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of my strength is perfect diges- tion. I use the genuine Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract, and find that it greatly aids me in the Proper assimilation of food.” [Signed] Eucene Sanpow. Beware of imitations. The genuine has the signature of on neck label. Johann Hoff's Malt Extract is the only ‘‘ Hoff’s Malt Extract” sold in Europe. Do not be mis- Ied by the false statements of unscrupulous dealers. E1sner & Menpetson Co., Sole Agents, New York. STORAGE BATTERY CARS, New Traction Scheme of the New York and Harlem Roud. From the New York Times. After a lapse of six years the managers of the New York and Harlem railroad have determined to r2sume within ninety days the running of storage battery cars on their city lines. Arrangements have been made with -he Storage Battery Company to equip cars for immediate service. Six years ago a number of storage battery cars were run on ¢.h and Madison avenues in this city, but owing to a patent litiga- tion between rival companies the use of the cars was suddenly and unexpectedly en- joined. Storage battery traction was the first system to inspire hopes of street rail- way men who were desirous of doing away with animal traction. As soon, therefore, as the storage battery had made its ap- Pearance :1 1880, preparations were begun to utilize it for the purposes of traction, and the following year, 1881, storage bat- tery cars were run between the Place ue la Concorde and the Palais de I'Industrie, Paris. As that was the year of the electri- cal exposition in Paris, the cars attracted @ great deal of attention, and similar at- tempts to run storage battery cars were made in other places, notably at Antwerp and Brussels. In all those places it was found that the cars did satisfactory and uniform service, haying speed and sufficient power, and the only drawback seemed to be the life of -he battery, which was found, as a rule, not to be as economical as de- sired. While these experiments were being car- ried on, the trolley system cams to the front, and, by reason of the greater econ- omy, both of installation and service, claimed for it, the storage battery system was neglected. Meantime, the advocates of the storage battery kept on making im- provements, until at the present day they are prepared,they say, to successfully com- pete with the trolley cystem. This ts more particularly true in places where the con- duit or underground trolley must be used if electric traction other than storvxe bat- tery is to be employed. Some electricians say the conduit system cannot be rsed with success. They contend that if it shculd prove a success from an engineer- ing standpoint the same objections as to the expense of installation will hold, as in the case of the cable, so that no practical street railroad man would for a moment hesitate to adept the storage battery in preference to the conduit. —__--e+______ Baptized in a Tub. From the Cincinnati Tribune, An interesting event occurred in Coving- ton jeil yesterday. Robert Pearson, a col- ored prisoner doing time for passing him- self off at Bowling Green and vicinity as a pension agent, was baptized in a bath tub by Rev. G. Johrson, a colored preacher, in the presence of a crowd of his fellows in duress. Since entering jail in May last Pearson has paid great attention to the welfare of his soul, sper.ding most of his time reading the Bible, praying and singing hymns, in which he often prevailed upon his colored brethren to join. About two weeks ago Pearson announced to the preacher that he Lad at last experienced a complete change of heart, and was ready to be taken into the church. A difficulty arose when Pearson announc- ed that he wanted to be baptized by im- mersion, as there is not in the jail a ves- sel big enovgh to give him che required sousing. No other wey would suit Pearson, and Jailer McKnight was appealed to. Af- ter some trouble the accommodating jailer aes an old iron bath tub, which just olds enough water to meet the purpose. It was placed in the jail yesterday and fond filled with water. The prisoners in hat portior. of the jail were much inter- ested In the service and took part. Pear- son was not sure of the efficacy of the ceremony unless the water completely cov- ered him, and he had to dcuble himself up in a very cramped position in the tub. ———_+e+____ Servants in Knickerbockers. From the Chicago Evening Post. Lady Habberton is urging that female Bervants dress in knickerbockers. This does away with skirts, which catch fire from the stove, knock over fine. china and porcelain, interfere with the movements of the wearer, get torn by clumsy people and carry dust from the street into the house. The idea is not as new as it might seem. At different times in France, Italy and Spain the maids of the royal palace have been attired as pages. THE ANIMAL EXTRACTS. CEREBRINB