Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1896, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, ,» NOVEMBER 27, 1896-16 PAGES. Goldenberg’s. November twenty-seven. We’ve made somespecial wrap reductions for tomorrow. *Tisn’t so cold that you need them badly, but you'll need them bad enough in a day or two, for weather is bound to change. - These special reduced prices are for this one day—Saturday. Even at their regular prices these coats and capes are offered for less than you can equal them elsewhere. We mark every garment very close to cost when it comes in, and the way we've reduced these few lines there isn’t scarcely any profit left for us. We shall get back these profits in your continued patronage. We know, too, if you buy your winter’s wrap here you will send others and come again next time you need an outer garment. So you see “there’s method in our madness.” 4 We go so far to state that we shall refund you your money cheerfully if you find that you can buy such gar- ments as we're offering for so little money elsewhere. $5°° to So Capes, $3°* We shall put on sale 50 more of those 21-inch Black Persian Lamb Capes, 135 inches in sweep, deep storm collars, lined throughout with black satin—capes which have been selling for $5.50 to $6.50, for $3.95 each, and we guarantee that you can- not equal for less than $5.50 or $6.50. $12 to $15 Capes, $97 Lot of fine crushed and richly jet- trimmed seal plush capes, 22 inches long, immense sweeps, satin lined throughout, trimmed with marten fur tails, deep storm collar and front also edged with marten fur—reduced for Saturday to $9.75. $18 Capes, $12°° Ten fine electric seal capes, 19 inches long, wide ripple sweep, deep storm.collars, made entirely of mar- ten fur; front alsc edged with mar- ten, lined throughout with fine satin —reduced for tomorrow to $12.50. °6 Coats, $4:7> Sixty-five all-wool navy and black boucle and kersey jackets, some half satin lined, all have deep arctic col- lars—reduced for Saturday-to $4.75. $11 Coats, $85 Twenty-nine tan kersey jackets. full fly fronts, deep collars, half plaid silk lined, trimmed with large white pearl buttons—reduced for one day —Saturday—to $8.50. $15 & $16 Coats, $10 Lot of imported kersey jackets— in black and the new shade of brown, black ones have deep slashed collars and front trimmed with small strips of kersey, and small pearl buttons and fancy stitching; the brown ones are richly piped with velvet and have deep perf, and all are half satin lined —reduced to $10.98 for tomorrow only. $6 Coats, $4°° Twenty-five misses’ green and aavy all-wool Persian lamb jackets, box fronts, have deep cape, trimmed with heavy black braid and large fancy buttons—reduced for the one day to $4.85. °3-5 Coats, *25° Children’s all-wool _ two- tone boucle coats—navy and black. brown and blagk and green and black, collars trimmed with black an- gora fur, pretty gathered sleeves, lined throughout—reduced for this one day to $2.59. Don’t miss the opportunity —whatever you do. We have pre- pared some values in boys’ suits, reefers, separate pants, shirt waists, hats, &c., that you won’t want to skip. You know what you usually pay. So you can make your own comparisons. Lot of 37 Boys’ Cassimere and Cheviot Suits— many of them pure wool--sizes 1 only 9, 10 and Il—the balince of that immense lot of $3.50, $3 and $2.50 Suits which we sold for $1.98 will go tomorrow for. : $1.58 pp Eh with Large eal rs 83 easily at the clothiers. Choice to @ee ge morrow for. Lot of Youth's Brown-mixed Cheviot t Suits—abéolutely fast color and t nig Shrunk elegantly made and usually ‘sold for $f —will be offered tomorrow for. 5 $4.98 Lot of Boys’ Blue Chinchilla Reefers—sises 8 to 8 years—have broad sailor collars and are bound with Hercules braid. Choice for = Lot, of Bore’ Imported All-woo! Indigo Blue Chinchilla Reefers—the large, soft, knotty sort— sizes 3 to 15 years. The smaller sizes have deep sailor collars—the larger ones have velvet collars; all re Hned with fine worsted plaid and are bound with Hercules Drald- You cannot buy them around town upder $6.50 and $7. You $4.98 may have these for. offer Boys’ Fine Unlaundered he best we For a day we shall a * 30¢. Percale Shirtwaists—tl get to sell for 50c.—for. Pants—sizes 5 to usually aS lot i Boys” pace Ear a Goc, SLE eee. Gc. 3 Goldenberg’s, 926-928 7th—706 K Sts. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Death of Mr. George T. Woodward Last Night. Thanksgiving Passed Off in a Quiet and Orderly Manner—Lecal. Notes of Interest. Mr. George Thomas Woodward of 1409 29th street, one of the oldest residents of Georgetown, died last night after a very painful illness. Mr. Woodward had been away from his office about ten weeks, with an affection of the bladder and kidneys. About two weeks ago it became necessary to perform an extremely critical operation. He successfully withstood the ordeal, and it was thought for a few days that he would completely recover. His advanced age and the hold the disease had obtained on his system were too much to overcome, and during the past three days his condi- tion became worse. The deceased was the father of Mrs. Jesse H. Wilson, the wife of the member of the board: of school trustees representing Georgetown, and a well-known lawyer. He was sixty-six years of age, and one of the oldest members of the Ma- sonic fraternity in this city, being a mem- ber of B. B. French Lodge, which will have charge of the funeral. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from his late residence, the in- terment being at Oak Hill. For many years Mr. Woodward was chief of a division in the engineer office of the War Department. The deceased had been for a number of years a prominent mem- ber of Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, and at the time of his death was a mem- ber of the board of trustees. He leaves a widow and three sons, Besides Mrs. Wil- son, to mourn his loss, the children being Mr. H. H. Woodward, permit clerk of the District government; Mr. H. B. Woodward of the engineer department at St. Augus- tine, Fla., and Mr. George T. Woodward, ir., of this city. Quiet Holiday. Thanksgiving day passed very quietly in this section of the city, and only a few ar- rests were made, mainly for drunk and disorderly. The most serious case was that of Albert Harris, a young colored man, ar- rested about 2 o’clock in the afternoon by Policeman Pierce, for assaulting an officer, the charge being preferred by Policeman H. P. Short. Several more arrests will fol- low as an outcome of the matter. About 11 o’clock yesterday morning Policeman Short, while on duty, attempted to scatter a gang of five colored youths, whose ages ranged from nineteen to twenty-three years of age, who were acting in a some- what disorderly manner at 27th and P Streets. They refused to pay any atten- tion to him, and he started to arrest one. The balance of the gang jumped on him and rolled the officer around like a foot ball. His clothes were torn, but fortunate- ly he escaped injury. The negroes all suc- ceeded in getting away, but they were recognized. Poor old Annie Foley was once more ar- rested last evening. She is white, and gave her age as fifty-eight. Shortly be- fore midnight Policeman James Conlon found her in front of Christ Church, filled up on whisky and holding a pratse service of her own. She was singing all the songs she ever knew, and especially campaign songs in favor of McKinley. Pleasant Affair. The soiree of the Bon Ton Dancing Acad- emy at Masonic Hall came off last evening anc was a very successful affair. There was a good crowd present, and all enjoyed a pleasant evening. Dancing was in- avgurated at 8 o'clock, and continued until near midnight. The music was excellent. Among those present were Mrs. Shedd, Mrs. Johuson and daughter, Mre. Hill, the Misses McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ‘Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Duel, Miss Sherwood, the Misses Lucker, Miss Linkins,Miss True- man, Miss Meritan, Miss Connolly, Miss Shomore, Miss Connors, Mrs. Newman, Miss Pitman, Miss Smith, Thorn, Miss Morris, Miss Tray, Miss Dyer, Hiss Hunt, Messrs. William Golden, Bennett, Burroughs, Beck- ham, Bowers, Stickel, Potter, Lavender, Sweeney, Waters, Cropley, Bernard, Good- acre, Bell, Gladmon, Harper, Gormully, Parker, Shea, Snyder, Killeen, Swaggart, McCarthy, Beemer, Lyddick, Moore, David- son, Connolly, Mueller, Muir, Darnes, Parkhurst, Ely and Tribbey. Marriage Bells. One of last night's social events in West Washington was the marriage of Mr. Rob- ert Lee Haycock and Miss Catherine Isa- belle Simmons, at the parsonage of Gay Street Baptist Church, Rev. W. 8. O. Thomas officiating. The bride and groom entered the parsonage, preceded by a little three-year-old niece of the groom, Evelyn Columbia Haycock, who performed the usual duties of maid of honor. The bride, @ beautiful brunette, wore a stylish gown of white organdie and satin, and carried @ large bouquet of roses. Only the fami- les and relatives of the couple witnessed the ceremony. e being sickness at the bride’s home an informal reception of immediate friends followed at the resi- dence of the groom, where the parlors were tastefully decorated with palms and cut flowers. Presents were numerous and beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Haycock will reside at 3248 Prospect avenue, where they will be glad to see their many friends. Notes. Mr. 8. Chapman Sims, one of the ruling spirits of the Chicago museum, an outcome of the world’s fair, spent Thanksgiving with his mother at this place. He is one business trip in the interests of the mu- seum, and will visit Pittsburg, Boston and a number of other elities in this country and Canada. Stephen T. Brown has sold to George W. Manogue part of let 8, square 1271, for $2,500." ‘This _is a two-story frame house, known as 3157 P street. The