Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1894, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. CROSRY S. NOYES................Editer. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent circulation much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. any individ fice, simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business D-partment, Mccording te tener or purpose. It is extremely unfortunate that in a hearing before the House District commit- tee on a matter of such importance as a Rew assessment bill any citizen should at- tempt to breed local dissensions and preju- dices by attacking other citizens on class issues. In an hogestly representative ca- pacity and intent upon securing from Con- ress the best measure that could be ob- tained through argument, members of the Doard of trade appeared and made plain to the committee the necessities of the tax- Payers, both great and small. One citizen, who exercised his right of opposing the bill Which they favored, said, speaking only for himself, that the board of trade “is com- Posed of elegant gentlemen, who are, per- haps, several degrees above the average eitizen in point of wealth, but not in intel- lect. The government clerk and the small Property owner are not represented in the beard of trade, and their interests were not consultéi in making up this bill.” The ‘Washington board of trade is in the main composed of men who have only the city’s Dest interests at heart; it is an organization entirely without restrictions that take note of the financial status of those who desire to be of its membership; the doors are open ‘wide for the entrance of all public-spirited residents who are of good standing in the community and who can pay the moderate dues which the legitimate expenses of the board render necessary. No one has ever claimed for well-to-do members of the board superiority of intel- lect over men of less means, nor does it appear that any member, as such, has flaunted his money or its equivalent in the faces of those who lack wealth; the innu- endo was uncalled for and gave evidence of the continued existence of that old spirit which has retarded the progress of Wash- fmgton so much, even in recent years—the evil influence which once had this city “a house divided against itself.". Were the board of trade an institution of the rule- or-ruin sort, a self-appointed and arbitrary Qsgregation of those who would grind the faces of the poor, The Star would be the first to condemn it and would work inces- santly either to reform it or to bring @bout its destruction. But, as a matter of fact—fact worth remembering—the board of trade is a most excellent instrument for good, an altogether desirable association of all sorts and conditions of men, who be- Neve in a magnificent future for Washing- ton and are willing to work for all manner of improvement. That those who comprise the organization are humanly perfect and infallible as to judgment will not be laimed, but that they are intent upon doing those things which will tend to make Wash- imgton the most desirable dwelling-place ‘on the face of the earth is as certain as that friction causes heat and, under certain ¢ircumstances, may easily generate destruc- tive conflagration. —_ +++ —___ Probabilities favorable to anything like Bmmediate legislation on matters of great fmportance to the District of Columbia can hardly be said to exist; possibilities there are, but even the outlines of probabilities continue to be invisible. The House has attended to two or three important bills, ‘but Senatorial action is needed to make the efforts effective, and, with the tariff bill Blocking the only thoroughfare, the chances for anything other than long delay and Perhaps ultimate disappointment are very slim. Occasionally—too frequently—there are displays of petulance by Congressmen and their voting constituents because the people of the District incessantly insist that Congress should attend to this or that local Matter. Such irspatience is unjust to a community that is compelled to depend tirely upon Corgress for a thousand and one aids to muni-ipal government, which in other cities are supplied by local boards elected by residents. It