Extract of the brain of the ox, for Nervous Prostration, Insomnia, CARDINE, Extract of the Heart, for Fune- tional Weakness of the Heart. MEDULLINB, Extract of the Spinal Cord, for Locomotor Ataxia. ‘TESTINE, For Premature Decay. OVARINE, For Diseases of Women. THYROIDIND, For Eczema and impurities of ‘the blood. Dose, 5 drops. Price, $1.25. SOLE OWNERS. Columbia Chemical Co., 1404 FOURTEENTH ST. N.W. Washington, D. QO. Bend for book. Je6-th,s,tutft Catarrh is annoying and offensive. Nearly every one suffers from it in greater or less degreo, but it can be cured, speedily and effectually, by Foster’s German Army and Navy Catarrh Cure. Used fn numerous cases with unvarying success. Is also a positive remedy for Cold in the Head, Hay Fever and all inflamma- tion of the nasal passages, 50 CENTS AT DRUG STORES. Foster Medicine Co., Baltimore, Md. 42d12r-8 IN THE EARLY DAYS TROWEL EXPERTS Of Organized Labor One of the Largest Bodies Here. THE BRICKLAYERS’ UNION, NO. 1 Nearly Thirty Years Since the Union Was Formed. ——— There are some seven hundred members of Bricklayers’ Union, No. 1, of Washing- ton, which makes this organization, numer- ically, one of the largest bodies of working- men here. For nearly twenty-five years the bricklayers have had an organization. This craft, prior to 1867, had no organization, though the maximum rate of wages paid during the war and for several years sub- sequent thereto prevailed in the District. ‘Through this period of inflated prices the rate was #4 per day of ten-hours. This was also the pericd of the old Washington, be- fore the inauguration of thase extensive improvements which gave an impetus to the building trades and covered the com- mons and waste places with magnificent structures. v During the winter of 1866 the matter of organization was considered among the bricklayers of the District, until finally a call was issued for a meeting of the mem- bers of the craft. In pursuance of this call & number of the most earnest and enthusi- estic members of the craft assembled in the hall of the old Perseverance engine rouse, which occupied the middle of Sth street northwest, fronting on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue. This old structure was removed at the time the old Marsh Market went down before the march of im- provement. At this preliminary meeting a resolution indorsing organization was unan- imously adopted, and a committee was ap- poirted to perfect the necessary plans for carrying the wishes of those present into effect. During April, 1867, a permanent organi- zation was effected, under the title of the Journeymen Bricklayers’ Association of Washington, D. C. Walter B. Dobson was elected the first president, and he held the position for several consecutive terms. The first regular meeting of the association was held in what was known as Bryan’s Hall, on 9th street northwest between D and E. At the first electicn of officers a chaplain was chosen. His duty, as defined in the by- laws of the association, was to open the meeting with prayer. Mr. John Reynolds performed this duty faithfully for one year, but at the end of that period the office was abolished. The young orzanization had in a very short time an enrolled membership of 148, which comprised the entire number of bricklayers then in the city, with one ex- Thos. Levy, Pres. Bricklayers’ Union. ception. The relations existing between the members of the association ond the em- ployers were harmonious and satisfactory i the extreme, which was evidenced by the fact that soon after organization the union demanded that the membership should cease work at 4 o'clock on Saturday after- noons, receiving therefor the full day's pay. This was readily acceded to by the employ- ers. At this time the north wing of the treasury building was being erected. The first demand ever made by the bricklayers of Washington for an eight-hour day was refused by those heving charge of the work cn this building. As a result the bricklay- els ceased work upon the structure, mechanics were brought from outside the District and kept here until the work was completed. ‘After a short stay in Bryan's Hall the association removed to the old Lincoin Hall, which was located on the site of what is now the Academy of Music, north- east corner of 9th and E streets northwest. From there the home of the organization ‘was removed to the old Cosmopolitan Hall, corner of Sth and E streets northwest. After the union had occupied it for seven years this building was also torn down and gave place to the structure now under lease to the government. During all these years the membership had plenty of work at their craft, and the organization was in a flourishing condition. Joined the National Body. Recognizing as It did the benefits of be- ing connected with a national organization the Jocal union soon after its formation became allied with the B. and M. I. U., the