conductors of the Capital Traction Company feel deeply grateful to Miss Mar- shall of 2016 G street, who successfully nursed one of their members back to health from a serious case of typhoid fever. en X RAYS FOR THE BLIND. An Experiment Made by Edison With Remarkable Results. A young girl was taken to Edison’s la- boratory, in Orange, N. J., to have her head examined by the X rays for the pur- pose of locating a cranial lesion, which, it was believed, had pressed upon the optic nerve and rendered her blind. No lesion was found, and the rays were then turned directly upon the subject’s eyes, when she declared she saw light. She was able to tell the different shapes of objects before her eyes while suffused with the X rays, and described them ac- curately. In the case of a disc of brass she even was able to tell the color, saying that it was yellow. The experiment was considered a great success. Speaking about experiments in St. Louis and San Francisco, Mr. Edison said that all the accounts that he had seen spoke of the sight being restored temporarily to the pa- tients by méans of the fiyoroscope. This, he said, was an impossibility, as the fluor- escope stopped the X ‘rays entirely. He said he was experimenting on himself, closing his eyes and being blindfolded. In this way he could arrive at more accurate results, for the reason that he knew abso- lutely the conditions prevailing, and would not be deceived by an appearance such as might be the case with a blind man. He is having special apparatus made that will = further develop this side of the ques- tion. ———_-eee____ 5 The Club Hustling. Lewis Willis, colored, was in the Police Court today because he managed an en- tertainment in a hall on F street south- west without taking the precaution of se- curing a license. “Ten dollars fine,” was the ruling of Judge Kimball. “TI have been told,” remarked Prosecut- ing Attorney Pugh, “that Willis is the president of a McKinley club, and that the members of the organization are hustling- in an effort to raise the ‘money to pay his fine.” In view of this explanation Willis was given until tomorrow to settle with the marshal, COLORED PROGRESS!4 How. the Black Race Has Advanoed : in Education, FACTS IN AN OFFICIAL REPORT Decreasing Rate of Illiteracy in the : Southern States. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The colored people of the District of Co- lumpia and throughout the southern states are rapidly advancing in educational at- tainments, those of the District being in the lead in the struggle for education. In the forthcoming annual report of the com- missioner of education there will be an elabcrate discussion of this subject, the surprising feature of the report being that relatively the colored children of the Dis- trict are making more progress than are the white chiJdren in their attendance at public schvols. : ‘The very creditable exhibit made at the Atlanta exposition in 1895 by the more pro- receive element among the colored people aroveed naw interest in all parts of the country in their educational advancement. In response to the gereral demand for in- formation on this subject a special effort was made by the bureau of education to collect statistics from all the colored schoels of the south. The bureau was met by much indifference on the part of thdse in charge of private schools, but persistent efforts were made to gather information concerning this educational work. Some Statistics. There were found to be in the sixteen states formerly the scene of slavery and the District of Columbia 8,207,160 children between the ages of five and eighteen years. Of this number 5,573,440 were white children and 2,723,720, or 32.9 per cent, were colored. The total enrollment in the white schools was 3,845,414, and in the col- ored schools 1,441,282. The per cent of white school population enrolled was 69 and the per cent of colored school population en- rolled was 52.92. The whites had an aver- age daily attendance of 2,510,907, or 65.0 per cent of their enrollment, while the average attendance of the blacks was 85t,- 12, or 59.41 per cent of their enrollment. There were 80,276 white teachers and 27,051 colored teachers in the public schools of the south in 1895. Since 1876 the southern states have ex- pended about $83,000,000 for public schools, and it is estimated that between $75,000,000 and $80,000,000 of this sum must have been expended for the education of colored chil- dren. The report states: “In 1895 the enrollment of colored pupils was a little more than 27 per cent of the public school enrollment in the southern states. It is not claimed that they re- ceived the henefit of 27 per cent of the school fund and perhaps no one would say they received less than 20 per cent. It is a fact well known that almost the en- tire burden of educating the colored chil- dren of the south falls upon the white property owners of the former slave states. Of the more than $75,(400,000 