Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1886, Page 6

6 _———— ta a THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, , D.C. SATURDAY, SEPTEME ‘Written for Tie Evewmno Sran. EXPLOSION AT 19 BESS- BOROUGH GARDENS. A STORY OF NIHILISTIC REVENGE. BY COUNT ALEXIS CHAPALSKY, AUTHOR OF “THE LIFE THAT WAS GIVEN FOR MDNR.” AND OTHER STORIES OF NIHILISM. (Copyrighted 1886.) ‘The netghbor Resshorongh Gardens, Pimlico, wansuateniy throws inven sate of she wildest alarm SCRIP aiter 3 o'clock lant evening by the report ofa fern fouton at No. 19, the “occu davce Raittsin. ‘Dynamite the cause, etc—The Lon- dom Tones, July 230%. It was a dark night; raining, so that the few persons, by twos and threes, who burried up the Rue Sturm, past the Chappel’e Russe, with its five gilded domes, glittering a littlein fhe feeble lamp-light of the bare, hilly, sandy, Russian quarter of Geneva, drew more closely about them their dingy waterproof coats and cloaks, and peered through the rain drops that blurred their binocles. These persons came from dif ferent directions, bat they all tended to one polat,an obscure jeweler’s shop in the ground floor of a bald-looking broad wood house, standing amid similar neighbors in a narrow street leading from the Rue Sturm. The door swung creaKingly open to admit them, one by one: when throwing aside their damp garments they advanced to the hot por- celain stove in the well-lighted room back of the shop. Tables were here and there, chairs, a Piano, books, a !arge portrait of Prince Krapot- Kine, draped with two crossed red flags, and a secretary open with many writing materials scattered on it. The owner of the shop, Serge Prost, was a heavy man,who nodded under his shazzy brows to each neweomer: and presently, about twenty persons, men. and wome ered out the room, Prost—whose ner indicated rather a leading spirit notwith- standing the workman's striped ron which he stall had on—sat down at the secretary, and began to read aloud, in a monotonous tone, va- rious dispatches, letters and in: tions, some: in acipher which appeared comprehensible to bis listeners. ‘This was a meeting of Nihilists. “Nibilists,” so-called by the orders who per- baps know very litile of the true aims, ampi- tions, lives of the men and women they so obligingly name. “Nibilism”—it is indeed a misnomer. who pass into its ranks with heads and hearts, bodies and souls, ready to embrace at a moment's warning the baptisin of blood or fire, might better be called Ommiists, for to them the good of ail is the sule good, and for the good of ali, there 1s no one—however powerful, despotic, magnificent, protected. iavored—but’ he shall perians in bis time, if necessary. ‘A few papers of unimportance having been Giscussed, Prost resigned his seat to the man who was evidently the acknowledged leader of this bandiul, and he, presently, in a few terse sentences, con¥eyed to bis hearers the intelli+ gence that the agentof the orderin London Was too evidently proving false to the cause. Now, to recall him meant danger—to end him——? It was too soon; he possessed much valuable {formation obtained through bis con- nections With the fashionable and diplomatic world, to be summarily disposed of. Tt needed,—some one, adroit,—treacher- ous, perbaps—subtie, to undertake what was called the “reformation of Liof Mourarie!— to éxtract from him all he knew; to trace his defection; to measure out to him ihe expiation the order ordained for any one of its metabers found wanting, by the very nature of the oath each one took when he joined it. What that oath is, it is not my privilege to here disclose. aang “expiation” for its violation—ts simply eat On the inquiry of the chief, several men rose from thelr seats, began an animated discussion, pro and con, but saying nothing of a quite practicable nature. Presently a young woman stood up and came fofward—a young man following ber With @ provoked and misyiving air. “Iwill undertake the mission,” Fella Tzof said a to the chiet. “Itis better that 1 go,” hastily added Con- stantine Tricoupis, her Greek jover and affi- anced husband. The chiet glanced from man to woman, whilst the others clustered eagerly about, He smiled. “Weil,” be said, with a dubious shrug, “Fin- esse is what is needed. One of you is a Greek, the other a woman—it is the equal match; but a else also is required, and that is, the native power and the will to tascinate, to ik to exact.” ‘he very core of his heart,” cries Felia Tzof, “ob! let me go! and what these two eyes, these two lips, this voice will not win from the traitor—weill—let Tricoupis come after me and wather up the fragments, he is welcome to Her lover frowned and drew back warming his hands at the stove. “Felis Tzof, you will go; what now do you re- quire? Women like you ina cause like ours amature their plans like the lightning, and take What, Ume they like to put them in exueu- jon.” “Give me money and I will return to Geneva %n 180 days, with the traitor’s bond of expia- Yen in my band. Ob, Russia, my country! bieeding, sweating at every pore with the red, thin blood of starved men and women and chil: dren; groaning with a million breaths that areege upon your lips in the forests of Siberia; sinking, falling back into your mother earth, with broken knees and backs bent under the burden of chains and mavacies—under the sting of the lash that bids you toll because you have dared utter one word against the tyranny of despots, the iniamy of power. Shrieking with @ million voices to us to save, to rescue—to avenge you—Russia, my country! for you I wouid urge every nerve of my body,every fiber ot my brain to help enmesh, crush, kill the ‘ue who bas proved unfaithful to your cause!” Like some priestest of old, the beautiful Felia ‘Tai stood, ber fair hair fallen a litle over the dingy garment she wore; her large white hands uplited, the tears streaming down her pale cheeks. It would be difficult to describe the tumult of enthusiasm which the outburst of this young Woman produced upon her companions. Ail the sentimental morbidness, all the horrible mentai despondency of these people, ruse for & moment out of their own depth, and, carried away oy the spirit of patriotism ‘aud loyalty— they, lors whule, forgot What each of thelr lives A month later London was in its June glory. The season was indeed @ most brilliant one, Md @sunshiny Sunday afternoon like this, Zoo” was filled by a throng of elegantly at Ured people belonging to the ‘class of high rank and wueb wealth. There were indeed beautiful women by the scores; and yet, as is often the case, there was ope woman sauntering just now, with a baf- | abstracted air and lowered lds, on u path be- | i the three-island pond, who irresistibly at- tracted the attention of a humber of persons. | Perhaps it was her solitude and the fact that | inquiring of one another, nooue seemed to know Wie she was. .