v*n<?t ???
2LOTHS and BATH Pretty
better and the colors 5? Porto Rica
n out? ?
50, 68, 79 and 93 CTS. ft Porto Ricai
10 and 15 CTS 5* *n(|,s.0'
.. fi ash Sati
$1.50 and $1.98 lace tri
$1.38 ^ GOWN'S?.
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TO TELL YOU WHAT V/E ]
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Tigers were responsible for 1,454 1
leaths, leopards for 560, wolves for i
556, bears for 69, elephants for 70 and I
lyenas for 10. The loss of human life .
from snake bites fell from 20,043 in
L920 to 19,396 in 1921.
? Among the most marvelous nieces
>f recent art is the new bronze statue
>f Theodore Roosevelt unveiled, in
Portland, Oregon, a short time ago.
I'he figure of the ex-President and his ;
ci Tr.r.r
JUViVllJi
iminatir
>ID THE RUS
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TABLE RUNNERS
jeper has all the pretty TABLE RUNNE
?nt?Look at Ours?They are beautiful?
nod TABLE RUNNERS
TNNERS?All Lace, Linen Hemstitched,
^ace Trimmed - -BLE
RUNNERS?Scalloped and Embroi
ced
'ABLE RUNNERS?Hemstitched
INNERS?Brown Linen and Lace, W
nd Colored Lace $1.48 i
LUNCHEON SETS
ian Wants to and Does Entertain Someti
i LUNCHEON SET always comes in nic
beautiful for Gifts
LUNCHEON SETS?Brown, Green, 1
'an and Oyster?Scalloped edges?One (
Mats?Two sizes
LUNCHEON SETS?White, scalloped, f
lue and some with White edges?One C
Mats?Two sizes
L. LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS 15, 25 and
HOSIERY ! HOSIERY!
ore acceptable to a Lady than a nic<
Wool and Silk HOSE are just what th
xfords. We have them for You?
98 CTS.)
IE HOSE in Black, Brown, Nude, Gray
-Priced per pair 48 CTS to
READ SILK HOSE?JJiacK, urowii, ?i
rith Clocks?Others Plain?Priced
$1.50, $1.98 i
OTTON HOSE 10 CTS. and
s'S COTTON HOSE _.... 10 CTS. and
SUGGESTIONS
or Boys and Young Men
SWEATERS?Priced at $2.98, $4.98 i
SULAIl SWEATERS?Priced? 98 CTS,
rdercd HANDKERCHIEFS
N HANDKERCHIEFS .....
iANDKERCHIEFS - 5 and
5 in the Newest Shades 25, 50 and
S?The Highest Selling Thing in Neck
n and Boys today?Priced
25, 50, 98, $1.50, $2.00
DRESSES, SUITS, COATS
matter with a DRESS, SUIT or COAT f
e or Sister?The most sensible Christma
Wonderfully good line of these are here
to suit almost every one?Good Dresses
Best of Styles?Tricotine and Poire Tw
$5.95
COAT SUITS
Blacks?Good Styles and wonderful vali
$9.95
i COATS?Beautiful Styles and Cloths?
nade?Priced $6.95
UNDERWEAR
Id be more acceptable to a Young Li
UNDERWEAR? We have that kind
n Hand-made TEDS?very dainty?P
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n Hand-made GOWNS?Hand embroit
no I^ace Trimmed?Priced $2.5C
n and Crepc-de-ch1n?> TEDS?beautl
mmed, embroidered?Priced at $1.95 ;
Priced at $5.98, $6.50 i
mzmzus*
1ST SECC
LOOR, WHERE THE LITT
.TOS, AND STAY AS LOK
HAVE THERE?YOU WIL1
lorse towers nearly 18 feet above the F
granite base and depicts the spirit of ti
he West in a, splendid manner. A. d
I You'll Find II
I With a stock of Gift goo<
pie's wants and tastes, du
you'll save time by comix;
last minutes of Gift Buy in
Suit all Ages at a Price th
CUFF BUTTONS of all k
DIAMOND, SIGNET a
STICK PINS, BROO
LAYALL1ERES, 1
STUVRRW ARE.
I SILVER AND
I FOUNTAIN
COME AND LOOK
We'll be glad to show you
about the buying. We ki
our goods will appeal to y
T. W. SPEC
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STONS
ig Gift 1
H OF LAST F
35 BLA
PS that SI Come in and let us show yo
? S ets?Very seasonable n<
50 CTS. S COTTON BLANKETS
ind S WOOL-NAP BLANKETS?
qo CTS' fl Borders and Pretty Plai
J ? Fine ALL WOOL BLANKI
der" A S ders; White with Pink
? $1.50 ? ar0 ah wool and of be
$1.75 g
ZTi 1.98 it PERHAPS FAT]
i? Needs Some New Shirts?e
I Beautiful Assortment c
All Sizes?All Styles?P
MEN'S SHIRTS with Colla
Light Blue
FURS!
