Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1896, Page 6

THE EVENING WASHINGTON. * WEDNESDAY............March 4, 1896. CROSBY S. NOYE: . Editor. THE EVENING STAR has a regula and permanent Family Circulation much more than the combined cir- culation of the other Washington dailies. As a News and A: Medium it has no compet [7 Im order to avoid delays, on ac- count of personal absence, letters to THE STAR should 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. The Question of Cheaper Gas. The frankness with which the Washington Gaslight Company places its financial sta- tistics on official record before Congress and the people of the District is somewhat notable. It is to be presumed that these figures represent the high-water mark of the company’s claim for tolerance in its present attitude, and therefore they may be taken as a bed rock upon which to base deductions. ‘The general claim of the company being that it cannot afford to make and distribute gas for the retail price of $1.00 a thousand, inter- est naturally centers in the question of just how much it costs the corporation to pro- duce and deliver the illuminant. The figures given yesterday to the House district com- mittee show disbursement in 1896 on ali counts of $1,588,808.18. This, however, is not the real cost of manufacture and distri- bution. Out of it must be taken $89,922.4 cash balance on hand at the beginning of 1596, the $600,000 paid out in dividends, and the $168,089.15 paid for new property, wharfs and gas holders, being in the line of exten- sions of the plant, and making for an in- crease of the future profits. This leaves a balance of $727,846.65 as the total output of money in 1895 in the maintenance of the company’s business, that may be taken as approximately representing the maximum cost of making and delivering the gas as estimated by the company itself. To obtain the real income from the legitimate gas business there must be taken only the re- ceipts from the sale of gas and the residual products, which amounted in 1895 to $1, “77.11. This omits the profits on bond trans- actions and other dealings that pertain more to a benking business than a gas company. Deduct from this gross income the stated cost of running the establishment and the result is $407,430.46, or the net profit of one year. On the basis of the cost of manufgc ture and distribution, or in other words cutput of the year, this profit amounts to within a slight fraction of 56 per cent. A verification of this result is obtained by taking the total gas sale of 1895, stated yes- terday by Mr. Orme to have been about 4,000,000 cubic feet. On the basis of the total cost, $727,846.65, the rate of cost Is 504; cents a thousand cubic feet. Being sold at $1.55 there isa mane on each thousand feet of 4414 cents, or 55.3 per cent on the basis of the cost. To reduee the price of gas to $1.00, as is proposed, wouid reduce the profit on each thousand feet to 19% cents, or 24 per cent of the cost of production and distri- bution alleged by the company. It would cer- tainly appear from these figures that the company would be abie to pay a comfortable dividend if the price. of gas were reduced to $1.00 per thousand. —————————t President Cleveland Not a-Candidate. In view of President Cleveland's utter- ances at the big Presbyterian Home Mis- sion meeting at New York it would be ab- surd for even the most rabid anti-Cleve- landite to accuse him of angling for dele- gates to the Chicago convention. Just now idates—of every shade of politi- cal belicf—are saying as little as possible and are assiduously endeavoring to please the voters of all factions and im every lo- cality. For example, aspirants who have solemnly pledged themselves to march be- neath the gold standard are doing their utmost to convince the advocates of free iver that there is nothing incompatible in @ political position which admits the right- eousness of both causes. But President Cleveland