Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1896, Page 6

é THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. 'SATURDAY.......... February 22, 1896. CROSBY 8. NOYES................Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a regular and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and Advertising Medium it has no competitor. t7In order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to "HE STAR should not be addressed to any individual connected with the office, but simply to THE STAR, or to Edlierial or Business Depart- ments, according to tenor or purpose. Don't Burn the Garbage. Street Cleaning Commissioner Waring of New York has made some valuable re- searches in the garbage disposal problem, acd hfs preliminary report, a synopsis of which appears in ‘today’s issue, shows con- ciusively that the reduction of garbage is far more desirable than {ts cremation or ut- ter destruction. Col. Waring declares that “all reduction methods, properly conducted, can be made unobdjectionable.” He further nows that by careful treatment each ton of garbage can be made to yield market- able products worth $2.47. The importance of this fact is to be found upon an analysis statistics presented by the Com- sioner. He gives the quantity of gar- age per capita collected in e'ght American ties each day, ranging from .245 of a pound in Buffalo to .916 in Boston. Just what causes this wide difference in the col- / tions does not appear. Buffalo, with a total population of approximately 200,000 in 1ss»-this being probably far less than the netual number of inhabitants at present— therefore produces about 32 tons of garbage and this, at $2.47, would probably 4 worth of marketable material. ston, in 180, had about 450,000 people, and with a per capita collection of 946 of a pound per day, there would be gathered S tons of garbage daily, worth he average per capita weight of ‘ tions in the eight citles named by Col. Waring fs .558 of a pound, and this figure may be taken as a basis of an estimate as to the value of the local field to the con- in the absence of fully accurate nt Statistics. There being now about »00 people in Washington, the daily col- jon should aggregate, on this basis, 12 tons, ylelding $192.95 worth of valu- able products. In the year of 365 days this be sgregate $70, city fs now under contract to pay “*) a year to collect and burn the gar- <e. The work is to be done by the peo- ple who are now gathering the refuse and ‘isposing of it theoretically by removing it from the District, practically, toa consider- extent, by letting the Potomac take ¢ of tt, pending the completion of the lveinerator at the foot of South Capitol street. There fs no guarantee that under th mation process the collection, now very unsatisfactory, will be any better, for it -o inducement for the contractor to a thorough cleansing as there the reduction system, which gives garbage a direct value, proportionate, course, to its mass. Thus the reduction an of dispesal involves not only a great renee in the cost to the community, s to the value of the products ob- 1 from the refuse, but it ensures a ally perfect collection, and is by far t and most satisfactory method of nent. ——__ «+ ____ Pint¢ and Croker Again. _ tumors as to a supposed political deal tween the republican Boss Platt and the not command any sreat degree of public attention on the re of novelty. Such a combination has sisted for many years and like combina- tions will continue to be so long as purely- stliish ambiticn may operate with rea- senable safety in the world of politics. Since the days of Tweed there has never 1 a period In New York's history when ‘rammany would not trade off all its hopes and assets In the state in exchange for un- nited control in the city and there ts «very reason for believing that Tammany is now recdy to pledge itself to help Boss Platt where he most needs help provided that In return Boss Croker be re-enthroned on Manhattan Island. Such deals have un- doubtedly been made and, if the two bosses are agreed, it only remains for the follow- ers of the two chieftains, aided by the decent but careless voters who so frequent- jy will not vete, to consummate the agree- ment. It seems to be gencrally understood that