Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1896, Page 9

—————— THE* EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1896-TWELVE. PAGES THE EVENING - STAR hasa | Larger Circulation in the Homes of Washington than all the Other Papers of the City Added Together, because it Stands Up Always for the Interests of ALL THE PEOPLE uf WASHINGTON; does not Strive to Divide the Community into Classes, and Array one class Against the others; : Contains the Latest and Fullest Local and General News; and Surpasses all the Other Papers in the City in the Variety and Excellence of its Literary Features. It Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Read by Everybody. It is, therefore, as an Advertising ‘Medium withou a Peer, Whether Cost or Measure of Publicity be Considered. Winners —of election bets should spend their money prudently—buy something useful. Ordering ‘a dozen or @ half dosen of our Made-to-order Shirts would be a grand investment. Con- sidering qcalities and workmanship, prices are very moderate! Kk , P. T. 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He walked up and down the car like a caged lion, grumbled because a baby cried and made audible remarks about the Weather. Finally he stopped in front of a} mild-looking man and asked him to join him in a game of cards. “Excuse me,” said the stranger, wife has seruples about—" “Oh, it’s no matter,” interrupted the un- easy man. “I'll ask some one else.” He approached a traveling man with whom he had played several games on the trip, and asked if he would join him in a game of euchre. “I gaess not,” he answered. “I don't mind myself a little thing like that, but there is a minister on the car, and I'm not certain it would be advisable, anyway. ‘Phe man in the gray suit sat down at a window of the car and sulked. Presently he sald to his neighbor opposite: ‘The country is going to the dogs!” “Goodness alive, man, what makes you asked the surprised traveler. look at the farm house we are every man, woman and child sit- at the doors. There's a farmer as the train rushed by. “He and his “my now, n.en loafing around, while the corn stands in the fields and the potatoes are not dug. They are all discouraged—you can tell by the way they loaf around!” “My friend,” asked the opposite man, Tre you in favor of one day of rest ‘Certainly. Well, as this is Sunday, it does seem as if_—_—" roared the man in the gray “That accounts for the milk in the cocoanut! Here I've been trying to get up a game of euchre. Well, all I can say is that I've lost a day on this counfounded trip,” and he wiped the beads of persptra- tion from his troubled brow. RUSSIA AND COREA Probability of a Fourth Great Power on the Pacific. ARDSIT AS A GOOD THING HAWAL It May Hasten Annexation to the United States. JAPAN PROTESTS Speciai Correspondence of The Evening Star. HONOLULU, October 20, 1896. Hawaii may fitly feel much interested in a just reported declaration by Russia to the King ef Corea that ‘Russia considers Corea an appendage of Siberia, and that the Co- rean question is closed.” Japan may be liabie to regard this expression as some- what arrogant, and the fact expressed must be very grievous to her. About the control and regulation of Corea Japan had a severe and costly war with China, in which she was wholly victorious and emerged with great military and naval glory. But the struggle having ended the big northern bear now walks in and calmly appropriates to himseif the bone of conten- tion. Russia needs the Corean seaporis— she is strong—she therefore simply takes them and makes few words about it. Who shall gatnsay her? Doubtless there has been due understanding on the subject with England and the two other great powers, Germany and France, who are cul- Uuvating commerce with eastern Asia. Those powers probebly have their own designs upon various other desirable locations near China, and accordingly will concede to Russia her grasp upon what lies nearest to her and is most essertial to her maritime development upon the Pacific. With the sudden evolution of Japan us a strong nava! power, England especially needs in those seas a first-class naval sta- tion, such as she does not now possess nearer than India. In the present gr2at weakness of Spain that country may prove willing to sell the Philippine Islands, and England may stand ready to purchase them. By yielding to Russia's demand for Corea she may gain that power's support or consent to her own further aggrandize- ment on the China sea. It may well be imagined that such arrangements have formed a part of the subjects considered in the recent conferences of the czar and Salisbury. It is matter of most serious interest to Hawaii that Russia is preparing to become one of the great maritime powers of the Pacific. As well ts it of interest to the United States, whose concern in the com- merce of the North