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Muth & Co., 418 7th st. aw. 0c16-244 STONE DEALERS IN WASHINGTON, TO START A HORSE. Advice Given to the Man Who Drove a Horse With a Bad Habit. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. A red-faced man with a big red mustache drove a little red horse up Vine street yes- terday afterroon. The horse was attached to a sulky und he was going at a merry clip when Gano street wes reached. The red-faced man called “Whoa!” and the Ht- tle red horse stopped. The driver stopped for the purpose of talking to another red- faced man with a big white hat. Then the man in the sulky wanted to go on about his business. “Get up!’ he called to the little red horse. But there was not a move. The horse stiffened his front legs and not a move did he make. “Get up!" yelled the driver, and he crack- ed the horse over the back. This time he moved far enough to straddle the car track, and the cars were blocked. Then a crowd gathered on the sidewalks. Finally the driver and the man with the white hat put their backs to the little red horse and shoved him off the tracks. The cars went on and the crowd smiled. But that was as far as the little horse would go. “Git ‘im by the nose and pull him, ” sug- gested some one in the crowd. That was tried, but the horse only shook his_head. “If he’d just tip him cn the ears with his whip, that'd make him move. I had an uncle once who used to make a balky horse = by doin’ that,” remarked a young fel- low. The driver tipped the horse on the ears with his whip. Instead of going the horse backed up and the crowd became larger. Then a tall, lean man pushed himself through the crowd, and, getting a hold of the horse’s head, remarked. “There's only one thing to do with a horse and that’s to kick him on the leg. Now you git in and I'll do the kickin’.” The driver got in his sulky and took hold of the reins. Then the tall man began to kick the little horse on the front legs. “That'll ruin any horse,” said a man in the crowd, loud enough for the driver to hear it. “Hear, don’t kick that horse; you want to ruin him,” said the red-faced man in the sulky. The kicker then stopped and took his place jn the crowd. “Build a fire under him; that'll make him g0,”" said a half-drurken fellow. ‘That's the stuff.” ‘You bet. Build a fire.” T'll get the stuff. Every one in the crowd was waiting for the fire, when the little red horse just walked off. “All you have to do Is to just mention fire to a horse and he'll g said the man with the white hat. And the crowd dispersed. — ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Mathematical Calculation of the Chances of Women Getting Married. From the Pall Mall Budget. In England and Wales there are rather more than five millions of husbandless women aged fifteen years and older. Some of these women want to get married, and some don't—at least, they say they don’t. Between now and this time next year, about 224,000 out of those 5,000,000 husband- less women will have decided that a hus- band is werth having, and they will ac- cordingly get one—perhaps for the pleas- ure of keeping him, perhaps not. This is a large number of brides—so large, in fact, that these brides equal in number the whole present pepulation of the county of Hertford. At ages fifteen to nineteen, only four- teen women out of every thousand unat- tached women of these ages will marry during one year from now. But at ages twenty to twenty-four, no fewer than 107 women out of every 1,000 husbandicss wo- men of these ages will, in one year only, become women who did unproperly. After this second group of ages it becomes risky to play about; it is wiser to proceed to business, for at ages twenty-live to thirty- four only eighty-six per 1,000 husbandless women of these ages marry during one r. The last group, ages thirty-five and older, contains many women who “don’t want to marry,” and I expect this condition of in- difference partly accounts for the fact that only twelve per 1,000, or, say, one in a hundred, women of these ages marry dur- ing the yea coe LEDUER OF IDEAS. Method Applied Not Only to Busine Details, but to General Suggestions. From the Minneapolis Tribune. One of the greatest elements in sticcess- ful business management is method. The judgment of a rich and a poor man is not so widely apart as their wealth; besides, often the smarter is the poorer bu man. The whole world of commerce Ge- pends upon the practice of bookkeeping, and all that bookkeeping is can be reduced to this: A record of business transactions kept so that they can