Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1895, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR;*FUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES, — — aS THE EVENING STAR. | controversy, however, is the right of the Open evenings till 9 o'clock. men to belong to a special labor organiza- pee WASHINGTON. tion, and in denying this right the company C 9 ! m has already discharged one hundred and he Ss Ee S TURSDAN ‘December 17, 1895-| ory men. The employes felt that their 9 CROSBY S. NOYES...............-Editor. THE EVENING STAR has regular and permancnt Family Circulation muck more than the combined cfr- culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising mo competitor. lm order to avoid delays, om ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR ould not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. — = America for Americans. President Cleveland's message to Congress on the Venezuelan question submitted today in connection with the correspondence re- garding the boundary dispute is one of the most vigorous and patriotic state papers that ever emanated from the Executive Mansion. It will doubtless be a severe dis- appointment to those who professed to be- leve that the President would not maintain the unytelding front in defense of the Mon- roe doctrine that the country had reason to expect from his annual message delivered a fortnight ago. He has disappointed his anticipatory critics, too, by transmitting to Congress the entire correspondence and his ringing answer to Lord Salisbury with practically no delay after his return to the city from his recent well-earned vacation and the country ts placed in full possession of the facts and the policy of the admints- tration at what is probably the earliest possible moment consistent with the grave importance of the case. The message and correspondence display evidences of earnest thought and the an- swers to the British contentions are well- weighed and convincing. The correspond- ence in the case resembles the arguments of acungel in legal proceedings. The Presi- dent's message is the judge's charge to the jury, composed of the members of Congress as representing the people of the United States. In the light of the charge It is dif- ficult to see how any verdict can be render- ed in favor of Great Britain and her pre- tence of belleving that the Monroe doctrine does uot apply to the present case. So far as America is concerned there is no possible question as to the result. The President will be commended for his firm, patriotic tene and upheld tn his position by every American who believes that the time has come for insisting upon a recognition of the Urited States in all matters affecting territorial acquisitions in this hemisphere. The President's recommendation that a commission be appointed to investigate the boundary dispute for the benefit and satis- faction of this country is fraught with wide possibilities. If carried tnto effect it will practically be a submission of the case to arbitration by ourselves with ourselves as arbitrators and with notice served upon the British government that the appropriation by Great Britain of any lands or the exercise of governmental jurisdiction over any ter- ritory which, after investigation we have determined of right belong to Venezuela, will be “a wilful aggression” upon our rights and interests, to be resisted by the United States “by every means in {ts power.” The President's recommendations are contingent, of course, upon a decision by Great Britain to contemptuously disregard our traditional policy and to throw the Monroe doctrine, with its historical acceptance by Great Britain herself, to the winds. There Is no jingoism in the President's message; neituer is there weakness, or cow- ardicc, or “supine submission.” The an- swers to the points of Lord Salisbury’s reply are plain and direct and the President wastes no words in quibbling over techni- calitics but grasps the situation tn a broad, patriotic spirit. Going as it does to the houses of Congress, composed of plain, sen- sible people, well accustomed to deal with such matiers in a plain and senstble fash- fon, the message {s properly