Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1895-SIXTEEN PAGES. 9 BOSTON VARIETY STORE. Special Glass Ware Sale. In order to introduce our Glass Ware Dept. more thoroughly we offer, for Tomorrow only, goods in this de- partment at astonish- ingly low prices. Fine Imported French Table Glass Ware, engraved with the ever-popu- lar Grecian star band, for tomorrow rt Bancors to ma Rich Cut Glass. We are showing a complete line of Cut Glass of the best American and European makers. Our prices ve lead in this as well China Ware. 1oo Fine Imperial Combination Dinner, Tea and Breakfast Sets, highly decorated and finished in rich gold. Special Price, $7.08. Consisting of 112 pieces, as follows 32 Dinver Plates, 2 Covered 1 fost Phites, i 1 1 1 Gravy ¥ 1 Fickle Dish, 1 Tea Bowl, 1 Covered Butter Dish, “ups, 2 OE r Le 56 lirst Quality Iron Stone China Toilet Sets, gold and delicate floral decorations, 6 patterns. Special Price, $2.89. Same, with Slop Jar, $448. Earthen Stew Pans. with bail 10¢ Earthen Stew Pans, banal Hoo Stew Pans, 2qt., for tomorrow boo Stew Pans, 4qt., for tomorros GOO Stew Fans, Gut, for tomorrow Oi! Cloths. All Patterns and Colors in Table, Shelf and Stair Oilcloths. Special price for tomorrow ouly Table Oilcloth, 45 in. wide. Shelf Oilcloth Stair Oilcloth Door Mats. In this department we offer for tomorrow only 500 Cocoa Door Mats. finely glazed, I4c. yd. 5c. ize 14x 200 Cocoa Door Mats, si ze 18x BOLE LES ere A ongacecone 69e. Coal Hods. B00 vy Japanned Coal Hous, for tomorrow. 160. Hos, for tomorrow. Co. . for tomorrow. Curtain Stretchers. The Star Lace Curtain Stretcher, the best made, adjustable to ar size curtain. Tor tomorrow on! $1 We have received today a full line of Oil and Gas Heating Stoves and Tubing at remarkably low prices. Lamps. Lamps of all kinds. Lamps useful and decorative. Lamps of glass, porcelain, brass and ony Lamps at all prices. 1p Silk Stades from Umbrellas. Our Saturday offering in this de- partment includes four special items, chosen from the best selected linc in Washington. Scheo!l Umbrellas. English Gloria. 24-inch, natural weed hand'es, Silk Gloria, 2 wood handles. SPE .DER ONES Taffeta Silk, steel rod, close rolling, with fine uatural crook hardles. Children’s Chairs. ul on second floor.) inted High Chairs..... Chairs, watural finish, Hord-wood PT with tray in front..... oe Special Oak T Chater, WHD eace seat, Vers Low pln: Chairs. Hing Chair. d or natural. six styles. tockers, with arma 2 Ann’ Taskers, plash sea Tables. $2.00 Oak Sewing Tables, reduced to. Special Card er Work Tables, ull oak, round top. in. in diam foldin 2 . Tables for covering. pine tons. bamboo Ie . Clothes Horses, Solid hard-wood, made sereen shape, im four Boards, 14 i ds, School Disk, with double hack Writing Desk, with cabine: 10D SHOW cu x Petes Boston : a Lt SUITABLE AT THINGS HEARD AND SEEN A Washington lady who has been for several months in a western city, but whose heart fs still in the capital, writes that she observed, recently, on one of the streets, a large crew of Washington col- ored men, who had been specially imported to lay asphalt pavement. She said the sight looked so like Washington that she felt like getting off the sar and shaking hands all around. It is needless to add that this lady was homesick for the best city in the Union. A striking evidence of the new order of things was observed on Pennsylvania ave- nue auring the week. A man on a Dicycle was leading a horse which look:d a little the worse for wear, and which, in spite of the urging of the wheelman, could not keep up with the wheel steed, which has sup- pianted him in so many instances. There was a new woman on a car the other ev ‘. She was accompanied by a very nice-looking gentleman, who had ry appearance of being a man, and was nything but effem: ‘The new wo- man took the ou She ran her left hand up the post like a man, Very soon |; jong the back of the at, over the youny man drew him towar entle pressure an i ht arm was and ber outside She was the 1 nd found its way eid him snuggled up cl thumbs, while she at and twiddled 1 A ed on an earnest conversation, and smirking at him Bowers ner out for the first time with a timid kitchen matd. age to say, he did the bl x wi r there wy nat old, yet s c of thirty. re ave othe smil- was not bad- s who are more or all the world ted quite a sen- ation by rests 1 of Minne- ta, in order to take an active part in the mpaign, is very well known in ston, and the following story will those who are familiar with eullaritics. It seems that during the lays ofthe campaign the demo- ats became very much alarme@, thinking t the populist might be elected govern- er. They voted the republican ticket in swarms, and their candidate, Becke $ completely snowed under. Some ti there a meeting of leading democ of the state to consider what could he done in the way of recuperation. Hede was pres- ent, and before any business was trans- acted he remarked don't know as I ive any right to participate in a demo- cratic