Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1894, Page 18

18 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1894-TWENTY PAGES. THE FUEL QUESTION’ Queer Patented Devices to Produce | Cheap Artificial Heat. STRANGE KINDS OF FUEL USED’ Hay, Bones, Manure and Other Substitutes for Wood and Coal. PROBLEMS OF ECONOMY Written for The Evening Star. HAT WILL THE world use this winter for warming itself? The fuel question is | becoming more and | more a problem of j/ economy, as one muy // see by the number of contrivances patent- ed recently for cheap- | i ening the cost of this necessary of life. | Some of those ideas suggested by ingen- fous Yankees are very interesting. One of them is for using @orn cobs soaked in petroteum, while ar- Qther inventor proffers the notion of cut- {ing grasses and weeds while green and pressing them in compact blocks. He says that such blocks might be employed to ad- vantage for building and fencing, and this could be done without impairing their @ventual usefulness for burning. Most of the artificial fuels thus far pat- @nted are devices for the utilization of coal @ust. Of these there are hundreds. One {mventor proposes to mix together clay, Molasses and water, adding coal dust and troleum to the combination. Another lea is for a mixture of sawdust, Irish moss, asbestos fiber and burned limestone. These are to be boiled and finally made ‘with coal dust into bricks, the fiber of the asbestos and the gluten from the moss helping to keep the stuff compact. There is a patent for bricks without coal dust, composed of ashes and sawdust saturated with petroleum and coated with resin. Yet another kind is made of cut straw, chaff and petroleum waste, combined with at. Some of the more curious ingredients wf artificial fuels are clam shells, charred garbage, corn meal, wheat flour, sugar, sea- weeds, broken glass, lard, tar and leaves. xclusive rights have been taken out for e manufacture of a compound of powder- ed charceal and finely-cut cork. This, it is Stated, burns very slowly and gives off a Breat deal of heat, being particularly suit- @ble for the sick room. In Place of Coal. One of the most interesting of the patent- ed fuels Is a brick or cartridge of highly Porous clay, which is to be soaked in kero- gene and put into the kitchen stove when wanted. The housewife has only to touch a match to it, and the fire is ready for cook- ing. No laborious preliminary process of kindling is required before breakfast can be prepered. At first blush the idea seems to be a delighiful one, but after a few trials it is discovered that soot is given o! in such quantities from the burning bric as to blacken everybody and everything in the kitchen. In France pressed bricks of tanrery waste are used by economical housckeepers to keep up fire at a siow rate of combustion. All over Europe bricks of | ecal dest are laregly employed for running locomotives. In Japan charcoal ts ground gad made into balls with ashes for a cheap Some of the materials used for fuel in various parts of the world seem extra- ordinary. In certain shoemaking towns in Massachusetts,such as Lynn,there are some very poor people who burn nothing else but leather chips from one end of the winter to the other. They get them from the fac- tories by the wheelbarrow load. Such chips, of course, smolder with a great deal of smoke. They form incandescent masses which have to be broken up from time to time with the poker. Nearly all of the sawdust from sawmiils everywhere is util- faed for fuel. But one must go to Utah in order to find hay put to the same purpose. There the Mormons have pecullar stove evens constructed for the employment of hay. They twist the hay into tight wisps, and at night ihey fill the firebox of the stove with it as full as possible, closing the damper and permitting it to smolder ail night. This is for cooking, but they warm their houses also by means of sheet-iron boxes with buruing hay tnside. Dricd Manure Used. In the great corn belt in rural districts in Indiana and Ulinols people who live far from the railways and cannot procure coal or wood often use corn for fuel. This was more commonly done when the land was virgin and produced enormous crops. Maize is a first-rate fuel and makes a .rous- ing hot fire. The employment of corn cobs for the same purpose is very general. Dried manure is utilized for fuel all over the world, from Peru to Asia Minor and the plateaus of Thibet. It is used in