stripped of use- less diplomatic verbiage and the issue is laid down emphatically: Is the Monroe doc- trine a dead letter, or is it a live, vital prin- ciple upon which the United States*must in- sist If it hopes to preserve its “national self-respect and honor beneath which is shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness"? “America ts for Americans,” the President in éffect declares, and to this proposition the millions not only of the United States but of the Three Americas will say “Amen ——_ + e+. Dispatches from Paris say that new ob- jections to President Faure are urged on the ground that “the secret fund of 200,000 francs which the Elysee palace expende1 upon the press was not wisely distributed.” Certainly It was not. Most unwisely, we should say, and worse. Any subsidy fund in any amount pafd by any government to the press is a payment that is disgraceful alike to the government and the press. ——_—__+ e+ —__ In spite of attempted rivalry, the Brook- lyn trolley continues to hold distinct pre- cedence as the leading reliable and au- Yhentic infernal machine. —————_+ «= ____ Great Britain will presently be moved to go on record with the opinion that Mr. Bayard is a much nicer gentleman than Mr. Cleveland. — ee There were one hundred and nine men at work today on the city post office. ———_+ +] ___ The Philadelphia Strike. The Philadelphia street car strike, inau- gurated this morning, may give the people of that city another object lesson illustrative of the deubtful advantages of consolidation. A tie-up of the Union Traction Company's lines means a complete paralysis of the city’s transportation facilities and a strike §n this Instance Is far more wide-spread in its possible effect on the comfort and con- venience of the citizens than a similar affair would be in Washington or any other com- munity where one corporation is not in con- trol of all the lines. In a way this fact is advantageous to the men who are protesting agai st the actions of the company, for it the strike to have a direct and im- “ffect upon hundreds of thousands of patrons of the consolidated lines, and, if thelr plea for sympathy be just, the public can, and perhaps will, lend them powerful aid by submitting to inconvenience for a brief season to seek to bring about amicable settlement by a refusal to support the com- pany. A complete stoppage of all the cars is of course greatly to be deplored. It Is a very serious matter to deprive a great city suddenly of the facilities of transportation, and only the most extreme provocation should lead to such a result. In the Phila- Gelphia case the main grievance ts the faci that the company will not allow the men to Join the association which has now given its approva! to the strike. Incidentally the employes ask for a ten-hour day at $2.00, With time for meals. The chief point In the grievances warranted the presentation of a Protest and held a meetirig at which & committee was appointed and a pe- tition to the company was drawn up. Upon its respectful tender to the pres- ident of the traction company it was re- turned unopened. The company had taken the ground that there was no grievance, and that the men deserved no recognition. In this the company erred seriously. It shoeid have remembered that in all such Matters, when strikes are imminent, the corporation owes a duty to the community which supports it by its patronage, and in the performance of that duty it should seek to avoid open conflicts with its men and a possible stoppage of the city’s car lines. The communication from the men, which was not even considered, contained what ap- pears to be a fair offer to submit the mat- ters in dispute to arbitration. The com- pany by its refusal to grant the men the right to state their grievances is placed in the attitude of precipitating the strike with all its unpleasant and dangerous possibil- ities. The people of Philadelphia are not feeling particularly friendly toward the Union Traction Company just at present, cwing to the abolition of free transfers, and this fact may have a bearing on the outcome of the pending difficulty. ———_++-+______ Mr. Benedict's Appeal. Public Printer Benedict in his annual