Evening Star Newspaper, December 16, 1893, Page 4

seeemuee 4 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY; DECEMBER 16, 1898-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY.. .. December 16, 1893. CROSBY 8. NOYES....... . Editor, THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation nearly double the combined cireulation of the other ‘Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no com- petitor. oils —ate Ff to avoid delays, om ac- gount oi personal absence, letters to THE 8T: should not be addressed to aay individual connected with the of- but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Department, mccording to tenor or purpose. ; Just why the American farmer should anything which it not capable of demon- stration can easily and truthfully be denied. To the average man it seems plain that the Secretary of Agriculture was merely ad- vising the farmer who farms to sever rela- tions with the “professional” farmer—with the men who wouldn’t know rye unless it had been reduced to Mquid form. The speech for which the Secretary is now being assailed so vigorously by many of the granges was made in Chicago before the Congress of Agriculture two months ago, and since that time the National Grange and a large number of state granges throughout the country have adopted reso- Jutions calling upon the President to remove the Secretary from office. These efforts to * bring about a change in the cabinet had their origin and excuse in this portion of the Secretary's speech: “The American farmer has foes to con- tend with. They are not merely the nat- ural foes—not the weevil in the wheat, not the murrain in the cattle, not the cholera in the swine, nor the drouth, nor the chinch- bug. The most insidious and destructive foe to the farmer is the ‘professional’ farmer, who, as a ‘promoter’ of granges and alliances, for political purposes, farms the farmer. The farmers do not need to Pool their thinking faculties and their en- ergies with vast associations, which are too often turned to political rather than to agri- cultural and domestic purposes.” Such comment as that was extremely an- Roying to the “professional” farmer, and as that variety of agriculturist generally controls the granges there was but little difficulty in securing the passage of the condemnatory resolutions. An interesting feature of the discussion is the change of front as to corporations presented by some of the granges. Heretofore they have heaped abuse upon all manner of corpora- tions, but now they find fault with Secre- tary Morton because he has “shown him- self net only openly but offensively opposed to this first and supreme principle and to the great body seeking to bring the advan- tages of corporations to the farmers of the Jang.” No matter how the difficulty may end, the Secretary can sympathize with the sportsman who fired at a bird and hit a cow that stood behind the feathered one, and who, when informed by the cow's owner of the damage done, called upon the saints to witness that he had ordered only bird-shot from the dealer who supplied him with ammunition. —- r+ __ As was reasonably to be expected, the sea- son of winter racing at Ivy City commenced with an open defiance of the law. No one who has even the least-contaminating sort of an acquaintance with the multitude that hangs around stables and race-tracks con- @uctéd by such people as those who now curse the District of Columbia with their Presence looked for any respectful conduct toward the statutes, so mo one was very much surprised when it became known that | in gpite of the fact that the management had no Itcense, intoxicating liquors were) sold to suth as would buy. The plea of ig- Rorance of law—never possessing much force—could not be made, because the appli- cant for license was especially warned that to sell liquor pending action upon the ap- lication was illegal. But the law was vio- lated anyhow, and the violations took place dm the presence and with the tacit c.asent ef officers of the metropolitan police force. With those who sold the liquor the courts will doubtless make such settlement as will | Satisty good citizens, but it is for the chief of police and the District Commissioners to bring these delinquent policemen to account. If it be proven—and it is believed that proof may easily be had—that an experi- enced officer was in the bar room, enjoying himself at the expense of the philanthropic Engemann, the department should not hesi- tate to act. Only by promptness and by making an example of the guilty can dis- ¢ipline be maintained and respect for law be enforced. It is also said that another head- quarters’ officer was busily engaged in endeavoring to popularize the Engemann en- terprise by distributing complimentary ad- mission