is not trying to -be politic—he ‘Ss no effort to disguise his well- 1 sentiments—and may therefore be regarded as opposed to a third term. With admirable frankness he discussed the un- desirable conditicns that are common in the newly-formed communities of the far west and there was no semblance of indi- rectness in his mention of the “badiy-regu- lated municipalities, ccrrupt. and unsafe territories, and undesirable states,” which have their origin, he said, in the absence of active religious principle during the carlier periods of letter-day existence be- yond the Missouri. That the President spoke the truth is probable; that the west- ern man will resent some of the insinua- tions is to be looked for; that the President has no further political aspirations is cer- tain. Some folks may regard the selection of a home missionary meeting as an odd place in which to make an announcement which Mr. Don Dickinson said would seoa be forthcoming, but the President unques- tionably has the right to choose his own time and place for such an important de- liverance as that which he made last night. ——__~-e =_ It was net exactly to be expected that London would ike the action which Con- gress has taken on the Cuban question. But there is yet hope. Lordon did not like the attitude of the United States toward the Venezuelan boundary question, but it has since pecome quite reconciled. While an imitation of the prompt American method of presenting journalistic comment would be desirable if it could be successzully car- ried out, it might be well for the slower- thinking Lordon editors to retain their famed ccnservatism and wait until public opinion has had time to make Itself clearly felt before commiting themselves. Aphonso XIII, though young, Is possibly old enough to observe that he has no rights in the matter whatever. He has not even the privilege of making his own trouble for bimself. —_~e+__ General Weylez expresses himself as feel- irg entirely justified in all that he has acre, which is what makes it so much worse. + 02 Progressive Americanism. Several foreign newspapers, in dealing with the action of Congress in the Cuban matter, announce that a new quantity appears, and must be taken irto account in the settlement of the larger questions before the world. And these Columbuses of the Quill are un- usually solemn over their discovery. Evi- dently they have never until now been brought to consider the United States in any other light than that of a nation isolated from and indifferent to the rest of man- kind. The spectacle, therefore, of a mani- festation by this country of human inter- est in human affairs outside of its own borders bursts upon them with all the force of a disturbing surprise. At the same time it must be confessed that there are newspapers and political leaders under our own flag no better off in =ppre- ciation of what this government really does stand for. To them, as to the brethren across the sea, the recent assertions of American individuality and American duty have come as a surprise, and a most dis- agreeable surprise. They protest most ear- nestly against the course. It is in their opinion the very essence of unwisdom. They are almost pathetic in their assurances that it will inevitably lead to incalculable injury. Our nature will change. We'll acquire the spirit and habits of the bravo, and go | skirmishing © destiny will be changed. - We'll neglect! our around hurting trouble. Opr: own affairs, and fill our hands with the af-: fairs of others. Then they quote, with all the solemnity of pedagogues addressing an unruly class at school, what the fathers said about foreign entanglements. There is nothing more curious than some of the interpretations that are put upon the admonitions of the fathers. Really, if some of them had been applied years ago this country would today be nothing but a planters’ empire. If some of them were to be made the rule of natfonal conduct now. the country