Pacific must become overwhelmingly large. Evidences have long been multiplying of Russia’s definite pur- pose to take a leading part in Pacific af- fairs. That purpose has long been a promi- nent feature in Russian policy. Since the strong military and naval occupation of Viadivostock, that policy has been yearly growing more manifest. It has been great- ly emphasized by the recent energetic pro- gress of the Trans-Siberian railway. That road has already become the highway of a vast current of Russian emigration into the fertile regions of central.Siberia. But the goal of that road, to reach which every energy is bent, is not Siberia. It is Rus- sia's ports on the Pacific. It is also the fertile Amoor valley, which is to be peo- pled and developed by Russian subjects as subsidiary to a Pacitic maritime power. A Possibk Great State. When that great line of railway is com- pleted—say, by the close of this century— that productive Amoor valley will become occupied by an industrious Russian popula- tion. Its great natural resources will be- gin to be developed. A populous Russian state will grow up on that Asiatic-Pacitic ccast, confronting the powerful American Pacific states, and ready for beneficent commerce between the two. Eastern Man- churia and Corea will also be developed under the able Russian control, which has Worked such wonders in Central Asta, and their highly capable Mongoltan populations will become inspired with much of Euro- pean activity. Ur greater immediate importance to Rus- sia’s aims on the Pacific will be the pro- vision, by means of the great railway, of rapid transportation for military forces and supplies over an interior route absolutely re- moved from hostile interruption. Her great fortress, Vladivostock, ana the other fort- resses which she will create on the Pacific will be placed within rapid communication. in time Russia will create in the Amoor and other back country near the Pactiic ail the sources of such supply that she will need, not only of provisions and men, but of munitions of war. At the forts will be built the needed warships, and the Pacific arsenals will manufacture the armor and the guns. At present her communication with Vladivostock is remote and tedious, as well as costly. The new railway will remove this difficulty. One of Russia’s first and most important steps toward the proper establishment of her maritime power on the Pacific is to se- cure better seaports than she now has in Viadivosiock, which is subject to closure by ice in the winter. The chief ports avaii- able to her use for that purpose are those of the peninsula of Corea. With Russia's otherwise magnificent and unique oppor- tunity of becoming a firat-class commercial power on the Pacific, it 1s not to be ex- pected that she should forego any oppor- tunity to take possession of those Corean ports, or of the whole peninsula to which they belong. Such occupation 1s manifest destiny. In those harbors Russia will find 1 that she requires to open the road for unimpeded development as a first-clas: naval and commercial power on_ thi mightiest of oceans. She can then enter upon equal terms into competition with the three other great powers whose territories border on the North Pacitie—England, the United States and Japan. Such a mighty quartet of naval powers ought haif a century hence to make the Pacific a busy scene of commerce. How the great steam- Ss will rush east and west, even thicker nd faster than they now do on your nar- row and stormy Atlantic. Sentimertally, Japan has a bitter griev- ance in Russia’s unceremonious apprcpria- tion of Corea, for which ihe former fought with China and conquered. Japan won it, and feels it to be her rightful prize. But practicaily, it may be far more for the real interest of Japan to be exempt from the burdensome and enibarrassing task of governing the recalcitrant and truculent Coreans. The occupation and governing of that turbulent peninsula, so far from enhancing her power, would prove a con- stant drain upon her resources. Even Ior- mosai seems to prove as much as she can keep in order. The Russians are a more masterful race, and would have jess difti- culty. Hawaii’s Interest. ‘To us in Hawaii it appears highly de- sirable that a maritime power rival to Japan should be created upon that side of this ocean—one that will be interested to counteract any possible tendency on the part of the latter to disturb our inde- pendence or internal order. Until absorbed into the friendly embrace of the United States, as we devoutiy hope to be, Ha- waii's security from outside aggresssion appears to be greatly increased by the multiplying of such great maritime powers on both sides of the Pacific, who will be directly interested in preventing each other's aggrandizement by occupying 80 central a position as Hawali. While cherishing most friendly feelings toward Japan, while