“She appears to me like a foreigner,” Lady | Exmouth said, dropping ber — gracefully | and turning to her busbaud an nd. i = suall feet perhaps are A can,” Ex- | mouth answered. “Do you think so, Moura-} riet? You have been in the States: is the! stranger like the American women ?” “Yes and—no,” the man addressed answers, bis fine eyes following with dreamy auimiration | the lines of the young woman's figure. “Not as alert—and more so—” “Clever man!” her ladyship says. “Now | @plomat, scientist, delightiul tellow that you | are! teil ts what you mean.” | Mourarief smiles, turning bis gaze full upon his itor, @8 they cross the path and as- | Gn LES a ie ace. Sy ‘Bot, apparently, sel!-conscious for am American lady, and sie may ee eye ace With a periection | Ab—you original—Mourariet! I sometimes wonder what you really ure, with your avowed | = Batocratic tenets, I sometimes | youlight your lamp ou ‘nights tor | socialigm, wan@disia.” > ‘Ninilism, cu? Russian laughs, “Ah, | your ladysb!p Matters me. With iny own peo | ple { have wot communicated save by Way oF | etter fo veven years; you know, Iam sure i }.ave been fu London almost diways since But why?” Mocrane:'s further speech ts suddenly cut | {by a eLacp, low ery, @ fall, suppressed ex- | uations om w dozen voices, aud Lord Ex- ie wad Le both dart forward to raise th y they have had so kately under discussion, Asceuding the steps, abe bas eaught her foot fu ber 100g, trippeu and falien. Tbe two men Jui be: tu thelr arms, and, as she is so stunned 4s to be speechless, Lady Exmouth, elated and | Ge tected al the prospect of at once possessing | + Lew protege, bids them carry tuelr | ui unee te ber own brouzhain; and | crecli, and carefully supporting the clous” stranger sue gives orders to . Le i my toues driven home. oft + sHouis and Liof Mourariet follow in a a. A.ostoratives being applied by the nearest sur- wae decis y trom eal ween, * vr contusion cau be discovered, Y opens her large aud darkly <3, aud listens to the excited rotiees of her hostess, peAl~ <« 1eW soll-spoken Words—not in ses Vaeauuly about, and Lady < excitedly pleased ‘than ever, surary lo tel her husband and ° 30 clever, you speak so many © ull Kussialis; do, do come and the puor euiid is’ saying!” stung loth, follows, and soon is standing de the Jloguge on’ which the Bicuuge: sce! ues, Soon, to, he speaks to hei Bad With si. ces and gestures of pleasure, in & 2s Rowculs be turus to Lady Exmouth wo F -woman of mine; Madame Kalit- 2 « © General Kalitain now stationed “@ is stugued by ber full; see, ra < <covers herseif and Will speak to dee 6 we Well as L” in vitzin found fn Lady Exmouth a e sud parti and, ere long, not # . + 2iug house ip the West End of ant wed Ite portal. wide to this sin- Guay v.aing woman, Lice own modest ja house in Bessborough Gardens soon assumed the air of a rendezvous for all the brigittest, cleverest, handsomest, best-known ie in the town—Lady Exmouth was delighted; in the whole of her meandering course she had never launched so successful a candidate; and, to her credit be it said, her patronage contrived to give to Madame Kalitzin’s little salon quite the Tory air that she herself, in virtue of her bus. band’s seat, felt 1t her duty toinculcate in all fer prot ‘No one, among the many, was more assidu- ously at’ the home of Madame Kalitzin than Liot Mourarief. With a strong though well- governed nature; with burning ambitious; with @ hot heart and a cold brain; Mourariet, hither- to insensible to the charms of women, was shortly at the feet of his compatriot. Whatever his secrets were, as to affairs of state, they were before very long in the possession of the being whom he loved. ‘To be brief, to-day Fila knew precisely the extent of the defection of the “London Agent;” there was no apparent reason why she did not at once proceed to certain measures to which she had pledged herself willingly and fearless- ly;—and yet, Madame Kalitzin, having already in’ daily dispatches sent to Geneva a minute report of tae success of her mission and of the facts she bad elicited from Leof Mourariet rela- tive to, his tamperings with the party of powgr and aristocraey—suddenly ceased mailing dl patohes to Switzerland—suddenly found out that she had turned one of those sharp fatal cor- ners in the Journey of life which sometimes break the heart that runs against them, ” Liof Mourarief bad said to her last night, standing before her when the last of her guests had gone, and only the last candles shone on the splendid light masses of her hair —“Filla, I suppose you know t—women as clever as you are, Know a man’s heart long before he can count its beats himself.” “Know what?” she asks, closing her eyes with that Intensity on her tace whieh greedily parted with sight to the more keenly hear the words t should answer her question. ‘That—” Liof kneels beside her, his large fall eyes drinking in with unguenchable thirst the ever-languishing beauty of the creature whose quick breath be hears rise and fall so near him, “That 1 love you”—He reaches out his large strong hands to smooth her white bent throat Where the curling hair graws ebildishly short at the back. Filia is still, i love you,” Liof whispers, his rich deep voice tull of juscious tenderness; there Is no the man is so young, so powerful, he has an eternity of time to prove himself to her. She shudders as she throws her bare arms bove her head, and he, bending the nearer to , takes her to his heart. i, Lior Mourarief”” she springs up and trom him, “I know: yey, itis life, san- ir, rapture—but—” your husband—yes, yes—that isa bad thin; ‘“Yes—my busband—"she falters. “Let me tell you soimething. He is not alive any more— he ‘alitzin has fallen,” eries the young man. “Well, he was old—not your mate—you do not care—th!” tentatively. Filia glances at het hands; they are twisting nervousiy together; she sees in a flash althoug_ she looks merely ai that flickering candle yon- der—the whole ot her life—the past, the present, the future; and then, with # loud ery like that ol some wounded thing, she, puts out her fingers tremulously as one freezing would spread them to the warinth, and in an instant fs gathered in the armsot a man who loves her and whom she indeed loves. ‘The next day he would dine with her, and not @ couple of hoursearlier than eight o'clock Madame Kalitzin was intruded upon somewhat summarily by an earlier lover—Constantin ‘Tricoupis. “Well,"he says,“are not you glad to see me?’ ithout saying,” she replies. “What brings you?” “To write your dispatches; we have heard notuing from you for nine days.” “So—? The mails are irregular.” “They say Mourarief loves you.” “Oh, of course!” “They say,” continues the Greek, with rising passion, “that you—you love him!—these others tbey wate you too, you remember?—and 1 have come here to see If this is the reason that for nine days the mails are irregular?” “Well—what then?”