when Croker was monarch of New York, Platt’s followers rezeived a much larger proportion of the municipal offices than has been given them during the ad- inlstration ef Mayor Strong; there are therefore at le: two reasons why Boss Wiatt would prefer Tammany rule in New York to such a clean government as is now In control of that city. But are the formers going to sit with folded hands and permit the two bosses to do as they please? is unde; the ——~++s__. Street Railroad Extensions. Ry their refusal to recommend favorable action by Congress on the bills granting estenston privileges to the Belt and Eck- irgton radway systems, the Commissioners have taught the Inevitable lesson that a street railway company must first give sod service in the territory it originally cceupies before it can receive the right to zo Into new fields. A public corporation of this character can not now be allowed to continue in old ruts. It must keep abreast of the times, fully and promptly. It must ve the best means of rapid transit at nd as a partia! return for the privilege of occupying the field. It pays nothing for its charter and fer the use of the streets and the least it can do is to furnish The joint le down to orous and successful effort to equip thelr already extensive Ines with first class modern methods of rapid transit, and to give their present patrons effective and convenient service. When this has been cone they can apply for additions to their field In competition with up-to-date rivals with some confidence of a measure of suc- cess. ——_~ e+ _ Atlanta is mentioned as an early bidder for the next prize fight. Pugillsm is not a highly refined form of entertainment but it presents financial certainties which an industrial exposition does not possess. ——_~ e- ____ The head of the salvation armies goes ond the claims of even Lord Salisbury he assumes that the saving of souls is a purely British undertaking. —_+- e 2 What Recognition Means. Congressional discussion cver the propo- sitions to show substantial national sym- pathy with the Cuban revolutionists who are strugsling for liberty develops a rather singular tendency on the part of some of the debaters to question how Spain will re- «ard such action. The whole trend of the averies was in that direction. How will Spain look upon us? Will it lead to com- plications with Spain? Is there not a chance for Spain to take umbrage and thus make a collision between the coun- tries possible? This delicate consideration of the feclings of Spain. or of the feelings of any other nation, for that matter, on the part of the United States in dealing with matters of international right and Svstice, is entirely out of place. It Is not American end it gives additional strength to the assertion too often made and too frequently repeated that the United States has @ very weak foreign policy. It does seem aimost unnecessary to again declare PHE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896--TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, that recognition by this country of the beLiigerent rights of the Cuban revolution- ists ts entirely within the bounds of inter- national law and justice. The case may be illustrated in a homely way. Two men are fighting, and their next-door neighbor is standing by. The big ccmbatant goes into the premises of the neighbor and gathers up all the sticks and stones and other missiles he needs and with them may be- labor his antagonist without interference. The little combatant {s not allowed to touch @ stick or grasp a stone, notwith- standing the fact that he ts fighting for everything that is Jear and sacred to him; he is doing the best he can against over- whelming odds, yet his neighbor withholds from hfra the privilege he extends to his enemy. That is the exact situation in Cuba and the United States is the neigh: bor. The recognition of the belligerent rights of the Cubans does not necessarily mean any recognition of the independence of their government, cither now or in the future; it simply means impartial treat- ment of the Spanish and the Cubans. If Spain does not like such a stand as that suggested on the part of the United States that fact should make ro difference, and it really does not make anv difference. Na- tions, like Individuals, must respect the right of independent, lawful action on the part of others; whether that action be pleasant or distasteful is inconsequential. ——_-- +0 —-—___. Look Out for the Comet! 