regarding with most sympathetic interest her wonderful prog- ress, we have had repeated cause to re- gard with doubt and suspicion the views and feelings of the strong jingo element among that people. We have had ample evidence that a very large element of that sort in Japan—not perhaps any of her statesmen—look upon Hawail as their nat- ural prey. They regard the present ac- cumulation of 25,000 Japaneze immigrants as only the beginning of an ultimate com- plete occupation of these Islands by their people. Through such increasing occupa- tion of Hawaii by the “little brown men” they lo@& for the overthrow of the present white domination, and the establishment of Japanese rule. It Isgdoubtless a reasonable expectation that any event the United States would forbid any such occupation of these islands. Japan is aware of this, and would generally be deterred from attempting it. Still, until Hawaii comes to form a part of United States territory, there seems to re- main a kind of menace of such domination or conquest by Japan. There is always a possibility that the United States might become involved in war, and consequently prevented from exercising due protection toward Hawali. Japan might fall under control of its jingo element, and seize the opportunity of America’s temporary weak- ness. This danger is not.a great one, but is enough to make us quite willing to see another strong maritime power grow up alongside of Japan. Rugsia, with strong, fortified ports in Corez; will act as a moderator to Japan, holding her in check, and preventing the indulgence of views of foreign conquest. In other words, a better, an efficient bal- ance of power will be cregted on the North Pacific by reason of Russia's active pres- ence upon this ocean as’@ strong maritime power. Such an effective balance of power is of no little interest to the United States, with whom there will long be a sharp ri- valry with England in this part of the world. It cannot fail to be useful ia any contentions arising with England, as weil as with Japan, to have present a fourth power whose aid would be likely to be given to the United States in any emer- gency. England is grasping and aggres- sive. She possesses powerful gnd fortified colonies at Vancouver, Sydney and New Zealand. Two-thirds of the twelve steam- ers calling monthly at Honolulu fly the British flag. She tends to a complete con- trol of the commerce of the Pacific. Eng- land constantly craves possession of the Hawatian Islands as the needed link to complete the chain of her Island possessions between Vancouver and Auckland. She fully concedes Hawaif to the United States as lying within their sphere of influence. At the same time England wants this Group. It will therefore be of the greatest advantage to have a strong power like Rus- sia taking a leading part in the commer- cial traffic of this ocean, to help in re- pressing undue tendencies ef England as well as of Jupan toward aggressive action. By all means let us welcome this fourth maritime power on the Pacific. Pacific Commerce, The increase of cur ocean steam fleet goes on steadily. A third ship is about to be added to the two on the Vancouver line from Sydney which have been plying for ever three years. Those two have been insufficient to maintain their trips with regularity. The new ship will be a swift ene, and with her aid, they will run four- Week trips, instead of monthly ones. This will have the advantage of enabling them to alternate regularly with the old Oceanic four-weekly line from Sydney to San Fran- cisco. A new ship, the Moana (or Ocean), is soon to take the place en the latter line of the Monowai, which is apt to be behind time. The Moana has extra speed. A line of tramp steamers has been running quite regularly for six months past between Portland, Ore., and Japan, carrying flour and other Oregon products. ‘This is likely to develop Into a strong line of good steam- ers. On the new Japanese line from Yoko- hema to Seattle two steamers have al. ready passed through Honolulu, going eas: ward. The next increase to be looked for is probably the Javanese line to San Diego, which will touch here both ways. Honolulu now has an average of thirteen ocean steamers calling monthly, to seven calling three years ago, an increase of two per Month every year. At this rate we shall have over twenty steamers a month be- fore January 1, {01. The returns from the new census taken a month ago are only beginning to be heard from. Knoagh has transpired to render probable an increase of 25 per cent of the population since- 1590. During the previous six years the increase had been about 11 per cent, or from 50,578 to 80,00. It is thought that there will now prove to be at least 115,000 inhabitants In the H. waiian Islands. We are the next interest- ed, however, In certain details which will appear In due timé. What rate of decrease will be shown in the purely Hawalian pop- ulation? What of increase in the half- castes, and of what nationality thelr pa- terral origin? Of particular interest will be the parental nationality of the whites born In Hawail, a fact never ascertained in previous censuses. 