meeting; I voted for Becke Out in one of the large western cities there appeared a man from the farming districts. “I have followed the advice of the wise agricultural editors,” he said, “and diversified my farming. Instead of raising so much wheat, I have planted a large acr: of potatoes, and the way they are turning out looks as if I will have ).0%) bushels. f find that they will bring seventeen cents at the nearest city market. It Il cost ten cents to transport them to that market. I intend to dig out enough for my family, and, if my neighbors want they may have them. The remainder may stay in the ground. Here is one man that is a little tired of diversification, also the agricultural editor. One of the returned exiles blew into church last Sunday and astonished the worshipers by the exceeding jauntiness of her attire, suggesting as she did steam launches, yachung and other nautical de- ights. White duck skirt, white shoes, sailor hat and veil, all seemed common- placa enough, but from her shoulders fell the piece de resistance of her costume, und as “Chimmie Fadden” would say, “gave the snap away It was a white duck cape, with innumerable fuids and a flaring collar opening over a dainty whi waist, and she looked for all the worl an illustration of a seaside or mount from a French book of fa § More unsuitable for ch ing at home cannot be imagine That is one thing t ummer girl does not sppear to be up to the mark about; the inapprepriateness of a number of her out- ing gowns for street wear, and all during the autumn there will be a procession of golfers, mcuntain climbers, seafaring sons 1 bicycle riders. The only ec that 4. not get its fair share of di is the bathing suit, but as that has monop- olized most of the attention during the summer it is probably content to retire temporarily into the background. That Mr. William Walters, the distin- guished art connoisseur of Baltimore, was a faithful lover, as well as an exceedingly gifted man, is shown by a little story that is just now being told by members of the Inner circle. It scems, so the story runs, that as a young man he fell very much in love with a certain charming woman, from whom, owing to unavoidable circumstances he was separated. Years passed by and Mr. Walters found a congenial companion for his cares and joys, the young lady also finding her mate in a dashing army officer. A few years ago the heroine of the ury returned from the west, where the years of her wifehood had been passed, the widow of a well-known and olficer, whose battles with the Indians continuous service to his country had won him merited hono ‘octal wheels brought the former lovers together, both deprived of their life com- panions, but beth cherishing for each other the old feeling of fondness. During a visit to Baltimore Mr. Walters a second time addressed the object of his youthful adora- tion, and she desirous at the same time of honoring her brave husband's memory and rewarding so faithful a heart, asked a little time to consider the matter. Return- ing to Washinzton for the counsel of her friends here, she finally decided that the romance should have a fitting and happy termination, and in order to make the oc- casion as joyous as possible, carried the good news herself to her waiting lover. ‘To her dismay and grief the first news thai greeted her on her arrival in Bultimore was that Mr. Walters had died that very morning, and that the love tale begun so many years ago had been brought to a sudden and dramatic end. Mr. Chauncey Depew is the latest idol to be overturned in the estimation of an as- piring genius of Washington. “I have al- ways envied Mr. Depew his wonderful readiness of speech and perfect command dolefully remarked this em- “but only because I thought his speeches were always extempore and now I am told that not only he, but every other noted speaker of the day rehearsi and commits his remarks before springing them on his audience and that they are really nothing more than actors for the time being.” Blood will tell, even in small boys. A certain well-known gentleman in the West End is best known for his prominence in a certain large church, belng a deacon, also superintendent of the Sabbath school, and altogether the most devout member of the church, In his family ts a propensity for gam- bling, one or two members being inveterate er players and race-track followers. s trait has caused no end of distress and ubhappiness to the good man. He hi declared that his boys shall never see a card or hear of a horse race in their own home, and is, therefore, very strict against cards and sports. His youngest son is about five years old, very bright and precocious, and the apple of his father’s eye. He is the one selected in the old gentleman’s mind to enter the ministry. boy's pastime on rainy er his father has lelsure time to ve to it 1s playing checkers, which the ther is taken great pains to teach the little fellow. other day they started to play a when the father cautioned the boy ch