Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1893, Page 4

4 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY.............. December 8, 1898. CROSBY S. NOYES................Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation in Washing- «om more than three times larger than that of any other paper. As a News and Advertising Medium it has mo competitor. Pie: Pom acne ee a ee eee ander to aveld delays, om se- oy “STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the of- fice. but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Departmen: mecording to tenor or purpose. ———— ‘The argument that the gambling device ealled winter-racing should be welcomed to & local habitation on account of the few ad- @itional dollars which it will put into circu- lation in some lines of local business is sor- @id and unworthy. The same consideration, many times mul- tiplied, would have pleaded a few years ago for making the capital a great gambling hell of the Monte Carlo type or the head- quarters of the Louisiana -lottery. Such concerns as these attract thousands of vis- ftors, cause money to circulate freely, and @isburse millions for bribery, direct or in- direct, in order to be tolerated. ‘The moral degradation suffered is of the same order whether the city is the place where the lottery wheel is turned, or gam- bling hell cards and other devices are open- ty manipulated, or broken down horses are ®@ent stumbling through mud and snow and ice to be bet upon by fools in pool rooms all ver the land. The last form of’ gambling @iffers from the others only in being coarse and cruel and in the extremely small price for which the public conscience is sold by the community tolerating it. Even an ill wind blows somebody good. A pestilence fills the pockets of tne under- takers. An invasion of thieves and thugs certainly causes a boom in the business of “fences,” the low groggeries and the dis- orderly houses, and private watchmen and Gealers in watch dogs flourish exceedingly. Shall we therefore welcome a vestilence, an Mil wind freighted with moral disease and @eath? Shall we welcome the malodorous ones whom New Jersey 1as expelled fer New Jersey's good? That state, with an ffort 30 viclent as to throw it into political convuisions, has vomited forth the winter racing gamblers. Is the capital of the republic to be a re- ceptacie for them? It is not to be believed that the muni- ‘tipal authorities, the prosecuting officers and police can find no way of dealing with this evil. But if it be true that the muni- cipality is under the law helpless, then must our only legislature, t ongress of ~ the United States, immedia*ely put among our statutes the New Jersey prohibition of the gambling device of winter racing. New Jersey's legislature has puriricd itself and effaced the state’s lisgrace. Will not « our legislature prevent New Jersey's cast- off shame from attaching to <he naticnal capital? Sak ae Plain people who are not given to being ®ver-curious wonder why when Minister- Paramount Blount was supposed to be in search of testimony as to why and how Queen Liliuokalani was dethroned he did not examine witnesses such as the Rev. O. P. Emerson of Honolulu, secretary of the Hawalian board of missions and of the Hawatlian Evangelical Association. Ha- ‘waiian by birth and devoted to the best in- terests of the islands, Mr. Emerson is an admirable witness. An interview with him, printed in The Star today, should interest even the deeply committed admiaistration. He shows that the discredited queen had Bo power to govern righteously, was nct, im fact, so disposed. She did not represent either the American, European or Asiatic elements in her realm, and was positively distasteful to the more intelligent of the @boriginal Hawa‘i:~s. It is his plataly ex- pressed opinion—and where one more sound- Jy based can be found is not evideat—that those who are in favor of the queen's return to power are “either irresponsible adventur- ers, and personal friends, who would hope, under her government, to secure such recog- mition as they could not gain under any other, or they are Englismen who are hos- tile to American institutions.” In spite of + what has happened it is difficult to believe “that President Cleveland was aware cf these things when he instrccte] Minister Willis to upset the goverutent of decency “and exalt the government of crime and Hlth. Of the provis' government the reverend genticman says “it stands for the best civilization and fuc the right. 