Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1893, Page 12

Ls Atk WHERE ANIMA THE NURSERY A FAMOUS HUNTER. The Specimens Secured on the Great Government Preserve. stamp the life out of 2 man before she would leave bim of cord. In this way she drives ava; over the ground where her calf is hidden. ‘They fear her and scatter in many directions she rushes upon them. hiding places are liscovered by watehing patiently and by walking over the ground in + will lend to the - Ne other animal conceals her voung so well. v the side of rocks or den ANIMALS FOR THE ZOO. thickets the litle fellows are tucked away that the keenest scented dog can not smell one - out though it be directly under his nose. One eann ish them bv their color. They How They Have Been Secured in the Yel- lowstone Park and Transferred to the Nationr’ Capital— Packing Them on Horse- back—Exciting Inciderits in the Sports- "s Experience. lie very close to the ground with ears flattened ont and appear for all the world as if dead. Sometimes « calf is hidden far up a mountain side, where it is cult toclimb, and when ried yp it rushes down at « frightral speed, awkward movements. The R. ELWOOD HOFER. who bas held the, fice of Smithsonian hunter since it created by Secretary Langley, was recently in Washington from his home in the Yellow- stone Park He is very famous in that wild region as a guide and packer and from him all the animals have been secured that have hitherto been transferred from the great gov- rnment preserve and sent on the long railroad Fide to the capital. His friends in the ei that he is descended from Baron Hofer, who liberated the Swiss cate from the yoke of Austria at the beginning of the century, and that he inherits his sagacity and his stra: Jove of a life of freedom among the moun! from his distinguished ancestor. Certain it is that Mr. Hofer is wonderfully well versed in the art of trapping and catching all kinds of wild animals and that he has done very good work in this line for the Zoo. Dur- ing bis stay be visited bis captive acquaintances now with the collections at Rock creek an although a very modest man, he told in straightforward manner c ‘things about the habits and the capture of th orthern wonderland of geysers, oes and boiling springs. It should besaid that the capruring of wild animais is an art that requires much experi and a full acquaintance with all kinds of ani- mal nature. iF zoological cullecnons specimens are desirable, secured with as lis its «t1 after a sme: he emerges wita bleeding hands and face and rent clothing. They weigh abont forty pounds, according to Ke legs may be accomplished ran ina bramble thicket. whence was the age. When slung in panniers on the back’ of the pack horses they have to be carefully aitended to be protected from injury. The hunter learns to imitate the calls of the mother, which the young ones understand and answer. SUMMIT OF There are three 3 ~ with the herd of elks now at the Zoo which Mr. Hofer captured Ff the famous fossii forest in SG ELE EXCITING 6PORT. ‘oung elk is reggrded ns exciting are the stories told about its ntnres when the dav’s work is done and all are cathe: before the campfire. It hasa flavor of danger. but it is not so exciting as Hunting 5 sport and wm: als a month three cubs, whic inters:er: cakes and games Although the Yellowstone is very rich in the of rough in a onge near mal species and in the numbers beestl ol gto sat mas far the most interesting captures / of the hotel kee: t as well as day and | wer. elk and antelope. In carry av umber of buffaloes. wolves, cantured baited. Fr: government road in the hol ba. in the Yellowstone— Ziie namon—and specimens * have been taken from time to time gion. Of these the black he least creditable rec: for valor and are the least to be feared in an_ encounter. The plan of campaign which the Smithsonian hunter bas for cwpiring their young takes ad- e of this weakness of Mrs. Bruin. ‘The old ones exccedingly afraid of a great noise fand stop to ask few questions when a yelling rider comes down upon them. If dogs were hem brek till stance orstowed away in the hollow of a log, it wouid be no easy thing to tind them and, if found. very