5 We have known how many persons were here of American, German or British birth, but never the national origin of the perhaps equal number of whites born here. For in- stance, Col. Blount reported 1,925 Ameri- cans living here, when, in fact, there were a large number born here, and not counted by him, as they should bhage been, in est mating the strength of this American col- ony. i The Prolific Portuguese. Another important quéstfon to be an- swered by this census is the increase of the Portuguese people during the past six years. This will have been chiefly by births. They have prolific families. Many of those previously counted as children will now ap- pear as adults. The Portuguese will per- haps show the largest percentage of in- crease in any class. Of not less interest will be the increase in Chinese and Jap- anese. Both of these must have grown considerably in numbers since 180, when there were 15,301 Chinese and 12,300 Japa- nese. Both classes will show a good many births, especially the latter, who will have more than double their numters. The aeturns, so far as counted, already show an increase of over 25 per cent on the igland of Kauai, and on this island of Oahu. It appears to be certain that the population of this city of Honolslu will exceed 30,000, From the immense increase in dwellings and buildings of ell sorts during the six years, one would infer that to the 23,000 of Isa) at least 10,000 should be added. Cer- tainly the average housing of the people must be greatly superior to what It then was. The ancient thatched cottages of the Hawaiians, forming a majority of the dwellings thirty years ago, have entirely disappeared, except.as a few foreigners preserve samples on their premises as curl- osities to exuubit to visitors. Honolulu has become in nearly all respects an American city, excepting Its tropical foliage and palm trees. KAMEHAMEHA. > — A Joke on the Wixa: From the Chicago Times-Herald. A few years ago the late Bill Nye and Herrmarn, the magician, met for the first time in a small Ohio town. Each knew the other very well by reputation and from per- sonal characteristics, but they never had been Introduced. By chance they stopped at the same hotel on the occasion referred to and were given seats at the same table in the dining room. * They bowed politely and began talking about the weather, each believing that the other did not recognize his vis-a-vis. Just as Nye raised his knife and fork to cut a dish of lettuce salad Herrmann ut- tered a cry of protest and surprise. Nye stopped in astonishment. “Excuse me, sir,” remarked the wizard, “put I thought I saw something queer there in your lettuce.” The humorist carefully looked over the salad, leaf by leaf, but found nothing, and again raised his knife to cut it. Again he was stopped by a sharp cry from Herr- mann, who added, apologetically: “I beg a thousand pardons, but I surely could not have been mistaken that time. There is something there. Excuse me’—and he pointed to a large lettuce leaf, raised it and disclosed underneath a magnificent diamond cluster ring worth several hundred dollars slowly picked up the ring, and, wit out the slightest manifestazion of surpris drawled out: “This sort cf thing has gone just far enough. I'm continually shedding diamonds wherever I go. Day before yes- terday T lost a solitaire’in @ sugar bowl in Pittsburg, and in Clevélani? this morning the chambermaid, in sweening my rocm, found three or four inore. ‘It is_pasitively giving me brain fag to keep track of these things, and I'm going Yo give it up as a bad job.” Beckoning to a waitress hé sltppe: mann’s ring into her nand and sald. a trifle for you. by; it’s yours.” it took the owner of jhe ring about half a day to recover it, and At’ cost him geveral bottles after ward. gies +00 The Conditions’ of Women. From the Northwest Magazine. In talking with an American about the differen conditions of women in Japan and the United States, a Japanese diplomat once said: “When I marry, I take a head servant; when you marry you become one.” A man who recently visited Japan quotes a remark in a somewhat similar vein made by a Japanese interpreter. “I sat one day,” he said, “at the door of a dining room in a hotel in ToKto, where all kinds of foreigners were staying, and I watched them as I came in. The Frenchman came in with madame on his arm. Then the Englishman came in so (imitating a pompous, self-im- portant personage). And his wife? Oh, she came in after him like this (dramatiz- ing a meek and timid woman following). And the American husband? Oh, he’s not in it! Madame sails in