tickets in places where the distribu- tion would be likely to do the greatest good to the management. Is it for the perform- ance of duties such as these that the people of the District of Columbia are taxed? Both the officers must have known that the liquor law was being violated; if they did mot then they have already demonstrated their unfitness for detective duty. While the one was engaged in pleasant converse with the Gloucester exile and the other was scattering pasteboard favors, the “crooks” looked on approvingly and with a sense of security not entirely unreasonable. see It is said that the President was very im- Patient with Ccngress for its procrastina- on in connection with the silver legisla- tion. Congress now takes its turn in being impatient in connection with the requests for Hawaiian information. ———— +e It Is very doubtful whether the young men from whom the greatest objection to an imheritance tax would be expected can stir Wp enough energy to contribute materially to its opposition. ——_+ ++ Even Mr. Holman would hardly object to the purchase of a new desk with more Pigeon holes in it for Mr. Gresham, consid- e¥ing the difficulty the latter appears to have in keeping the run of the records. —_ +e Controversy lingers as to whether the Queen of Hawaii fell down or was pushed. ——__~0e Conscientious bellevers in the protection of American industries need not be par- tieularly aggrieved over the Wilson bill, for there are but few indications in the imposts Proposed or eliminated that indicate a serious trend toward free trade. Legisla- tive history reveals bills that do not essen- tially differ from this, and they in their day were received with a reasonable degree ef satisfaction, even by those who were Strong protectionists. The free trade threat is not in the schedules of the Wilson bill or.even in the enlarged free list; it is in the @efinitely-formulated plan to vex the coun- try with an tncome-tax. That the income- tax ts the least justifiable sort of class leg- islation must be admitted by any rational being who has given the subject a reason- able amount of thought; it is inquisitorial and unfair; it is a tax that will be paid by the conscientious few and evaded by the conscienceless many; and it always has been—with one exception, and that was dur- ing the war of the rebellion—the near rela- tive of free trade. In England (where an- noying personal taxation is common) the smooth-running machinery of a complex imternal-revenue system succeeds in col- Jecting much less than the tax should legaliy be. Although income-taxation has become an established British institution it is no more popular than it was when the first assessment was made. Were there no other way of raising funds with which to Support the government then some excuse might be made for endeavoring to plant in Waresponsive soil seed that will never be acclimated, yet whose dwerf growth will annoy beyond the powers of fitting descrip- tion. If the nation needs greater revenue— and it seems now as though it does—why should the committee on ways and means overlook taxable material which is con- tinually under its nose. There are three clear lines on which.the committee couki safely move to the relief of a distressed and without doing any one the slightest injustice. An increase in the tax on whisky would yield a great sum without perceptibly burdening any one, although there is no reason why the burden should not be made heavier on @ fluid that in so many cases works evil. Whisky can be justly classed as a luxury, and if it should be made @ little more expensive there would be no harm done. Then there is another beverage that offers excellent opportunity for taxation—beer. The present tax of $1 per barrel produces about $32,000,000 and does it easily. An increase of $1 would Produce $32,000,000 additional and without working any real hardship. The extra dol- lar per barrel would mean that each glass ct beer would cost one-fifth of a cent more than it now does—a sum too small to either change the price to the consumer or to justify the introduction of smaller glasses. The brewers’ profits would be diminished to the extent—for the whole country—of some- ching like $16,000,000, for the brewers would probably call upon the retailers to shoulder one-half of the increase. The retailers could well afford to do this, for their profits are much larger than those common in other lines of business, An inheritance tax would be easily collectable and would not be felt as burdensome, Those who expect to have property to bequeath would offer no objec- uon because their personal interests could not possibly suffer, while the beneficiaries, as a rule, are so glad to get whatever is willed them that they are content to yield to the government a