dificult to get Insiead of this the hunters forn: a line, with pack horses and boys who are taken along to watch them, and charge down upon the lone bear yelling like In- dians. The dogs are sent after the cubs, while the strange cavalcade goes galloping over one sees them away into the There w lows or running of ail tle: and sentto Wa bears ba’ ‘THE SMITHSONIAN HUNTER. mountein lions, wildcats, woiverines, beavers, Dadgers and martens are like Indeed, Dr. Baker has a list of these already made up which he wold like to secure the coming season. A few large bears have been trapped by Mr. Hofer for the Zoo, but the general policy has been to obtain the animals wirile they are yet young. This makes the work unusualiy dan- gerous at times, for all animals attack man most fiercely when their young are being taken from them, but the young are most easily do- mesticated and live more contentedly in con- ravines until she takes refuge in a thicket out | of bearing of the young cubs. ‘Then they re- turn to the dogs and to the boys, who are gen- erally left where the cubs are overtaken. in them. and are pretty sure to draw alot of blood before taken. It ts on record that the mother bear sometimes returns to take a hand inthescrabble. ‘Ten alas for the man who falls a victim to her rage. The only sate way to gétthem is by the back of the neck or by the hind foot, by which the Smithsonian hunter someti ves pulls them out of trees they have climbed. Wrapped up securely in "horse dlankets and strapped to they are carried away from their savage haunts and made ready for*the passage to the Zov. In captivity they become quite docile. if young, and will follow the dogs about as they formerly foliowed their mothers selves in efforts to escape and sometimes incu? uy i much trouble and expense in transportation. A large grizzly which the Smithsonian hunter formerly and put abogrd a freight train for the Zdo affords an amusing instance. i given « cage, the best the rude the park could muster, but for so ‘he seems to have concluded ‘afforded too little room for his consti- The train was out but a little way slong at the rate of forty miles an burst his cage asunder, drove Keeper and took charge of the car. A i! H E A HUNTING PARTY. © lot of strawberries, which were in transit} The grizzly is said not to fear the noise of with him, served to satiate his Bearship's mar- } shoating riders, but to stand nobly for her cubs. Yelous appetite until he could be again secured. | Mr. Hofer. however, tells of a thrilling experi- ‘The trac tion of the young animals | ence with a big one quite to th contrary, and from the seenes of their capture, which takes | it is well vouched for. Blnce very often miles away from any roed oF | THRILLING EXPERIENCE WITH 4 GRIZZLY. Settlemenit, ia, to say the least, unique. Nearly 4 hese ail eared wathtn Gapuk © cs bowtemenn|_ = pation > = Se a Py On horseback the young captives have their first | Party of excursionists in search tailed ride. Even the young bears that would tear the deer for the then new Zoo. Suddenly an im- vitals out ofa ingenious: iy tied Phat they can becarried safely | ahead of the party, starting a herd of elk. that over the untrodden ways and throug the wild | ran frantically away, and followed by two cubs. Unbreken forests. Two or three careful pack} “She was walking and nosing about in the horses are taken un ali bunting expeditions of | grass,” says Nr. Hofer, “and making tracks for for this purpose. Sg are has to be provided for them, since ft is’ often « considerable time befors transportation can be had to ‘mm jot Springs, whence they are taken to the railroad Staton TEACHING THE YOUNG TO EAT. ‘The rude cabin of the guide and hunter, who Runte? to teach,the young ongs to eat and to Keep them free from danger till they are old enough to be carried away. A log hut confines the flercer speciss; the tender ones are given shelter with the fami: ‘They makes world of trouble and require constant watching to be kept out of danger, es- pecially from cbokiug by the cords with which ‘they are tied. Since require feeding at frequent intervals, a new milch cow, which the of the cabin nd the large stock condensed brau: horses, form an ina) PACK HORSES. small pocket in‘the neighboring hiliside,which was covered with a mgaarerm of timber.” ‘The signal for a charge was given and obeyed in the manner customary when hanting for Diack bears. ‘The dogs were set upon the two cubs. Cont tow the hunters Mra B. showed g clean pair of heels Eiagetoas pyoe over the toescherses grec dangerous pace oer : One of Te che, of beauty, took refuge in « ‘there rose a tall white bich is brougut in on it part of the pti had returned ‘from the ¢: chase ag ee Re rig bark of the pine with an air of def- sieicuing | lnely out of the question "To fall the tres tbe out. the fallen timbers. neross guiches and up! ‘The little fellows seem to be born with fight | the packeaddle | ee are so securely and | mense old grizzly bobbed up a little distance | scion of the bear family never for he died ingloriously a few | days later. Indeed, from one cause or another, | from sickness or escape. the Zoo collectors lose many of their young captives before they are | delivered for transportation. This one was se- | curely chained to a poston the top of which he sat a large portion of his time, giving vent to | bear-like howis expressive of @ bad disposition. | One dark ight, when the rain was pouring in torrents, big bear passed along | and destroyed him.’ There were a few pieces left hanging in-his collar, but the rest of him | was carried away or devoured. This is a | strange way the bears have of trea’ of their own stroke of their ws is sufficient to crush ins cub’s skul! and in a twinkling the cercass is torn to,fragments. The next morn- ing tracks of a béar measuring ten ifiches were found for twelve miles along the government | road. DIFFICULTY IN GETTING ANTELOPES. The most dificult animals to approach and capture are the antelopes. It is well-nigh im- | possible to trap them and they are extremely ; shy of human visitors. On this account un- | usual caution is required in observing them | und discovering the hiding places of their kids. ‘They roam in herds. On their rump& are pe- jculiar tufts of lo white hair, which }is smooth and gloss when they ‘are un- disturbed, but when they become® frightened and intend to run these tufts of hair rise n> of eud like the quills of a porcupine. This is very noticcable with the kids even after they are very tame. | The kidsdo not run away, as the elk calves j sometimes do, giting the Lunter a long, bot ‘They vs lie where their mothers like young buffalo, believe scured if their beads are T some shrub or old root. | themselves ! positions. | about as if some huge foot had stepped upon them and lefta | When the hunter comes | rock or crouching in the sage | stand if raised by the side of # gage brush it will not ud drops to the ground if left f the b’nck-tailed or mule deer se of thie antelope, oniy they are still move shy of man ese two species iftesc of the hunter from a ral of these in bat theyre very sffeetirake noses e for bon- ears are ¢ sound, feeling for ‘Vhere are nddocks at the 7 se In the wil on the move te and their x dange isax noisele tiful whive © and hair When discovered 14s the ushes up » given of the clevi ays the Pittsburg Commercial of the southern high- y gathered in an nountain dis t mi'es to the north of gow. ‘the conversation in the little e:rele ned on the inteiligence of the colfte, and for 1 small wager the shepherd undertook to show what his dog could do. | ewo hours after ‘The time was evening, sunset; a light rain, such ns fails for days atatime in the highlands, was coming down, Tho dog, an ordinary-lookin animal, under th: few treces is face exhibiting lying be- took ere he wi leaving hima two of the compan: in the nig! disiance of a mile, the benten tr: ata place where a candy spot offered itself a favorable to the purpose: then the suerherd p ed down afd with his hucts | seoopedout a ole in the earth nea | depth, in whica he placed tae sh ing it with the earth taken out, winole laying a «tone weight. The company returned to the inu, the |suepherd: called nis dog, and giving him a peculiar sign or motion of the band, | bade him goand search. Poor. Sandy started i it apparent enthusiasm. for the d.and instead of a drizzle