1t rep- resents the strongest elements in the land ~¥uling in the interest of the weakest and most needy. It has back of it the wealth, “the intelligence and the character of the ~ and. It represents the industries and the commercial interests. It represents the philanthropic and missionary enterprises.” An eyewitness of the events attendant upon the revolution, Mr. Emerson declares that the provisional government -vas not estab- Ushed by any conspiracy known to Minister Stevens, but was the creation of Mawaiian eitizens—Hawalian voters. As the trath be- comes more and more clear so ‘loes the em- barrassment of our national administration increase. It will not be long—if the sour fas -mot already arrived—before President Cleve- land will sincerely regret the mental stra- ‘bismus which caused him to put his trust in princes and in Blount. —— ++e ____ The President's iiterary friends are pos- sibly of the opinion that Congress employs more interrogation points than are compat- ible with good style. —— +42 Something should be included in the tariff bill to prevent the importation of our politi- cal issues from Hawaii. > It is a sad reflection on human nature Yat nobody rises to suggest that Mr. Van ‘Alen ought to get his money back. ee The Manchester ship canal will have a Wery lively New Year’s reception. oe Calamity-howlers, aided and abetted by well-intentioned people who blindly fol- lowed their self-appointed leaders, have as- sailed the public ear for sometime past with voluble statement as to the horribly mort- gaged condition of agricultural lands in the United States. So insistent have these an- mouncements been that they really made impression on people who supposed that the down-trodden farmer surely knew whether he was unduly encumbered or not. Again and again has been heard the cry that “nine-tenths of our farms are mortgaged for all they are worth,” and now it is the general impression that such a condition feally exists. Herbert Myrick has been tudying the eleventh census, and, co-oper- ating with George K. Holmes, special cen- gus agent f:. charge of the division of farms, homes and mortgages, presents in the American Agriculturist an interesting col- lection of facts, figures and deductions that overthrow the populistic theories and give @ clear outline of the actual financial con- @itions prevalent among our farmers. The official returns show that three-fourths of all the farms in the United States are owned free of incumbrance; that the aver- age mortgage represents only one-third the ‘velue of the farm upon which it is secured, that the total amount of farm mortgages in the whole country is hardly one-tenth the total value of all our farms, and that four-fifths of the amount of debt on farms and homes was incurred for the commend- able purpose of buying and improving the Property, and a like proportion of the num- bers of farms and homes were mortgaged for the same purpose. In 1880, nearly one- fifth of the mortgage indebtedness rested on farms, but in 1890 farm mortgages rep- resented only one-seventh of the country’s total indebtedness on real estate. In this latter statement is an indication of need for money on the part of city folk, an indi- cation fully torne out by the fact that the entire real estate mortgage debt in 1880 equally divided between lots and acre tracts. In 1800 the total amount of such incum- brance had more than doubled, but only 34 per