Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1893, Page 14

THE EVENING STAR, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, °“SATURDAY..........December 16, 1893. " SROSBY S. NOYES. Editor. —_— 3) HE EVENING STAR has a regular and = permanent circulation nearly double the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no com- petitor. a cere t7Im order to avoid delays, on ac- © poant of personal absence, letters t be STAR should not be *: individual Just why the American farmer should have taken umbrage at the remarks made by Secretary Morton in a now famous dis- cussion on “granges” no one outside of the “S4nner agricultural circles seems to know. effort is being put forth to give to the Secretary’s language meaning which he mever intended it to have, and this he has explained to the satisfaction of unbiased Individuals. That the Secretary was se- verely critical is certain, but that he said 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 liquid form. The speech for which the Secretary is now being assailed so vigorously by many of the Sranges 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- tutions 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 farmer. The farmers do not need to l 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- J oying to the “profession: farmer, and “5 gs that variety of agriculturist generally trols the granges there was but little ity im securing the passage of the matory resolutions. An interesting ture 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- atary Morton because he has “shown him- self not 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 «land.” 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, wcx'tnd who, when informed by the cow's Pet is wa ~ ve first assessment was made. owner of the damage done, called upon the ene ints to witness that he had ordered only bird-shot from the dealer who supplied him with ammunition. ——____ +e. —_ As was reasonably to be expected, the sea- éeesfon of winter racing at Ivy City commenced swith 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- ducted by such people as those who now curse the District of Columbia with their vbresence looked for any respectful conduct toward the statutes, so no one was very «much surprised when it became known that im spite of the fact that the management had no license, intoxicating Mquors were sold to such as would buy. The plea of ig-| morance 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- © pplication was illegal. But the law was vio- ‘lated anyhow, and the violations took place in the presence and with the tacit cunsent of officers of the metropolitan police force. With those who sold the liquor the courts will doubtless make such settlement as will Satisfy good citizens, but it is for the chief et 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 * bimselt at the expense of the philanthropic erEngemann, the department should not hesi- tate to act. Only by promptness and by _ making an example of the guilty can dis- * cipline be maintained and respect for law be €nforced. It is also said that another hea@- e#-myarters’ officer was busily engaged in endeavoring to popularize the Engemann en- terprise by distributing complimentary ad- “tnission tickets in places where the distribu- vation would be likely to do the greatest good oa 2 to. the management. Is it for the perform. ance of duties such as these that the people ef the District of Columbia are taxed? Both the officers must have known that the *Hiquor law was being violated; if they did mot then they have already demonstrated their unfitness for detective duty. While gthe one was engaged in pleasant converse with the Gloucester exile and the other was scattering pasteboard favors, the “crooks” a Jooked on approvingly and with a sense of security not entirely unreasonable. ———++=s—___ ~~ It is said that the President was very im- Patient with Ccngress for its procrastina- gion im connection with the silver legisla- tion. Congress now takes its turn in being impatient in connection with the requests for Hawaiian information. ——“(+ > ___ It ts very doubtful whether the young men ym whom the greatest objection to an esdamheritance tax would be expected can stir up enough energy to contribute materially te its opposition. +++ ___ Even Mr. Holman would hardly object to .ofh® purchase of a new desk with more wePigeon holes tn it for Mr. Gresham, consid- »e@ring the difficulty the latter appears to Rave in keeping the run of the records. ——_-— = ___ Controversy lingers as to whether the ‘Queen of Hawaii fell down or was pushed. ———_+ es Conscientious believers in the protection of American industries need not be par- ticularly 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 Gay were received with a reasonable degree of satisfaction, even by those who were strong protectionists. TNe free trade threat {= not in the schedules of the Wilson bill or even in the enlarged free list; it is in the +, Gefinitely-formulated plan to vex the coun- ve tty with an income-tax. That the tncome- tax is 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; {t is inquisitorial and unfair; it is a tax that will be paid by © 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- moying personal taxation is common) the smooth-running machinery of a complex internal-revenue system succeeds in col- lecting much less than the tax should legally be. Although income-taxation has become an established British institution it 4s no more popular than it was when the 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 Uaresponsive soil seed that will never be cclimated, yet whose dwarf 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 could safely move to the relief of a distressed treasury 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 a fluid that in so many cases works evil. Whisky can be justly classed as a luxury, and if it should be made a 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 rea] hardship. The extra dol- lar per barrel would mean that each glass ef 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 coilectable 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 are preferable to the income tax idea. which is objection- able and unpopular in itself, and which is politically dangerous as the recognized pre- cursor of free trade. ———-+2—___ 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 Hawall 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 this end of the Hawaiian situa- tion. The few who pose as staunch friends of the administration in this matter declare 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 tne President and his Secretary of State procrastinate? If the policy of the admin- istration is something to be proud of—and it Is not expectei that the executive power would plan procedure likely to prove dis- graceful—why do the officials 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 hs its declarations indicate that ithas. 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 pafdoning Prerogative that the Federation put itself jon 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 tm- 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 great re- spect for the heads of departments, but I have seen a great meny heads of depart- 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 antount | 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 ond 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. ———_+ e > ____ The administration can surely count on the enthusiastic support of Anthony Com- stock since the publication for Congression- al use of the carefully expurgated Hawaiian Feport. Anarchist Vaillant ts quoted as ‘saying “They had better guillotine me.” This ts probably the only really patriotic sentiment he ever uttered. —+ es __ Lilluokalan! 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. —____+-e-.— There is for some reason much less hest- tation about smashing a provisional govern- ment than a trust. —————— 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 ts 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 inducements for the settlement of desirable immigrants within her borders. People desiring to improve their economic conditions cannot do better than to seek comfortable homes on Nebraska farms. The next year is bound to witness an increased immigration, accompanied by a rise in farm values all along the line. ———_+eo— 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 oyce did some honest work, ane wie ad DECEMBER THE WEEK. Hawallan 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 Hawalian affairs and to do in connection therewith whatsoever might seem 