be readily grouped and un- derstood as a concrete whole. Bookkeeping is usually confined to a record of money transactions. A friend of mine carries the till further; he keeps books for his as and information picked up at odd mo- ments. In his vest pocket he carries a little book which he calls his day book. In that he records everything he wishes to remember, whether it is to buy a bottle of liquid glue to mend his little girl's doll or a social engagement for the following week. Everything goes into the day book, from the name of a map who wants a job to a scheme to make a million that may go flitting through his head. In addition to the day book, my friend keeps a “ledger of ideas.” Into this are transferred all such matters as are likely to be needed for future reference, like addresses, suggestions in connection with his business, all grouped in such a way that they can be turned to in a moment. When a matter has been dispos- ed of a pencil mark is drawn through it and that ends it, except that it serves as a men- orandum of the fact and the period of time when entered, for these items are divided by date lines indicating the period when en- tere Hurler’s Cocoa and Chocolates are unsurpassed for their purity and deliciousness of flavor, All Grocers. Fdrie railwey BRANCHING OUT Increase in Mail and Freight Traffic on Electric Roads. SOME NEW DESIGNS FOR MAIL CARS Economy and Speed a Big Factor in the Competition. POINTS OF INTEREST “Not satisfied with the inroads they have made on the passenger traffic of the rail- roads, the trolley lines of the country are beginning to make bids for the mail and freight service, and from present indications the outlook is very br'ght for the electric roads in its new venture.” The above expression of opinion was civen to a Stur reporter recently by an agent cf one of the largest electric machinery and equipment firms in the country. He had come to Washington in connection with the new line now building between this city and Baltimore, his business had previously taken him all over the country, and he ought to be therefore thoroughly versed on the electric road situation of the country. “Two of the largest money-making cor- porations, railroad and telegraph,” he said, “have had matters very much their own way in the past, but from present indica- tions quite a hole will be made in the re- ceipts of both in the future. All the readers of the daily press know to what extent the trolley lines have injured the suburban bus- iness of the railroads, and future develop- ments are watched with the keenest inter- est. The federal government will play no favorite and the corporation that will han- dle its business the cheapest and quickest will surely secure the contracts. And this the trolley lines will do to a certainty on short runs. As to how the telegraph com- panies will become involved, the speedy handling of the mails will answer that ques- tion, and in a way not at all satisfactory to them. But the public will be benelited, and that is the all-important idea. ‘oe Much for the Steam Road. “I have a trolley road in my mind that will aptly illustrate how disastrous the traffic of the electric lines has been to the railroad suburban business. This road runs from Harrisburg to Middletown, Pa., a dis- tance of about nine miles, and runs through the great mill town of Steelton, the place where the iron work for the 9th street underground trolley line was made, and through the village of Highspire. “The Pennsylvania railroad had run spe- .clal accommodation trains, the fare being about 2 cents a mile, and did a very re- munerative business. When the electric rozd was started tney put on half-hour cars, and the fare uvcraged about a cent a mile at the outside. In one month's time the railroad cried quits, aud took off all the short-run trains and let the through ang pick up the small traffic that was left. “It 1s now proposed to put postal cars on this short Hne, with the result that instead of mail arriving at Middletown about four times a day, as formerly, Uncle Sam's em- ploye will strike the town every two hours. Service like this is bound to hurt the tele- graph as well as the telephone business. “One year ago sixty-two electric lines were carrying mails; thirty-five were carry- ing express matter, and fifty-tive carried freight traffic. Today these figures can be doubled without the least exaggeration. What they will be a year hence can hardly be foretold, but from the way the railroads are experimenting with electricity I would venture the prediction that quadrupling would be