Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, S Kaun, Sons & 0,, STH AND MARKET SPACE. EVERY ONE KNOWS THAT THE SHOPPING CONTEST FOR HOLIDAY GOODS HAS NARROWED DOWN TO ‘oe TO bO TP ANYWAY! BEC. E OUR LARGE 8TUCKS ARK YEL COMPLETE AND OUR SPECIAL HOL AY PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. 600 Assorted Children’s Muffs, satin lined. SPEGIAL PRICE 28c, 200 Ladies’ Astrakhan Muffs, lined with good-quality satin. SPEGIAL PRICE 29c, 500 gross of Assorted Leatherette Dovble-fold Picture Frames, hand- somely mounted with white metal and gilt mounting. an f SPECIAL PR 300 Ladies’ Imitati ping sags, sateen finished, with ex- tra outside purse. SPEGIAL PRICE 26c. * 1,000 bottles of Oakley’s Fine Ex- mn Seal Shop- tract, in large imitation cut glass bottles. All odors. SPEGIAL PRIGE 2c. different and Purses, ed, with or without SPECIAL PRIGE 28c. SPEC All Ladies’ Silk Web All colors in Garters with buckles and silk bows. SPECIAL PRIGE 26c, “Half dozen Triple-plate Tea- CPEGIAL PRICE 2&c, fem fl EGIAL ‘Toilet Sets, comb, brush styles of Pocket plain and mount- card case attach- Nuloid bevel-plate mirror. EGIAL PRIGE §9c, Children’s Sets in handsome satin lined boxes, triple plate on white metal, knife, fork and spoon. SPEGIAL PRICE 49c, Handsome Large Plush Albums with celluloid top cover, the very newest. SPECIAL PRICE 98c, Men's Finest Quality Silk Muf- flers, large brocade satin effect, in black and cream. SPECIAL PRICE 98c, Six Men’s Hemstitched Initial Handkerchiefs, put up in handsome box. SPEGIAL PRICE $1.00. The Best Gloria Umbrella made, either for lady or gent, assorted style handles, paragon frame. SPECIAL PRICE 98c, Mink Scarfs with patent heads. 22) SPECIAL PRIGE 98c, Handse me Plush Box Toilet Sets, » 1 cases. L Pht satin- GE $1.25. ful Dresden Lamps, with globes to match. OME An SPECIAL PRICE $1.48. Handsome Highly Polished Onyx les, with onyx base. ie prettiest kind of Black Fig- ured Satin Brocade Duchess, 12 yds. SPECIAL PRICE $7.56. B ATTERS AND THINGS CAN SUIT YOU IN WHICH REPRE- RYTHING NEW AND ATTRACTIVE ENTS. FOR PRES! . In Silks, which every one knows we lead. In Dress Goods, in which we have no competition. In Wraps, in which we rank among the first. In [len’s Furnishings, in which we show the best. In House Linens, in which ve ost. IN PACT, WE ARE HEADQUARTERS—IF YOU Wisi Tu DO WELL FUR A LITTLE MONEY. ~ OUR TOY Department is still throwing out the same inducements it has for the past two weeks. Of course, the quanti- ties are not large as they were then, but the assortment is fairly complete. The longer you wait the less you will get. OPEN EVEKY NIGHT. Open evenings. Ce 928 Seventh St. —more to gather together the gifts you are going to make at Christmas time. Every day's delay only plunges you more deeply into the crowd of burry- ing humanity that is filling the stores. If you want all the advantages that a full variety affords you had better hustle. Christmas things are dropping all over the store. Today we teli of a few things that have been reduced, and a few that haven't, because they ure already 4s low as we can make them— much lower than others. ‘Chinaware reduced. 123 China After-Dinner Cups and Saucers at 10c. each—were 25e. 90 Dresden China Olive Dishes, 17¢.— were 35c. 144 Japancee China Pin Trays, 4c. each —were 10c, Fine Dresden China Sugar Sifters, 17e. Worth 35e. 72 Dresden China Mustard Pots, with tops, 1ic.—were 25e. Dresden China Pint-and-Half Pitchers, Ie. e 25e. 80 Dresden China Fern Dishes, were $1.00. Dresden China Lamps, complete with 38e.— Sretoedoeendonseegeetentecgetonts $ Dresden globe, 30c. each. $ Large and Fine Dresden Lamps, with 4 globe, $1.75. & Still larger at $3.65. 3 Banquet Lamps, with solid brass ‘Sf stand, large Dresden globe, $2.75—fully 3 worth $4.50. z Large and Finer Banquet Lamps, % with heavy stand and globe, $3.98 and $ $4.13. Men’s wear. If you want to give a man a shirt here set fa one at 39¢. that equals any 50c. shirt you ever saw. In fact, 50c. would be the price of It had we bought it in the regular way. Extra reinforcing throughout, made of Wamsutta muslin, with pure linen bosom, neck and cuff bands. Only 39¢. each. A splendid Men's Laundered Shirt, 89c.—open or closed front. Men’s “Garland” Night Shirts, 43¢.— worth 50c. 21 styles of Men's 4-ply Linen Col- lars at 12%c. Men’s Dent Kid Walking Gloves, with unfinished seams, at $1. Men’s Finest Dressed Kid Gloves et Seas ac ae acd $1.50. Men’s Lined Fur-top Kid Gloves at $1 and $1.45. Men's Mocco Gloves—an Arabian skin, with velvet finish—silk fleeced ned, $1.25—ought to be $1.50. Ladies’ gloves. Ladies’ Best Kid Gloves, guaranteed and tried on at our own risk, black and all the popular shades, $1 a pair. Misses’ and Ladies’ Fur-top Kid Gloves, 79¢. Misses’ and Ladies’ Cashmere Mit- tens, 19¢. and 2c. Handkerchiefs. 50 different styles of Ladies’ Swiss It Embroidered Handkerchiefs at 12%c. each. kerchiefs at 9c. each, 8 for 25c. Ladies’ Union Linen Initial Handker- chiefs, 6 in a fancy box, 75c. Handkerchiefs, in a fancy box, $1.75. 