had become a downpour. The wpALY SAT down round the fire to wait his recura. Some ing. cover- nd over the time elapsed, an honr pasted nway and no, At the end ofan Lour and a however, a scream was heard at the door, ac | companied bya mumbling whine. ‘The door romptly opened, when in walked Sandy, ipping [rom every hair, bis paws red with tatid and the short hairs round his face literally plistered with earth, which | had evidently b ived by rooting in the ‘ground. With an a: such as only a proud dog can assume he marched up to bis er and laid in his band the ideiiticai marked ing which bad been placed in the earth a mile and a half away quarter, ses HORSE POWER. A Sixty-five-Pound Bass Landed on the Beaeh Near San Francisco. Mathias Ketchera, hostler of the Seal Rock House on the ocean beach near San Francisco, { nas caught the largest sex bass that the coust | has seen for many alonz‘day. It is Ketchera’s | business to rise early each morning, and, hitch- | ing a horse toa wagon, patrol the sands fora | couple of hours in search of driftwood. When | he has collected his daiiy pile he retarns to the | hotel, unhitehos bis horse and awaits customers. FISHING BY | But, the Eraminer says, Mathias, or Mike, as he |is more familiarly tergaed, has other cnilings. He is the “ione fisherman” of t! beach. Every one knows him, for he is famous. Each | day as he scours the beach for wood he takes | a long line with him. which he throws out into he sea and awaits results, A fewdayaago he | got more than he bargained for. Mathias had scarcely thrown his line when, to his as. | tonishment, it-was pulied from his grasp. He jhad some to-apare, however,’ and grasping new endeavored to land his prize. Soon the jampings and writhings of @ large object came to his vision and Mathias eqncluded that he had | hooked some sea monster. Pull as he would he could not haul in his line. Then his inventive genius asserted itself. Hastily making fast the | line to the axletree of the cart h horse Pompey to “Get!” Pompey got. The result was that the prize was landed and proved to be an enormous sea bass. Mathias put his catch into his wagon and started for home. There his fish was weighed. It proved tobe 4 feet 7 inches in length and sixty-five pounds anti the largest sh of ils kind that bas been caught on that part of the coast. ———__roo—. The Heart of the Tree. loes he plant who plants a tree? Wasi dotas the frieed of san aud shyr He plants the flag of breezes free; ‘th jaft of beauty, towering a He plants a home to heaven ani For song and mother-croon of bff. In hushed and happy twilight heard— ‘The treble of heaven's barmony— ‘These things he plants wuo plants a tree. ‘What does he plant who plants a tree? Te plants cool shade and tender Tain, And seed and bud of days to be, ‘And years that fade and flush again: He plants the glory of the plain: je plants the forest's heritage; ‘The harvest of REG s SRT ee ‘What does he plant who plants a tree? {a sep and teat and wood, In love of home end loyalty the animals in the | ison | in- | beanty, and | feet. ‘The; One was file perhaps two ponnds in | d for his | regain the ranch. “Bat how kin earth and superheated granite of the hillsides shimmered in waves of shell-hke tint all #bout. ‘The dust raised by the shambling hoofs of the old claybank mustang he bestrode bung in thick,suffocating clouds in the deadly still air. ‘The silence was intense—not a bird, animal or insect seemed alive. The whole world was baked into silent indifference, and Dabbs him- self was stanned by a shock, the reality of which had never seemed possible to his un- sophisticated mind. Forty years before he had made his way across the plains to California from his native Tennessee and cast in his lot, as so many others had done. in that devil's race for gold. He {never could kéep his when he had any, how- | ever. and so in despite of better luck than most of those in the diggings he found himself when the placers had beeu despoiled of the cream of their treasure us poor a man as when he first crossed the Sierras. With his ambition dead he turned his face to the mountains-cfor he was mountain bred—and sought a spot in which he might build for himself « cabin near a «pring and posseés a few acres of bottom land to raise “truck” upon. For the rest his rifle and traps ‘co i her, goBto her lots’ o' sand ter jine in, answered Jim. She bent toward him and wl his ear a few rapid sentences. don’t mean it, Starr. through. “Yer kin bet Ido mean it, Jim Bulger, but we don’t want no cowards I reckin I kin count on DeBar ter h leave him. He was at her side in a moment. “No man on th’ range dar’ say that t’ me, Starr; ’n’ yer know it yer dea) ter th’ turn.” “An’ I'm with yer, Jim,” she whis as rm went round her she kisse on the mouth. red, hit it was late, f voice from the roadside: “Hands up! out that box—both of ‘em, dummy and _ th’ tight one—no foolin’—drive on”. was done. i such a spot with but little trouble, -* Yeara it was known far and wide as Dabbs' ranch. The ouiy thing to complete « home there wasa woman, and her he found also, and in the course of’ years there came to this pair a cbild—a girl baby. In his secret soul Dabbs thought it the most marvelously miracu- lous interposition of Providence ever known that he, such a horny-banded. seamed and scarred #on of ‘Anak. could be the father of this wee creature with eyes like wet violets, creamy vatin skin, spun gold for kair and limbs molded on the | CPt model of a pocket Venus. He woreliped ber | Mone? here had be openly, monrning much ‘at the loss of the | 7oucy te box that nig | world: bt it was more for the child’s sake than | OF making it gov ee | for its mother's. boston titer pi Then one of those mining booms that follow | the discovery of new « and they led the search for the highwaymen, but there was no trace of them. treasure box had disappeared. The dusty trail trodden by innumerabi le hoofs and footprints, tives came up from the city muci: mystified as eny one else. ld fields in the moun- | Denea, faint ooetered pear Debts’) and sa the ranch | Pts ecsidant of the company ectiu nis a | as on the mn mines (and | vate ofice one morning when one of then mat ates =| trusted - ie entered ore 2 permis ipa f i *) | to intreduce Miss Dabbe. the danzuter of the | it was made a stage siation, and the old man | gig chap up country that they bad had eo much Eeapeds sichiMervestitcom Wis) Htfia! orakard | (apie witk She great oat een eee land garden. ‘this time the mouey was boarded | : 5 siishent onary ead think that oue ba impressed with a ance, and iy puffed ¢ coat across st and ord red as noncl ustomed to yin th her, and opened it lie | as a sucred tr: for Starr and sent down in the | treasure box of the express co at San Francisco for snfe kee or so the | and the d bor to be shown in, as though shi week. “She lacing a smal! ch sufficed still for Dab however, the cl 2 intrusted ed its doors, and that hh | the coin again. “The ne { 0; | the refused er cater of the fon reward save the retarn and immunity from mos: killed him, but child r for the e began to She wor | (ghe was fitter ‘her fui make pl of cours the Kitie ranch | P bie every was gro ye The piy in man fe by this ! Tio cattle ching the eid 1 Hy increased from his weter vil day the stage line ¢ | eyes upon the raneiz with i | fered io buy it a | was Sinzr'st-a al Oo father in irom the company hia title to the to put the deea record withtn iu pat of tae reward f the stolen mone st added, nd he had to cued that the sum t ount of that stands to Mr Discovered Country. ving purer I U's painiess bir ev and the spring was always | fany was determined to anve that spring and the | hovyers found ready faws in poor Dabbs’ title. After long, wenry months of. iidgation the ‘some one who waa willing to vell to the com. | A that Dabbs was a trespasser and | get off the inn ¢ the trial of the case had | awyers had swallowed up all the hat followed the uy sure: sed its doors, at the se | courts decided that the spring belouged to Dabbe was now on hia war home from the | ¢ of the benk, ang be and Starr | ‘aun bra,” he talied | . ing the ranch now. The! clavbank pricked up his ears and started into a ‘lope. Davbs puiled himself together with « j mighty effort: he womd not tell Starr ver. He | prevent for her in his vadalebag: | never card from town wituont something, no mat for her. aid he knew’ she | watching for hia #ox along | As the cxvbank roan an abrupt | r of jutting rock there was ‘a whoop, a/ slash of the whip across the horse's flunk, Starr was loping alonz: One | jmught have tiken uy & mere the the ciose- fitting bubit of coarse jeans «howed x woman | exquisitely provortioned. Sh» | as only ong who has lived in the waddie | biack sombrero, gay with gold bullio | her face; the gctden air was in Do we not know ‘That, when the face of fate shall lose the frown ar, of life the bitter «mart, heart, that vwivety vi olive skin w: brillianey of co! ec that shades wind-and-su: and her sed toa peachy | ving. She urged the blueskin | | close alongside her father’s pony, and nestled against hit 2s they rode. The old man seid | nothing, but leaning his massive head and | shouldets down to ine kissed her very tenderly. ‘The ponies were on a walk now, and the two rode in silence for some little distance. Sud- denly the girl looked up at Dabbs and said: “Bygted. dad?” ‘The old man nodded before he bethought himself of hjs resolution not to tell “Darn them lawyers, anyhow,” was her reply to the nod, “Her father, still ’ silent, shook his head as if in expostulation mild profanity, and Starr continue: you pester yourse.f. dad; me and you'll” git erlong spite o' anythin’, ’nef Jim Buiger don't do up some o' them fellera he needn't cum a sparking roun’ me no more.” | “Yor see, Starr.” the old man sai if I had tuk the staff ther cump'ny ‘d give mo tar it'n the fust place; now we don't git nothin’ —dust er land, er spring—all gone. ‘There was w pathos in the last words that went straight to the girl's heart. Pap, yer mustn't feel so’ knocked ont.” she cried; “i'm yer little eal yet, ain't I? "Nes long es we two's left we've got each other, 'n I'll never marry Jim—never es tong’s yer feel like this.” And she nestled closer to his side, while be bent and kissed her again. ‘Then with adden burst of spirit «he cried out, “Cum er long: L'il ran ver to ther corral,” and’ the next moment the blueskin and claybank were gallo} | ing neck ard reck downsihe bill to the ranch. They were received at the door by “the wid- dor,” who had been installed bbs as honse- keeper shorily after hix wife's death. No one ever knew of whom “the wider” was the rel- us homeward Aye, aly ver more to part? 880 James M. STEWaRt. Washington, D. C., 1893. sade coe. ‘ They Must Work Eight Heures, ight letter carriers in the Brookiyn post office, says the Eagle, who were found to be loitering on their routes and using the govern- ment’s time for other than oficial purpores, were reduced to the position of eolleciors, a thing thet ail right-minded letter carriers have aboly horray of. ‘These eight’ men have been frequently warned and their attention had been called to the reguiztions in this respect, wh are prominently ported in their room in ti office. but they negiected the friendiy cai tions, aud at noon yesterday, when they re- turned from their routes,they found their names bulietined as reduced to the position of col- lectors, +o. ——___ The Patent Ironing Board, or Frightened Franky’s Revenge. From Puck. ‘ict. If Dabb? knew he never told any one, | and he never referred to her wave as “‘the wid der.”" Sho was tall, gaunt, coloriess female | With a weakness for religion and ghoste—amost | ~ | excellent cook and Starr's slave. | “We're jnst plum busted, widder.” was | Dabbs’ salutation, “‘n' I'm’ powerful grab | struck.” ‘The“widder” promptly ted the way to the living room, where the three sat down to supper. Dabbs had began to feel an odd sense of comfort stealing over him; he could not explain why, but in some mysterious way he felt that all would vet be right, and he ate with his usual appreciation of the ‘‘widder art. Afterhe bad finished his meal he sat smoking on the little vine-clad porch over- looking the valley. Starr was by his side, one hand in bis, the other strolling his ’'tece and head while she talked to him ‘and petted him as one comforisa child. As the sun sank bebind the ranj ued, but to no purpose; she would not tarry him inl ber father could in some way in r. Balfron yer plan? I'll jine in—never fear,” pered close in e man straight- ened up in his