about the propcr increase. Handsome Mail Cars. “The chief question that is troubling elec- trical car constructors at present is how to handle the freight and mail tratlic with as great a profit as possible. A traction com- pany over in Philadelphia recently com- pleted three handsome cars to be used on its lines for the Post Office Department. The cars are models of beauty. Those pre- viously used were devoted exclusiv mail purposes, and were run as trailer hind the regular cars. The new cars are thirty-four feet long; one-half will be de- voted to passengers and the other half given up for mail purposes. They will be run independently of the oth ‘ars, and on regular schedule time. They are paint- ed white, with silver letters. Along the hody of the car are the words United States Mail.’ While the routes have not been definitely determined, it is expected that one car will be run to Darby and an- other to Manayunk. The third car is to be kept in reserve in case of accident. “The common type of car for such ser- vice is a combination car having a passen- ger compartment and a freight compart- ment, as it is only in comparatively few cases that it pays to have cars for freizht exclusively. With the combination car mails, parcels and a limited amount of heavy freight may be carried, thus giving a frequent service without running cars any more frequently than is required for the passenger service. Time-Saver. “The most substantial and speedy benefit derived frcm the electric motor was the building of the McKeesport and Wilmer- ding :0ad up in western Pennsylvania. This line is only four miles and a half long, but it effects a connection over a ridge where no route for an crdinary steam railroad is practicable, and the existing main lines form an irdirect route. Passengers over the Pennsylvania road for McKeesport were formerly compelled to go to Pitts- burg, change to the Baltimore and Ohio and then return to McKeesport, making twenty-nine miles of travel from Wilmer- ding. The height of the ridge is 1,200 feet, and the trolley line surmounts an eleva- tion of 490 feet, having numerous curves nd maximum grades of nearly 12 per cent. rhis electric line is now the principal con- necting route, and mail and express matter from the Penrsylvania railroad arrives in McKeesport five hours eariier than former- ly, while a day is saved in freight ship- ments from the east, as McKeesport mer- chants have their freight shipped to Wil- merding and then transferred to the elec- tric road. ‘Mail is carried from the Pennsylvania road over this electric line not only for Mc- Keesport but for transfer to three lines of steam railway centering at McKeesport. The time from Wilmerding station to the McKeesport post office is forty minutes, and the mail is carried under the regular railway mail contracts, the government paying a certain amount per hundred Hounds per mile. ‘This was the first elec- with which the Adams Ex- Wress Company made a contract, and the éxpress matter is ordinarily carried on the ,qombination baggage and passenger cars, xcept when the shipments are large dnough to require the use of a box car. Between This City and Baltimore. “The matl, express and freight traffic is a profitable feature, as it does not interfere with the regular passenger service, and the frequency with which the electric cars are run makes the saving in time specially de- sirable for mafl and express matter. At McKeesport the company has its own wa- gons to collect and deliver freight. Con- nection is made at this place with electric lines to other suburban towns, so that there is a continuous trolley route from McKees- rort to Pittsburg, the distance being about twenty mules. All the line is single track, with turnouts. The power house Is situ: ated at about the middle of the line. thus furnishing a steady and equal fiow of cur- rent for both sections. “I mention these details, as practically the same system will be uxed in Washing- ton and Baltimore when the new trolley road between the two cities is completed, as the management will undoubtedly make a bid for and secure a considerable portion of the mail and express business. “Two cases may here be mentioned in which accommodaticn 1s provided for spe- cial traffic on trolley lines, one being the handling of whisky at Frankfort, Ky., and the other the handling of grain and flour at Spokane, Wash. The line in Frankfort does a large business in carrying to the steam railw ation the barrels of whisky from large distilleries in the Gretrict, and uses for this purpose a large box car, which also