6 Men's Linen Hemstitched Initial Handkerchiefs, in a fancy box, at T5c. Men's Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, at 2%5e.—really worth 35c. Men's Pure Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, in the city, only 50c. each. Art goods. Japanese Tinsel Down Sofa Pillows, wide ruffle, 45c. and 50c. ruffle, $1.38 and $2.50. Trimmed Pin Cushions, covered with lace and satin, with large satin bows— 9x9-Inch and 10x10-inch size, 89c. Untrimmed Satin Pin Cushions, 8x8-inch size, 2le. 10x10-inch » 2c. GC. 928 Seventh St. Seecontesteteetnteteeesteteteceetetecnetntee sereceere 3 Kneessi, 425 7th St. Se 75¢. pocket books onlys5oc. each sterling silver trimmed. Many a store gets $1 for just the same Pocket Book. Books, from $1 up to $8, in all sorts of leathers and plain silver or gold trim- Ladies’ Pure Linen Hemstitched Hand- @ Ladies’ Pure Linen Hemstitched and $1.50. the largest and prettiest handkerchiefs Fine Down Silk Pillows, with wide Sx8-Inch size, 60c. 9x9-inch size, 2Te. Open evenings. ‘ For one da Made of real leather and Plenty of other Pocket med corners. A Collar or Cuff Box or a Whisk Broom and Holder Free * _with every purchase amounting to $2 or over. Name marked free on KNEESSI, 425 7th St. es Sovessees. TOPCO eee oer revevevesess : Soap Talk. You don't wash your face with im- pure toflet soaps, so why should the cloties be washed with impure laundry -oaps? You can’t expect the washwoman to make yOur clothes look white and clean unicss you sup- ply her with :| Weaver, Kengia & Co.’s | Laundry :& Borax ‘These soaps sre the best made— save tims, Fo. sale by all “live? groc Plant 3244 K st. n.w. 429-320 | le ie ie ie | | le 3 | | ¢| XEREREKS [XEEKEEEEERERES) Here’s an ideal Asa gift for any one fond of reading. e them @ present of a paid-up member- p for 6-or 12 months inbour. Circulating rary! $3 for 6 months $5 for the yea usends of b to select from. Rooks * © called for and delivered! Get our circular. Imperial Circulating Library, 511 11th St. atiss wuittington, Librarian, 420-164 i q 1895—SIXTEEN PAGES. 1 THE NEW PRINTING OFFICE A Splendid Equipment Provided During the Year. Mr. Benedict on the Use of Electricity as a Motive Power—The Piece System Abolished. ‘The government printing office has dur- ing the past year, according to Public Printer Benedict's interesting report, been almost entirely supplied with new ma- chinery. This, in connection with the pol- icy of putting the office under civil service rules, and establishing a bureau of docu- ments, marks a new era for the office. From June 1, 1894, to date there have been purchased twenty-two improved printing presses, including one Hoe web press for the use of the Congressional Rec- ord; one pamrhlet-covering machine, one quadruple folding machine with electric feeder, ote book-backing machine, three paper ard kook cutters, four ruling ma- chines, six thread and wire stitchers, four beok-sewing machines, seven machines for the electrctyping division and three for the mcchine shop. The new printing presses are of double the page capacity of the presses they replaced, and are operated at no increase in cost. An additional web press for printing the Congressicnal Record was an absolute ne- cessity. The danger of a breakdown with bet one press available for this work has ceused a good deal of anxiety. In the last deys of the Fifty-third Congress an acci- dent to the old press almost prevented the printing of the record and the proper con- clusicn of the labors of that Congress. ‘There is eed now of an extra press when the Record is unusually large, and the old press which has been repaired, will be re- served for this purpose. The pamphlet- covering machine was necessary to meet a largely increased demand for work of that kind. Two old and slow elevators have been removed, and three fast freight ele- vators substituted. In regard to the use of electricity as a mctor power, as compared with steam, Mr. Benedict says: ‘The utilization of elec- tricity as a motive power is an important step in connection with the work of the office. Electricity applied to machinery has been found to be not only very economical, but a great advantage and convenience. Its easy adaptation to the varying speeds required by printing machinery, its safety and the ease with which it may be pro- duced and controlled are all points in its favor. “The steam boilers, located, as they are, in the center of the group of buildings, are a serious menace to life and property. I urge that Congress at once provide for the purchase of land adjoining the office, and the erection thereon cf a building to which all the boilers may be removed. “The old electric lighting plant was found to h.ve a capacity of 1,400 sixteen- candle-power lamps, which were inade- quate to properly light one-third of the office, the remainder being poorly lighted by gas. To provide light for the new space and the