1 People who are easily disturbed by as- tronomical phenomena are in a state of mind now because men learned In the star- gazing science are discussing the probabill- tles of a collision between the Perrine comet and the earth. The comet is now only 40,- 000,000 miles away and Is proceeding hither- ward at the rate of 1,600,000 miles a day. All sorts of calculations have been made and are being made, but. in view of the fact that none of the astronomers now living were here when this comet roamed in the vicinity of the earth on the occasion of a previous visit, there seems to be a good deal of doubt as to what the comet will do; the learned are not, in base-ball phrase, “on to its curves.” Prof. Pickering of Harvard says that a collision is certainly possible, and he very frankly says he does not know what weuld happen in case the two bodies should come together. Prof. Young of Princeton admits the possibility of a collision, and says that such a thing will surely take place if the earth only lasts long enough. Babl- net, who was quite an expert in the higher mathematics, thought that such encounters would not, however, take place more than orce in 15,000,000 years. The vastness of that period may afford some comfort to the nervous, but, unfortunately for those who demand solid truth,, Mr. Babinet did not Iccate precisely the time of collision. Therefore, the “once in 15,000,000 years” may come the week after next, and if that should chance to bé so all popular interest in the other 14,999,999 years would be as nothing. Prof. Pickering and Prof. Lensch- ner of the California State University agree that all the probabilities point to the comet's changing {ts course about the beginning of March; a change sufficient to avert the pos- sibility of any great catastrophe. If, how- ever, It Is to be the fate of this globe to be annihilated in the near future by cometary force it might be just as well to have the affair come off before any of the political conventions meet, and before the republic has begun to suffer the discomforts of a’ presidential campaign. ——~+2____ Big Ice Crop, Big Prices. Lovers of Iced drinks ahd devourers of all sorts of frigid preparations such as are popular in the glad summer time, not to mention householders who are anxious to keep the butter reasonably firm through- out the dog-days, will greet as an old friend the cheering statement that there never was a heevier or more satisfactory ice-crop than that which is being harvested on the rivers of the down-east states. There 1s official announcement just now to the effect that steadily low temperatures are Producing 1ce which {s from thirteeen to twenty inches thick, of the finest quallty and wholly free from snow. ‘ThiS announce- ment may be accepted as an indication that the price of ice will be a little higher four or five months hence than it was a year ago. Reason for the increase in the retail figures will of course be hard to find, but all the precedents favor the surmise that the selling price will be advanced. Several winters ago the ice crop was said to be a failure and, singularly enough, ice was cheaper during the succeeding summer than it had beeen for many seasons pre- vious. Now that the fce houses are being filled by large forces of laborers who are working overtime in order that, metaphor- feally, hay may be made while the sun shines, purchasers should prepare to pay more money for less ice—and snowy Ice at that—than has been thelr custom in’ recent years. soe Build Up the Board of Trade. Next Tuesday evening the Board of Trade will hold an important meeting in the hall of the Builders’ Exchange. The subject then to be discussed will be one of great breadth and surpassing interest, for the meeting has been called to consider the sanitation of the city and other matters of a sort closely vertinent to the public health. By this time it should be evident.