cent of it was on acres and 66 per cent on urban property. The mortgages on city and town property Paria from erage Spe 000 to $4,000,000,000 the mguses are asmceetithesenee te te remen bered that very much land that was ex- tremely suburban in 1880 has since then acquired corporate dignity. A great many unthinking people discuss mortgages as though they were unmitigated evils, pee they are in most instances, the means by which prosperity is made possible. Thou- sands of struggling agriculturists and busi- ness men who ultimately achieved independ- ence testify truthfully that they would have 't, | gone down, but for a timely loan. Mr. Myrick says that the indications now are that the final figures will show that over two-thirds of our four and a half millions of farms are owned free of debt, and that all the mort- gages on actual] farms in the whole Untted States today do not exceed the value of one year’s hay crop. It would not be surpris- ing should the populistic wallers change their campaign methods when the truth be- comes widely known. They will point to the comparatively slight increase of farm mortgages and the greater increase of city indebtedness as evidence of superior busi- ness ability on the part of the farmer, and with that sort of an argument will continue to remonstrate with a stiffnecked and re- bellious generation. —_—_—-+s—____ Business interests are beginning to ac- commodate themselves to the changed in- dustrial conditions which are foreshadowed by a tariff bill to which all the forces of the administration are pledged. The latest firm to announce its complaisance is a big cut- lery concern in Connecticut, which on Mon- day posted up a notice which says that “The Wilson bill, as reported, reduces the duty on pocket cutlery about 60 per cent. If it becomes a law it will become neces- sary to reduce wages from 40 to 50 per cent. We shall make no deductions on what little work we may have to do this month. If we start up after January 1, we shall probably reduce wages not less than 25 per cent. If the bill finally passes in its present form still further reductions may be expected. We shall use every honorable means to have the schedule amended favorably and give our employes the benefit of it. We make this statement early, that any of our opera- tives who desire may have ample opportun- ity for seeking work for next year in better favored occupations.” ——_——___>+2—_____ King Humbert doubtless notes with some regret that receat events have considerably diminished his prospects for getting into Newport society. SHOOTING STARS. “Charity.” remarked Meandering Mike, “begins at home, and it’s got er mos’ on- comfortable habit of settling down behind a wood pile.” Strange. Alas for inconsistent man! When gay potations foam, The rakish night owl most delights To sing “No place like home. vere. “Look here,” said the New York man to the conductor, “does this train get to Chi- cago on time?” “I'm afraid not,” was the reply. “Well, I don’t know as I can blame it for not spending any more time in Chicago than it has to.” Precaution. “Why do you take your laundry to a Chinaman?” asked the man who has preju- dices, “Because he doesn’t wear my kind of shirts.” Queen Littuckalant ( (gazing longingly at the governmental chair): “It's a shame that none of these rude men will get up to give a lady a sea A Cynical Deduction. “Tm going to quit playing poker.” “Why? “My wife objects to it.” “Him. You must play very badly.” An Objection. “All this fuss about Christmas trees is nonsense,” remarked one anarchist. “So 'tis,” replied another. “I never yet saw a Christmas tree with a limb strong enough to hang a keg of beer on.” jure to Arrive. Ole Santy is a comin’, yoh kin wager all you've got. He has er gif’ dats mighty fine, fur you, ez like ez not; ‘His reindeer is a prancin’ undahneaf de northern stars— An’ ef de snow gits melted he kin take de cable kyars. ———_>e->____ Good Advice Anywhere. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. Do not forget the needy poor in our midst. ECONOPTY SHOE HOUSE, 706 7th St., Four Doors Above G. WE HAVE JOINED THE RANKS OF THE SHOE SELLERS AND HAVE Oran. ED A SHUE STORE COMPLETE Abu rue ae NEW SHAPES AND STYLES Men, Women, Boys, Girls and Children, WE HAVE SELECTED AND BOUGHT WITH CARE AND ONLY THE KIND THAT WE KNO' ABOUT, IN- cube THE RENO CY, ADAMS & Ons MAKE, AND. WE HAVE MARKED THEM’ AS LOW AS SAME RELIABLE KINI BE SOLD FOR ANYWHERE OUT OF WASHINGTON. IF FAIR DEALING, POLITE ATTEN- TION, HONEST VALUES oUNT, FOR ANYTHING WE SHALL BE SUCCESS- WE SOLICIT A SHARE OF YOUR PATRONAGE. THE LIs eee ARE ‘ING PRICES For Saturday. wea , 5 to 8. 9o 750 750 980 28 Men's Heuhewes® Cat wed aha: All styles and sizes Ask to see our The famous Crest Morgan, Violett & Co., 706 7th St. N.W. it You’d Be Disappointed Bcd We were to pass a Saturday with- out making it a special CHOCOLATE Day. We won't miss one. All your favorite flavors will be prepared to- ‘morrow and offered at their popular price, 25 CENTS A POUND. wes two and onenalf billions of dollars, { Suaere Fine Ciibins: Sunt a7 WE POSITIVELY ASSERT Never Before bpm gt a RB TASTY AND ELECANT LeatherGoods chi CASH manufacturer's sample une of strictly high-grade z Pocket Books Gard ‘Gases. over 100 pieces of the best uality and most wutiful- dy finish: that we have < ever seen in our thirty-seven years’ fence in the leather Every piece is mounted with sterling silver or gold. Tho corners aud orns. ments are of the latest designs. We 90 to 30 Per Gt. Less Than Our Regular Pri ices. $1.75 Pocket Books and Card Cases $1.25. $2.22 Pocket Books and Card Cases $1.75. $3.50 Pocket Books and Card Cases $2.75. Pocket Books and Card Cases $3.00. Pocket Books and $4.00 $4.50 Pocket Books and Card Cases $4.00. Pocket Books and Card Cases $4.50. Pocket Books and Card Cases $5.25. $8.00 Pocket Books and Card Cases $6.00. $9.00 Pocket Books and Card Cases $6.50. $10.00 Pocket Books and Card Cases $7.50. $11.50 Pocket Books and Card Cases $8.50. $12.00 Pocket Books and Card Cases $9.00. $13.50 Pocket Books and Card Cases $10.00. $15.00 Pocket Books and Card Cases $11.25. $17.50 Pocket Books and Card Cases $13.50. $18.50 Pocket Books and Card Cases $14.00. THE ABOVE GOODS ARE NOW ‘A fExtbilbition In our large show window Each piece bearing a price ticket, — regular price and reduced price. ll remain in the window until Mos NDAY MORNING, when the sale will begin. There are no two pieces alike, so if you have a choice come early for it. OUR GENERAL LINE OF Fancy Leather Goods IS UNPRECEDENTED, o purchases over = a = Lageepen ey over Kani @ tag and marking on wal (o) on all bags and watcbels.” TO work and ait ing in an ranches pz fd THE PALAIS ROYAL terminates tomorrow with See page 7 for souvenir lis! $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 A sterling silver initial with Kame engraved or in gilt on HOLIDAY “OPENING” oe closing of the store. ° Reminders. Name free on all Leather Goods, Name free on Trunks. Name-tag free with Bags. ERE'S A LIST THAT ought to unravel the tangle your thoughts are in over what you're ‘to give.” It's & lst of useful things—sensible things. Things that are reasonably- Priced considering thelr value. Ladies’ and Men's Pocketbooks, ail leather, sliver and gold mounted, adie Combination Pocket all the different leathers, silver Bold mounted, Ze: to $7. enuies Men's Card Cases, ‘Bil Books, all leathers, 50c. to $6. Car-ticket ‘and Stamp Cases, 10c. to ect hotouraph Cases, all leathers, 750. Sinsic Rolls, Soe. to $3. goer Sud Gua’ Portiolia’” §2 to yutt bg $1 to $5. on & to iow by this ttme tuata “Featier Store™ place to buy leather goods. Kneessi, 425 7: eon If You Have Hard Cas =lzing Jéle in bank or elsewhere, which are too conservative to invest the usual channels of trade, owing te pany of the money ‘market, Ro will be to your interest to consult’ the peck ITY BUILDING. LOAN AND INVESTMENT | ASSOCIATION, | where oe is_ secured by “GILT- REAL ESTATS for double the ete ‘Prepaid stock for sale xt abe cos ty mst © months, for $200. McGILL BUILDING, 908-914 G ST. N.W. HARRISON DINGMAN, ever Santa Claus will not be in THE PALAIS ROYAL Window next week. Bring the children tomorrow. Bargains in Watches Extraordinary. EB are making Watches ao special feature of o1 nas aay trade. Our goods ai in hunting case, Waltham or Elgin move- ment, fully warranted. Nothing handsomer, ‘more laid aside for Xmas. Open evenings till 8. Saturdays till 10 p.m. M. Hoffa,: 717 [Market Space.