small percentage. Any or all of these propositions ate preferable to the income tax idea. which is objection- able and unpopular in itself, and which is Politically dangerous ag the recognized pre- cursor of free trade. i ~6ii Congress {s evidently under an impres- sion that it has something to do with the government of this country and that its re- quest for certain information now in the keeping of another pranch of the triune governing power is not an unreasonable one. ‘These things are evidenced by the manifest impatience of many prominent members of the national legislature, who think they see in the aggravating slowness of the Presi- dent in furnishing the Senate and House with information called for as to the deal- ings of the administration with Hawaii an assumption of superiority and an appear- ance of disdain totally out of harmony with the American idea as to such matters. Neither they, nor a great nany people who are far from being prominent, but whose votes are worthy of consideration, can un- derstand why there should be so much of mystery at ghis end of the Hawalian situa- tion. The few who pose as staunch friends of the administration in this matter deciare loudly that the President's instructions to Minister Willis are harmless and in no way | infringe upon the constitutional rights of Congress; if that is so, why then should the President and his Secretary of State Procrastinate? If the policy of the admin- istration is something to be proud of—and it is not expected that the executive power would plan procedure likely to prove dis- | Staceful—why do the officiais interested | give such continuously good imitations of conspirators? ——_—> + >____ It would be unjust to impute to the Amer- ican Federation of Labor ignorance as to the effect upon the general public of the | | Federation’s resolutions encouraging an- archy, and yet it can hardly be believed that a great and representative gathering like that now in session in Chicago has so little respect for the law of the land as its declarations indicate that it has. The mov- ing cause of this latest ebullition was Gov. John Pernicious Altgeld of Illinois, and it was in praise of his abuse of the pardoning Prerogative that the Federation put itself on record. The resolutions have it that the | conviction of Fielden, Schwab and Neebe “was the result of class prejudice and per- secution at a time when the public mind | was inflamed with passion.” That scrap of | ground is untenable. The country knows that the men executed and the men im- prisoned for complicity in the Haymarket massacre were rabid anarchists, fairly tried and justly sentenced. It cannot be | claimed that the Federation does not sym- pathize with anarchy; it has thrown its arms around men who were red-handed conspirators against law and order; it weeps tears of gratitude all over Altgeld; it cannot evade the consequences. —_—_ +e —- Senator Gorman has been in public life for many years. He gave utterance Thurs- day to a few remarks which should be of value to servants of the republic. In the | course of debate he said: “I have creat re- spect for the heads of departments, but I ‘have seen a great many heads of (epart- ments come and go; I have seen a great | many men who have come into power, sud- | denly raised to high station, who want to| introduce ail sorts of reforms, which amount to nothing and end in no good. I believe it would be safer, in the interests of the gov- ernment, in the interest of the people and |in the interest of the administration of | these departments, if some of them would | move a little more slowly than they have been moving, and learn a little better the duties, and ascertain the troubles and what needs to be corrected in the departments before expressing such opinions as have been expressed.” Senator Gorman, like cll other sensible people, believes in business methods, but there is wisdom in the deliber- ation he advocates. —> > The administration can surely count on the enthusiastic support of Anthony Com- stock since the publication for Congression- al use of the carefully expurgated Hawatian report. —————— +o _____ Anarchist ‘Vaillant is quoted as saying “They had better guillotine me.” This ts probably the only really patriotic sentiment he ever uttered, reo Liluokalani doubtless feels that it is very hard for a queen to be out of work when the panic has made employment so scarce. ——-—>+——__—_ Mr. Blount is in great danger of assuming the painful attitude of a man who was hoisted by his own paramount. —-__+ es —-—__ There is for some reason much less hesi- tation about smashing a provisional govern- ment than a trust. oe —_____ A Bard of the New School. From the Chicago Record. O poetry! © beautiful poetry of the up-to-date school! Poetry you