—Felia taps the hassock negligently with her foot. “What then? I would iciil you if I thought it really ——" “Oh, would you? Bah! Constantine Tri- coupis,” she reaches over and presses @ long Irre- sistivié kiss upon the Greek’s full lips, “you are a fool.” “Aud you—you do not care for him then?” asks he supiciously, leaning to look into her eyes with his, “Oh—well—what shall Isay? How shall it be proved to you that Ido not?” “You know,” he answers sullenly, “he 1s to die—you wrote that which would incriminate him ‘the first week you knew him. Well—I might then let him be made an end of. “Not to-night!” eries Filia, unguardedly. “Oh—why not?” do not know,” “Nor I—see here!” he seizes her chin and holds it in his thin, sharp band, « “He Isa class- lover, @ secret sympathizer” with imperial power, a spy of Gatschina, who has played with us long enough!—and you—I tell you if you have lied to me—if he is dear to you, so much the souner will I lay this stepping-stone to heaven in his pathway’ —irleoupis laug bs a little wildly as be shows to Filla a small packet. ““Let me see it!” she stretches out her hand. “Ob—yes—we see with the eyes—not the fingers, though. Here is the acid in this phial, und all [have to do, twenty minutes before it is required for its work, 1s to pour a little of the liquid on the thicknesses of paper—it eats slowly but surely, aud when it reaches the ead of the paper it finds the beginning o!—well, you know. | “Death,” murmurs she. ‘Expiation,” exultantly exclaims the Greek. “Ab, by the way, Tricoupis, you will dine with me?” She lays the hand upon the bell Tope. “If you like.” “Mourariet will be my o1 “Break bread with him: ‘Why not? ‘The Greek will break bread with me and fuith with me, both in one half hour,” she laugh “Ou, Filia—well, I will stop; he Is a traitor— and, I say,” catebing at her as'she goes,“Imean | to make ‘an end of him, do you hear? Lam Prepared in every way.” « : .* Filia sighs. | These three people dined together with elvil | speeches and light iaughter. Madame Kalitzin was about to withdraw, leaving the two men to | the discussion of their wine, when both sprang to open the door for ier to pass into the adjoln- | ing room. Both laid a band upon the door | handle; neither saw fit to remove in favor of | he other. Liof’s was there first.’ He louked up jazed tuto Tricoupis’s face. ‘Allow ine, sir— No, sir, I will not.” iil Madame Kalitzin kindly say whieh of us shail serve her?” “{ will serve her, sir, now and always!” Tricoupis laughs impudently. “I think not. This lady isiny promised wife, Monsieur Iricoupis,” is false “Tue presence of Madame Kalltzin, sir, is the excuse lor my further silence.” “False,” hurries the Greek. “She is mine! mine! too, not the wife or the widow of Jeneral Kalitzin! she is what you, trailor, that you are, call in your ‘Ninilist’—Ab, bah! your promised wife!—To win from you your own | confession of infldeliiy to the eause——" Liof staris—“she has made so great a dupe of you while she tbrew the sweet meshes of love over Your miserable eyes. She sent also to Geneva, iwice week, the secrets you contided to her keeping. I tell you, sir, this woman is mine, | and she is likewise—Fllia ‘Tzoi—tne rankest radical that ever breathed. For Russia she pants to bleed; for the punishment of such as | you she would risk lite itsell. Well, there she ask her, “Ask her!” murmurs the other in tones of ror—“I love her, sir, and I would not dis- hovor the woman’ who has pledged me her troth by doubting her. I may be what you say I am—what you have said of her’— throwing his arm ‘about her grandly—“is all uly other guest.” “lid, spenk,” hisses the Greek between his teeth. Filia cowers, shaking, closer in the arms of the man she loves. speak!” shrieks Tricoupis, i love Liof Mouraiet,” whispers Filla. “oh, do you—do you—do you?” reiterates ‘Tricodpis, rushing out of the drawing-room and the house. What ‘shall I say to thee?” murmurs the an in her agony. Thou hast said enough to me, my beloved, | when thou hast sald to me ‘I love thee,’ in the presence of another, and to-morrow?” “Ah, to-morrow, well, yes, to-morrow in the eveuing.” Fiila Tzof les down upon the floor; the can- dies one by one sputter buck iuto the darkness. When the dawn comes, the early dawn of the ae it peeps in upon her lying shere still. 1 will leave thee now— i " erles she to the sunshine, “why does Thy day sinile upou ine, the most misera- bie of Thy creatures?” Tricoupis returned in the forenoon. Filla rushed to meet him and threw herself into his arms, Stunned, he starts from ber, “Ob, well,” she says, “if you do not care about i “ But, Filla, last night——" “Last night—poor innocent one—and who aspire to diplomacy, cannot detect the {alse coln even when it rings 0 loudly In your ears!” She laughs, “Oh, tantine, you had almost ended all things for us with yourabomi- nable jealousy last night. You forced me into @ Very embarrassing position “1? You do uot meau?—Filia!” “But I do—well—you think 1, a woman, am as clumsy as you, aman. No, no,” “And your words tohim were the words of dissimuiation?” “ Dissimalat “And after?” “The packet—the acid—you left them here in your passion—I have them.” “When?” “Tonight.” “I?” questions the Greek, hesitatingly. “You? Oh no—I think this mission mine.” “You ou will meet me, where?” « me tos for any— every thing—at this side ‘ot Batterson Bridge’ “When: “At eight o'clock.” ates [te ar thea ene ee eel walt have ew One can Lear tos explosion there with ease as it occurs here, eb? “Precisely, Filia, you are an extraordinary girl.” He leaves her after a short time. Liof Mourariefcame thateveniag at about seven o'clock to the house of Madame Kalitsin, She greeted him with a smile of the most seraphic sweetness, und was to him in her man- ner and words the benediction that his soul had ever craved, At haltatter seven Constantine Tri was indeed already at his post, watch in hand, with eeainet Ge pew ge and Lo asaraoed for the one whom he aw: yresently. Before the tme—twenty mainutes before te sharp shock shook the place; the horse betore the cab sprang into the air, the cabman terri- fied, turned his animal around. ‘Tricoupis pushed up the lid, and in @hareb voice exclaimed: “Drive me at once to the dens, number 29—like the wind, you rewarded!” ‘What met him there? A shattered building; s vast crowd of horror strieken persons: tn the midst of, the ruins two dead jies—Filia Tzof and Liof Mourariet— and in the debris days after—the little packet. Tricoupis returned to Geneva. Belore him, however, had-arrived a swifter messenger—by mafl—the last dispateh written by Madame litzin, It ran thus: “Mourarief, as you know. {s a traitor—I also—I love him. To-night we shall ex; Gar be ‘Our perfldy together. Perhaps you can say of ane it 1 did love say eban well enough to die voluutarily when 1 her eauise found, that could no longer ser ‘Funta Tz0¥. ‘London, 28 Juls Saturday Smiles. : ‘Trousers will be worn a little longer this autumn now that 20,000 cutters have gone out on asirike. It isa curious fact that the sun never shines 80 hot on the base ball ground as it does on the harvest field. Read at the entrance of @ country chureh- yard: ““Only such dead persons can be interred here as live in the parish.” “The whaling season will soon open,” re- marked the suake editor. “I thought it was about over,” replied the hurse editor, “Isaw an item to-day that the ships returning from the Arctic seas reported a Poor cateh.” “I was thinking of the opening of school in @ few weeks.”