Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1894, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DEOEMBER 8, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE EVENING STAR. é WASHINGTON. MONDAY..,...........December 3, 1894. CROSBY 8. NOYES. ee THB EVENING STAR bas a regular and permanent cireulation much more than the combined circulation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Mediam 1t has no competitor. Editor. In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should not be acdressed to any individual connected with the of- fice, but simply to THE S'TAR, or to the Editorial or Business Departments, according to t OF purpose. In many respects President Cleveland’s message is satisfactory; in other respects it is decidedly not. This will not be at all surprising to President Cleveland, for he has never made a claim to perfection, nor has he endeavored to please everybody. To partisans the communication made today to Congress will either be a statesmanlike document or the publication of so many words; the conclusion reache1 depending entirely upon the political belief of the person giving utterance to the criticism. ‘The message is absolutely devoid of sensa- | tional features; there is no discussion of industrial conditions—whether in their re- lation to tariff legislation or te such differ- ences of opinion as brought about the rail- road strike of last summer—nor Is there any startling financial proposition, such as some of the extremists have looked for. But there are passages on which foreign mercantile powers can reasonably base much hope, the more conspicuous of these being those which deal with our participa- tion in the government of Samoa. The President holds to the bellef that our ex- periences in attempting to govern Samoa in company with Great Britain and Ger- many signally illustrate the “impolicy of entangling alliances with foreign powers,” and because, in the face of such opposition as Great Britain and Germany can pre- sent, our commerce with the Samoan Islands has not been materially stimulated, he would have this country withdraw en- tirely in favor of the two European pow- ers named. This proposition is in line with the other acts and expressions of this ad- ministration as to affairs in the Pacific. Every European nation of consequence toils steadily and persistently to the end that commercial greatness may be added to, no matter how far away the prospect- ive customers may reside. President Cleve- land may safely plead “not guilty” to the charge of following the European exam- ple, for although the dwellers in the islands of the Pacific should be encouraged to buy only in our markets, he and his associates have done their utmost to break mercantile and social tles that existed many years prior to his elevation to the chief magis- tracy. There is great resemblance between what has been done in Hawaii and that which the President says he would like to have done in Samoa. It is difficult, there- tore, to harmonize the withdrawal motion ag to Samoa and the homily which the President gives us as to the “logical and imperative necessity” for free ships, pres- ent legislation being announced as “the only obstacle which has so long prevented our participation in the foreign carrying trade of the sea.” It is by no means clear how our foreign carrying trade can be nurtured by the abandonment to two ag- gressive competitors of a market that should be wholly our own. In the matter—the important matter—ot civil service reform the President speaks with wholesome assurance. To him, as to ll others who look at the question from an independent standpoint, the adcvantoxes of Buch reform are too manifest to need pointing out. The President truly says that “a vast majority of the voters of the land are ready to insist that the ume and at- tention of those they select to perform for them important public duties, should not be distracted by doling out minor offices, and they ere growing to be unanimous in regarding party organization as something that should be used in establishing party principles instead of dictating the distrivu- tion of public places as rewards of parti- san activity.” His reference to the manner In which the reform has operated at navy yards sug- gests satisfaction with the law’s operations and gives intimation of forthcoming amend- ments which experience has shown to be necessary. There will be general sympathy also with the recommendation for the establishment of @ national board of health, or legtslative provision for the appointment of a na- tional health officer, “charged with no other duties than such as pertain to the