needn’t rhyme And goes in any shape— Like This, For instance, Or Like This, Poetry which is A sight easier Than that Of J. Milton, who made a fuss about iam- bics and hexameters and such! Oh, let me be a poet of the free-and-easy school! Let my pages be An archipelago of islands of type sprinkled Upon a sea of paper, For it’s the only kind of poetry I can write! Not All Gone. From the Omaha Bee. Nebraska still offers tnducements for the settlement of desirable immigrants within her borders. People desiring to improve their economic conditions cannot do better than to seek comfortable hcmes on Nebraska farms. The next year is bound to witness an increased immigration, accompanied by a rise in farm values all along the line. — + ee Evidently an Imposter. From the Chicago Evening Post. Bombthrower Vaillant can hardly keep his place as a true anarchist hero if the report proves correct that he once did some honest work, THE WEEK. Hawaiian matters continue to absorb @ large share of public attention, interest in the complications having been consider- ably revived by rather acrid debate on Senator Hoar’s resolution to ask the Presi- dent if-any person had been appointed, without the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, to investigate Hawaiian affairs and to do im connection therewith whatsoever might seer unto him best. Up to this time the President has not supplied Congress with the information for which it asks. The Wilson tariff bill is still running the gauntlet of public opinion, and although some of its schedules have been consider- ably amended the measure is far from sat- isfactory to a large number of members who by reason of their political belief are expected to support it. The House of Rep- resentatives is Interested at this time in the efforts that are being made to bring in several territories as states; the Utah and Arizona bills have passed the House, but the other territories are, so far, out in the cold. A proposition looking to the sup- bert of sectarian schools out of the public school fund—originated by a few Roman Catholics in New York—is being opposed with a good deal of vehemence. Fearing that the European example of violence might be imitated by anarchists who live in this country, the police of the larger cities are watching very closely the movements of those who preach the destruction of Iaw and order. The great catastrophe of the week was the collapse yesterday of the Louisville and Jeffersonville bridge, which spans the Ohio river between the two points named. Abroad. Great Britain is very much worrled as to her navy, Admiral Hornby having de- clared that France is much the greater naval power in the Mediterranean at this }- time; as-a result of the scare it is expect- ed that the British government will spend something over one hundréd million dol- lars in increasing their fighting forces afloat. London suffers just, now, from a Great plague of unemployed -men.and wo- men; the unfortunates marchup and down the streets in organized processions and quite frequently. All over Europe anar- chists are having trouble, the bomb which was thrown into the French chamber of deputies a week ago having aroused the po- lice to extraordinary vigilance. A large number of people who were known to be anarchists have been expeiled from French territory. In Italy the reappearance of Crispi as premier has been received with great enthusiasm by many of those who of late have been considerably discontented; Germany is much pleased. The Crispi cab- inet is complete and the premier is en- gaged in looking into the considerable dis- turbances in Sicily, where tax 's have kept the soldiers busy for some days past. The Himalaya (India) Bank directors, who deceived properly - inquisitive depositors who made inquiry as to the condition of the bank,have been sentenced to such terms of imprisonment as will make further be- havior of that sort on their part quite un- likely. Fighting has been renewed in the narbor of Rio de Janeiro, the insurgents having had a considerable access of strength in the persons of Admiral De Gama and a large number of other Brazilian naval offi- cers who propose to support Admiral Mello in hig endeavor to overturn the Peixoto government. In the District, The winter race meeting for the benefit of the pool rooms of the country was started during the week at Ivy City. The betting stand was moved in order that it should not come within the mile limit. At} the annual meeting of the trustees of the American University, held in this city, a gift of $100,000 was announced. The re- mains of the widow of Admiral Porter were laid to rest beside those of her husband, at Arlington. The problem of relieving the wants of the needy is calling forth the active energy of organizations and