wants of the office generally it became necessary to enlarge the electri- cal plant or put in a new one. I determined upcen the latter plan, having also in view the advantages of the application of elec- trical power to machinery, and contracted for a new plant of sufficient capacity for all power and lighting purposes.” In the paragraph treating of the classifi- cation cf the employes of the office dur- ing the past summer under the civil serv- ice rules, the public printer says: “The employes have rearon to hope that the re- sult of the application of the civil service rules to appointments will hereafter pro- tect the force from an overcrowding of the office—a condition sure to be followed by excessibe discharges. I regret to say that civil service rules cannot remove the cause for large reductions in the force after each short congressionel session. “The following statement is interesting, in view of the oft-repeated remark that this office had fallen under the ‘baneful in- fluence of spoilism.’ It shows the number of employes on the date that the civil serv- ice rules went into effect (August 1) and the number of years they have been em- ployed: Twenty-five to 35 years and over, 125; 20 to 24 years and over, 202; 15 to 19 years and over, 324; 10 to 14 years and over, 617; 5 to 9 years and over, 1,230; 4 years and over, 1,372; 3 years and over, 1 ; 2 years and over, 2,094; 1 year and over, 2,545; 1 year and less (total number of employes on August 1), 2,736. “The changes in the force for causes, such as voluntary resignations, deaths and removals for inefficiency or irregularity of habits average one for each working day in the year. “During the year past the piece system of typesetting in the office was abolished, with a view of securing greater economy, a higher standard of typographical excel- lence, greater harmony, a more equitable distribution of wages and the steady em- ployment cf the maximum number of com- positors. Under the part plece and part time system previously followed the large emount of tabular and ‘fat’ copy set at piece rates prevented a fair distribution of earnings among employes of equal skill and worth, and caused constant trouble in the office hecause of the anxiety of men to work in the fp-ece divisions. This change has ret the purpose in view. The typo- grapbical divisions are now working with the utmost harmony and zezl, and marked improvement is evident in the general work of ae office and in the care taken of ma- terial.’ - THIRTY-EIGHT KILLED. Greatest Mining Disnster Ever Known in North Carolina, The mine explosion in North Carolina, briefly recorded in lest evening’s Star, was by far the greatest disaster of its class ever recorded in North Carolina. It oc- curred about 8:15 o’clock yesterday morn- ing at the Cumnock bituminous coal mines, at Cumncck, Chatham county, about forty miles from Raleigh, by which nearly forty persons lost their lives. These mines were opened about fifty years ago as the Egypt mines, and just before the war a commis- sion of ordnance experts reported in favor of establishing there a great gun plant, as tron ore of good quality is quite near. During the war the coal was used at the Fayetteville arsenal, to which the plant from Harper's Ferry, Va., had been re- moved. Some of the coal was also used on blockade-running steamers leaving the port of Wilmington, but as it made a good deal of smoke, several of the vessels were thereby betrayed and were captured. A year before the war there was an explo- sion in the mine which caused a few deaths. After the war the mine was vir- tually abandoned, but about fifteen years ago was pumped out and some mining done, but the output was small. Five or six years ago a company com- posed of Pennsylvanians was formed, which bought the mine, and two years ago expended $200,000 on new machinery. This company changed the name this year from Egypt to Cumnock, after a noted mine in Scotland. This year a contract was made to furnish the Seaboard Air Line with suv tons daily. Two weeks ago Gov. Carr and State Geol- ogist Holmes visited the mine and went to its lowest level, which is about 450 feet deep, the shaft being about 50 feet deeper. The output they found to be about 150 tons daily. There had not until yesterday been any special trouble with gas in the mine. The force of miners numbered about seventy- five, all save very few of these being from the surrounding country. These few men were Pennsylvanians, brought there by Lasgdon and S. P. Henszey, the principal owners of the mines. As this is the only coal mine in the state, interest in its work has naturally been great. The noise of the exposion was heard dis- tinctly at points twenty miles away. There were quick calls for physicians to go to Cumnock. All day there were efforts to get definite news, but they were unavailing until night, when a telegram came saying that forty- thee persons were missing, and that hope of saving any had been abandoned. Later a telegram