sharply now, for he thought he would beat lim this time. Without reply- ing, Johnny jumped up, ran into his own yoom, and, coming back, slapped a penny n the checker board, saying: ‘ papa, we'll play for my penny; if t you can have it, and if I beat 1 days and p it! ‘The family worked over the old gentle- man for an hour before he was restored to consciousness. PARADISE FOR HUNTERS. Where New York’s Millionaires Go to Spend the Shooting Season. N. Y. Corres. Chicago News. There are hundreds of fine shooting pre- serves in the country today, and the number is constantly being added to. Millions of acres are under the control of able game guardians. In the Adirondack region alone, the hunting grounds of the New York mil- Uonaire, there are 1,000,000 acres controlled and owned by shootings clubs. ‘The finest thing of the kind in the land ts located at Jekyl Island, on the Georgia coast, near Erurswick. It has been estimated that the combined wealth of the members of this club reaches the stupendous sum of $1,000,- 000,000. The island is crescent shaped, about twelve miles In length and two in width and holds the best game to be found anywhere on the coast. 5 The easterly end of Long Island abounds with shooting preserves, and the first shoot- ing club to be organized in the country was established there. It was called the South Side Sportsmen's Club, and 1,000 acres near the now fashionable town of Islip were pur- chased. Of the indi W. Seward W. dual hunting grounds those of »b) in the Adirondack region, comprising. acres, are about the finest in the country. Dr. Webb calls his estate Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne Park, and during the season his fine house there is always filled to over- flowin; orge Gould has also a fine hunting place # Catskills, called Purlough Lodge, The is a los aff: and while the exterior ne interior a marvel of luxury Mr. Gould is a clever sportsman, unted all the big game of the west, he claim more excitement in bringing to earth ace of ively partridges than nailing a grizzly at long range. While Austin Corbin is a member of many hunting clubs, he spends most of the shoot- in, ut his own estate, called Blue in hous Mountain Forest Park, near Newport, N. H. ‘The estate comprises 26,000 acres, ‘and the owner has spent tens of thousands of dollars In stecking it with a large variety of anim It is one of Mr. Corhin’s hobbie: to perpetuaie the buffalo, and he now has more than fifty of the’ species roaming through his They are in fine, healthy shape and are increasing rapidly. In five years M rbin says that he will have a couple of hundred of them. Te aiso h: ) deer on the place and 300. ‘There are $ moose and 450 elk, t numbers of German hares, Chi- ts and the game native to the region. ‘The animals have such a vast area of country to roam over that they are wild and timid and afford splendid sport in the chase. None of the buffalo are hunted, as they are such easy marks with the long- range rifles of today that {t would be pure slaughter to kill them; besides, Mr. Corbin's sole purpose {s to increase their number. _ George idly getting his immense estate near Asheville, N. C., into fine hunting order, although personally he is not much of a sportsman. The country there abounds with game, but he has supplement- ed nature by adding large numbers of va- rieties of foreign birds. ‘Tuxedo Park is well stocked with English pheasants and will turkeys, and the sport there promises to be very ‘fine this year. Owing to its nearness to New York it 1s pretty well shot over by the end of the sea- son. LILIES IN THE FALL, Why They Should Be Planted at That Time. From the Ladies’ Home Journal, I would always advise fall planting. My eaperience has been that lilies kept out of the ground during the winter season, no matter how much pains has been taken with them, are sure to be weukly. They mey recover, to a certain extent, but sel- dom make satisfactory plants until new bulbs have been formed about the old ones, and even these, because of lack of vitality in their parent, are not likely to give com- plete satisfaction, ‘To have good sp mens, it is imperatively necessary that you plant strong and vigorous bulbs, and these you will not find among those that have been long out of the ground. I would advise ordering bulbs very early in the fall, An early order is sure of early at- tention, and you will be sure to get your Lulbs as soon as possible after they reach the dealer. If you take my advicee about getting your bed ready as soon as you send off your order there need be no delay about getting them into the ground tleir arrival, and an examination show you that your bulbs are plump, juicy, and with a heavy feeling which indicates a liberal quantity of moisture stored up in the thick scales. Another reason why early planting is desirable is this: If you get your sets in they will have time to form roots and become established in their new quar- ters. Late-planted bulbs cannot do this. If you make any delay you