expended in the last twenty years for the instruction of the colored children in southern public schools, but a small per cent was con- tributed by the negroes themselves in the form of taxes. This vast sum has not been given grudgingly. The white people of the south believe that the state should place a common. school education within the reach of every child, and they have done this much to give all citizens, white and black, an even start in life.” The District of Columbia. It is shown that of the 44,300 children In the District of Columbia between the ages of five and eighteen years 24,370 are color- ed, or 35.49 per cent of colored children. Of the white children 60.73 per cent are en- rolled in the public schools, and of the col- ored 60.13 are so enrolled, showing that the enrollment of white children is but a frac- tion of 1 per cent more than the colored school population. It is important to note that while the enrollment of colored chil- dren in the schools of the District is greater than in most of the southern states, the enrollment of white children shows a very low percentage compared with other sec- ns. “gh educational advantages given the colored children throughout the southern states are showing rapidly in reducing the percentage of illiteracy there. It may be said that in 1860 the colored race was to- tally illiterate. In 1870 more than 85 per cent of the colored population of the south, ten years of age and over, could not read and write. In 1880 the percentage of Il- literates had been reduced to 75, and in 1890 the illiterates comprised about 60 per cent of the colored population of ten years of age and over. In some of the colored states the percentage is even 50 per cent. The District of Columbia leads in intelli- gerce among its colored citizens, the {llit- eracy here being rated at 85 per cent. Speaking of the tendency of the colored people to advance in education, the report says: tn thirty years 40 per cent of the IIlit- eracy of the colored race has disappeared. In education and in industrial progress this race had accomplished more than it could have achieved in centuries in a different er.- vironment, without the aid of the whites. The negro has needed the example as well as the aid of the white man. In sections where the colored population is massed, and removed from contact with the whites, the progress of the negro has been retard- ed. He is an imitative being, and has a constant desire to attempt whatever he sees the white man do. He believes in ed- ucating his children, because he can see that an increase of knowledge will enable them to better their condition. But segre- gate the colored population, and you take away its object lesson.” As proof of the above assertion statistics are given to show that where the colored population is greatest in proportion to the total population, or where the colored popu- lation is massed, as in the “black belt” of South ‘Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis- sippi and Louisiana, there the percentage of illiteracy is highest. Higher Grade Institutions. So far as is known to the bureau of edu- cation there are in the United States 162 institutions for the secondary and higher education of the colored race, of which number 6 are not located within the bound- aries of the former slave states. Of the 162 institutions 32 are of the grade of col- leges, 73 are classed as normal schools and the remaining 57 are of secondary or high school grade. State aid is extended to 35 of the 162 institutions, and 18 of these are wholly supported by the states in which they are established. The remaining schools are supported wholly or in part by benevolent societies and from tuition fees. In the 162 institutions are employed 1,549 teachers, 711 males and 838 females. The total number of students was 37,102, of which 1,958 were pursuing collegiate studies, Of these institutions for the higher educa- tion of the colored race 4 are located in the District of Columbia. They are How- ard University, Wayland Seminary, Normal apd High Schools of the seventh and eighth divisions of the public school system. These schools have 103 teachers and 1,392 pupils. In the District of Columbia there were 285 colored students acquiring the learned pro- fessions, of which 251 are males and 34 females. Of these there were last year 81 students and graduates of theology, 48 studying the law, 141 mastering medicine, 18 studying dentistry, 19- acquiring phar- macy. and 43 becoming trained nurses. There were no graduates in dentistry. Of the 87,102 students in the 162 colored schools nearly one-third, or 12,058, were receiving industrial training, which branch of instruction for colored’ people seems to be growing in popularity. ——___ The Official Count in Missouri. The secretary of state of Missouri has completed the count of the vote for presi- dential electors in Missouri. It shows a total vote cast. of ©74,018, divided as fol- lows: Democratic, 368,652; republicans, 804,- 940; prohfbition, 2,169; socialist labor, 10; Palmer-Buckner, 2,855; national (prohipi- tion), 292. Bryanr’s electors had 58,712 votes more than McKinley, and 53,286 more than all combined. LEXANDRIA AFFAIRS z at Wedding of Miss fara Dangerfield and Mz, Cherles Carter. ee! Well-Known Families United—Local " Notes of General Interest From Down the Diver. ———— The residence of Mrs.’ Henry Dainger- field, sr., was the scene of a brilliant wed- ding, in which her grafiddaughter, Miss Sara Carroll Daingerfield; ‘was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. Charles Henry Carter, a promient young society leader of Baltimore, last night. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Father F. X. McCarthy of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, promptly at 6:30 o'clock, in the Presence of the members of the family and a few intimate friends. The only attend- ants were Mr. Bernard M. Carter, the groom’s brother, who acted as best man; Misses Eliza ard Lottie Daingerfield, sisters of the bride, and Mr. Reverdy Daingerfield, dr., brother of the bride, who gave her away. The Misses Daingerfield were dress- ed in gowns of white organdie over white silk and carried violets. The bride was cos- tumed in a gown of white accordion- pleated silk mull over white silk and wore a bridal vell of white tulle, carrying lilies of the valley and violets. Later a reception was held at the Daingerfield residence, cor- ner Prince and Columbus streets, to which, owing to the recent death of Mr. Reverdy . Daingerfield, only a few guests were in- vited. Among those present were Mr. Ber- nard Carter, the father of the bridegroom, and the members of his family; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Law of Philadelphia, Miss Alice Carter, Mrs. Charles G. Kerr, Mrs. McKim and Mrs. Simpson of Baltimore, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Martion, Mrs. Burritt, Mr. Jesse B. Brown of Washington, Miss Ellen Daingerfield, Mrs. John Hooe, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Burke, Mrs. and Miss Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dunn, Miss Sallie Daingerfield, Mrs. Edward | Daingerfield, Mrs. Wm. Daingerfield and Miss Dainger- field and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Beach of Alexandria, Mrs. Heckcher and Mrs. Loomis of New York, Mrs, James Wadi worth, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Gwinn and Mr. Julian Jones of Baltimore. The bride is one of the handsom- st women in the Old Dominion, and for a lcng time has been a “reigning belle” among her associates. Maryland has chosen one of Virginia's fairest daughters. She is @ daughter of the late Reverdy J. Daingerfield. Mr. Charles H. Carter, the Broom, belongs to one of the most prominent Maryland families, and is a promising lawyer, being a partner of his father. in the practice of his profession, in Baltimore. He is one of the leaders among the young men in Baltimore society, being a governor of the Junior Cotillon Club and a member of the Bachelors’ Cotillon Club, the Baltimore Club and the University Club. Mr. Carter was for several terms a member of the Maryland house of dele- gates from Baltimore city. Mr. and Mrs. Carter left on a Southern railway train at 9:30 for a wedding trip through the north. They will reside in Bal- timore. Police Court. Mayor Thompson this morning disposed of the following cases: Fannie Swain, Maggie Turner and Alice Kitts, all colored: chatge, ‘drunk and dis- orderly conduct; fined $2.f/ each, or twen- ty days in the workhouse... William Bowman, colored; charge, disor- derly and fighting; finedy$i¢, or thirty days on the gang. a ad John Davis; charge, drunk and resisting an officer; fined $10, or thirty days. Lewis Carrington, colored; charge disor- derly and fighting; fined.#1@- Arthur Smith, David :Dudley, Ford, Henry Stevens,; James Beal, Carter, William Carter, all cab driver: charge, violating the police regulations the local depot; case continued. Entertained Her |Little Friends. | Miss Jessie Armstrong-entertained a num- ber of her little friendevat the residence of her parents, on Prince street, last night at a ttadledywinks. party," ‘Thig ts the second meeting of the Friday Night,Club, which {s composed of a number.of little girls. Miss, Emily Argus won the first prize. Among those present were Misses Marion Bryant, Hallie Gatewood, Carrie Beckham, Bessie Jones, Earl and Geraldine Taylor and Em. ily Argus, Mr. George Swain’s Funeral. The funeral of the late George Swain, who died at his residence at the corner of Wolfe and Lee streets yesterday morning, Will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence. Mrs. George Swain, bis wife, died less than two weeks ago. Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving day was quietly celebrated in this city yesterday. Services were held in most of the churches. The Thanksgiv- ing turkey was the order of the day, and all who could afford it sat down to a table on which a turkey, large or small, was the center of attraction. During the day many made little excursions into the country, some of whom spent the day chasing rab- pits. Mrs. Cook Laid to Rest. The funeral of Mrs. Ann Cook, whose death was mentioned in The Star, took Place from her late residence yesterday afternoon. Rev. Mr. McDougal of the M. P. Church conducted the services. Arrested for Larceny. Sampson Hampten, colored, was arrested this morning by Officer Lyles upon a warrant sworn out by Alfred Lane, charg- ing him with having stolen a lot of brick- layer’s tools. He will be given a hearing before Mayor Thompson tontght at 7 o'clock. Notes. Alexandria Counci!, Junior Order United American Mechanics, held a regular meet- ing last night. Mr. Morris Desmond, an old citizen, is critically ill at his residence on North Pitt street. The Southern Railroad shops will open again Monday, having closed down Wed- nesday afternoon for Thanksgiving day. A new schedule on the Electric railway goes into effect tomorrow by which more trains will be run between Alexandria and Washington. SUPPRESSED THE BUTTONS. Montclair Women Take Measures to Stop the Nuisance, The death knell of the motto button has been sounded in Montclair, N. J. It is all owing to the measures of the Woman's ‘Town Improvement Association. As many of the buttons were very. gbjectionable, ac- cording to the view of the450 women mem- bers of the association; /théy determined to suppress them. as A committee invaded. the stores where buttons were sold, and in nearly all cases induced the tradesmen to, top thelr gale. The proprietor of a frpit hised candy store refused. His entire.button stock was bought and destroyed,;and, he was threat- ened with the law if, he, secured more. Then, with the aid of,,the;teachers in the schools, the children were ipduced to throw away buttons already bought. ——_+ e+ —__ Long and Short ;Hay] Hearing. The interstate commerce,commission has issued an order in the, matter of the peti- tion of the railroad companies doing busi- ness between common points in- Cojorado and terminal points jn ;California, for a hearing on December 18 next. They ask re- Hef from the fourth section of the inter- state commerce act, so that they “may be authorized in the transportation of like kinds of property to charge less compensa- tion in the aggregate for the longer dis- tances betweeen Colorado common points and California terminal points than for shorter distances over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance.:’ They repre- |" sent in their prayer that competition with water transportation from Atbantic coast points to the Pacific markets renders neces- sary a lower through rate than they can af- ford to make on business which 1s not car- ried entirely through. . The companies filing the'petition-are also ordered to file their existing tariffs ‘on through and local business, together with the changes they wish to maken case of the suspension of the law as asked. thas, we have always sold for $6.75. SAVE 40% ON YOUR CLOTHES. BOY’S This dissolution of partnership sale is an opportunity that every careful parent will find a boon indeed. The best of Boys’ ard Children’s Clothing—our guarantee as to wear and style— and a full discount of mate price figures. Children’s Suits. 40 per cent Boys’ Suits. ° Special Values in Boys’ Overcoats an Ulsters. off the regular, ordinary legiti- Very Neat und Well-made Reefer Suits—4 to 8 yeors—in tweeds and fine worsteds. These are the most durable of children's suits. Regular prices were $4.50, $5 and $6. Sale Prices, $2.70, $3.00, $3.60. Very Pretty Browole Suits—4 to 7 years—in 3 plcces—eailor collar—neatly braided—in well-lined cheviots and worsteds. Regular prices, $5 to $7.50. > : Sale Prices, $3.20 to $4.40. Boys’ Strong and Dressy Reefer Suits—2 pleces— ages 8 to 16—in handsome cheviote—cassimeres— worsteds, etc.—fincy effects—checks—plaids — neat stripes, etc. Worth $3, $4, $5, $6, $7.50. $1.80 to $4.40 Long Pants Sults—years 14 to 19—clegantly tail- ored and lined—in fashionable Bennockburns, Harris Cessimeres, Clay Worsteds, Overplaids, etc. Worth $6.50 to $20. Sale Prices, $3.80 to $12.00. LOEB & HIRSH, Outfitters, QlO=g12 F STREET. The White Building. Woodward a Loth rop, toth, 11th and F Sts. N. W. Friday and Saturday Are Children’s Days. Nowhere are juvenile styles more carefully watched, nowhere can there be seen a greater or choicer variety of Frocks and Wraps for girls, jaunty wear for boys, dainty garments for babies. Nowhere can qualities worth your buying thought be had for less money. Boys’ Clothing Department. Never in the history of this department have we showed such a va- riety of Suits, Reefers, Overcoats, Hats and Boys’ Furnishings as we do this season. And for the quality the price is low. As a Very Special Value We Offer Boys’ All-Wocl Combination Suits, Yn three patterne—good, serviceable shades—well mnade—sewed with silk. Sizes 8 to 16 have the regulation round collar box coat. suits without the extra pants is $5.00. Special price with extra pants, reefer styte. $3.88 Our “Reciprocity” Suits for dress are the best sults you can buy, All tailor made and of the fimest “materials. “We have two styles jn these ‘Closed out “the balance of ‘the line so we ¢an offer them at. .