protection of cur country from invasion of pestilence and disease.” At present each state has to Icok out for itself, and in so doing Is apt to lose signt of other interests of comparatively ttle local importance but of immense concern to the eouctry at large. Upon this suggestion, so emphati- cally made, Congress should take speedy and favorable action; the national health is too valuable to be the subject of petty dis- agreement. The tariff is dealt with as most peuple supposed it would be; free coal and iron are advocated, and there is evident presidential desire to strike the infamous sugur-irust a Snockout blow. Unqualified endorsement is given the plan ay which Secretary Carlisle hopes to re- @abilitate our financial system; through the operations ot whiche-contemplating a most elastic currency—the President believes It possible to secure financial peace and a greatly increased meed of prosperity. Recommendations as to the army and navy are well Worthy the careful considera- tion of Congress. Three months hence we shall know what Congress really thinks of the message. se. There were forty-five men at work on the postoflice building on this bright, beau- tiful morning, thus furnishing the power, according to the lavish estimate of The Star, to finish the structure by September 14, 18S. For the information of Congress- men just arrived in town it might be added that the building, which is not one-fourth finished, has been in course of construc- tion for two years, nine months, and twelve days. ~ a oe An accounting of thelr stewardship for the past year has just been rendered by the District Commissioners. The report is a plain understood statement and of what has recently been done and a care- ful summary of the things that should be | done in the near future. These recom- | mendations are not merely of local i: portance; this is the National Capital and its welfare is a matter In which every citizen of the United States should to a greater or less extent be concern: gress has of late been unfairly selfish in its treatment of the District of Columbia, although the Commissioners have mace | plain to all the appropriate congressional committees the true state of affairs within | this unique territory. y reasonable re- quests have been mi but only a few have received anything like the considera- tion to which they were entit Fore- Qn mong the recommendations in the port presente Isewhere, and of un- doubted promin those pertinent to the ga qu e Comm sioners make plain their unfortunate in bility to do sowie of those things neces: to the ss y coliection and di: of how they appeal for le lative relief; {t should be given them with the least possible delay. The police de- partment also demands congtessional at- tention; the city’s growth and the value 3 within the D: for a much of the property inter trict make reasonable request a. Con-| larger force than the one we now have, good though that is in very many respects. The recommendation of the coroner that the office of coroner be abolished and the Place of that official filled by a “medical examiner” is indorsed alike by the Com- missioners and by those citizens who have given the subject serious consideration. The necessity for enlargement of the street- cleaning department is set forth and there is stress laid upon the inadequacy of the force subordinate to the inspector of build- ings; two matters in which every resident of the community must surely feel an interest. The meager compensation of the members of the fire department and the weakness of the department's equipment are displayed; those who are conversant with this topic are not slow in saying that @ better fire department for its size is not in existence—a fact which should be borne in mind by the Senate and House commit- tees on appropriations. The water and sewer departments have their needs—they are duly itemized in the report—and these should be, and doubtless will be, urged right up to the appropriative point. Of especial interest is the request of the Com- missioners for some definite action as to the disgraceful Lydecker tunnel, in which | the United States threw away so much of the District taxpayers’ money; if the run- nel is useless, say the Commission2rs, ‘steps should be taken without delay for providing another principal channel for water distribution.” Tne Commissioners are evidently in earn- est as to street extension and the plan which promises wide driveways connecting the parks of the District into one system; what has been done has been well done and if the Commissioners’ ideas receive legislative approval Washington will be more beautiful than