national bedy of the organization, hav- ing jurisdiction in the United States and Canada.. ‘The question of reduction of hours of labor had been given serious attention for several years prior to this, and there had arisen a controlling sentiment favorable to the eight-hour law. The national conven- tion, which had assembled in Indianapolis, in January, 1873, gave an impetus to the f Walter Belt Dobson. movement and encouraged by the sentl- ment the local organization in February, 1873, passed the following: Resolved, That on and after May 1, 1873, that Bricklayers Union, No. 1, of Wash- ington,demand $4.50 per day of eight hours, This demand was not generally acceded to by the employers,though during the sea- son of ‘73 a majority of the membership worked but eight hours per day. In the national convention, which assem- bled in Baltimore in January, 1874, the fol- lowing report was made by the Washing- ton delegates: “During the past year the members of Union No. 1 of the District of Columbia have worked under the elght-hour system at $4.50 per day and were satisfied with the arrangement.” The year 1874 was a year of general business depression; there was a great de- cline in building operations; many men were idle and the trade conditions were not favorable to $4.50 and the eight-hour day. The season opened with a lockout and soon the entire membership was idle. Receiving no aid throvgh the national organization, the local union was thrown upon its own resources. The treasury was depleted by the payment of strike benefits, and without outside assistance the strug- gle became hopeless. After six months of fruitless effort, in August, 1874, the union disbanded. Thus ended the first-effort of the bricklayers ury, while from the date of the orgoniza- Uon to 1874, $15,470 had been paid for ben- A New Organixzation. Immediately after the disbandment of the organization wages declined. Those who could procure work labored ten hours at a wage of $2 and $2.50 per day. This was the condition of the craft through a period of five years. Though the condition of trade generally had much improved and the members of the craft were generally employed, the wage of the skilled mechanic remained at a rate very much lower than had prevailed in Washington for twenty-five years be- fore. The old membership of the Brick- layers’ Association remembered the days of organization, and quite early in 1881 a suf- ficient number became interested, and after several preliminary and informal meetings @ permanent organization was effected eee title of Bricklayers’ Union, No. For awhile the organization labored under adverse conditions. Without a treasury the necessary incidental expenses were met hy “passing around the hat.”’ But the con- tributions were always generous and suf- ficient to enable the organization to tide over the critical period. On April 1, 1881, the first working card Was issued over thé signature of Joseph Annand as president, and of James O'Brien as financial secretary. The rate of wages vas established at $4.50 per day of ten hours and the eight-hour Saturday was secured. Amicable relations were estab- lished between the employers and the mem- bership, and the union advanced to the front of the labor organizations of the Dis- trict. Though the organization was compara- tively young, it was largely composed of veterans in the ranks of trade unionism. ‘Though laboring ten hours they were eight- hour men. The sentiment which had con- trolled the old, organization and for which they had persistently struggled again found expression in 1886. In February of that year the union de- cided to demand, after May 1, $4.50 per day of eight hours, maintaining the ten-hour rate of wages with two hours’ loss of ser- vice, which was virtually an advance of wages and met with the opposition of em- ployers. The latter concluded to resist the demand and a lockout was the result. At this time the demand was made by all the building trades and the lockout became general. After forty-two days, during which the organization determinedly and unanimously maintained its position, a compromise was finally reached by the men accepting a nine-hour day at $4.50. While this was not what they wanted, it was a victory for the union. The rate of wages Was maintained and the men were one hour nearer the goal. For an Elght-Hour Day. The determination, however, to secure eight hours was unabated, and the organi- zation to a man was willing to make the demand at any favorable time. In 1891 it was resolved that the rate of Wages should be fifty cents per hour, and that eight hours should constitute a day's work. This action, it was maintained, could not be objected to by the employers, as they were paying fifty cents per hour, and the former objection that the men wanted less hours and more money could not be made. A committee was appointed to confer with the employers, the result of