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- port 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 law 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 worried as to her navy, Admiral Hornby having de- clared that France is much the greater Gaval 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 hundred million dol- lars in increasing their fighting forces afloat. London suffers just now from a great plague of unempioyed men and wo- men; the unfortunates march up 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 #rench 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 expelled 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 riots 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 harbor 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 his 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 cost of opening and extending North Capitol street was, by action of the House, made a charge on the revenues of the District alone, in violation of the present plan of sharing expenses between the general government and the District. HOOTING 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 hearted, man, “this is the second time you have asked me for ten cents to help you to a night's sleep. “Is it?" said the man who had just ac- costed him. “Yes, it is. My opinion is that you are an impostor.” “No, I aidn’t, kernel; no, I ain't. dead honest. You gimme a dime, yer?” “Yes. And you don’t look much as if you were on the road to a night's sleep.” “But 1 am, I invested it square. You see I'm troubled with insomnia, I am, and it allus takes three doses of whisky to make me reposeful.” I wus didn’t 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 neighbo>. “Yes,” was the reply; “I s'pose I'd rather hear Christmas carols for awhile instead of After the Bail.” Tragedy. The servant girl's gone; she has left us in grief And life’s full of sorrow that knows no re- Hef; The piano it is that has brought us des- patr— She wanted an upright and ours is a square! A Practient Critic. “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 really make any difference when the right young man comes along.” “I know that. But they get to be such terribly good judges of diamonds.” Farmer Corntossel's Gr: “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. “lL s’pose you know; though I mus’ say I 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 yard without any success at all, an’ 1 reckon thet it'll be ez bare ez a brick yard till we move er die.” ——_e A Potent Influenc From the Chicago Herald. The fleets of all the world are witn’ the revolution wrought in naval shi 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 been content to witness the results of their experiments until it was necessary for us to rebuild our own navy. We waited wisely. The great guns, many weighing 110 tons, with 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 is 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. Tos INCLEMENCE OF THE WEATHER HAVING SEPT MANY AT BOMB, THE PALA ROYAL WILL BE OPEX THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 clock. BRING THE CHILDREN AND SEB SANTA CLAUS DRESS THE CHRIST. ‘MAS TREE. If IT SHOULD RAIN BB WILL BE ON THE THIRD FLOOR, OTHERWISB HB WILL APPEAR IN ‘THE G STREET WINDOW. JEWELRY AT ITS REAL VALUE. WE CLAIM TO SELL MORE JEWELRY THAN ANY ONE JEWELRY STORE IN WASHINGTON. PRICES AND QUALITY PAY. SOLID GOLD COLLAR BUTTONS. SOLID GOLD SCARF PINS, 500 BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS........ BABY RINGS, SOLID GOLD. SPECIAL. REAL DIAMOND RINGS, CHASTE SOLID GOLD. $4.90. SOLID GOLD WATCHES aT SAME CLOSE PRICES. REXFORD JEWELRY C0., MANUFACTURERS, 411 1TH 8T. N.W. AGSHHTTTT TE: ase STITT clusive Fur Store. cohen, renings until 9 o'clock up to FURS SUITABLE FOR Christmas Presents. |". 416-2t Jackets, Military, Circular and Box @ Children's 8, Baby Coach Robes, Carriage | It Mats, Mutts, es, Neckscarts and all kinds of ‘Trimmts ve 30 Per Cent Below Retail Prices, We guarantee Style. Quality, Fit and Finish of our cled at small cost. Fors reme Special Sale of MUFFS ” At Half Price. Hudson Bay Pur Co., it 515 11th st. o.w., mear thbssosbanbsedsabbossbassanbens Bargains for the Holidays. Firs. M. J. Hunt, 1309 F St. N. W. OFFERS ALL HER TRIMMED BONNETS AND HATS AT A GREAT REDUCLION DURING THE COMING WEEK, byt pied wipe AND HATS aT ACTUAL HOLIDAY LAMPS. No need to discourse upon the accep- Lamp tableness, oF appropriateness Curistwas “present. Each season ihey are shown in a more attractive Variety of styles, shapes and effects and are tore freely given, We are sure the equal of our stock Is not to be found in this ‘Among other “novelties” we show the latest improved rought-tron "ar Extensive asvortment_ of Wrou; Lamps, $6.25, $6.75, $7.60, $8 to §15. 