—Pitisburg Chronicle. “Aurelia, darling.” “Yes, Arthur,” “You know we are soon to be’ married.” “Yes.” “And we should Jearn to be economical in small things.” “Yes.” “Hadn't you better turn down the gas?”— Philadelphia Cull. “These are hard times,” said the young debt collector. “Every place I went to to-day I was Tequested to call again, but one, and that was when I dropped in’ to see my girl.” —New Or- leans Times-Democrat, Nomenclature in this country is becoming more aud more exact, not to say diffuse. We have become pretty well accustomed to such names as “Nyack-on-the-Hudson” and “Man- chester-by-the-Sea,” but @ correspondent of a New York paper ‘improves on both by dating his letter from “Sunny-Cliff-on-the-Pallsades. Pretty soon we shall hear of “Newburg-on-th River -right-hand-side-going-down.” —Detroit Free Press. Sald a rogue of a verdict condign: “You have put too much stress upon mign; ‘Your m:apms aver It is human to er, And Ladd, to forgive is divign.” Said the judge with his pompous eclat: “We go not by maxim and sat— Since you sinned you must suffer.” Suid tne ro, You're a duffer “Add two mouths,” cried this Solon of Lat. Sunday-school_superintendent—“Now, chil- dren, tell me what heathens are?” Small boy (who has been reading about the Belfast rlots)— “Heathens is folks what don’t fight over re- ligion.”"—Omaha World. Paradoxical as itmay seem the less “soap” there is used the cleaner a campaign is likely tobe. Mrs. Champignon—“How is the cuisine at your hotel?” Mrs. Startup—“the wot?” Mrs. Champignon—*The cuisine.” Mrs, Startup don't Know. I ain’t seen none yet; but the cookin’ is Jest elegauut.”—The Rambter. Did it ever occur to you what a funny thing a postage-stamp is? Even the department can’t sell itaiter they cancel it, This 1s the kind of-weather when the man who puts on his flannels in the morning or doesn't put them on wishes he hadn’t beiore night. Where are all the bad actors? “Read the answer In the stars.”—New Orleans Picayune. Tailor—“You have recently inherited @ nice lump of money from your unele. Why don't you pay me?” Customer—I hate all outward Show. I don’t want it to be said that my newly-acquired wealth has caused a departure from my jormer simple habits.” A peer is but an accident of birth, but a great milliiner is a gitt from above. He—I wonder when you will be able to set as good a table as my mother does? She—By the time you ure able to provide as good a table us your iatuer does, my dear. ee ie regents ot tate years has made wondertui strides. It has got So now that photographs can be taken at night.” “You astonish me,” said the artist's friend. “Is @ fact, though,” continued the artist sadly, “somebody got Into my shop last night and vook all the photograpus I had.”"— Harper's Bazar. Mrs. De Blank—“Susan, go to the store and gel sume tore buttons like these. Such a ime asido have trying to keep this family in but- tons.” Mrs. De Lauk—“ay family is larger than yours, but J have uo such trouble. Teant use bulf the butious my husband brings home.” “Brings home?” “Yes, he’s adeacon, you know, has charge of the coutribution box."— na World. “Cuarley will soon be home again, fresh from his ‘studies, won't he?” said a iond Cincinnati mother to her spouse. “I don't think, my dear, Uhat Chariey’s studies can have the eifect of imaiing him any iresher than he was wuen he left,” was the old gentleman’s unfeeling reply. Cincinnati Sun. “But Herr Schmock, what puts it in mind to you Jor your little head one such large bat to get?” Herr Schmock—“Would I then a litte one take when I for the same money a large bat can have?”—Flieyende Blatter. They never save a ian trom drowning at yport Without a letter of introduction, and if they dud on getting Lim out that be is hot a “eottager” they put Lim back again, ‘at's what Leall hush money,” remarked the daddy wuen be planted down the cast tor Experienced _Editor- “Anything fresh to- day?” New Man—‘it is rumored that Jinks is going to resigu.” “Who is Jinks?” “An oilice leader of some Kind. Shall 1 see if it 1s #0?” “No use wasting Ume. Deny 1t.” Guibollard returns pensively from the eeme- tery where he bus been assisting at the futieral of one of bis iriends. Alter some mowents of profound meditation he remarks Aiter all, say What you will, there is hing like death to completely disgust ‘one with liter” A couple were riding out in the country, when they passed # barnyard in which were two calves. ‘The young lady observed, “0, See those Lwo liltle cowiets.”” “You are mis. taken,” remarked the youug man, “they ure not cowlets, but bullets, Jndge—“Have you anything to say before the court passes Sentence upon you?” Pris Weil, all got to say is, I hope yer Hevuinider, the extreme youth of mny lawyer, an’ let me off easy.”—Puck. A young man who had traveled with a show for Six years, und played a calliope, - was reclaimed at One of Kev, Sam Jones” revival meetings last month. ‘The growing power of Jones cannot be galnsald.—Chicayo Tribune. “What a charming moon, Adelaide! The Hppling of the waves, the splash of the ‘oars—" “But Algernon, you are getting rather in shore, are you not?” “Yes, Adeiaide.” It 1s pleasantet to liug the shore.”" “Is it, indeed? I didn't know. You'll have the satisfaction of reeallin, tnat you hugged something or other.” —Philadek phia Call. * At the seaside—“Have you bathed yet this summer?” “Yes, I'ye bathed several tines out at Coney Island.” “How did you tind the water?” “Find the water? Why, you can't miss it, It’s all around the island.”—Zezas Citizen with a Big Book—What will you take tor your horse? Citizen with a Horse—P'l take $1,000. Just refused an offer of $950. Want to buy? “No; was merely asking to know what to put him down at. I’m the assessor.” “Well, say—realiy I don’t want to sell him— ye pet, sont you oe pat if 4 can get my Wiie’s consent to part with him you may have him for $45, A farmer sent a dollar for a lightning potato bug killer, which he saw ncivecteet ink, paper, and received by return mail two blocks of wood, with directions printed on as follows: “Take this block, which is No.1, in the right Band: pisces the. bug Fok 2 and press rong together. DOVE and proceed as fore.'—Hadson Reptaer, = 70 Returned Chicagoan—Coast defenses? What do we want of more coast defenses? The Atlan- Uc seaboard is lined with coast defenses irom Bur Harbor to St. Augustine. Disciple of Tildeu—Phat’s news to me. K. C.