should be remem- bered by the more or less impatient ones that in the towns they come from most of the legislating is done by councils that sit at least once a week and that do more real business in one meeting than either branch of Congress is likely to do for the District of Columbia in a whole session. Congress 1s this city’s council and board of aldermen and state legislature, and the city has not ven one direct representative in either branch of the controlling body to raise a Voice in behalf of a too-heavily taxed people. National considerations are necessarily su- DPreme, but it does seem as though some e@rrangement could be made by which the District of Columbia would be able to secure an occasional hour or two of the Senate’s time, so that the almost-clogged wheels of important enterprises should at once be set im healtaful motion.. Washington is not merely a large center of population; it is the nation’s capital and should be treated as such. Every Senator and Representative shouid take pride in beautifying and im- proving what is already the most attractive Place of residence in the western hemis- phere. —__+e+____ There is real wisdom in the military training which is now incidental in the edu- cation of the High School boys; it is to the physical boy what the other studies are to his mental self and does valuabie work in counteracting naturai tendencies toward Yound shoulders and other ungraceful hab- its into which the boyish form easily falls when mental improvement is exclusively | aimed at. A well set-up body is much less likely to suffer from the ills to which flesh i$ heir than one in which there appears to be lack of harmony among the limbs and a general slouchiness such as is too common im schools that know nothing of military Grill and discipline. -* ——_ +++ ____ It is a well known fact that some of the Senators enjoy looking at the national game. But it is not to be believed that any of them forgot his own glass house so far as to admonish a tardy player to “play ball.” Se eee The Toronto militiamen who insulted the American fiag have intoxication as their excuse. The very least that they could do Would be to fortify their apology with a promise to sign the pledge. —_ ee The announcement that “days of grace” ‘Will be abolished in New York is reassuring. Dr. Parkhurst and others left it to be in- ferred that she had none. oe The Senate can well afford to pause for @ few minutes some morning in the very near future to settle the Hawailan ques- tion, so far as regards the use of force for the restoration of Mrs. Dominis. The ef- forts of Senators Kyle and Frye during the past two or three days to secure a vote in the Senate on a resolution declaring against the use of force for this purpose have not been, as might appear upon the surface, intended as a merely useless revival of the Hawatian flurry of the past winter. Sen- ator Frve has given evidence on the floor of the Senate of the fact that there is ur- gent need of immediate action by some authorized agent of this government, such as the Senate, to repudiate at once the claims of the royalists in Hawali that the President still intends to help Mrs. Domi- nis back to the throne through the agency of the United States military power. Noth- ing can be more urgent, perhaps not even the teriff than this case. There is to be held in Hawaii on the 30th instant a force policy will never be adopted. We on this side of the Pacific know full well that such @ policy could not be maintained for @ moment by the President, for the temper of Congress on this subject has been thor- oughly demonstrated. But the unfortunate people in the Hawaiian Islands, unsupplied with legitimate and reliable news by cable, and distracted by partisan and incorrect Stories spread by the royalists, can have but @ very confused notion of the true state of affairs. ee The law of compensation still abides to work its wonders in the realm of nature, if press dispatches from the south in re- gard to the watermelon are to be believed. A month ago both peaches and water- melons promised to be discouragingly few, but now it is said by reliable authorities that the young watermelons are big as a small boy’s fist and appear to