indi- viduals. Tickets for the concert to be given at Convention Hali for the benefit of the poor are being sold by the police and mem- bers of the fire department. The John | Bull engine and its train of primitive cars reached the city on its return from the Chicago fair and has again become an ex- hibit in the National Museum. The claims of the men who were injured in the Ford's Theater disaster are to be investigated by a committee of the Senate. The t of | opening and extending North Capito! eet) was, by action of the Made a charge on the revenues of the District ne, .n violation of the present plan of sharing expenses between thé general government and the District. , — 02 SHOOTING STARS, Happy Man. But yesterday the world was sad, A place devoid of peace or fun; But now it seems serenely glad—— He has his Christmas shopping done. An Explanation. “Look here,” said the kind hea-ted man, | ‘this is the second time you have asked me for ten cents to help you to a night's sieep. “Is it?’ said the man who had just costed him. “Yes, it My opinion is that you are an impostor.” “No, I aidn’t, kernel; no, I ain't. I wus dead honest. You gimme a dime, didn’t! yer?” es. And you don’t look much as if you were on the road to a night's sleep.” “But Iam. I invested it square. You see I'm troubled with insomnia, I am, and it allus takes three doses of whisky to make me eposeful.” Midwinter Heat. Oh Sun, we beg to be exempt From these untimely radiations, Lest you all ruthlessly should tempt The microbes form their hibernations. A Soulless Citizen. “Aren’t you glad to see Christmas coming around again?” said the jolly man to his grumpy neighbor. “Yes, was the reply; “I s’pose I'd rather hear Christmas carols for awhile instead of After the Ball.” Tragedy. The servant girl's gone; she has left us in grief And life's full of sorrow that knows no re- lief; The piano it is that has brought us des- pair— She wanted an upright and ours is a square! A Practical Critie: “Do you think my play would take?” ask- ed the would-be author. “Yes,” replied the manager; take $10,000 to produce it. “it would Experience. “It is too bad," said young Romeo Jenkins to the jeweller’s clerk, “that girls get en- gaged so frequently nowadays." “Oh, well,” was the reply,“it doesn’t reaily make any difference whea the right young man comes along.” “I know that. But they get to be such terribly good judges of diamonds.” Farmer Corntossel’s Grass. “There's one thing,” said Mrs. Corntossel to her visitor, “that 1 Kin say about my Josiar. He don’t ‘low the grass ter grow under his feet. “Is thet so,” was the response in a tone of some surprise. “1 s'pose you know; though I mus’ say 1 never regarded yer husband es much of a hurryer.” “Thet's just what I meant when I spoke about the grass. I've bin tryin’ fur eight year ter git him ter sod the door yurd without any success at all, an’ 1 reckon thet it'll be ez bare ez a brick yard till we move er die.” A Potent Influence. From the Chicago Herald. The fleets of all the world are witness to the revolution wrought in naval ships by the American monitor. All naval powers were quick to see and adopt the armor idea, and they have ever since been engaged in rebuilding their navies, while we have n content to witness the results of their experiments until it was necessary for us to rebutid our own navy. We waited wisely. The great guns, many weighing N10 to: vith which England and other nations armed their monster ships, are now declared by Admiral Hornby to be failures. He says moderate-sized guns of about twenty-five tons each are the best. This ts another American idea, developed in our new navy. Our new naval steel guns, long and comparatively light, are un- doubtedly the best in the world, This Evening. Tam mcumvencr ‘or run WEATHER HAVING KEPT MANY aT HOME, THR PALAIS ROYAL WILL BE OPEN THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 OrcLocR. BRING THE CHILDREN AND SEB SANTA CLAUS DRESS THE CHRIST- MAS TREE. IF IT SHOULD RAIN HB WILL BH ON THE THIRD FLOOR, OTHERWISE HE WILL APPEAR IN THE G STREET WINDOW. JEWELRY AT (TS REAL VALUE. WE CLAIM TO SELL MORE JEWELRY THAN ANY ONE JEWELRY STORE IN = WASHINGTON, PRICES AND QUALITY PaY. SOLID GOLD COLLAR BUTTONS.............75¢. SOLID GOLD SCARF PINS, 500 BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS....42......0000008 08 BaBY RINGS, SOLID GOLD....... SPECIAL. REAL DIAMOND RINGS, CHASTE SOLID GOLD. $4.90. SOLID GOLD WATCHES AT SAMB CLOSE PRICES. REXFORD JEWELRY CO., MANUFACTURERS, 411 7TH ST. N.W. ve i a16-2t j ith’s History of the | | united "Statee cloth bounde’...