ever. Recommenda- tions favoring the enactment of a statute compelling steam railway companies to ele- vate or depress their tracks have appeared in all reports for many years past; it is hoped that the Commissioners’ words on this subject in this particular report will speedily bear fruit. ——- +0 ——__ ‘There is much good reading in the annual report of the Secretary of War, not alone from its literary qualities, which show that Secretary Lamont has not lost his newspaper instinct, but from the many valuable suggestions that are contained therein. The needs of the army, which is certainly too small today when the great size of the country is considered, are forc- ibly set forth. The relations between the army and the militia are beginning to be- come important, and Secretary Lamont has perhaps laid the foundation in this report for the establishment of a stronger feeling of co-operation than has heretofore existed betweer these two branches of the military service. Each side, he says, has much to learn from the other; the militiaman may profit from observing the close attention to details of the regular, and the latter may be benetited by an acquaintance with the soldierly qualities of the militiaman. It is to be hoped that this suggestion will be followed up by the adoption, in the near future, “of some system whereby militia officers may be given actual service for stated periods at the posts of the army. In the matter of administration the Sec- retary makes a most important recommen- dation, looking to a simplification of the machinery of the war oifice. To this end he recommends that the quartermaster, subsistence and pay departments of the army be consolidated into one bureau, to deal exclusively with the supplies of the army. He shows by figures that this will result in a great saving to the govern- ment. It will surely tend to reduce the red tape, the “paper” work, of the office and the entire army. There is too much formalism about the service today, and such suggestions are in the line of prac- tical‘reforms. So, too, is the recommen:la- tion that no more useless army posts be established in response to local calls, which are based upon selfish interests rather than upon any real occasion for te pres- erce of a garrison. The civilization of the west is tending to make the army post far less needful than it was twenty years ago, and a great deal of expense may be thus saved by the concentration of the troops at convenient points, trom whica, by the rapid means of transportation now avail- able, they may be distributed as occasion may require. Another reform is obtained by the reduction of the recruiting ma- chinery, much of this work being done now at the posts themselves. The secretary takes a vigorous stand on the matter of appropriations for coast denfense, &nd urges liberal allowances by Congress. Two ends will be thus served. The long delayed work may be begun, and a large amount of money put into circulation. Another valuable suggestion comes in the form of a recommendation that there shall be a permanent board appointed to select de- signs and sites for future monuments in this city. There will be much sympathy with the secretary's plaint that the best artistic results have not in former years been obtained by the prevailing system of occasional boards, appointed perhaps for political reasons, and perhaps from personal feelings. He also urges that Con- gress speedily make provision for the erec- tion of a statue to Gen. Grant in this city. His renewal of his former recommenda- tion for the erection of the proposed Me- mortal bridge across the Potomac may and should bear fruit in Congressional action. —s The argument that other clubs do the same thing is not calculated to assist the cause of football as it is played at present. It is, on the contrary, a reminder that it is time to combat the evil wherever it manitests itsalf. The reports from all over the country show that the mishaps which accompany the game are due to inherent defects in the rules and not necessarily to any peculiarly vicious personal character- istics in the players. ‘he evil 1s the more formidable because insgead of being mant- fested in isolated cases it is an epidemic. —_—__ += —_ At some not far distant day the annual report of the Civil Service Commission will be nothing more than mere statistics—so many candidates examined, so many passed, so many provided with positions. ‘Today—conditions being still far from satis- factory to those who believe in a business- like administration of government affairs— the commission finds it necessary to argue in behalf of the doctrines upon which it is founded, and