be growing nicely. The frost, although late and severe, did not cause much damage. An inspection of the melon territory in the southeastern part of Georgia shows that the area of cultivation this season is 7,376 acres, as eompared with 8,839 acres last year. The crop this year will ripen about one week late, and the first shipment will not be! made before June 10, A few cars may come in from Florida before that. One railroad company running through south- eastern Georgia handled 3,638 cars of watermelons from that section last year. It is thought that, In spite of the de- creased acreage, the shipments will be al- most as heavy this year. Of the peach crop no such good news is forthcoming. The cry of “wolf” proved true this time. Except in Florida, where a full crep is expected, and lower Mississippi and Texas, where the in- dications favor a partial crop, there will be but few peaches in the commercial orchards of the United States lying east of the Rocky mountains and south of Pennsylvania. North of the southern boundary line of | Pennsylvania less damage was done, and the outlook for peaches is good in the larger portion of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, northern Ohio, western Michigan and the | Hudson river district in New York. In western New York and in the Connecticut valley th2 percentage of live peach buds is small, but with favorable weather a partial crop may be expected. On the Pacific slope ne serious injury to bucs or young fruit occurred and the outlook is good for a full crop of all kinds. The new orchard country | in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Ari- | zona also escaped. It is therefore apparent | that peaches eaten on this side of the con- | tinent this year will have to come from the | Pacific west and the north. Virginia has but three per cent of her crop left, Maryland will have less than half a crop and Georgia is going to have but one p2r cent of the ex-| pected harvest. The peach-crop liar is sim- ply nowhere this year. But there will be watermelons. —_——_++—____ That was an interesting and instructive little paragraph in The Star of yesterday which told the story of a five-dollar gold Piece, suspected of being counterfeit, which was sent to the Director of the Mint by a special inspector of customs at El Paso. The piece was defective, and upon its ap- pearance a man was arrested at El Paso and charged with the circulation of counter- feit coin. “Director Preston,” says The Star’s report, “observed that the coin lacked sonority, and from its general ap- pearance suspected that, owing to too rapid rolling of the gold strips preparatory to cutting the planchettes, an air bubble or blister was formed just at the spot in the strip from which the coin was cut.” Very little investigation showed the diagnosis of the director to be correct, and it was then stated that “these slight imperfections oc- eur occasionally, especially when the strips are rolled rapidly.” The explanation will doubtless be regarded as perfectly satisfac- tory by thoughtless folk, and will be greeted with delight by the unfortunate person who has been held in custody at El Paso, and who has suffered much indignity and real injury because there was careless- ness in the making of the coin. The mat- ter, however, is one of more than little in- terest, for no one knows whose turn it will next be to be arrested on account of the overhaste or lack of skill of a government employe in one of the mints. Why should the rolling be done “too rapidly”? Every- body knows all about the extreme poverty of the government, but the republic is cer- tainly rich enough to make its money re- semble so nearly a given standard that no one will be jailed for attempting to put it to legitimate use. —_— +2 — Yesterday evening, Assistant Secretary Curtis of the Treasury Department at- tended in New York the annual banquet of the American Institute of Architects, an in- dication that there has been or is soon to be a renewal of the severed diplomatic rela- tions between the Institute and the Treas- ury Department. It is hoped that such a result will speedily be achieved, for it would be a shame to have the little disagreement between Secretary Carlisle