this Way to such an extent in India that the authorities are making great efforts to stop. the practice. What cattle and other browsing animals take from the soil ought to Ko back to It, instead of which it is burned and lost fore Thus the soil is becoming steadity impoverished. The na- tives have given up the practice to some extent, but they persist in using manure for cooking, because they say that nothing else gives the same flavor to the food. The women gather it, make it into cakes and dry it. On the great plains of the United States the manure of cattle is utilized for fuel, just as used to be the case with but- falo “chips.” The unwisdom of this cus- tom is illustrated by the fact that the man- ure produced by the domesticated animals of this country is worth two billion dollars annually, according to an estimate made by the Department of Agriculture. The manures of various animals differ very much tn composition. That of the Nama, e native beast of burden of South Amer- . burns a fire so hot as to melt iron. ‘<ypt mummies, chiefly those of cats, and other animals, held sacred by ancient inhabitants, were employed nt years for running trains be- ro and Alexandria. Dried fishes, rticularly the salmon, have been and per- aps are to this day employed to some ex- tent as fuel by the Indians in parts of Brit- lah Columbia, They contain enough oll and muscular fiber to burn well. On the coast of Scotland petrels are utilized In an odd way. They are very fat and are made to serve as les, wicks being run through them. The employment of the candle fish of Alaska in similar fashion ts familiar. But .his is a question of ilu mination and not of heating. The Eskimo lamp of soapstone, filled with whale oil or seal oil, Is a stov Hent-Saving Devices. Speaking of primitive methods of heat- ing, {t 1s undoubtedly a fact that man in early ages used bones to some extent as fuel, mixing them with pieces of wood. Bones contain much fatty matter, and all ones burn readily. In the desert re- of Arizona, where there is no vegeta- tion worth mentioning, the Indians dig up for fuel the enormously developed roots of | a kind of a plant. Pine-cones make a fine | kindling and are utilized for that purpese | Europe, particularly In the Black ard other parts of Germany. In | world sash economies with fuel | nown in the new. nada certain methods ar ; direction which are dese: n in the United States. In the a particle of heat stove is in the not «llowed to until tt is cold. For | levices are a » the “gallows pip- The hot air from | pipe long en! fore it fs con sim the sury t is utilized In the same fashion. the "x Heat. of many sclentific men has § Using The attent! long been engaged in trying to devise some sort of apparatus for employing the sun’s rays as fuel. One of the more noted of | experimenters in this line ts Prof. Edward Sylvester Morse. Micrors are most com- monly used to concentrate the rays of the sclar crb for this pu-pose. In one instance not long ago success was obtained in an attempt to cook a goose by a sun stove. Unfortunately, at the conclusion of the operation it was found that the bird was spoiled, being rendered unfit for food by the chemical action of the sun’s rays. Thi of course, might be avoided by shutting up the articles to be cooked in closed ovens. But the objection to the sun stove thus far found insuperable is its neces- — elaborateness and consequent great st. Alcohol is an {deal fuel. It gives great heat and its combustion fs perfect, without smoke or other solid residuum. In burning it resolves itself into water and carbonic acid gas. Of course, It is too expensive for common use, but chemistry may yet discover a way of producing it at a small fraction of its present cost. Some machin- ery 1s already run by chemicals w'thout fire. Nature understands this. The humen body is a machine run by chemical energy. Sulphate of magnesia has been employed for running engines. Cans are filled witn this compound and heated. In cooling and crystallizing it gives off heat. Smoke signifies imperfect combustion. Smoke consuming devices are merely con- \s.ences for making combustion perfect. Chicago and Cincinnati the adoption uch devices by manufacturers {s ccrn- ce of kelled by law, and thus a great nutsa is abated. Men employed for the purpose go about and take snap shots with cam- eras at smoking chimneys. The owners are arrested, and the photographs are used as evidence against them in court. Before long