to make many recommenda- tions looking to betterment of the pubite | port which is published today is the com- mission’s statement that it does not claim that under all circumstances the competi- | tive-examination system is the best for | filing all positions; its claim is that as} things the competitive system is infinitely better than the spoils system, | nt the only alternative; ag this admission there is in the sment that there tinuor forward move- Manifest im- which is at buat while maki lack of vige should be a ent on the 5 | provement is noted and in the Indian school ser Jin the former. Pos have been noterious cente ty are now being run on tx lines. the in are therefore so much the more satis- factory to the general public. Removals | for political reasons still continue to be | made, but the number steadi | is unfortunately true that gious and political do infl and this state of aftair: a rule t a matter of record, shall be made known to the person dismissed and that before dis- misal opr ity shall be given for de- fense. The commission gives Postmaster- eneral Bissell deserved credit for the in- troduction of such reform in the postal ser- service. An interesting feature of the re- | vice; a reform which could hardly work otherwise than well in the direction of security, stability, efficiency and the com- plete elimination of politics. Strong ground is taken by the commission against offen- sive partisanship by government employes, the argument being that while a man in the classified service has an entire right to vote as he pleases and express his opinions on all political subjects he should not “take any active part in political management or in political campaigns for precisely the same reason that a judge, an army officer, a regular soldier or a policeman is debarred from taking such active part; that he should be debarred from turning his official position to the benefit of either politicai party.” Attention is given the case of C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas who, in spite of the home- rule plank of the Democratic platform, be- came’and ts Recorder of Deeds for the Dis- trict of Columbia, and as might be expected there are no complimentary references to that peculiarly-active specimen of the spoils politician. Reviewed as a whole, the work of the commission for the past year is worthy of all praise. The commission has accom- plished much and would if it had the power accomplish much more. A year hence it should have even a better story to tell. ——$_> 2. Philadelphia aoctors have been experi- menting in the most practical fashion with the antitoxtne cure for diphtheria and the conclusion reached is more than favorable to the remarkrble remedy. That it will cure in every case is not claimed even by the most enthusiastic of the many profes- sioaal men that now believe in it, but that it will save something like eighty or ninety per cent of the cases seems to be reason- abty-well established. The health authori- ties in New York have satisfied themselves of the value. of antitoxine and there and in many other large cities arrangements are being made for the establishment of the plant necessary to the production of this remarkable life-saver, In New Orleans the other day a subscription list was opened at the Cotton Exchange and within a few hours the sum contributed was large enough to make it sure that sufferers from diphtheria in the Crescent City will have a better chance for continued earthly exis- tence than they have ever heretofore en- joyed. Washington has of late been deeply interested in small-pox, althovgh the num- ber of persons afflicted with that affright- ing disorder has been remarkably small; with that specter out of the way, the Health Officer will doubtless apply himself to whatever agitation may be necessary to bring about such construction and equip- ment as may be required for the prepara- tion, distribution and application of the remedy. Diphtheria ts one of the most fatal of the many ailments that afflict the human race; there should be no unneces- sary delay in endeavoring to put an end to its ravages in the District of Columbia. The insinuation among members of the sugar trust that Mr. Havemeyer is not an accomplished conspirator seems to be re- garded as particularly calculated to wound his self-esteem. oe It is feared that Congress as now as- sembled will not be able to do a great deal beyond furnishing the star talent for @ very neat and interesting wake. — ree The extreme difference between the finan- cial views of Mr. Pfeffer and Mr. Have- meyer shows itself even in the way they wear their whiskers. The difference