would drop out of the proces- sion of nations. A country cannot, any more than can an individual, live to itself and thrive. As a nation, we have not been living to ourselves by any means. We have been cultivating the friendship of other na- tions, we have established trade relations with many of them, and we are now one of the family of nations. We think ourselves one of the most important members of that family. Do these things bring no responsi- bilities? All the countries to the south on this hem!sphere imitate us—guide by us— look to us for suggestions and ass'stance. Distant Hawali has followed this suit, and Cuba desires to do so. Shall we turn a cold shoulder to all these people, and inform them that while we will be glad to exchange bills of lading with them the correspond- ence must include no love letters? Is our only interest in them that of cash? And if it is, or is made so, how long may we expect them to cherish us? Then there is that terrible tyrant of prece- dent. There is no precedent for this thing or for that thing. This government has never annexed an fsland in the Pacific, and therefore Hawali is out of the question. This government has never annexed an island in the Atlantic, and therefore Cuba is out of the question. This government has never forwarded the digging of a great canal connecting the two great oceans, and ‘therefore the Nicaragua canal is out of the question. Do the men who argue in this way really mean what they say? Have they never read the parable of the servant who hid his tal- ent in the earth and made no use of it, and was rebuked for his sloth and timidity? Do they propose that we hide, not the talent, but the large fortune that the fathers left to us, instead of investing it in human sym- pathy and good endeavor? Do they think that this country could afford to stand iso- lated, ana therefore stock still? Do they think the fathers intended that it should? ——_- Relief of the Poor. Pleasantly-unseasonable weather and businesslike management of funds have combined to bring about an Associated Charities report which states facts that are gratifying to the Washington public. The Central Union Mission and the police have very largely transferred their* work of general religf to the Associated Charl- tles, the season of the most urgent de- mands for assistance is now almost over, and the total expenditures of the associa- tion both for rel‘ef and administrative pur- poses have been during the winter and up to this time less than $3,000. Secretary Wilson, in his report made last night to the board of managers, recommends m/ss!onary work throughout those months when, as a rule, the poor have been neglected. “We appeal to the community,” says the secre- tary, “to help us continue our work among the poor during the spring and summer months, when there is hope of doing some constructive work; work that aims at rais- ing’ the poor above their poverty, not simply helping them in it.” There is great force in the secretary’s contention that the uplifting of one family from pauperism 1s more than the supporting of ten families In that debasing condition, and there will be no controversy over his proposition to have the Associated Charities devote itself to the inculcation of thrift and honest, s2if-respecting pride. ——__-2+_____ The removal of the tomb of James G. Blaine to Augusta, Maine, would perhaps be in accord With the desires of a man who, witht ail his eminence of position and bril- liance of intellect, preserved a simplicity of character which endeared him to all who knew him personally. But it is to be re- gretted that his last resting place should be elsewhere than in this city, which is the scene of so many of his triumphs, ard which so many people visit paruy for the sake of seeing its mementoes of the coun- try’s great men who have passed away. ——__+ ++ ____ President Cleveland is happily abic, through the medium of the New York meeting, to express his interest