A Few Nice Pieces Left Th
.
At Closing
If You Want One You Can
tunity.
A NT
Would Be a Very Much Ap
Suppose You Try It On
18x36 RAG RUGS?Priced .
24x36 RAG RUGS?Priced .
24x48 RAG RUGS
27x54 RAG RUGS?Priced .
98CTs. a LET'S DRESS U]
'hit? | Y0U HAVE BE?N pUTTM
and $2.50 g MEN
Upward 9 ALL MTOOL SUITS?Const
Upward <5 ?Slims, Stouts and Re
^ WOULD NOT THE BOY fi
Christmas Present?Trj
3 nriVS' SUITS?Good Stvles
S BOYS' SUITS?Two Pair I
a"o S | WHEN YOU ARE
25 CTS. sj por something really usefi
25 CTS. ^ Don't Overlook the SH
98 CTS 5 AM Have t0 Have?You
wear ' | JUST ]
and $2.50 5 SEVERAL LOTS of Ladies
thing entirely new and
had?Just the thing yo
or Moth- si
is Gift of ? Ladies' BROWN HIGH TO
_ Toe and Ileel-I'ricod a
nfs"1 . I THE LIT
to $34.9o ^ MUST HAVE a New Paii
50 of SHOES this year f
t $34 95 M Shoes before the Winte
Per- ' 5 LITTLE FOLK'S SHOES
to $29.95 ^ show you for quite a loi
FELT BEC
ady than A Beautiful Line of Bed R
LI Women?Many styles?
Heed \t Ladles' BED ROOM SLIP!
3 to $3.98 H Maroon?Priced
lororl ?
itoHM ? MEN'S B.
fully g
and $4.98 3 Beautiful Patterns, well i
and $7.50 ^ hanger to go with it
OUsTJD F."
LE FOLKS WILL HAVE P!
ra AS THEY WANT TO SI
j JUST HAVE TO COME P
BELK
'himlster Proctor, a New York sculp- '
or and friend of the former president,
Id the work.
t At Speck's I
Is as varied, as are peo- I
ring: the next four days ?
lg to SPECK'S for the |
ig?a Gift for all ages to S
at is in your reach,
inds and stvles.
nd PLAIN RINGS.
CUES, NECKLACES, 1
BATCHES, CHAINS, g
CUT GLASS,
GOLD NOVELTIES,
PENS and PENCILS. g
AT OUR GOODS
?Then do as you please 1
low that our prices and 1
our sense of values.
'K, Jeweler |
Buyers I
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u our SPECIALS in fina Blank>w
y>,p*> ^
-White with Blue and Pink
ds $3.95 and $4.50
STS?White with Blue BorBorders,
and Plaids?These yd 4
autiful quality, 68x80, 72x84 w
$6.95, $7.95 and $9.95 ,K . ^
EER OR BROTHER ? ^
live Them Something Useful?A 2$
if Men's Neckband Shirts?
riced 98 CTS. to $2.50 M
r attached?White, Tan and M
98 CTS., $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 ?a
! FURS!
at We Will Sell Now ?f
I Out Prices S
not Afford to Miss This Oppor- Vg
CE RUG G
predated Gift By Some One ?J2
Mother or Wife
I ZZ 98 CTS. $ M
P FOR CHRISTMAS g
IT OFF LONG ENOUGH? ,jf
I'S SUITS \A
rvative Styles for Men? yfr
gulars?Priced. .
$14.95, $19.95 and $24.95 ttf
appreciate a New SUIT for That n**
t It On Him and See the Grin
i and values $4.98
'ants $7.50 Sd
LOOKING AROUND g
il to give some one for Xmaa,
OES?The One Thing That We J
ing and Old Must Have Shoes. 3*
RECEIVED flf
SPORT OXFORDS?some
different from what wu have
u have been looking: for? Wjfl
$3.98, $4.98 and $5.95 Pair l
P SHOES In Just the right S
t $3.45, $3.98 and $4.98 Pr. Sj.
TLE FOLKS M
of SHOES?Substitute a pair
or one toy?They will heed the
r is over 'Wf
?tho Best we have had to fit
rig *1016 at the prices njf
$1.25 and Upward 1
(ROOM SLIPPERS ?
oom Slippers for both Men and
'ERS in Gray, Orchid, Rose
I 89 and 98 CTS. ?
ATH ROBES ,f
nade and every one has a
$3.98, $4.93 am $850 m
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LOOK I
LENTY OF ROOM TO ?
?AY AND LOOK, AND |
lND SEE. ' $