carries general freight and supplies for local service. Grain and Flour Traffic. “The line out in Spokane hauls wheat and flour between the mills and the rail- way station, and has displaced the drays fcrmerly used. The Spokane authorities Fassed an erdinancef previding that the charge must not exc@éed twenty cents per ton, o= fifteen cents per ton each way if the car is loaded both ways; the minimum carload to be five tom, and the company to supply current andfight of way over its tracks for any cars dwned by the mills at a charge not exceeding two dollars per car. “In the carrying e& mails one of the most interesting casesyis the Brooklyn and Coney Islaad service bf the Atlantic ave- nue road of Brooklyn. Y., for which two cars have been built at the company’s shops in accordance with designs prepared hy the officers and the post office author- ities. These cars are twenty-eight feet long, and resemble ordinary passenger cars, but are divided into two compart- ments, which have no intercommunication. One is a smoking compartment, with seats against the sides and the partition, and the other is a mail sorting compartment, fitted with sorting table, pigeon holes, ks for bags and two drop boxes. ‘The ends have double doors, the door of the off side being fastened and a movable section of seat fitted against it. The cars run from the Brooklyn post office to the Union station at 36th street and 5th ave- nve, and then over the Brooklyn, Bath and West End railway, which has been converted from steam to electri tion. The cars run to Coney Island, serv- ing seven or eight intermediate suburban towns, mail bags b2ing delivered and col- lected at these places. The mails are sort- ed during the trip, and letters can be pested in the drop-boxes on the car.” ee THE VENEZUELAN BOUNDARY. Views on the London Times’ Proposi- tion Reviewing Great Britain’s Claims ‘To the Editcr of The Evening Star: The extract from the London Times of the 16th instant on the Venezuelan boun- dary dispute is exceedingly interesting to those who have followed this memorable case. The editorial bears evidence of having been thrown out as a “‘feeler” by the Brit- ish foreign office. It is, in short, an offer to arbitrate the ownership of the country lying west of the Schomburgh line; all lands east or between that line and the At- lantic to be considered as British territory. The Times has the audacity to term the imaginary Schcmburgh line the “frontier,” and then adds the covert threat that if ar- bitration is not agreed to upon this basis now, a few years hence they will dictate more severe terms by moving their “‘fron- tier” still further westward. The language of the Times admits of no other construction, and is unwittingly a conviction of territorial theft, for it says: “We are now willing to submit the frontier question to erbitration, but a few years hence it may be equally impossible to admit such a question anywhere within the limits which we believe to be rightfully ours.” The hypocrisy of the statement is appar- ent, for who ever heard of Great Britain voluntarily surrendering anything “she be- lieved to be rightfully hers’ Twentieth century diplomacy thus con- sists, from a British standpoint, in admit- ting they have stolen the territory between the Pomeron and the Schomburgh line (for Holland never claimed beyond the Pome- ron) and colonized the same, “every year adding value to the settlement,” naively says the Times. The suggestion that title to this vast ter- ritory, in area equal to the states of New York and Pennsylvania, should be con- firmed to England before any promise will be given (arbitration) that the en- croachment shall cease is one of the most unprircipled propositions conceivable when you come to analyze It. The British foreign office must have a very poor opinion of:ahe patriotism and sagacity of our statesmen to entertain the idea that we could for/a moment advise Venezuela to secepe stch ignoble condi- tions. bane Salisbury has the hardihood to follow the course outlined by the Times and submit such a proposition through our gov- ernment, it would certainly furnish Presi- dent Cleveland with strong grounds for summarily notifying Great Britain to evac- uate all the disputed territory down to the Pomeron river. When the leading faets are considered, such an offer to arbitrate as suggested by the Times amount¢ practically to an in- sult to the intelligence of our State De- partment, and we should become the Taugh- ing stock of Europe-as we were a few ye go in the Hawaiian affair—to per- mit ourselves to be used as a