which an egrecment to which all employers assented but one. Thus eight hours were secured without the loss of a day. The member- ship of the local union is now 700, and there are abundant funds in the treasur: An increased demand for labor enables the bricklayers to maintain the wage of $4 per day, but organization is regarded as necessary to maintain a satisfactory trade condition in the future. The present officers are: Thomas Lev. president; Thomas Sullivan, vice president; M. P. Canty, treasurer; Robert McMakin, financial secretary; C. C. Hessler, record- ing secretary; McLane, correspond’ secretary; Larry O'Dea, sergeant-at-arms; P. Bolland, assistant sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Walter P. Dodson, who, as above stated, was the first president of the or- ganization, is a native of Baltimere, where he learned the trade of a bricklayer. He came to Washington in 1849, and has resided here ever since. He served president of the local union seven terms, and was treasurer of the rational body fi terms. He is now a contracting bri Mr. Thomas Levy, the president- who next week will succeed the chief executive, Mr. Maghar, was born. in Fredericksburg, Va. He came to Wash- ington many years ago, and learned his trade with the late Augustus Davis. FE has previously, for seven terms, served president cf the union. He is a journey- man bricklayer. Views of a Bricklayer. “The bricklaying trade,” said a leading bricklayer to a Star reporter, “is one of the few that the introduction of machine methods of labor has not seriously inter- fered with, other than by the substitution of steel construction in large office buildings, and by the efforts of these who have been displaced in other trades by the substitution of machinery to get a chance to learn the bricklaying trade. “A great grievance of the bricklayer is that of ‘laying off.’ The ordinary con- tractor does not steadily employ half of the men that he hires. He will often rush the work between stories, and then lay off all hands, perhaps, while the carpenters are placing the joists. The ‘lay off’ may take place at any hour during the day, and is a prolific cause of interaperance.The men may Not want to go home at such an early hour, and the proposition to have a glass of bger is often accepted. This wouldn’t be thought of but for the opportunity. “The bricklayers and stonemasons are now, as they always have been, among the best organized of craftsmen. There is a close relationship between the trades of bricklaying and stone masonry. In some places there are many who lay both brick and stone, but the best mechanics are usu- ally those who follow either one exclusive- ly. Where the same men follow both trades, the bricklayer is apt to infringe on work that rightfully belongs to the stonemason, a fact which is a great grievance to the stonemason. “Conditions in very large cities develop variety of qualifications in the bricklayer. The trade is very much specialized. The man who lays rough brick on interior walls seldom gets a chance of developing the orna- mental, while he that lays pressed brick may follow that almost exclusively, “The ordinary precedure in erecting a wall after the stonemason has finished the base- ment is for the foreman to select a man for each corner, or lead, whom he knows to be competent to build both plumb and level. They will then lay up their leads or cor- ners five or six courses and plumb the same before fastening the line for the men to work to. They shonid be competent to know that their lead tails out true to the line, a failure to do which is always re- sponsible for crooked walls, as it is also for a@ corner built out of plumb. How a Wall is Built. “The other men will then proceed to lay the wall between the leads to the line. They may start with a header course, which is |. the four inches of brick out of the face end of the wall, making a cross-bond for the wall. On the top of these headers they will lay five or six courses of four-inch wall with the side of the brick to the surface wall. It will then be necessary to back up the work to get another course of headers. If the wall is twelve inches thick, they may back up full thickness of back ‘only eight Inches, enough to allow them to lay the header course. They usually back to the first header course, solid next header eight inches. The next six courses bring them scaffold high, when they back the wall up solid: then build the scaffold and proceed as before, and so on to the roof. “The pressed-brick front 1s laid in an en- tirely different manner. The mortar for the common brick is spread upon the wall, perhaps to the number of eight or ten brick, and the brick are laid upon it, whereas with the pressed brick the mortar ig buttered on the brick in the hand from the back of tne trowel, and then placed vpon the wall, a strictly American method, which combines the greatest possible dis- ch