and President Burnham interfere with the popular plan of giving to the best architects in the country the work of designing public buildings. From all over the land has gone up the cry for a better order of government archi- tecture, and the cry will continue and will increase in volume until those who can by acquiescence put a stop to the agitation do their duty in a broadly liberal way. The public is not asking for a vague or indefinite reform; it know what it wants and proposes to get it. It is tired of old barns and struc- tures that closely resemble grain-elevators, and has had enough of the deliberate and un- necessarily expensive construction hitherto and even now so common in connection with government contracts. It has been shown conclusively that the engagement of private architects will be more economical— looking at the subject from the purely financial standpoint—than the method now in vogue, while in the matter of architec- ture it would not be reasonable to institute comparison. The Treasury authorities and the American Institute of Architects should bury the hatchet in the foundations pre- pared for a big government structure, and then have President Burnham put up a magnificent monument upon the grave. — oe Searching as the Senatorial investigation is, it does not avail to bring to light that time honored source of news, the man high in oficial circles who does not care to have his name divulged. —__ +++ —___ Of course there is not much in a “name, but it would seem strange if Major Buttz should turn out to be a scapegoat. —-+ +=___ The sugar trust has made the present tariff legislation a stupendous example of sweetness long drawn out. ——__+ ++ The Senate is not much for hurrying a tariff bill, but it is unquestionably rapid transit on an investigation. ————_+ «+ ___ “Crushed Rosebery” has not yet taken a definite place among political shades in Great Britain. ——+ + —____ New York is exhibiting some desire to | take her floral exhibit out of the Tammany Jardiniere. —__++s—_____ O'Donovan Rossa has earned the thanks of America by going abroad to deliver his } lectures, —_—_+ ++ An Apt Christening. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. @onveuticn for the adoption of @ constitu-| “The Sugar-cured Congress.” | The destructive floods in the middle At- lantic states and the uprisings by striking miners in various parts of the country were the most notable occurrences of the week. The waters were particularly high at Will- jamsport, Pa., where a big boom of logs was broken away, and at Johnstown, Pa., Portions of the Pennsylvania railway track were washed away and traffic was stopped. In many places the waters were higher than they had been for years, and in some Places they had never been so high. The joss of life, happily, was small. Early Thursday morning a conflict broke out be- tween striking cokers, who had been en- deavoring to induce men to leave work, and deputy sheriffs. Shots were exchanged and four or five strikers were killed. The same Right a battle was fought near La Salle, iL, between the deputies and striking min- ers. In other districts vioience was threat- ened. On the following morning hostilities were resumed. The appearance of the mi- litia, however, restored peace. Out near Cripple Creek,Col.,similar violence occurred. “Industrial” armies continue to make Wash- ington their destination. It is estimated that 5,000 are on the way. In Congress the Most notable event has been the attempt of the spoilsmen in the House to kill the civil service act by refusing the members of the commission salaries for next year, Such an amendment to the legislative ap- Propriation bill passed the House while in committee of the whole, but a few days later the House refused by a large majority on call of the yeas and nays to indorse the action. The investigation of charges that attempts had been made to bribe Senators to vote against the tariff bill was begun by a Senate committee, and Senators Hunton and Kyle described the approaches that had been made by one Buttz. The committee then took up the charge that the si schedule had been drawn up in the interests of the sugar trust in consideration of a half a@ million dollar