—Yes, sir; and any belligerent foreigner who can get by’ the Auantic coust resort hotel keeper with his life ought to be welcomed with a brass band and be given an office as soon as he strikes town. Amateur Theatricals.—Sir Pompey Bedell— Allow me to congratulate you, ‘Bore- ham, on @ most successful entertainment. 1 have never set foot inside of a theater myself, I am proud to say, nor attended even private the- atricals before—such things are not in my line. But J can honestly assure you that I have rare- ly seen hbistrionie ability more consummate, or & dramatic performance more exceptionally gomplete in every respect, than, that which 1¢ jas been our truly e1 vilege to witness this evening.—Punch, Wait for the Morning. ‘the morning—it come indeed Remora as the wig hath gv need. ‘yearning eyen'at ast; wil strais thelr sight No more unanswered by the 3 BLUE BLOOD. A ROMANCE OF SARATOGA. CHAPTER I. The plazea of aSeratoga hotel by moonlight. Have you been there, reader? Why, of course you have; so let fond memory get ina little of her fine work and save me the trouble of de- soribing it. There they sat alone, Sir Chawles Gordon and Genevieve Tompkins, the blue- blooded nobleman and the haughty New York heiress, You have read Henry James, reader, ‘and you think you know what is coming, but I tell you right here you don’t, This establish- ment has no connection with any otherin the Business, To proceed, ee noet2 L, dare I hope?” asked the blae-blooded leman. “Not much you can’t” she replied coldly. pele’ he exc.aimed, Have, you ‘not en me every encouragement ave even Written ome iaforming ie mother, Lady Gor- return with @ don, that I should ere bride, And Castle Gordon is being repainted ‘and shingled in anticipation of our arrival.” “That's all right,” she said, “but I have changed my mind, and henceiérth we ean be nothing to each other. Saber” “Sacre bleu!” cried the nobleman, not to be outdone asa linguist, “Ihave a rival!” “No, nof” moaned the girl, in sudden af “fhe Gordons are @ vindictiverace. They never brook an insult, I will find nim and”— “What? what?” walled Genevieve. tniAnd I will slap is face—the nawsty ing!” Another moment and Sir Chawles was gone. CHAPTER II, Searcely had the blue-blooded nobleman vanquished when another appeared upon the scene, a tall, well-built youth, of prepossessing appearance, yet clad in livery. wes, reader, you are right. Tt was the coach- an. Kneeling at the feet of the haughty heiress, he breathed forth impassioned words of love. He proposed an elopement by the midnight train, a honeymoon in Second avenue, an subsequent return to Papa Tompkins to seek forgiveness, hen he had finished she was silent for a few moments. At last she spoke. And right here, reader, let me ask if you don't see just how this story is going to end. Of course you do. The coachman was the hated rival, wasn’t he? And he and Genevieve eloped, did't they? And they were met at the train by Sir Chawies, who rescued the girl from the clutches of the designing menial, and sub- sequently won her for his very own? He did, did he? ‘That shows all you know about the modern school of novel-writing. Listen. Drawing herself up to her full height, Gene- vieve exclaimed, “Jim Stokes you saucy scoundrel, I'm going right up to tell paw every word you've said, aud it'll be better tor your general health if you ain’t found around here wien he gets down. You hear me!” ‘The menial skip, Thompkins was man, Eh? It Jim wasn’t the rival why did the girl go back on Sir Chawles? Reader, you weary ine. It was because she had fust received authentic information that he was no more @ blue-blooded nobleman than you are, but just @ seven-doliara-week clerk in atea store on his ten days’ vacation, |, and the next day Mr. jooking for another coach- How Cincinnati From Texas siftings When the Roman senate elected Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus consul by a handsome plurality, notwithstanding the Tammany de- fection and the faet that a prohibition candi- date was sprang on them at the last moment they appointed a committee to visit the noble Roman on his farmand announce to him bis election. ‘They found him engaged in doing his spring ploughing. As they approuched with all the diguity they could command while stumbling across ploughed land in their long togas, he stopped his oxen to ascertain who they were and what they wanted, ‘Most novle Roman,” said the chairman of the comumittee, in that deep, sonorous tone suited to the occasion, “we are here—” “0 I see,” suid Lucius Quintus, eyeing them suspiciously, “but signed a contract for some of those patent bee-bives lust summer and found it was a note for $500 that [had to pay atthe bank, Youcan't play the green game je tw Youn Received the News. “Lightaing-rod men, per But I don’t nt any ligittning-rods. nuther.” ‘Deign, most nobie Cincinnatus, to give me your attention for a few brief moments.” “Well, hurry up, old boss, and make It short, for I'm busy’s a mule’s tail {n tly-time,” aud be Sat down on his plough-beam, ianning himself with an old straw hat. “he republic is In danger,” he began, read- ing from a long roll of MS. that he produced, “Chat sounds sort ’otamiliar. 'Nuther’ lection. comin’ on, L reckon. You're goin’ to sound the tocsin, ain't ye? And mebbe you'll wave the bloody shirt.” he Roman senate, realizing the exigency of the situation has elected you—” “Lf there ain't them pesky colts in my garden. patch again,” cried Clucunnutus, springing to his feet,” “W-h-o-, there! Git out of that!” he yelled, as he grasped his ox-gad aud started across the Held vo drive them out, When he returned he was perspiring and swearing like a Roman trooper. “Blankets blank them blank colts,” he eried, “they'll juup any tence that was ever made.’ Say, you Jellers. You don’t happen to know a pokethav’lL keep colis rom jumpin’, do ye?” “Lhe city which Romulus jounded,” sald the chairman, scarcely heeding the inierruption, “in casting about for a competent commander, every Way adequate tothe emergency that has overtrken us, the eyes of the senate have turned toward you.” “slaw! you don’t’ say!” “Your steadfast chatupionship of the rights of labor, your position on the silver question, your’ uncompromising opposition “to the Chinese, your refusal to avail yourself of the franking privilege, and your scorniul rejection ofa railroad pass while a member of your town council, the countenance thut you gave to the early closing movement, your deflauce of Canada Gn the fisuery question, your—” “Come now, boys, tet!” “Your refusal whave your portrait and bio- graphy published in a book of ‘Eminent Meu,’ Your services as a volunteer fireman, the bility you displayed as captain of a mill- Ua company, your baving never written com- mupications to the papers, or shown yourselt in an open hack in Decoration day processions, Your refusal to allow your photographs to bé placed on sale, your never sending proot slips ‘of your speeches w the daily journals, never making a false return lo the tax assessor, OF Wearlng pointed-toed shoes, or parting your hair in the middle, or crying ‘chestoui!’ “and above all your invariable habit of going to the polls aud voting the old ticket without Scratch, have induced the senate to call you to the highest office in tueir gift, the Roman eon- sulsbip!” Cincinnatus was so overcome by this time that he could only press the speaker's hand silently and lead the way to the house, where ‘he tapped a fresu barrel of cider and ‘invited them all to join bin in a drink. But he accepted the nomination all the same, ++ _____ So Tired, “Must the road wind up hill all the day?” ‘Yes, to the very end. So tired iain would rest; But, Lord, Thou knowest best; Twalton Thee. it tail on from day to day, ‘Bearlog my cross aud only pray, Miko foliow Thee ™*" So tired—my friends are gone, ‘And [am left alone—- My days are sad. Lord Jesas, Thou wilt bear my load ‘Along this steep aud w And make me gi So tlred—my heart is low; Shadows of coming woe ‘Around me fall. And memories of sins long wept— ‘And Hopes denied that long have alept andes. Bo tired—yet I would work for Thee, Fer Thee! “Lord, hast Thou work ‘ven for me? Small things—wileh others burrying op, En Thy blest service, soit and strong, ligne never see. So tirel—yet it were sweet Some faltering, tender feet ‘To help and guide. Thy uttie hose steps are slow, Tallould not weary theme t kuows ‘Nor roughly chide, So tlred—Lord, wilt Thou not come, Tolake me to Thy home, Only Thy grace and mercy send, ‘Thal Imag serve Thee to the od, A Peripatetic Nuisance. ‘New Orleans Times-Democrat. The art of carrying umbrellas should be taught, as dancing, fencingand other pedal and manual accomplishments are, Some persons carry their umbrellas ina rain about as grace- fally as an old hen carries her tail in a thunder shower. But an adherence to the proper manual exercise of umbrellas does not matter so much ina rainstorm, when there is travel On the streets and’ consequently’ small danger of collisions, It is on ‘warm, sun- shiney days that the awkward umbrella fends mi in the ion of public nuisans Then they are blind to the fact that ord: and ta, bon: Hi mortals have eyes noses, hat ta, shirt ybons, laces, or other head: shoulder and breast gear, to punch knock ‘umbrella tend a vandot The tile’ brain to commence with, and wha itis idden under the whalebone cove! ‘asa terrapin’s much more vali meat is den under its shell. ae intellect ‘shut out from’ wie rights and onsdes ” our crowded (Hg Mecurn's Foop, FOR INFaNTs aND INVaLIDS. ‘The only PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for MOTH- ER'S MILK. Invaluable in CHOLERA INFAN- ‘TUM and TEETHING. A pre-digested food for DYS- PEPTICS, CONSUMPTIVES, CONVALESCENTS, Perfect nutrient in all WASTING DISEASES. Re. quires po cooking. Our Book, “THE CARE AND FEEDING OF INFANTS,” mailed free, DOLIBER, GOODALE & 00,, Bomon, Mass, Sy21-was.6m REQUCED. PANT As LOoNs THAT WERE Tiny ce ue ed Sah “Yo HF THAT WERE m2, $13.50, 4 $15, BR EP BD U0 os EBD BR ET BRU oo BD R BR kee bop vv 000 Eee Dpp To Bt 60% oq Ho 8 heb} mm MW = ra a x Pym ER A Ri ke tt ®ss, FR MMMM AA NNN ko Eee MM BOA NNN kes Ub “so gee MM a NNN FE Eh oO Ses EE “oo Sus > THE POPULER TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS, sy17 COR. 7TH AND ESTs. Lav Basan A PURE MALT EXTRACT. Possesses the highest merit. It is manufsctared from the choicest materia‘s, and combines the most table qualities of a refreshing drink with the invigor- ating aud wholesome properties of the best Malt icx- tracts, Itiva true tonic and delightful beverage, allke de- sirable for invalids and persons in health Will be found upon trial to be a pleasant and complete substi- tute for all sltoholic dFiuks, most of which are too stimulating for delicate constitutions. 1s the beverage “Pur Excellence” for nursing moth- ers, creates an ubundance of inilk while it strength ens and invigorates the entire system. After careful analysis Wilbur G. Hall, Ph. D.. New York, says: “Liq tld Bread is a refreshing, nourishing tabie beverage, and a wholesome, invigoraling tonic. 11s palatable {o the taste and of éagy absimallation, Frauk L. James, Ph.D, M.D., St, Louls, after aualy- sis, says: “Its low perceiitage of aicobol, its eflerveso- ence, Its delightful taste aud odor, all combine to re- cominend Nicholson's Mult Extract as belng @ most hourishing beverage and the best article of the sort that has ever come under my examination.” DAVID NICHOLSON, Prop'r, ST. LOUIS, At wholesale by WM. MUEHLEISEN, gyi 918 STH ST., WASHINGTON. Keystoxe Marr Wauxzr. SPECIALLY DISTILLED FOR MEDICINAL USE. STRICTLY PURE, ‘THE BEST TONIC, PERFECTS DIGESTION, ‘Unequalled for Consumption, Wasting Diseases, and General Debility. PRICE, Per Bottle, $1.00; 6 Bottles for 95.00. Beware of Imitation, None genuine without the Signatare of EISNER & MENDELSON, Bole Agents for the U.S, Phila, Pa, FOR SALE BY Cromwell & Co., Bouter, s Evans, }rrantnatoe, Ra 125-m,we Mus Juumr Corsox Sars, In an article entitled “Family Living on $800 Year:” “Fuel for a cooking stove and two other fires, and lights, would cost about $8 per month, provided COKE ‘were used in cities,” &c. WE ARE DELIVERING CRUSHED OOKE TO ANY PART OF WASHINGTON - OB GEORGETOWN— 40 Boshels for $3.70. ‘26 Bushels for $2.50. COKE NOT CRUSHED— _ 40 Bushels for $2.90. 25 Bushels for $2.00. ‘WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, 411 and 413 10th street, LADIES’ GOODS. FAMILY SUPPLIES. a inches wite, for abe. All-wool Cashmeres, Fall Shades, 40 inches wide, in Blue, Brovre, Garnet. Golder, Brown, Soul, pee ant Mode. Ouiy 50S diye por Jord tu Navy Bisa, Goppuise Shue Miro. Que. pet yard in Navy Bive, Sapphire Bice, Cassimir Cigth, 40 inches wide, 65c. ia Navy Blue, Myrtle, Brown, Garnet aod All-wool Foule, 50 inches wide. This extra value. We have th ‘Myrtle, | Bh Eippsee Brown, Gerace and) — f . . a inches wide, 50c., in Navy Blue, Our Fall Line of 38 inch Tricots, in Plains and Mix- ‘tures, 50c._ yard, ‘42 Inches wide, 60c. 54 inenes wide, 906 Serges Illuminated, 36 inches wide, 50c. ‘Travers Cloth, 40 inches yard, Solid Colors in all the Newest Shades’ “O° P&T qgiisdstone Basket Weave Mixtures, 42 inches wide, Pin Checks, 64 Inches wide, $1 per yard. New Styles and New Colorings Hair Linen, 54 inches ) Silk, lines close woven and very durable, 23 inch Serge Dress Goods, in (2) Browns, Garni Navy Blue and Grea ior iaign nae Doublewidth Cashm 36 inches wide), in Brown, Navy Blue, creeu asd Garnet, for 25e } Dingooats SILK SURAHS Th goods are in both street and gaslight shades, and are worth $1 per yard. An All-Silk Colored Surah, in any shade, at 62%. ay aa, etd per: Hy ‘value at $1.50. oe sieve fost. received our Fall Importation of Black a of the well-known ye oifis wo ree per yard up, and are warranted 19 Wale TIE JRE gees io pose nO vers Dace ASHE Rhadeene wtocl oe eae sali A Saige, per