$5.00 (Gopd Chinchilla Rerters; blue or black and fast color. Eich Our best quality Reefer ts. Sizes 3 to 8 are made The regular price of these THB SUIT. All-wool Pants, navy blue and mixed cloths. Per pair. Te. ips, fancy colors. re, turtle neck. Each. 0 her Leggics, with 3-straps. Per pair. ..§1.50 Boys’ Su : pair. 3. Ze. 180. Girls’ Clothing Department. Brightest of the bright styles in Girls’ Outer Garments—choice colorings—becoming shapes—very values follow: Girls’ All-wool Novelty Cloth Reefer Jackets, empire and other pretty styles—a large assortment of new colorings. Sizes 4 to 14 years. Each. .$5.00 Girls’ Rough Boucle Cloth Jackets, navy and battoned high to the Sizes 12 to 18 bhi black, broad shield front, fitting. throat, perfect Each moderate prices. A few very special Girls’ All-wool Mixed Cloth Gretchen Cloaks, dee} sailor collar, full skirt—vers serviceable _a dreser. Sizes 4, 5, 6 and 7 years. $6.00 Girls’ Fine Al ol Tan Covert Cloth Jackets, box front, new sleeves, flaring collar, lined through: out with "heavy changeable taffeta silk. Sizes 14, A $16.00 value. Special = 16 and 18 years. each ..... 3d_floor. Special in Girls’ Trimmed Hats. We have prepared for this week a number of exceedingly attrac- tive styles in the best and most becoming shapes and pretty combina- tions of trimming, which we are offering at very specially low prices as follows: $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 each. 24 floor. Infants’ and. __ Little Children’s Clothes. Hand-crocheted Worsted Bootees. -16e. Fleece-lined Pique Bibs. -85c. Cambric: Slips, gathered at neck, yoke of tucks and embrolders, embroidery on neck and eleeves.i0c. Cambric Skirts, deep hem, cluster of tucks above ...... SS = Boe. Flannel Skirts, deep hem, cambric band... .-T5c. ues Hand-crocheted Worsted ‘Sacat Cotton Diapers, hemmed—dosen ‘pa Ror "-20-Ineh, oe. dos. 22-inch, $100 don Bisuch, $128 doe 27 uch, $1.80. dos. doz.—24-inch, $) 24 floor. Boys’, Girls’ and Little Children’s Shoes. ingaroo Calf Bal Girls’ Patent Tip Kid Button. . Girls’ Patent Tip Kid Button or Lace, Goody welt. secaee $2.50 Is it Kid Button. natura tee. $3.00 Children’s Patent Tip Lace or Button. +8150 Children’s Patent Tip Button,kid or cloth top.$2.00 Children’s Patent Tip, Button. +$1.00 Children’s Cloth Top, Button. 24 floor. Toys, Dolls Our Holiday Opening of and Games Occurs Tomorrow, Saturday, November 28. ‘A nearly half-acre bazaar filled with Santa Claus merchandise from home and abroad, from every- made. Novel and old-fashioned, intricate and simple, mar Saey wonderland, of the newest playthings for the little. folks, e seen and many novelties brought out this season, and place. racing e ything you. hi nich are ours exclusively for Washington, for Washington. ‘Aimost every invention has an automatic counterpirt Our Magnificent Line of Dolls For this holiday season ts especially attractive. ality—China Dol Dressed Dolis, Ju Prices Range Tt comprises Dolls of every known kind and nation Bisque Dolls, Jap. Dolls, Chinese Doll r Dolls, English Rag Dolls, Kestner Dolls, Kiss Doil From a Cent to $37.50 is, Indian Dolls, Dolls, Kid-body Dolls, . Baper Dolie, eter tte. Each. Also a complete line of Fine German, Dolls, in all sizes, with full Jointed body, lifelike faces, peautifal hair and moving eyes. $1.00 to $12.50 ea: Special Discount to Sunday Schools and Charitable Institutions. Toys Held for Future Delivery. hase made from pow on and deliver at any time you may specify, Ferd December 24. This will afford you an cpportunity pacity, ‘and new and the stock complete, and will enable mber 24. everything 1s fresh comes with the late holiday trade. We quote a Dolls, bisque head, each... 3Ge. Fi er Dolls, Sowing hair, exposed teeth, eaBee. Batlding Bor alocks, per’ net 22Be. Pony “A BC” Picture Blocks, eet. “Hee. Artistic Blocks, set fee; Brownle Blocks, set. 1.00 Woodward & Lothrop. up to y selections while ou to avoid the rush that to make holida: few special items, as follows: ‘Toy Watches, each. Mouth Harps, each. Lead Soldiers, Wash Sets, each 4 5 ‘Tool Chests, good size, each Steam Toys, exch. iepeecneeunshletisee GROWTH OF BIG CITIES. the Continent Growing Smone Raplal> ‘Than American Ones. From the New York Journal. It will surprise many people to learn that the big European Cities have been growing much faster than those of the United States. This fact is pointed out by Dr. Al- bert Shaw in a recent book on the munici- pal government in Europe. In 187) New York had 150,000 more people than Berlin; in 1880 Berlin had outstripped New York, and it still maintains. In the twenty-five years since the war the increase in the population of Berlin has actually been as great as that of Chicago. Phila- delphia was bigger than Berlin thirty years ago; since then it has only grown by 500,000, Americans will say that Berlin is excep- tional; -that its growth’ is due to political causes. But how are they to explain Ham- burg? In 1875 Hamburg had 348,000 people and Beston 342,000; in “1890 Hamburg had 560,260 and Boston 448,000. Baltimore was once as big ac Hamburg, butgit has long since been distanced. 