and nicety of workmanship. ‘This process is adopted for several rea- sons, the principal one being the fact that it enables the bricklayer to get a much closer joint than if he spread mortar for more than one brick ata time. It ‘sets up,’ and by the absorption of the bricks already laid prevents im from getting a thin joint, an important feature in front work. Expert Brickinyers, “The front pressed-brick work in many cities, especially in the west, was, until quite recently, mostly done by a line of contractors who followed it as a specialty, taking tne work from the original con tractor, and relieving him of the responsi- bility of the developnfer?t of the architec- tural design of the front. “As those men were usually experts at the business, they we¥e the best judges of the bricklayer who be a success such work; which gradually developed a class who were Sa pressed-brick ers. : s “From the continuéd agitation of those who wanted but could get a chance to lay pressed brick, the°working of the rules in some of the union§ fias been changed, and, the subletting of brick fronts being prohibited, the origind} Contractor is com- pelled to do the front irk himself. “It was claimed by ‘the‘ advocates of the change that better work*would be done, as the contractor who pfevfously followed it as a specialty rushed the’men, and did not take the time necessary to do justice to the work. But, on the other hand, it was asserted by the great pressed-brick firms who supply the markéts of several of the largest cities of the Union that it has had a very bad effect on their business. “They further claim; that all kinds of bricklayers everywhere are experimenting at pressed-brick laying; that when the work is ready to begin all the bricklayers present are willing to volunteer as being capable of laying pressed brick. The con- tractor or foreman being engrossed in other things, and not being as familiar with the work as the man who follows it as a spe- cfalty, suddenly finds out, perhaps, from the owner or architect, that some bricks ‘dip’ or some ‘hack;’ some are out of level or perhaps an arch is not in straight. Why Stone is Used. “Tt is alleged that so annoying has this become to the average confractor in somé cities that he is using his influence with the architects and owners to have stone fronts substituted wherever he can, a fact which is arousing the ire of the brickmak- ers. “Pressed brick are usually laid from an outside scaffold, where the workman builds the outside face of the wall, while the man who lays the common brick backs up. This gives the pressed-brick layer a much better chance to do his work neatly, par- ticularly the arches, than if he was to do it overband, or from the inside of the wall. It also serves to keep the material for the front clean from contact with the common mortar. “To the ordinary observer, whose atten- tion is perhaps momentarily attracted by the clink of the trowel, bricklaying may hot appear the long-continued strain that it is. But he who has been rushed all day long in his effort to keep up to the line in a brick and lime environment will read- ily bear testimony that bricklaying calls tonite best physical endurance and ac- rvity.”" —————_ GAME OF LIVING WHIST. A Pepular Summer Evening Diver- sion on the Moon-Lit Lawn. From the Philadelphia Press. The game of living whist bids fair to be as popular this sun mer for an evening en- tertainment on the lawn as open air per- forrmances of plays have been for two or three years past. Thesplan is this: The cards are represented by young women and men, who are dressed in appropriate cos- tumes, and whose suit ard value are clear- ly indicated. There mvst, of course, be fifty-two cards, half men and women, four persons to pley the hand, and a page or herald for each player. The guests are seated about three sides of a large space on the lawn, and from the fourth side come the cards. They, wander in and out in fantastic march, with no rule, in mazes of dainty costumes and: gleaming colors, making a charming sight. ‘This is the shuffle. Then the dealer points each one to his or her place as-they pass him by in indiscriminate discrdey. 4, The hand should hay, been played over and a record of plays made beforehand, and each c:rd should krow to which hand he or she belongs, so there may he no real confusicn. They are thus arranged in the four hands on the oper side of the square, with the player of caghband standing be- fore his men. The leader holds his list in his hand and calls ouf ‘what card he will lead—the king of spades, perhaps. The small herald blows his: trumpet and leads out the king, and each, pf the other cards follows him in the likg state, Jed by the herald from his own Wind, il the four meet In the hollow elow the specta- tors, and the pag The four in the center then dance a little figure, something adapted frpm the minuet, quadrille, lar dance. The