in, sympathy with, and appreciation of American Chris- tian missions, an expression which is timely and advisable as an offset to the adminis- tration’s anti-missionary policy in Hawaii and some other parts of the world. + ++ It would probably have been a matter of | honest grief to Pere Marquette if ne could have suspected that he was to become a cause of ccntention in fin de siecle politics. —___+ e+ —___ The climate of Africa seems to be entirely unfavorable to the European constitut‘on. ——> ¢—____ SHOOTING STARS. Outclassed. “What's the matter with our pugilists?” said the sporting man. “They have not talked much for a day or two.” “No,” replied the Cuban sympathizer. “They have stopped to give the Spanish generals a chance.” ‘The Coal Merchant. He laughed when e’er the north wind blew, And merrily did cry, “There goes a trusty agent who Persuades all mer to buy.” How She Managed. “I like that girl,” sald Woodby Witte,“be- cause whenever I teil her anything amusing she laughs in the right place.” “Yes,” replied his friend. “She told me how she manages it.” “Why—er—how is that?” “She says she always watches you, and laughs when you do.” “Ef ‘some men paid ez much ‘tention ter bein’ Congressmen,” said Uncle Eben, “ez dey does ter bein’ candidates, dar’d be moh statesmen in dis here country.” Imaginary. “Father,” sald the little boy, “every now and then I hear you talking about some- bedy who was oid enough to know better.” es, my boy.” “What age is that, father?” And the old gentleman after some thought repiied: : “My son, there isn’t any such thing. It’s like the golden age; purely mythological.” A Reign of Terror. There is horror too prolific in the jargon scientific which disturbs the mood pacific Ot the ordinary man; In these awful tales that thrill us of a bugaboo bacil:us that is hiding near to kill us If by any chance it can. Not a single chance it misses; it is lurking in our blisses; it is even in the kisses ‘That delight a leap year dream; In the air are microbes floating; in the water they are gloating, fiendish vigilance devoting To their weird, malicious scheme. Oh, ye philoscphie sages, we were happy all these ages while these animais outrageous Unsuspected flourished here; And although, just for the present, we withstand their siege incessant, we run other risks unpleasant, For we're almost dead with fear, Becker’s Removal Sale, is now in Progress. ‘Saddles, ‘Bridles, Harness, Etc. We are going to take you into our confidence. On April Ist we will move into our handsome new store in the “Hooe Building,” on F street, now being fitted up with new fixtures and all the modern improvements—in the mean- time we offer our entire stock of Harness, Saddles and Bri- dles, Trunks, Hand Bags and other Leather Goods—AT A DISCOUNT OF 25 PER CENT from our former low prices. We don’t want to move a single article if we can help it—and, therefore, make this sweeping reduction —believing it will accomplish the end in view. 33% Per Cent Discount On orseBlankets} As the season is pretty well advanced we offer a still greater discount of 33 1-3 per cent on all Horse Blankets. It will well pay you to buy for next season. Becker’s, 1345 Pa. Ave. aoe oteorto ee reoctoctestececteetontestontontontontontontondy POETS O OCCT ST CSCC ETOCS CTO TOIT 4 . {We sell an extra Cents ‘fine tabie Claret 7 5 Galion 4 's not a beiter wine sold fn 4 —skert of TO Toe. > Bottled --we Hit at 4 Tn Gnreewe gurimies te pive thos d ough satisfaction. anywhere in the Distri on receipt of order. 