|* THE PALAIS ROYAL HOLIDAY terminates tomorrow with the closing of See page T for souvenir list. It Smacks of Delicious Flavor —— -—the FRESH CREAMERY BUTTER you —— xet HERE. If you want the acme of per- —— fection at the same price you pay for “‘in- —— ferior’” Butter, then ‘order from me. ——— O7Prompt and proper delivery. Geo. M. Oyster, Jr., B st. Wing, near 7th st., CENTER MARKBT. 26 RIGGS MARKET. Telephoue 1230, as “OPENING” the store. Card Cases $3.50.|Women, Girls, Children, D. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER WOODWARD ::. LOTHROP, 10TH. 11TH AND F STS Nw. BEGINNING MONDAY, STORE WILL BE OPEN EVENINGS. jm ea Cunismus Canps Axp Booxzzrs__Baszaent. Frsr-Cuass Luscx Roou Wen. Exanive Free Or Caancr Obviates the necessity of your going outside for UMBRELLAS, with initials, from $2 up; SILVER luncheon, ‘Take elevator to sixth floor of Tenth st. | WARE, with initials, AND ON ALL LEATHER Duilding—you'll find a large, bright room, command- GOODS from $1.25 up, will mark name or initials ing a pleasing view of the city and the Potomac— tn gilt. the very best service—polite and prompt attention— Neat Boxes Wuex Dzsmep, ‘& thoroughly enjoyable luncheon at a very moderate With Handkerchiefs, Gloves; Hosiery, Under- price. wear, Pillow Shams, Table Linens, Towels, Men's Scarfs, ete. Sixty-Five Complete Departments, Representing 140,000 square feet of selling space, and each of these sixty-five departments bas Direct Relation to the Holidays. ‘This great stock embraces everything likely to be needed for s Gift—assortments vast, com- Prebensive and eS in each respective line. IF YOU WANT Bric-a-Brac, Lampe, Statuary, Clocks, Brovses, Cut Crystal, Haviland or other Dinner Services, Vienese or Parisian noveltice— semething rare, choice, unique, exclosive—we were never so confident of pleasing you. IF YOU WaNT ae with the use side uppermost—practical, everyday wearables—(and such gifts will play & more iment part this season than ever before)—we offer you an opportunity to buy better values for len less money than at any time in our business experience. DRESS GOODS, WOMEN’S KNITTED UNDERWEAR, THE F FAMOUS “NORTH STAR" BLANKETS, LACE AND CHENILLE CURTAINS, UPHOLSTERY, ETC.—GOODS BOUGHT THIS SEASON TO SELL THIS SEASON— AND AT PRICES IMPOSSIBLE BEFORE THIS SEASON—HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN MANY IN- STANCES TO HALF THE FORMER LOW PRICES. A chain of circumstances over which we have Ro control—backward season, ete.—leaves us with stock that should have been sold in November. To Teach the point aimed at for December we must sell double the usual amount. The littleness of the resent prices will doubtless accomplish this. Our Great Apron Bazaar is Ready. 2d Floor of roth St. Bldg. Pillars and arches and sbelves and every available space draped and festooned and filled with every imaginable style of Apron, plain and fancy, for Literally Thousands From Which to Select. ioc. and $1.50 Are the Price Extremes. Nurses, Maids, Waitresses. Roe gti eo , 1893—TWELVE PAGES. eS re eee 4 bandesome bor £00) of Fine ‘French EO, every purchaser. £0: "For 3 Days ‘03 EQ'75C. Silver Souvenir; O'Sword Pins, 4oc.