saddle, hia face was white and bis voice husky as he almost shrieked,““By ——, yer She faced him calm and pitiless, her scornful eyes looking him contemptuously through and me out,” and she turned her pony's head as if to he hissed, as his band caught her bridle close to the bit; “I'm in this nd ‘The up stage, carrying two or three pas- sengers, the mails and the company’s treasure box, was due at Dabbs’ at 9:30, but that night ay it neared ‘tho ranch, just at the top of steep grade. there came’ stern Throw nd the deed Jim Bulger and Starr returned from their ride jnat before the stage pulled up at the office, The dummy lay in the road where it had fallen, but the told no tales, and when the company’s detec: i ey ware quite as ‘Tne company offered a large reward for the capture of the robbers or the recovery of the ‘There had beeu a large sum in eur- ‘ht which was sent up ng a great mining like the idea absolutely of a clue was found, and the company had conciuded to write the loss off | their books when a very surprising thing bap- mind at jeast had been sense of his import + his chest, buttoned his 3 bank presi- k the lise on gave the president of ise’ from which he will -y dollar of to this day } What They Say “Patne’s Celery Com om: ley, chief of the appoi ment division in the tr department, “has attained a 1s in the Lome of and family. We shail not | consent to be without Gen. Mac. ted above, ley, Whose port | is one of the best known men anda ent member of ti York. est of all remed! and of the leading pastors of New asizes the truth of the stateme: | by one of the first surgeons in the co | Paine ry Compound is not a patent im |@ efirsxparilla er aa ordinary tonte, is as superior to ail of them as the diamoudis to or nary glass. uty pal ony, ¥.D., of F WE nee, E. H. Jadkins,M.D., 1 © EB Ca of the weairie du C2 of Portand, Dr. J. HL Li. Sul of the remedy taat was first pro- Dr. Phelps of Dartmouth € ce come to be known to the me ‘al pro | fessiow and, ia fact, the whole people as Paine’s celery compound. People of the highest standing in | society, lu every city 11 classes of 2d town in ive Union, have been venedted by the u! anis remedy for the cure of the bamerous ills tat 7 it from impaired nervous system and impoveriszed blood. e, It makes people weil, Inthe spring when the You Max Hexr For A BLACK SWAN, And yet never be so fortunate as to find one, and be- cause of feliure in this one singie effort despair izes upon you, disrust overcomes you, true man- hood dies within you and with a sod as Lope devaris you sing out: “LIFE IS NOT WORTH THE LIVING.” Young fellow! you're setting a fine example, aren't yout Pick your flint! Get another stake! Goin for one more dea:! Play it from shoulder to hock! And the chances are, instead of dying the death of a dog, that you'll be found rooting through the immense crowds which always throne VICTOR E. ADLER'S TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE, Your voice clearly distinguishable among the babel of voices, shouting é “MISTER, HAND ME DOWN ONED ‘You will then experience a gentle touch upon the shoulder. You will hear the clear, firm but perfectly Tespectfu! voice of the manager saying: ‘*Pardon me, sir, but itis my duty toinform you that on neither one of the four spacious Soors of this establishment will any one be able to findasingle garment which comes under the head of “Hand me down,’ but if you want an excellent and stylish Suit of Clothes for spring wear—at €7.50—we shall be happy to accom- modate you. A Slater Navy Blue at @9.50. Merely ex- Press the desire. Perhaps someof the higher grades ‘will suit you better. $10. $12.50, $15. “Don’t hesitate to speak out, sir. Spring Overcoata, $5.98 upward. Boys' Suits, 3 pieces, lone pants, $3 S7 upward. Children’s Suits, $1.25 upward. Do ‘we séll Hats and Men's Furnishings? No, sir. Wedo ‘not dabble in SIDE ISSUES. Wé manufacture and A LASTING POSITION. of Paine’s Celery Compound in the Treasury Department. ‘Toceurre |, and encourage® agth gradually returned, my ® remedy of all others ' sleep improved, ! began to eat with comfort, hope Here's plain statement tay confidence was restoret—tn an today rely due to that gi frames