yard. Regular price $1. Also beter grades of the ‘same make at equally low prices In Black Gros Graii we bavein stock nae ocgae a ees i: Sonttnfon stop. Waranied wear Aut Guinet, trom $1 up. Warranted to wear, noes age Aotteal ge waeenna oes And numerous oiher makes, ranging in price from ‘75c. up to any quaiity desired. Gu set fae Bact snow com ate cm Boul eakt alias ates tao ei Gall silk, and the best value ever offered at that price As new goods are arriving daily it would be worth while to see our assortment, 45 WE ARE KNOWN TO BE THE FIRST TO DISPLAY NEW GOODS ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. PRICES GUARANTEED. ONE PRICE ALWayYs. STORE OPEN UNTIL 7 P.M, ry Eo o& ANE gh Eun Ase BRE og = Tub 2 4 BUN S35! BBR OY RRR, cou Br Pe BR gM BOE BP Ue Bk Soo HOE RR qe HH 44 RBK RRR ee BP RR 2&2 BBB km § 3 we RR OO_. aas* EBB OR R 00 = 7 sepS___420-422-494-426 SEVENTH STREET. Buasxss! Brascers: Having bought our Blankets early in the season. can offer inducements to purchasers now that we cannot after the 15th of September, as prices have advanced ‘25 per cent. Splendid 10-4 BLANKETA, 94.25; will be $5. 11-4 BLANKETS, 5; will be $6. Also, low-priced BLANKETS and COMFORT- ABLES, all at low prices for the present. All SUMMER DRESS GOODS at cost. 4 full supply of FALL DRESS GOODS, TTRGCOTS at 50c,, all colors, ‘YOU OAN BUY POSITIVE BARGAINS NOW. ff JOHNSON & LUTTRELL, Cs 713 Market Space. Ar Cosr For Case . IN ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK I WILL SELL AT COST FOR CASH FOR TEN DAYS. THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY SELDOM OF- FERED TO SECURE BARGAINS, W. D. CLARK, Successor to TRUNNEL & CLARK, a024-10¢ 811 Market Space. EDUCTIONS. 10 PER CENT ON ENTIRE STOCK. ‘Laces, ‘Trimmimes, Corsets, eta ‘Parevots below come, Milioury walt price, ‘White Suits to close at $3.75 upwards. Foser Kid ‘Gloves from $1.8 pair upwards, ftied and warranted. ‘Wraps and Jackets at and below cost. Bargains ia all departmenta, O07 Pa. ave. eld j.C HUTCHINSON. Bazaars Bazoams As it tspositively mecessary to reduce our large stock of Summer Millinery in order to make room for early Fall Importations, we will sell our entire stock of Im- Ported and Domestic Bonnets and Hats at and below cost, MRS M. J. HUNT, 10 1900 F street n. w, W. #E. WHEATLEY'S DYE WORKS. Judging from ericace, ths rash of ‘experience, the ras aileron me cariresn Gregus ohne: ‘skilled Workmen enough to do it ax promptly as Sired. Our many patrons will consult their own inter: ats and do us agreat favor by sending in thelr Fall and Winter garments immediately, or during the sume mer months to be cleaned or dyed'as desired. Work ‘Teceived and delivered at residence upon notice by Postal card, of at the office, 1008 Jediersun st, ieorgc- town, Bec Je2su EAL GARMENTS ALTERED, DYED AND Ss LINED Furs of all kinds repaired. Miss CUNNINGHAM, avai 10 Sth sk nw, Tue Froora Durss Surexns Are recommended by the leading Dressmakers. They are absolutely Impervious. 3 K HUMPH uttweo Ss 7 ORTHWEST, perfect it and com TALTIES a . MermoUnderwear ‘ind finest importe! Hosiery.” Patent Shoulder Bracen. and ail Dress Keform Goods. rene Corsets and Busvies Spntrene Corsa anda St Cort Sile XL°9 own make) that for the price is unsur] NN. B,—French, German and Spanish spoken, mr14 peer DYELNG, BSOOURING AND DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT, 1205 NEW YORK AVENUE NORTHWEsr. Evening Dresses, Laces, Lace Curtains, Crape Veils Feathers, Kid Gloves, Flannel and Pongeeour speciaity. Gent's Garments Dyed, Cleaned and Htepaired. Ladies Dresses Dyed and Cleaned without ripping. ANTON CAROLINE LERCH, formerly with A. Fischer and Maison Yriese, Rue Rivoliv, Paris was HOUSEFURNISHINGS. ISS ANNIE and. miees IER SPB Hand-made Underciown! AN TEA co. isa Paterno ae ELLING OUT!! EVERY DAY. BEWARE OF ANY IMITATION OF SE re Fre 5 THE CELEBRATED MINNESOTA * PATENT PROCESS FLOUR Tt tewithont a doubt the most Bravrirct andthe most Neterriovs Flour 1 the World. ‘The Miliers bave not ouly the most perfect MIM, containingas it aoe all the most improved. Macha: ery invented up to the present time, but they produst a Flour Unstxrassep by any millin the world. Te prove that, we wouid simply staie that “large uaa ity of Lite magniticeat Flour im shipped aluualy io Rurope ahd’ Cate at the principal Courts wf tue ol HOWEVER Like everything else that bas gained renown. somé Person oF persous are trving’ tO take mdVatiiage of Fokutation, Kas Gained Uy uultating the Naa Rot erixleiorthegeusiue oii THEREFORE Beware and see to it that either sacks or barrels read “CERES* and have the tmprint of TWO GOLD MEDALS attached, None genuive without the two gold medala WM. M.GALT & 00, ‘Wholesale Flour and Grain Dealers 1847. A 1. Roses Bros NEW PATTERNS OF ROGERS BRO’S SPOONS, FORKS, LADLES &C., &C., IN EXTRA PLATE, XII PLATE AND TRIPLE PLATE, AT THE LOWEST PRICES, THE BOHLINGER LACE CURTAIN STRETCHERS, WILMARTH & EDMONSTON, CHINA AND GLASS IMPORTERS, sel, 1205 Peunsyivania ave, Ts You Wasr A VAPOR STOVE be sure yon get the hest and one with the latest tm Drovements wich you. can find’ In our {ull assore Bien of allies of tio’ Cclebrated CROWN JEWEL 3 coustantly on Band. See clal Notice, a mae REFRIGERATORS, WATER COOLERS, 4c. Agents for the ONE MINUTE BOSS COFFEE PUL ‘bow reduced in price. W. 8 JENKS & CO, ty3. 717 7th street, Goon News Goon News FROM GROGAN’S INSTALLMENT HOUSE For allin need of FURNITURE. CARPETS, STOVES: and HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS in geueral, sne one need be without a well-turnished home ecause they have not got the cash to spare, We sre determined to knock the botwomvus of Ligh prices, and will sell GOODS ON INSTALLMENTS 4S CHEAP 4S THEY CAN BE BOUGHT ELSE- WHERE FoR casH And we make this extraordinary offer that customers can make their own terms in regard to payments, Come and see the largest store in the United States, Come and see the largest aud most varied stock toss- ect from. Come after you have posted yourselves’ on price: ‘sndterms elsewhere, and we will guarantee you that GROGAN'S INSTALLMENT HOUSR (THE OLD RINK), ON NEW YORK AVENUE, BETWEEN 13TH AND 14TH STREETS N. W. Inthe place you were looking for. Come and be con ‘vVinced that what we say are tacts and nobumbug- We repeat, come@and make your ywn terms—as je18 KOGAN'S. SEWING MACHINES, &e. DIES, RETURNING TO THE CITY, READY 4 to do their Fall sewing, can Tent at our Uftice New Improved Ligat-Kur Mg Sewing Machine Any of the most apnroved patverus al 33 per month, Kk. Kent paid deducted off price of Ba Wy Welophone and mail onlers, NEW AMERICAN, No. 7, ‘moet spoken off-of which we have the se p Centiy Deeh"greatly Improved Uy the size of tts shuttle to doi its former The new Aviomatle Tension Cap: a compicte. outit Of sily lated tools in babasotie moro, plusiicibed, auctak case, and eboulzed cabiuet work. “The very ro\dery, done on the New cation tied With all machines