re- port makes still another appeal to Con- gress for relief from the dangers attendant upon a continued occupation of the anti- quated and flimsy structure on H street called by courtesy a workshop, but which is in reality no less than a threatening death trap for the hundreds of employes of the government located there. He says that he has used every precaution since his last annual report to relieve this danger- ous wing of weight and vibration that might cause a collapse, but that Congress failed to provide for the erection of a build- ing of sufficient size to permit the com- plete relief of the floors that have been Pronounced dangerous by the most compe- tent authorities. He shows that the ad- ditional working space provided by the last Congress has only met the necessities aris- ing from the natural increase of work and the demands of new legislation, so that the dangers attending the occupancy of the H street wing continue unabated at this time. There is no doubt that Mr. Benedict states the exact truth when he tells Con- gress that hundreds of lives are endangered by further use of the H street building. He has done all that could be expected of him to relleve the situation, but as long as he is forced to use this part of the build- ing in order to keep up with the work im- posed upon his establishment by Congress, it is Imperative that hundreds of men and women should dally be exposed to the danger of instant death. If there ever was an emergency created by natural causes and enlarged by persistent negli- gence on the part of Congress, Mr. Bene- dict presents such by the showing which he makes in his report submitted today. + « = —____ For the sake of the congressional con- science it is hoped that the Government Printing Office will not take advantage of the delay caused by the Christmas holidays to fali down. —___~< += -—___. The President indicates unmistakably that, while this country is not looking for trouble, it is not dispesed to assume a coy demeanor if trouble is pressed on its atten- tion, +e ______ Persons who have promulgated recon- ciation reports should make an effort to ascertain whether or not Senator Hill is having duck for dinner these days. —_—_+ + =—____ It is evilent from today’s prompt and vigorous message that the President did not use up all his powder and shot on the ducks. —_——__+ + 2=____ There are severel eminent gentlemen who are engaged in a persistent sportsmanlike persuit of the wild gcose. —_—__ +____ The present Speaker has been having one of the most active Christmas-gift expe- ricnces on record. —___ ee —_ SHOOTING STARS. Looking at the Bright Side. “Wasn't it splendid,” said the wife of the Turkish cficer, “that the Sultan should raise your salary.” “Ye-es,” was the reply of the men who has cause to doubt. “I suppose it’s nice in cne way. You can afford to give me a more expersive funeral.” Human Nature. You've seen them more than once or twice, These vagaries of fate. The thinrer Johnny thinks the ice, The worse he wants to skate. How He Regarded It. * said the man whose sentiment froze up years ago, “I'm not going to make any Christmas presents this year.” “Why not?’ “There's no use of it. People always lose their heads about this time. If you give ‘em what they need they don’t ike {t and if you give ‘erm what they like they don’t need it.” Palpably Neglected. “Jinkles is the most unpopular man I ever saw.” “He affects to be able to make an impres- sion on the fair sex.” “It's a deceit. Here it {s only a week be- fore Christmas and I saw him buying slip- pers and suspenders for himself." She Liked a Fir Tree. “Of course we must have a Christmas tree for the children,” she sald. “I suppose so. Some sort of a small ever- green.” “Yes,"" she replied, demurely; “I'd like to have a fir tree around. Maybe a sealskin sgacque will grow on It” Blissfal Ignorance. De tuhkey am a foolish bird; case when I chop de wood I drap de ax agin de log, an’ dah she stuck an® stood. eZ Dat tuhkey come along, he ,did—I skase could trus’ de facks— ’ An’ sot hisse’f foh roostin’ on de handle of dat ax. I tol’ ‘im, “Mistah Tuhkey, yoh is actin’ mighty fine. Yoh done got pas’ Thanksgibbin’, but dah’s Christmas day in line.” * He jes’ winked haughty-like an’ showed ‘is tail in gohgeous stacks An’ cot hisse’f foh roostin’ on de handle ob de ax. I sho'ly laughed, I did, ter see dat tuhkey j actin’ so; But human folks is like ’im, as we all hab cause ter know. Dey prinks in high persitions wif a pride dat won't relax— An’ all de time a-roostin’ on de handle ob de ax! ——__ e + -____ Jingolsm. From the Yonkers Statesman. Willie—That Bulleigh boy called me a story-teller, a tattler, and slapped my face. Mamma-—lI hope you did nothing to him in return, my son. o, I didn't, thrash him.’ “I'm glad you didn’t, my boy, You would be accused of jingoism If you did; and I shouldn't want you to be guilty of anything quite so dreadful as that.” mamma; but I wanted to 1004 F st. doors wide open t children and parents --who wish to look at our perfectly appointed Christmas tree, supported by the Eureka and Gem Safety Tree Holders, surrounded by our cute lit- tle miniature iron fences and lamp posts, and lighted with gas jets—a revelation to those who have trees to fix. Everybody is welcome, whether they wish to buy or not. Do not fail to see these novel Xmas tree furnishings before putting your tree up. The only safe 3 Xmas tree holders. The “EUREKA” and “GEM Iron Christmas ‘Tree Holders are the simplest and the only safe tree holders on the market. Everybody will use them this Christmas, ‘These holders are in the shape of tanks or jars, in which the tree Is held upright by means of three screws. ‘The should be filled with about a quart of water daily, which the tree absorbs, Keeping its needles green and full of lif» for months, so that they will not drop and litter the floor and will not burn, thus avotding all danger of fire, which has often been the cause of loss of life and property. ‘They are finely Ja- panned and decorated, and are readily attached to the floor or to your Xmas tree garden, as desired. oc. * te Gem Holder. 75¢. for the Eureka Holder. Miniature iren fences. Neat Miniature Iron Fences to go around the Xmas tree garden—will last forever—cun be attached to any board. 2 ft. square, $1.00. 3 ft. square, $1.25. Miniature lamp posts. Minfature Lamp Posts, for the Xmas tree garden, 4 in a set— With 100 tupers for burning oll. $1 $1 ‘The, same for burning gas--.--. Miniature gas jets. To supplant th old wax candles—we have Miniature Gas Jets to fasten to the branches of the tree. They are sup- plied with gaa by tiny green tubes run- ning up the trupk of the tre and con- nected by one main pipe with a gas Jet. They are much safer, cleaner, cheaper and more attractive than the old style wax candls, which they have almost en- tirely supplanted. 12 Gas Jets, 36 feet of Green Tubing and two Distributors, mie * $1.25 (7The ‘Eureka’ and “Gem” Hold- ers, the miniature Iron Fences nnd Lamp Posts and the Gas Jets ure on sule here and at all the leading stores in town. ‘CHESLEY | nd Co., |‘ DOUBLE STORES, 1004 F St. & nae 1oth St. It ro eeeeeees Does Grandpa Or Grandma Use: the ate, elames voy they’ for years suited h so. well ache to Hil take s ples inex; : 5 as low us $1 iS abo Byes examined after giving— ‘6, McAllister & Co., EXAMINING OPTICIANS, 1300 F B aaa 70 new palr * ind a very ¢ ses or Spee- |¢ Power ecoeeeeceereeeeeee ©F We will thank as many of our = |* customers as can to send in thelr orders as early as peactieable, Home-made Fruit t Cake. all the fruit cake Teil, Mune 0 THE CHO EST FRUITS’ and FINEST TABLE BUT- TER. Costs more to bake cakes like i ob eae cant buy, SHEL, |f anywhere at any ‘and 5-Ib, sizes, 30C. Ib. Fussell’s,'27,,; 280 [XEEEREREREERERERERER ES 19 Flavors of Ice Cream Every Day.el7 DDD Xmas CANDIES Cost Much Less ) here-than In down-tow res. You'll be surprised at the difference in price. All fresh and delicious. Just in—for the holl- ¢ 8 Ibs.— 25 Gal. Jas. H.Clarke .2014 14th St. de17-20e0 ¢ Fancy Groceries, Wines and Liquors. ~~ ae Se ee eee #FURS Make 3 i ‘Exquisite Gifts. 