the growth ‘of public opinion on this subject will have put a stop to the smoke mischief in every important center of pepulation in the Union. Peat is used as fuel in some parts of this country, but only to a small extent. It is so employed on the Island of Nan- tucket, where there is a bog. Attempts to press and prepare this material eco- nomically for market have not been suc- cessful in the United States, though the industry is extensively carried on in Eu- rope. There {s a tradition in Ireland to the effect that the present peat bogs of the green Isle were formerly fertile fields belonging to the Druid priesis, That great religious reformer, Saint Patrick, blasted them. If the peat bogs could lie undis- turbed and be covered over for ages they would be transformed into mineral coal. RENE BACH. ——$_.__. EVERYTHING IS INDEXED. Business Men as Well Libraries Using the Card Catalogues. From the Philadelphia Press. Mortality statistics are elaburately card catalogued year after year. The system has been appiled to the fares of railways, to the line records of the long-distance telephone company, to the registry of at least one conspicuous cattle-breeding association, to insurance companies, man- ufacturing concerns and the publishing business. The card-catalogue idea is by no means new. When a Bostonian went to his ocu- st @ few years ago the latter sald, In a matter-of-fact way: “I'l have to look up your record,” and turning to a somewhat crude card-cata- logue, he traced the history of the patient back to the tme thirty years before, when, as @ child of less than ten years, he first came for treatment. Two cemetery companies in Boston card- catalogue the dead intrusted to their keep- ing. John Hopkins University of Baltl- more has a card-catalogue giving the his- tory of every case that comes to its medi- cal department for treatment. Bark and business houses usually em- Ploy a very simple varlety of the card catalogue, known as the dictionary form. It is in effect merely a list of names. If, for example, a wholesale house deals with Brown, Jones and Robinson, its card catalogue ‘vill contain one or more cards of the name of each of these gentlemen. If Brown gives a mortgage, goes upon a security bond, asks indulgence from his creditors, or does any one ef a dozen things affecting his credit, in goes another card noting this fact, with the proper date, and, if need be, referring to some easily ac- cessible authority where a full history of the transaction can be obtained. There is no reason why the class of sub- Jects included under each name in such a card catalogue might not be indefinitely extended. Should Jones marry a fortune, greatly change his style of living, enter politics, become the father of twins, marr: off a daughter, set a son up in busine join a conspicuous club, become interes in horse racing, or do any one of a hun- dred other things that might be thought to have a bearing upon his business life, the fact might be made part of the record. so+- MAD EIGHT HUSBANDS. Now They Are Trying to Prove That She in Insane. A commission of Trenton lawyers is try- ing to prove that Irene House is a lunatic, so as to have her confined in an asylum, before she goes into any more matrimonial ventures. She has had eight husbands, five of them living. The one whose name she bears is in the grave, sent there by a bullet from her hands. Irene House was a Trenton beauty in her time, with a mania for getting mar- ried. Her husbands up to date were as follow: No. 1—C. A. Anderson, artist, now in Sol- diers’ Home. No. 2S. W. crazy and died. No. rsen House, lawyer, murdered. No. 4—Christ. Bower, politician, member of Congress from South Carolina, dead. . Charles Naylor, crippled musician, rded. 6—Frank Parker, divorced. No. 7—Paul K. Redmond, farmer at the House farm. No. 8—-Harry Carson, telegraph operator, in the county jail. Irene House is a woman of about forty, and her maiden name was Vansant. She was the daughter of a wholesale tobac- conist in the city of Trenton, and began marrying when she was fifteen. She is now in the Mercer county jail, with hus- band No. 8, charged with assaulting hus- band No. 7, She has been in jail since last ng offers of bail, and prefer- Denver, salesman, went base ball player, August, refu: ring the security of the prison rather than taking chances of any personal encounters with Paul K. Redmond, husband No. 7, who is how trying to get Irene back to the lunatic