\03 Great FO! mm tr me Os =, 4 venir’ Stick Pins— = £Q)} 5.000 of them—exact miniatare ‘03 EXD: Siroweect. laaty cso = {U8 EQ) igre vive, wnite, dark bie (Oe ay = EQ) and red. Were S0c. ere and ‘Oz 5Q) © aos a OE yl £0) Moore & Leding, : Ew) " =) 1109 Pa. Ave. N.W. § Dolls, £4} dto9 LW. 108 E ne Eien OO OOF THE PALAIS ROYAL List on page 7 is published Toys and Household Goods. Prices Cut Nearly in Half. Come & Bring the Chitdren ¥ ELOW WILL BE FOUND A FEW 0 MORROW AT WILL OFFER TO! oS SEVER HEARD OF F EQUAL WORTH. A GRAND, OPrOr GHPORTUSIEY TO MAKE PURCHASES “OPENING” Souvenir for the last time. The Needs 2| The Hive Are generally supplied on Saturday. hy yo for BOYS' CLOTHING. Special wth w> man Gun of Sen MOD. ‘TIONS. Reefer Suits will be $3.50. ony S5C- 14 tn. long, worth 98¢.. Jointed Bisque Dolls, 17 With flowing hair, in. long, =e . B-plete Sack Suits for For Holiday Gifts this indispensable article of dress grows in popularity each season. The great Full Kid ‘id Dolls oa an ee eae Lg iiatR ree Tart, year caused us to give special attention to the selecting and the buying of this line of 23 tn. Hong, fect as the clothes themselves. Gor goods. We have the largest, handsomest and best assorted stock to be found anywhere, comprising ee ee ony 93C- Stock is one any merchent would be Daiinted taklmatadin Ser cone: Ge ene ee ae? WE: neonate here ehyeaial Loewe ee a ana eat LinedWillow Doll Carriages] “=,sut tera tarsi en yee rows et teeters deep hem and’wide tien? LOc styles of tase as O | worth 490... seseeees Only BHCe san hie a ee ee berghei Og ton cegiereeraiom lp-tg [re IS RAO TSC Toy Tea Sets. Were aiming to become Deadguarters near taSey cored sancsing abSrens 8? 1 Bo | ths sgl ef wiaming = Oc, ro $1.50 °y Gec| Sete Oe (BA BOOP... sees eee 10% st, building.) | Bxtra large, 28 pleces, worth $1.39. Only OF) rag Solid Oak Library Desks, ‘ Life-Size Crayon Portrait, $1.00. rae CeO, a P ARKER, Solid Oak School Desks Satisfaction Assured. Seems unreasonable, but it's true, A 16x20 Crayon Portrait, from any style of photograph, With blackboard, worth $1.50.......-.Oniy SOC. likeness guaranteed perfect. What better for a holiday gift? But if you have any such intention you have no time to ee. | Old Guard Ten Pins with .1otn at. butaingy | Cannon & Cannon Balls, Wednesday evening we must stop taking orders to be delivered by Christmas. (4th Goor. Siiatteaas In Millinery Department ARE TWO GREAT TABLES PILED WITH Women’s and Misses’ Fur Felt Hats. 100. Axv 25c. For Cuorce. Formerly Three or Four Times More. ALL OF THIS SEASON'S SHAPES AND COLORS, FRESH AND PERFECT. Rose Buds, red and pink, bined, 100. | New Designs Velvet Violets, bunch... : 18, Lae em Chryuatiemane, ae ‘s.| Evening Bonnets. IS ceeeseeeees-2@ amex.) Some Holiday Offerings * From Fifth Floor. 5 O'clock Tea Kettles, brass and cop- $1.75 Brass Andirons, pair..... seers $7.00 Corner Medicine Chests, @0B.....00e2s05 6000 Oak Book Holders, 4 shelves...... 81.75 Mra. Potts’ Irons, set......+..+sseeseeee 780 excipelbenae ier and 11th sts. bldg.) Practical Hints to Boys’ Mothers. ‘These are hard times for clothing men in New York. Huge stocks, made up under the inspira- tion of promised heavy trade, have gone down but slowly, in some cases are almost unbroken. Some of the manufacturers carry their lines over. Others can't, as they must have money. In this latter case a possible purchaser makes his own price. == we bought BOYS’ SUITS, BEEFERS AND Decorated China Gaigllacte:..elrstsn GOO | 50c Decorated China Chocslate Pots...... $81.00 $1.50 Decorated China Cracker Jars. ULSTERS IN JUST THIS WAX. We've Divided the Line in Two Lots, $3.75 and $5.00. we will sell ‘nine varieties of Suits—suits wo've always mostly —— Ar $3 75 for $5. Strictly all wool, of Te Til cell a smell bt. of ‘ool Frieze Storm Ar $5.0 Costs, bluias gray, very long, Polasi pena abarn ge re sterling worth, gray and brown checks and plaids | 444 very warm. Sizes ¢ to 14 years, And solid shades, Sizes 4 to 15 yearn we will sell one hundred twenty- Ar 35.00 ire"s0%5. $150. $9 and "$5.00 Suits, many of them the finer grades of “Reciproc- ity.” All are sewed strongly with Belding’s silk, have cloth under collar and wide and shapely