3 —Giifts that all can buy here— ¢ we've reduced prices one- -half ¢ i on all Capes and ready-made? Furs. A special Drive for the Holidays. Saks Fur Co., Cor.13th and G Sts. del7-28a CSABAMAR ADAM Bread That Diabetics Enj joy. CAAA rane ead, oe eee see Mu any time. Only 15e. loaf. Krafft’s Bakery, % All kinds of Cakes and Confections. OO ans 16 a i Bon . Marche, 314 and 316 7th St. Tr Tomorrow! —and tomorrow only, we will place on sale 1,000 dozen Ladies’ and Men’s Plain White’ and Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs, Hem- stitched and Corded Borders, FOR Se. Not more than 3 to each buyer. . This offer is just to introduce you to 80 ft. of Handkerchiefs sell- ing space. BON — MARCHE, 314 & 316 7th St. leveryihiag (For Xmas at Cornwell’s —every delicacy and substantial for the holiday season—of the choicest quality—and at the lowest price ish We will esteem ft a favor if or- —— ders are left as arly as possible. CFThose desiring to send a ) “Christmas Box" of good thi as SS to out-of-town friends, especially, ) should leave orders early. No extra { —— charge for packing and shipping. and) Son,)) eae 1414 Penna. Ave,. if it ‘¢- Cornwell ee CHOICE GROCERIES AND WINES. ak CINE, Sar = BRIS REESE a9 PPE ae baad PRESS IV PPS LS SSE SSS iow Now? Going to do your shopping this week? Better bad. You will bave fuller stocks and better selections to pick ‘We have hundreds of beautiful things that will please man, woman and child, a8 well as the miss and the youth, #nd at prices within your reach, $ % from. no matter how little or how much you want to pay. Run your eye over these few suggestions and then come and look through the stock: Foot Rest in leatherette, $1.25. Window Shades, 2%¢. Oak ard Mahozany-finisbed Tables, We. Upholstered Rockers, $2.95. Cobbler-seat Rockers, $2.75. Ladies’ Desk with mirrors, Open Bookcases, $2.25, Muste Cabinets, $1.95. Sofa Piliows, 49. Down Quilts, $6.00. Moqugfte Rugs, $1.95. 4x7 Igh. Rugs, worth $4.50, for $2.20. Gx) Jap. Rugs, worth $7.50, for $4.20. 9x12 Jap.’ Rugs, worth $15.00, for $8.40. 3-fold Mounted Screens, $1 25. Goods bought now will be delivered Christmas Eve if desired. W. H. Hoeke,? CARPETS, FURNITURE AND DRAPERY, & COR. PA. AVE. AND STH ST. It 3 BROVHOVETY eveveweeveveaye4 myx Tables, $3.75, $5, $5.50 bee ” $6.50, $7&upward. Banquet Lamps, S, $. 52 $3 5 O'Clock Tea Kettles, $1.45 to $8.00, brass or copper finish. Bronzes, Vases, Pitcher and Figures, newest shapes. You can find just what you want in these goods at Geo. F. Muth & Co.’s, Old Stand of Geo. Ryneal, Jr., 418 7th St. del7-24d $4.95. PFS SS C0980 90699500 FO9E9OHOFOCOOO090: POOOOOSISSS OSS SOSE HIP GS II OO OPO OPO OT IPT I OHODPIOOS - SPCOO SSCS SSSSOS Woodward *«. Lothrop, roth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. eS Open Evenings Until Xmas. ———o———— Beauty, Utility and Low Prices Characterize our Great Collection of Holiday Goods. Interesting points are hard to miss. netism. Rest Rooms on second and fourth floors. Handkerchiefs, Dress Patterns, first floor. Christmas Cards, Booklets, first floor. Books in the Basement. Toys, Dolls, Games, third floor. China, Lamps, Cut Glass, Clocks, fifth floor. Art Furniture, Down Pillows, India Goods, fourth floor. No place is devoid of mag- Paris and Vienna Novelties, Bric-a-Brac, first floor. Over 1, decorated in crow’s comfortable as we can make it. of us good-naturedly busy helping you. The store 's foot and other Christmas greens. All pretty, and as Xmas Presents for College Boys. Bath Robes, Woven in College Colors. A manufacturer closed out to us at a low figure one-half of his stock of these Robes-—Cotton Terry and Wool Terry. The college colors represented are: Yale, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Columbia, Amherst, Lafayette, Swarthmore, ‘Haverford, Lehigh Wool Terry Robes, Regular Price, $10.00. Special Prive, $5.00. 1007 F st.) and others. Cotton Terry Robes, Regular Price, $7.00. ’ Special Price, $4.00. (Men's Store. Many Boys Would Appreciate a New Suit o Clothes More than a Toy. By reason of a recent special purchase we offer Boys’ All-wool Two-piece Suits at $1.98. ° The regular price is $3.00. And they are ‘splendid wearing fabrics Sizes 5 to 15 years. for healthy, Fomping school boys. @a foor.. Pretty Gift Things for Baby At Very [loderate Prices. Baby’s Complete Outfit of 22 pieces for $7.75, consis 10th st. bidg.) ting of 4 Day Frocks, 4 Night Robes, 2 Cambric Skirts, 2 Flannel Day Skirts, 2 Flannel Night Skirts, 2 Flannel Bands, silk-stitched, 2 Shirts, buttoned down front, 1 Worsted Sacque and 3 pairs Worsted Bootees. 