5 Witmer & Co., 1918 Pa. Ave. + mh4-w,f,10,20 t Srvvvevvvervveveveverrr res Books for Children. ferEy S22 * Too may of thom, hence we have 22% reduced the prices. Best of writers ee © ilusirated by bea: artists. seee¢ Maus of the standard works reduced Sane onrs C. C. Pursell, 418 oth St. wM-16d Bicycling Costumes * © —a specialty with us. Proper cloths— ** and talent to make them up that cantot be excelled. Ladies ure repldiy getting quainted with our superior tailering. Owen Owen, 423 11th St. fe28-310,16 ee ee ee oe SLHSCVSPESSOSESOSSIT OSS ‘The best at the lowest price at Beveridge’s. iButcher’s {Floor Polish —is prepared ready for use. It’s casily applicd and imparts a hard wax finish —cconomical and very DURABLE. , Hotels and private fuinilies Will find it Indispensable. g Only 6oc. for pound cans. iFor Polishing iTetals pf all Kinds “OIATCHLESS” MET AL SOOO Fable iy strumert ts, Harn 0c. a box up. For cleat ing Ca inceserving Jewelry, i n 1a kel and ali Yopere Ss “White Diamond? Polish, 25¢c. —t_bottle. EF Money refunded if any of these goods ar found unsatisfactory. w. Beveridge, 1215 F & 1214 G St. POTTERY, PORCELAIN, GLASS ETC. Tecosseesccesocesssooeccens ae NOTE Gb SS CCE ETERS COLSESEOEOTS ESESLAA FiCG ASS ELE: Aa AA 20 48 2a 20 4a en ae Popular as cycling is even more people would ride if they learned upon the “LIB- ERTY” Wheel. More pace with less exertion than can be found in any other cycle. A “Liberty” just bowls along. $100. ‘HADGER, é mh4-284 Wo we owe we we ew we SURE TO CALL ON Thousands of Washing- ton’s best citizens in the xt two weeks, a number of unwelcome visitors, led by ‘La Grippe, and known by theit titles. of ‘Cold, Cough,’ Bronchitis, Ae ee ee oe 1024-26 Conn. Ave. \we we we we we we we ae Laryngitis, Flesh Waste, Nerve Weakness, msumption, Pneumonia, ‘They can surely be “shown out” (Le. Drerentai) by the prompt use of 3 rinolea “ CREAM Emulsion. Physigians prescribe it, patients are cured by ae ‘hildren love tee ne Rever makes sick or “comes up in the throat."’ N Ga Liver oi. ee Most druggists Keller Pharmacal Co, Sell Trinolea. Baltimore, Md. fe22-1m SMOKE CUBANOLA 5. CIGAR. THERE IS NONE better. (Seid by ctery first-claes deal HARD & CO., 653 Pa. avert - AVE. LW, fel9-1m Violesale Depot. SHAKER DIGESTIVE CORDIar,. pboes not cure all diseases, bat it wil cure Dyspet tS, Indigestion. All druggists. | MEN’S” GOODS |, ; (LOWES 2 | ) / ) | / ante quaen Mera nd en qth st. Eaidless of bay for 11 following clogel; Dress Shirts 3% ALL THE MEN'S 50c.. and 39. Us laundered Diesstl to us! Wives who Litkbands shoul] scan’ the jets, Hnen bosom ee * Se. Cuffs... a Weckwear. ALL the 50c. Tecks, Four-la-Hands, De Joinvilles, Impertals, close * ALL the Men's Fine 7e. and $1 wee WEArt in all the various fashioua- Die shapes, Te close. ete. 38c. Lawn Ties. Men's wate Lawn String Ties, which were 15e, i, Or 2 dozen for a mane "To close.. 7¢- doz. Men's Fine White Lawn String ‘Ties, Which were 35¢, a dozen. To close... ., 20¢. doz. Neglige Shirts. Here is an opportanity for you men a ny a half dozen or a dozen N Shirts for the price of 2 couple. M Men's Percale Regular value, 590, Men's Neglige Percale Regular 80. quality. Men's Fine Madras lige Shirts, ee Regular price, $1.25. To close.. O3C. Men's Fine Imported Madras Neslie Shirts, finest goods on the market. Rezular price, $1.50. To close... Men's Fine Percule Dress Shirts, all on cule and white muslin body, with white pereale collars and enffs. prices, $1.25 Neglige _ Shirts. To close. Shirts, _To close... ae, Regular 3 and-$1.60. ‘To close. Half Hose. MEN'S LIGHT-WEIGHT Balbrig- kan Half Hose. 250. quality. Men's Fine Lisle Thread Half Hose, black and tan, Were 50c.. Now ring and Summer nderwear for Men idiculously Low! MEN'S FINE Gauze Shirts and Drawers, 9c. quality MEN'S SUPERIOR Gauze Shirts and wers, 69¢. quality MEN'S LISLE Thread Shirts and 69. quality MEN'S FRENCH Shirts and Drawers, 00 To close . "8 and Drawers, . quality. "S.SPRING-welght Balbriggan and Drawers, 69, quality. "8 MEDIUALwelght Merino Shirts aud Drawers. lar 69. quality. To close. MEN'S MEDIU}-welght TMalf-wool Shirts and Drawers. quality. Sp U Ri ‘To close... we 35¢. To close. . Balbriggan quality. 