la- pels, good examples of what skill can do. Sizes 4 to 15 years. BA MOOF......erreeeercerees Ar $5.00 Tartan et foods that compare favorably with any $7.50 reefers We've ever sold. An “A. and 0." binding on the edge, a velvet collar that is velvet and a lining that will wear as long as the coat. Bizes to 15 Misses’ Jackets, Gretchens and Dresses, Stylish and cozy looking. “Girlish” in the extreme—in perfect keeping with the youth and beauty for which they are intended. They are priced lower than ever before. we will sell a lot of ee Jackets, in brown and navy biue, Ar $9.00 | Ar $18.5 ‘we will sell a lot of throe- quarter length Jackets, in brown and blue, handsomely trimmed with fur. fur cape, handsomely trimmed with braid and elec- | sigos 12 to 18 years. tric seal edge. Sizes 12 to 18 years. We consider this the best value we have shown in this depart- ment this season. ‘we will sell a lot of Az $10.00 Sart iength Sackets, in blue and brown, with full sleeves and braided cuffs and cape. Sizes 12, 14, 16 and 18 years. ‘and $8.00 we will sell a Ar $7.5 Gretchens, with full ca) sleeves, handsomely trimmed with braid. to 8 years. Excellent values at these prices. Ar $3 To $15 4m 3 ute sell e line All-wool Dress- es. Sizes 4 to 16 years. Each garment well worth the price. —_—— Women’s Neckwear Dept. USEFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BARGAIN PRICED. REBFERY SCAnES, of surah silk in changeable @ffecta end small figures. Red and blue, brown shaded lavender and oe Formerly Ao Now 50c. FAUNTLEROY SETS, all “ail linen, with embroidered edge. Collar and cuffs to match. 50c. the set. ‘WINDSOR TIES—100 doz. All-silk, full length, in plaids, polka spots, stripes and all the latest color combination. Gist floor ..... Infants’ oe SOME LOW-PRICED GIFT THINGS. Hand-crocheted Sacques, plain white or with | eee trcheted Hoctses, piain white or with | “Shoes Reduced. ‘We do not handle any bnt reliable shoes, made | pia: only by manufacturers with the best of reputa- flows. "rat Is why we can Ruarantee all the shoes we sell. So it matters not what shoe you Duy ‘of us you may feel assured that it will wear satisfactorily and that the price will be the lowest in the city for stmilar quality. ‘All the following are this season's goods, daspd Guly vecauee we have too many of them: ‘Women's Cloth-top Button Shoes, pointed toes, tent leather ie, uced_ from $2.50 ‘Women’s Vici ita "Shitton "Shoes, “pointed “foes, tent leather th juced from $2.50 Women's Viel Kid Mivchers, made’ on Biceadilly it, tent leather Soper Bodied fons $EE0 Oscrertrcaconcessocene: $2.50 — 's Button aon turned soles, plain opera Reduced trom $4 to. $2.50 Misses’ Button Shoes. spring heels, square toes, tent leather trimmings. from $2 educed WO ccrrececcccecsccccccsees! ‘foot woe ciai sated; Tih Ge. baitding) Hosiery Department. Just reduced—A small lot of — Extra Fine Cotton Hose, double soles, high spliced heels, cadet, caidinal, tan and Boys’ Shirt Waists Reduced — Frient” our dollar grade Percale Wales any size All our dollar-fifty grade of jother's Friend’? Waists, gray, brown, white “or bive, any Go 60 10th" st balding) Toys, Dolls, ¢ Games. The great fourth floor of the tenth street build- tog is interesting. It ts given to Toys, Dolls and Games of every description to gladden the hearts of young America. Parlor Tables... .$4.95, ws 50, ey cae ried Lead Soldiers. .. 75. Choose now, if you wish, and we will store purchase carefully and deliver at any time | may spocity up to and including December 23. (4th floor +++-10th st. bidg.) Optical “Department. A complete stock of Opera Glasses....$3 to $10 Gold Spectacles and Eveglasses of ity. American Optical Co.’» make... Lorgnettes—the newest shaving Mirrors, beautifull; Cutlery Department. 