must not ex- pect very much from them in the shape of flowers next spring. — Entertaining Foreign Letters. In his characteristic fashion the humor- ist, Lederer, will describe what he saw and heard in the quaint town of Southampton, England, for the entertainment of the read- ers of Saturday's Star. Sterling Heilig, ‘The Star's correspondent in Paris, will chat about American tourists in the gay city. ——— Maxims for Roses. Frem American Gardening. Don’t plant near big trees. Water well and feed well. Use moderately heavy, enriched soil. Make beds 1 1-2 to 2 feet in depth. Pasture loam and stable manure—5-1—is a good compost. Mulch. Lighten very heavy land with sand. Look out for aphis and caterpillars; use buhach or hellebore. Shade the blooms from sun, if the very finest are wanted. Prune early in spring. Plants of weak growth require severest pruning. = -s0+ Over the ’Phone. From the Chicago Dispatch. Ah, Mamie, is that you?” “yes, I'm here, George. Why did you call me up? You left the house at 3 this morning.” I've got some awfully good news. I want you to run up to Milwaukee with me this evening and get married.” “Why in the name of goodness are you in such a hurry about it?” “Two justices of the peace in that city have cut marriage fees slick in the mid- dl ‘That's all right as far as it goes, but I don’t see there’s any dropping off in the divorce lawyer's charges,” So How the Sermon Helped Molly. From Household Words. Parson—“Well, Molly, did you like my sermon this morning Molly—"Oh, yis, your rivirence, mighty tmprovin’.” Parson—“‘And what part of it did you like the best, Molly?” “In troth, plase your rivirence, I don’t remember any part exactly, but alto- gether it was mighty improvin’.” Parson—"Now, Molly, if you don’t re- member it, how can it be improving?” Molly—‘Now, does your rivirence see that linen I have been washing and dhrying on that hedge there?” ‘Certainly, Molly nd isn’t that linen all the better for the cl’anin’ Parson—“‘No doubt, Molly.” Molly—“But not a dhrop of the soap and vather stays in it. Well, sir, it's the same wid me. Not a word of the sarmint stays in me, but I am all the better and cl'aner for it, for all that. "twas ———__-+0e+ a Big Money for an Imagination. A little exercise of your imagination may be worth five hundred dollars in gold to you. Read the particulars in another column of The Star’s great mystery story, ‘When the War Was Over,” by Frederick R. Burton. Marringe With Negroes The South Carolina constitutional con- vention, by an overwhel) '§ majority, has adopted a clause forbidding the in- termarriage of a white person with any person who contains any negro blood whzt- ever in his or her veins. This, in coanse- tion with the suffrage clause, will have the effect of disfranchising mulattocs. 3 into the ground before cold weather | PROFIT ON BICYCLES. Materials for 2 Complete $100 Wheel Worth $16.50. From the Buffalo Inquirer. The bicycle dealers are making a big mistake when they announce that wheels will be little, if any] cheaper next year. The manufactvrer who says that he can- not sell a good wheel,at-less than $100 and make a fair profit is simply cutting his own throat, for there are men who can and will do it. A few days ago a boy employed in the factory of a big western firm was ar- rested for stealing parts of a bicycle from his employers and putting them together himself. The wheel is sold for $100 all over the country, but the boy’s attorney proved by the firm itself that the materials for a complete wheel stolen by the lad were worth but $16.50, and the charge of grand larceny could not be sustained. ‘The prices of gcod bicycles are altogether too high, and the dealers evidently count on the craze ccntinuing for a long time. The great rush for wheels will soon subside, and the moment trade becomes dull the rrices will drop, and machines which cost $16.50 will not ve sold for $100, That the original cost of the best wheels is small can be shown by getting wholesale figures from dealers who make only certain parts of the wheel. By obtaining figures from the frame man, the wheclmaker, the saddle maker and ‘the pedal maker, it is found that a first-class wheel, put together from parts bought at wholesale, will not cost over $30. ‘That there is an immense profit in bicycles is conclusively shown by the fact that coun- try agents often cut prices away down and make mony. One wheel made in Buffalo, and which bears its maker's name, is sold for $125 at his local store, but in’ certain country places it can be had for $75, What a “fair profit,” anyway? Something like on a $100 wheel? Exercise That Takes Away Wrinkles and Bids Defiance to Time. From the Chicago Times-Herald, One of the letest wrinkles in physical culture is to eradicate wrinkles. A wo- man who has subjected herself to the fad was givea her instructions as to how to do as follo’ First course—Smile as broadly as possi- ble; place three fingers on the bunched-up part of the cheek, then allow the features to relax suddenly, raising