came saying thirt: eight were killed and that about twent; five escaped. The deadly fire damp checked the work of rescue, and several of the members of working parties nearly lost their lives. Twice some of the workers were in sight of bodies of the dead, but were driven back. People poured in from the surrounding country, ard from the hamlets of San- ford, Cclon, Lockville and Moncure, and the scenes at the pit’s mouth were pitiful. — American Commission at Cheng Ta. ‘The American commission to investigate the massacre has arrived at Cheng Tu, China, and was received with great honor. Their mission will probably be successful. MILITARY LEG ISLATION Needs Suggested by the Judga Advocate General of the Army. Civilinm Witnesses Should Be Com- pelled to Testify Before ‘Courts- Martial Trials for Desertion. In his last annual report to the. Secretary of War, Judge Advocate General Lieber calls attention to several military matters deserving of remedial legislation. He speci- fies four subjects as follows: The ainend- ment of the summary court act, the sub- jection to the articles of war of military prisoners discharged from the service and serving sentences of court-martial, the em- powerment of general courts-martial to com- pel civilian witnesses to testify and the punishment of crimes committed on places over which the United States has exclusive jurisdiction. Civilian Witnesses and Courts-Mar- tial. With respect to one of these matters, be says: “Another matter demanding legislative action is the helplessness of courts-martial when civilian witnesses refuse to testify. Heretofore, when this subject has been prs- sented to Congress, what has been asked for has been the power for courts-martial to punish civillan witnesses for contempt, and there has been objection to legislation in that ferm. I believe it has @ever been distinctly pointed out that the power ig wanted for the sole purpose of obtaining evidence. But that is in reality all that the power is required for—to obtain evidence and thereby prevent the failure of justice. Congress has supplied us with laws for the government of the army, and these laws are intended to be sufficient to maintain a high standard of honor among the officers of the army and to protect the property and other interests of the United States. It is of vital importance that the power necessary for these purposes should be vested in the general court-martial, and this necessary powrr includes the power to compel civilian witnesses to testify. Cases of importance sometimes depend on it. A noticeable case has ¢ccurre1 with n the year; an offi-er, Who is still in the service, being by the power- lessness of the court-martial to obtain the necessary evidence from civilians, enabled to escape the consequences of his repeated duplications of pay accounts. And an em- bezzlement of public funds might be cov- ered up in the same way. The impotence Gs courts-martial in this respect is humiliat- 5. Trials for Desertion. On one of the other points, Gen. Lieber says: “The decrease in the number of trials for desertion cannot be taken as an indication of the improvement of the discipline of the army so far as this offense is concerned, but is, no doubt. to be attributed to the fact that a larger preportion of deserters escape without capture than heretofore. This seems to be owing to the smallness of the reward for their apprehension. In a ma- jority of cases it would not cover the ex- penses of capture and delivery. I believe it is the general opinion in the army that the reward should be increased, and in one of the reports submitted herewith Its in- crease to as much as $100 is recommended. But so large an increase carries with it another danger—the danger of. perjury for the sake of the reward. Even when $60 was the amount offered, cases came under my observation in which there was the strongest sround for suspicion that the civil officers making the arrests swore falsely, in order to fix the crime of desertion upon sol- diers guilty of absence without leave only, thereby to obtain the reward. It is danger- ous, therefore, to go to an extreme in this direction. I think a middle course should be taken, so that expenses and somewhat more would be paid, but the temptation to perjury made as small as possible. If ‘he old practice of leaving the determination of the amount of the reward to the Secretary of War should be restored, it could be regu- lated by him, es experience might prove to The Garbage Plant Controversy, To the Editor of The Evening Star: I notice that the Secretary of the Navy and citizens of the West End are making a very vigorcus kick against the building of a crematory for burning garbage in that section. So Icng as the outrage—for that is what it Is—was confined to Southeast Washing- ton these gentlemen took no interest in the subject, but when it is proposed to give them a dose of the same they get up on their ear in a hurry; and I am very glad they do, and I hope they