° «$1.39 Here’ of Story Books, as full of nice Fur Store. Paco gee a Pg fnre Large, Board-back | OPER, cronines until: 9 o'clock up to ee ree ee | istmas, Curist Columbus (in 200-page edition), the =i F U R aS) most authentic story. written, Where's the 39, world's fair pow? "O9c) prorriayie seine A lot of Arctic and Tropical Works, 9 BQ, Christmas cloth. A’ cold price!......++. sy seae ctor { “Girls’ Books of ‘Treasures. bound in 3, [COU oo. eee ee eee eee PePrereeerrrrrrerrisy | Presents. | wi sr tay of atvgire watt dae Jackets, Military, Cireuinr ‘and Box be with delight. Burry eves lc " Suidren'e aS Baby oat ae uaa ose = ma Carr Mts, Mutts, im ie Neckscarfs aud all Kinds of ‘Trimmings, oTipeTee-Day. anna dozen others, 03 23, Per Cent Below Retail ; #7 stmt m 2 vacthoud.....-.-.- rae 30 Prices. We guarantee Style, Quality, Fit and Finish of our Garments. Vid Furs remodeled at small cost. Special Sale of MUFFS At Half Price. Hudson Bay Fur Co.,, it* 515 .11th st. n.w., near F st. Bargains for the Holidays. | Firs. M. J. Hunt, | 1309 F St. N. W. OFFERS ALL HER TRIMMED BONNETS AND HATS | AT A GREAT REDUCTION DURING THE COMING WEEK. IMPORTED BONNETS AND HATS aT ACTUAL aie COST, HOLIDAY LAMPS. * , No need to discourse upon the accep. *** tableness or appropriateness of a Lamp for a Christmas present. Each season they are sbown fn a me: attractive ariety of styles, shapes and effects and are more freely given. We are sure the equal of our stock Is not to be found in this city. Among other “novelties”? we show the latest improved “Parker” Lamps. Extensive assortment of Wrought-tron Lamps, $6.25, $6.75, $7.50, $8 to $15. 109 Bxcellent | Nicklesplated @y. 7 5 Tampa, with shade complete Le 4 ¢ Elegant Onyx and Gold Lamps, new- est effects, $5 to $15. Geis plated Lamps, $3.75, $5, $8, $6.75, and uy 1D. Elegant Brass Piano Lam with silk fringe shade. Gold-plated Onyx-top Tables, with below, wide beam rim, 7 50 line of medium and large Silk all the popular colors, at only Exquisite mp all prices. Muddiman’s, 614 12th St., Ber F Axv G Srs. Fancy Xmas BOTTLES. —_ Ti OF THEM—BIG AND It Uttle—all_ pretty—and all below the prices asked elsewbere. What more appropriate and expressive gift than » a pair of these Handsome Cut Glass Bot- tles filled with such fragrant extract as we alone can give you. Ogram?’ KIRK'S DRUG STORE, 12 PA. AVE. | Bias Ends of different kinds of Silks, for art work | 87%. Plain Colored Cashmeres, in garnet, canii- ECEM ER MONDAY, may be the prices he bhigh Garniva FOR CHIL D R KAN. SONS 711 Market Space, Carter’s Old Stand. aC 18. Santa Claus has selected us as one of his main representatives to supply all the good little children of Washington with Christmas presents that can only be had of us---and no matter how large other stocks é line of instructed us to sell them at will make every parent feel that WE must fill their wants. NOW, GHILDREN “dressed to - ge Py gt Here's a very and as cunning oll whose dress cost at least 50 cents, ttle lady herseli least $1. Doll, Dress and all....... set 9Bc Here's © Large Doll, 17 inches tall, with a bisque head, a ty » white 59 lo teeth and bright, blue eyes, with loose joints Here's a real swell Little Society Doll, with Light or dark curly hatr—a beauty who! shuts her eyes when and teat leather shoes Five the little “aire? Here’ full-grown Doli-of-the-world, with real buman hat kid body, shoes and stock- 4&o i i be Fs = He Cloth-bound Books, beautifully {llus- trated, in boxes containing 10 books various authors (the best, of course), Sunday Ge] DF school reading among them. teens . ‘ificent lot of the ‘Household En- ** loth bound, 875. a8 99 cents. A wonder! ™ 99o! "a a hundred Wash Sets, Tub, Wash- pei Tinger, Bench and Clothes Horse, all. 9c Here are the Brownie Tenpins, very popu- 38e) Here's lar this season. the U. 8. Cruiser “Detroit.” If she frere the Baltimore she'd De worth EQ.) double . ‘ Here's a lot of Solid Oak Desks, with lock and key Here's a Combination Wardrobe and Bed- stead, solid oak. 330 Onsen adesdte srs crceereseecceeee LOG Mechanical Bicycle Riders; must have . fajien off on a down grade : "19. A large line of Handsome Plush Photograph Al. umns. Pq These are only a few of one thousand and one other presents, such as Drums, Magic Lanterns, Games, Soldier Outfits, &c. 800 or doll dresses. Sc. EAGH. This little lot will go fast at this price. Now, [lothers, You shall have the saime opportunity to buy some of Santa Claus’ useful and ornamental presents for the grown folks of the family. meet 250 50. Woven Border Huck Towels, pattern, 50 in. long. Xmas price. .. Hopsacking, navy, brown and black. Xmas price. 29c We. All-wool 38-inch 29, Muminated Dress Goods, 38 inches wide, different colorings. Xmas price.......... 23c nal, navy, brown, myrtle and black. Xmas mice : 19 29 @0c. Fancy French Flannels, stripes and spots. price and 75e, Fine All-wool Black Henri- spores and Fancy Weaves. Xmas price..... 