three cong’ low to the winner, who leads them off to make way for the next trick, and so on—each time the litle dance, tely march and the fanfare of trumpets. This goes on un- til the hand is all played, when the winners of the game nd up r and the whole pr ion files by, bowing as they pa. and on to the open lawn again,where they go through marches and counter- marches, the four small heralds ahead. oe A Boy Giant. From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Robbie Blanchard, who lives with his parents, Mr. Mrs. Waiter Blanchard, in Hinsdale, H., is a boy giant. He was fifteen years old last May, is six feet two and one-half inches in height and tips the scales at 330 pounds. His chest meas- ure, sixty inches, would delight the heart of a life insurance agent, while the girth of abdomen is fifty-two inches. His form fs symmetrical, his muscles hard as fron; he is neither awkward nor clumsy, and possesses great strength. His father fs a man of small stature, and weighs 167 pounds. The mother, though fleshy, is not unusually so, and two younger sisters are the ordinary ‘size of girls of their age. The boy is a general favorite with everybcdy, a great reader and a member of the high school. Hinsdale is anxious to put in her claim of having the biggest boy giant in the United States. ——__+e+. Nearly aa Bad. From the Indianapolis Journal. “Brother Wilgus,” said the deacon, there is a report current that you were run out of Plunkville by White Caps five years ag “It was not quite that bad,” minister, with a slight smile a threatened donation party said the ONE oYs Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers arid’ cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, ita many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug- gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FiG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 4QUISVILLE, KY. WEW YORK, W.¥. ENJ A CURIOUS NUT. A Gas is Generated, Which Causes an Explosion. From the St. Louis Globe Democrat. A box of snakes was opened last week at the Philadelphia Zoo, and in it, among other slimy reptiles, were three large boa constrictors from South America. The boas had a peculiar appearance, as though they had swallowed canteloupes at inter- vals. The motion of tfe cars made the boas sick, and in the course of their travels they brought to light several curious balls, about the size and shape of a small cocoa- nut. Nobody thought of taking them out of the cage and examining them immedi- ately, as they had no idea that what really did happen would take place. The curious ball-like substances had been exposed to the air but a few seconds when they sud- denly exploded with a slight noise. Every snake in the reptile house started and rest- lessly squirmed around its cage. Some huddled together in a corner and shook with fear. In the cage occupied by the two boa constrictors the effect was differ- ent. They seemed to be in a trance, and for some moments neither of them moved. An examination of the cage was made, but no signs of the curious brown balls could be discovered, not even fragments. It is supposed that théy were specimens of the famous tropical nut known as the grutogasse. This, at first sight, is fre- quently taken for a cocoanut, and grows at times to be very large. It used to flour- ish in large quantities in the swamps of South America, but for the last hundred years it has been so rare that everybody regards it as an extinct species. This nut, if kept from the air for some time, under- goes a change. The shell softens and a gas is formed inside, which is very powerful. When the nut is again exposed to the air it explodes. This peculiarity causes it to be looked upon as bewitched by the sav- ages, and it played an important part in the incantations, especially against snakes. The precious nuts were only allowed to be gathered by the medicine men of the tribes. They buried them for months, and then when any great incantations were called for by the chief of the tribe they were brought forth. While the waiting people were standing around the burning fagots of the sacrifice, the medicine man would throw one of the grutogasses in the flames. The effect was terrible. The gas exploded with a sound like a volley of cannon, and, igniting, flared up like a flash of sheet lightning on a hot summer's day. It would have daunted far less supersti- tious people than those savages, and one and all they fell prostrate on the ground, These nuts are sald to have a curious ef- fect on snakes. When they explode all reptiles flee like cravens and are not seen for days afterward, Curiously enough, snakes are very fond of the grutogasse as an article of diet. That is one reason for their rarity. It is said that the rut acts upon a snake in gomewhat the same way that opium acts upon human beings. = keeps them in a trance for days at a ime. ——-0e. PLEASURES OF BAD