channel for the perpetration of such a despicable fraud against a weaker neighber. One of the most significant sentenves in the Times’ article is the “bluff” it makes at considering the Venezuelan question as being entirely “outside of the scope of the Monree doctrine.” I suppose we ought to feel thankful that the great oracle even ad- mits, in this left-handed fashion, the ex- istence of the Menroe doctrine. But here, briefly, are the reasons why the preposition to arbitrate from the Schom- burgh line westward.covld not, and ought rot, be entertained by Venezuela er ac- quiesced in by our government: 1. The Schomburgh line stands for noth- ing tangible In the dispute; it was run in 1841 without the knowledge or consent of Venezuela, and obliterated about 1813 at the det nd of the latter government. What inconsistency on the part of Eng- land, having once rubbed it out, to now at- tempt its resurrection! 2. About 1844 Lord Aberdeen, then mints- ter of foreign affairs, distinctly disclaimed, in writing, any intention on the part of Great Britain to claim the Schomburgh line as a possible boundary. He satd: “The so-called Schomburgh line was never de- signed to be other than merely tentative.” What has happened since that date to make it other than an experimental line now? 3. Lord: Aberdeen offered to fix the boun- dary on a line running southward from the mouth of the Moroco river, taking in a strip less than half the size of the territory withir the Schomburgh line. If A»erdeen was justified in this temper- ate proffer, what has ¢ince transpired to incre: se the claim twofold? 4. In 1890 matters diad reached such a age that rumors prevailed that Great ain was about to take possession of the disputed. verritory, whereupon the British ter at Caracas, ‘to quiet apprehen- lemnly stated that his government had no intention of occupying the region, and would refrain from so doing provided the government of Venezuela would also promise not to colonize the same. This agre2ment was mutual, but England entirely ignored it by stealthily pushing her outposts northward over 300 miles, un- ir Iss4, she reached the mouth of the noco. Venezuela, on the other hand, ob- 1 the compact in good faith for many after its flagrant violation by Eng- not Secretary Olney Invoke the ob- nee of this agreement with as much s of right as England when she arbi- irarily attempts to convert an experimental line into a fixed frontier? In 1880 Venezuela, to reach a settle- ment, offered to adopt the Moroco river as the frontier, as suggested by Lord Aber- deen in 1844, but Lord Salisbury replied that the ‘Moroco line could not longer be admitted,” thus again gdmitting that, ac- cording to British idgaf the boundary’ line moving in a time20f profound peace and contrary to all known laws. 6. In ISSD Venezuela, iyhrough her minis- ter, obtained the wrjtén promise of Lord Granville, then minggfe? of foreign affairs, to accept a new treaty between the two governments, in whj¢h the boundary ques- tion pure and simpli was to be arbitrated without reference tO. any line west of the Essequibo. ‘This inrportant clause in the draft of the treaty was amended and added to at the special request.of Lord Granville, making it imperativt-en the part of his government to sulghit the question to friendly powers, but*béfere the treaty could be ratified the Gladstone government was overthrown, and Salisbury coming into power, refused flat-fgotad to give his assent of had agreed to. ceful act, it is w noting that the noblewlord arose in ths house of lords andtammounced “that the engagements of the previous government would be respected"—and they were re- spected in all matters pending with strong governments, infamous act fs a matter of record nnot be obliterated. Is it any wonder, then, that continental Always FIRST Gail Borden Eagle Brand CONDENSED MILK For 3! the leading brand. It is the Best and the most economical A PERFECT FOOD FOR INFANTS ecco: ecceees ‘| until strong encugh to resist every te mg encugl Burope ‘has long designated England as “Perfidious Albion,” ard can sny one be- lieve, in view of these broken pledges and dishonorable subterfuges, that the Ameri- can people will now be made the vehicle to legalize the despoliatien of this friendly and patient South American repablic? When ‘this phase of ‘the situation be- comes thoroughly understood by our Con- ‘gress and the press of the country, John Bull is likely to receive an answer to thus ignoring the Monroe doctrine, througn his official organ, that will surprise him. CHARLES HEDGES. ——————— DR. TALMAGE SAYS “GOOD-BYE.” His Farewell Sermon Befere 2 New Yerk Gathering. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage preached his farewell sermon in New York city last night before leaving to take up his work in the new pastorate he has assumed in this city. It was at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, Madison avenue and 53d street. The audience included hundreds of people preminent in affairs and the social world. After the services were over Dr. Talmage stood on the pulpit stairs for twenty minutes saying good-bye, and shak- ing hards with scores of ardent personal friends and admirers. During the sermon Dr. Talmage thanked all his friends in New York, which, he said, really included Brooklyn, for their support and friendship in the past. He said he was sorry to leave the city, and bestowed upon it words of praise, calling it the beautiful, the magnificent, the super- lative in generosity, patriotism, art and education. After his sermon Dr. Talmage closed with a fervent prayer for blessings to the pas- tors of all the churches, the editors and reporters, merchants, professional men, me- chanics and the Marys and Marthas of the home circle of New York, and especially for the pastor of the church, who had given lim the opportunity to “bid good-bye to this multitude. ——___+ e+ _____ Three Examiners Promoted. Principal Examiners Julius Andree and John McPhane and Examiner W. E. Ed- wards in the contest division of the gen- eral land office have been transferred to the assistant attorney general's office of the department. Mr. W. L. Kee of West Virginia has been appointed to Mr. Mc- Phane's place. These transfers are said to be in the line of civil service reform. es Wool From Argentina. The bureau of American republics has received information that within the last thirty days very large purchases have been made of the new wool clip in the Argentine Republic. The contracts amount to sev- eral million pounds, and were made prin- cipally by representatives of French houses. Germs OF : Typhus Find their way into the system through the water you drink. LON- DONDERRY LITHIA SPRINGS are on HIGH GROUND, ONE- HALF A MILE FROM ANY HABITATION, are carefully pro- tected from any possible source of contamination, and may be used with perfect confidence as a Medicinal or Table Water. IT Is in daily use in every hospital in America. The popular water of this day and generation. Look out for worthless imitations. For sale everywhere. Londonderry Lithia Spring Water Co, NASHUA, N. H. Washington Office, 1324 F St. N. W. oc21-m, w&s8t BLANKETS cleaned by us are white and soft—not shrunk and hard like some you have had No charge for rebinding with done. $1.50 per pair. silk ribbon. A. F. BORNOT, 1103 G Street N. W. SR cnn ! ALLIGATOR CALF: And Grain Leathers. | They are real. bar- sains, having previously sold for $1.25 and Real Sterling Silver Corners, if you 1 prefer, without colo Our own make. o a e eatra charge. Different TOPHAM’S FINE LEATHER GOODS MANUFACTORY, G 1231 P A. AVE. ESL IOOCSHSS C SS OVH HOBOS SS. Grateful—Comforting Epps’s Cocoa. BREAKFAST_-SUPPER. of tho natural laws f digestion and nutri- tion of the fine prop- Mr. Epps bas provided pper a delicately flavored @ careful appli elected Coco age e us many hea’ doctors’ sills. At is by the judicicus use of suck articles of diet ‘that a constitution may be gradually built. uy lency of dis- ease. Hundreds of subtle around us ready to att maladies are’ flow ‘k wherever there ix a weal potnt, We may escape many @ fatal sbatt oy eeping Curselves well fortified with pure blood and a preperly nourished frame.”—Civil Service Ga- gette. Made simply with bolling water or mill Sold ‘only in balf-pound tins, by grocers, labeled us : JAMES EPPS & CO.. Ltd., Homoeopathic Chemists, Loudon, ‘England. 0c5-8,m,tu,om_ New For Church Sociables Two of them in the October issue, Soe ica all ae More will be given in future numbers of THE LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL 10 Cents: For Sale Everywhere Ideas Astounding Values in Clothing. Everything here for men, youths, boys and children. Fresh from the factories. Elegant, stylish, most desirable, and prices way below any- thing offered before. Truly astound- ing are the values below. You won- der HOW we do it? So do our com- petitors. ’Tis done. That should be sufficient for you. $6.48 a Suit. Men's All-wool Suite, Neat dark mixtures. You've often paid $15 for @ sult not so good. $2.98 a Suit. Boys’ Suits, rizes 14 to 18 years. Full suits, mind you—coats, vests and pants. Only 220 ef them. ‘They'll