} to all Washingtonians who are concerned for their own and the city’s welfare that the Board of Trade has done and is doing thoroughly good work. What it may do in the future will depend largely upon the people of Washington themselves. There are many Washingtonians who, while eli- gible in every sense to membership in the organization and who ought certainly to belong, are yet on the outside. These should contribute their influence to the | end that material betterments of the most desirable kind may be achicved at the earliest possible date. ‘fhe Board of Trade Is doing well now, but it is reasonably sure that it would do even more if it had twice or three times as many members as are now upon its rolls. —___ + e+ —___. A Remarkable Criminal In the Arkansas state penitentiary is a young man who ought to be outside the walls of that institution. He only entered it yesterday but even a day of residence therein 1s too long a period of confinement for such a person as he scems to’be. Con- vieted of grand larceny in Clay county, he journeyed alone from the Clay county court house to Little Rock—a distance of more than two hundred miles—and delivered to the authoritics there the official papers which set forth his crime and his sentence and which of course secured for him in- stant admission to the penitentiary. The precise nature of his offense is not stated but any young man—this one 1s about nineteen years of age—who will keep falth under such circumstances 1s deserving of better treatment than a year's sojourn in a penal institution. If that young man has half a chance he wiil amount to something. ——_eeo— Some time ago Mr. Jim Corbett stated that he intended to devote himself to his career as a light comedian and forever forsake the prize-ring. The promptness with which he challenges Fitzsintmons leaves it open to question whether he is a bluffer or a backsifder. ———+ eo ____ Monday will be the anniversary of the outbreak of the preset Cuban rebellion. Congress might do the fitting thing by ac- cording to the insurgents on that day the recognition they ought to have had long ago. ——_+-e+___ The fact that Maher took a heavy lunch at a railway restaurant just before meeting Fitzsimmons inclines a number of people to think that he did pretty well to stay a minute and a half. THE WEEK. ‘Whether the managers of the proposed Maher-Fitzsimmons fight would be able to elude the authorities of Texas and Mexico and conduct the contest was a matter of very general interest, even to those who eared nothing about the fight itself; the sporting men won, and Bob [itzsimmons knocked out Peter Maher in the first rourd, the fight lasting less than two min- utes; the ring was pitched on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande river, about two miles from the village of eLangtry, Tex. An interesting contest took place in the Maryland legislature over the Bruce clvil service bill; the house adopted a substitute for the senate bill, referring the question to the people; the bill provides for the sub- mission of the question to the people at the next election, with the exception of Baltimore, where a special election will be held May 12. The United States Senate committee on Pacific railroads examined C. P. Huntington as to his relations with the roads, and heard him regarding the proposed refunding of the Central Pacific's debt for one hundred years. The President sent to Congress the correspondence with the German government relating to the ex- clusion of American insurance companies from Germany; the German government consents to reopen the question. The Pres- ident signed the bills extending the opera- tion of the mineral land laws to the north half of the Colville Indian reservation in Washington, and to open the forest reser- vations of Colorado to the location of min- ing claims. Representative Colson (rep.) of Kentucky introduced a resolution to in- vestigate the action of Secretary Carlisle in refusing to accept the bid of William Graves for $4,500,000 in bonds at 115.3301, and awarding them to J. Pierpont Morgan. Secretary Olney received a cablegram from Paris, anonuncing that President Faure had signed the pardon of ex-United States Consul Waller. The House committce on territories voted to reconsider !ts former vote against the Arizona and New Mexico statehood bills, thus leaving them still be- fore the committee. The President noml- nated W. A. Woodward Baldwin to