will take the mat- ter to Congress and have it thoroughly ven- tilated, inodorous as jt may be. Thre is not a shadow of an excuse for the adoption of the system of cremation in preference to the system of reduction, which is more economical. Still lees is there any excuse for locating the plant, whichever kind may be adopted, within the city, it is all very nice for those interested in securing # Jap to tell us that there will be x & objectionable about ; but we know better. ee CER In this connection tt may be instructive to see what has been done abroad, where many incinerating furnaces have been erected, with the same assurances. An English publication, just received, say: “Our continental neighbors have, after repeated trials, appointed a commission to investigate and report on the best means of dealing with the refuse of great towns and cities. “That commission has visited every fur- nace that had any reputation in the world, besides opening out competitions among those who have professed to have mastered the difficulty, with the result that after the first meeting of the commission, held Au- gust 1, 184. the public was notified, through the press, that all schemes for the final dis- position of the city refuse would be re- ceived and carefully examined. “Seventy different plans were submitted, of which seventeen were for incineration. “After an examination of these various schemes, the commission visited and saw in operation fourteen separate systems, and their opinion, after seeing them in op- eration, was expressed as follows: ““For every one of these plants the strongest claims were made among those ot the incinerating class that they destroy absolutely all combustible matter and nox- ious gases, and yet not one of these plants, iy tee opi ion heath’ commission, would olerated within the th aimits of a city. ropa et “‘An interesting test made in the pres- ence of ycur commission was where the refuse was run into the incinerator, and for more than two hours subjected to a heat of not less than 2,500 degrees, the refuse being violently atirred most of the time by means of a pneumatic poker; crude petroleum and compressed air supplied the flame, which was of intense fury; and yet, when the residue was examined, there was found, with other combustible matter, pieces of newspaper which were iscarcely charred. “The same may be said of the:incinera- tor to destroy the noxious gases, :the com- plaints when the atmosphere, was humid being universal.’ ” In view of such testimony and -the unl- versal objection of our citizeng: {t-certainly is most remarkable that the Commission- ers will insist on adopting the incinerating pian instead of the reduction system, which is much more economical, and stranger still that they irsist on or permit their location within the city. I hope the citizens will keep up the fight until Congress will take hold of the matter and compel the adoption of the-more eco- nomical plan and the Iccation.of the plant outside of the city, as urged by The Star. For this purpose the citizens of all sec- tions should unite and work vigorously. TAXPAYER. —— | ‘Wrecked by the Pace Failure. A failire consequent upon the assign- ment of James B. Pace of Richmond, Va., came Wednesday,when E. D.Christian, cap- italist ard manufacturer, placed in the hands of his trustees his entire estate to satisfy debts amounting to cone hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars. He is a large owner in the Richmond Papar Com- pany and the Sloss steel and iron works of Birmingham. His creditors are princi- pally the banks and business men of Rich- mond. + Cuba's Friends in Texas The White Republican League of Dallas, Tex., has passed resolutions memorializing Congress to grant belligerent rights to the Cuban revolutionists. Petitions are being circulated throughout Texas for the signa- tures of all republicans. It is estimated that 100,000 names will be on the petitions within thirty days. The Washington Post Announces That Its GRAND EDUCATIONAL OFFER Will Close Forever Tuesday, Dec. 24th. Three months ago The Post, believing that a great newspaper should have a further field of usefulness than simply chronicling events from day to day, instituted a practical educational enterprise which involved supplying any reader with the greatest of all reference libraries, and providing a profitable plan for using the same. The first step made by The Post in this direction was its contract with the publishers of the NEW UP- TO-DATE edition of the meat Encyclopedia Britannica. By this it has been enabled to furnish its readers that great reference library at less than half the regular price, and at the insignificant rate of TEN CENTS A DAY. The fact that the original of this King of Encyclopedias cost from $125 to $200 set, prevented thousands who recognized its great value as a home educator from owning it. The fact that the public appreciated ‘The Post’s” enterprise in removing this great barrier, is shown