net be with us long. $2.78 a Pair For Men's Pantaloons, Net one in the lot worth less than $4 Most of them are the $5 and $6 quality. Overcoats, $7.50. Over 2,000 of them. Ewery color, Spe te se POPC ODOO OOOOH OOO OSU OO OPO OOOO PHO EM stade, style and effect known to & fashion, Light, medium and heavy 4 weights. Evers cloth that coats are made of will be found amid this won- derfal display. Victor E. Adier’s 10 Per Cent Clothing House, 927-9 7th St. Our Native Herbs. ocl4-6m,42 A EOL, Do you know that electricity is a cheaper, better, safer and more re- liable power than steam? It makes a better light, too—better for stores— better for offices. Ht is us far ahend of gas es the modern eluctric locomotive is abead of the old stage coach. We furnish power only. Telephone us to turn it on. U. 8. ELECTRIC LIGHTING 00., 218 14th street. "Phone 77. 0c18-204 SSO OSS \Ingrain rt Squares ee floor coverings-— easily put down and taken up —neat and pretty. An elegant stock of All- wool Art Squares here at Pree like these: FL GIN. X10 FT. 6 IN, K Orr 2 ET xR rt 0 t 9 FT. X 15 FT. 300 ‘Hair Mattresses Down \ For, the..next few days prices ‘ll slip way below their usual notch fi MATTRESS! 10 MATTE 18 MATT 22 MATTRE: WIRE SPRINGS SAME PROPORTION. The Houghton Co 1214 F St. NW. ROS SUN LEE CHINESE L LAUNDRY, 2016 7 2016 7TH ST.N.W. Shirts, 6c. Everything halt pri: oc! ae le. Cults, 2c. pair. ; ; Almost $2 of worth for $1 of cash. Have you ever known a time or place before—when and where you could do any such bargain buying as this? Circumstances have cut the prices. You can’t help profiting if you need any- thing at all in the House- furnishing line—for our en- tire stock is reduced—all the FURNITURE —all the CARPETS—all the DRAP- ERIES—all of everything— ’cause everything must be sold before our new building is ready for us.) We must gain time—even if it costs money—big money. Don’t buy until you’ve been here. Credit as usual. Re tet Sorgen were House & Herrmann, The Leading Hovsefurnishers, 917, 919, 921 AND 928 7TH ST. ocl9-S4d 636 MASS. AVE. PPO OOOOH OL GET THIN! Dr. Edison’s Obesity Pills, Salt and Bands Take Off Fat. From her residence on H street, Mrs. Jane Hur ley Thomas writes: “I have now taken Dr. Edl- son's Obesity, Pills and, Fruit ae ae ney have reduced me 29 pounds and great proved my too fat bips and abdomen.” Writing from the State Department, Julia Tl Dana says: “Dr. Edison's Obesity Pilis and Salt have, in seven weeks, reduced my it 89 and rendered me mich more graceful, as well as heatthy,, 1 am recommending them to fat lady ‘Writing from the Washington Woman's Cinb, Mrs. Kate Richards Reignolds says: “Dr. Edison's Pills aud Salt have reduced me about 33 pounds to 89 diss, cured me of indigestion and completely banished unsightly liver spots which long marred_my complexion.”” Col. Thomas West, ‘Ti “T have, in four weeks, my abdominal measurement © inches with Dr. ‘Eaieva's Obesity and. Obesity Pills, $1.50 2 bottle, or three bottles for $4, enough for one treatment. Obesity Fruit Salt is $1 a bottle. Oberity Band, any size up to 36 tuches, ts $2.50; 10_cents extra for each additional inch th length. Send all mail, exnress or C. 0. D. orders to un, A lady expert will be at E. P. Merts’s Pharmacy, 11th and F sts., every day hereafter to explain the methods of redticing ‘by our obesity treatment, A FULL ASSORTMENT OF DR. EDISON'S GOODS ARE KEPT IN STOCK aT E. P. MERTZ’S PHARMACY, 1ith and FP n.w. ©. G. SIMMS’ PHARMACY, 1346 N.Y. ave. n.w. Send for “How to Cure Obesit; columns, written by distinguish ous {llnstrations and 200 testimonials. Mention address exactly as given below: LORING & CO.. Gen-ral Agente, United States, Chicazo, Dept.) ‘0. 118 State street. New Sow cls, Dept. 4 No. 42 W. 230 strvet, 0014-56 CARBONA REMOVES GREASE SPOTS INSTANTLY. Non-inflammable-- Non-explosive. Does not injure the most delicate fabric or color, If your grocer or druggist does mot keep it Apply to MARSHALL CHEMICAL ©0., Marshall, Va. fy24-co3m Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattams’ Crsstal Dis- covery is used. Guaranteed to restore gray oF faded hair to its natural color in 8 to 10 days— positively not a dye. Stops the hair from falling dru und mukes the nicest dressing - No poison No sede $1, ‘Trial size, Sve. HARMAG "B AGENTS, 43s + express prepaid, to any of price. 232 cook by gas Hore ts the largest stock of Gas Hent- ers and Cooking Ranges im this city. Ges heaters und ranges have improved wonderfully since last year—better to heat and cook with. GAS APPLIANCE EX, 2 1428 N. Y. Ave. ocl 8-284 I>