ack to me, wer of the Telegraph Age, rsare in Temple Cc nawe ' and my restoranon lw hea | ew Yor iscovery, Paine’s delivered me trom 1m for years. Giover is & most abie and con- | Celery Compound, which ato: of the great have estigating matters of late, neva that there are man ‘eam | and I om: pen and perhaps, not tn so bad a condition at who, atl, are sufferers from headaches, insompla, loss of ue thousand troubles watch come in in of a broken-down, netvous condition. I | believe that all of these people can be relieved and | returned toa perfect condition by the same meams | 1so successfully employed. cold sweat would break out all over ec" women who ar raning 18 fa | as 7 once + Lfinally became cimost a eo plete | er Wreck, So muca #01 thestigntest exeitemeut L would be own into ase Would leave me in a still y a a state that 1 Alive completely by imysel: Upon the slightest here is one point I wish to urge strongly: @0 Rot expect too much from one bottle or from two or three, for that matter; but faithfully use the | Compound, confideut of the fact that acure will deeventually effected. Iknow Mitte about this | great compound aside from what thas done for me and othera, but I certainly deem It to be the | greatest discovery of the nineteenth century for the physical, nerve and brain troubles to which the people of the mineteentn century are so sub- Ject.” rould have a great feeling of emptiness in my nach, produclag great weakness, almost fainiing. 1 never kuew what it was to p- Hour © wear would pass away aud find me awake. In the mot = lwould rise, with dching head and Food was a burden to me, my stomach failing to digest at. burning n, Such was my condi- thon up to a comparatively y chance I saw in the paper a statement from | ayoung lady whose inarmities almost exactly com | inclled with my own. I did not suppose any one | nad ever suffered so much asT had, but I deter- mined to try and regain my health im the same | manner by which the young lady of whom Ihad | heard regained hers. Frankly, the results at first were disappolnting, but, nevertheless, I continued. short time ago. ‘The aoove clear and outspoken words of Bis. Glover require no comment. ‘They are from @aman | Of the highest standing, and they tell thelr own Story, There gre thousands of men and women who will Le glad to hear of them and promt thereby. Werstxy Berens Or grocems. It is the only recognized Blended W. H. Horse Flour on the market and @ trial will com . 5 Vince the most skeptical that t is the vory bess in use: Whoiewic wy BB LAKNRMAW © ald, Washington, D.C. J. E. CONNELLY, os usta. RK. L. MAIN, 1527 14th n. iH. B. DULEY, 1800 15th G. W. GOLDEN, 1034 29tha.w. R. P. WHITE, 1138 22th a. 3. L. HAMMACK, so06th, F. M. DAVIS. cor. 7thand Fne. ROBERT WHITE, jr., 9009th a A.C. KAMMERER, 130 Ist n.w. W. F. AUTH & BRO., cor. 34an4 Ind ove ae E. HOGAN,GOL N. 3. ave. n.w. JOHN H. ONTRICH, 801 6th n. WILLIAM KERR, cor. 23th and Fn.w. THIS IS THE BIGGEST SNAP Of the season. A large manufacturer of Parlor Furniture has purchased the Upholstery stock of one of New York's largest importors ata sac- Tifice price. We have selected one pattern of ‘Silk Brocatelle from the stock and havecon- tracted to have him make up the entire quan- tity in one suite for us, which we will sellat about one-half its value. ‘The firstdozen suites | 4 J. SANFORD & BRO. 1212 Unionnw: 8. L. DENTY, 1200345... have arriveiandare now on ssle inourware = | ‘TH: OS. HAWKINS, cor. 45 and Maw: J.B. PROUT, 411 44 aw. rooms IT I8 A LARGE OVER-STUFFED | ©. V. WOODERIDGL, OW Ohaw. W. A. L. HUNTT, 901 436s. SUITE, CONSISTING OF 5 PIECES, SOFA, | JAMES FERRY, 441 5.3. ore mam: LARGE ARMCHAIR, ONE CORNER CHAIR | 1. F . AND TWO LADIES*CHAIRS, MADE FIRST- CLASS, ALL SPRING EDGES, PLUSH TRIMMED AND GOOD FRINGE, AXD COVERED WITH $5 SILK BROCATELLE, GUARANTEED FULL HAIR SEAT, not ex- celsior, like the low-price suites that are in the market, but would be GOOD HONEST VALUE AT7$100. We will sell them as long as they Inst at $69cash. Come early, such bargains don"t stay long ot without the Enewledie of Ge Patient ees | 2 pitt Tecomen air im cae | eper Are the Agente, z Gainers book of vrccalars fer Pots matt Tee |, eee