50 ‘Eng Celluloid Soap Boxes. ving Brushes... . Four-blade Pen Knives « it floor —o— Woorwarn & Lorsnor, 10TH, 21TH AND F STREETS NORTHWEST. BRIDGET & CO.., Modern Clothiers, 315 7th St. eee eee Sold everywhere at 25c.. eos. Only 13¢ All Tin, tron and Wooden bn Bn, 20¢ Handsomely U Tipholstersd Carria; ier! mere-hormentieneiewtien tA. Decorated Toy Tea Sets, %8 pleces. Regular 4c. kind....,....0nly ZIC. Wire Wheel Velocipedes, Best make (worth double). ony $1.35 All-Iron Wagon, Wire wheels, worth $1.50............0nly QOC. Tree Ornaments. Sold elsewhere at 25c. morrow. extra Souvenirs for the last day of THE pirais ROVAL'S OPENING" see page 7. LOUVRE GLOVE CO. Evening Gloves aT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. omsanare fe largest and and, best armortment of Tree ~Kenf TOMORROW, SATUKDAY, DECEMBER ®. Special Reductions in” 1 Ruede Dest raz ssoel Ousefurnishings. [wie Som, ees SLOB P 4 oUanaNrEs ey 2 aeons 1S-datton Seade Mounuctaines. Reduced BP D5 ELSEWHERE FOR SAME QUALITIE = TAN | a0 yurton Suede Mousyoetaires. Reduced GO 5() EFMANY OF TH AINS ARE Lrg. | from $8.00 to ...........220eeeeeeee ME EARLY AND AVOID POSSIBILITY Following fs the color assortment: White, OF DISAPPOINTMENT. S. W. Augenstein 439 7th St. N.W. Sewer Gas & Back Flow unpleasantness — “the Ne NATIONAL CAPITAL was ily averted v Downer’s feorery of ears ago, way & patent Sate TEAP. ‘This seme sewer system applied throighout his stables toda) = 5. ammonia is noted by all Downey's BOARDS HORS HIRES FINE CARRIAGIS, BUYS AND SELES ———NEW AND SPOOND HAND CARRIAGES ———Forses Tpke Steins VERY IES EV WANT RELATIVE OnSES. SY C7Mr. Downey paoiay superintends the buying of horses for his patrons, and ———in no case has he failed to give highest ——sttisfaction, “Economy and value are al- ———ways Downey’ S, Lst. bet. 16th &17th SRNSRETETET TENT N RCTS TT TTaTTy Exclusive Pink, Light Bloe, Bisck, Cardinal, Tan, Pearl, Heliotrope, Slate, Primrose, capary and Lilac. ‘Tried on at our risk. Louvre Glove Co., F Street. 937 NEAR 10TH STREET. 937 P. S.—Mail orders will receive prompt attention. at TOMORROW is the inst day of THE PALAIS — HOLIDAY “OPENING” SOUVENIRS. See page 7. 000000000 00000000 _ERES | ln u FLOUR Isthe key that unlocks the secret of svod breadmakinz—made of A No. 1 hard Minnesota and Dakota whest— patent :round—scrapulous y clean. At all grocers, Accept no excuses— insist on having Ceres or none. Wm. M. Galt & Co., WEOLESALE FLOUR AND FEED DEALERS COR. 1ST AND IND. AVE. N.W. n : Fur Store. 000000000006 00000 or U R S 7 for the Souvenir List of THE PALAI Roval foLibay “OPEsIxG- Suitable for Christmas Presents, ocoooo OOSSOSSCSO - Save Trouble. Work Dollies, Glove Cases, Center Piece’ and "the like cau "all. be ‘obtained here at prices a to buy them worked than to work them mateclt. About ‘naif, price prevails om ail Fancy Work. Beautiful creations, made ai Bee them. Wi Jackets, aauitarsr eCirrular, and Rox Eotoreey. 38 sh cts. aoe. rd 4 Sets, 7 doz.—Hend-kuit Slippers, Cai Mats, Muffs, poy Ny Fis Neckscarfs and all kinds of Trimmings. 30 Per Cent Below Retail Prices. We guarantee Style, Gualtty, Fit and Fintan ot our Garmestes Paysrear. Conrere Conser Co. 1107 G st. Gi. C. Whelan, Jate of F st., mgr.) 68 id Furs remodeled at small cos: ‘Than one of those large TRON AXiy We keep open Saturdays uutll 9 p.m, WAGONS, for which we ask 78C., could not be suggested. He'll get a beap of fur u out of it. For bis baby b y SHOO FLYS sac. G pleasure will Tauch enjoyment he gets from it. WASHINGTON VARIETY Fur Co., i. He AMgtt STORE, bbbdtbssesss vobebabhh| H. H. HENSEY, Prop., as as 824 | 7th St. N W. | Plantello” Photograghs Are something new to the art—a discov. of our own, = TI ea Beautiful, artistic, and above all, genuine Japanese VASES are here from 25 CENTS up. JAPANESE TEAPOTS and CUPS AND BAUCERS for 15 CENTS and up. AU kinds of appropriate PRESENTS are here. JAPANESE articles make as nice presents as you'll find. See us for Japanese goods. Prices very moderate. Very engravings. cellent Hkeness Photographs. Only obtalanble bere, “LITTLE JAPAN,” ITO, MOTO AKAZUKI & CO., 606 19th St '.%.4%} RICE, Tu: Proroonarmen, 1217-19-25 Poss Am a