asylum. ———_+e+____ How Cold Can Burn. From Tendon Public Opinion. In the accidents which have attended the manipulation of liquid air and other sub- stances in his laboratory, M. Raoul Pictet has distinguished two degrees of burns from the intense cold. In the first the skin is reddened, turning blue the next day. The spot doubles in area on the following days, there is intense itching, and five or six weeks are usually required for healing. In the more severe burns, those of the sec- ond degree, the skin Is rapidly detached. A long and stubborn suppuration sets in, and healing is very slow and altogether different from that of burns from fire. On one occasion M. Pictet, while suffering from a burn due to a drop of liquid air, seriously scorched the same hand. The scorched portion was healed in ten or twelve days, whereas the cold burn was still open six months afterward. soe Not Wholly False. Cincinnati Tribune. ‘alse one,” he said, “would that I never had wed you. Your teeth are false, your complexion is store made, your hair is another's. You are wholly false.” ‘9, not wholly,” she replied. “I have a mind of my own, as you well know And he was forced to admit the bitter truth of the statement. — see On Which They Disagreed. From the Queenslander +Australia). Wife—"William, I do think our boys are the worst I ever saw. I'm sure they don’t get it from me. Husband (snappishly)—“Well, they don’t get_it from me.” Wife (reflectively)—"No, William, you seem to have all yours yet.” es ees At a Soi From the Deutscher Refchsbote. Amateur singer (whose performances have severely tried the patience -of the company)—"I will now sing Just one more sorg, and then I will go home. Lady—“Pardon me, do you lay particular stress on the order of your program?” FOR SALE. _ THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW HOUSE, ONLY $4,600. OPEN FOR INSPECTION. No. 1928 ¢ of the m desirable locations in the city for a low-priced house; »ining houses all occupied by refined people; con- t to the Oth and 7th st. cars. heuse in well of the best y tently arranged large air chamber and roof, keeping roe mer; closets, pantric: tels, &e.: has always rv 1t FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS Some of the Pretty Novelties That Are Shown. Woé@ngs and preparations for Civ mas are the occupations of November, with Thanksgiving day thrown in as an tnc!- dental and finale. The people immodiately interested take care of the weddings, but the Christmas question is one that appeals to every one, and December 1 is a date that 1s calculated to strike a mild terror to the soul and make the dilatory ones feel that something must be done, and that at once. Hand-made articles have been probably thought of and prepared to some extent long before this, but gifts to be bought are now the consideration, and, as usual at the holiday season, the shops are full of tempt- ing things for the purpose. More real novelties have appeared this year than were to be found anywhere last Season, so the pleasant, but perplexing, question of selecting presents is made casier accordingly. Of course, the jewelers take the lead in handsome and expensive goo often varying and enlarging the ment just for the holiday time. Most uful articles are made from different « gold mounted, often with jewels or companiments, and one such bit is 3 case made from the skin of an African rd, the texture being much like that of a chicken's leg while the feather is prominent, the color being a yale, soft brown, The ornamentation consists of plain gold corners, and on the upper side ket of each two gold eyelets ‘close together, through which a gold serpent has ay utly crawled, the space between the openings concealing part of its body, the tail head visible for an inch or so each way good-sized ruby . glistening as an eye. ‘Though never before liking a snake used decoratively, this is made so artistic, with all the materials so fine, that I cail it 0! of the most beautiful specimens of si work. Forty dollars ts the price that seme- body will probably pay in order to secure this dainty trifle for some fortunate young woman, x elties in Cut G Another skin used in combination with Jewelers’ work is that of a South Ameri- can fish, green and changeable, like thos of the Brazilian bugs suce so popular. The scale marks are tine and the colo! exquisite. Tae form most affected for this is that of small boxes, mounted in gold, and with a painted medallion on the Me Various