100 Excellent Nickle-plated 8 Lampe, with shade complete 1.70 Elegant Oye and Gold Lamps, new- est effects, $5 to $15. Gold-plated Lamps, $3.75, $5, $6, $6. and up. $5.50 with shelf $7.50 o Exquisite liae of medium ‘and large Silk Iamp Shades, all the popular colors, at all prices. Muddiman’s, 614 12th st. Ber F Axp G Srs. Fancy Xmas BOTTLES. —_ HOUSANDS OF THEM—BIG AND Uttle—all pretty all below the prices asked elsewhere. 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 eee ose nt Tiras Plano Lamps, with silk frinze shad: Gold-plated Onyx-top T wide brass rim, DRUG STORE, Wl. PA. AVE. Exhibit Of Silverware Of our own Manufacture 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 in every part of the world, and 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 in prices we feel satis- fied we give the best return for the money to be found anywhere, We have erected a Bew store and manufactory at 106 B Baltimore st., fourth house west of our old stand. SAMUEL KIRK & SON, DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY, Gi2to24 100 B Baltimore st., Baltimore, Md, 1893- igh Carniva FOR CH LOREN ea 5. KANN, SONS & C0, 711 Market Space, Carter’s Old Stand. MONDAY, DECEMBER 18. Santa Claus has selected us as one of his main representatives to supply all the good little children of Washington with a line of Christmas presents that can only be had of us= and no matter how large other stocks may be the prices he instructed us to sell them at will make every parent feel that WE must fill their wants. NOW, ChILWREN po x) wares pangs em i ge Hi" Doll, Dress wot danare ~sone Bo teres 8. tee ae t tec sa a, 590 Hi 2 8 oe ee ee ee gut or dark bair—a beaut tbe wort with, ral Books, beautifully, ‘hue. Be cone) a tet n- i Cloth-bound trated, in’ bores. containing I? str authors (the best, of course), ‘school eer among them. United ‘Staten clo cloth Rama 31.39 Here's a lot of Story Books, as full of nice stories ‘an'a nut ix of mont. Large Moard-back A dollar’ Books, with colored title page. * Bo worth of fun.. oeeee dhe Christopher Columbus (in 200-1 dition, the most authentic story written. world’s fair pow?. “ ce A, lot, of Arctic and Tropical Works, im §Q, cloth. A cold pri io oe Books of = — in «lo *39c lot of Adventures that'll drive me bors sha a delight. “hur and get one! mecvetoe Nursery Play, dozen others, 88 930 Sante, Clane’ and a blackbourd.. large oscar Mere's a bundred Wash Sets, “Toh, Wa board, Ringer, Bench and Clothes Horse, all,. Here gre the Brownle Tenpins, very popa- lar this ‘season. oi “330 Here's the U. S. Cruiser, “Detroit.” If she were the Baltimore she'd be worth § Qo double . Here's a lot of Solid Oak Desks, with lork sod. Bey "39c Here's a Combination —- and Bed- 33. stead, solid oak. cccescsscsenseees OO Here are sr air aroun A gee 19, Carousal, indeed!............+ mabe’ ce Mechanical Bicycle Riders; mest have 5 Q, fallen off on a down grade. lc A large line of Handsome ‘Plush n Photograph al- bums. ‘These are only a few of one thonsand and one other presents, such as Drums, Magie Lanterns, Games, Soldier Outdts, &c. 800 Bias Ends of different kinds of Silks. for art work or doll dreases. So. EACH. ‘This little lot will go fast at this price. Now, [lothers, You shall have the same opportunity to buy some of Santa Claus’ useful and ornamental presents for the grown folks of the family. Soc. Woven Border Huck Towels, bi pattern, 80 in. tong. ‘Xmas prices... 7) DOO -wool 88-inch _ Hopsacki Y Soe. All-wool, 88-Inch Hopsacking, avy, DO. brown and black. Xmas 39c. Miuminated Dress — 38 onan wide, 23- different cplorings. Xmas price.........+ Ste. Plain, Colored Cashmeres. in garnet, cardi- nal, navy, brown, myrtle and biack. 9 price. - 7c Go. Fancy French Flannels, strtpes and ‘29 | “spots. Xmax price...... lc | 50c. and Te. Fine All-wool Black Henri- ettas and Fancy Weaves. Xmas price BSc. and $1.00 Fine All-wool. Black Henrl- ettas and Fancy Weayes. Xmas price... | $2.60 10-4 White Wool Double Blankets, Kmas price......