contribution to the demo- cratic campaign fund. Newspaper corre- spondents were examined, but they refused to divulge their authority for their state- ments, The Senate continued its discus- sion of the tariff bill, the most notable speech of the week being that of Senator Gorman, who explained the necessity. for compromise. The Presbyterian general as- sembly at Saratoga began the trjal of Prof. Henry P. Smith ef Lane Seminary for here- sy. Mr. P. J. Sorg was sworn in as Repre- sentative from the third Ohio aistrict. Gen. Hastings was nominated for governor by the Pennsylvania republicans, Foreign. Another cabinet crisis has occurred in France, but it has created no great alarm. Premier Casimir-Perier, who was defeated by fifty votes in the chamber of deputies through a combination of the conseryatives and socialists, is generally regarded as be- ing content, believing that he is freer to work up his presidential boom. President Carnot has offered the vacancy to a num- ber, but those able to fill the place won't have it. The banquet to the officers of the U.S. S.Chicago, at London Thursday night, was an elaborate affair, and has served as @ text for many articles on Anglo-Ameri- | can friendship. Mr. Gladstone had an op- eration performed on one of his eyes, and sustained it courageously. King Alex- ander of Servia raised a tumult in Europe by abrogating the liberal con- stitution and restoring that of 1809, in which popular rights are much curtailed. The fight in the Hungarian diet over the civil marriage bill goes on, the lower house insisting on the upper yielding. Lord Rosebery was sustained in a vote in the house of commons. Iu the District. During the past week Chas, H. J. Taylor of Kansas was confirmed as recorder of deeds of the Disrict, much to the disgust of local democrats. Active preparations for the great Pythian gathering, to be held here in August, are in progress. The prize ban- ner for drilling is again at the Central High School, having been won by company D, in a well-contested drill extending over two days. The southern tennis champion- ship in singles was won by W. G. Parker of New York, and, in connection with Mr. Fischer of the same city, he won the first prize in the doubles. The historic cottage of Davy Burnes has been demolished to pro- vide space for the field sports of the Colum bia Athletic Club, which organization has leased Van Ness Park. The movement in favor of reclaiming the flats of the Eastern branch was helped by a report of the health office on the present unsanitary conditions. Coxey, Browne and Jones, commonweai leaders, were sentenced in the Police Court to jail for twenty days. The convention of the Journeyman’s Horseshoers Nawtional Unicon was held. HOOTING STARS, A Defense. “So you are the man charged with coun- terfeitigg?” “F ly, jedge, falsely.” “But you were found with a counterfeit five-dollar bill in your possession.” “I know it. But ‘twas a case o’ senti- ment. Er five-dollar bill happened ter drift’ my way, an’ me an’ me partner went ter work an’ made a picter of it, jes fur @ sou- venir.” It is announced that in the June gradua- tion exercises Miss Polly Syllable will play @ conspicuous part. A Toast. And here’s to faithful old dog “‘Tray,’* Who never harbors spite; Who loves to sleep throughout the day And.holler all the night. “Whut'd dey give y Pete. “Piece "er Switzer cheese,” replied Mean- dering Mike. “Well, why don’t ye go ahead an’ eat it, sted o’ settin’ there gazin’ at it?” “It reminded me of o!d times; of sorrers past an’ gone. It brung vivid ter my mem- ory de hour an’ a half dat I oncet worked.” “Whut doin’ 7” “Helpin’ make armor plate fur guv’ment ships.” Accommodating. “What I want from you,” said the indig- nant statesman, “is a ringing address.” “Oh,” sighed the great man wearily, as he scribbled something on a card. “Take this.” “What is it?” “A memorandum of the shop of the best bell hanger in the city.” Professional Instinct. She was engaged in conducting a depart‘ ment for a magazine, and her mind was very much with her work. “Did you not receive my letter?’ ne asked. “Yes.’ ‘The one asking you to be mine?” ‘Yes. “Then,” he said almost fiercely, “why did you not answer 1 “Why, William,” and there was both sur- prise and reproach in her voice, “you know you forgot to send stamps for reply.” Lively Times. The world wakes up in leafy June, Of interest there is then no lack; ‘Tis then the insects join in tune, ‘Tis then the bugs crawl down your back. Uncle Eph’s Credality. ‘The practical joker had evidently been at work with Uncle Eph, for he was seen early in the morning toiling toward the Capitol, with all the implements of his profession as kalsominer with him. “Where are you going?” asked one of his patrons, who met him, ‘Up to de Capitol.” “To the Capitol?” “Yassendeed. Ter ce 'vestigation rooms. I dun hyuh dat dey’s er job ob whitewashin’ gettin’ ready, an’ doan yoh fohgit dat dese ha’hd times I's hus’lin foh eb'ryting in sight.” + Interesting Betti From the Chicago Tribune. A man went about town yesterday offer- ing to put up money on the hypothesis that Chicago would have a new post office build- ing before the Prendergast matter is dis- posed of, and could find no takers. — wee A Warning. From the New York World. Whatever other industrial armies get to Washington their leaders will take warning by Coxey’s fate. When the paths of glory lead straight to the jail the tramp kings will become as shy of glory as of work. Suit to Order, $12. en & Wo. Twelve months ago the revolution im prices for Men's Clothes was be- gun by us. London prices for made- to-order American garments had a twang of originality and a spice of Snap thgt interested Washington men. In fact, they were attracted, and we've their trade. IT WAS A Bold Dash. Before that only the real rich could afford to share their interest coupons ‘With the old-time tailor of slow work aud slashing profits. Since then everybody, even those in the hum- blest employ, cam wear made-to-order Clothes. Especially can they wear ours. The 15-dollar suit was an avalanche of surprise. What must this $12 Suit Be? The wonderful thing introduced by WS was the celebrated Afteeu-dollar- Made-to-measure-and-fit-assured-or-you don't-take-it suit. It surprised all Washington. The more wonderful of- fer is our All-wool made-to-measure- suaranteed-ft-or-we-keep-it Sult for fan even dozen dollars. That’s What. ‘We consider that the best way te celebrate the anniversary of this im- portant event to all clothes wearers 1s to offer for a while a number of those wonderfully stylish and Lon- @onish looking $15 Suits for the al- most FOOLISH ASKING OF $12. ‘We can’t think of profit, nor can you think of cost, at this price. The only thing to do is to FALL INTO Buying Line. Nuit to Order, $12. Mertz And Mertz, TAILORS, 906 F St. my26 Saturday, May 26, 1894. See ° 9° ° Time's Flying! And yet there’s a mountain of work before us. We realize that it will take several weeks, even with the biggest kinds of crowds, but then we must—and will—sell in time, our entire stock of the shortest possible $125,000 Worth DEPENDABLE DRY GOODS And FURNISHINGS LADIES’ AT OR BELOW COST! FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT THE 4 THE MOST ECONOMICAL BUYERS. AN! BELOW FOR THE GUIDANCE OF NEXT Nothing reserved! No CULLED THAT COULD BE OFFERED PUBLISH SOME OF THEM Everything goes! BEST THINGS ‘DWE old stock to work off! No trash! No profit! Goods are marked absolutely without regard to cost or loss, for this is positively our Farewell Sale, AND OUR SOLE OBJECT AS SHORT TIME AS POSSTB. iF VASE VARIETY STILL aT YOUR AND IS TO CLOSE OUT EVERY VESTIGE OF IS WEEK, Ir ARE MORE OF THE Farewell Prices: Dress Goods. All of our Percales, in even stripes, black, wy blue, light blue, pink, red and fancy Stripes. Regular 12%4-cent goods, CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 11 CENTS. 1 lot of Figured Organdies. Regular 20- cent quality. CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 12% CENTS. All of our Figured and Striped Pribted French Dimity. Was 30 cents. CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 19 CENTS. Satin Stripe Nainsook, white grounds, with Printed flowers. Was 25 cents. CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 12% CENTS. All of our 12% and 15-cent Ginghams. CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 7% CENTS, Plain French Satineg, pink, green, old gold, blue, alle green and light blue. Were 30 cents. CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 20 CENTS. Black Lace Striped and Check Lawns. Were 15 cents. CLOSING-OUT PRICE, 11 CENTS. All styles Silk-stripe Zephyrs, Qualities. Closing-out Price.......29 CENTS All our 25-cent Wook Plaids, Checks and Dress Mixtures. Closing-out Price.16 CENTS Outing Cloths, beautiful line of colors and mixtures. 