between John Burns and’ the labor orator, as he is familiarly known, is that Burns is a working man who works, ——_ ree Corbett contends that pugilism is far less brutal than foot-ball, It would be, un- doubtedly, if Mr. Corbett had his way. oe The political warblers might try their. hands on “Congress, Congress, three more months of Congress —————— This session might be alluded to as the stick end of the pyrotechnics, oe ‘G STARS. SHOO' A Difference, “It is almost as good as the theater,” said the young woman, who was watching the proceedings from the House of Repre- sentatives gallery. “Yes,” was the reply, “but some of these farewell appearances aren't of the Patti description, by a long shot.” A Voice From Vassar, What Is the destiny of youth, Whom now we find at college, If boys get all the foot ball, and The girls get all the knowledge? A/Timely Correction, “Here,” said the mild young man as he approached the editor's desk, “is a foot 2 sald the editor. ‘A foot ball joke. “Young man, there isn’t any such thing. Foot ball became a totally and irrevocably serious affair when the new rules were adopted.” Santa and the Solons. Old Santa Claus looks calmiy forth, Upon the scene of strife; There's one, at least, who will not be Hetired from public life. The Consideration, “You don’t mean to say that Boggs, hez written ter Congress fur his mileage money when he ain't goin’ back!” “Yep.” “Whut's his excuse?” “I dunno, onless he thinks Congress orter pay him a sort o’ bonus fur not botherin’ 1 The Reunion. Again ‘tls here; again the people find That sizzling, seething, mighty mass of mind, Brewing the draughts designed to regulate And tone the system of this infant state. Say not, ye sneerers with sarcastic looks ‘This is the broth spoiled by too many cooks, But pitying see the melancholy troup Of chefs who got themselves into their soup. All subtle are the signs of awful grief, For which the future only holds relief; ‘The gavel plays its rollicking tattoo, Just as in happier days "twas wont to do, | While near at hand the public to amuse, Fizzles a mighty length of pop-gun fuse. Merry they seem, while flags we proudly ra Heroes »allots, banquets and bouquets. eee eeee Yet o'er the cheer a shadow scems to fall; The hieroglyphs glow garish on the wall, A word sounds forth by which stout hearts are vexed The voice of fic — Fa me has shouted From the New York Sun. There is no doubt, at all events, that the | present Secretary has, with his changes the recruiting system and other meas- | ures, « ed the cost and increased the | efficiency of the army. We are very glad, o, to observe that he calls for a liberal | prosecution of coast defence. Let Congress | follow out his recommendations for that most important work. es A Political Anteroid, From the Chicago Mail. Mrs. Addick’s divorce suit will at least serve the good purpese of determining whether the candidate for senator from Delaware lives in Massachusetts, New York,-Pernsytvania, or Delaware. . LET US TELL YOU IN © LARGE LETTERS THAT Greatly reduced prices are to be quoted at the Palais Royal for stocks that arenot strictly Holiday goods. (7 LACK OF ROOM HAS KEPT TOO MANY HOLIDAY GOODS HIDDEN IN SHELVES, UNDER COUNTERS AND IN THE STOCK ROOMS, THUS BULKY GOODS ARE TO BE ae SOLD AT MAKK-ROOM PRICES. Wrap Department. (Third floor.) The Stylish Seal Plush Capes are price lowered From - 12.50 $15.00 $16.50 $19.50. To $9.98 $11.98 $13.08 $15.98 The Tailor-made Chinchilla Jackets, 42 in. long, | « From $18.00 $22.50 $24.00 To ‘$15.00 $18.00 $20.00 The ultra fashionable Short Jackets, 28 inches. From $12.75 $18.00 $21.00 To $10.98 $15.00 $18.c0 $9.98 for the $13.50 Capes of Wool Seal, Electric! Seal and Astrachan Fur, 24 inches iong. C7 ALL OF ABOVE-MENTIONED GARMENTS ARE VERY LATEST STYLES... IN ALL SIZES......REGULAR PRICES WERE LESS THAN PREVAILING FOR EQUAL QUALITIES. On Bargain Tables. (7THE GARMENTS MENTIONED BELOW AKE UNDESIRABLE IN SOME RE- -<S8IZES ARE MISSING IN SOME LOTS AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ELLING, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, At $6.98. ° At 98c. Ctelce of combinatina lot of Seal Plush Capes, Cloth Cepes and Jackets, that sold from $10 to $20: | Prench flannel lots that sold At $9.98, At $1.48 ‘ Ready-to-wear Goth of Wrappers, looking lke the | best Odd gurments, the last of the $1.5, $1.48 and $1.65. uits that have heretofore sold at $ 50 for those that sold at] $1.48 for the $2.25 Astrachan Fur Collarettes, $18 am and $2.48 for these of Mink Fur, previously sold At $4 4-59, at $3.50. Silk Waists tagh hqy> heretofore sold at $6.50 At $3.98. : ond $8.50. Choice of $5 Eiderdown and Cashmere Tea Only $12 for the $16.50 Black Silk Skirts, Gowns and Wrappers. ur 10 Warm. Underwear. (On first floor.) (On third floor.) At : T 39. of Ladies’ 50c Merino Vests and in sizes. 