+++ 5Uc $1. 29 $3.50 11-4 White Wool Double Blankets. 81.79 price. 190, Embroidered Handkerchief, Xmas “1 2, price = Fancy Silk eo Xmas rice. 48c . Bo 6c. High Colors in Cheese Cloth. Xmas price.. 3c 8c. Fancy Scrim for Curtains. Xmas price. | " De} C | Fall Size Crib Blankets, in pink and blue, sores BC 6c. Toilet Crash. Xmas price... .. ‘Ze. Dotted Swiss. Xmas price............ 10c 8%c. a yard for art shades in Satins. Such array of shades cannot be found in any house but oasis Black ‘Tribe or Sse olde an tee Ba EO 79 ‘$1.29 11-4 White All-wool Blanket. price. tam and white. Xmas price............. 10-4 White Wool Blankets, Price $2.68. price 11-4 White Wool Blarkets, weight. Worth $3.50. Xmas price. "$1.79 value at $6. Xmas 10-4 All-wool Scarlet Blankets, full si extra beavy. $7.50. Xines Be 83.49 px QUE, GREAT RECORD COAT SALE ri force of obliging sales to supply the baby yy ‘We can &t everybody—t a" We Are Selling Our line of Dresden, Carlsbad and Crown Ware, ‘such as pedestal ornaments, mantel decorations and useful table ware, 50 per cent lower than any house im this city—that makes a specialty of these goods—and our are of the newest pat- terns. Pictures--Pictures. AND THEY ARE BEAUTIES, TOO. All Pictures that were selling from ie to $3.48 we put the choice at...... " All Pictures that selling $3.98 to $6 we put the choice at. t= 31.98 ‘We think our Easels are the cheapest ever shown in this town. Is there any nicer present than a Water Color, Steel Engraving or an Etching, with & fine Easel, to give a friend at « 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 Kiteben, where all the goodies are prepared for the Coming Joyful Holidays. We have made quite a run on our BLUE AGATE AND GRANITE WARE, And the hundred cases that we got a have been reinforced with fifty more—so see that our prices op this ware are drivi tin stuff clean out of the house. The gave you are still the same, although worth considerable more, but when we place price on an article today and they go clean out sight tomorrow our first figures must remain. These Are the Prices: ae 200 1%-pint Toa or Coffee Pot. 300 2-pint Tea or Coffee Pot 350 3-pint Tea or Coffee Pot 700 4-pint Tea or Coffee Pot 00 G-pint Tea or Coffee Pot 00 G-quart Coffee Boiler to fit No. 6 Stove . eckeaiounane 200 S-quart Coffee Boiler to ft any MR seep tai cokes 200 1-gallon Tea Kett g seeyei? 2.00 Be 500, 12-inch Colanders...... 1.00 bod 300 2quart Oatmeal Rollers. 2.00 Be 1,000 10-quart Water Bucket... 1.50 Be 300 Oval Butter Kettle...... 1.50 Ge 1,000 10-inch Jelly Pans. - Ble 18e 500 11-inch Long-bandie Frying Pans.. 1.12 60c 1,000 Full-size Wash Basins. . Te Be 1,000 2-quart Long-handie Saucepans... B0e 2c 700 8-quart Long-handle Sauce Pans. Te 8% 500 2%-quart Lipped Saucepan. We 1% 800 S-quart Lipped Saucepan. Te 2% zu Market Space, you'll find the crowds of men and women and children trying to get in. See the name, KANN SGREATSA On the large cotton signs. Then enter- You’re Safe! Open Every Evening Until 9 O'Clock. S. KANN, SONS & CO. 711 Market Space, Carter’s Old Stand. LANSBURGH & BRO. a Books Cerbttid ae ge Ceduna . Ml. THACKERAY’S COM PLETE WORKS, git oo Sore Moths stamped, in col Publishers price. i 0. Our Price $2.48. GEORGE ELIOT'S COMPLETE WORKS. 6 large octavo volumes, printed from SoG, ‘Staipea apuid and ‘inch, wien Publishers’ price, $5.00. Our Price $1.37. COOPER'S LEATHERSTOCK- ING TALES. © wee, Fans ek, CRE “"Fiaishers’ price, $2.50. Our Price 98c. EDNA BYALS WORKS. i Publishers’ price, $2. Our Price 89c. WAVERLY NOVELS. Se oa Our Price $2.98. LIFE AND WORK OF JAS. CG. BLAINE. Memorial edition, cloth bound, @asly & lustrated. > Pablisbers’ price, $2.50. Our Price 98c. TRE THE SAVAGE ven CHAMBERS’ ENCYCLOPEDIA, = latest American statistics, th bound. Our Pr Price $5.98. lan LIVING WO WORLD. TS pee ec HEROES 7 = DARK COR UJ sean saa Emin tions, cloth as Our Price 98c. HEALTH, WEALTH AND RAP- eS: ae designs, Ny Nae Our Price $1.24. PROFITABLE FARMING IM THE URITES ST STATES. id Sn weer STORY OF TH ° cries om Our Price 98c. Gesire to have your cards engreved ‘Year's calling it would be wie orders now. Engraving of ‘order, with correctness of form ai and style. } | Your Name on Copper Plate and Fifty Cards WE ARE OPEN UNTIL @ TONIGET, LANSBURGH BRO. as 420, 422, 424, 20 TU 8