35¢., White Regu- 35¢- Regalar 89. To close. A MEN'S MEBIEM-WEIGHT C ae Shirts and Drawers, fall regular made. Finest spring goods on the market. Regular E M Medtent Cash ers. iBON ‘MARCHE, )314-& 316 7th St. ( 316 7th St. Sata e ee a ‘Lowest Prices Fer Groceries. We are making a bold hid for four trade by quoting lowest prices for. Fi Hes in the city. marketing her 5 33 per cent on” ‘expenses, :N. Y. Burbank ° — a Early June Peas, can. Peaches (In heavy California Apricot 3 Gb. Jars Best Mincemeat 4-1b. Jars Mincemeat. ae : = a « ecesece save 25 your household . . . . ° . Porto Rico Molasses, gal. 4 lbs Tard for... ‘Carolina Rice, 4c. Ib. 10 Ibs. Roiled Oats for... 10 Ibs. Best Va. Buckwheat 10 cakes Laund'y Soap. Tima Beans, cen Dozen boxes Best Farior Mate Queen Orlves, ate... Tomato Catsup, p. “Wet Goods” Lowest. Good O14 Rye Whisky $3 50 gal. 3 yre, Old “Domi S$ 6 yrs. Old * Oid “Dock” Me Very Old She- Fine “Old Tom" Git Sweet Catawbi Wine. ‘PICKFORD S:: 24, Louisiana Ave. . it Te eeeeeecceceseseccccecccee’ . . . . . . . . . ° . . . . . . . . ° . . . . . eS XEREREREREERREEE ES A $6.00 | —Like that $6.00 Trunk of | | ours is a $6.00 trunk i in price} 5 only. It's got-theeservice, ma-'* ‘terial and workmanship in it i of any $7 value. {3} —A new pt ‘ihst down from’ a sila fae ‘waterproof as) (corer, CxUg racaodl Tea’ hinges, Taree a 1 lock, 1%-in, steel clamps; steel extra ‘heavy leather ‘ha deep tray cov red hat box, full ¢ Mned—the ede ‘fran $6 ever bought. New arrivals.in pocket books | : and leather goods of all kinds constantly, ,com Aes from our shops. ; Topham’ Ss Traveiers’ and Fine Leather Goods Factory, tl | 1231-1233 Pa. Avenue. ? : FACTORY, 12181220 & sr. is) ind. frame. ciamps, le) 5 Xi S| Si is CXXXEKO Se —to display new substastials and dcli- cacies for the table. ficst_ shipment that reaches the clty is usually consigned to us, That's why WE'VE co meny edi- bles that can’t be obtained answhere else. (Prices invariably THE LOW! Cottage Market, sig 14th St. mh4-w,f,17,20 Sw 1 Woodward * Lothrop, toth, uth and F Sts. N. Ww. —-——— We open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. “The Blacksmith,” Hubert E. Delorme’s famous picture, is still on exhibition in our Art Gallery from 10 to 5 daily. The Special View ot Colored and Black Dress Stuffs For Spring and Summer of ’96 Continued Tomorrow, Thursday. A collection of Fashionable Dress Fabrics at once extensive, varied, unique. The display will prove helpful in ke selection of the Easter Toilette. @ Tomorrow We Shall Make Our © Opening Display of Women’s Shirt Waists. Shirt Waists this season will go far beyond the heretofore in popu- Waists. They are neat, comfortable, dressy, economical, and the costume may be wonderfully multipled simply. by a change of Dress We have collected for this season the largest and most com- plete assortment of high-class Wasi Wai s, foreign and domestic, we have ever shown, and the styles, materials and prices are varied enough to meet and satisfy every taste and fancy. The fabrics consist in part of Zephyrs, Madras, Dimities, Percales, Lawns, Ratistes, Grass Cloths, Persian and Embroidered Linen Effects, ete. sleeves still lead in popularity. the cuffs somewhat narrower. greater in variety and more beautiful The styles differ very materially from last season's. The collars are mostly detachable, and The patterns and materials shown are The “Bishop” and more effective than ever before. Observe them carefully, the shapes, how well they are made and how neatly they are stitched. (Bd MOO... 262.2. eee eee Special Value in Little Children’s Wash Dresses. Children’s Stylish Duck and Lawn Dresses—some with deep ruffles over shoulders, trimmed with Val- enciennes lace; others trimmed with braid, forming Zouave Jacket effect. Very pretty. Each. -$1.00 ‘Infants’ Dept. d fluor. Oth st. bidg.+ coogi e Baby Carriages For 1896. Twenty-five styles and every one of them new, with the latest and best upholsterings and parasols, and made by the best makers. This season's line is by far the most attractive we have ever shown. 