be third assistant secretary of state. When the agricultural appropriation bill occu- pied the attention of the House a good deal of criticism of Secretary Morton was indulged in; an amendment was adopted making mandatory the execution of the provision in the bill for the distribution of seed. The soap, lye and coffee essence fac- tory of P. C. Thomson & Co., in Philadel- phia, was destroyed by fire, at a loss of neariy half a million. Bernard J. Ford, ex-superintendent of the state capitol build- ing in Trenton, N. J., withdrew his plea of not guilty of official misconduct. The an- nual meeting was held of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association at New York. Capt. Jamieson was held blameless by the board of inspectors for the ground- Ing of the St. Paul on the New Jersey coast. A number of girls and women were buried beneath the ruins of the shirt fac- tory of Stetthelmer & Co. at Troy, which was burned down. Mrs. Ethel Kelso killed her two children, and then tried to kill herself, while insane in New York. An- other cold wave swept the country; two men were frozen to death in Chicago; rail- roads in western New York are blocked by snow. James Fitzgerald was hanged at St. Louls for murdering his sweetheart, Annie Naessens, November 24, 189 the affair was bungled, the first rope breaking. Almus Butterfield, a rich miser, committed suicide in Chicago. E. R. Campbell was killed by his son Robert on the streets of Nashville, Tenn. The council to try the Rey. Dr. Brown of San Francisco, on charges of immorality, was convened in that city. The deaths of the week in- cluded President C. C. Waite of the C., H. V. and T. railroad, at his home in Colum- bus, and Judge John R- Grace of the court of appeals of Kentucky, of heart failure, while sitting alone in his room at Frank- fort, Ky. Foreign. One hundred and twenty people were kill- ed, 400 injured and several hundred houses demolished by the dynamite explosion In Viedendorp, a suburb of Johannesburg, in the Transvaal, South African republic. Fire caused a panic at a masked ball given by the Artists’ Club of San Taren, in Portugal, and many persons perished. Mr. Atherle: Jones, liberal, offered an amendment in th: British commons, which, after disc ‘ion, he withdrew, deplering that the queen's speech did not contain an assurance that all matters of difference between Great Britain and Venezuela be referred to arbi- tration. A company of Alsatians belonging to the German infantry deserted, and marched across the frontier into France. Sir John E. Millais was elected president of the Royal Academy in place of the late Lord Leighton. Rev. J. D. McDonald, pas- tor of St. Andrew's Church, in Toronto, and probably the best known Presbyterian divine in Canada, died. In the District. The Ccmmicsioners reported favorably Senate bill 1822, for the improvement of the water supply of the District by acquiring a water right at Great Falls; they also ex pressed themselves in favor of the compl ton of the Washington aqueduct. ‘The map of the second section of the proposed street extension was reported to be com- Piete, despite the legal decision to the ef- fect that the act was unconstitutional. The National Poultry Association held a successful exhibition extending througn several days. The fifth congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution met and adjourned. At a brief meeting of the beard of trade certain proposed amend- ments to the bond bill were approved, and a committee report on grade crossings adopted. George Washington was com. temcrated by elaborate exercises in the Public schools, arranged through the ef- ferts of the board of trade; many we Known citizens participated ‘in the exe csea. A general military display was given and appropriate sessions of the p: trlotic socleties were held. At Jackson City, during a raid on the gambling establish. ment of John Nelson, Benjamin Hines, a special deputy sheriff, was killed, and Ed- ward Deutermann, deputy sheriff; Milton H, Johnson and Perry Smith, special deputy sheriffs, and Charles O'Neill, a bystander, were badly wounded. The project to es- tablish a hospital for contagious diseases on Analostan Island was abandoned by the Commissioners, it being established that the cost of