in the distribution throughout the District and the surrounding country, of carload after carload of encyclopedias. But This Is Not All A great national school known as THE HOME UNIVERSITY LEAGUE has adopted the Encyclo- pedia Britannica as its WORKING LIBRARY. Courses of reading are based on the Britannica, and adapted to the requirements of each individual, so that it is possible for “League” members in the privacy of their homes to master any branch of learning. “Self-culture,” which records current events, gives new dis- coveries in science and invention, and contains more fascinating and profitable reading than any other month- ly publication, is the official organ of the “League.” The “Guide to Systematic Readings in the Encyclope- dia Britagnica” extends its value beyond that of a complete reference library, where one can look up the multitudinous questions which constantly arise in daily life, to that of a complete text book of systematic study and reading. Prompt in seeing the great benefit of the “League” to its readers, “The Post” determin- ed to extend to the thousands of owners of Britannica, as well as to those taking advantage of its special offer, the educational advantages afforded by <« SHE. HOME UNIVERSITY LEAGUE In this also The Post has been eminently successful. In this connection we wish to gratefully acknowl- edge that our success is not wholly due to the fact that the offer stands entirely without parallel in the history of educational enterprises, but it is largely due to the prompt and concerted action of our friends and readers, and the co-operation and indorsement of the most eminent educators of Washington. Who Are Pleased, and the Reasons Why. THE POST is pleased; first, because through its Educational Department it is doing a commendable work; second, because its subscription list has been increased by many hundreds. OUR READERS are pleased because they have been enabled to secure a library and educational facili- ties they had long coveted at such a small cost and on such easy terms that it is of no burden to even those of small means. We desire that None Shall Be Left Out. As many who have signified their intention of taking advantage of our offer are delaying until the last moment, we deem it only fair in order that none may be left out, to announce through the columns of our esteemed contemporary—The Evening Star—that the opportunity to procure the KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD, a mine of information, AND THE TOOLS WITH WHICH TO WORK IT AS WELL, at the remarkable rate of TEN CENTS A DAY will no longer exist after December 24. In Four Brief Days The NEW EDITION of the ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA will exist only in the libraries of the many happy possessors. Are you one of them? If not, prompt action will save the day and give you what you ‘have long desired—the greatest library ever published; a university by your fireside. If you put it off you will have to pay the publisher's price. If you secure it now you will get the benefit of the wholesale reduc tion, and a membership in the HOME UNIVERSITY LEAGUE, including a vear’s subscription to “Self Culture.” The “Guide to Systematic Reading in the Encyclopedia Britannica” will also be furnished free with every set. These will enable you to take up any line of study or investigation and pursue it to a profitable e Read Our Closing Proposition. On receipt of THREE DOLLARS we will forward to any subscriber the complete set of twenty-five volumes of the new edition Encyclopedia Britannica, the balance to be paid at the rate of $5.00 monthly; or we will send one-half set on receipt of TWO DOLLARS, the balance to be paid at the rate of 10 cents a day—payable monthly. The remainder of the set will be sent promptly as soon as the first half is paid for. Call at our Educational Department, 919 Penn: 5} vania avenue (Columbia Phonograph Building), and order before it is too late. Rooms open day and night until the close—December 24. WE HAVE ENGAGED TEN LARGE DELIVERY WAGO for the closing days, and promise that sets ordered for Christmas presents will be delivered in time. If you carmot call, send in adjoining order blank, properly filled out, . and complete set will be shipped at once, prepaid, to any part of the United States. ——— Call. or send your. request at once to The Post Educational De- partment, gi9 Penn- sylvania avenue (Col- umbia Phonograph Building.) I inclose $3 as To those not in position to make first payment now be filed by Tuesday, December 24. The Washington Post: Please deliver me one complete set of your new wide-mar- gin edition Encyclopedia Britannica in binding indicated below, and enroll my name as a member of the Home University League. Address ... Silk Cloth ( ). gr nnetemnimcimaemmmi meme NE NATE es first payment. Half Morocco (_ ). Place X in () opposite binding desired. Full Sheep (_ ). we will reserve a set for 30 days, but order must THE WASHINGTON POST.