28 to 40, and SOc Fleeced-lined Ribbed Bal, Vests and Pants, in all sizes. At 2ic. Women's Flannelette Underskirts, in stripes, that include light and dark colors. At 69c. fancy 41 Knit’ Worsted Skirts, in pink, white, black Jot, Including the American Hostery | and drab, and 6¥¢ for the $1 Marlborough Seamless ve Vests and Pants, and other styles | Skirts, with fleeced lining and French yoke band. in Merino and Camel's Hair, Se for the $1.25 All-wool Knit Skirts. Selid ra, With striped borders. At $1.35. est Quality Fast Black Quilted Sateen Skirts, flannel lining and velvet binding. Extra good value at $1.68, the American Hostery Co.'s 5 Ribbed Merivo Combination Suits, in sizes to 40, and $1.35 Quality Pure Natural Wool Vests, in’ all sizes. Men’s Underwear. Wirst floor.) All the best makes are here at greatly reduced prices. | > The popular $1 Underwear reduced as follows: soc for |} the P and ribbed Bal. Shirts and Drawers; 69¢ for |} the fleeced ‘Health’? underwear, and 89c for the so called Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers. Bed Covering. (Second floor.) At $3.49. For the $5 Eiderdown Comfortables, 6-4 size, At $1.50. White Lue bord $1.98 instead of $2.50 a pair for those extra heavy In weight. At $2.59 ‘The | $3.25 59... All-wool Wool Blankets, with red and he $1. All-linea Hemstitched Towels—200 At $119. Scarlet Blankets. And $3.50 instead of $4 for the 11-4 White Seoteh | g1.49 Quality All-lincn Napkins, 5-8 size—250 Woot Blankets, with colored borders. doxen were bought, to sell’ regularly at $1.35 At $ 8 dozen, The 040: California Wool Blankets, At 79C- oxtra heavy, 11-4 size; red, pink, blue and gold] The %%c Quality Hemstitehed Shects, size 90x borders. and 19¢ Instead of 2e for the Fillow 5x36 inches, 3C. The tite Lockwood Sheets, size 90x90, and 12% instead of 15e for Lockwood Villow Cases, size 45x 36 inches, At $1.25. ‘The $1.68 >: ality ‘Turkey Red Comfortabtes, full size. | $1.49 instead of $1.98 for those covered with French sateen. Dress Fabrics. ‘Second floor.) Those selecting a drees length for presentation may have it suitably boxed, with Christmas card, free of extra charge. GATRIMMINGS AND LA N MOVED TO THIS SECOND FLOOR. PRICES SO GHKE REDUCED THAT THEY MAY BE INCLUDED WITH THB DRESS AT #bIGHTLY ADDITIONAL COST. mie Ss 75¢ Yd. for the $1.25 Silk and Wool Hluminated Sult- because 54 85c Ya. for the follow!ifJpopular $1 Black Silks: Gros Grain, Brocades, Figured Gros de Londres, Royal ings. Ouly five yards for a dress, Armure, Bengaline, § atin Rhadame and Duchess. | inches wide, ta 98c 50c Yd. for the Novelty Fancy Wool Fabrics that have for SSe and $1 Suitings tn French Plaids, Checks and Stripes. 29¢ Yd. for 38, 40 and 45-inch-wide Wool and Silk and Wool Suitings that have sold at 50c yd. $1.50 and $1.98 yd. sold here at $1 50c Yd. for the 18: Novelty Black Wool Suitings, the regular price of which Is Te yd. THE PALAIS ROYAL, G and Eleventh Streets, A. Lisner. [3% House ei ot Velvet, Felt or Leather, HONEST SHOES. Nearly half of all the shoes made are dishonest—not what they seem. Leather poorly tanned, soles half Paper, shaped by machine to look well temporarily, lining poor and a dozen other defects only visible to the ex- ‘There is but one thing for the rienced shoe buyer to do, and that is hunt for an honest shoe store— one who will not admit dishonest shoes to his stock. We have h Hfetime experience it selling shoes— — know them from A to Z. We know our shoes so well that we sell them with the proviso that they are just as we represent them, and will © satis factory, or we will refund the money. What more can we do? Could we af- ford to do this if our shoes were dis- honest? All we ask 1s test us! Test our shoes—our $3.50 and $4 qualities, which ure shown in all styles, and in —— our oplaion equal to any $4 and $4.50 shoes you will find elsewhere. HOOVER & SNYDER, 1217 Pa. Ave. ‘Until 8 i And every evening du- ring December our i 4 Stores will be open >; late, to properly serve }; all who are taking ad- }; i vantage of the great 3 I Reduction-Sale, begun *< }} with a rush last Sat- }! 4 urday. 4 Our Price-Reductions | 4 mean something—and }; 3 the People know it,— }; I that’s why/we are now *{ almest overrun with }) | customers. SS »y Come at once and see >} >} how much money we }{ »{ Can save you. +} 4 We are selling: +} Lal 4 # At roc. i Lamb’s-wool_ Innersoles, ” 4 All, Stars. > +} REGULAL 0c. QUALITY. | , * ol ool Cloth Overgaiters, | REG LAR 50e QUALITY, 4 ed >| # At 35C. I High-cat “Blizzard” Rubi | 4 Ledies’, Misses’ or Culid’s, 7 REGULAR Sve. QuaLir fe i a 4 Hat 48c. i | Men's and Tadles". M” MM > » x At 5c. i+ Men's Imitation Alligator and RPGULAR a “QUALITIES. 