TASTE. People Who Know What They Like, Which is a Rare Gift. From Lippincott’s Magazine. The people of bad taste are people who know what they like, which 1s a gift em- phatically rare among those who only sin against beauty en masse and with the sanc- tion of authority. For them there are joys in every art, in every department of life, of which their contemners know nothing. The anxious effort to be correct, to follow precedent, ts fatal to any real enjoyment. Watch the faces of the crowd at any ex- hibition of pictures. On how many is there any sincere pleasure and appreciation? On four out of five there is a shifting, uneasy gels the making of a pie. The making of a crisp crust depends largely upon the shortening. Use Cottolene, the new vegetable 5s shortening, instead of lard, and &% sogginess will be an unknown element in your pastry. 5 Oltolene! should always be economically used—two-thirds as much Cotto- = lene as you would ordinarily use 8 of lard or butter, being ample to — produce the most desirable re-§ sults. The saving in a year rep- & resents a considerable item. 3 There are many imitations of, ss Cottolene; you should therefore 3 be careful to get the genuine. z Sold everywhere in tins, with trade-marke Bi —"Cottolene™ and steer's head in cotton-plant wreath—on every tin. Made only by = Ba THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago, ; $= and 114 Commerce Street, Baltimore. & VAVAVAY) With the Crowd! Every yard ot Carpet— Every yard of Matting— and every Rug Below Cost and on Credit! Pay when you pleasc—weekly or monthly—no notes—no interest. ,s y ‘All-wool Ingrain Carpet, regular 70c, quality. Now 45c. gard. 1,500 yards very Heavy jon Ingrain Carpet; ‘sold everywhere for 40c. a yard. Reduced to 27lar, per yard. 3,500 yards best quatity Double Extra Brussels’ Carpet, $1.15 quality. Now 70e. per yard. 2,800 yards rood quality Brussels Carpet; Pegelar Otc. anally. New Avie. per gard. worth Pg ee tne wee de. per yard. All carpet made and laid free of cost. No charge r waste in matching figures. All matting tacked dewn | GROGAN'S | ¢llammoth Credit House, % s1o.s21-903 7th-st. mw., bet. H and I sts, 3 aul6-81d VOCS THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. expression, a simulated enthuslasm and an evident feeling of being on dangerous ground. It is refreshing to turn from these to the honest fifth person, however lament- able may be his choice of objects of admi- ration. It was our fortune once to accompany one of these uncorrupted spirits to a sculp- tor’s studio. This particular child of na- ture, as it happened, had no eye for the beauties of pure form and pretended to none; the exhibition was a depressing fail- ure, On our way out, however, her glance fell upon a genuine little snake in a bottle of alcohol, and all the latent enthusiasm of her nature awoke. She overwhelmed the courteous sculptor with questions as :o its history, and congratulations on its “cute- ness,”” and departed well satisfied. The so-called people of bad taste are easily pleased. The very possession of this amiable quality consigns them to that de~ spised but happy class. Theirs are the brightest faces at the street parade, the circus and the open-air concert. Their breath wafts the mediocre writer into fame and lends wings to the inspirations cf the popular composer. On them the organ- grinder depends for his daily bread; for them flourish the chromo and the ‘ea store lithograph, GOLDEN— MEDICAL DISCOVERY Many years ago Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., com- Bop deneiia medicine of vegetable ingredi- ents which had an especial effect upon the stomach and liver, rousing the organs to healthful activity as well as purifying and enriching the blood. By such means the stomach and the nerves are supplied with pure blood; they will not do duty without it any more than a locomotive can run with- out coal. You can not get a lasting cure of Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, by taking arti- ficially digested foods or pepsin—the stom- ach must do its own work in its own way. Do not put your nerves to sleep with so- called celery mixtures, it is better to go to the seat of the difficulty and feed the nerve cells on the food they require. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Biliousness and Nervous Af- fections, such as sleeplessness and weak, nervous feclings are completely cured by the “Discovery.” It pnts on healthy flesh, brings refreshing sleep and invigorates the whole system. Mrs. K. Henke, of No. 896 North Halsted St., Chicago, I “I regard my improve: ment as simply 4 wonderful. Since ga Pellets" I have gait ed in every re: particularly in flesh d_strength. My liver was dreadful evlarged and I suf fered greatly fiom dyspepsia. No phy- sican could give relief. Now, after two months I am entire- Iy relieved of ‘my isease. 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