22 pieces, for $7.7. BEG i slik cord, Each INI and Each (a Holiday Handkerchiefs. Purest of Linen. How satisfactory to buy Hand- kerchieis where “Linen and nothing but Linen” is sold for Linen. Doubly pleasant at this busy buying time. You don’t need to be Linen-wise to buy with safety here. All you need think of is: Does it suit me? Is it the right size and style and quality? Linen you know you will get. The price you know will be the lowest. A few special values among the "| Popular sorts toda Women’s All-linen Handkerchiefs, band embrol- dered, hemstitehed corners. Each. 121 Women’s All-linen Handkerchiefs, sed. colored or Dl: Women's All bemstitched, 4, Women's All-linen Handkerchiefs, hemstitched or seal CARRIAGE ROBES, edged with large satin bow in hemsti Pearce piaio weatte, 1 and Py-ineh he eh lnc ge aS sheer qualit: d. = trimmed with lace. Each Women's Aildinea Hand&erchlets, dae “and sheer, embroidered scallop, embroidered and hemstitched, or embroidered and ‘trimmed with sare Sa “10th st. bldg.) There’s no Holiday Gift which more thoroughly combines the artis- tic and the practicat than a Rug. We have just opened and put,on sale a new invoice of Japanese Hand-made Jute Rugs—fauitless copies of the richest antique weaves, both in pat- First quality tern and colorings. at second quality prices. 25 | entine frames, Kensington Art Squai 2x3 yards, Each 3 333% Yaris. Each. + $6.83 3 x4 yards. Exch 287.80 8x5 yanks. Ea 89. 4 x5 yards. Fach Smyrna Rugs—best quality. 18x36 Inches. Each. 30x00 inches. Exch. feet. fee= Ox9 feet, TGx101g fee 9x12 feet. Kellm Rugs, reversible, 9x12 ft. Each. Goat Rugs, white, black, gray. Each Wilton Rugs, 27x54 inches. Each Genuine Oriental Rugs at half former prices. (4th floor. Aith st. bldg.) INFANTS’ CREAM CASHMERE LONG COATS, lined throughoat, broidered in. CHILDREN’S EIDERDOV i throughout, full sleeves, Jar, trimmed with Angora. ay full sleeves, Holiday Furs. and skirt richly em- $3.00 SHORT COATS, lined broad saflor col- Each... $2.50 lidth “st. blag.) No more acceptable Xmas gifts than these. Value, $4.00, $2.50. Pine Wool Seal ¢ thibet. Value, $14. colar, Value, $20.00, (3d floor. Art Writing Denke, oak Taree Solid gajustable shelve Eact Chet Justable sh Ives. Each. Revolving Book Cases, Each Racks, banging. B ak ead Mahogany Rockers. Ba (4th floor Choice Pictures Fer Holiday Gifts Arrived late. That's prices are so lov pleasing for a gift? 250 ne Water Colors, “Coaxing a Bit E 100 Thnitation’ Pastels, 20x24, frames. Each. | 100 Remarqu: TOO) Each. jored Prints, 100 ¢ | Buel | Yard of Toses.” frames, metal corners. Florentine frames. Bach. St. Cecelia, &e. ard and copy ed subjects. frames, metal corners. Each. frames. styles of moulding to select from. celebrated Brenotint Photogeapii, beautifal composition gold frames and mat heavily ornamented Rococo opening. Each. Dor24 Real Pastels, tonchon mat, whi Colored (Fhotographs of St. Cecelia, We make Picture Frese to onder. and commas Parlor Cabinets, oak and cherry finish. Eac! Masie Cublnets, oak and cherry finish. Eac! iat with h$1 Oth Some are marked at less than half the regular prices. {Satin-lined eee and Imitation Bear Soe Fine French Seal Capen. satin itued.” deep ‘yating Each. | Furniture For Holiday Gifts, including Music Cabinets, Bric-a-Brac Cabinets, Writing Desks, Book Cases, Tabour- ettes, Fancy Tables, Divans, Fancy Rockers, Clothes Trees, Stools, ete. Prices are lower than you'd expect. — 0 t to $21.00 st. bid.) the reason the What more os $1.50 “Bs gilt gouges Artists’ Signed Bchings, frames. Each Trang's Wat-r Colors, 14x28, torcbon ‘imal ch. mat and neat a Colored gd Phra The Newest Designs, . Shapes and Patterns in Lamps, Onyx Tables and Cut Glass For Holiday Gifts. Appropriate—and Very Moderately Priced. There cannot be any objection to making one a gift of something which combines usefulness with beauty of form or color. beauty it may have will make it attractive, and“its av. ailability and fre- quent use will keep the sender in constant remembrance. Lamps. Brass-finished peck