the fingers at the same time. The fingers should be placed high on the cheek bone, so that the mus- cles when smiling will push against them, giving the desired resistance necessary to the enlargement of the tissues. Repeat this process until tired. Second course—Smile broadly again, but this time, instead of allowing the corners of the mouth to be curved upward, try to draw them out in a straight line toward the center of the cheeks, then place the two thumbs o1¢ on each corner of the mouth and werk the corners backward and for- ward ty relaxing and contracting the mouth. Third courec—Press the lower lip upward, and it will be seen that the chin will be raised and beccme hard; crook the forefin- ger so as to make a half-circle and put it over the point of the chin, pressing it against the latter as it rises, and relaxing the pressure instantly a3 it assumes the rormal position. In this exercise the teeth should be kept clcsed. These exercises sre designed not only to do awiy with wrinkles that have appeared, ane to prevent their inroads as long as pos- sible. N CATS COUNT? ©. An Instance Watch Seems to Show Phat They Cannot. "3 Mouthly. A friend has several cats which have been taught to make their homes in a barn. One of the workmen in the estab- lishment has been for a number of years In the habit of bringing food from his house after every dinner time for these cats. A remarkable fact is that they go from the barn to the entrance of the gate property always about fifteen or twenty minutes before the workman makes his appearance. Just how they come to learn this exact time of day is not clear, al- though it goes to show that these animals have reason and judgment to some extent. Strange to say, that although this has been going on for several years, the cats do not seem to know that every seventh day is Sunday. and that the workman does not make his appearance at the grounds on that day, yet regularly every Sunday, for all these many years, they come to meet him, only to be doomed to disap- pointmen*. It would seem from this that cats have not the power to count, or they surely would be able to know by this time that there is a seventh day, when they would be doomed to disappointment in their daily meal. ee TER WINDOW GARDENS. From M w Bulbs That May Be Grown Success- fully by Amateurs, From the Ladies’ Home Journal. No other plants availible for window garders yleld so generous a return for the slight care they require as those with bulb- ous roots. No other plants are so fasci- nating or so beautiful, or so easily grown. Mest bulbs will thrive and produce an abundant harvest of glorious bloom in a temperature that would reduce a geranium to a state of chronic inyalidism, yet many peeple have an idea that it is a difficult matger to grow them without a greenhouse. That is a mistake. All one needs Is a lit- tle common sense—and the bulbs. Bulbs should be ordered early in the fall. The Permuda Easter lily and the freesia should be planted in August, if they are wanted for the holidays. All other bulbs should be ordered early in September and planted at intervals. After potting the bulbs in good garden soil, they must be placed in the dark to make roots. A dark, cool cellar is the best place, but a dark closet or a cup- or even a bureau drawer will do The soil must be watered occa- y—the aforesaid common sense will tell you how often—and the pots must re- main in the dark for at least four weeks. It will do no harm to have them there for three or four months, provided they are not allowed to dry out. 00 Cremation in Paris. From the Pall Mall Gazette, From statistics recently published by «he prefecture of police of the Seine depart- ment it appears that during the six years the crematories in the Pere Lachaise cem- etery, Paris, have been in use there has been a steady increase in the number of cremations. The following are the figures from August 5, 1889, ull May 1, 1895: In 1889 (less than five months), 49 bodies were cremated; in 180), 121; in 1891, 134; tn 1892, 150; in 1893, 189; in 1894, 216; in 1895 (four months), jot Far Wrong. From the Chicago Tribune. Gne of the official visitors from Atlanta wandered down to the lake front yester- day. Something in the park attracted his attention, and he gazed at it long and earnestly. “What is that thing?” he asked. “That is a statue of Christopher Colum- bus,” replied the Chicago man to whom he had spoken. “Christopher Columbu: “Yes. The man from Atlanta shook his head dly. hen the trouble is with me," he said. ou fellows have been giving me too warm a welcome. That thing looks to me like 4 p fied nightmare!" “Great Scott!” exclaimed the Chicago man, $1 ing his hand. “That's what it is. You're all right!” Se A Story of Mystery. Do you know what a “Story of Mystery”” is? It is a continued story of whicn all but the last chapter is printed, and then guesses are made as to the solution, then the final Iment is printed. October absolutely n. In ease no guess is abso- et the amount will be