such an undertaking would he too great. “Billy” McMillan, a local prize fighter ef sorae repute, died as the result of opium smoking. oe SHOOTING STARS. The Deadly Parallel. Kinetoscopes will surely show, To get the picture right, That this is how the fighters talk: And this is how they fight: Gocs on Forever. “Who generally gets the last word when one of your conventions gets into an argu- ment?” And the lady orator looked pitingly at the masculine inquirer, and answered: “There isn't any last word.” A Reliance. “T haven't had any peace of mind at all,” said Mr. Lushly, “‘since my wife got the bi- eycle craze.” “She wants to ride, docs she?” “No. She wants me to ride. She says she believes that a man who is out at night is as safe if he’s confronted with the responsibility of getting a bicycle back home as he is if he has signed the pledge.” Confenssed. A lady of this city, who is far more par- ticular about her husband's appearance than he is, was surveying him with evi- dent disapproval. & “What is the matter?” he inquired. “That sult of clothes. You've had it only three weeks, and it looks as if you had slept In it. * “TI have,” he replied, candidly; “I wore it to church.” February 22. ‘When you are tempted to depart From pathways straight and true, Think of the man whose honored name Thrills every patriot through. And when, on a mendacious bluff, You smilingly stand pat, Remember that George Washington ‘Would never have done that. And, coming from a hunting trip, ‘When thoughtlessly you state Your dead ducks number score on score, Instead of six or eight. And when: these campaign promises Come bubbling through your hat, Remember that George Washingtep Would never have done that. {PAA AALAAADAARARARAAAAEL L., Waltham Watches Made by the American Walthdth Watch Company are the - best and; most reliable timekeepers made in this or any other country.’ Ask to see the name “Riverside” or “Royal” engraved on the plates, and always the word “Waltham.” fe22-s,tu&tb3St-40 RAPF'S ENTERPRISE, 1239-1241 11th St. S. EB. OUR FIRE SALE STILL IN FULL. BLAST. WH WILL GIVE OUR TRADE FOR THE COMING WEEK: Remnants. Remnants. Se. Best Dress Prints, Se, Shirting Petuts, Ge. Unbleached Cotton, Joe. Colored Satines, | Gc. White Plaid Musil 12%4¢. Percale, spring style, Sige. 1244¢. SatInes, spring ‘shades, 38c. Wool Challies, spring shades, _ Tac. 12. Canvas, all shades, 10¢. Silesla, all shades, 8e, Mourning Prints, . Red Figured Prints,” Bie. . Plain Black Prints, Sige. + Apron Ginghmurs, 8c. Navy Blue Print 80c. Remuant Table uy 15e. Madras Cloth, 25e. Double-faced Canten, Sie. 2%e. Satine Drapery, \S%e. Be. 10-4 Shecting, unbleached, B0c, 10-4 Bleached Sheeting, de. Dress Goods of all descriptions, new spring styles, Be. to 2 WED SHOES. Shoes, Ince, 11 to 2, 025 2 SPECIAIS IN HAND. $3.00 Misses’ Hand-sow $3.00 Ladies’ Hanbagdt atten Shoes, RAFF'S ENTERPRISE, 1239-1241 mth St. S. EB. it Pre { S. 8. SHEDD & BRO., 432 9TH ST. Rane nan iGas and Electric Fixtures. ‘Plumbing, Tinning, Furnaces, Gas and Oil Heaters. Pilate Furnace and “Gorn" Stecl Plate Range. All work goarattccd. : S. S. Shedd & Bro., 432 oth St. N.W. ‘Hands Red sand Rough? i tom 4 4 did th Ath ta dactndh dnitntats dh tata ta tntnetordntatndnsnetnbitintertntistndiindndaded ryewy Lips chap 2. Skin Almond STON ana GLYCe, and Eolleves tuese, (ties. pain st 25c. Bottle. * ely _ perfumed. 25, BOTTLE. OGRAM’S Two Drug Stores, 33h & Phare fe22-284 Erne ee eT ae SESSOPECH POOFESECDO LISI ‘Pride” Flour “ Bryan’s. Our own private brand, that any dealer may Well be proud to handle. We couldn't pritise {t too highly, no matter what we sald about it. Sold it for years to these of our people who want nothing but the best. After YOU try it, ‘twill be casy to ‘see why Bryan's “Pride” is best. 3 New York Avenue. 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Our business hours, until further notice, are 8:1 5 to 5:30. Mr. Hubert E. Delorme’s famous picture, “The Blacksmith,” is on exhibition in our Art Gallery from 10 to 5 daily. Monday, February Twenty-fourth, Opening Display Parasols & Carriage Shades, Including the “En Tout Cas,”’ the “Flavia,” the “‘Duse”’ and other charming imported novelties in pleasing combinations of silks, chiffons, laces, jets and ribbons. Not a single Parasol was carried from last year.’ Therefore every one to be shown here Monday is new. Tt would seem as if the ingenuity of manufacturers had been ex- hausted in the production of noveltics of all kinds, but it has not, and perhaps never will be. The Parasols introduced this season are marvels of artistic skill and inventive genius, and are truly in keeping with the ad- vance and progress noted in all classes of goods. This scason’s styles differ from those of last spring principally in shape, and style of handle. The still popular Dresden tops come in flat, ball and oval shapes. The sticks are small, smooth and light weight. Partridge wood is the favorite, being fised altogether in the “En Tout Cas.” THE “FLAVIA," 2 canopy shape, Is of Dresden, Persian and other fancy silks, the effect being Ught and graceful, shape fs distinguished by Its novel flat top. The top Is outlined with a taf of ing the trimming on t edge, which is of lace or chiffen, THE “EN TOUT CAS," used for sun or rain, den china, enameled brass or natural wood. with the stick, ‘These Parasols come In Dia! as a tight-rolling cover and handle of part, Dres- A silver or gold collar encircles the handle at the Joint and shades of red, brown, green and blue. THB PLAIN COACHING PARASOLS in handsome broraded satins an@ Dresden efiks are espe clally attractive. FANCY PARASOLS are extensively shown. ‘The foundation ts of heavy gros grain, satin or taffeta, With rullles, puffs, &c. Some particularly striking effects are trimmed in chiffon, lace, Jet and rib- bon, e THE CARRIAGE SHADES of this season surpass in beauty any we have ever shown. Some are handsomely trimmed with chiffon, others wi ces, ribbons, crepes and silka, THE PLAIN LINED SHADES of handsome Gros Gratus, Taffetas and Surahs, with ebony han dies, Will also be popula (st flor..... +-e10th st. building.) New Black Diess Stuffs. Recent arrivals give us a very complete and rich assortment of the latest staple and ultra-novelty weaves, fresh from the looms of the best European and American manufacturers, and nearly all made to our order is called to and confined exclusively to us for Washington. Attention some handsome New Weaves in Crepons and Kindred Fabrics, Latest 1896 creations, in all-wool and silk and wool. The finer grades are nearly all silk. Mohair Crepon, 46-INCT, 360, THE Satin Striped Crepon, YARD. Mohair Crepon, Striped, cH, $1.00 THE oH, $1.25 THE Basket Crepon, 48-INCH, $3.50 THE YARD. YARD. YARD. Crepon Caniche, Crepon Grenada, 43-INCH, $1.50 THE YARD. 4S.INCH, $3.50 THE YARD. Crepon Fantaisie, : » 42.1NCH, $1.75 THE yarp. | Striped, Checked and Plaid Crepon, oo 48-INCH, $3.50 THE YARD. Beaded Crepon, ee 48 YARD. iH, $2.00 THE Crepon Bengaline, Mohair Grenadine, 48:INCH, $4.00 THE YARD. a Bane Crepon, Crepon Roye, ne Crepon, 48-INCH, $1.00 THE YARD. 48-INCH, $2. Roye Crepon, 3 THE Striped Crepon, ie 48-INCH, $4.00 THE YARD. Checked Crepon, 4S-INCH, $4.00 THE YARD. H, $3.00 THE YanD. Silk and Wool Crepon, 48-INCH, $3.50 THE YARD. Silk and Wool Crepon Grenadine, 48-INCH, $3.50 THE YARD. (ist floor......60 . Crepon Caniche, 48-INCH, $4.00 THE YARD. teeter eeeeereereeenes ++-10th st. buflding.) Women’s New Bicycle Suits In the latest 1896 styles. They are tailor-made, of fine Cheviots, Tweeds and Cassimeres, with bloomers of cloth to match, or of silk, and are very stylish. Women’s Separate Skirts Are adapted to every occasion—for house, for strect, for evening wear. We are showing a splendid assort- ment in all the fashionable stuffs, and call attention to the following spe- cial values: Tailor-made Skirts of Serge and Cheviot, black, navy and gray, lined throughout, stylishly cut, perfect hanging. Each... cesses $5.00 Tailor-made Skirts of Fine, Rough Boucle Cloth, percaline Ined, perfect kanging. Bach........