1 At o ; Chenille wee Veivet (DD, Jullets and Men's « i Tan Calf Slipp » > REGULAR §1.50 ae NLETIES. | i At $1.20. iH Ladies’ Kangaroo Calf, button, , Double Sole, fair stitched. REGULAR $1.50 QUALITY, iH At $1.75. “Our 7: 5, Kangaroo Ladies’ Common Sense, button, REGULAR $2.50 QUALITY, Welt Blucher, laced. REGULAR $3.00 QUALITY, H At $2.65. Men's Rest >, Enamel, H Wide or point toe, hand made, laced. REGULAR $3.50 QUALITY, Men's Fret ailly"* 24 Taced and B “ign day ts REGULAR $4.00 QUALITIES, i At $3.65. 23 es O5 Tide 8 different styles 3] REGULAR $4.00 AND $5.00 QUALITIES, m4 4 ai i?) +f 2] i?) 4 2] , 4 | De * > 914 AND 1916 PAL AV oe 4] it 231 PA, * A doctor mt feel symptoms of con- stion ses of the urself when 3 the first dowels and effectually. ns Tab- xives re- Het.” box. At * all drugg: qt Ladies’ Beverage x BURCHELL’S SPRING TEA is the purest ob- Absolutely free from Kreat strength and delicious flavor tt a favorite Ib. ‘Sent by mail or expross to any part of ‘the country. N. OW. BURCHELL, 1325 F ST. as-14d everywhere, [XEREREEEEERS | } [XEXRRAE AS XMAS EDIBLES CHEAP. You have got to buy from §25 to $50 worth—some more and some less—of Holiday and Staple Grocer- fes, Wines and Liquors, so why not save from $5 to $10 on your pur- chase by co:ning to “beadquarters?"* We sell to a great many of the comer grocers who sell to you, and we will sell to you at the same prices they pay, Note these: \ ¢) | ‘ o - | ‘| ry ‘| | * ° *| G-lb. glass jars Mincemeat 12e. Mixed Candies, per Ib. 8 Ibs. Raisins. . 2b. Box Best Figs. 2 Ibs. Citron for. 2W-b, Bucket Currant Jelly G1b, Bucket Proserves. 6 lis, Clean Currauts. 8 Ibs, Pure Va. Buckwheat. Best Butterine 3 lbs. Prunes for. 5 Ibs. Oyster Crackers. 1 gal. Fine Tomato Catsup. 3 lbs. Broken Ja’ Mixed Coffee 2% Ibs. Fine Bl - Aubin's Whisky Fine “Malden” Whisky Fine Sweet Catawba Wine.80c. gal. Old Stock Port Wine gal. Fine Sherry Wine. gal 22 Ibs. Best Granulated 1 0c. Porto Rico Molasses. Be. - gal. 2 Cans Fine Peaches... Be, 15 Cans Fine Corn for. 12 Cans Tomatoes for. 2 Ibs. of Dried Apricots. 6 Cans Oil Sardines for. Best 8. C. Hams. California Hams. Best 8. C. Shoulders. . 8. C. Boneless Shoulders... 4 Ws. Cream Crackers. Burbank Irish Potatoes, 5S lbs. Best Codfisa. cams Pickford’s Retailers at Wholesale Prices. "Phone 1085. 924 La. Ave. Piax xxx eee MMMM ER ORR ME XU RMEAIRERREKKA CR ARARRKUKARRAKK AX RAKERKEAKERRAREKKEAERMEREREREERERREREE | Poser eeeeeee ° Holiday Gifts THAT ARE LASTING AND SURE TO PLEASE Collar and Cuff Boxes Of solid leather, stitched edges and neatly finished, PER SET. 75& rer . Same as above, full leather lined, PER SET. $1.25 PER SEL. We have a fine assortment of many sizes, styles UP TO and leathers, ur 1 S10. Leather Frames for Photographs, Card, cabinet and imperial sizes, plain and silver mounted, from gc. to $5. Chatefain and Shopping Bags, All leathers and sios, 68c. to D SI5- Dressing C Cases, For Ladies and Gentlemen, Te. to $15. | Toilet Cases, In Leather and Polished Oak, satin lined, fitted with Comb, Brush and Mirror, 38 to $10. Satchels, Card Cases ‘Music Rolls, Trunks, Razor Strops, And a General Line of Leather Goods. It Costs You Nothifig To engrave or stamp goods over $1.00. For @ Sterling Silver Initial for goods over $1.00 For Trunk Strap on any Trunk. For Name Tag with Bags and Satchels. Topham’s, 1231 Pa. Ave. N. W. Pocket Books, it YOU PAY (WO PROMI —the wholesaler’s and the retailer’s—to the ordinary retail clothiers, To us you only pay obe—becanse every garment we sell Is mede at cur own fa to you as if you were a de & consumer. Ask any one who's wearing one of our $10 Long Blve Overcoats what he could match it for at other dealers’, He'll un- swer $13.50 at most places $12.50 at a few. it our We haven't said much better grades of clothing. No better thay our $25 Overcoats are sold In many stores for $25—in all for at least $30, Ia fact, *tisn't possible to turn out a better-Atting —better-wearing—or betterlooking — gar- ment at any price. Of course you know we return money to dissatisfied purchasers, Riseman n Bros, Cor. Seventh and E N.W. 43-c08t We Clean Gowns In Part Only, If desired, Gowns Je, around the bottom x bright and new at small cost. LVET cleaned and steam Cloaks, Couts and Fur Rugs cleaned tn finest maw S7'Finesr work and lowest consistent: prices guaranteed. on calls, Anton Fisc er, 906 G St. Matchless Process Dyeing and Cleaning. 3-15