1806 Whitney Reed Carriages, upholstered In silk plush, satin parasol, good running gear, wooden or wire leads: Each..... 1896 Whi y Carriages, roll beds Bedford cord, with plush roll, best novelty. ge: satin or poasee parasel, wooden or wire Fach. 1896 Whitney Carriages, faney, close-w roll bodies, upholstered in tapestry, coachmen's cloth, &e. Best ronning geat, shaved spoke wheels tent hub Each with Whitney patent brake. Cd foo Yankee Notions Or “Small Wares.” We have every good thing in the Notion line ever thought of—all the little thises and thats wh: are so insignificant, yet so important. Crochet Silk, all colors, per spool. . per bunch Ik, 1 oz. on spool. aud short. Per | --5, 6 and 10¢. | rs best Sewing Needles. Kid Hair Curlers, Cube Pins, black and ** Dress Stays, per doz 36 yards, per plec Whalebones, 1 yard long, cach Best Silk Garter Elastic, per ¥3 Cotton Eiastic, frilled cdze, por Whalebones, pez doz... Dress Shields, stockinet and rubber, per pal You are cordially invited to inspect the stock. Prices Range From soc. to $10 Apiece. +-10th st. building.) —o-—_ Girls’ New Clothing. Sensible, girlish garments, stylish and well made, for spring wear. The Prices are decidedly reasonable. Kevy Blue Serge Dresses in spring styles. Tlouse effect, broad sailor collar, trimmed with treld and buttons, Fatt skirt, to $8.75 broad sailor hing, lange Sizes 4 collar and cuffs fall sleeves. Wide to 14 years. Prices according to size, + Jacket effect. Fancy collar, full sleever. Lawn Guimpcs, Sizes 4 to 14 years, teckel sake, meatiy cllged at Eac 25 and 28e, Stylish Reefers im navy blue and faner noreltics, double breasted, broad sailor collar, neatly trimmed with brald. Sizes 4 to 14 years. Ea.$3.00 to $4.00 Navy Biue Jackets, dcuble breasted, large sleeves. Sizes 12, 14, 16 and 18 years. Eaci $3.50 (Bd floor... neck and sleeves. -lith st. bldg.) Boys’ New Clothing. Reefers, Top Coats, Separate Pants and Blow 5 for spring 5 wear. Flannel Reofers, sailor. coltar, stylishly cut and well made. Fast blue, 3 to 8 Sears, Exch..£2.50 All-weol Ee Reefe tailor collar of extra width, hand braided. 3 to 8 sears. Each. All-wool Flannel, same price. All-wool Serge Reefers of every deseription— fancily braided, plainly braided or edges bound with braid. open tn front and have notched collar. ing. Put together with silk. Exe . Covert Top Coats. 4 to Wool Pants. Per pair. pination Blouse Suits, suit. Fast color. B76 Some button up to chin, others are Mohair lin- 3 to 14 years. All two palrs pants with 3 to 10 years, Per sult, si (3d floor.......... + 10th st. bldg. —-0—— Women’s Shoes At a Popular Price. Reliable leathers, best shapes, well finished. Viet Kid Button Sh patent Teather tip. Per pair Fins Wax Calf Walking Boots, year last, tip of same. Per p Shoes, seal vamp, la top, new opera tov. Noes, straight tip of sam Neat and dress; Mohair Corded Skirt Braids, per yard... (ist floor. . +-llth st. bids. pair 33 Bright Dongola Button Shoes, Goodyear welt, olla comfort. Per pai 33.00 Button Shoes, Vienna toe, cloth top, ie viel kid vamp, patent tip. (2d floor....... Ter pair. Thursday’s Special List of Housefurnishing Goods, Canned Goods, Package Goods, Soaps, &c. The prices on the following articles are not for Thursday only, but for any day of the week. Office Waste Barkcts, each Crown Asbestos Mats, ¢ w Boiled Egg Lifters, each. 5 Combined Doughnut and Biscuit Cutters, each, re-fastened Dust rashes, cach.. Nickeled. Single-burner Stoves, Japanned Coal’ Hods, each Embossed Dust Pans, cach Putz Liquid Pomade, cach. Forks, eac each, Aluminum T: Fancy Werk Baskets, each Wire Tea Balls, ca Japanned Chamber Pails, eac Plymouth Rock Gelatine, per pkz Quaker Oats or Bear Brand Pettijohn, pt Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit, 2 pkgs. for. Baker's Cocoa, small tin, per pkg Baker's Chocolate, per %-lb. pkg. Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, per can. Southern Mills Corn Starch, per pkg Vennsylvania Egg Noodles, per pkg. Macaronl, per pkg Cleaned Currants, per pkg. Improved Natur. You can buy in any quantity you wish. Arlnickle’s Coffee, per Th Ball Blue, per pkg Tetley’s Pure ea, W. & L. Java and Mocha Coffee, per I Whole Nutmegs. per dezen. Delaware Tomatoes, por can, New York State Sw Shriver's Corn and N: Seaford Sifted Early June Peas, per can. Shriver's Silver Brand Peas, per can. New J Star Islacd Pempkins, por ean Fazle Brand ( Babbite’s, Bor: Brooke’s Crystal and M Snowflake Pure White Sapolio and large Enameline, per cake. Pearlim, Soapine and 1776 Powder, per pkg.. 4c, Quaker City Lye and Rising Sua Polish, pkg.. 4c. moERESeEsoeeesl 1ith st. bufiding.) Soaps.cake.te. per cake. al Stone Filters Make the Water Absolutely Pure and Ciear. $3.65 and $4.25 Each. ees 24 anmex.) Woodward & Lothrop ‘ M. D, Clark & Co., 811 Pa. Ave. cA Magnificent ‘Showing of New ‘Dress Fabrics. —It's a well-known fact that foe is headquarters for 4 Dress Goods. We rather spe-% Cialize this line, and our shelves are always full of the choicest of the season’s productions— many of them exclusive—all desirable. ———Tiis season we've taxed the markets to the utmost, ind the J goods bere show the careful buy- & ing of experienced buyers. —Several special purchases ¥ that mean special prices. Sik and Wool Mozambiques, stripe effects, new, pretty patterns. Worth Gie. yd.— : ge 50C.4 Mohair Travers Cloth, all ; colors, new effects. Worth ; Ge. yd.—for -. 50C. Sik and Wool Shot Silk Nov- : eity Sulting, that’s one of : our special values at. §0C.4 Covert Suttings, 50 in. wide— can get. the last of it we Worth $1.00 yd Silk and Wool Stripe Novelty Cloths, in new —Lrowns, greens, blue and tats, $1.00 gouds—for ..... Bicycle Suitings, neat cloths, with a lot of wear in them. All colors—in alma covert cleth, tan, Parisian blue, new green ard gr 50 in. wide...... Sik and Wool Mozambique Cloths—in the new spring colorings, 40 in. w $1.00 Specials in Black Mohairs. Extra geod values at our prices. 40C., 50c., 75c. up. Storm Serges. 65c. goods. $1 goods Black English Cheviots, that wif! not shrink or spot. Goc., 75¢., go. up. W. D. Clark & Co., Washington's Dry Goods House, 811 Pa. Ave. seoogcooHHeeeceeneoet Ps a es te ss i Os se as ts es a Elphonzo Youngs Co. Spring Lamb and Green Peas are now in order—We offer the latter of a quality and at prices that no one will question—We refer to our large supply of Genuine French Peas—our own importation—packed at TBor- deaux, France, irom carefully select- ed garden grown stock expressly for us—More perfect Green Peas were never offered to the consumers of Washington. Extra Fins...... Fins sae Moyens . 1.65 a dor. Elphonzo Youngs Co., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, 428 Ninth Strect, bet. D and E. P. S—Don't forget our Superb Maple Sugar and Syrup for your hot bread and griddle cakes. SOPHPPOSODO POO DOOD ISO OOO ONS . 3 3 ° ad ¢ o o :Do You ; + < > want a nice Dining T. Here is one ® 2 we want to get rid of—not that it - isn’t good style, handsome or desizali é because it is all of that, tut we lave $ too many. It's made of selected onk, @ 4 quartered top, finely polished, six heavy 2 S lees. Worth $12.00 for 6 To & = close, $9.00 Larger ones at same rate. 4 5 Caairs and Sideboard to mateh if you @ 4 want them 2 > > :W. H. Hoeke,; 4 93 Pc ARPETS, FURNITURE AND DRAPERY, 3 > < +Cor. Pa. Ave. & 8th St. t ae > 4 ° 3 eee SPPOLE SO PIOSOCSES OOS Ripans Tabules. Mr. A.W. “ manager of the Indianspolis, Ind., Letersen, the advertising Ne %, relates, August 8, that be qui” accidentally overheard a very strong indorsement of Ripans Tabules, which came from one Willis Harmon, , in the employ of the Citizens’ St. Railway Co, of Indianapolis, The TaLules, it seems, had been recommended to Harmon by a friend who lind himecif been entirely cured by them of a bad case of indigestion One Gives Retief. igans “Tainsien Oro ont ty Genaetenn, or by sual af she price G0 conte a hac) ts ecnt to The pane Chemical Cou 10 Spruce st., New Sample vial, i