$7.60 Tailor-made Skirts of Fine Silk-finished Figured We mention as a special value: Two-plece Bicycle Suits of all-weol mixed tweed, plaited Norfolk walst with small button ornaments and roll collar, and extra-full skirt reaching Just velow the shoe tops. A very pretty out- Mohair, entircly mew patterns, lined throughont. oe = Each . $12.50 A handsome garment. Each.. +++ $12.50 : -11th st. bldg.) ‘Tailor-made Skirts of High-grade Silks, Satin Duchesse, Crepon and Silk Matelasse, for street and evening wear. Each $25.00 0 $28.00 | Good Ga floor, 10th st. bldg.) Books. Women’s Spring Underwear Ts arriving daily. Attention is called to three excellent values in proper weights for first change. Women's Swiss Ribbed Cotton and no slecves.. =e -3 for 23e. Women's Swiss Ribbed Cotton Vests, low neck and no sleeves, silk ribbon in neck and armholes, 20c, each, 3 fo" 50e. Women’s Sw neck and no sh holes. Bich. (ist floor. . ‘leet Street Eclogues,” by John Davidson ......... 00.2... $1.00 A new volume of Poms by Ernest McGatte ‘s-$1.00 Biographical Essays—memorial sketches of Dean Stanley, Dean Alvord and : sotes in Japan,” by rsons. “The Soll_ Its Nature. Relations and Fundat Principles of Ornament, low neck” Lisle ‘Thre ves, silk ribbon In The Altamont Spring Table Water 38 A NATURAL MOUNTAIN WATER OF REMARKABLE PURITY. ASD IS NOT ONLY FREE FROM™ ALL ORGANIC MATTER AND DISEASE GERMS, BUT FREE FROM OBJECTIONARLE MINERAL PROPERTIES. SEVERAL ANALYSES PROVE CONCLUSIVELY THAT IT IS THE PUREST OF NATURAL WATERS YET PUT ON THE MARKET. 1 gal. size, 35¢.; demijohn (price reiunded), 65¢.; 5 gal. size, $1.25; demijohn (price refunded), $1.25. . LEAVE ORDERS AT SUPERINTENDENT'S DESK, FIRST FLOOR. ASK FOR CIRCULAR CON- TAINING TESTIMONIALS, RESULTS OF ANALYSES, ETC. WE ARE THE WASHINGTON AGENTS FOR THIS WATER. —o—_ Woodward & Lothrop. rs “Ceres” Flour makes ‘prize’ bread. ‘Do you use ‘The ‘flour? f It is but natural that everybody should desire the best of everything— especially when it is within their: reach. The best flour is within the reach of everybody —it just requires a walk to your grocer’s and asking fe “Ceres” Flour. All the “prize winners” of the breadmaking con- test held at Convention Hall used “Ceres” Flour in their prize loaves! It is “Ceres” that = makes “more,” “lighter,” “whit- er,”-“‘swecter” and “better” bread than any other flour. “Ceres” for sale by all gro- ccers—accept no substitute! 'Wm.!1.Galt &Co. Wholesalers, ist &Ind.Av., TOT i 2 le eB A aN 22K. gold crown & bridgework, $5--$5--$5. The beauty--comfort —and durability of our crown and bridgework is best understood by those who have worn it ior many years. Our experts have construct- ed dental bridges that are just as good today as they were ten years ago. Such bridgework is INEXPENSIVE AT ANY PRICE. Our price, $5—guaranteed 22k. gold. Pululess extracting, 50c.; cleaning, TSe.; silver fillings, Te: 3 Platina ‘filings Gi; ‘best artificlal teeth, Dental : ° o Association, Cor. D and 7th Sts. ‘Offic ¢. 8 to 6. fell3m,00 Ripans Tabules. Mr. Dupree, who runs the Warner Pharmacy at Beldgeport, Coun., says that he has considerable trade for Ripans Thin ies among the traveling salesmen who visit Bridgeport. It fa becoming quite the practice with commercial travelers to keep a supply of the Tatules in the grip. Masty meals and continual riding t= Jolting ruttroad trains do tend to bri on indigestion. “They have helped me a geod deal,” one of these . men was recently heard to say. “TD ‘take t.. ‘They All say that after an evering session with Jack pots, tobacco and whisky, nothing clears the Lead #0 early in the moring 9s a Ripans Tabule taken Just before going to bed, however a day.” late the retiring hour may have beam, ‘One Gives Relief. Ripans Tables are sold by druseists, or by malt Af the price G0 cents a box) is sent to The I Obemical Company, No. 10 Spruce st., New York, Sample vial, 10 cents, No Than that of a Lamp” Reading made easy by the use of one of our Lamps equipped with a first-class burner and Light handsome shade. Geo. F. Muth & Co., Successors to Ryneal, 418 7th St. N. W. fe22-244 50C. 4 75C. ioc! A sweeping reduction to close them Better ont. Include TKILBY Calendars— ‘lust. by Da Maurier) —Calendars for every day in the year, with ap- propriate scriptaral texts, and very many other kinds, Ballantyne’s, == =. 3A Sick Room ‘Necessity. 3 URE and unadalterated CALE'S POUT JELLY, such as we make. rm of nonrisiiment {8 so pal- ste or oe conlty eigeetel. Was mag place as implicit confidence tn 1 Selly Wwe supply as if made in eo Kitchen and under your own tion. 5 orders quickly tilled. T. J arvi is, Caterer, Confectioner *Phone 1000, SORSSCOETEEOO LOOT: POPE IN IOP DI ODI fe22-s,t,1h-28 3 ‘