divided among those nearest to a correct solu The guesses will be confined to women re: ers. Fuller particulars elsewhere. lutely FIREPLACE MOTTOES. They Can Be Etched Into Wood by Means of a Hot Poker. From Household News. Over the fireplace, in straggling letters, may be carved in the wood, or fired upon the tiling, appropriate devices and sen- tences. It is not an expensive fad, and is scmething indicative of real individuality. As instances, “Welcome ye to this cottage by the sea,” or “Welcome ye to the cot by the old oak tree,” or whatever tree be nearest. Again, “Come, bask in my cheer- ful warmth;” “Find in my fire, your heart's desire;” “Good cheer, find ye here;” “In gladsome mirth, gather around my hearth; “Shall I not take mine ease beside my fire- side?” ‘These cr other mottoes might be etched into wood, for a cottage, by pokerwork, a decoration of which too little Is generally known. Pyrography as it is designated, is done after a little practice by any one hav- ing the least art training or dexterity and precision in drawing. While there are sets of tools by which finished work can be done, a small-pointed poker, heated either over a spirit lamp, or in a coal fire, can be made the instrument for fine effects. Not only lettering for irantels, but designs in lights and shadows, for panels, screens, picture frames, cabinet and brackets are made by ihe poker point. Good, well. joned wood, free from krots and crac must be used to expect good results. It is said by experts that el shows the blackest tracings, but that syc: more, holly and lime, followed by the oak, ash and elm, lend themselves readily to this work. On any simple design or lettering the be- ginner can practice. There are but few rules. The bright woman will soon find the limitations and the beauties of pyrography. The beginner should trace upon a panel a simple design, perfectly geometrical, and with the heated poker or point follow the pattern with light, quick strokes. She should avoid resting the poker for an in- stant, even, on first touching the wood or upon leaving it under the penalty of leav- irg an unsightly hard dot or point. Where the shadows are deep the point can be slowly traced again and again. With practice, the amateur can shade the wood etching from any conceivable depth of shadow to the high lights, which are the untouched wood. It is well to first lightly trace the outlines, when the iron can af- terward go over the deeper portions at pleasure. The dark background is ma by fine parallel lines crossed diagonally b others. The same rules in regard to leav- Ing the design untouched should he ob- served, as in any olher kind of drawing. <0 A REMARKABLE SOMNAMBULIST. A Mystery of a Farm plained. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. Archibald Clark, a farmer living a few miles from Greenup, Ky., is without doubt the most remarkable somnambulist in that state. During the past summer he has been accusing his neighbors of slipping into his truck patches at night and culti- vating them. Of course he did not object to this, but thought it most extraordinary. It was also a strange fact that they al- ways did at night just what he had tn- tended to do the following day. Becoming anxtous to know which of his neighbors he was indebted to for the kind- ness, he spent many wakeful nights watch- ing his truck patches, but without success. No one ever came into them when he was on the watea, but when he would miss watching for a night there was invariably some work done. A short time ago he drove his wagon Into his potato patch late one evening, so that he could load it early in the morning. He was very anxious to get well on his way to market before sun-up. However, he 0} slept himself, and got up in 4 terrible stew; but great was his surprise when he went into the potato patch to find the agon already loaded and the horses hitched to it, ready to start, thus saving him a couple of hours’ time and hard work. One night his wife saw him stealing out of the house in his night clothes, and, f lowing him to the burn, saw him take a mattock and go out and begin digxing vp grubs in an old tence row. She then un- derstood who had been doing her hus- band’s work. Finally Ex- ——_-+e+_____ Ice Crenm Habit Growing. From the New York Herald. There's an ice cream saloon not far from Herald square which is patronized almost exclusively by men. A woman seldom en- ters it, and then only to give her order for a quart to be sent home. The persons who come in out of the hot street and fever- ishly demand a plate of chocolate or Nea- politan are lsrge, able-bodied men, who look as though they lived on rare chops and steaks, washed down with flagons of ale. There are a couple of dozen tables there, and it's a cool, grottolike sort of place, with fans strewn ail about it. There's an apologetic look on the faces of some of the men who come in, a kind of “I-seldom- eat-ice-cream” sort of air. They nod fa- Miliarly to the girl waiters and remark that they'll have a little