12% and 15-cent qualities. Clos- ing-out Price.. ahs- temp ee CENTS Ginghams that were 12% and 15 cents yard. Closing-out Price..........7% CENTS All 50 and Si%g-cent Figured and Dotted Swisses. Ciosing-out Price.. +23 CENTS Plain White India Linens at these Closing- out Prices: 12%-cent quality for. 15-cent quality for. 20-cent quality for 6 CENTS 2%-cent quality for. 19 CENTS LONSDALE CAMBRIC, 9%c. YARD, Dress Silks. 75 and S5-cent India Silks, figured and striped. Closing-out Price........49 CENTS Silk Grenadines, figured and stripes, at ‘Closing-out Prices: $1.25 qualities for. $1.50 qualities for 10 CENTS -12% CENTS $1.25 and $1.50 Bengalines and Fancy Silks. Closing-out Price..........77 CENTS all shades. Clos- SS. 98 CENTS $1.25 and $1.50 Satin Duchesse, im green, 3 shades of brown, lavender, navy, cardinal and heliotrope. Closing-out Price. :77 CENTS $1.00 Changeable “Satin Vigilant,” im blue and red, black and red, black and rose, Price... Regular G0-cent Striped Motres, in all street and evening sbades, an immense va- riety, embracing every conceivable pat- tern. Closing-out Price..........38 CENTS $1.00 Plaid Surabs. Closing-out Price....50 CENTS. Dress Linings. 12%4-cent Percalines, in biack, gray, cream and white. Closing-out Price..... 10 CENTS Black and Colored Cambrics. Regularly 6 cents yard. Closing-out Price. 4 CENTS Regular 25-cent quality Fine Moire An- tique Percalines, warranted fast black, Clos- ing-out Price......... .-19 CENTS Dressmakers’ Findings: All Dress Shields...... 10 AND 15 CENTS (Miracyous Prices.) Hooks and Eyes. 2 CENTS CARD Best French Horn Bone..5 CENTS DOZEN 18, 25 and 80c. Silk-stitch Double Bone Casitig...... ...12 CENTS PIECE raid.....4 CENTS ..3 CENTS PIECE All colors Groff's Skirt Bi ‘Twist, all colors... Hundreds of other little things et equally small prices. Dress Trimmings. All we bare of Colored Silk Guimps, 15 to 50c, qualities. Closing-out Price.7 CTS. YARD. ‘All 50-cent and $1.00 Fancy Beaded Trim- mings,all colors. Closing-out Price.25 CENT$ YARD. $1 to $2 qualities for $2 to $3 qualities for, Rich Laces. To make quick work of our Cotton Laces we have placed them all ou one counter im the front of our store. You'll find there Pt. @'Irelande, Pt. Venice and Guipure Laces in cream, white, beige and 2-toue. Laces that were from 25 to 60 cents are to go for from 17 TO 25 CENTS. LOT 1—Laces from 5 to 12 inches wide, that were 25, 28, 30, 35 and 38 cents, for 17 Cents a Yard. LOT 2—Laces from 10 to 12 inches wide, that were 40, 45, 50, 58 and 60 cents, for 25 Cents a Yard. All are this season's importations. Just what's wanted to trim cotton dresses. The prices are extraordinarily low, but the lower the prices the quicker we close our busi- peas. Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Umbrellas, Neckwear, Fine Hosiery. Children’s Extra Fine Quality Fast Black Ribbed Hose, with double heels, toes, soles and knees. Were 35 cents. Farewell Price... o 25-cent qualities, pair. @ pair for 50 cents.) 480 pairs Ladies’ Fine Red Maco Yarn Hose, warranted fast colors, made and dyed by the foremost factories im Germany. Double heels, toes and soles. 38 cents everywhere, CLOSING-OUT PRICES:. 12% CENTS Parr, 69 CENTS HALF DOZEN, $1.25 PER DOZEN. Knit Underwear. Ladies’ Extra Fine Balbriggan Vests, with lw necks and short, ribbed sleeves, Were 63 cents. Closing-out Price.38 CENTS Ladies’ regular 10-cent qualities Lisle ‘Thread Vests. Farewell Price.4 FOR 25 CTS FAREWELL PRICES, 15, 18, 20, 22 AND 25 17 styles of Lawn Aprons, some others trimmed im lace and Were 50 cents. FAREWELL PRICE, 85 CENTS. a Elegan: Tea Aprons, in y Children’s Aprons. ‘Well made, of the best materials and in the latest styles. We're selling a number of them to thrifty mothers, who make guimp dresses of them by closing them up ‘the back. Lawn Aprons, tucked, embroidery trimmed. Were $1.15. FAREWELL PRICE, 48 CENTS. 