Lamps, B. & H. draught burner. ch Bross fink hed Table Lamps, K. & H. bucnaer of larger size, complete with shade. Bach. $1.25 central- Te. Same in uiekel becker Onyx top, solid b fa Tall Banquet L Onyx top, sclid brass, onyx points. Each shhde. a Onyx top, solid br: fancy trimmin, Brotze-tinish Onyx top, heavy solid brass, fancy ara burner, Ene 50 | Each In Table Lamps, new ations, complete. Brass-tinished Lamps, tall wll onyx shaft. Each i Wrongtit-tron Araught burner. Wrought-iron ‘Table Banquet | Lamy ae Porcelain Table tral-draught burner. mquet Lamp: Fae a = Extra Large Banquet Lamps, poi shaft. Each Heavy B. Si. Banquet Lamps, heavy onyx x painted moss roses “he i Onsx Banquet Vamps, brass i 1. Wood ward | Ony: a ny Oriyx Tables. EQWE top, brass fini Onyx top, brass i | large onyx Large | an brass. Each. Cut Glass. Imported Indiv & Lothrop. tinish, large size. Onyx top, solid brass,’ onyx theif. Whatever al styles Various new and Breey, coming Each Each...) cy trimming. Ea $10. 0 of, and {$15.00 ——S P alais Royal. G and Eleventh streets. Think of this:—IIustrated Books, the plates of which cost $75,000, can be yours at only soc and $1.10 each. [7 Reference is made to Fred.”A. Stokes & Co.'s superb editions of masterpieces in verse and prose, illustrated by Frank F, Gregory and other artiste of equal celebrity. a $1.10 ma. (The pubtishers” price is $1.60.) The world’s famous poets can be best appreciated when they sing to you from such books as these. ©The very covers invite you—boand in cloth -{ And iuminated with flowers in form and color ab- stately true to nature—delicately, artisti¢ally beau- titul ©7 Open one ot these books and read! £7 Docs not such perfect priat on such ivory-like Paper make the words flow easily and eloquently, end do not the one hundred superb illustrations Impress the actors and scenes so on your memory that yoa better appreciate the author than ever before? 50c Each, Publishers’ price ts T5c.) Smaller Books, with fifty illustra- tions, but otherwise the same as those at $1.10. The following should be on the tables of every one claiming refinement and culture: Selections from Court Lace Baker. Illustrated by and Diamonds. Moore-Smith, The Day Dream. Tennyson. Illustrated by W. St. John Harpe Evangeline. Longfellow. Illustrated by Charles. Howard Johnson. ‘Thanatopsis. Bryant. lustrated by Corwin Knapp Linson, Songs of Seven. Ingel Illustrated by Corwin Knapp Linsos Lucille, Meredith, Illustrated by Frank M. Gregory. Lady of the Lake. Scott. lustrated by Joseph ‘M. Gleeson. A Child's Dream of a Star. Dickens, Tlustrated by Elizabeth 8. Tucker. G7If you think you have read all of Dickens’ works we ask“if you have read “A Child's Dream of a Star?” Lacky if you have not. It'll melt the stonlest heart of the toughest old bachelor, sweeten the sweetest mother, brighten the brightest maid, sober the most giddy jouth, improve the - Books. Books and Book. Thousands of delightful patrons prompt these questions :— Is there a more intelligently gath- ered lot of Books than on the first floor of this G st. corner? Are not prices least for best? I2¢ Instead of 89 cents for “Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush,* by ; Tan Maclaren. Published by Dodd, Mead % Co. ©7It you exc@pt “Trilby,”” has a book of ‘ate Years created the furore of “Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush," and has this cloth-bound: edition of 218 pages been yet sold at less than 89 cents? 48c Instead of $1. Artistically cloth bound books, with gold tops. Expensive looking books—apparently worth more than $1 each. C7 Hundreds of titles. Those mentioned below should be part of the education of every young man and woman, as they were of us older folks. Descent of Man. By Charles Darwin. Data of Ethics. By Herbert Spencer. Crown of Wild Olive and Sesame and Lilies. By J. Ruskin. Origin of Species. By Charles Darwin. Cloister and Hearth. By Charles Reade. Adventures in Wonderland. L. Carrol. tural Law in the Spiritual World. By Heary Drummond. Little Minister By J. M. Barrie. John Halifax, Gentleman. By Mrs. Mulock. Hypatta. By Charles Kingsley. Henry Esmond. By William M. 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