35c S5c. and $1.00 Fine All-wool Black Henrl- ettas and Fancy Weaves. Xmas prive.... 50c #50, bps Wool Double Biankets. $1.29 $3.50 11-4 White Wool Double Blankets. &1.79 $2.00 Children’s Fur Sets. Xmas price...... 98c $1.25 Fine Chenille Table $1.25 0c. Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Xmas price. 5c Ae. Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Xmas J ()_ price... Chenille Table Covers. Xmas $2.25 Fine price... oldered Handkerchiefs. Xmas ] 91 Mpttens eas mt 12% 19¢ Handkerchiefs. Xmas 4Q 85. Embroidered Handkerchiefs. Xmas PaNeO. sao au = sensnedssocwessuceas . $1.00 Fancy Silk pr eee Sc. Fancy Scrim for Cartains. Xmas price... 8 éc. High Colors in Cheese Cloth. Xmas price. DC . 8c Gc. Toilet Crash. Xmas price....... - 25e. Notted Swiss. Xmas price............ 10c Se. Tarlatans. Xmas price. These are merely hints to $1.50 —— Duchttse, Changeal fetas, Black Gros Gra! Armures and Faille Praneatee. :—s ‘The most suitable proseut for your wife and mother is pit Binck Silk Duchesse, Black Black Satin Brocade, Black 98. Faille. §2 quality. Xmas price....... c Just received, another Jot of Silk Corners for fancy work or doll d> for 10c. each. ‘Satin Enecm. c. 7eBses, A treat in art shades of AU-sillt save Compare goods and prices aud you cent on your purchase. fo 15e. a yard Fancy Figured Japanese Silks. Taare me shader in China, G: .~ & ya for art ‘ina, Gros Taffeta and Colored Satins.” ies 39. @ yard for art shades tn Satins. Socb an array of shades cannot be found in any house but ours. | Handsome Black Tnihet or Cashmere Shewls. Never sold less than §10. $4. Fy > Xmas price .. 4.50 Fall Size Crib Blanks and bine, tan and white. Xmas enn sees teehee 79. ty pes Blankets. Price sree. $1.29 ht. Worth $3.50. Xmas n+ $3.69 ite AMI: Bisrket. Good valus at $8. Xmas price.. 20-4 All-wool Scarlet Blankets, full siee, 24 Q extra heavy. $7.50. Xmas price.....°™0- OUR GREAT RECORD COAT SALE. Extra force of obliging sales to supply your ‘Wants. We can ft everybody: the baby to the mother. We Are Selling & | Our lne of Dresden, Carlsbad and Crown Ware, such as pedestal ornaments, mantel decorations and useful table ware, 50 per cent lower than any house in this city—that makes a specialty of these our selections are of the newest pat- Pictures--Pictures. AND THEY ARE BEAUTIES, TOO. AN Pictures that were selling from $1.48 to $3.48 we put the caiee ote 98c All Pictures that were from $3.98 to §6 we put the cane ot *$1.98 We think our Easels are the cheapest ever shown this town. Is there any nicer present than « ‘ater Color, Steel Engraving or an Etching, with a fine Easel, to give a friend at a small cost? If there Is we don't know it. While you are buying all these knick knacks and other presents you cannot afford to neglect the kitchen, where all the goodies are prcpared for the We have made quite a run on our BLUE AGATE AND GRANITE WARE, And the hundred cases that we got a fortnight have been reinforced with fifty more—so you see that our prices on this ware are driving cheap tin stuff clean out of the house. gave you are still the same, worth considerable more, but 200 2-quart Oatmeal Boilers. 1,000 10-quart Water Bucket. 300 Oval Butter Kettle... 1,000 10-inch Jelly Pans. 500 2%-quart Lipped Saucepan. 300 B-quart Lipped Ssucepan... yeeunsneresen # seeyei? 7it Market Space, you’ll find the crowds of men and women and children trying to get in. See the name, Exhibit Of Silverware Of our own Manufacture In Quality, quantity and style equal to any in the country. During the seventy-six years We have been established, specimens of our skill in working silver may be found ip every part of the world, aud we are grati- fled to find the demand at home and abroad increasing. We leave no effort untried to Produce beautiful objects in silver, and from our latest reduction im, prices we feel satis fied we give the best geturn for the money to be found anywhere. We have erected a Rew store and mapufactory at 106 EB Baltimore st., fourth house west of our old stand. SAMUEL KIRK & SON, DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY, @izto2s 106 E. Baltimore st., Baltimore, Md, CANN SGREAT SALE, On the large cotton signs. Then enter--= You're Safei Open Every Evening Until 9 O'Glock. 711 Market Space, Carter’s Old Stand. — Books = [Ny [Malke aie i i 3 i a is Hs ii : fi g ti, z fl é i 8 ht 6 large octavo volumes, from ta os Caer ae Publishers’ price, 85.00. EDWA LYALL'S WORKS. 6 volumes, 12me.. cloth, printed from on SF oS a Our Price $1.39. SHAKESPEARE’S COMPLETE WORKS. i h Our Price $2.98. LIFE AND WORK DF JAS. G. BLAINE. Ls edition, cloth wound, Rey & Publishers’ price, $2.50, < Our Price 98c. WE ARE OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT. So KANN, SONS & CO.,/LANSBURGH BRO. ae 420, 622, 6%, 026 1TH OF.