4 Lelpsig has grown from 127,000 in 1875 to 355,000 in 1890 and‘ has distanced San Francisco. Even St. Louis has not grown as rapidly. Breslau used to be smaller than Cincinnati; it has now distanced it. Cleve- Bon Marche, 314 and 316 7th St. _ fades tert haat 4 Big Lots Of Importer’s “Samples,” Birds, Wings, Quills & Aigrettes, At Less Than Half Price. Our buyers have just secured four more big lots of importers’ “‘samples”” of Beautiful Feather Wings, Birds, Algrettes, Banch Quills, Coque, Para- (ise Aigrettes, Seal Quills, Merle Wings, ete., ete., in white, black and all the fashionable colors. It was @ lucky purchase, and we ere going to sive you the full benefit of it. They Will be closed out tomorrow as follown: Lot 1 embraces all quali- ties that were 39c. To- morrow only, your choice. _ Lot 2 embraces all quali- ties that were 50c. Tomor- Tow only, your choice. Lot 3 embraces ali quali- ties that were 75c. Tomor- row only, your choice. _ Lot 4 embraces all quali- ties that were 98c. to $1.50. 9c. I9C. 29¢. Tomorrow only, your SLU yas 5 pag aera 49Cc. Here is an opportunity to freshen up the old hat or trim up a new one at a very slight expense. The early shoppers Will, Of course, secure the High-priced Wings, Birds, Aigrettes, Quills, and the entire lot should be sold by night. In addition to offering the above spe-¢ lal bargains in Imported “Samples,” We shall also offer a few special items from our own regular stock: 75¢. Black Parrots - 43C6 98c. Green & Blue Par- 4 rots 79C. 75¢. & 98c. Merle Birds, 59c. oc. Blackbirds 5c. Velvet Roses Reduced. 2%e. Beautiful Velvet Roses, 17c. 2 fn a bunch. 39c, Handsome Velvet Roses, 21c. $1.48 French Felts, 95c. This item alone should be sufficient to keep the Hat Department busy all day. ‘e will offer the Regular §1.25 and Frencl Cs $10 to $18 Coats, $9.50. Every day that great pile of Ladies’ Small Lots of Jackets grows smaller, out They represent all lines of Coats in stock that are broken by two or more sizes, including Empires, Sbield-front ‘Close-fitting Coats, in rough and smooth cloths, in kerseys, beavers, astrakhan and boucle. Some Mned throughout and braid, button and fur trimmed. Many are finished with velvet collars and some with slasbed collar. The right $12, $12.50, $15, $15.50 and $18. Will be cloacd $6 Capes,$ 4.41. Ladies’ Beautiful Plain and Bead- ‘Trimmed Water-proof Plush Capes, lined Boucle Cloth Capes, silk Mned, Thibet fur trimmed, that were made to sell for $5 and $ for tomorrow only. 4.4.1 $15 Suits, $ 15 SUITS, 95. cloth, in pliin apd fancy mixtures, various styles and many choice pat- terps, HMned and interlined and velvet Mnes that sold for $10, $12 and $15. To close tomorrow kirts 8 $10 Skirts, $7.98. Ladies’ Handsome Brocaded Satin Moire Velour and Satin Flowered Gros latest designs, lined, interlined avd vel- vet-bound. As good value as ever sold elsewhere at GA Mier pci Semeneer $7 08 only » Ladies’ Novelty Cloth Skirts, in a riety of good patterns, latest shades, lined, interlined and vel- and $5.50 value Tomor- $3.98 Ladies’ 2-clasp Walking Gloves, with new “patent thumb,” in black, white, tan, reds, browns, pearis and ye warranted. Always heretofore sold at $1.25. Just as a big ad. to crowd the Glove department 8oc. Reefers, Bias-cut Reefers and a few some half ned; some plain and some Prices are $10, : out tor wat apd interlined, Thibet fur trimmed, and $6. As a@ special drive Just 23 Ladies’ Suits, in light-weight bound. The balance of three $ Grain Dress Skirts, full patterns, very kirts, $ $5.50 Skirts, $3.98 vet-bound. Regularly $3 $1.25 Gloves, 89c. New embroidered backs. Every pair tomorrow. Onl; 314 and 316 7th St. land and Buffalo and Pittsburg were all in 1880 bigger than Cologne, but Cologne was much the bigger in 1800. Dresden is grow- ing more quickly than New Orleans and Magdeburg than Milwaukee. Hanover, though a sleepy place enough, is growing as quickly as Louisville or Jersey City. Fram the Boston Transcript. Counsel for the defense—“You have heard the testimcny of Mr. Brown for the prose- cution. Now, did you ever hear Mr. Brown's reputation for truth and veracity questioned?” Witness—“Not directly; but he has a baby at his house; he owns a dog, and rides a bicycle, and hé is an amateur fisherman.” Counsel—“That will do, sir.” Counsel for the prosecution—“We do not care to cross-examine the witness, your honor.”