coffee or a little pistache this time. They come in the mid- die of the day, in the early morning and in the late afternoon, when ice cream is sup- posed to ruin any man’s appetite and to spread dire destruction. They come, too, at night, when the city man is supposed to be imbibing quantities of beer at the roof gardents or munching Swiss cheese sand- wiches. They come in groups sometimes. I have seen a man who looked every inch an athlete with a strawberry ice cream and a plate of little cakes before him. Yet these same men, some of them staid fath- ers of families, have rebuked their children and thelr wives for having a_ so-called sweet tooth. The ice cream habit is grow- ing. —eee-- EXTINCTION OF Harry Villiers, € Clean Tramp, Has G From the Harry Villiers, known all over the coun- try as the king of tramps, died Monday af- ternoon at 5 o'clock at the alms house in Augusta. The immediate cause of his death was heart disease. He had been gradually A CLASS. slebrated as the one to Hix Reward ewiston, Evening Journal. sinking since Saturday, when the malady took a firm hold upon him. His age was sixty years. Among Harry's few effects was a book, in which was written the story of his whole life. He was born in Devonshire, England, in 1835. His right name was John Risdale, and he was at one time a member of the dragoon guards for the queen. Several years ago he came to this country and Maine, and finally confined his trampings to this state. The back cover of the book contains his last will and testament, which bequeaths his body, after death, to Dr. M. K. Dwinal of Waterville, in reciprocation of many favors which the doctor conferred while he was an inmate at the Waterville alms house. One of the most remarkable traits of Viillers was his love for sood books. Shakespeare was his favorite, he perusing the works of this writer with a keen relish. How Villiers became a tramp has always been a matter of conjecture. The story has never been told, he himself teing reticent when the subject was broached. But the handwriting on the pages of the book says: ve with a girl and another fellow Risdale, or, as he was commonly known, Villiers, had a particular aversion for work. He said he never had worked and as long as he lived would do no work. He always dreaded the hereafter, say: If the Bible be true, it would be better for me if I never was born. I will probably die in a ditch like a dog. Harry always claimed that he was a sol- dier in the Crimean w: He always liked to tell of the part he played in that mem- orable struggle. He also claimed that he was a connection by birth of Queen Vic- toria. The king of tramps, on account of his many exposures, had hecome inured to the cold. It is even related of him that during the coll winter weather, when the ther- mometer r istered but a few degres above zero, he would bathe himself in a brook or river. He scrupulously clean, never, it bath for years. = coe = Personal Ment Capt. H. has come to W lighthouse boar ing his brother in this city. LLINERY SHnaeteinininy TEEMING WITH VALU SO LOW THAT THEY APPEAR STRA} DEED AT WAR WITH QUALITIES. $10 Plush Capes, $6.98. . Seeds = ¢ Very Fine Plush Capes, fur trimmed, ex- Sf auisitely satin lined throughout, with full $F sweeps. = The: : ations, designed for very fine trade, DO-OS £55.50, $6 and $7.50 Beaver Capes, $3.98. & _All-wool Handsome Black Beaver Cloth oF Re eet and Jet braid trimmed and satin plped—all sizes—32 to 44. Saturday ealy--- 53-98 $7.50, $8.50 and $9 xCoats, $5.50. ¥ In box effects, Iatest -iys Xf lars, ripple backs, bound s: X tful Jackets 3, than double. In be: cloth and cheviot. p notch col- hese bean- for less dle euty at 95-50 Z2sc. Blackbirds at tic. 50 doz. Imported Large Blackb! “at sold throughout city at 25¢...... rte. 35e. Sk and Velvet Roses, 3 tn a poe, : 812-814 Seventh St. N.W. PO re FOR YOUR SATURDAY BUYING WE HAVE PREPARED Aq AND HAVE MADE THE 2 ELY INCONSISTEN?. & GLOAKS, AD SOME BARGAINS PRICES "1 NTLY Low— RICES ARE IN- Bonnets. Exquisite trimmings of i Plumes, Aigrettes, Black Velvet— Steel and Jet effi — $3.98 Flowers, Ihinestone, at [lisses’ and Children’s Gretchens and Reefers. A special drive of 50 Fine Children’s and Misses’ Gretchens and Reefers in plain and fancy efects—4 to 14. Regular $5, $5.50 and §6 values at... * $3.98 n a seen the $$ Sui are selling for. “$5.98 75¢. and $1 Felt Hats, 39¢. Wool Felt Hats Maclin and Flats. all shapes, Sailo bargain at. colors and As NG'S PALACE, $s Trimmed Hats at Perfect Parisian effects in the ne + and sweliest styles of Trimme 715 Market Space. Se a a oe ee Re y ra ey ean * SA 5 GOREN (2) 2 e) Remarkably low prices for records this fall. Read: Open Grates Very Cheap. - (2) We placed our order last May, <2before the advance in iron took (place. But the stock is limited. ¢) $2.75 for a 19-inch size. 5 $3 for a 22-inch size. $3.50 for a Handsome Nickel- Sare Open Grate. é Can be set in any fireplace, and éefeels mighty good these cool bs mornings and evenings. G)GRANITE WARE— {BLUE AND WHITE WARE— AND COPPER POTS AND PANS “AT HALF ‘SWHAT THEY USED TO BE. Wan AX ) When Granite and Blue and White Ware first came on the mar- ket the prices asked were so stiff that few housekeepers could afford to buy them. But now the prices (Shave been cut almost in half be- Scause of the increased demand, be and the manufacturers added fa- ‘cilities for quicker and greater ssbroiucbons: The worthless imi- tations offered you at the cheap » furnishings stores are not more (than 1o per cent lower than our . prices for the genuine ware. Os Dev eS 1004 F St. & OOS PERERA RICK * ¢ ( EAP EAA LRA ERASE A SAAS, “Good Reading “for Housekeepers.” other furnishings for tomorrow.’ We are lowering all price We never sell anything that we can't HONESTLY I Housekeepers’ Utensils and Planished Copper Vessels, in Tea Kettles, Sauce Pans and, Wash Boilers at lower prices than any other firm in Washington. PATENT OYSTER FRYERS. They economize the grease, draining it from the oyster back, in the pan, leaving the bivalve, brown and crisp and free from the grease, which is apt to cause in-| digestion. Size for 12 oysters, $1.15. oysters, $1.35. Size for 18 5. oysters, $1.60. Size for 24 Hotel size, Lace Curtain Stretchers, $1.50. By the aid of our New Improved Curtain Stretchers you can launder your lace curtains as well as the’ steam laundry. Only $1.50 each: Reversible Brooms, 2oc. Up. Real Ostrich and Turkey Feath- er Dusters from 25¢. to $1.50. Carpet Stretchers,25c.Up Mrs. Potts’ Irons (3 in a set), nickel-plated, with one handle an one stand—only goc. for the set. Step Ladders. Good, Serviceable Step Lad- ders only 19¢. per foot. J. Hi. CHESLEY & CO.,? Double Stores, 522 roth St. OOO OURO ONO ONO Oey SRE ORORON ONS IN AN ARIZONA SHOW, The Ostrich Swallowed a Lighted Cigar and There Was Trouble. From the Tucson Star. ‘There was a performance in the ostrich department of the Syndicate shows yester- day which had not been advertised. It tcok the place of the strong man feature which was advertised but didn’t come off. Sammie Hughes was standing near the cstrich conservatory, making a scientific study of the birds and smoking a freshly 'ghted 10-cent cigar. An ostrich suddenly lengthened his neck about a foot and re- moved the cigar from Mr. Hughes’ mouth and swallowed it, fire and all. The length of an ostrich’s neck furnishes a wonderful opportunity for a lighted cigar, and it burned every inch of the way as it went down. The ostrich acted as if he regretted having given way to the prompting of his indiscriminate appetite. A gentleman con- nected with the show in the capacity of chambermaid for the ostriches saw the cigar disappesr within the bird’s bill. He accused Mr, Hughes of having made a vol- untary contribution and uttered language which was neither moral nor polite, show- ing that the spiritual training of this great educational menagerie is not what it is cracked up to be. He threatened to eject Mr, Hughes from the premises. Mr.Hughes tried to explain that he was the chief loser by the transaction and that the whole thing wes an affair between himself and the ostrich, Deputy United States Marshal Ezekiel also began to say that the o had brought the troubie on himself. showman pushed Mr. Ezehiel aside, and the officer was compelled to exhibit his gun as his badge of authority. In the mean- time the cigar had been extinguished in the Lird's gizzard, and he seemed to have for- gotten the episode of the cisar and was looking longingly at an empty soda water hottle which lay on the ground just out of reach. = soe A Story of Mystery. Do you know what a “Story of Mystery” is? It is a continued story of which all but the last chapter Is printed, and then guesses sre made as to the solution, then the final installment is printed. October seventh a most y story, dollars will be given for the first a ct solution. In ect the amount thoce nearest to a cori be confined ulars eb Faller part ————— Nawal resident has apy ers, Chas 5 Lait . P. White and seorge H. Statfor tant Engineer A. b. Canaga. | | One Massive Sold Oak Hall Rack—un- usually large mirror—top elegantly carved— large box receptacle—side arm umbrella racks—a plece of fur- niture to be proud of—re- duced from $60 to.. Another Hall Rack, Also in solid oak—elaborately carved— splendid French bevel plate ‘ GET THESE! } $40 nifrror—large seat—side arm umbrella stands—cut from $50 to.. A Few ; Couches, : Upholstered tn tapestry—1® eprings—soft ¢ $4.50 . and Iast time that we shall offer a choice of them for... Pay When You Please! Weekly or monthly—no notes—no interest. It's time right now to furnish your bouse for wiater-make {t snug and cozy—take your time paying the bill. We make and jay the carpet free of cost—no charge for waste iu matching figures. GROGAN’S Mammoth Credit House, 21-823 7th wt. o.w., bet. I and I ots, Sid very near F St., Makes It for nis of volames: convenient joo Journals, ‘ of six—only $2.50 a year. Te Imperial Cir. Library, gin mith st. Miss Whittington, Librarian. oc3-16d