shapes are made, and the gold decoration is sometimes repousse, some- times plain, the latter being handsomer ‘of the two. Another decided novelty, let us hope it will remain so— is human skin, tanned and made up into fanciful articles, but the suggestion is tuo unpleasant to be pursued. Cut glass shows some variation in hi ing a color: introduced; both red, of a light shade, and green are used in’ this way, part of the Vase or whatever it may bi showing the color, and part being trans parent. The green ts far prettier than the other, especially in vases, for the green stems of flowers showing through tone with the color of the glass, making a pleasing effect. Lamps are displayed in larger numbers than ever, and, of course, many have the exaggerated shades of silk and chiffon ction is surely com- in and the particularly for little lamps, is a small globe of glass either white or colored, to correspond with the lamp. In Tortoise Shel. Tortoise shell, principally made up into hair ornaments, has unusually attractive forms this year; the very latest novelt perhaps, is a small pair of ¥ carved from both pale and dark shell—ver thin—and mounted on a hinge, so as to ad- just the angle to suit the areanement of the hair. These are fragile, but lovel H is the price of this s| article. Other shapes prince's standing feather, beautifully carved, and high above the hair, for which S is asked, and enother high ornament, something like a sword hilt, with a twist given to the top projection, is also $5. This last is es- pecially becoming with hair dressed high and small, according to the present fashion. Solid shell in two strands loos twisted to form a large hoop is another hecoming shape, this being so. Of course there are plenty of smaller pleces, less ornamen- tal, and less expensive, but these I have mentioned are the handsomest to be found in shell alone, without gold or jewele | set- ting. The latter are too numerous to de- scribe; small side combs alone being shown in greatest variety. ™ Peterson Magazine CHRISTMAS NUMBER. 80 Illustrations. 112 Pages. Reduced to TEN CENTS. Prominent Writers in the Christmas Number Will Carleton Rev. Chas. H. Parkhurst, D. D. Arthur A. Zimmerman T. J. Mackey Gertrude Atherton : Elmer E. Garnsey Henry Russell Wray Clinton Scollard John Vance Cheney Henry L. Stoddard. For Saie by All Newsdealers. THE CHRISTMAS Arthur's Home Magazine A Publication for Women. Ten Cents a Copy. All Newstands PENFIELD PUBLISHING CO. Phila. and New ‘York. it \ rather the | FUR’ No need to sead t New your Furs. Our at the market, & t thing novel in le w can © prices. Sealskin Jackets, to $359. +» Magnificent line ° ‘A ets, latest style,t@275 Persian Jackets, $150. ° * 36 in. bust. y of Perrery Onky $150, Astrakhan Jackets, $35. Jackets, © Queenly Astrathan * New York fad. Ouly $35. Fur Capes, $20 Up. . in black marten, uitule, 1 and ‘ast khan, $20 ards * one tach wide, 25¢ 1237 PA. AVE. Do You: Electric At New York Prices. York for ‘buyer fs continually watch for any- Furs. You uy your Furs here at “New Yorl y your Furs bei “New York 5275 f Sealskin Jack- 0 $350. Elegant Persian Jackets, 82 in. deep, latest Magnificent assbrtment of Fur Capes, electric seal, up. Seal, ® Stinemetz <, 30-35 Wish to purchase a MUSICAL INSTRO- MENT of any make or description, have them. IMPORTED MUSIC BOXES, MANDOLINS, RARE OLD VIOLINS, STEWART BANJOS BAY STATE GUITA\ A trimmings for all instruments. NEW end popular great varioty, ail instruments. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS TO THE FESSION. We RS. LARGE and complete assortment of standard MUSIC to suitable apd arranged for PRO- Sanders & Stayman, LEADING MUSIC HOUSB, 934 F St. N. W. oe24-tf Timely Hints To Shoe Wearers. Feet, W. Na htful for griddle idee The swellest fh Beots you ever dn to ord oe sin stock, to $5. sled hees for I der Feet *« ilemen are the won- . of the shoe wearers of Washington, . Fine Walking Shoes, im . $5 to $10, + Misses’ and Heys’ School Shoes, all the oe best kinds at recklettom pri . bela Natty Shoes for the wee little ones, all |. VERMONT | | ple Syrup pothing ejuaba it fo | he it in J rs AN Smithfield Hams George’sBank Codfish | Ts ae white ne snow. Saperior to any Boston Clear Pork 1 Has a I jon for finest qual- ity. We are Ljaarters, Norway Bloater Mackerel Ex em fat te ph G. G. Cornwell & S 1412-1414 Pa. Ave. dd Sovveses & ACR TR soowe on, | Ha, jation g ENT—PR! o $Foster’s German b4 °@ * 3 Army & Navy : 4 3 Cure. g }For All Skin Diseases.3 g Prompt ¢% > and $ ; Permanent.? Ton most effective remedy for BE y = jt Rheum, Tetter, Dandruff, Ring Worm, ¢ } Pimples, I Tiles and every e kind of erp a. e € pa 50 CENTS, AT ALL DRUGGISTS z ¢Foster Medicine Com-=s 5 pany, > 4 Baltimore, Md. é e MEMY AND s 3 > ver, Cold In th Tufts nn: % 3 of the Nasal Pass: 6 > 42dirl 7 QHTO EE DDEGDSE SES GF OESG156O49506 | CHINA ARTISTS! hina st Lovers of the painting here most. tive variety of shapes, Plain White China ever — this city. Make Grand Gifts le y and self sacrifice. elements of wuch as they represent will find all the usefulness, Wilmarth & Edmonston, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. ave. 4d Bargain In Hair Switches, $2.50, Was $5.00. $4.50, Was $6.00. $6.5c, Was $10.00. In all shades; also large re- ductions in Gray Switches. Hair Dressing, and Shampooing in Cutting best manner by competent artists at St. S. Heller’s, 720 7th J.W. Boteler & HAVE OPENED THEIR Son Latest Importatior OF DIN! BLE CUTLERY, PLATED HEAVY CUT and WARE, ‘ER, TEA ard GAME SETS, TA- RICH, ENGRAVED | GLASS WARE, BRIC-A-BRAC and GOI9S suit- able for WEDDING PRESENTS, PIANO and BANQUET LAMPS. Sole agents tor McCONNELL’S GERM-PROOP FILTERS. J. W. BOTELER & SON 923 Penna, Ave, N.W. 2 020-284 A SPECIAL SALE OF Fur Capes FOR THREE DAYS ONLY. The following prices will be good only on FRIDAL, SkreRDAY. and MONDAY, November 30, December 1 awl 3: ELECTRIC SEALCAPES 24 Inches long, $16 (worth $25). 80 tnches lonx,” $20. (worth $30); with marten collar, $25 (worth $35). 80. ‘inc Teng, with around, $25 (werth $40). WOOL SEAL CAPES. with marten collar, $25 (worth all marten trimmings all inches cng, Be around, $82 (worth $45). inches long, with marten trimmings ASTBAKGHAN CAPES. 24 Inches long, $15 (worth $22) $20. (worth $35). de in the latest styles pes are i ge collar, full aweep, & Alaska Sable and Eastern’ Mink Scarfs, §3.50 (worth $6 and $7). ‘These are not money-making prices—we want to get acquainted with the ladies of Washington, and take this method of bringing them to our store. We carry a complete line of Coats and Capes, in Alaska seal and Persian lamb, which are marked as low as the other fur dealers of this elty can buy them, We Repair, Dye and Alter in the latest styles, Our workmen are coiupetent and our work rooms ure on the premises. ML. Svarez & Co., MANUFACTURING FURRIERS, 409 SEVENTH STREET WW. Eranch—228-230 North Eutaw st., Baltimore. LOO PAY Folks Get Thin. 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[have w bave all Sincerely | yours Miss ROY FISH. Tennsy!vania ave. pepsi, SE: Our goods may be obtained from C. G. C. SIMMS, Cor. New Yort and Lith st. ME! MODERN PHARMACY, lith a F sts., Keep a full fine Obesity Pills and Fruit Salt in stock. Ladies will: salesiady bere to explain t tment to them, ¥ mail on receipt of price. The Rands cost $2.50 up: the Frolt Salt, $1 per | bottle, and Pills, $1.50 per bottle, or 3 bottles for | $4. “Addrens LORING & CO., 42 West 22d st..’ Department No, 74, New York, oF 22 Hamiiton place, Departinent . Boston. ny ' STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES. Hat Marks, Coat Han ateh S Clasps, Szarinas, Relt B Rook Marks, Button Hooks, Garter Buckles, Th V AS ‘ver Thimble, guaranteed, 10c. Pl. Schuster, 717 Market Space. = “Goods reserved for the holidays. nol-3m ULD'S, 421. oth st." ‘Tree Or naments, Scrap Book Toys, Fi per, vors, Get the Best. THE CONCORD HARNESS. LUTZ & BRO, 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel. Horse Blankets aud Lap Robes at low prices, ol6 GRATEFUL—COMFORTING Epps’s Cocoa. BREAKFAST—SUPPER. y a thorough knowledge of the natural laws Which govern the operations of digestion and nutri- tion, and tion of the fine ertics of well- y vided FOR OUR delicately flavored many heavy doctors’ of such articles of be graduelly built up until stroug resist every tendency to diseas Hund subtle maladies a nd us ready attack wherever th point. escape mang eeplng ou well fortitied with pure blood and a properly our- a fatal shaft ished fraime.""