3 styles of Elaborate Trimmed Linen e India Aprons. Were $1.40 and $1.85. FAREWELL PRICE, 98 CENTS. Linen d’India Aprons, with tucks, drawa ‘work und embroidery. Were $2.80. FAREWELL PRICE, $1.48. CORSETS. From the way our Corset Department has been besieged during our sale it's apparent that the ladies appreciate the extraordinary values we're offering. P. D. and C, P. Corsets, in black, gray and white, are all reduced in proportion with the rest of the stock. One style of Heavily Boned Corsets, full bust and hips, adapted for full figures. Were $6.00. FAREWELL PRICES, $4.00 AND $4.50. Another style, very like and as good as @ ten dollar Fasso, we have been selling for $8.00. FAREWELL PRICES, $4.50 AND $6.75. Summer Corsets from 50 cents up. One style of $2.00 Corsets, FAREWELL PRICES, $1.50 AND $1.65. Some large sizes, slightly soled. Were $2.50, FAREWELL PRICE, $1.75. Children’s Ve Waists and Misses’ Corsets, some slightly solled. FAREWELL PRICE, 2% CENTS. Ventilating Corset Waists for children, all ages. Were 75 cents. FAREWELL PRICE, 50 CENTS. Muslin Underwear. We've become famous.for the high stand- ard of excellence maintained in this de- partment, and it is crowded with as fine productions as were ever put on sale. Most all made especially for us; hence exclusive, But they're offered at prices never before equaled or approached. A magnificent opportunity to make pro- vision for marriage outfits, , Buttons, Notions, Jewelry, - Leather * Goods, Toilet Articles, Embroideries, Ribbons, &c., &c., all marked down to cost or below. “PIERCE. “Where The Crowds Are.” 8th and The Avenue. THE WEST EXD DRY GOODS STORE, wTH ST. AND Pa. AVE ‘Specials” In ummer Dress Goods re to be our “trade Sn- ducers for the coming week. * All fresh, new Stock and room and Nght in plenty to help you in examin- ing and judging their trae value. Pretty, choice, cool-looking pat- terns and styles. These priced goods and the quality they embody whould add RABI eaee considerably to the yuber of “summer girls’ tn town. Sea Island Percale Shirtings, stripes, dots, tgures, ete... I2BIZCs 36-inch Irish Lawn, new pat- toc. s . 25¢. GRENADA ORG AN DIES, Hight and pretty........... foc, Motre Stik, im all the lead. ing colors—BIG VALUE... 49C-) Storm Serges, 44-inch, extra ) five quality, warranted fast jorm Serge, very finest quality......... 75C.- “Special” LADIES’ FRENCH RIBBED VESTS.. I Also a full and complete ‘line sere of MEN'S, LADIES’ AND CHIL- DREN'S FURNISHINGS, Hos. Johnson, Garner & Co., NEW DRY GOODS STORE, 20th and Pa. Ave. IERY, &C., NOTIONS, LACES eeee AND = Made to fit. 2 difference between “made to order” and “made to ft.” Made-to order Shirts don't always ft. Keep’s Shirts ‘will provide ways and means ‘will only take a very small part of your income each week or mouth to pay us for ali the FURNITURE— CaRPETS—MATTINGS and DRAPER- TES ap¢ REFRIGERATORS you will peed. Tt ts = long pull to get enough te gether to buy for cash. But there are no walte—and no doing without ‘m our plan. You take pomession at once. Easy? Well, we should cay so. House & Herrmann, | 917, 919, 921 and 923 7th St. 636 Mass. Ave. my26 LEE LEE OLED SOOO OOO RAFF’S ENTERPRISE, 1241 uth St. S.E. Printed Ducks, Ever beard of them. Well, they are the style wash fabric; hundreds of pretty summer sults will come from our remnants; all the colorings, pretty blues, with white dots; fashiouable tama, with small figures; plain white, with black dots. Just the ones correct dressers admire. ‘Thore's wear, there's style, there is 80-inch of width in these REMMARTS, | REMMANTS, These are all new styles_just-in. 15e. Ducks, all styles. Rawr's price, Bye. Pee eee Ra's price, Ke. 15e. Colored Batiste. ho bir ntatensl men a We. 4-4 Figured Lawns; all stxles.- hk tas Se, Liama Cloth. sae uncon. : Sheer India Linen. 2 pies Rags price, 12e. Rat's price, 12%. Rail's price, Sym Raff's price, Tie. 2c. Pique Welts. 12%. Fine Plaid Muslin. 12\%c. Dress Ginghams. Our 2%. Remnact Sale is the talk of the town. red Challigs. ae J Raf's price, 2%. Red red Challies. Figui . Unbleached Cotto, _ Rat's price, Ze. 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