ahead of him and he just walks behind, wherever she goes.” Werr- ‘Here's Keep it te remember me PLENTY OF SHARKS ‘The Southeast Ooast of Florida Infested This Year. Pine Apple Patch—A Snake Story as Told ct a Country Store. Correspondence of The Evening Star. LINTON, Dade county, Fila. That part of the Atlantic which beats up- on the southeast ccast of Florida is infested with shark. It is probably the “sharkiest” water at this season in the world. Folks who have dwelt for years in the jungles of soft palmetto and on the savannahs of saw grass that stretch inland from the shell- strewn beach, in commenting on the more than plentitude of sharks, say: “I never seen the like afore.” The blue swells that roll landward and pound themselves into fleecy, frenzied surf teem with this cruel fish. The white shark, the basking shark, the hammerheaded shark and other members of the elasmo branchiate family are there. From Jupeter inlet to Hillsboro’ inlet they may be seen outside the breakerg, in the breakers and inside the breakers. This season they are so numerous and vicious that the strongest swimmers and the stout- est-hearted sea dogs along that part of the coast will not venture into the sea farther than knee-deep water. Even where this precaution has been taken casualties have been. reported. It was only a few days ago that the son of Capt. Collins of the Jupeter life-saving station lost a foot by shark bite While standing in the surf. He would prob- ably have been killed had not a companion plunged a bowie Knife into the fish. The mail from the north for Miami, Coco- anut Grove and other settlements at the south end of the peninsula used to be car- ried from Palm Beach by a lone carrier, who followed the beach and crossed the in- lets in small boats. This was before the opening of the East Coast railroad. It was just about one year ago that this lone car- rier left Palm Beach on his last trip. A few days later the lightkeeper at Hillsboro’ inlet found the carrier's smali boat bot- tom upward on the beach. The man was never after heard from. ‘There had been no foul weather and the settlers refused to believe that the carrier had citer abscond- ed or had been killed by bandits. The gun- wale of the small boat showed that it had been gnawed by strong, sharp teeth. A broken oar was later picked up on the sound. The lightkeeper reported that thous- ands of shark were in the inlet and that they were uncommonly old and excited. The taste of human blood maddens these fish. The old settlers feel that they know about how the mail carrier met death. This season vast schools of bluefish, slappers and salt water mullets have ap- peared off the coast of Florida, and these have attracted untold thousands of shark from the warm water of the gulf stream, which at that part of the coast flows rerthward about tour miles from shore. One may stand on the beach and throw shells at the monsters as they pursue their prey. Rifle balls seem to have iittle effect or a shark.- Fat pork, a big hook, strong line and stout arm is the best way to kill one. Several times this fall sharks have been seen In the Biscayne canal, which was re- cently cut through from Lake Worth to Biscayne bay. But the shark finds no com- fort the It ts the home of the good old alligator, ani he resists intrusion. Every self-respecting ‘gator will tackle a shark on sight. Mark Hanna’s Pineapple Patch. Mark Hanna is growing pineapples. This statement will come as somewhat of a shock to those who think of Mark Hanna only as a political engineer. Although he is a city man, he loves the little pineapple patch that grows green and rpiney out of the white sand of Dade couaty, Fla. Twice wichin the last eighteen months has ne turned his footsteps trom the north to the south. Several times has Mark Hanna slept in the palmetio-thatched shack that stands shaded by whispering pine trees on the casiern edge of Mark Hanna's pine- apple patch. lt was about two years ago that the pineapple fever broke out in Florida and became so virulently epidemic that pine and flatwoods lands, which before had not been worth $1.25 an acre, were sud- denly held at $30 an acre uncleared, and to clear an acre costs about $40. Mr. Hanna was boarding at Palm Beach, witere the hotels charge 38 a day during three months of the year, and $4 a week during the other nine. Well, Mr, Hanna was boarding there during the $¢-a-day season. The germ of the pineapple contagion en- tered his blood, and he bought an acre of pine land from Representative Linton of Michigan, who owns a big tract of muck and pine lands along the Bicayne Bay canal. Mr. Hat.na’s acre lies between the At- lantic and the Everglades, 300 miles south of Jacksonville. Uncle Mose Hawkins, a Florida republican, “tends” it and sends a monthly crop report to Mr. Hanna. Un- cle “Mose told the writer that he would rather “grub” an acre of hainmock land with the sun at meridian and the mos- quitoes in full bloom than to write out “dat "port ter Marse Hanner.” A Florida Snake Story. It was a Florida scene. The store and post office, built of upright boards of fat pine, stood at the cross roads. A chorus of mosquitoes sang a battle hymn. Several of the county men were waiting for the mail, not that they expeeted a letter,” but still— they were waiting for the mail.’ They were rot talking politics, nor were they fighting over the war. They were just chewing, whittling and telling stories. A near-by bush of scrub oak rustled softly, and look- irg hard into the bush one might have seen a rattler—common enough down there. The story tellers saw the snake, but the only effect it had on them was to suggest an- other story. Col. Leé Jackson Ashby Smith crossed his booted legs. spat at a tarantula in the sand and sald: “Well, gentlemen.” Then he rreceeded with his story. Out in the glades, four miles west of Boca Ratone, in far down Dade county, the colonel said that he ran against a seven-foot rattler, which he esteemed so beautiful that he took it home to his wife and children. “I put the creetur in a cage,” said the colonel. “Soon afterward I-caught a rat in a trap back of the barn. He was a very gray rat, and seemed old, too old to have been caught that way. I thought he might make pretty good eating for the snake, and I dumped him into the rattler’s cage.’ The old rat cowered in one corner, and the snake coiled himself like greased lightning. Raising his flat head above his coil, he struck the old gray rat. Of course the rat squealed, but he didn’t leave his corner. He eyed the snake viciously. A second time the snake coiled and struck, and a second time the rat squealed. The rat did not seem much hurt, and the poison was certainly slow in getting down to work. The snake was mortified. He coiled again. There was wrath and disappointment in his eyes. He was about to strike again, when that old gray rat ran around the cage and leaped from behind upon the back of the rattler. He caught the serpent behind the head and buried his teeth time and again in the writhing, squirming snake. A ter- rible battle was being fought inside that cage. The rat was gnawing through the neck of the snake. The struggle subsided when the snake had been beheaded. That was a game old rat, and I've got him yet. He gets cheese three times a day.” Then the mail arrived. — The Diphtheria Cases. Parents of some of the children who at- tend the Peabody School were unneces- sarily alarmed yesterday because of wild rumors afloat about the cases of diphtheria in the building. Some one spread a report that Health Officer Woodward had found another case there, which proved to be in- correct. Speaking about the scare at the building this morning, the health officer said there was absolutely no reason for any scare because of the few cases of the disease that were in the building. There are nine hundred pupils in the building, and there were only five cases of the disease. Wanted in Maryland. A colored man named Jerry Blackiston was arrested last night near Hth and C streets southwest by Policeman Marshall because he learned that he was wanted in Anne Arundel county, Md., for shooting another colored man ‘several weeks ago, and also for alleged theft. Sheriff James Cranford, who had Blackiston :n his em- ploy prior to the shooting. night, and today he took him for tial, to Mary?and ame here last | make it fall out?” 11 prefer to lose it. merchandising is assured. sincerity. found here. When lower prices are poss cheapest. 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Perhaps we can save you some money—we shall try too, surel 24 and 26-inch English Gloria Um- brelus, with natural wood Lundles— Te. 24-inch English Gleria Umbrelies, mounted on steel rods, with natural wood New —$1. 26-Inch English Gloria Umbrellas, with natural wood handies $1. 26-inch Silk Gloria Umbrelias, with steel rods and natural handles $1.50. 26-tueh Union ‘Twill Sitk Umbrellas, with steel rods apd natural crook handles—§2. 26-toch Union Taffeta and Lisle Spun Silk Umbrellas, with steel rods and Dresden und natural handles $2.68. 26-inch All-silk Umbrellas, with ste toda and natural handles —$3. 26-inch Union Taffeta Silk Umbrellas, with steel rods aod pearl and tiger- eye handles—$3. 26-inch AlL-xilk Umbrellas, with steel rods and fancy and natural handles —$4. 28-inch All-silk Umbrellas, with steel rods and sil immed pearl handles— $4.50. Colored Umbrellas. A matter of taste—but we take pains to cater to your preference—and you will be able to get what you want here in tint and mount, if it is in fashion’s catalogue. The very latest that are to be had. 26-inch Red, Blue and Brown Change- able Silk Umbrellas, with fancy and natural bandies $2.68, $3, $3 $4.50, $5.50 aud $5.50. 