—Civil Service Gazette, Made ‘siuply with boiling water or milk, Sold only in half-pound tins, by Grocers, labeled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO., Ltd., Homeopathic Chemists, ioudon, England. d2-s,10,tuly Foot Don't require a lamp. l- Gustrious students do. and Ball et_sulted here. from $2.00 up. y The “B. &'H." our leader. Players Geo. F. Muth & Co., Successors to George Ryneal, Jr., 020-240 418 7th st. nw. | You'll Have Company DURING THE HOLIDAYS—AND YOUR HOUSE SHOULD LOOK TIP-TOP ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WE CAN HELP YOU MAKE IT SO—-IF YOU WILL LET US. CASH IS AT A PREMIUM THESE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY INGS TO BUY—BUT WE DON’T WANT —YOU CAN BUY ALL THE FUR- RE AND CARPETS YOU WANT— FOR A PROMISE~TO PAY US A LITTLE MONEY WEEKLY OR MONTHLY, CREDIT IS A GOOD THING! PARTICULARLY OUR KIND OF CREDIT— FOR WE REQUIRE NO NOTES—ASK FoR NO INTEREST. WE PROVE OUR LOW PRICES BY MARKING THEM PLAINLY ON EVERY ARTICLE-AND WBE DIS- TANCE ALL COMPETITION BY DUPLI- CATING THE LOWES CASH PRICES YOU CAN FIND IN WASHINGTON. ALL CARPETS MADE AND LAID FREE OF OR HAIRCLOTH PARLOR ES—CHOICE, $22.50. SOLID OAK BED ROOM SUITE, $13. : DID BRUSSELS CARPET, 0c. YARD. IABLE INGRAIN CARPET, 85¢, PER YARD. . MADE AND LAD) FREE OF COST. SOLID OAK EXTENSION TABLE, $3.50. 40-POUND HAIR MATTRESS, §7. “WIRE SPRINGS, $1.75. + AND COOKING STOVES—ALL HEATIN SIZES-STANDARD MAKES. YOURS FOR A PROMISE TO PAY. GROGAN’S MAMMOTH GREDIT HOUSE, 819-821-823 7th Street Northwest, Between H and I streets. nz1-840 November Clearance List 1894. Second-Hand and Shop- worn Wheels. PNEUMATICS. PRICES, NET CASH. 1 No. 4 Dinmond Rambler, No. 7846. ++ $75.00 2 No. 8 Diamond Ramblers, Nos. and ©1385, each....... +++ 75.00 In good ccndition, entirely vew. 1 “Irwell,"" No. 2037, G. & J. ‘94 pneu. tires 50.00 Brand new, stmply shop-worn; 80-in, wheels. 1 Ladies’ “Lovell” Safety, G. & J. tires, en- tirely new, but shop-worn; price reduced from $110 to. + +++ 00.00 1 Prince, 26-1n, poeumatle tires; second hand; lst $50.00. seeeeeeees 80.00 2 Combinatior heels 26x80 in.; wsed some, but in good riding condition; Nos. 2175 and 4493, each.. 2 Century Columbias, '93 pattern; J. tires; Nos. 9989 and 15068; newly refin- fehed, each.......00++ 1 Dart, G. & J. pneumatic tires, ‘94 pattern, 1 Rodge, model “D. No. 79810; new, and in fine shape; cut from $140.00 to. + 00.00 1 Prycho, very strong and durable wheel; for- merly $140.00, now eut to.. + 40.00 1 Girl's Ideal Rambler; No. ‘almost new, cut to...... seheeeee 25.00 Junos, Indies’ wheels; cut from $65.00 to (each) sesveresesseseoeses teense 25.00 Drop frame; ball bearing, and in good condition, Gormully & Jeffery Mfg. Co., 1325 14th St. N.W., Washington, D. C. ocB1-tf Butter. ep, remem oma arrangements with the makers ef the finest But- Boxes, 91.50, Wewant to sell you. Orders: Gelivered anywhere, at any time. Wilkins & Company, Square Marble and Glass Stands, Center Market. Dozs-40d ter in the Elgin district to supply us regularly With the highest grades of Pure Butter; which enables us to quote right prices for right quality. ‘Another Lot oF Plated Ware Specialties. i E REDUCTIONS, D SLOP BOWLS. V $2.25. Now 1 PLATED BAK Dr 1 PLAT! Now Now Now 1. Was $5.00. Now $4.00, ) BAKE DISH. Was $4.50. 5 1 PLATED BAKE DISH. Was $5.00. Now §4.00, 1 PLATED COFFEE URN. Was $17.00. "Now LATED A. D. COFFEE POT. Was $12.00. Now $7.50. 1 PLATED A, D. COFFEE POT. Was $6.25. Now $5.0 gl phEATED CHOCOLATE POT. Was $5.28. Now 4.00, me a re KETTLE AND STAND. Was $16.50. Now . iQ PATED KETTLE AND STAND. Was $18.00, Now Fee ED BUTTER DISH. Was $4.50. shot ATED BUTTER DISH. Was $6.00. 1_ PLATED RUTTER DISH. Was $5.00. ALL BEST QUADRUPLE PLATE, from standard factories. Py . M. W. Beveridge, POTTERY AND PORCELAINS, &e., 80-484 1215 F AND 1214 G STS. SOESESES LOSS S99 9090 09 OOOO J acobs Bros... 2 Ie 3“F St.” Branch ? No. 1115 F St.? The samo : which has made famous will prev branch, and exquisite now on exhibit. Do not forget the e: we are running as a ing “Souventr’ at th low prices of §2 to $5, according mond Rings at the of $12, oro ‘Jacobs Bros., 1115 F 8T. AND 1229 PA. AVE. SES POOOOOOOO SOOO SEES special p eee eececccccce TUTTE rerr ree) : 3 3 oe sale at both stores. Aren’t You Weary OF SOWING FOR OTHERS TO REAP? Suppose we reverse the order of things—We sowed good seed, which fell upon good ground, and the harvest is plentiful. YE SHALL BB THE REAPERS— —thall gather into your garners—receive the sum total of the benefits resulting from our knowledge —our experience, our READY CASH, ‘This proposition await: your acceptance; you carefully consider a few detatis? First and foremost 1s a line of MEN'S SUITS OF CLOTHES—the original purchase was THREB HUNDRED AND TWENTY SUITS—!ut last week's sales reduced the number to EIGHTY SUITS, showing @ sale of TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY SUITS OF THIS ONE LINE IN SIX DAYS. It ts & surprise to us that even as many as eighty sults were left upon our counters, as we expected to sell them all the first week, at the price named— $5. ely We are glad, however, that those of you whe Were not prepared to buy last week HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE At these CRUSHING BARGAINS. Come early, please. MEN'S TOP COATS—ALL WOOL. MEN'S HOMESPUN OVEROOATS. will Black Cheviots, Oxford Mixtures, Gray Meltons, Tiger Silk Mixtures, All-wool ‘Tweeds and Daisy, Diagonais, $7.50. MEN'S SUITS. Black and Blue Cheviot, Blarney Twoeds, Silt Mixtures, Fancy Cassimeres, Long Sacks, Single and Double-breasted, and Regeat Frocks. $7.50. MEN'S OVERKCOATS, Campbell's Kerseys, Black, Blue and Drabg Gheviots, Bedfurd Cord, Sergés and Tweeds. $10. MEN’S SUITS ‘That were $18.75, $17.50, $16.50, $16 and $15~ embracing every style in touch with the prevailing — $10. MEN'S PANTALOONS, $2.00 UPWARD. MEN'S PANTALOONS THAT WERE $7.50 NOW, $8.98. BOYS’ THREE-PIECE SUITS, $2.50 UPWARD. BOYS' TWO-PIKCE SUITS, $1.60 UPWARD. , CTOR E. ADLER’S 10 PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE, 927 and 929 7th st. n. cornet Massachusetts avenu: STRICTLY ONE PRICE. Open Evenings until 7. Saturday until 11 p.m. 226-1004 DRUNKENNESS OR THE LIQUOR TiabiT Post tively cured by administering Dr. Haines’ Golden Specific. It can be given ib a cup of coffee or tea, oF 1m. food, without, the kuowlelge of the patient. It is absolutely harmless, aud will effect & permanent and speedy cure, whether the patient @ moderate drinker or ‘an alcobolic wreck, it has been given in thousands of cases, and 16 every instance a perfect cure bas followed. It never fails. ‘The system once impresuated ‘with the Specie, It becomes an utter impssibilit for the lquor appetite to exist. GOLDE: SPECIFIC CO., Props, Cineinnatl, Olio.” Partie lars free. To be had of F. 8 WOI1AMS CO., 9th and F sts. nw.; S&F, WAKE, under Ebbitt House, Washington. 20-tu, thé&s,8mi* “Procrastination is the Thief of Time.” If it steals much between now and Christmas tt will disappoint those desiring to give Photographs as gifts, Holiday orders are heavy, aud time must, be allowed for finishing. : Prince, PA, AVE. AND 11TH ST. no2stode1T-20d Nothing Interests A WOMAN MORE ‘Than the subject of gowns. There's nothing more exquisite than a “swell” gown. But when a gown’s solled send it here. We make it as fresh and handsome as when new, without injuriug the fabric or changing the color, (Finest work and reasonable prices assured, Wagon calls. Anton Fischer, 906 G St. Matchless Process Dyeing and Cleaning. 080-154. NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE, CARPENTER SHOP, JOHN T. WALKER, Bullder, 1920 N st Jobbing by experienced and reliable men. «3-3m® Elgin Creamery Butter, 3oc. a Pound. Butter will soon go higher—best take —— advantage of this low price. This is the GENUINE ELGIN CREAMERY—the stand- ard of the world for purity and flavor. "Phone 192. N. T. REDMA’ Fine Groceries at Buchanan Bros., seimeriie rh tse 3 st. Our business is filling o« fists? prescriptions, and, in fact, giving comfort. Don’t Buy A Fur Cape Until_you have seen our line of stylish some Fur Capes, in astrakhan, electric dee. a rings least $5 less than prices asked else- 28-208 Mink Fur Neck Boas, $8.50 up. £7 Couple of Seciskin Jackets very cheap to close. Willett & Ruoff, 905 Pa. Ave. 129-204 The Best Dyeing And Cleaning is tone too the way we look at it. postal. Late of SPiMAler’S, ssson’ racer, 12TH STREET, @NE DOOR ABOVE FS od At Ramsay’s Your watch cleaned for $1; watch matnspring, 5 All oor work warranted for one year. _ beb-tr 1221 F at. ow. SOE Physical Culture rset Co.’s meyer SORSETS. In Black Corsets we excel. No finer, more varied stock can be ood for you—that's Low prices. Drop & found—no lo prices are quoted. Exe quality of Black Satteen COW medium and short waicted, ited fast black—good bone —fitted—for $1.00, (Piss, Whelan, Mar, HII 1030-208 Bags, Of Seal Leather. These are same bags that are marked 75c. else= where. to give any Xmas are—all sorts of lecther noveltic Kneessi, 425 7th St. noiod ra Don’t Go To CHINA For good 7 iey at hom id ‘drink uy PIRIN' LEAF TEA. t to this country. Unequaled for © purity, Strength and delicious We're ry to former ing it all over the ¢ When given up by others Corus, Ingrowing and. Club, Nats. o PROF. J. J. GE days, 9 to 1.