we UERBACB, cor. 7th and H sta sent by maul on a A legal guarautee fur sell, reat Or repair, © Telephone Gali 424 au2h Nik “HOUSEHOLD” SEWING MACHINE 1S 80 well aud iavorably known that it needs uo Words of pruise—no w ements, “A practi: eal test wud cut par ‘Machines of all makes rented aud quarters ior the Universal Pastertis, “A ican No, Mud drawers, complete, Secoud-hatd Willcox & Gibbs, eu. to, eat and drawers, $15: two secund-and Singer, side eal aud drawers $10. ‘wal ‘HE WHITE IS KiNG! THE A tection in the category of concentration and condensation of niechasical genius abd skull, ‘The range ui work can not be excelled. It isa thing of beauty and # Joy forever. Call and scelt at 3. FO MCKANNEY'S. 427 Mths tw. J. RACH MOND, Manager. Macinnes of li kinds tor sale or Teut First-class repairing doue. “Also, Central Uflice tor The Universal Paderim. See thet, may 2 Aus Or Aw Onna ‘The Light Running NEW HOME Sewing Machine the latent, simplest and best in the world, Iver? lady. ‘should call et uur ofice and see the Variety of On this Machine. iaubroiders work of ail Without the use of aay allachuent Aut structions given free at suomseeee, ‘Sole Agent for the Light-Runnlng sew Hume sewing ise eieeeh eens a bees WOOD AND COAL. YOAL AND WOOD—DLY, CLEAN COAL, CARE SO ea jaa Wenn rr aon aris V, BALDWIN JOHNS, Waeneste Satie Cat ee ent Oban. Full Weight and Measure Telephone conuection. om gin aenn aapbe aed ait tesketcais creme eS Depot aud Wari, 6b and Water streets southwest, & OPPENHEIMER & BROS, Machine, my20 1. SIMEON, Jk. au21-1m* Compige Pactiiues Hotwow Prices, Main Yard aud Office, 1101 Rhode Island ave. nw, Brauen F FRESHLY M Weod prepared in the best manuer, Quick aid prompt Brarch Offices, 325 Peuusylvaula avenve and 200 aud-3u 6.1, SUKI, PIANOS AND ORGANS. FALLED, & DAVIS UPRIGHT PIANOS. US equaled at every desirable point. these marvel ioas instruments have won the first place In the hearts of musicians all over the World. Buy no other piano until you have seen these. New styles. Now open- Ang at 811 th st. aplo Ewan F. Dacor, 925 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Sole Agent for Steinway & Sons, Gabler, Decker & Son, ‘Marsiall & Wendell Hallett & Ganieton and Other Pianos: Sierling Orgais, Mtusie and Musical Mer: sinnalse" Tpntruaieie Salou moarniy pay mens Exchanged, Rented, Tuned, Repaired, Moved: and Shipped. ‘New aud second-hand Pianos of other makes always instock at iow ngures "Telephone, 3472 se19 0OKS FOR SUMMER READING. ‘A Papeterie of Superior Paper and Envelopes, for 25 cents. Fashionable Stationery, ‘Lawn Tennis, Croquet, Buse Balls. Oe PURSELE, Bookseller, an7 418 och st, Wassrsorox Cievzarrxe Lisnany, 1749 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, New Books and Best Periodicals Rae ‘History of Education, Se ee ah note ie er en S W.H. MORRISON, 475 Pennsylvania Ave. GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. yy2 SHIRTS TO ORDER A SPECIALTY. jv21 ATTORNEYS. iPBELL | CARRINGTON, ATTORNEY-aAT Cane Pirectices in all tue Cotta “Odor sue LA UNEQUALED IN TONE, TOUCH, WORKMAN. sur 4D DURABILITY. ‘Second-hand Pianos at all prices, PIANOS FOR RENT. WM. KNABE &00. 817 Market Space. mys Do Nor Prncmase ‘Until You See The dium price. "Over 41,000 now in use, ‘Second band Pianos and at prices from $10, to $150. Sold on small mont payments Largest amurtment © 6c music in the city. HENRY EBERBACK ap rs 915 F street. ‘RANICH & BACH PIANOS. ity always the sume and the fs Muar velous Sel-playing iustrumenta! G. L. WILD & BRO, 709 Seventhst. n. w. peepee ing * ‘attention to and ow Special ‘tuning and repairing. JK RAEAUER AND GD. PEASE @ 00, Pianos. Burdett The ome PT Feasouabl Pianos. Went, tun pair at Gil RUN'S, 407 10ib st a3 PROFESSIONAL, — Mita TaN vera with ses <scue Every hidden mystery revealed. Fit jost or buried Nu * Misco ES Gunton bay tang, | Se Aare eaten at —Damieenes. SBT st nw, _ndO | sed tagetien Never falls Gives picture of Soe you iharry. "All ip trouble consult thls ‘Cares SPECIALTIES. Gay. 421 Othiats nw bet, Dad kata te, “AuBO-OES Ee SOOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTSOF MA2AME Boss. THE RELIABLE CLATRVOY- er cis peeaeh ene cee ona pew, love and mony. 25 years in thiscity. ail eaten Sy | 20km oe 7pm 10u4 Ket ow, Pires reniment without te see ‘ie cause M2525. 2, Seas AND HUSBAND. “SUR 213 Ew. from 4toO pa. ap2-lzm* Dracifts has galzed them San ree 1 to, tor 76e., reduced from $1.25. ‘atso/200 pace” MEN'S AND BOYS PANTS, > Joux Muse, Wholesale and Retail Dealer tn LUMBER, WOOD ANP COAL Lamber Yard, Mill and R.R. Depot—South Capitol ‘and 1 streets soutieust. aue southwest; Offices—4% street and Maryland 2020 14th street uorthwest, TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS. COAL by te cargo oF carload at wholesale SINDLING and STOVE WooDot al kinds CUAL and SAW Ev and SPLIT WO0v kept under cover on piauk fivors. stock of LUMBER Fir Large and Well-asorte looting kept under cover. ‘Orders prompuy delivered in any part of the city without charge for hauling ‘Estimates cheerfully furnished, Our Depot being ceutrully located, and adjacent to the raliroad, stock Is tnndied at very staal cost, giving. advantages ‘in estimating, expecially tor Lowber oF ‘Coal in large quantities, Long experience, ainple facilities, oot assistants warrant the belief that satisfaction will be given to those Who may ia¥or Us with Weir pairouner Which is respectiully solicited, yl asun L048 stare Lorreny company S@-CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000.68 “We do hereby eretity that we mipornise the mepanne. sents Jor all the Monthly, and tuarirrty Dreacinn Fe Fontana Ste Later Coma ae tn pre Som! manage and control the Draws thenuse!0es, ie There Simicted whiny ark fgood Jaitn tenor sal pwortis, we euthortat Cae Gimpany to tae this certincatr, sows Jacsimules @f oar migniiares attached. i ts aderviascente” (CStuustastoners Banks ant Bankers wilt We the undersigned on Prices drawn in The Louisiana state Lotteries nee Son nner, a. OGLESBY seers 1. OGLESBY, Pres Loolsiana Natioua! Bank SW. eitoiiette Pres, Siate National au A RALDWIN, Pres. New Orlewis National Banke ENTED ATTRACTION: OVER HALF A MILLION DISTRIBUTED. LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. Ei Legislator for ven Jiuland Charitable purposes Eauentioua am Coupee ce erital of g1000,000-%0 which &. Foserve find of over $650,000 han since been waded. ee ening populat vote is franchise was 8 par cue ptt State Coustiition mde December 24, A. D187 aud Single umber Drawings will wkeplage ite, Grane never scales or poawones, 100K at te ‘Grand Montuly Se aoeREy nmawrs EETONEISANY fate w ULNAR following distribat ‘SuperVision und ianagement of GER'G. Tt Bea UKDGARD, of Louisiana, and GEN. FERAL a EARLY, of Virginia. PITAL PRIZE. $150,000, ga Notloe iickein are Yep Delary only. Batven,s. SEBa scene e888 eS NATIONAL BANK eall ‘New Orieans, La GPE? BARGAINS | OREAT BARGAINS T ask