24-inch Changeable Silk Umbrellas, with steel rod—$2.75 and $3. rlourning Umbrellas. You can rest assured these are good Umbrellas—from an Umbrella standpoint. Good materials, well mounted and proper for the special service they are wanted for. 20-inch English Gloria Umbre! s. 26-inch Silk Gloria Umbrellas, with steel rod—$1.50. 26-fpeh Union Silk Umbrellas, with steel rod—$2. 24 2nd 26-inch Union Sik Umbrellas, with steel rod—-$2.50 and $2.68. 26-inch AU-Silk Umbrellas, with steel rod—$3, $4 and $5. iCarriage Shades. | So handy—you should have one. A luxury at commodity cost. Nothing can substitute a Carriage Shade for carriage carrying. 16-4nch Black Union Sitk Shades $1. 10-inch Gros Grair Silk Shades, plain Ined—$2. Established 1840. ‘Telephone 995. MPSS (Umbrellas ana Handkerchiefs. Warrantable qualities. Remarkable prices. =AT== PERRY’S When progressiveness and honesty form a partnership ideal The great growth of this store proves our enterprise and our When better tesults can be obtained they will be When better values are to be had—they will be here. ible they will be shall always be true of this store—as it is now—that the best is a fact here—for it 104nch Gros Grain Silk Shades, with chiffon ruffle 88. 10-41 ros Shades $3.50, Ave Bi Silk Shades, trimmed $3, $3.75 and $5. 10-inch Black Crep de Chine Shades, Mounted on extension rod. Men’s Umbrellas. We think we know just what suits men. We have picked the handles with this knowledge. Our endeavor to give you the best Umbrella to be had for the money has made excellence of covering and security of mounting a certainty. Low prices, these! Grain Silk Rufied lace pretax, with ndlex $1.50. 2s84och Union Silk Umbrellas, with rod and natural handles $3 and $3.59. All-silk UmbrelMas, with xteel rod and natural handles $4, $5 $6.50. 264uch Union Twill Silk Umbrellas, with Fi Handkerchiefs. Find better Handkerchiefs than ours if you can. We are confident of our leadership in this line. Jobs never find their way here—only positive, true values. We carry a very large as- sortment of Handkerchiefs or men, women and = children. We mark them ve low. Once in a while—when some line is nearly sold out we make quick work of what is left. with a reduced price. Some mentioned in this list: White and Colored Border Ladtic Hand&e fs fast colons Se. Ladies’ Pure Linen Hemstitehed Mand fs 100, each—3 for Ladies’ Swiss Embroidered and Hem- stitched Handi fs 12h Ladies’ ¥ Linen Hemstite Handk: rehiefs, with Valenciennes Pure Linen Em! rehiefs, with scalloped and Pure Linen fx, with Valenclennes lace re Sheer Linen Hemstit Handkerchiefs trimming size—25. ec. Ladies’ Swiss Embroidered Ho chiefs, soled a little, some of them— were 1 now We. and Ste, Ladies’ Pure Linen Initial Handker- chieis REDUCED from 50. to 2x Men's Japane Handker- from 50, to en Uniaundercd In- Hesnstit 1-ineh bed bens Handkerchiefs 12tye, Men's Pure Linen ¢ Handkerehiets. and Sve. Men's Japa’ Handkerchiets Be. The., $1, $1 Children’s Pure Hewstitcbed % and Linen Embroidered Handkerehiots — PERRY’S, : z “NINTH AND THE sine | at SrSoosdocfoedenfocdeedendenbosdesdendestestedgecdesteateatentontosiontontedtedtedtenten CLEARING E. P. Mertz Assignee Sale. OUT THE MERTZ STOCK! Now that the excitement of election times has abated shopp will have time to attend this great assignee sale of the I stock. Everything is being sacrificed at greatly reduced prices . P. Me No such opportunity has ever occurred to purchase Toilet Articles, Fancy Good. prices. , Brushes, Sponges, Extracts, & at such belitt “d deleted adaiatatetaietaiey o Military Brushes, $1.88 pr. | $8to $12 Velvet Sponges, $2. A fow pairs Hardsome Militar Brushes, splendidly made, to be closed out at $1.58. Imported Hair Brushes, In all styles and sizes, the best made, are offered at big reductions, Finest quality Ofl-dressed Chamois Skins a, Be., Be. and 48e. At ed they are even cheaper than you are asked for the harsh, cheap sort at department store Sterling Silver Novelties, Manicure Sets, Combs, Extracts, Soaps, &c., dc., are all being sold at greatly reduced figures. He "s the greatest bargain in ever known, Fine Extra Large Velvet Sponges, that are worth $8, $10 and $12 are offered at the ridiculously Jow There are enoagh 80 if you want one you'll have to hurry! ‘The Famous ress’ Syriuges and Hot Water Bottles, my especially for 178 trade, are ered at great reductions. Th: Prices heap” sort cost clse- are the finest quality goods made. are lower than the S. T. Thomas (signee), Mertz’s Modern Pharmacy, Cor. 11th & F Sts. Casting an Eye to Windward. From Judge. Mother-in-law—“Don’t you know that cropping your hair so tight as that will Scn-in-law—‘Oh, yes: but that’s the way N.W. From the Cleveland Leader. jentions Were Conclusive. ner near the door eats pie with a knife.” Why You the - e he ts using his ‘ges of his magazine. fingers to ¢ Ml bet that man dcwn there in the cor- ut